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Social media is currently awash with news of Odion Ighalo’s surprise move to Manchester United. The English football giants late on Friday night agreed a deal with Shanghai Shenhua of China to sign Ighalo on a six months contract, making him the first Nigerian to officially play … read more...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has disclosed that Nigerians living in Chinese city of Wuhan where coronavirus was first noticed, have expressed unwillingness to return home. Speaking at a press conference on Friday January 31, Lai Mohammed who noted that the federal...

The US State Department on Friday night announced that it has put six new countries under its travel ban list. Under a proclamation signed Friday by President Trump, citizens from Eritrea, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan and Nigeria- Africa’s most populous country, won’t be allowed to apply for visas to...

Mase, one of Diddy’s Bad Boy Records stars, has called the mogul out over his Grammy speech. At the Clive Davis’ pre-Grammys gala last weekend, Diddy called out the Recording Academy for overlooking rap and R&B musicians in major categories. "Every year y’all be killing us man," Diddy said...

UK-based singer, Daffy Blanco has accused DMW act Peruzzi of allegedly trying to rape her after she hired him to write songs for her and also making an upfront payment of N10m. The lady said she hired Peruzzi to write songs for her after a Bank Manager spoke highly of … via Linda Ikeji’s...

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first Instagram user (besides Instagram) to gather 200 million followers on the platform. The football star announced the milestone by sharing a photo montage on Wednesday.... read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/3aMiH3M Get More Nigeria...

A self-confessed Nigerian cyber fraudster and drug-dealer, Dan Aiyegbusi has been jailed for five years in the UK. Following a proactive investigation by the Met’s Cyber Crime Unit (CCU), Aiyegbusi, 23, of Eastern Boulevard, Leicester, was sentenced on.... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog –...

A civil servant has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his wife’s 17 years old niece at their SS Quarters, Jikwoyi residence in the Federal Capital Territory. Francis Yusuf Kyamang,37, was arrested on the 13th September 2019 by operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition...

The United Arab Emirate on Wednesday January 29, confirmed Middle East’s first cases of the deadly Coronavirus. A family of four who arrived the country from Wuhan (the Chinese city where the virus broke out at the end of 2019), were diagonosed with the flu-like virus..... Read more via...

Nigeria’s Victor Moses on Wednesday night made his first appearance for his new club, Inter Milan as the Italian heavyweights defeated Fiorentina 2-1 in the Coppa Italia clash at the 50,000 capacity Stadio Guiseppe Meaza .… read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/37DRJtn Get More...

Manchester city have qualified for the Caraboa cup final and will now face Aston Villa despite losing 0-1 to rivals, Manchester United at the Etihad – the second time Pep Guardiola’s men have lost to Manchester United at the Etihad this season.… read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog –...

The US Military has now increased the number of casualties suffered by US soldiers to 50, after an Iranian missile strike on a US base in Iraq early this month in retaliation for the US killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.… Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/38NZRra...

The Commander of Operation Awatse, Rear Admiral Oladele Daji has opened up on the eviction notice served to residents of Tarkwa-bay in Lagos. According to Daji, the clearance operation code-named Operation Kuronbe (Yoruba word meaning Leave There) became necessary because Tarkwa-bay is a...

On Tuesday morning, actress Bimbo Afolayan, took to Instagram to cry for justice after her mum was allegedly attacked by a landlord in the estate where she resides... Internet trolls who saw the videos Bimbo shared showing her mum’s bruised body, asked her to go rent a "better" apartment for...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has reacted to Transparency International’s recent report which ranked Nigeria 146 out of 180 corrupt countries, with a total of 26 points out of a possible 100 points. In an interview with some international media organisations in London...

Two Nigerian identified as Ajagu Okwuchuku, 40, and Chinomso Charles, 31, were arrested in Lilongwe, capital of Malawi on Friday January 24 after being found to be in possession of cocaine. Okwuchuku from Anambra State and Mr Charles from Enugu State were arrested based on information given...

Christian Eriksen is officially an Inter Milan player after securing his £17.5million move from Tottenham. The Danish star, who had since agreed on personal terms with the Serie A giants, had his medical on Monday and put pen to paper on his new contract through until June 2024.... read...

Kobe Bryant’s heartbroken father has been seen for the first time since losing the NBA legend, 41, and his 13-year-old granddaughter Gigi in a helicopter crash. Joe Bryant, 65, a retired NBA star, was pictured stepping out of the Las Vegas home he shares with Kobe’s mother, Pamela, … Read...

Sabo market in Sagamu area of Ogun State is currently on fire according to some social media users. It was also alleged that no firefighter is on sight since the fire which has already razed down some parts of the market started.... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/36sBRs8...

Bolanle Olukanni, Ifuennada and other Nigerians are reacting to the decision of the Lagos state government to ban Okadas and Tricycles from operating in some parts in the state. The state government announced the ban on the operations of Okada and keke Napep riders in certain parts of the …...