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Morrocan rapper Karim Kharbouch a.k.a French Montana officially became a US citizen on Wednesday morning, after first applying in February 2017, TMZ reported. Born in Morocco, Montana immigrated to the US when he was 13 years old and lived…

Just 24 hours after a presumably great wedding, a bride was reportedly doused with acid. According to reports, she has been abandoned by her husband as a result of her looks. The authenticity of the story has not been verified, however,…

The Nigeria Police Force has taken steps towards ending the menace of SARS officers. The force via its twitter handle has released telephone numbers dedicated to cater to complains from victims, past and present. See more of their…

Kingsley Moghalu, ex-deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says his father never took a bribe in his 35 years of civil service. Moghalu’s father worked as a diplomat in Geneva, Switzerland, and also served in…

Controversial Ghanaian pastor and founder of the International Godsway Church, Daniel Obinim, has said in an interview that tithe is too small for him. According to him, every pastor has his own way of making money. For him, his own…

A suspected thief thief who has been looting properties in Ekpene Obo Community of Akwa Ibom – was caught after a failed operation. The man identified as Mr. Elijah Nehemiah Sunday, was disgraced publicly on Sunday Afternoon after he…

A police patrol team van has collided with another police van which was on what looked like a military convoy that was on a show-of-force exercise around the city. The incident which happened at about 3:30 PM caused gridlock at the Jabi…

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has weighed in on recent controversies over legality of declaring June 12 a public holiday by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Malami said the president’s…

A lady almost committed suicide after a sex tape which featured her was leaked online. According to trending reports, the young Ivorian lady identified as Iness Boitrin tried to kill herself but failed due to the vigilance of one of her…

Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Femi Fani-Kayode is a happy man as he welcomed his newborn babies home. Femi Fani-Kayode has taken to Facebook to share adorable photo of his family including his triplets after they returned from the…

•Sultan declares today Eid-el-Fitr President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to practise the virtues of Islam beyond the fasting season. Besides, they should not separate religion and morality because, in the President’s…

•Bankers Committee backs currency swap Importers will pay less if they get Renminbi invoices from Chinese exporters, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-led Bankers’ Committee said yesterday. Rising from its meeting in Lagos, the…

About 6800 delegates are expected at the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Secretary of the Convention Committee Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, said yesterday. Ndoma Egba dispelled speculations that the…

Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, has asked power sector operators to pay more attention to service delivery, repairs, and maintenance of equipment. The minister said this at the 28th monthly meeting of…

Festus Keyamo, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says Gani Fawehinmi was blacklisted by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for supporting President Muhammadu Buhari in 1985. Keyamo, who serves as director of communications for the…

Erectile dysfunction (ED) doubles the risk of suffering from a heart disease, researchers have found. A study published in Circulation found that men whose impotence is vascular-related, not emotional, are twice as likely to suffer a…

Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP) on Thursday said if elected into power in 2019, it would construct perimeter fence around Nigeria and change the name of the country and the currency. Acting National Chairman of the Party, Dr…

Russia made a fine start to their 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign as they thrashed Saudi Arabia in the tournament’s opening game. Yuri Gazinskiy scored the first goal of the tournament after only 12 minutes when he headed in from…

Super Eagles of Nigeria will get 50,000 USD (N18m) for every unreplied goal scored at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, oil giants Aiteo have revealed. Aiteo who are the official partner of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) made…

As politicians of all shades and stripes converged on Abuja on Tuesday to mark the 25th anniversary of June 12, the declaration of that day as the new Democracy Day and the investiture of MKO Abiola with GCFR, the motive of President…

The federal executive council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the payment of N500 million legal fees to lawyers for the recovery of N330 billion fine from the Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN). MTN was fined by the Nigerian…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has withdrawn 36.6 million telephone lines from telecommunications operators. According to a document made available on the NCC website, the directive took effect on March 20, 2018. A…

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) on Thursday ordered the Adamawa government to pay N660 million to 659 sacked teachers by the Adamawa Post Primary Board. On August 11, 2015, the teachers sued the Adamawa government,…

In an encouraging development, Nigeria’s inflation has eased to 11.6% in May, the lowest level seen in more than two years. With consumer prices slowly edging closer to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s target band of 6%-9%, an interest…