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The immediate past service chiefs have arrived at the Senate for their screening as ambassadorial nominees. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, had on February 10, directed the Committee on Foreign Affairs to confirm General Abayomi Olonisakin (retd); Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd); Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas (retd); Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar(retd); and Air Vice Marshal Muhammad S. Usman (Rtd) as...

The Federal Government has suspended its plan to ban cryptocurrencies. The Securities and Exchange Commission made this known in a statement on Thursday. “For the purpose of admittance into the SEC regulatory incubation framework, the assessment of all persons and products affected by the CBN circular of Feb. 5, 2021, is hereby put on hold until such persons are able to...

Nigerian media personality, rapper, and singer, Olamilekan Moshood Agbeleshe, known professionally as Laycon has in a recent interview acknowledged Davido as one of the biggest voices in Afrobeats, saying he paved the way for him to succeed. The Big Brother Naija season 5 winner said this in a recent post seen on New York Times, where he also talked about...

A man has been arrested over the death of Nicki Minaj's father, police in New York City have said. Charles Polevich, 70, was detained after turning himself in, Detective Lieutenant Stephen Fitzpatrick of the New York City Police Department said on Wednesday. The musician's father, Robert Maraj, was walking along a road in Mineola on Long Island at 6:15 p.m. Friday...

The Nigerian superstar, Davido hit another milestone as he was named one of the next 100 most influential people in the world for 2021 by Time Magazine. Davido in his reaction wrote on his social media platforms: ‘Proud to be included in the inaugural #TIME100Next list”. Meanwhile, the excerpt for the selection of Davido was written by Nigerian rapper and BBNaija...

A police officer was recently spotted in a market in Anambra state preaching the gospel in his uniform.  As The Time Of Filing This report, the exact location where the police officer was spotted in Anambra, preaching the gospel of the Lord, is still Unknown. While some applauded him for this, others kicked against it saying it is against the law...

There was a shocking incident in the match between Ipswich Town and Northampton as the referee squared up to a player. Ipswich midfielder Alan Judge was right in the face of referee Darren Drysdale with abusive words during the game. The Referee stopped the game, stood his ground and appeared ready to fight the player before showing him a yellow card. Referee...

Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos is back as the world’s richest person after Tesla shares fell, resulting in a slight erosion in Elon Musk’ wealth. Tesla shares were down 2.4 per cent on Tuesday and Musk lost $4.6 billion, slipping to the second position on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world’s 500 wealthiest people. Bezos returned as the world’s...

Inter Miami Owner David Beckham has showed fans that he is still at his best in a training session with academy players. He decided to teach his club's academy players a lesson or two this week. The 45-year-old developed a training session which included drills and competitions between himself and the academy players. During the session, Beckham showcased that iconic technique in...

Seems the police came to arrest some of the occupants in that compound who brought out their dogs and the police men were scared of entering the compound. Happened today in UMUCHIMA, Owerri, Imo state Here’s the clip; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o-aZ8up7_k

The Strid at Bolton Abbey, in North Yorkshire, is part of the River Wharfe. A YouTuber claims it is the most dangerous stretch of water anywhere on Earth and has claimed lives One of the most dangerous places in the world is a river in the UK, it has been claimed. The Strid at Bolton Abbey, in North Yorkshire, looks...

A former Italian football star, Luigi Sartor, has been put under house arrest after police allegedly found him growing marijuana with an accomplice. Italian media say Sartor and Marco Mantovani, both aged 46, are to face trial next month. Sartor made no statement at a court hearing. Police reportedly found 106 marijuana plants at Sartor's mountain cottage. Sartor was a defender with...

Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has trademarked her first name, Omotola. She disclosed this on her Twitter handle.  ''"OMOTOLA” is now Trademarked.'' What does this mean? Trademarking her name means all her projects including movies, reality TV shows, and even photos are protected legally. It is not clear how much legal work was put into Omotola's trademark, however, in some cases, this means she has...

Nigerian entrepreneur, Obinwanne Okeke, better known as Invictus Obi has received a 10-year jail term for his involvement in an internet fraud worth $11 million.  Invictus Obi was sentenced to prison by Chief District Judge of the United State District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Rebecca Smith on Tuesday. According to Judge Smith, the 33-year-old Nigerian national was jailed...

In a viral video making waves on social media, a beautiful university graduate has gone mad after dumping the man she promised to marry after graduating. In the video, the lady was seen naked on the street and you could tell that this madness is above the normal. According to reports, the said lady had agreed to marry the man immediately...

Not less than five million Nigerians are targeted to become Ambassadors as Bello Ambassadors Network officially released her website today. In a public post by the National Coordinator of the movement, Anthony Edogbo, the organisation is a network of young Nigerians from across the six (6) geopolitical zones and thirty-six (36) states of the Federation. He said, BAN is non-governmental Organisation...

A lecturer with University of Nigeria Nsukka, Mr. Chigozie Odum has been suspended.  This is coming after the lecturer allegedly impregnated four students of the Institution within his four years of being appointed as a lecturer. His suspension was signed by the deputy registrar of the institution, Achiuwa. F. C (MRS) for the Registrar. In the suspension letter, the suspended lecturer was...

Canadian singer-songwriter Raymond Levesque is dead at the age of 92 after contracting Coronavirus.  Before his death, the poet, novelist, playwright and actor composed hundreds of songs that became part of the fabric of Quebec's cultural life. His best-known work remains the 1956 pacifist hymn "Quand les hommes vivront d'amour" ("When Men Live by Love"), which was written partly in reaction...

A woman took to Twitter to reveal that a wedding guest wrapped a cutlass and gave to her sister as a gift at her wedding. "Why would someone give my sister a wrapped cutlass as a wedding gift?" She asked alongside a photo of the gift. Twitter users responded, warning that it's not a good sign. Most advised the family to return...

A trans man who underwent surgery to get rid of his breasts has happily shared photos of his new chest. "So I got a new chest," he captioned a topless photo of himself. Scars from the surgery were visible where his breasts used to be. He also shared photos of himself in the hospital before surgery and told his followers to he...