Nigeria

A lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Mrs Ngozi Uzodike, has been delivered of septuplets (seven babies).Uzodike, who works in the Department of...

A Nigerian court has struck out a police regulation that forbids unmarried female officers from getting pregnant, local media report.In a landmark judgment, a...

A Nigerian pastor has been arrested by operatives of the Plateau State Police Command in Jos State for staging his kidnap and demanding ransom from...

A medical doctor at the General Hospital, Garaku in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Ahmed Isaiah, has died from Lassa fever. He was said...

A groom fell flat on the ground with his bride while trying to lift her up at their wedding reception.The newlyweds were having their...

A popular Nigerian herbalist Fadayomi Kehinde aka Ejiogbe, is reported to have passed on after a meeting with a pastor's wife in a hotel.It...

Leader of a Nigerian State Legislative Assembly, Odo Nnamdi Emmanuel and his wife, arrived at their wedding reception in a tricycle, popularly known as Keke...

A Nigerian police officer has been charged with murder over the shooting of a female lawyer in the main city, Lagos, on Christmas Day.Drambi...

At least 14 people have been killed and 24 others injured after a vehicle ploughed into crowds watching bikers at a popular carnival in...

Actress Anita Joseph says married women who are in the habit of depriving their husbands of sex, while undergoing a spiritual fast, should change...

Shell has agreed to pay $16m (£13m) to four Nigerian farmers and their communities to compensate for damage allegedly caused by pollution coming from...

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has rendered an unqualified apology to his first wife, May, over his decision to marry a second wife.The actor says...

A Nigerian High Court in the capital, Abuja, has found the campaign leader for high-profile presidential candidate Peter Obi guilty of money laundering.Doyin Okupe...

An employee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Jude Ozuogu and his wife, Ifeoma Ozuogu, have been sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for child...

Popular Nigerian gospel musician, Sammie Okposo, has been buried.The final funeral rites came off on Thursday, December 15, 2022, in Lagos Nigeria.The 51-year-old...

Some persons have been reported injured after a crowd disrupted the concert of the Nigerian Afrobeats artiste, Asake, in Brixton, London.Emergency services rushed to...

An exclusive CNN investigation has found that some Western governments who pledged to support LGBTQI+ rights have also funded supporters of a controversial bill...

Famous disc jockey and daughter of Nigerian billionaire, Florence Otedola, known as DJ Cuppy, has announced her engagement to British boxer, Ryan Taylor. According to...

Artiste manager Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, popularly known as Bulldog, has asked Ghanaians to pardon Nigeria singer Wizkid after he failed to show up...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 20 drug dealer suspects including women and seized tons of narcotics in Ondo, Kebbi, Akala and...

Nigeria’s Defence Chief, General Lucky Irabor, said on Thursday that the military will not investigate a Reuters report that it ran a secret mass...

A boxer representing Imo State at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Nigeria has died in the boxing ring.Chukwuemeka Igboanugo slumped after the opponent...

Nigeria’s central bank has limited weekly over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporates to 100,000 naira ($225; £186) and 500,000 naira ($1,125; £928) respectively.This...

A year-old boy has died after falling into a bucket of water in Nnewi, Anambra state of Nigeria.The child's parents reportedly left him...

Bandits have attacked a mosque in Maigamji village in Katsina State of Nigeria.An eyewitness, Alhaji Lawal Maigamji, said the bandits stormed the mosque during...

Charges have been dropped against a Nigerian student who was arrested over a tweet in which he allegedly accused the first lady of misusing...

A man, identified as Panshak Simon, has been found dead inside a well in Dashem Bakin Kogi village in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area...

A man based in Kenya is steadily garnering numbers on social media over his facial looks.Looking like the doppelgänger of Nigerian singer Burna Boy,...

The Federal government has approved the commencement of a 14-day paternity leave for all federal civil servants.The Head of the Civil Service of the...

Nigerian side Lobi Stars has ruled out a move for Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo in what appears to be banter, maintaining that the club...

A 27-year-old woman, Odunayo Olumale, has been arrested in Oyo State, Nigeria for allegedly stabbing her husband, Olamilekan Salaideen, to death over sexual demand.  ...

Officials in Nigeria say at least 54 people died and scores of others were wounded in two separate road accidents on Tuesday.The victims included...

Two female police officers with the Borno state police command, Nigeria have been reported dead in a fatal accident on Tuesday.The deceased have been...

Multiple award-winning actor, Frederick Leonard, has married colleague actress, Peggy Ovire in a colourful traditional ceremony.The duo tied the knot on Saturday, November...

Popular Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has set the internet on fire with her latest photos.The evergreen actress has left social media users in...

One of the hottest songs on the planet now is ‘Cough (Odo)’ by Nigerian singer Kizz Daniel.The singer has finally revealed why he chose...

A robber identified as Felix Ayeye has been arraigned before a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos State.This was after...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has cautioned the citizenry to avoid non-essential travel to Abuja, Nigeria.This, according to the Ministry, is...

A lawmaker representing a constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Sobur Olayiwola Olawale, has died in Jos, Plateau State.Olawale, popularly known as...

A Nigerian court has charged 26 men with conspiracy to commit a maritime offence and attempting to illegally deal in crude oil after authorities...