The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has announced that troops of operation Hadin Kai killed no fewer than 38 Boko Haram members in two weeks. Acting director, defence media operations, Bernard Onyeuko who gave an update on operations conducted by the armed forces across the country between October 14 and 28, said a total of 11 criminal elements including their…
Professional footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez are expecting a set of twins. They made the announcement via Instagram, sharing photos of the ultrasound. This is the 5th and 6th babies for Cristiano and the 2nd and 3rd for Georgina. It will be Cristiano’s second set of twins. He welcomed a…
Emma Raducanu has revealed she’s donated her US Open trophy to the LTA at the National Tennis Centre. The 18-year-old put herself and British tennis at the forefront of world tennis by becoming the first ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam when she beat Leylah Fernandez in the final. Raducanu picked up a cool £1.8m in prize money for…
President Buhari has approved the construction and equipping of a 14-bed space Presidential Clinic at a cost of N21 billion. The Permanent Secretary State House, Umar Tijjani, disclosed this to members of the Senate Committee on Federal Character while presenting a N40 billion budget proposal for the statehouse on Thursday, October 28. Tijjani while…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has raised an alarm of real estates in the country being allegedly used to launder illicit funds. Appearing before a House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the activities of estate developers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…
Sokoto State Government has announced that it has asked the Federal Government to suspend its telecoms blockade on 14 local government areas of the state. The blockade which was also imposed in Zamfara and Kaduna states, is part of the strategy employed to tackle banditry in North-West states. Sokoto State Government its appeal for a…
As Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB members continue in their struggle for the creation of Biafra, singer Speed Darlington has said that he doesn’t want to belong to a country of only Igbo people. The singer stated this during an exchange with an Instagram user who took to his page to warn him against speaking ill of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has told the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to always embrace dialogue instead of going on strikes. In his address during the 36th Convocation Ceremony of the University of Ilorin on Saturday October 23, the President who was represented by the Prof Ignatius Onimawo, said Nigerian universities can’t afford…
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Gifty Powers has taken to social media to hail singer Davido for always being there for his kids. Taking to her Instastories hours after Davido teamed with his ex, Chioma, to throw their son, Ifeanyi, his second birthday party, Gifty wrote ; No papa better pass Davido. Periodttttt… No matter…
A 27-year-old man has surrendered himself to police in Oloitoktok, Kajiado County, Kenya and confessed to killing his girlfriend after an argument. The man, who identified himself as an IT intern, admitted to stabbing his girlfriend, a 22-year-old Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) student, Miriam Chepchirchir, to death on Friday, October 22. The suspect told police…
