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Controversial Nollywood star, Tonto Dikeh, has gone ahead to inform her fans that her Reality Show “King Tonto” would be on air soon. This is coming barely two days after her estranged husband, Olakunle Churchill, sued her alongside Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji, for featuring his son, King …...

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday that his experience as a military dictator is one of the major reasons he is not “in a hurry to do anything.” The president said he prefers to seriously reflect on issues placed before him and ensure that his conscience had … via Premium Times...

A transporter identified as Lateef Saka, has been arraigned before the Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stabbing his wife with a kitchen knife. The 36-year-old is facing a charge of assault for stabbing his wife on her head. The prosecutor, Sgt. Kehinde Omisakin, told...

The fighting took place in Gueskerou, a village in the West African country’s southeastern region of Diffa bordering Nigeria, from where a bloody uprising by Boko Haram fighters has spilled over. At least five Niger soldiers were killed and a dozen others wounded … via The Guardian Nigeria...

Presidency has debunked a news report quoting President Muhammadu Buhari as saying he does not know whether he would contest the 2019 presidential election. President Buhari arrives Paris Ahead of the One Planet Summit in France President Buhari was quoted to have granted a radio interview in …...

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, said on Friday that 147 officers of the Nigeria Police Force and sister security agencies in Zone 5, have been trained to counter terrorism. The I-G made this disclosure at the closing ceremony of the five-day National Counter Terrorism Incident...

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned until Feb. 6, the trial of erstwhile Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, over alleged N2.1bn fraud. *Dokpesi Justice John Tsoho, fixed the date after the 11th prosecution witness, Mr Gabriel Agorye, testified on Friday. Agorye, led...

The Kaduna State Wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) says the 21,780 primary school teachers sacked by Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i should reapply. The state NUT Chairman, Audu Amba, told newsmen in Kaduna on Friday that the affected teachers would “reapply, sit for another examination and if...

A Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Friday sentenced a 27-year-old student, Aonover Iorwuese, to four months imprisonment for cheating. Iorwuese of Gboko, Benue, was convicted and sentenced after pleading guilty to a two-count charge of cheating and theft.‎ He begged for leniency, saying that...

Michael Douglas has said the claims are "a complete lie" A former employee of Michael Douglas has described how she says she was sexually harassed by the actor – more than a week after he issued a pre-emptive denial of the claims. Author and … via BBC News – http://ift.tt/2EUXxQt Image...

DEADLY GAME Palloma Lima died on Monday night after being abandoned critically injured at a hospital in Gama, Brazil 10th January 2018, 12:47 am Updated: 10th January 2018, 5:39 am THE boyfriend of a teenage girl has been arrested after allegedly shooting her dead during a game of Russian...

The owner of the three cows (not pictured) reported the incident to police (Picture: Getty) A man has been arrested for allegedly having sex with three cows. One of the cows, owned by a milkman in Vadodara, a city in northern India, was found dead the next day. Mother charges five-year-old …...

Millionaire hires strippers for 12 year old son’s birthday To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Disturbing footage has emerged of a boy dancing with strippers hired by his father for his 12th birthday. The clip was posted...

Colin Firth announces he won’t work with Woody Allen again Colin Firth has made his stance on Woody Allen clear.Image: Dave Allocca/Starpix/James Gourley/REX/Shutterstock By Sam Haysom2018-01-19 10:16:26 UTC Colin Firth has become the latest in a string of actors to distance themselves from...

This story might just make you CRY.. Literally. This story is saddening, saddening because the lady in question may or may not be able to conceive again. Saddening because, some men are truly scum and also, because a lover was not only fooled but a close friend was used to fill … Get More...

20-year-old Southern California man, Samuel Woodward, is charged with murder in the stabbing death of a former high school classmate. 19-year-old Ivy League student Blaze Bernstein was reportedly stabbed more than 20 times. His body was found in a park earlier this month, one week after he …...

Wande Coal Nigerian song writer and singer, Oluwatobi Ojosipe popularly known as `Wande Coal’ has released a new music video titled `Turkey Nla’ The former Mavins Records strong man took to his twitter handle @wandecoal on Thursday to announce the released of the video stating: “Turkey Nla video...

President Muhammadu Buhari has been accused of being intolerant and vengeful in the manner he treated late Musa Yar’Adua. via Tori News – http://ift.tt/2DmCyFu -- Get More Nigeria Political News

Ibrahim Tumsah and Tijani Tumsah, both brothers and working for the federal government are now facing charges over refusal to declare their assets – The suit was filed by Okoi Obono-Obla’s Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public … via Nigeria News today & Breaking...

Court dismisses bank claim to the ownership of Ikoyi flat – EFCC probes how $500m Abacha loot reportedly went missing The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of Flat 7B, Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos to the … via Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Nigerian...