Truck owners parking along the Ijora-Apapa Road and Lagos Island areas should utilise the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ABAT, Truck Terminal in Ijora to reduce traffic gridlock in Apapa area. Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State made the appeal on Tuesday at the second quarter of the 2018 Town Hall meeting held at the Apapa […]
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is recovering from minor surgery on his knee but said on Tuesday that he is “motivated” to get back on the pitch soon. Aguero missed Saturday’s win at Tottenham after suffering an injury setback but manager Pep Guardiola said last week he remained hopeful the 29-year-old would be available for […]
Nigerian police fired teargas for a second day Tuesday at protesters demanding the release of Shiite leader, Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been in jail without charge since December 2015. Scores of protesters were also arrested by armed police wearing bulletproof vests and gas masks during clashes in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “We’ve come under serious […]
One of the landlords demanding sex from potential tenants in lieu of rent has defended the action saying the arrangement is not illegal and that it doesn’t make him a pervert. The landlord, who chose to remain anonymous appeared on, ‘This Morning show’, presented by Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield and backing the cameras told […]
Mixed reactions from Nigerians on Twitter have greeted the appointment of lawyer-human rights activist, Festus Keyamo (SAN), as the spokesperson for President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 campaign. Nigerians expressed varying opinion about Keyamo’s appointment. Some say he is not fair to the masses he has hitherto claimed to fight for, while others say it is a […]
The two factions of the National Association of Nigerian Students have agreed to put their differences aside and hold a unity convention in the interest of Nigerian students. The two factions led by Mr Chinonso Obasi, and Mr Aruna Kadiri, after a conciliatory meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, fixed May 3 to May 5, for […]
The two factions of the National Association of Nigerian Students, have agreed to put their differences aside and hold a unity convention in the interest of Nigerian students. The two factions led by Mr Chinonso Obasi, and Mr Aruna kadiri, after a conciliatory meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, fixed May 3 to May 5, for […]
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the alleged murder of one Joseph Achuku over his Bet9ja pool win. DSP Idrisu Kennedy, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lafia. Idris told NAN that available information indicated that Achuku’s death might […]
A Moroccan man told a court in Finland he was “in war against women” when he went on a rampage in the Finnish city of Turku in 2017, stabbing two women to death and wounding eight more people, local media reported. Abderrahman Bouanane, at the time a 22-year-old asylum seeker, spoke in district court on Tuesday, […]
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja Members of the All Progressives Congress from Delta State on Tuesday in Abuja took a swipe at the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, over the suspension of the Senator representing Delta Central, Ovie Omo-Agege. The leader of the team, Chief Great Ogboru, at the ongoing press briefing, told journalists that the senate has […]
A man has countered his wife’s claims that she bleeds after sex because her husband wants to use her for money-making rituals. Mother-of-two, Aina, had claimed in her divorce suit that her husband, Adebayo Adeniji, brought a certain calabash home in which he washes his hands; and that at midnight, he gets up to start casting […]
The Army says its troops have neutralised four of the 20 militia they encountered at Teguma village in Guma Local Government Area of Benue on Monday during patrol, while others fled. A statement by Brig.-Gen Texas Chukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, issued on Tuesday said items recovered from the militia were four AK […]
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a UK visa applicant, Kolawole Viyon, to three years imprisonment for giving false information about his marital status. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission had arraigned Viyon for allegedly lying about his marital status. Justice Mojisola Dada, who gave the ruling, said the accused […]
Popular Tanzanian musician, Diamond Platinumz, has been arrested for publishing “indecent” photographs on social media, the information minister told parliament on Tuesday. Since Monday, images have circulated on social networks showing the 28-year-old singer, shirtless and in bed with a female companion. “Among our artists, there are some who are starting to spread indecency on social […]
A convicted robber who stole a car which he used to escape from the 6,600 policemen chasing him has left a kind note for the owner, promising not to damage the vehicle. Described as a “model inmate,” the 27-year-old convicted robber fled an open prison more than a week ago. About 6,600 police officers are […]
A 37-year-old pastor, Masimba Chirayi, has allegedly killed one of his members during baptism session claiming she was a vampire. Chirayi who is a reverend at New Johanne Masowe, Zimbabwe, killed one Wendy Thinnamay Masuka over the weekend after he mistook her for a vampire. He appeared before a Zimbabwean magistrates’ court answering to culpable homicide charges. […]
Oluwakemi Abimbola Music megastar, Innocent Idibia, aka, 2Baba, has waded into the lingering crisis in Copyright Society of Nigeria by writing a petition to the Nigeria Copyright Commission, calling for intervention. In the petition dated 12th April, 2018, the singer sought the assistance of the Inspector General of Police to stop the alleged harassment of Mr. […]
Iraq on Tuesday sentenced a French woman to life in prison for belonging to the Islamic State group, the latest in a series of court rulings since the country’s defeat of IS. Djamila Boutoutaou, a 29-year-old of Algerian origin, told a Baghdad court that she had left France with her husband, a rapper. She said […]
US President, Donald Trump has revealed he is still willing to meet with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin in spite of increasing tensions between the United States and Russia. White House Spokesperson, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said this on Tuesday. “The president still would like to sit down with him [Putin]. Again, he feels like it […]
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate has invited the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; Minister of Defence, Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali (retd.); and Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Godwin Emefiele, over alleged illegal withdrawal of $462m from the Consolidated Revenue Account. The money was said to have been withdrawn and paid to an American firm […]
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate has invited the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; Minister of Defence, Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali (retd.); and Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Godwin Emefiele, over alleged illegal withdrawal of $462m from the Consolidated Revenue Account. The money was said to have been withdrawn and paid to an American firm […]
Drinking up to three cups of tea or coffee per day could protect people from developing irregular heartbeats or arrhythmia, a new study revealed on Tuesday. Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world and the most common form of cognitive enhancement. However, more than 80 per cent of clinicians in the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Festus Keyamo (SAN) as the Director, Strategic Communications for his 2019 presidential campaigns. By this appointment, Keyamo becomes the official spokesperson for Buhari’s campaign for the 2019 presidential poll. The letter informing him of the appointment was signed by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who also doubled as the Director General, President […]
American rapper, Kendrick Lamar, won the Pulitzer Prize for music on Monday for his album “DAMN,” organisers announced. Lamar, 30, is the first rapper to win the prestigious award. The Pulitzer follows the five Grammy awards won by Lamar in January for the album Previous Pulitzer music winners include jazz musicians Wynton Marsalis and Ornette Coleman. […]
Overruling the housemates’ choice of head of house, Nina, Big Brother has made Cee C, the new head of house. In a shocking move, Biggie scolded the housemates for flaunting his directive to choose the housemate, who has been head of house the least number of times. In this case, it was Cee C , […]