British Teen charged over massive twitter hack

A British teenager has been charged with hacking the social media site Twitter and stealing thousands of dollars worth of Bitcoin by taking over the accounts of celebrities and business leaders. The US Department of Justice charged Mason Sheppard, 19, of Bognor Regis, with...

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S.e.x shop assault: Senator Abbo now FREE

Adamawa-North lawmaker, Senator Elisha Abbo, has won the case of assault instituted against him before a Magistrate Court in Zuba, Abuja by the Nigeria Police Force. This is despite a viral video showing Abbo assaulting a woman, Osimibibra Warmate; and a televised press conference...

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Bimbo Afolayan builds her parents a house [photos/video]

Bimbo Afolayan has just completed a building for her parents. She presented the gifts to them at Sallah. The actress who is also into property business show cased the building on her page while congratulating her parents.  See more photos of the building and a video...

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Queen's bodyguard found with 9 bags of cocaine & ketamine

One of the Queen's bodyguards was arrested on suspicion of drugs possession after white powder was found in a bathroom at St James's Palace.  The private was said to have nine bags of cocaine and ketamine among his possessions after police searched his room and car at...

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Sallah tragedy: Four die, six injured in Niger accident

Four persons died today in a motor accident on the Lambata, Minna road in Niger State. Six other people were injured,according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The FRSC Niger Sector Commander Joel Dagwa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Minna that the accident,...

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Lagos opens boarding houses as schools resume next week

The Lagos State Ministry of Education has approved for its boarding schools to receive SS3 pupils resuming next Monday. In a statement announcing the resumption of schools for SS3 and Technical College 3 students, the Education Commissioner, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo said day...

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Nigerian lady who started an online petition requesting that trucks be banned at certain hours on Lagos road is killed by one

She started the campaign in 2018 and sadly, her friends, family and fans are mourning her today.  According to her friend Simi, who shared the sad news, Deedee Ajoku was brutally killed by one of the trucks. ''Sometime ago my sweet friend deedee sent dis petition to...

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No herbal medicine has been approved for COVID-19 –NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has insisted that it is yet to approve any herbal medicine for the treatment of COVID-19. The Director of Public Affairs of the agency, Dr Abubakar Jimoh, in an interview with Punch correspondent, said a drug...

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34-year-old nurse dies after being stabbed 13 times by husband

Police in Gilgil Town, Nakuru County, Kenya have arrested a 34-year-old man on allegations of killing his wife, also aged 34. Josephine Wangari Kamau, a nurse at the psychiatric wing of Gilgil Sub-County Hospital, was killed at around 5am Tuesday, July 28, police say. It...

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Nigeria records 481 new Coronavirus infections, total 42,689

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday night, announced 481 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the West African nation to 42,689. Ten deaths were recorded from the virus in the past 24 hours pushing the total number of confirmed...

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14 year-old girl 'r*ped by coronavirus patient while pal filmed at quarantine centre'

A 14-year-old girl has been r*ped by a coronavirus patient as his friend stood guard at the largest quarantine centre in India, police say. The alleged victim and both men had tested positive for the virus and were staying at the 10,000-bed facility in Delhi when the s.e.x...

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Hundreds of s.e.x offenders vanish from police records after changing their names

Hundreds of convicted s.e.x offenders have slipped off the police's radar simply by changing their names. Figures obtained from just 16 of the UK's 46 police forces showed that 913 people with s.e.x offense convictions have gone missing. It is believed that many of these...

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Regina Daniels’ mum curses Instagram troll

Rita Daniels, mother of young Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, cursed a social media user for accusing her over her daughter’s choice of husband. Regina, 20, married her billionaire husband Ned Nwoko in 2019. Their marriage has received several criticisms due to the age difference...

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Couple win fight to name son Lucifer after registrar warned he 'won't succeed in life'

A couple won the battle to officially name their son Lucifer after a registrar reportedly told them he "wouldn't succeed in life" if they chose it. Dan and Mandy Sheldon went to register their four-month-old son last week when the council office was able to reopen after lockdown. Dad...

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Ghanaian woman lashed for allegedly sleeping with Sudanese man in Saudi Arabia

A disturbing video in circulation on social media captures a Ghanaian woman being flogged for allegedly sleeping with a Sudanese man. Commentaries on the viral video indicate that the incident happened in Saudi Arabia. A preceding video which cannot be shared on this site...

