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A viral video hits the social media showing a Ghanaian young man shutting down after overdosing on Tramadol. The young man was seen trying to wedge himself from falling down with an iron pole as he was gradually bending backwards…

11-yr-old Carl Adebare Adekola, a member of St Thomas of Canterbury in Grays, is set to become the the first Nigerian to to sing at the Royal wedding Carl Adekola, is a Royal Chorister, singing at St George’s Chapel on a daily basis…

Anti-graft detectives are closing in on Bamikole Omishore, an aide to Senate President Bukola Saraki who was recently exposed for allegedly using his wife as a ghost-worker, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt.Official confirmation and other…

The Nigerian Air Force said its newly acquired Mi-35M helicopter gunships have successfully unleashed their firepower on Boko Haram Terrorists at a camp, 9.7km South East of Bonne in its ongoing “Operation Thunder Strike” The NAF’s…

Mikel Arteta has agreed in principle to replace Arsene Wenger and become the new manager at Arsenal, Goal reports. Goal understands that, while no contract has yet been signed, the announcement of Arteta’s return to the Emirates Stadium…

Asue Ighodalo, chairman of Sterling Bank Plc, says the organisation is considering changing its operational structure from that of a bank to a holding company. Speaking at the bank’s annual general meeting on Thursday, Ighodalo said…

Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, says the All Progressive Congress (APC), will be disgraced during the July 14 governorship election in the state. In a statement on Thursday, Fayose alleged that the APC is planning to rig the…

The supreme court has discharged and acquitted Alban Ajaegbu, one of the suspects, accused of killing Ikechukuwu Okoronkwo, an 11-year-old, in Owerri, Imo state. Okoronkwo, said to be a groundnut seller, was on lured into a hotel…

CELEB guests from Oprah Winfrey to Idris Elba this morning arrived for the Royal Wedding - as Prince Harry was whisked out of his hotel with an entourage. Among the early arrivals were Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer, Prince Harry's…

The Christian Association of Nigeria has warned that there may be religious war in Nigeria should Leah Sharibu, the Dapchi Christian girl still being held by Boko Haram, die in captivity. The Special Assistant (Media and Communications)…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai, on Friday, said the army panel set up to investigate the violence and killings in Taraba State found out that the Nigeria-Cameroon common borders in the state were porous. Buratai, at a…

Don Dee as he is fondly known in the Somolu area of Lagos, is quite an intelligent young man. A graduate from the Olabisi Onabanjo Univeristy, Ogun State, the 34-year-old, who refused to disclose his real name when our correspondent met…

The Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has accused the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Oyegun, of collaborating with the National Organising Secretary of the party, Sen. Osita Izunaso, to cause problem…

The federal government on Wednesday approved the transfer of about $650 million (about N198.9 billion) to the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) as initial funding for the take -off of the Presidential Infrastructure…

The father-in-law of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Christopher Abebe, was on Friday buried in his hometown, Iruekpen, in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo.The late Mr Abebe, who died on March 22 at the age of 99, was the…

Liberty Television journalist, Aminu Nurudeen, who is suspected to have posted the viral video of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, while he struggled to read a speech at a public event in Kano, has gone into hiding.…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Kensington Palace has announced. By tradition, male members of the Royal family receive a title from the monarch on their wedding day, and the vacant…

News coming from the Lagos State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) indicated that Mr. Tunde Balogun has been anointed to take over from Chief Henry Dele Ajomale as the new Chairman of the party in the state.…

A Kuwaiti TV presenter was suspended and will soon be investigated because she called her colleague handsome live on air. The TV host made the comment during Kuwait Television’s live coverage of the country’s municipal elections which…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has announced plans to divert traffic ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) state convention. A section of Acme Road in Ikeja will be closed, the body has announced,…

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over Sea Petroleum Oil & Gas Ltd. and other assets belonging to Sen. Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi over an unpaid debt of about N20 billion. AMCON said the takeover followed…

Jose Mourinho has said Manchester United could not turn down an opportunity to re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo -- but added that he does not think Real Madrid want to sell. Ronaldo, 33, has been repeatedly linked with an exit from the…

Two bottles of rare 60-year-old Macallan whisky fetched a total of more than $2 million under the hammer on Friday in Hong Kong, Bonhams said, with both sales shattering the previous world auction record for the spirit. One bottle,…