Lagos to charge face mask defaulters to court from next week

Lagos State Government says it will start charging face mask defaulters to court from next week, as the period of grace was over. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this while briefing newsmen on the...

Two Notorious motorcycle snatchers nabbed in Ogun state

Men of the Nigeria Police, Ogun State Command have arrested two notorious motorcycle snatchers  within Mowe/Ofada area of Ogun state. The suspects; Feranmi Ajimosun, 35 and Samuel Awotile, 33 were...

Benue First Lady, son, staff test positive for Covid-19

Benue State First Lady, Eunice Ortom has tested positive for Covid-19. She disclosed her status last night in a statement she personally signed. She said tests conducted on her came out positive and...

How law school illegally paid cleaner N32m – Auditor General

The Office of Auditor-General of the Federation has revealed how the Nigerian Law School paid N32 million illegally into the account of an unnamed cleaner over a period of 12 months. The Auditor revealed...

Hushpuppi charged in Chicago for fraud, to be charged in other US states for targeting US Law firm, English Premier League club, others

Suspected Nigerian international fraudster, Raymond Hushpuppi faces many years in American jail after he was charged in Chicago yesterday with conspiracy to launder hundreds of millions of dollars from...

Nigeria records 12 deaths in 24 hours as coronavirus cases hit 27,564

Twelve people died of Covid-19 in the various isolation centers accross Nigeria in the last 24 hours, the NCDC has announced. An additional 454 cases were also announced for Friday, taking the country’s...

Nurses are pushing to remove Mark Zuckerberg's name from hospital he donated $75 million to

A city supervisor and nurses are pushing to remove Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's name from San Francisco General hospital. The hospital has been named after Zuckerberg and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan...

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe resigns

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has resigned, along with his government, according to an announcement from France’s Presidency. The resignation came ahead of a government reshuffle by President...

Two former Panama Presidents charged with money laundering

Panama’s last two presidents, Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela, were charged Thursday with money laundering, as two separate scandals tarnished the political legacy of the former allies turned...

Angelina Jolie seen for first time in months as she goes shopping with daughter (photos)

Angelina Jolie has been spotted for the first time in months. The Maleficent star headed out this week, protected by a face mask, for a shopping trip with her daughter Vivienne, 11. The glamorous 45-year-old...

Passengers with cold, malaria won’t board – Aero Contractors

The Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors, Ado Sanusi, has said any passenger who sneezes on the plane will be treated as a COVID-19 case. According to him, passengers who have malaria must present...

Bricklayers r*pe, impregnate mentally handicapped girl in Ogun

A bricklayer, Gbenga Ogunjobi, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly raping and impregnating his neighbour’s daughter in Sote, Ibafo area of the Obafemi Owode Local Government...

Chinese couple lock up eight Nigerian employees for four months

The police have arrested a Chinese couple in Abuja for allegedly locking up their Nigerians employees in their apartment for the past four months. Eight domestic workers were rescued by the personnel...

Buhari didn’t suspend NSITF MD, Directors ― Management

The Management of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, has debunked the report that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the suspension of the Managing Director of the Fund, Adebayo Somefun, three...

COVID-19: London hospital sees spike in child abuse during lockdown

A major London children’s hospital registered a 15-fold increase in the number of apparent child abuse cases it dealt with during the COVID-19 lockdown compared to previous years, researchers reported...

Eight Indian police shot dead in ambush

Eight policemen have been shot dead in India after being ambushed as they went to arrest a murder suspect, authorities said on Friday. At least seven other people were injured in the nighttime incident...

D'banj and his wife celebrate 4th wedding anniversary

Nigerian singer, D'banj  and his wife, Didi Lineo are celebrating their 4th wedding anniversary today.  Sharing  lovely photo of them posing together, Dbanj wrote; ''To my beautiful...

Politicians using COVID-19 to play games with lives of Nigerians – Yahaya Bello

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Thursday accused politicians of playing games with the lives of Nigerians amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Bello was speaking while playing host to the Board of Trustees...

Kim Kardashian stripped of 'billionaire' status as Forbes debunks Kanye West's claims

Kim Kardashian has been stripped of her new billionaire status by editors at Forbes magazine who have debunked Kanye West's claims about his wife's wealth. The reality TV star, 39, was applauded by...

FG Introduces Stamp Duty Payment On House Rent, Others

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said that henceforth, stamp duty will be paid on house rent and Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) in line with its new adhesive duty. The FIRS Director,...