An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday ordered that a 37-year-old man, Hameed Ayinla, who allegedly defiled his nine-year-old stepdaughter be remanded in a custodial centre. The… Read More »Court Remands Man For Allegedly Defiling His 9-Year-Old Step Daughter
A rare 102-carat white diamond has sold at auction for $15.7m (£12.1m) in what experts say is a “bargain”. The gemstone went to an unnamed telephone bidder. The auction was… Read More »Flawless 102-Carat Diamond a ‘Bargain’ at $16m
Britain’s Geraint Thomas has been forced to pull out of the Giro d’Italia because of a fractured hip. The Ineos Grenadiers rider, 34, crashed just before the start of Monday’s… Read More »Geraint Thomas Pulls out of Giro D’Italia with Fractured Hip
Protesters in Kyrgyzstan calling for the country’s parliamentary election to be annulled have broken into parliament in the capital, Bishkek. Footage showed people in the office of President Sooronbai Jeenbekov,… Read More »Kyrgyzstan Election: Protesters Storm Parliament Over Vote-Rigging Claims
Iran does not care who will take the office in Washington in the upcoming U.S. presidential election in November, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday. What matters… Read More »Iran Does Not Care Who Becomes U.S. President – Spokesman
Arsenal have signed Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid on a long-term deal after paying his 50m euros (£45.3m) release clause. The 27-year-old Ghana midfielder made 35 league appearances and scored… Read More »Thomas Partey: Arsenal Complete £45m Deal for Atletico Madrid Midfielder
When Edinson Cavani’s Paris St-Germain contract was not extended in June, it brought to an end a seven-year romance with the French capital. While many would have seen it coming,… Read More »Edinson Cavani to Manchester United: A Star in Decline or a Missing Piece?
In 2011, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton met with an exciting new singer named Ariana Grande. She was 18 at the time, and looking for a manager to help launch her… Read More »Perez Hilton: I Never Needed to be so Cruel
Armed robbers have attacked the parish priest of St. Augustine’s Catholic Church Parish Demekpe, Fr. Mfa Mdooyongo Solomon, in Makurdi, Benue state capital. The attack occurred in the early hours… Read More »Robbers Attack Parish Priest In Makurdi
Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho have been told to delay their arrival at England’s training camp. It is understood a group of more than six people, including Chilwell… Read More »England: Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell & Jadon Sancho told to Delay Arrival
Top entertainers Olamide, Wizkid, Davido, Don Jazzy and Falz have called on the Federal Government to put an end to the incessant brutalities by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad… Read More »Olamide, Wizkid, Davido, Don Jazzy, Falz Join #EndSARS Campaign
Will the Kremlin be trying to “Keep America Great”? Is Beijing rooting for Biden? These questions are on the minds of the US intelligence community in the run-up to November’s… Read More »US election 2020: Who do Russia, China and Iran want to win?
Some private schools in Niger State have insisted that they would resume for first term against the directive of the state government. The government, in line with the decision taken… Read More »Niger Private Schools Insist On Resuming For First Term
It’s 50 years since Janis Joplin died of an overdose in Los Angeles aged only 27. Her sad death is the one main fact many people know about her –… Read More »Janis Joplin: ‘There was no-One like Her’
The Prime Minister has urged people to return to cinemas following news Cineworld is temporarily closing its UK and US venues, affecting 45,000 jobs. Boris Johnson said he would “encourage… Read More »Boris Johnson Urges People to ‘go to the Cinema’
Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello has said the only way to drastically reduce kidnapping is to stop negotiating with the perpetrators. The governor said this during the Senate Press Corps’… Read More »Why Kogi Stopped Negotiating With Kidnappers, By Bello
Police in Anambra State have rescued a day-old wrapped in a piece of cloth and abandoned inside a drainage in Abuja Estate in Awka, the state capital, police spokesman Haruna Mohammed… Read More »Police Rescue Newborn In Anambra
The Japanese founder of popular fashion brand Kenzo has died aged 81, from complications linked to coronavirus. Tributes have poured in from all across the world for Kenzo Takada who… Read More »Kenzo Takada: Japanese Designer Dies After Catching Covid-19
Lana Del Rey has upset some of her fans due to her choice of face mask at a recent book signing in California. The star appeared at a branch of… Read More »Lana Del Rey Criticised for Wearing Mesh Mask to Meet Fans
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a special salary scale for teachers across the country. The approval coincided with commemoration of the World Teachers Day on October 5. He also increased… Read More »BREAKING: Buhari Approves Special Salary For Teachers
Every year, on 21 November, the sun sets behind the mountains of Tromsø in northern Norway, and doesn’t reappear for two months. During this long Polar night, or mørketid, the… Read More »How Dagny’s Luminous Pop Battles Norway’s Endless Nights
Sixteen years after Eedris Abdulkareem’s fallout with American rapper, 50cent, American rapper and former G Unit gang member Yung Buck, has revisited the incident in an interview that has gone… Read More »Eedris Abdulkareem Replies G Unit Rapper On 50cent Beef
US Open champion Dominic Thiem booked his spot in the French Open fourth round with a hard-fought 6-4 6-3 6-1 victory over Norwegian Casper Ruud. The Austrian, 27, faced eight… Read More »French Open 2020: Dominic Thiem Beats Casper Ruud in Straight Sets
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arrested no fewer than ten suspects for their alleged involvement in internet frauds. The suspects namely: Isaac Ogundayo; David Ayodele; Etiowe… Read More »EFCC Nabs 10 Suspects In Oyo