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Why we’re seizing donkey skin in Nigeria — FG

The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Services, an arm of Federal Ministry of Agriculture, has explained its invasion of donkey skin processing camps across the federation and seizing donkey skin from owners.  The director of the agency, Dr. Olusegun Awoniyi said the...

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Ukrainian rapper's wife 'chopped up her dead husband and kept him in the fridge [photos]

The dismembered body of a popular rap singer was found in his flat in Russia after his wife reportedly chopped up his body and cleaned his organs in a washing machine and sprinkled them with salt.  Known as Andy Cartwright, 30, his wife claimed he had died of a drug overdose...

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We use tyre jack as guns to rob victims ― Uber driver

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Lagos State Police Command, have arrested an Uber driver, Andrew Valentino, 38, who used his car for ‘ Catch-in-the –air’ robbery, otherwise known as one chance, dispossessing unsuspecting passengers of their cash, phones...

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British-Ghanaian rapper, Solo 45 is jailed for 24 years for holding four women against their will and raping them 21 times

A grime artist who held four women against their will and repeatedly r*ped them was today jailed for 24 years. Andy Anokye, 33, who performed under the stage name Solo 45, was found guilty at Bristol Crown Court of 30 charges relating to a two-year period. These were 21...

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Nollywood actress Angela Okorie marries heartthrob [photos]

Beautiful Nollywood actress Angela Okorie has now officially married her heartthrob, known as Desmond Chukwudi. She revealed the wedding in several posts on her instagram page. She captioned one of the posts: “Trust me Love is a beautiful thing”. Her engagement was leaked...

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Dubai Crown Prince pays hospital bills of Nigerian mother stranded with quadruplets

Dubai's Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has paid the hospital expenses of a Nigerian mother and her quadruplets stranded in the city with mounting medical bills, according to the hospital. Suliyat Adulkareem, 29, gave birth to the babies, two...

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Awolowo died without Christ, he never fulfilled his destiny – Olukoya

General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, Pastor Daniel Olukoya has said that the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo never fulfilled his destiny because he did not give his life to Christ. He said despite the greatness and exploit of Awolowo on the political...

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First dog to test positive for COVID-19 in the U.S. has died

A German shepherd in New York that had the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in a dog in the U.S. has died. Robert and Allison Mahoney of Staten Island told National Geographic that their 7-year-old shepherd, Buddy, developed breathing problems in mid-April after Robert had...

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Borno Senator Ali Ndume tells FG to stop pardoning ex-Boko Haram insurgents

The senator representing Borno south, Ali Ndume, has kicked against the reintegration of former Boko Haram fighters into the society. At least 600 former insurgents completed a de-radicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration (DRR) programme in July this year. But during...

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Emmy awards ceremony to be held online due to pandemic

A day after announcing nominations for the Emmy Awards, the Television Academy on Wednesday informed top nominees that the ceremony in September will be held online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was expected given the restrictions and lockdowns imposed...

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Oyo reopens praying grounds for Eid-el-Kabir prayers

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Thursday ordered reopening of praying grounds for Muslims in the state for the 2020 Eid-el-Kabir prayers. Makinde in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, however, warned that Muslim faithful must ensure strict...

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Former Minister Sam Momah is dead

Former Minister of Science and Technology, Major General Sam Momah (Rtd.) is dead. He died on Wednesday afternoon after complicated diabetic issues. Momah’s death came after celebrating his 77th birthday on July 6 during which he launched his 13th book titled: “Restructuring...

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Bill Gates supports Trump... wants schools reopened

Bill Gates has sided with President Donald Trump in arguing for the reopening of schools in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, saying the 'benefits outweigh the costs for younger students.' The Microsoft founder, 64, rallied for schools to open in an interview with CNBC’s...

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Breaking! Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Fasanmi is dead

A prominent elder statesman and leader of Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere, Senator Ayo Fasanmi, is dead. He died in the early hours of this morning. Fasanmi who died at 94 was born on September 25, 1925.  An official announcement is yet to be made by his family....

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Sam Smith announces collaboration with Burna boy

English singer, Sam Smith, has announced a collaboration with Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy. Smith on his Twitter page shared a short snippet of the new song titled My Oasis which is also first track off his third album yet to be released. “New...

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