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Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has said he has made arrangement for his transition. Soyinka, who turned 90 on 13 July 2024 and whose birthday was celebrated across the globe, made this statement in an exclusive…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed that an alleged internet fraudster, who confined a young lady for money rituals in Abuja, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security…

THE Chief Medical Director, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, OAUTH, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Professor John Okeniyi, yesterday, vowed to remove beds placed in several offices in the hospital to stop sexual…

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday remanded a woman, Olayinka Akinware, 35, and Tunji Adesina, 29, for allegedly unleashing four dogs on police to stop officers from arresting a suspect.…

Two mortuary attendants and five others have been arrested by the police in Osun State for selling human parts and water used in bathing dead bodies in the state. The Osun State Police Command Acting Spokesman,…

Popular Nigerian singer, Portable has expressed his disappointment after meeting Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate. The two met over the weekend in Benin, the capital of Edo State. Obi was in…

Bisola Badmus, the actress popular in the Yoruba film industry, has criticised Kwam 1, the Fuji singer, for “not caring for our son“. In a recent episode of Talk To B, Badmus opened up about her…

An uncle to the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Mr. Lukman Ishola Oladimeji Erogbogbo, has died. Erogbogbo died on September 16. He was 75. He is…

Once hip hop’s flashy impresario credited with commercializing the genre, Sean “Diddy” Combs has seen his star plunge as he faces a series of sex trafficking accusations and assault lawsuits. The music mogul’s arrest in…

A Nigerian man, simply identified as Benjamin, has committed suicide in the Agege area of Lagos State. Confirming the incident, the state police Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, while speaking to newsmen on…

Political activist and leader of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, has welcomed a baby girl with his wife, Nana Bello. The proud father shared the exciting news on his X account on Sunday evening, announcing the…

Portable, the controversial singer, has apologised for slapping a man who he claimed was preaching close to his bar. Last…

SODIQ OJUROUNGBE examines how many Nigerians with health issues are abandoning conventional medicine for miracle cures and…

A few days after former American President Donald Trump accused migrants of eating the cats, dogs and other pets of residents of Springfield, Ohio, South African musician and producer, David ‘The Kiffness’ Scott, has…

Amaka Sonnberger, the 46-year-old Igbo woman arrested in Canada for allegedly making hate-motivated threats against Yoruba and Benin people, has broken her silence. The 46-year-old, originally from Anambra State,…

Kristina Joksimovic, a 38-year-old former Miss Switzerland finalist, was allegedly strangled and dismembered by her…

An Upper Area Court sitting in Kado, Abuja has restrained the police from investigating a paternity dispute against a former Minister of…

Patrick Okorie, the Nigerian singer better known as Patoranking, has lost Chioma, his sister and brother-in-law. According to NAN, Joshua Ukandu, the police spokesperson in Ebonyi, said the incident occurred…

A 20-year-old man, Paul Jeremiah, has been arrested for the murder of a 100-level female student at the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi state. The state police command’s spokesman, SP William Aya, confirmed the…

Nigerian comedienne Anita Asuoha, widely known as Real Warri Pikin, has opened up about a harrowing personal experience in which she attempted suicide over a debt of N22 million. In a candid Instagram post on Wednesday,…

Hajiya Fatima Aliyu Aminu Garu, wife of Hon. Aliyu Aminu Garu, Member Representing Bauchi Federal Constituency, has been criticised for allegedly distributing sugarcane sticks to some youths as an empowerment…

One Musa Hussaini was on Wednesday remanded by a Shari’a Court in Kaduna for some hours to enable him think about how he will be raising money for…

A 30-year-old motorcyclist, Michael Olorunfemi, has been arrested for allegedly raping his wife’s 17-year-old sister inside the bush, in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The suspect, a father of four, was said to…

One Elijah Okafor, a Pastor, has allegedly stabbed his wife, Ogechukwu, to death in Anambra State. Okafor reportedly killed his wife in Nimo community, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, on August 13, 2024. The…