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One dead as cult groups clash in Lagos

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There was pandemonium on Thursday evening in Ebute Metta area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria as another rival cult groups clashed at Ondo by Cemetery...

Man emerges from the bush to board moving air peace plane...

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A man in his twenties has been arrested for attempting to gain entrance into an Air Peace aircraft through the wheel-well. The aircraft was already...

Ebonyi Governor orders immediate closure of hospital following suspected Lassa fever...

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Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi has ordered the immediate closure of St. Vincent Hospital at Igbagu in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi following...

One million people for tree planting in Kaduna

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Aid Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation, says it has concluded plans to mobilise one million people to plant 300,000 trees in 35 communities in Kaduna...

Jigawa LG empowers 200 youths with N1.7m

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The Kirikasamma Local Government in Jigawa, has said it had spent N1.7 million on training 200 youths in the area in various vocational skills. Alhaji...

Kylie Jenner and daughter pose in matching outfits

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Kylie Jenner showered her young daughter with Christmas kisses as she celebrated in style and comfort beside her giant tree. The 22-year-old self made billionaire...

5 family members burnt to death on Christmas day

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Five members of one family from Gaikuyu area in Mathira East in Nyeri County, Kenya were burnt to death on the night of December...

PDP plans consensus presidential candidate in 2023

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is tinkering with the idea of a consensus presidential candidate in 2023. To achieve this, the main opposition party in...

Amir Khan tells trolls he doesn’t ‘give a f***’ after Christmas...

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Boxing legend Amir Khan doesn't hold back when it comes to trolls. The former world champion has been flooded with vile abuse after he...

Newlywed wife charged with trying to defraud husband who is 52...

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A young newlywed wife is accused of trying to defraud $1million out of her husband who is 52 years her senior. Lin Helena Halfon, 26,...

Kim Kardashian buys North a $65,625 jacket once owned by Michael...

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North West isn’t just a part of pop culture, she now owns pop culture. As a Christmas present for her 6-year-old daughter, Kim Kardashian purchased...

33-year old man stabs his wife to death in front of...

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Philadelphia authorities say that a man killed his wife and injured their teenage son during a wild stabbing attack witnessed by the couple's children...

Adeyanju petitions IG over assault by pro-govt thugs

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Deji Adeyanju, who was brutalised by a pro-government group has asked the police to investigate the attack. The activist in a petition to the Inspector-General...

Wikipedia ban: Top court calls for Turkey to lift block

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Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled that the country's block on accessing Wikipedia is unconstitutional. The court said the ban violated rights concerning freedom of expression,...

Fifteen die as plane crashes into building in Kazakhstan

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A passenger plane has crashed in Kazakhstan, killing at least 15 people. Officials say the aircraft from Bek Air - a Kazakh airline went down...

Morocco jails YouTuber 4 years for insulting King

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A Moroccan YouTuber has been sentenced to four years in prison for “insulting the king” in a video broadcast on social networks, his lawyer...

Burna Boy acquires a Rolls Royce (photos/video)

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Singer Burna Boy has just got himself a new whip --  a Rolls Royce. This is coming weeks after he got himself a Ferrari. The Grammy...

25 year-old twin dies after headache turns out to be brain...

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A twin has lost his beloved brother to brain cancer at the age of just 25. Ashan Corrick, from the South Gloucestershire town of...

Slain OAU professor for burial today… OAUTHC renames ward after don

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The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, has renamed the Paediatric Ward 11 as Prof. Jerome Elusiyan Ward to immortalise...

One of UK’s most wanted men arrested as he sat to...

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One of the UK's most wanted men has been arrested by Dutch police as he sat down to eat his Christmas dinner. Daniel Burdett, 28,...

Bruce Lee’s daughter sues fast food chain over late father’s image...

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A company run by Bruce Lee's daughter is suing a popular Chinese fast food chain over its use of an image of the late...

Murder, suicide, as Kenyan woman and her boyfriend are found dead...

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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of a 24-year-old man and his 21-year-old girlfriend, whose bodies were found in their rented house...

Photos from singer 9ice’s wedding…

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Here are photos from the wedding ceremony of singer 9ice and to the mother of one of his children, Olasunkanmi. The wedding held yesterday....

Kogi government uncovers 300 ghost workers

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The Kogi State Government says over 300 ghost workers have again found their way into its payroll. The state Head of Service, Mrs Deborah Ogunmola,...

