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Some girls, who were allegedly trafficked by a Nigerian woman to Ghana walked into a police station at Tarkwa in Ghana’s Western region on Thursday to report her.The woman, who was identified as Victoria Omotayo has been arrested by…

Twitter’s monthly user count took another hit last quarter, diving by 9 million users amid an ongoing crackdown meant to rid the platform of bots, spam, and other problematic accounts. The company’s monthly user base fell from…

Nigerian rights activists and a group have demanded an independent probe into the forgery of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) certificate by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kwara State,…

Governor Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun Central), Tolu Odebiyi (Ogun West) and Senator Lekan Mustapha(Ogun East) made it to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) list for the Senate seats on the platform of All Progressives…

A 100-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a 20-year-old man in eastern India, who was later arrested, police said on Thursday. The suspect sexually assaulted the elderly woman at her home in a village in West Bengal state’s…

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has confirmed Mr Wale Fapohunda and Mr Dapo Kolawole, as commissioners in the state. Fapohunda and Kolawole were screened and confirmed to serve as commissioners in the Dr Kayode Fayemi…

Tesla reported a net profit, positive cash flow and wider-than-expected margins for the latest quarter on Wednesday, delivering on Chief Executive Elon Musk’s promise to turn the electric carmaker profitable as higher…

Manchester City’s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola says it will be impossible for him to ever coach another club in England and says he is now a Mancunian for life. Guardiola, who led Manchester City to the English Premier…

The United Nations is gradually moving back to its headquarters in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, seven years after it was attacked by Boko Haram insurgents. The UN resident coordinator, Edward Kallon, disclosed this at the…

Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the restriction of forex supply on 41 items including rice and toothpicks helped in lifting the economy out of recession. Addressing journalists on…

The post-primary crises rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are far from being over. Some aggrieved members are ventilating their anger through street protests. Others are warning the party’s leadership on the…

•PDP candidate paid N10.3m tax •Buhari’s papers ‘with military’ Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has declared a personal income of N60.2 million in three years, according to the…

More than 84 million Nigerians are eligible to vote in next year’s general election, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu said yesterday. He spoke when he received a delegation of…

Some former workers of the defunct national carrier, Nigeria Airways, may have started getting their payment alert after the completion of their verification, findings by Daily Trust show. It was gathered that those who…

The Director of Strategic Communications of the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organization, Festus Keyamo, has denied receiving large sums of money from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for President…

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said that the present administration is executing 68 road contracts, 38 power projects in all the 6 South West states. He also said that the Federal Government has…

Cristiano Ronaldo has enjoyed a reunion with Sir Alex Ferguson for the first time since the legendary Manchester United boss suffered a brain haemorrhage in May. Former manager Ferguson was not at the game, but visited Ronaldo at the…

A Nigerian man has taken to social media to warn ladies to be very careful about how they spread their panties to avoid being victims of circumstance. In a video he posted online, the man explained that he decided to expose the…

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple took the world by surprised after he revealed that he is G.ay, 4 years ago. Speaking recently with CNN, Mr Cook said, he’s happy about the distinction as the first CEO of a major company to ever come out as…

The federal government has, as part of broad measures to stem the tide of insecurity in the country, banned the unauthorised acquisition of firearms, drones and broadcast equipment. This was disclosed on Thursday by the…

Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, has urged the people of south-west to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 elections to guarantee a return of power to the region in 2023. The minister…

The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), a civil society organisation, has filed a suit against President Muhammadu Buhari over the purchase of 12 Tucano aircraft worth $496 million without the…

Hours can be wasted browsing through Netflix's collection of films and television shows. But if you know the kind of thing you would like to watch, a secret list of codes can help you unlock dozens of hidden categories - no matter…

Belgium have edged ahead of France to take outright top spot in FIFA’s world rankings released on Thursday.Tiny Gibraltar were the biggest risers, thanks to their first two competitive wins this month.Belgium and France had been tied…