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The answer to why paternity fraud is said to be high in Nigeria leads to a rabbit hole of complex reasons.  Here is the story of Mike (not real name), a 20-year-something seller of second-hand cars in Lagos. In 2015,…

A man believed to be mentally unstable has accused Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, of poor leadership, saying the governor must go to prison. In a video trending online, the man described Okorocha as a hypocrite. He…

Omoni Oboli and Ayo Makun will feature in ‘Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer’, a Hollywood Christmas animation scheduled for release in Nigeria on December 14. The duo joins Josh Hutcherson, Hunger Games star, and Morena…

Deji Adeyanju, the Convener of Concerned Nigerians, has been arrested by the officers of Nigeria Police Force while leading a protest tagged 'Police Are Not Politicians, Save Our Democracy' in Abuja. The protest was to demand…

Joshua Lidani, senator representing Gombe south, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ahmed Lawan, senate majority leader, made the announcement on the floor of the…

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Borno state to meet the troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole at the theatre command fighting insurgency in the north-east region. The President will also attend the Chief of…

Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, to categorically state whether he will do just one tenure, to convince them that his six-year policy…

The family of Patience Oni has been thrown into mourning after she was allegedly killed by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service in the Badagry area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the Customs officers attached to…

The Senate yesterday directed the federal government to suspend the implementation of the proposed 500 per cent hike in excise tariff on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products. It advised that the implementation of a new…

An Instagram beggar who was on his ‘trade’, threatened to use juju on Hauwa Indimi, the daughter of Nigerian billionaire, Mohammed Indimi. The Instagram beggar who went off on a rant after his chats wasn’t replied, threatened to use juju…

Oby Ezekwesili caused quite a stir on Sunday on Abuja streets. Even as the ruling APC and the main opposition PDP continued to trade insults days after individually presenting their election manifestos ahead of what promises…

Nigerian Businessman and oilman, Mr. Walter Wagbatsoma, who his friends and associates say was wrongly convicted for money laundering in the United Kingdom has been suddenly released from prison barely one year into his three…

The godfather has bared his fangs. And the wound is mortal and mortifying. The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, otherwise the godfather of Kwara State politics, has ordered one of his favoured political godsons, the…

*Concerned Lagosians Raise Fears About Jimi Agbaje’s Governorship Ambition Run Unlike the Juniper tree that grows across neighbourhood lawns and feeds the residents poisonous berries, Coca Cola Nigeria has offered its…

The non-approval of the $30bn foreign loan by the National Assembly is delaying various rail projects across the country‎, Minister of Transport Chubuike Rotimi Amaechi has said. Amaechi said the Federal Executive Council…

Renowned oil magnet, Prince Arthur Eze, yesterday, announced his support for the second term bids of President Muhammandu Buhari and Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi. To that end, he announced the donation of N1…

A Zimbabwean air force pilot identified as Tashinga Musonza has allegedly murdered his lawyer girlfriend, Miss Lucy Duve over allegations of infidelity. According to reports, 29-year-old Musonza who was cohabiting with his deceased…

Confusion and commotion trailed a wedding ceremony over the weekend in Imo state after the groom’s first wife attacked the bride on wedding day. According to reports, the groom went to Apostolic church at Nkwo Orji in Owerri North…

Nigerian writer and entrepreneur, Simisola Sowole has said she doesn’t mind if her partner cheats on her, as long as he still loves and respects her. She took to her Twitter page to reveal that as long as her partner is not going to…

A yet-to-be identified man was caught on CCTV stealing from a boutique in Osapa London, Lagos, the video of the robbery has now surfaced online. The thief arrived the store at about 12am yesterday Tuesday November 27th and carried…

Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has denied speculations that there is an ongoing rift between himself and Trabzonspor midfielder Eddy Onazi.Onazi was a late withdrawal from the Nigeria squad for the Africa Cup of Nations…

IMO State governor Rochas Okorocha, yesterday said he would support his son-in-law Mr. Uche Nwosu, for the governorship race in Imo, should he (Nwosu) join another political party.Okorocha disclosed this  at the…

President Muhammadu Buhari will today visit Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in an effort to boost the morale of the Nigerian troop fighting the Boko Haram insurgents in the North east geopolitical zone. Daily Trust…

A total of 40 presidential candidates of the nation’s registered political parties on Tuesday in Abuja launched a new alliance under the auspices of the Patriotic Forum of Presidential Candidates (PFPC). The Chairman of the…