One-month-old baby dies after his grandfather gives him a sip of...

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A newborn baby reportedly died after being given a sip of alcohol by his grandfather in China.  The unnamed man proposed a toast at...

Gynaecologist decries high infertility rate among Bauchi women

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Dr Abdullah Kabir, a gynaecologist with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), has stressed the need for addressing growing cases of infertility in...

Recall the story of 3 members of the same family that...

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A Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor at the Open Heavens group based in Charlton, south-east London, Gabriel Diya, and his two children,...

I won’t chase away street traders because I once hawked bread...

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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Wednesday lashed out at those criticising him for reversing some of his earlier decisions in the last seven...

Ganduje retains position as APC ‘Best Performing Governor’

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Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has retained his position as the ‘Best Performing Governor,’ according to the assessment of the Progressive Governors Forum’s...

Man beats wife to death on Christmas Day in Ogun

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A man identified as Mutiu Sonola has been arrested by the operatives of the Ogun state Police Command for beating his wife, Zainab shotayo...

Twin tanker explosion forces closure Of Sagamu interchange bridge

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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced the closure of the Sagamu Interchange Bridge in the south-western part of the country. A statement signed...

Photos of Adeyanju receiving treatment at a Dubai hospital

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Here are photos of Deji Adeyanju who was attacked few days ago at Abuja during a protest demanding the freedom of Omoyele Sowore. Just...

Biodun Okeowo celebrates birthday with new photos

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Her real names are Biodun Okeowo but she goes by the nickname Omobutty. The actress and mom of two teens is a year older...

Rosy Meurer releases own Christmas photos

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The actress also released hers via instagram to the delight of her fans.

Many women killed in suspected jihadist attack in Burkina Faso

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Suspected Islamist militants have killed 35 civilians, 31 of them women, in an attack on a military base and a town in Burkina Faso,...

Desmond Elliot and wife celebrate 16th wedding anniversary

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Desmond Elliot and his wife, Victoria are today celebrating their 16th wedding anniversary. The lawmaker representing Surulere constituency in Lagos State House of Assembly,...

Omoyele Sowore nominated for United States Prisoner Of Conscience Honour

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Omoyele Sowore has been nominated and may be given the ‘Prisoner of Conscience honour award’ by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the...

Japan carries out rare execution of foreigner

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Japan has hanged a Chinese man for the high-profile and brutal murder of a family of four, the first execution of a foreigner in...

Liverpool star, Mohamed Salah gives a rare glimpse of his family...

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Mohamed Salah gave a rare glimpse of his family life when the Liverpool star shared photos of himself enjoying Christmas Day with his wife...

Dismissed soldier, 22 others arrested for robbery

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Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested 23 suspects, including a dismissed soldier, for armed robbery, kidnapping and murder. The state Commissioner of...

Sanwo-Olu frees inmates, commuted 3 on death row

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Christmas Day signed two Executive Orders, with one setting free six inmates at different prisons. Sanwo-Olu’s Media Aide, Gboyega...

Customs seizes various kinds of pests from vessel

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Customs authorities in east China’s Jiangsu Province have said customs officers had intercepted several kinds of pests from a Panamanian vessel. One of the pests...

Santa lookalike robs bank, shouts ‘Merry Christmas’ as he sprays stolen...

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A man who dressed as Santa Claus decided to rob a bank and threw the stolen cash in the air while shouting ‘Merry Christmas’...

Kano Governor, Ganduje bans opposite sexes from plying same tricycles

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The Kano State Government has banned persons of opposite genders from plying same commercial tricycles across the state from January, 2020. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje revealed...

Bauchi’s pregnant women conveyed to hospitals on donkeys

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 Residents of some communities in the Misau Local Government Area of Bauchi State say they convey pregnant women and sick people to hospitals on...

Teenager who had been missing for two years found alive in...

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A 15-year-old German boy who vanished for more than two years has been found alive in the cupboard of a suspected pedophile’s home. The teen,...

Teenager kills pregnant older sister and fakes her suicide because he...

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A Texas teenager staged a suicide by his 8-months-pregnant sister to cover up the fact that he strangled her because he thought she was...

Canadian man accidentally shoots himself while trying to steal puppy

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A Canadian puppy thief has accidentally shot himself in the leg while trying to make a getaway, police said. The 20-year-old suspect, who wasn’t identified,...