Ivory seizes $40m cocaine
Ivory Coast’s navy has seized a record amount of cocaine plastic-wrapped in small bundles bearing the tattered logos of French fashion house Louis Vuitton and Pacena Black, a dark beer from…
Trump shredded the truth, I shredded his speech – Pelosi
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has explained to her party caucus why she ripped a copy of President Donald Trump’s speech after his State of the Union address…
BREAKING: Ansaru militants open fire on police helicopter in Kaduna, lose ‘250’ fighters’
Gunmen opened fire on a police helicopter which raided a camp of the Ansaru militant group in Kaduna state on Wednesday. Frank Mba, police spokesman, disclosed this in a…
‘We won’t post corps members to employers without accommodation’ – NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)has said that the challenges faced by corps members to secure decent and well-fortified accommodation in their various places of primary assignment has informed the…
Senate, IGP agree on modalities for Amotekun, others
The Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) codenamed Operation Amotekun got a major boost on Wednesday as the Senate and the Inspector General of…
Fish importation to stop in 2022 – FG
Fish importation will stop in 2020, the Federal Government has assured. It said it would encourage local fish production to achieve this.The Minister of Agriculture and…
Plane makes emergency landing after passenger joked about having coronavirus
Potok Philippe, a Canadian Instagrammer, has been arrested after causing an emergency landing in a Toronto-Jamaica flight with his coronavirus stunt. There’s been…
North launches own security outfit ‘SHEGE KA FASA’
Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has unveiled Northern Regional Security Initiative “SHEGE KA FASA” for ratification by the northern governors as part of measures to…
Lesotho’s first lady charged with murder
The first lady of Lesotho was charged with murder and remanded on Wednesday over the fatal shooting of her husband’s previous wife in 2017. Maesaiah Thabane, who was married to Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, had been in…
Baby diagnosed with coronavirus 30 hours after birth
A baby in China’s epidemic-hit Wuhan city has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus just 30 hours after being born, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. The infant is…
Home of Horror: Man chains his two wives, tortures them
Samaila and the victims. The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Samaila Musa, 30, for chaining and brutalising his two wives for months. The…
U.S Visa Ban: Eritrea says it’s unacceptable
Eritrea’s Foreign Minister, Osman Saleh Mohammed denounced the U.S. ban on immigrant visas for its citizens as “unacceptable”. Nigeria and Eritrea were among…
Why I picked Jersey No. 25 at Manchester United – Odion Ighalo
Ex-Nigeria international Odion Jude Ighalo has spoken on why he chose to wear jersey No. 25 at Manchester United. The 30-year-old, who has joined on…
Chibok/Dapchi girls: Presidency replies CAN, don’t divide Nigeria
The presidency on Wednesday fired back at the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, over its comment on the Chibok and Dapchi school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram some years ago.…
Okada ban: Sanwo-Olu did well – Fani-Kayode
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has commended Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for banning the operation of motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke Napep) in some part of…
GTBank Masters Cup Season 9 Reaches Semi Final Stage
After a thrilling round of football in the quarter finals, eight teams in the male and female categories have advanced to the semi final stages of the 2020 GTBank Masters…
Senate summons nine ministers over Buhari’s $22.7bn loan request
The Senate on Wednesday summoned nine ministers to defend their ministry’s component of the $22.7billion external loan request of the Federal…
I don’t love my husband of 13 years anymore – Woman tells court
A housewife, Risikat Ajape, on Wednesday asked an Area Court in Ilorin to dissolve her 13-year-old marriage to husband, Ambali on grounds that she no longer loves him.…
Two serving corps members set to marry in Kano
Two serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), in Kano State, Mohammed Alhaji-Musa and Hauwa Yahaya-Bagudu are set to get married on Friday at…
BREAKING: Kano Assembly majority leader impeached
The Majority Leader of the Kano State House of Assembly, Abdul Labaran Madari has been impeached. Sources said that the impeachment followed a motion of urgent importance…
Chaos as Lagos task force breaks into homes to seize okada
Officials of the Lagos state task force, on Wednesday, broke into apartments at Iyana-Ipaja area of the state to seize motorcycles. The incident, which happened at Raji Rasaki street in the area, sparked off violence as youths…
Taraba kidnap kingpin Wadume kills victim after N106.3m ransom paid
Six months after he was arrested in Kano, Hamisu Bala, suspected Taraba kidnap kingpin has been charged with 16 counts of terrorism, murder and kidnapping. From the court filings,…
Court issues arrest warrant against Jacob Zuma
A South African court has issued an arrest warrant for former President Jacob Zuma, after he skipped court on grounds of needing medical treatment. The judge however suspended the execution of the warrant until 6 May when Zuma’s corruption…
Jay Z explains why his family sat during anthem recital
American rapper, Shawn Corey Carter, known professionally as Jay-Z has reacted to the backlash levelled against him and his family for sitting during…