Ex Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji bags Ph.D, LLB

The former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Adeyemi Ikuforiji is back on the radar with a bang! He’s back with two major accomplishments; He just completed his Doctor of Business...

Oil tanker burns on Otedola Bridge, Lagos

The Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says a tanker loaded with 33,000 litres of petrol with registration number KJA-900XR, on Saturday caught fire on the Otedola Bridge. The Public Affairs...

Melaye crushed in Kogi West rerun, Senate seat gone

There appears to be no redemption, no comeback for Senator Dino Melaye in Kogi West district rerun as he has been electorally sacked by his opponent, Senator Smart Adeyemi. The opponent that Melaye...

Why I won’t get married or have kids – Nollywood actor

Nollywood actor and film maker, Olu Michaels, 48, is one of the movie entrepreneurs who invested so much without getting the desired reward. He has worked with many  big names in the Nigerian movie...

Nollywood actress Iyabo Osadare dies of Cancer

Nollywood actress, Bukola Iyabo Osadare is dead. She is prominent in the Yoruba movie scene, died on Wednesday November 27th, 2019 after a protracted battle with breast cancer. May God rest her soul. source...

Omawunmi shows off curves in rare swimwear photos

The singer shared rare swimwear photos of herself on her instagram page to the delight of her fans. source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2019/11/omawunmi-shows-off-curves-in-rare.ht...

Things getting out of hand, Aisha Buhari warns Governors

The President’s wife, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has slammed state governors for failing to provide basic social amenities and infrastructure, noting that things were getting out of hand. The wife of the President...

Photos: LASTMA officer stoned to death in Lagos

An officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Ola Oyeshina has been stoned to death at Iganmu-Sifax axis of Apapa, Lagos while trying to decongest the area of traffic. The incident...

Kogi West: Early results favour APC, Dino Melaye cries foul again

Voting has been concluded in the Kogi West supplementary election and counting of votes has started in the 53 polling units where supplementary election took place today. Early report shows that in...

Young doctor r.a.p.e.d, murdered and her body set on fire in India (photo)

The body of a woman has been found after she was allegedly r.a.p.e.d and murdered in Hyderabad, India. The victim, a 27-year-old veterinary doctor, was reportedly found in an underpass in the outskirts...

Mother claims her ultrasound photo shows her late father kissing her unborn daughter

A Californian woman claims her ultrasound picture shows her late father kissing her unborn daughter. Shantel Carrillo, 30, from Santee, posted the 20-week ultrasound to social media and friends were...

Suriname President Bouterse convicted of murder

A court in Suriname on Friday convicted President Desi Bouterse of murder for the execution of 15 opponents in 1982 following a coup to seize power, sentencing the man who has dominated the former Dutch...

Ex-banker, Fadayomi, jailed six years for stealing N11m

Justice Mohammed Owolabi of the Oyo State High Court on Friday sentenced a former staff of the Ayete Microfinance Bank Limited, situated in Ayete, Oyo State, Sunday Fadayomi to six years imprisonment...

Cheating husband's affair exposed as he's pictured in newspaper restaurant review

A cheating husband's affair has been exposed after he was pictured in the background of a newspaper restaurant review with another woman. Food critic for the Washington post Tom Sietsema posted about...

Caitlyn Jenner says she hasn't spoken to Khloe Kardashian in 'five or six years'

Caitlyn Jenner revealed that she hasn't spoken to stepdaughter Khloe Kardashian in the five years since she transitioned as she opened up on tonight's "I'm A Celeb." The 70-year-old star spoke candidly...

‘How N18bn was paid into Mompha’s account in Fidelity Bank’

A prosecution witness, Peter Ademola Adegoke, a Compliance Officer with Fidelity Bank Plc, on Friday told Justice Abdullai Liman of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos how the sum of N18bn was paid...

'Sexually jealous' boyfriend put condoms on love rival's car and smashed it up

A man who vandalised a love rival's car with condoms before smashing it up has been fined and slapped with a banning order. Lloyd Maloney and his friend Jamie Ruff drunkenly smashed up the Renault Clio...

Sudan repeals law that controls how women act and dress in public

Sudan has repealed a restrictive public order law that controlled how women acted and dressed in public. On Twitter, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok paid tribute to women "who have endured the atrocities...

Famous free solo climber falls to his death

A world-renowned American free solo climber has died attempting to descend the side of a cliff face. Brad Gobright, 31, fell around 300m (1,000 ft) to his death in El Potrero Chico in northern Mexico. His...

