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Boko Haram kills 37 in Nigeria’s Yobe state – police

Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has killed 20 mourners returning from the burial of victims of an earlier attack by the jihadists in north-eastern...

Lady allegedly dies during ‘sex marathon’ with boyfriend

A young woman has reportedly lost her life during an intimate encounter with her boyfriend in Ilorin, Nigeria.The incident has led to the...

Mohbad: Naira Marley, Sam Larry file lawsuit against Police

Nigerian singer, Naira Marley, along with his associate, Sam Larry, has taken legal action against Nigerian police and a Lagos magistrate in response to...

Disappointment as Afronation Nigeria is officially called off

The highly anticipated Afro Nation Nigeria festival, originally scheduled to take place in Lagos in December 2023, has been officially cancelled.The announcement came...

House of Reps committee invites Naira Marley, Mohbad’s legal team

A joint committee of the House of Representatives has invited Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, over the royalties of late Afrobeat singer,...

Nigerian Supreme Court upholds President Tinubu’s election win

The Nigerian Supreme Court on Thursday, October 26, 2023, affirmed Bola Tinubu’s election as the president of Nigeria after dismissing a piece of crucial...

Rema finally speaks on joining illuminati

Famous Nigerian musician, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has finally reacted to the viral rumours making the rounds that he recently joined the...

Doctor sentenced to life in prison for rape

The head of a top Nigerian cancer clinic has been sentenced to life in prison for raping his wife's teenage niece.Dr Olufemi Olaleye...

Nigerian stuck at Pantang Hospital – Facility calls for help to repatriate patient

A 23-year-old woman on admission at the Pantang Hospital in the Greater Accra Region who is fully recovered has been stuck at the hospital...

Five Nigerians jailed for exhuming skull ‘to get rich’

Five men have been jailed for 12 years each in Nigeria after they were convicted of exhuming a human skull.They had planned to...

Over 1,500 married off by Nigerian State

1,500 women were married off on Friday at a mass wedding organised by a regional government in north-west Nigeria.The Kano state administration said it...

11 vehicles burnt as fuel tanker bursts into flames in Lagos [Video]

11 vehicles were burnt during a tanker fire incident in the Iganmu area of Lagos on the night of Thursday, October 12, 2023.The incident,...

Diphtheria outbreak kills 600 in Nigeria

More than 600 people, mostly children, have died of diphtheria in Nigeria since the current outbreak began in December 2022, officials say.With 14,000 suspected...

I almost cried after female fan grabbed my manhood – Popular musician

Nigerian musician Michael Adebayo Olayinka, alias Ruger, has finally addressed the sexual abuse he encountered during a performance in 2022.More than a year...

Nigerians outraged as Super Eagles Instagram admin features Ghanaian song

The administrator of Super Eagles official Instagram account has been attacked for using a Ghanaian song in a training video.Ahead of their friendly match...

Two suspected internet fraudsters arrested at musician’s residence

Operatives of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested two suspected internet fraudsters at the residence of Nigerian singer, John...

Nollywood actor reveals why females are richer than male counterparts

Veteran Nollywood actor and director, Charles Inojie, has said most female thespians are richer than their male counterparts because of the extra money they...

Mohbad’s father apologises to Nigerians, shares deep details about his death

Joseph Aloba, the father of Nigerian musician Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, Joseph Aloba, has broken silence on his son's death.The 27-year-old passed away on...

Reactions as Tinubu’s son flies presidential jet to watch polo event

The news of President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi, flying a presidential jet to attend polo games in Kano State has sparked mixed reactions on...

I dropped out of school because cultists disturbed me – Popular musician

Nigerian singer, Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, popularly known as Oxlade, has disclosed he dropped out of Lagos State University (LASU) in his final year because...

I lost movie roles because filmmakers considered me ‘ugly’ – Funke Akindele

Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele has shared her experience as a struggling actress in the early stages of her career.During an episode of...

Mohbad death: Nursing assistant is prime suspect after Primeboy fight – police

A nursing assistant said to have injected Nigerian Afrobeats star, Mohbad with drugs is the prime suspect in his death, police say.MohBad died at...

Basketmouth calls for unity as he apologises to AY and fellow entertainers

Five months after denying friendship with his colleague, AY Makun, Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha, popular as Basketmouth, has decided to settle the 17-year beef...

Nigeria’s President Tinubu increases wages as national strike looms

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has announced a six-month increase to the minimum wage as workers are set to start an indefinite strike.Unions want...

Sam Larry in police custody over Mohbad’s death probe

Controversial show promoter, Samson Erinfolami Balogun Eletu, otherwise known as Sam Larry, has landed in the custody of the Nigeria Police to answer questions...

The Real Housewives of Lagos S2 is now streaming on Showmax

The Real Housewives of Lagos Season 2 is now streaming on Showmax in sub-Saharan Africa, with new episodes every Friday. Showmax subscribers in Africa will...

Funke Akindele and ex-husband JJC Skillz reunite at movie premiere

On Wednesday, exactly a year and two months after their shocking divorce, Nollywood star Funke Akindele and her ex-husband, JJC Skillz, reunited at the...

Friends advised me to join a cult to ‘blow’ my career – Top Nigerian singer opens up

Nigerian rapper, Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike, known by his stage name Phyno, has revealed that during his days as a struggling artiste, he was advised...

Black Sherif joins star-studded lineup for Afro Nation Nigeria 2023

Ghanaian musician, Black Sherif has been confirmed as one of the headlining acts for the much-anticipated Afro Nation Nigeria concert scheduled for December 19th...

Mohbad was brought in dead — Hospital reveals

Perez Medcare Hospital, where Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, was allegedly taken, has revealed that the singer was brought in dead to their facility.In...

Fire guts parts of Nigeria Supreme Court

A section of the Nigeria Supreme Court complex was on Monday morning reportedly gutted by fire.The Daily Post reports that the cause of the...

MohBad mourners teargassed at Nigeria’s Lekki toll gate after Lagos concert

Fans mourning Afrobeats star MohBad have been teargassed in the Nigerian city of Lagos as police said they were blocking traffic on a major...

Missing Nigerian journalist found dead in pit

A veteran Nigerian radio journalist, Hamisu Danjibga, has been found dead in north-west Zamfara state three days after he was declared missing.Danjibga worked with...

Police exhume Mohbad’s body from the grave; Nigerians lament

Residents of Ikorodu in Lagos State and its environs on Thursday lamented the hasty and shady burial given to the late music star, Ilerioluwa...

My father was assassinated in my presence at age 2 – Musician Teni

Nigerian singer Teniola Apata, aka Teni Makaniki, has said the assassination of her father, the late Brigadier General Simeon Apata (rtd) in her presence...

We may exhume Mohbad’s body – Police

The Lagos State Police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin on Thursday, said they are ready to go the extra mile to ensure that they unravel the...

Meghan Markle ‘can’t wait to visit Nigeria’ after discovering her African heritage

An Invictus Games organiser has revealed that Meghan Markle 'can't wait to visit Nigeria with her mum and the kids' after she was said...

Nationwide blackout across Nigeria after power grid collapse

“A total system collapse” has resulted in widespread power blackouts across Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy.The outage on Thursday affected all of Nigeria’s 36 states...

The Real Housewives of Lagos returns for a second season in September on Showmax 

Showmax has announced the return of The Real Housewives of Lagos for a second season, premiering 29 September 2023, with new episodes on Fridays.  The popular reality TV series will build on the success of the...

Morocco quake leaves half of village’s population dead or missing

The first resident of Tafeghaghte we met offered a blunt assessment of the devastation caused by Morocco’s earthquake.“People in this village are either in...