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Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), has ordered the arrest of Sunday Adeyemo, youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho, over the quit notice he issued to herdsmen. BBC Hausa quoted Garba Shehu,…

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has said that the organisation is set to clamp down on wanted traffic offenders who have yet to effect payment of fines. In a statement…

Sri Lanka’s health minister, who publicly endorsed sorcery and magic potions to stop surging coronavirus infections in the island, has tested positive and will self-isolate, officials said Saturday. Pavithra…

Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, has announced he was blocked from signing a centre-half this month. Klopp laid bare the dynamics behind the club’s lack of transfer activity, despite the desperate need to cover long term…

US President Joe Biden on Friday said “well over 600,000” Americans could die of the coronavirus as he stepped up federal aid in the world’s worst-hit country, while less wealthy nations anticipated better access to…

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) aka Shiites have asked the Federal Government to released their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, from detention, after his wife, Zeenah, who is also in detention, contracted…

“Attention, isolation zone,” warns a bright orange notice at the entrance to the main coronavirus treatment centre in Lagos, Africa’s most populous city. Huge black gates separate the centre at the Yaba Mainland Hospital,…

The British government said on Friday it had no plans to bring in a 500 pound ($680) payment for everyone in England who tests positive for COVID-19, dismissing media reports that the idea was being considered to encourage…

Fenerbahce-bound Mesut Ozil wasn’t given “fair opportunity” in his final year at Arsenal, according to Jack Wilshere. Ozil is about to call time on his seven-and-a-half-year career at Emirates Stadium. Goalhas reported…

Troops of Operation Safe Haven in conjunction with Defence Headquarters Special Forces have arrested two people suspected to be bandits between Ungwan Wakili and Zango Urban in Zango Kataf LGA of Kaduna State. A statement…

A Professor of Pharmaceutical chemistry and Pharmacokinetics, Chinedum Babalola, has taken a swipe at Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State saying ‘the governor needs to be properly educated on the ravaging COVID – 19.’ Bello had…

Fikayo Tomori was loaned from Chelsea to AC Milan on Friday through the end of the season, giving the Rossoneri an added option in defence in their bid to win Serie A. Milan said the deal includes an option to make the…

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday attempted a prognosis of the rising tension in the…

A Federal High Court, Lagos, will on March 1, 2021 deliver judgment in respect of a suit on the bye-election for the Lagos East Senatorial District of December 5, 2020. The…

Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State has attributed the failures recorded in governance since the coming of democracy in 1999 to incompetent leaders who took over the leadership of the country from the…

A 10-year-old girl, Antonella Sicomero, has accidentally choked herself to death in Italy. According to reports in Italy, the incident happened…

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said its electronic call-up system for trucks has taken off. This is contained in the authority’s official Twitter page on…

Former U.S. President President Donald Trump has spoken 48 hours after he left office, hinting that he’ll be back on the political scene soon. In a brief interview…

A 32-year-old man, identified as Tunde Bello has been arrested by the police in Ogun state, months after he kidnapped a woman, raped her and collected ransom from her. His…

Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, spent a week in an induced coma after having heart surgery last month, his daughter has…

Kaduna State posted its highest COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking over from Lagos, which surprisingly reported no case in the last 24 hours. Figures released by the…

Aliko Dangote of Nigeria has maintained his position as Africa’s richest person for 10 consecutive years, according to the 2021 Forbes’ Africa Billionaires List released on…

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed another suit filed by the Sani Abacha family seeking access to the looted funds which they and the late Nigerian dictator stashed in foreign bank accounts. PREMIUM…

‘My friend, where is Anini?’ That was not the kind of question a police chief would expect from his commander-in-chief in front of the media. But that was the question Ibrahim Babangida,…