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  • Lagos Police Intercept Soldiers With 24 Bags of Indian Hemp

     A man said to be a dismissed soldier and his accomplice who claims to be a serving soldier have been arrested by the police in Lagos State with 1,200 kilogrammes of substance suspected to be Indian hemp.The image-maker in charge of the state police command, Bala Elkana, confirmed the arrest but could not ascertain if the soldier had been dismissed ...

  • Bisi Alimi Slams Simi For Preaching Against Hate While Being Homophobic

     Nigerian LGBT activist, Bisi Alimi  slam popular singer, Simi, for preaching against hate while being homophobic.Simi has taken to her Twitter page to condemn hate crimes among blacks, stating that it is one thing to hate someone for being different than you but wondered how one does not value someone else who is like them. She wrote; “An ...

  • NOT AGAIN! Gunmen Invade Three Villages in Sokoto Kill Over 50 People (Photos)

     Over 50 persons have allegedly been killed in an attack carried out by unknown gunmen in Garki, Katuma and Kuzari villages under Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Wednesday night, May 27.According to reports, the gunmen stormed the villages at about 6pm and opened fire on the residents. Those who sustained life-threatening injur ...

  • Billionaire E-Money Gifts an Aged Woman N500,000 as COVID-19 Palliative In Anambra

     Billionaire socialite and the Chairman, Five-Star Group, Emeka Okonkwo aka E-Money has gifted an elderly woman N500,000. The moment was captured on tape as the elderly woman lamented about her sad condition due to the COVID-19 lockdown. According to her, the whole coronavirus issue has made life unbearable for her, as she has no child to take care ...

  • "You Are A Disgrace" -Bisi Alimi Slam Simi For Preaching Against Hate While Being Homophobic

     Nigerian LGBT activist, Bisi Alimi, has taken to social media to slam popular singer, Simi, for preaching against hate while being homophobic.Simi has taken to her Twitter page to condemn hate crimes among blacks, stating that it is one thing to hate someone for being different than you but wondered how one does not value someone else who is like ...

  • PHOTOS: Over 200 Women and Children Rescued From Boko Haram Captivity

     Troops attached to Sector 1 of Operation LAFIYA DOLE have rescued 241 kidnapped victims from Boko Haram captivity in Mudu village in Borno state.A statement released by the Defence headquarters today May 28, says the kidnapped victims were rescued during an operation on May 23. The rescued victims comprises of 105 women and 136 children. The state ...

  • Seven Passengers Lose Their Lives In A Fatal Road Crash In Kwara State

     Seven passengers lost their lives in a fatal accident which occurred on Wednesday at a village on Bode-Saadu-Olooru highway in Moro Local Government of Kwara State.the accident involved two vehicles, a commercial DAF tanker and a private Corolla car.There were seven persons in the car, and they all perished in the auto crash at Lumoh village along ...

  • Simi And Husband Adekunle Gold Welcome Their First Child in The US - SDK Reports

     Nigerian singer, Simi and her husband, Adekunle Gold have reportedly welcomed their first child in the United States of America.The report which was first published by blogger, SDK on her blog, alleged that the duo welcomed their baby before Simi released her “Duduke” video.Simi and Adekunle Gold reportedly arrived the US long before the coron ...

  • "Support What I Do And I'll Support You Too And Love You"- Mercy Eke Pleads For Fans Support

     The winner of the fourth season of Big Brother Naija, Mercy Eke says she wants her fans to know that she is a jealous lover.The reality TV made this known via her Twitter and Instagram pages on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. "I’m a jealous lover guys but believe it or not I love you all like kilode Weary face mercenaries forever," she tweet ...

  • BREAKING: Kogi Gov. Yahaya Bello Reveals The State Is Still Coronavirus Free

     The Kogi State Government, Thursday denied the two index cases reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), insisting the state is still COVID-19 free. Recall that the NCDC on its website alleged that, two index cases were recorded in Kogi as at Wednesday, May 27 2020, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 8733. In a p ...

  • President Buhari Writes House of Reps, Seeks Fresh $5.513bn Loan

     The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has written to the House of Representatives to request for the approval of fresh external borrowings totalling $5.513bn.Buhari, in the letter read by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the plenary on Thursday, said the funds were for 2020 budget deficit, financing o ...

  • VIDEO: This Is What Veteran Singer, Daddy Showkey Says About 'Marijuana'

     Nigerian veteran singer, Daddy Showkey has advocated for the legalization of marijuana in Nigeria.The singer joins the likes of Don Jazzy to advocate for the legalization of the plant. He took to his Instagram page to advise the federal government to seriously consider legalizing the use of Cannabis for medicinal purposes. He stated that people wo ...

  • VIDEO: Dozens of Police Officers Guarding Home of The Officer Who Killed Geroge Floyd

     It started as a peaceful protest earlier in the evening but later descended into disarray and looting over the unjust killing of George Floyd by a white police man identified as Dereck Chauvin. Though the said policeman have been dismissed, in a fresh footage on social media, police were seen defending the house of the Minneapolis police who kille ...

  • Gov. Inuwa Yahaya Dismisses Rumor That FG Fixed June 8 As School Resumption, Warns Gombe Residents

     The Gombe State Government has dismissed rumours that the Federal Government has fixed June 8 as resumption date for schools in the country just as it warned against the re-opening of schools in the state.Dr Habu Dahiru, the state Commissioner for Education, refuted the claim during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Th ...

  • DJ Cuppy Lands Dream Job on Apple Music to Debut Her Virtual Radio Show

     Billionaire, Femi Otedola‘s daughter and popular Nigerian Disc Jockey, Ifeoluwa Otedola also known as DJ Cuppy has launched her own virtual radio show.The renowned DJ made the big announcement on her official Twitter page today, May 28, 2020. Coming online in the early hours of the day, DJ Cuppy promised to reveal the life changing contract she ...

