Nigerian artist’s ‘Lagbaja’ painting makes history at Cyprus Museum
19-year-old Nigerian medical student Emediong Uduak Uko’s painting of music legend, ‘Lagbaja’ has become the first African work to be displayed at the Cyprus Modern Art Museum. News Agency of Nigeria…
Coca-Cola Refrigeration Competence Enhances Vaccine Access in Nigeria
Today, Project Last Mile launched the Cold Chain Equipment Maintenance Project in Lagos State at the Southern Sun. Project Last Mile – a partnership working to make life-saving medicines available to…
Once Kano Assembly passes bill splitting Kano emirate, I will sign it – Ganduje
The governor of Kano, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has promised that he would sign the bill splitting the state’s emirate into four once it is passed by the House of Assembly.The bill seeks to break the Kano emirate into four so…
£5,000 paid to educate Meghan Markle’s mum on how to care for royal baby
Meghan Markle’s mother Doria Ragland reportedly prepared for the birth of the royal baby by signing up to £5,000 grandparenting classes, Yahoo Style UK has reported. On Monday, the Duke and Duchess of…
HURRAY! Honda launches first unit of HR-V assembled in Nigeria
Honda Automobile Western Africa LTD has launched the first unit of HR-V assembled in Nigeria.Speaking after a road show with the National Automobile Design and Development Council (NADDC), Director General, Jeleni Aliyu at…
Sharia Court To Cut Of Hand And Leg Of 10, Stone 5 To Death In Bauchi
Suleiman T. Suleiman, the Controller of Prisons, Bauchi State Command, has said that five persons who were sentenced to death-by-stoning; and 10 others whose legs and hands are to be amputated are awaiting…
Police Station Receives List Of Animals To Be Sacrificed For Detaining An Edo Chief Priest
The Chief Priest of Okhuaihe shrine, Osarodion Usuanlele, the Ohen N’ Ukoni Neyedo, has been arrested and detained at the Edo Police headquarters in Benin City, The Nation reports. With the priest’s…
Curvy Model, Sibongile Who Has A Crush On Dangote Shares Unclad Photo And Tags Him
Sibongile Kenyatta, popularly known by her Instagram name, SymbasErothick, took to her Instagram page to share a semi-Nood video clip of herself and tagged business magnate, Alike Dangote. The model left…
Go To Hell If You Cannot Pay Fees – Akeredolu Tells Students
The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has said it was prepared to draw a battle line with the Ondo state government if the tuition fee of the four state-owned higher institution increase…
In Ebonyi, permanent secretary hopefuls fail national anthem question
Several permanent secretary hopefuls in Ebonyi failed to recite the national anthem and questions about the capital of states in an interview session on Tuesday. NAN reports that the oral interview,…
No Igala politician can stop my second term – Governor Bello
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has boasted that in his quest for a second term in office, he is capable of defeating any candidate fielded by opposition parties even if the candidate was from Igala…
Alleged Defamation: Obasanjo sues Punch, columnist for N1 billion
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has dragged the Punch newspaper and columnist, Sonala Olumhense, before a federal high court in Abuja over a publication on January 27, 2019, he considers defamatory.The former president is…
Reps pass bill enabling women to choose state of origin
The house of representatives has passed a bill enabling married Nigerian women to choose their state of origin. The ‘Bill for an act to amend the Federal Character Commission (Establishment, etc) Act,…
Nigerian nanny Oluremi Adeleye sentenced to 15 years in death of baby who was force-fed
A nanny convicted of murder for force-feeding a baby milk was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Oluremi Adeleye, 73, was found guilty of child abuse and second-degree murder in February after a week-long trial in which Prince…
EFCC’s investigation into my tenure as Kwara governor witch-hunt – Saraki
Senate President Bukola Saraki has described recent moves by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe him as politically motivated and a witch-hunt.Mr Saraki said the anti-graft agency was only…
Hackers Steal $40.7 Million in Bitcoin From Crypto Exchange Binance
Hackers stole more than 7,000 bitcoin from crypto exchange Binance, the world’s largest by volume, the startup reported Tuesday. Binance announced that a “large scale security breach” was…
Serial cash transfer fraudster lands in EFCC’s net
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office, on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, arrested an alleged serial cash transfer fraudster, Bashar Umar Abdullahi, (a.k.a Abdu…
Donald Trump lost more than $1bn over a decade – NYT
US President Donald Trump's businesses lost more than $1bn from 1985 to 1994, according to the New York Times, which said it obtained printouts from the president's official Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax transcripts in…
We Legally Acquired Land In FCT – Buratai
The Nigerian Army says it legally acquired its landed property in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and advised indigenes protesting alleged land grab to channel their complaints to the…
Thousands rally behind Sharif as he heads to prison
Thousands of supporters rallied behind Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as he set out for prison on Tuesday after his temporary release for heart treatment expired. Sharif, who is serving a…
Nollywood actress threatens to kill herself over Wizkid
Nollywood actress, Uche Okoye has threatened to kill herself after she was continuously been snubbed on social media by Nigerian singer Wizkid. Okoye who took to her Instagram page to express her love…
Nigerian man uses house rent to buy iPhone for girlfriend
Nigerian man has left his followers in shock after narrating how he used his house rent to buy a brand new buy iPhone for girlfriend. The young man identified as Seun said his actions were fueled by pure love and adoration for his…
Tonto Dikeh’s son won’t suffer in future over her interviews – Daddy Freeze
Media personality, Daddy Freeze has said Tonto Dikeh’s son will not be in any way affected by her recent rants and interviews on various platforms. In a video he posted on his YouTube channel, the OAP mentioned that in years to come,…
Woman faints after being sentenced to death for killing neighbor
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday sentenced a 36-year-old woman, Stella Gilbert, to death for stabbing her neighbour, Mrs. Stella Godwin, to death during a fight at their residence in Ajegunle, Lagos. The…