VIDEO: Omoba Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko coronation as Olu of Warri commences
The ceremony for the coronation of Omoba Utieyinoritsetsola [Tsola] Emiko’s coronation as Olu of Warri commences in earnest. Subjects and wellwishers treat the Olu of Warri Designate to traditional...
View ArticleNSCDC deploys 500 personnel for Olu of Warri’s coronation ceremony
The Delta State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC), Mr Akinsanya Iskilu, has approved the deployment of 500 officers to provide security coverage during the coronation of...
View ArticlePacquiao makes weight for welterweight title fight
Manny Pacquiao and Yordenis Ugas both made weight then came face-to-face for the cameras at the weigh-in ahead of their Saturday world title welterweight showdown in Las Vegas. Pacquiao, the heavy...
View ArticleHow Nigeria’s poor foreign policy fuels citizens’ disrespect abroad
Incidents like August 7’s assault on a Nigerian diplomat, Mr Abdulrahman Ibrahim, by immigration officers in Jakarta, Indonesia, are a pointer to the huge disrespect Nigeria and its citizens are facing...
View ArticleAfter herdsmen killed my son, I abandoned farming, took to begging – Mother
Mrs Patricais Idodo, 52, shares with GODFREY GEORGE the pain of losing her 19-year-old son to suspected herdsmen, who allegedly shot him dead in February 2021, while they were working on their farm in...
View ArticlePolice in Imo kill alleged armed robbery gang leader
The Police command in Imo said it has shot dead alleged ‘notorious kingpin of an armed robbery gang’ during a gun duel in Nsu forest, Ehime-Mbano council area of the state. The allegedly notorious...
View ArticleBuhari’s wedding: FFK defends ‘friend, brother’ comment after labelling...
Former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode on Saturday defended his fond appellation of Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, after labelling the Islamic scholar a ‘sociopathic...
View ArticleUS restricts visas for Nicaraguan officials over pre-election crackdown
The United States has slapped visa restrictions on 19 Nicaraguan officials that it accuses of being complicit in a sweeping government crackdown on the opposition ahead of November polls. The...
View ArticleGombe evacuates indigenes from Unijos
Following the recent killings of travellers by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Jos, Plateau State, stranded Gombe State students studying at the University of Jos have been evacuated by the government....
View ArticleNine bandits die in rivalry war over ransom sharing
At least nine bandits have reportedly been killed during a rivary war over the sharing of accumulated ransom. The incident happened as the groups clashed at Garke Village in Giwa Local Government Area...
View ArticleBBNaija S6: Why I cried after mental health task – Whitemoney
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Whitemoney, has revealed why he cried after the mental health task on Friday. In a discussion with other housemates after the Jacuzzi Party, Whitemoney...
View ArticleIsmail Yaakob sworn in as Malaysian PM
A new Malaysian leader was sworn in Saturday following the previous government’s collapse, reclaiming the premiership for his scandal-mired party without an election. Ismail Sabri Yaakob is a stalwart...
View ArticleOgun receives 187,426 doses of COVID-19 vaccines
The Ogun State Government says it has taken delivery of 187,426 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to combat the third wave of the pandemic. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, disclosed...
View ArticleUnizik student commits suicide, allegedly over tuition hike
A 200-level male student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State has reportedly committed suicide over alleged hike in school fees. The deceased, a native of the Isuikwuato Local Government...
View ArticleBREAKING: Former Oyo Military Administrator Tunji Olurin is dead
The former Military Administrator of Oyo State and a close political ally of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Brig-Gen. Tunji Olurin (rtd.) is dead. Olurin, who died at the Lagos State University...
View ArticleVIDEO: Yusuf Buhari’s wedding dinner in Kano
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View ArticlePolice rescue eight-year-old boy from neighbours demanding N2.5m ransom
Two suspects, Desmond Okafor and Iyke Egwuonwu, have been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly kidnapping a minor, Daniel Chukwudi, in the Ajangbadi area of the state. The...
View ArticleBBNaija S6: Whitemoney is the kind of man I want, says Jackie B
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Jackie B, has revealed that Whitemoney is the kind of man she wants. She said this in response to Whitemoney’s advances as Tega asked her if Jackie B wants to...
View ArticleIS kills three members of pro-Iran group in Iraq
Three fighters from a pro-Iranian militia were killed in Iraq Friday when the Islamic State group attacked their base near Baghdad, a paramilitary and a security source said. The men belonged to the...
View ArticleAfghanistan evacuation largest airlift of people in history – Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden has described the evacuation of people from Afghanistan following the fall of Kabul as the “largest airlift of people in history,” the White House said. The White House said in...
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