  • Over 170kg Heroin Concealed in Fruits & Nuts Box Intercepted at Heathrow Airport

     Heroin with a street value of more than £8.5million has been found hidden inside boxes of fruit and nuts at Heathrow Airport, London, UK.According to UK Border Force immigration officers, they found about 170kg of heroin hidden in envelopes that were concealed in the walls of a consignment of 630 boxes on the 21st of May and arrested two men, age ...

  • Man in Shock After Finding Out That His Bride-to-be is His Long Lost Sister

     Two Kenyan lovers have been given the shock of their lives after being told by their parents that they are siblings, a few days to their wedding. John Njoroge was told to call off his marriage plans to Rose Wanjiku (not their real names) on grounds that they were “siblings” after she was formally introduced to his parents. Recounting the sad p ...

  • JUST IN: CAN Chairman, Joseph Masin Kidnapped at His Home By Unknown Gunmen

     The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Nasarawa State, Joseph Masin, has been kidnapped.His kidnap was confirmed by the police commissioner in Nasarawa, Bola Longe, Thursday morning.Mr Longe told journalists in Lafia that the bishop was taken from his house in Bukan-sidi in Lafia around 12:39 a.m. Thursday.He said the police ...

  • Donald Trump's Campaign Might Be Misleading - Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey Fires Back

     Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey has fired back at President Donald Trump after he accused the social media platform of meddling in the US election which will be taking place later this year. He also tackled Mark Zuckerberg after he suggested that Twitter was trying to be “an arbiter of truth”.The exchange ensued after Twitter applied its fact-check l ...

  • Cynthia Morgan Unfollows Colleague Singer, Davido On Instagram

     Something is cooking as Cynthia Morgan Unfollows Colleague Davido who promise to help her get back on her feet On Instagram See the screenshot below... ...

  • Slain George Floyd’s Fiancée, Courteney Ross Has This to Say

     George Floyd’s fiancée, Courteney Ross has spoken out after he was killed by a police officer who knelt on his neck.The 46-year-old trucker moved to Minneapolis from Houston about four or five years ago looking for better job opportunities and he was doing well in Minneapolis, it was revealed.In a recent interview, Ross said Floyd’s daughter ...

  • Actor Mofe Duncan Shares His Throwback Photo To Celebrates His 37th Birthday

     Actor Mofe Duncan is a year older today, 28th May and he's grateful to God for making him alive today as he clocks 37 years ...

  • Federal Poly Ede: Rector And Lecturer Trade Words Over Unsubstantiated Allegation Of Plagiarism

     A senior academic staff member in Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, Mr Matthew Omolade, has threatened a legal action against the Rector of the institution, Dr Adekolawole Edaogbogun, for suspending him over “unsubstantiated allegation” of plagiarism.Omolade, through his lawyer, Mr Soji Oyetayo, in a letter dated May 20, addressed to the ...

  • Super Eagles Winger Moses Simon Named Player of The Season By French Club

     French Ligue 1 club Nantes have named Super Eagles winger Moses Simon, as their best player for the 2019-20 season after the 24-year-old was voted by the club's fans for the prestigious award.Simon joined Nantes on a season-long loan from La Liga club Levante last summer and helped them reach 13th in the French Ligue table before the season w ...

  • Authorities Bans Singing Amid Coronavirus Fear As Churches Set To Reopen In Germany

     German authorities are warning against singing and several states have banned it from church services over fears it spreads the coronavirus.The increased production of potentially infectious droplets involved in singing means that choirs are facing a longer shutdown even as shops and restaurants re-openLothar Wieler, the head of Germany’s RKI di ...

  • Ibadan Police Torture Man, Olaoluwa Bolarinwa to Death, Detains Corpse Over Friend's Offence

     Members of the Inspector-General of Police Special Tactical Squad have been accused of torturing an electrician, Olaoluwa Bolarinwa, to death while trying to use him as a bait to arrest his friend.PUNCH Metro gathered that the policemen stormed Olaoluwa’s house in the Ekotedo, Iyaolobe area of Ibadan, Oyo State, on March 26, 2020.They were said ...

  • The Increasing Coronavirus Cases Is Overwhelming, We Cant Cope - SGF Boss Mustapha

     The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has said the Federal Ministry of Health has shortlisted for further investigations, three Nigerian drugs, which have the potential to cure  COVID-19 or treat its symptoms.The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, disclose ...

  • Kano State Records Three New COVID-19 Deaths as Total Confirmed Case Hits 936

     The Kano State government on Wednesday announced that three more patients had died from coronavirus complications, bringing the total fatalities in the state from the disease to 41.The state ministry of health in its late Wednesday tweet also said the state has discharged one more patient, bringing the number of those so far discharged to 135, whi ...

  • Pakistani Model, Zara Abid, Who Died Via Plane Crash Suffers Online Abuse After Death

     A model who is feared to have died in the Pakistan plane crash last week has received online abuse posthumously.Trolls on Twitter shared images of Zara Abid, 28, attacking her for her 'sinful' outfits and modelling career, with religious radicals saying she will be punished in the afterlife.Abid is believed to have been one of the 98 peo ...

  • Britain Shuts Down Embassy In North Korea, Evacuates Diplomats

     Britain has shuttered its embassy in North Korea and all its diplomats have left the country, its ambassador said on Thursday as Pyongyang maintains strict entry controls to try to prevent a coronavirus outbreak.The North has closed its borders and insists it has not had a single case of the virus that emerged in neighbouring China late last year ...

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