Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi popularly known as Tems, won the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award at the 2024 BET Awards last night.  The singer and songwriter beat Shirley Caesar (“Award… Read More »Nigerian singer, Tems wins Best Gospel/Inspirational Award at 2024 BET

A video of a Nigerian man being beaten in his neighbourhood has sparked outrage. The video shared on X over the weekend, shows young men publicly humiliating the man whom… Read More »Outrage as man is tied up and beaten with bottles and planks before being thrown in gutter for allegedly being gay in Nigeria (video)

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped eight places in the latest FIFA men’s ranking which was released on Thursday morning. The national men’s football team dropped from the 30th position to the… Read More »Super Eagles drop to 38th in latest FIFA rankings

The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on June 11, 2024, arraigned one Usman Mallam for allegedly tearing EFCC’s official Investigation Activities’ letters and obstructing… Read More »EFCC arraigns man for tearing its investigation letters

Reckitt Nigeria, a global leader in health, hygiene, and nutrition, recently held the closing ceremony of the Fight for Access to W.A.S.H Accelerator Programme in Lagos. The event marked the… Read More »Reckitt Nigeria awards N37.8M seed funding to six social businesses

Hollywood legend, Donald Sutherland has passed on at the age of 88.  Sutherland who appeared in classics like “The Dirty Dozen,” “M*A*S*H,” “Animal House,” “Hunger Games” and many other films, died… Read More »‘Hunger Games’ star Donald Sutherland is dead

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12 as a public holiday in celebration of this year’s Democracy Day.  Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who made the announcement in a… Read More »FG declares June 12 public holiday

Singapore Airlines has announced passengers will receive $10,000 in compensation for injuries suffered on a flight hit by extreme turbulence which killed a 73-year-old man.  British father-of-two Geoff Kitchen suffered a suspected heart… Read More »Singapore Airlines passengers to receive $10k for injuries suffered during flight turbulence with larger payouts for those more badly hurt

Gunmen have killed two police officers at a security checkpoint in Akabo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State. It was gathered that the gunmen attacked the officers in the… Read More »Gunmen kill two police officers and one civilian in Imo (video)

Passengers screamed as phones and cups flew around a plane when its nose was ripped off by heavy hail on the way from Palma de Mallorca to Vienna. Austrian Airways flight… Read More »Huge praise for pilots who landed plane destroyed by massive hail stones

At least 50 people were killed and an unspecified number kidnapped, including women and children, when bandits attacked the village of Yargoje village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina… Read More »Bandits kill 50 in raid on Katsina community (video)

Benin Republic beat the Super Eagles for the first time in history, on Monday night,June 10, defeating them 2-1. The defeat means Nigeria has only three points from four World Cup… Read More »World Cup Qualifier: Benin Republic defeat Super Eagles for the first time in history

People could be heard shouting ‘get out’ as a fire tore through a block of flats next to a primary school in Hackney this evening. Roughly 100 firefighters arrived on Dalston Lane… Read More »Video/Photos: Roof collapses as huge fire tears through east London flats

According to Vanguard news Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday, June 5, granted an order of interim forfeiture of properties valued at N11,140,000,000.00… Read More »Court orders forfeiture of N11.14bn choice properties linked to Emefiele

Friends and family members have taken to social media to express their grief following the demise of Lagos-based fashion stylist, Teni Oluwo   Late Teni passed away on Tuesday, June… Read More »Friends and Family mourn as Lagos-based fashion stylist, Teni Oluwo, dies at 35

Ibrahim Lamorde, the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has died at the age of 61. Mr Lamorde died in Egypt where he was receiving medical… Read More »Former EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde, is dead

Singer Paul Okoye aka Rudeboy has shared photos from his marriage introduction. Last week, the singer visited the family of his woman, Ifeoma, in Abia to begin their wedding rites.… Read More »Singer Paul Okoye shares photos from his marriage introduction

Approximately 200 employees have been sacked by the Central Bank of Nigeria across various departments in a bank-wide restructuring exercise. The departments affected include Human Resources; Development Finance; Trade and… Read More »CBN sacks 200 staff

A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and two police officers on Tuesday, April 30, in the east London community of Hainault before being arrested, police said.… Read More »Man wielding sword arrested in East London after attacking people and leaving 5 injured (video)

A mother in Atlanta, USA disrupted an awards ceremony at her son’s school after he did not receive any prizes. She stood up in middle of the event and walked… Read More »Mum disrupts school awards ceremony after her son didn’t win any prize (Video)

Investigators of the Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a woman, Janty Emmanuel for allegedly abusing the Nigerian currency.  She was arrested on… Read More »Naira Abuse: EFCC arrests woman in Gombe