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Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State fell off while alighting from his official car last Friday and injured his left foot, a statement from the Kogi State Government House, Lokoja, said on Tuesday. The statement signed by Mr Kingsley…

The Alake of Egbaland, Adedotun Gbadebo, says President Muhammadu Buhari deserves to be re-elected to enable him consolidate on the policies and programmes he has initiated to transform the country. Mr Gbadebo stated this when a…

Jay-Z, American rapper, says he cried when his mother, Gloria Carter, revealed to him that she was in love with another woman. In 2017, the hip hop mogul’s mother came out as a lesbian and the development inspired him to write…

Zinedine Zidane’s defending Champions Real Madrid trashed Juventus 3-0. Zidane returned to his old stumping ground in Turin and armed with red-hot Cristiano Ronaldo and left with a well deserved victory. Real Madrid started same team…

Gunshots erupted at YouTube’s offices in California Tuesday, sparking a panicked escape by employees and a massive police response. Some media reports said several people were injured. San Bruno police warned on Twitter to stay…

A 13-year-old son of a policeman is suspected to have hanged himself in Gombe, the police said on Tuesday. Mary Malum, police public relations officer in Gombe state, said the boy identified as Muhammadu Al-amin, was found hanging in…

Nigerian business magnate, Aliko Dangote who gave out one of his daughters’ hand in marriage some days ago, has reportedly given ace Nigerian comedian, Ali Baba N25million to distribute to young Nigerians interested in business.…

The Nigeria Police Force says it will arraign Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, at the federal high court in Lokoja, Kogi state capital, on May 10. Also to be arraigned alongside the lawmaker are the four suspects…

Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters and presidential candidate for the 2019 election, says even while sleeping, he can do better than President Muhammadu Buhari. On Tuesday, hundreds of his supporters and members of the…

Some gunmen on Tuesday invaded the police station at Gegu village on Lokoja–Abuja road, killing two of the policemen on duty. William Aya, spokesman of the Kogi state police command, confirmed this to TheCable. “It is true that…

A Top Russian teacher is under investigation after an explicit photo leaked showing her getting intimate with a teenage student. Irina Ibragimkhalimova, 41, a deputy head, is seen in the intimate photo with Valeria Fedorova, 17.…

Less than a year to the next general elections in Nigeria, the biggest deficit in the political process leading to that moment is the absence of a robust, virile and effective opposition. The role of the opposition in a democracy is to…

President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress Governors Forum are presently meeting behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The agenda of the meeting is however uncertain yet, but it can not be…

A member of the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Alhaji Nasiru Danu has asked Nigerians to continue to support President Muhammadu Buhari saying the statements credited to former President…

Xerona Duke, daughter of Governor of Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, who got engaged to her sweetheart DJ Caise of Beat FM last year and also held her introduction ceremony, has released their beautiful pre-wedding photos.…

Few days ago, the Nigerian social media space was set on fire after the sex tape of Nigerian singer,  Douglas Jack Agu a.k.a Runtown, was leaked. Eric Many who obtained a Federal High Court injunction on the singer, restraining him…

Nigerian Lawyer, Festus Keyamo has reacted to reports of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo berating President Buhari who he called a failure and further warned Nigerians not to elect in 2019 election. In series of tweets. Festus Keyamo…

Nigerian music legend, Majek Fashek, has lent his support to embattled Nigerian Senator Dino Melaye, who is currently battling with possibly getting recalled from the Senate and also a case with the Nigerian Police, following the arrest of…

A Russian former general has warned the world is on the brink of ‘the last war in the history of mankind’ amid the diplomatic fallout over the poisoning of a UK spy. Evgeny Buzhinskiy, who served 41 years in the Russian military,…

President Muhammadu Buhari will be returning to the United Kingdom but this time around for his annual vacation. Last year, Buhari spent up to 154 days in the UK treating an undisclosed ailment. He returned to the country on…

President Cyril Ramaphosa says Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the hero of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa will be given a state funeral. Madikizela-Mandela, who died on Monday aged 81, was one of the few remaining…

Ayo ‘Wizkid’ Balogun, a Nigerian singer, may be on a collision course with The Weeknd, a US-based Canadian singer, over the latter’s attempt to own the Starboy name. According to TMZ, The Weeknd’s lawyers have moved against an…

Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Monday denied reports that he will contest the 2019 presidential election. Mr. Saraki, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, said report making the rounds that he will…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it seized 174,015 litres of smuggled petroleum products worth N27, 755,492 in one year. Seme, the border town between Nigeria and Republic Benin notorious for smuggling, is the preferred choice…