Imo State High Court in Owerri yesterday declined an application by former Governor Ikedi Ohakim for some policemen and a business woman, Ms. Chinyere Amuchienwa-Igwebe, to be imprisoned. Ohakim filed… Read More »Court declines Ohakim’s application to jail woman
Obong of Calabar Edidem Ekpo Okon (Abasi Otu V) has declared his full support for Governor Ben Ayade and his administration. The monarch spoke yesterday when Ayade visited his private… Read More »Ayade: we’ll work with you says Monarch
Mumbai Indians secured a fifth Indian Premier League title with a five-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in the final. Mumbai, the most successful team in IPL history, chased 157 with… Read More »IPL 2020: Mumbai Indians Beat Delhi Capitals To Win Fifth Title
Irate youths of Ute-Okpu, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, on Tuesday took to the streets to protest rising deaths of youths in the area. It was… Read More »Youths: Market Burn Over Strange Deaths
First lady Melania Trump, much like her husband, is operating as though he didn’t lose last week’s election: She has yet to reach out to first lady-elect Jill Biden, a… Read More »Melania Trump Has Not Reached Out To Jill Biden Either
One of the most prominent Palestinian political figures, Saeb Erekat, has died with Covid-19, officials say. The 65-year-old passed away in Jerusalem at Hadassah Medical Center, where he had been… Read More »Saeb Erekat: Key Palestinian Negotiator Dies Of Covid-19
Music Singer Simi has narrated how the motherhood journey has been for her, she shared this on an Instagram live recently. She said “It is a blessing and it’s like… Read More »Music: Simi opens up on motherhood
A court in Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos is due to hear a case filed by a lawyer against the Central Bank of Nigeria to demand the removal of Arabic… Read More »Nigerian lawyer wants Arabic words removed from currency
A round of layoffs at the Republican National Committee Monday blindsided staff, three sources familiar with what happened , as President Donald Trump continues his legal push to contest Joe… Read More »Republican National Committee Staff Blindsided By Layoffs
BBNaija Lockdown finalist, Nengi and TrikyTee have secured a political appointment with the Bayelsa state government. The Bayelsa State governor, Senator Duoye Diri announced the appointment of Nengi as Senior… Read More »BBNaija: Nengi, TrikyTee appointed SSAs in Bayelsa
An outbreak of strange illness has led to the death of three (3) persons in Okpeilo- Otukpa community, Ogbadigbo Local Government area, Benue state. A member of the community Paul… Read More »Benue state: Strange illness kills three in Okpeilo- Otukpa community
The Association of Resident Doctors at the Ondo State University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (UNIMEDTH) on Monday began indefinite strike over non-payment of four months’ salary. Legal officers at… Read More »Resident doctors, others begin strike in Ondo
A conglomeration of churches in Nigeria has urged security agencies in the country to secure the release their pastors and members abducted by kidnappers in Borno State. The churches made… Read More »Worshippers Tells Kidnappers To Release Their Members
A six-year-old girl’s lifeless body has been found at a burial ground in Kurmi Mashi area of Kaduna metropolis. The girl identified as Aisha Ya’u was suspected to have been… Read More »Kaduna: Six-year-old raped to death
Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has invited his rival, former President Henri Konan Bédié, for talks following violence sparked by his controversial third-term win. Opposition leaders boycotted last month’s vote… Read More »Ivory Coast president invites rival for talks on crisis
An Islamic scholar in northern Nigeria has called for local actress Rahama Sadau to be charged in an Islamic court for reportedly triggering blasphemous comments about the Prophet Muhammad, after… Read More »Actress faces prosecution after debate over pictures of her
Joe Biden is someone who “will do everything to bring people together”, former UK prime minister Gordon Brown said. Speaking to the Today Programme on 4, Brown said Biden’s international… Read More »Biden will bring people together, says former UK PM Gordon Brown
Ghana’s new daily coronavirus cases have increased from an average of 25 to 130 over the past two weeks, raising concerns about a possible second wave of the virus in… Read More »Ghana daily Covid-19 infections jump five-fold over fortnight
The Pastor-in-Charge of Divine Shadow Church Daudu, Uhembe Jacob, has been killed by angry youths over his alleged complicity in missing male organ in the community. Daudu is a a… Read More »Pastor killed over missing male organ in Benue
Kidnappers who abducted some traders along the Akure-Owo highway have reduced the ransom demand from N11million to N5million. The kidnappers last Saturday abducted 16 persons, but the Ondo State Police… Read More »Kidnappers reduce ransom for five traders to N5m
For years, Shiva helped police find bodies in Hussain Sagar lake in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. And then one day, he stopped someone before they jumped, saving a… Read More »The Indian Diver Who Has Saved More Than 100 Lives
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has delivered her first public speech about Joe Biden’s win. Merkel congratulated Biden “wholeheartedly”, saying that he knows Germany and Europe well and she had fond… Read More »Germany’s Angela Merkel makes first public speech about Biden win
The high court in Mumbai has refused to grant bail to top Indian TV news anchor Arnab Goswami, who is under arrest in an abetment to suicide case. The 47-year-old… Read More »Arnab Goswami: Bail Denied To Republic TV Founder Arrested In Suicide Case
Global markets have rallied in response to Saturday’s declaration that Joe Biden has won the US election. The end of uncertainty about the race’s outcome saw London’s FTSE 100 rise… Read More »Global Markets Rally As Biden Heads For White House