Ekhomu warns of danger as Borno Government hires 150 Cameroonian vigilantes to fight Boko Haram

The President of the Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria, Dr Ona Ekhomu, has condemned the decision of the Borno State Government to hire 150 Cameroonian vigilantes to...

Mauricio Pochettino breaks silence on Tottenham sacking in statement

Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has broken his silence on his sacking in a statement released by the LMA. Pochettino's five-year stint in north London came to an end last week Tuesday, with...

Nine-year old girl committs 'suicide' in Benue State

A nine-year-old girl has allegedly died by suicide in Makurdi, Benue State capital. The incident occurred off Bem Hotel Road, Ankpa Quarters area of the capital city. Punch learnt from the area, that...

Australia jails three men for Christmas terror plot

Three men were jailed Friday for an IS-inspired terror plot to cause mass casualties in Australia’s second largest city Melbourne during the 2016 Christmas period. Hamza Abbas, 24, Ahmed Mohamed, 27...

Anambra female farmers demand gender-friendly tools

No fewer than 600 female farmers on Thursday protested in Anambra State, demanding gender-friendly farm implements. The protesters, under the agies of Smallholder Women Farmers in Nigeria, said women...

Four die as cholera outbreak hits Ogun state

Four persons have reportedly died while scores have been hospitalised as a result of a cholera outbreak in some parts of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Punch exclusively gathered that the worst-hit...

CAN kicks against social media and hate speech bills

The Christian Association of Nigeria has kicked against the proposed social media and hate speech bills, describing them as ploys to gag Nigerians. The CAN President, Dr Samson Ayokunle called on the...

Relic of Jesus’ crib to return to Bethlehem

After spending more than 1,000 years in Rome, a wooden fragment valued by Catholics as part of the crib in which Jesus was born will be welcomed back to the Holy Land today (Friday). The fragment, part...

Blackface speaks on settling out of court with 2face

Blackface has spoken on settling out of court with Tuface Idibia. Disclosing this on Instagram and promising he is not a trouble maker, he disclosed Tuface and his manager have apologized for using his...

Army arrests fake soldier in Enugu (pictured)

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) the 82 Division Nigerian Army, Enugu, Major General Lasisi Adegboye on Thursday paraded two suspected criminals arrested through the efforts of Exercise Atilogwu...

The bible is silent about plastic surgery - Tony Rapu

Popular Nigerian pastor, Tony Rapu has shared a video online in which he talked about plastic surgery. According to the preacher, the Bible is silent about plastic surgery and he sees nothing wrong in...

Ay Comedian and wife, Mabel Makun celebrate 11th wedding anniversary

Comedian AY and his wife are today celebrating their 11th wedding anniversary. The happy man took to IG to share a family photo (above) and praised his wife writing; ''You have been my beloved friend...

Twitter's Jack Dorsey to live in Africa for atleast 3 months in 2020

Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter and Square, tweeted his farewell to Africa on Wednesday, but announced that he would return and temporarily move to the continent for at least three months in 2020. Jack...

Student disclose how pupils drug teachers during examinations to cheat

A junior secondary school pupil has shocked a gathering of educationists in Alausa with a revelation. The boy told the audience how fellow pupils drugged their teachers to cheat during examinations. A...

Senate calls for computerization of oil sector

The Senate on Thursday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to initiate the process of computerising the nation’s oil sector. This, according to the Senate, is to curb the multifaceted challenges associated...

INEC begins distribution of election materials for Kogi West poll

Ahead of tomorrow’s Kogi West supplementary and Ajaokuta Federal Constituency rerun, the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday began the distribution of election materials to affected...

Woman who married homeless man after seeing him looking for food in her bin is devastated by his death

A woman who saved a homeless man from the streets after she discovered him rifling through her bins has been left devastated by his death. Joan Neininger married Ken Selway 40 years after she spotted...

Sultan of Sokoto urges minister to decongest Abuja

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has advised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Mohammed Bello, to develop satellite towns in order to decongest the city centre. Abubakar...

Nigerians are free to come into South Africa- South African Minister of Tourism

Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, South Africa’s Minister of Tourism, on Thursday called on Nigerians to continue visiting the country as the rainbow nation remained open for visitors from across the globe. Kubayi-Ngubane...

A whole family, young couple wiped out as US plane crashes in Canada

Kingston police, near Ontario in Canada have confirmed that seven people have died, including two minors, after a small aircraft crashed in the town’s wood. Khou.com said the pilot of the plane, Obatek...