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The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA), Dr Emeka Ogah, has confirmed the death of one of his medical consultants, Dr Canice Ebirim, Tuesday, during the Super Eagles of Nigeria match with Argentina. Ogah told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Wednesday, that reports reaching him suggested that Ebirim died during the world […]

Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, Nigeria’s finance minister, was quite pleased to inform the public last week that the federal government had released a total of N1.6 trillion for capital spending tied to the 2017 budget. According to her, the amount was the highest spent by any administration on capital projects. Of the N1.6 trillion, the Ministry […]

Youths in their thousands have shut down the streets of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria protesting the killings of over 200 people in three Local Government Areas of the state The protester who went round the major streets of Jos took their protest to the government house to present their grievances to the governor. Reports coming […]

  A College of Medicine lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State, Nigeria, Dr. Anthony Ugwu, has blamed politicians for the medical radiography quackery in Nigeria. Dr. Ugwu, currently at the University of Zimbabwe for external examination of final year radiography students is billed to also audit radiology examinations within this period. The lecturer […]

The fans felt that both the BBC and world feed commentators were biased and more leaned towards Argentina whose star player, Lionel Messi, was backed to inspire the team to a much-needed victory. At some point, the world feed commentator said it would be unthinkable for Argentina to crash out of the world cup at […]

Former Nigerian Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, earlier today embarked on a sole protest in Abuja over killing of innocent citizens in Plateau State by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Above and below are photos of security agents allegedly harassing the ex-Minister, Oby Ezekwesili. An unconfirmed report has it that she also appeared in court in solidarity […]

A television commentator died of a heart attack soon after Egypt’s last-minute defeat to Saudi Arabia in its final World Cup game on Monday. Egyptian, Abdel Rahim Mohamed, a well-known and respected figure after a long career as broadcast analyst and formerly coach of a top club team, “felt emotional” during Egypt’s nail-biting clash in […]

This is very sad. Amidst tears, heavy heart and sorrow, mass burial of the victims of the renewed massacre across 11 villages of Barikin Ladi, Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria has begun. How sordid it can be, as hundreds of corpses have been recovered across the affected villages of Barikin Ladi and Riyom LGAs of Plateau […]

It has been ten years since the self-styled “strong man of Ibadan politics”, Chief Lamidi Ariyibi Akanji Adedibu, died. He died on June 11, 2008. I do not recall seeing many tributes or advertisements in the newspapers or other media commemorating his life and legacy. There was no public lecture or any important statements from […]

Bella Hadid was surrounded by a host of A-list celebs at the Dior Show in Paris on Saturday. She left little to the imagination following her appearance at the glitzy fashion presentation during Paris Men’s Fashion Week later that day. The supermodel, 21, turned heads as her perky cleavage spilled out of her perilously low-cut […]

Zayyan Gwandu, son of Haliru Gwandu Abubakar, the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), has died. Zayyan was one of the victims of reprisal attacks following the killings in three local government areas of Plateau State by suspected herdsmen. Popular social commentator Gimba Kakanda shared the news of Zayyans death […]

Nigerian football fans are scrambling to secure tickets for the last group D match between Nigeria and Argentina at the ongoing 2018 World Cup in Russia. An official of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on condition of anonymity said more fans may not be able to […]

Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem, 35, of Bowie, Maryland and Nigeria, was on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, sentenced to 15 years in prison for leading a vast conspiracy to steal identities and file fraudulent tax returns. He was ordered to pay more than $12 million in restitution and will be subject to deportation when released from prison. […]

Rector of Igbajo Polytechnic in Osun state, Olaolu Olugbenga, has been detained by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over allegations that he forged  his doctorate degree (PhD certificate). Olugbenga, who was also a former Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Oduduwa University, a private institution in Ogun State, was arrested by the […]

The 18th edition of the BET Awards has come and gone yet the captivating red carpet looks are still fresh in our minds. The ceremony which celebrates achievements in entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and movies was held at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, June 24, 2018. Top American actor and singer, Jamie Foxx was given the opportunity […]

Nollywood star actress, Moyo Lawal shared this photo to celebrate moments after Nigerian Super Eagles defeated Iceland last week. She wrote: ‘just because we won. Up Super Eagles. Please do not zoom’! It is hoped she would come out hotter than this on Tuesday after Nigeria would have played against Argentina.

According to a new report by the World Poverty Clock, Nigeria has now overtaken India as the country with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty in the world. The report says extreme poverty in Nigeria is growing by six people every minute, the highest number in the world. At the end of […]

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Gifty, on Friday, shared her nude bedroom photo and according to her, its ‘Happy Naked Day’. She says she came to the world naked and that whoever has a problem with her nude photo should excuse her. In our own case, we are getting used to it.

A church has officially opened in Ghana and is calling for more members and from what Informationng gathers, the specialty of the church is ritual money. Sakawa is the euphemism for ritual money and it’s a practice which is looked down on in the Ghanaian society yet it is practiced secretly by mostly the youth […]

The wife of Chief Kessington Adebutu, Mrs. Rosemary Adebutu, whose daughter, Tope married Jonwo, former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s son, isn’t going to watch her daughter’s name dragged in the mud, at least not by supposed in-laws who have benefited from the Adebutu family. Since the court summons and sworn affidavit of Jonwo Obasanjo on why he […]