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Police operatives attached to Ojoto Division of the Anambra State police command have arrested a 21-year-old woman, Emila Sunday, for allegedly attempting to sell her three months old baby for N150000. The lady, who hailed from Akwa Ibom State, committed the offence at Ire village, Ojoto in Idemili South local government area. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, for Anambra command, Mr Mohammed Haruna confirmed...

From his birth in 1960 to Argentina’s World Cup triumph in 1986 and his positive drug test at the 1994 finals — here are 10 key dates in the colourful life of Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday aged 60: – October 30, 1960 – Maradona is born in Lanus, to the south of Buenos Aires. The son of Diego Maradona and Delma Franco, he is one of seven children. –...

Winner of the 2020 edition of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) show, Lekan Agbeleshe a.k.a Laycon, has sent out kind words to Erica. He described her as one of the amazing and wonderful people he has known. They disqualified Erica from the BBNaija show, following disregard of the house rules, and one of the episodes that led to her disqualification, involved...

The Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, on Wednesday fulfilled his promise to name his newly born prince after his predecessor, Sir Tadenikawo Adesoji Aderemi. The day which climaxed the first eight-day of the 3-week cultural rites traditionally observed at the Ile Oodua Palace of the Ooni of Ife for naming newborn princes and...

When you thought you’ve seen it all in Nigeria, just wait a minute, you’d be in for a shocker The Student Union Government of Federal Polytechnic Offa has taken this mockery of our educational institutions to a whole new level. This time, it’s an award to secret cults that have been outlawed in our institutions. What a shame. In this same soro soke...

Diego Maradona’s last words before his death has been revealed, as Argentina mourns the demise of a football icon. The 60-year-old and greatest footballer of his generation suffered a cardiac arrest at a home in Tigre, Argentina, which led to his death on the 25th of November 2020. Maradona had been recuperating from the removal of a blood clot on the...

Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan has reportedly approved in principle a law on chemical castration of rapists in the Local reports said Mr. Khan approved the law which would also fast track sexual assault cases during a federal cabinet meeting on Tuesday, November 24th. But Pakistan's government is yet to make an official announcement. The decision was made after the law...

A dad managed to snap some pictures of a rare albino squirrel that he saw posing outside his home - and now she’s a regular visitor. Richard Waugh, 51, was stunned when he spotted the rare animal scampering around outside his Edinburgh flat. The software developer said he now sees the unusual critter - which he’s dubbed Lexy - a couple...

Ghanaian actress Yvonne Okoro is celebrating her 36th birthday today. November 25, 2020. The actress who was born to a Nigerian father and a Ghanaian mother in Tamale on 25th November 1984 has featured in several movies across the continent. She made her screen debut in 2002 in the movie ‘Sticking to the Promise’. Read Also: She won the Best Actress award in...

Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona has passed away at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The Gimnasia coach had been hospitalized at the start of November, days after celebrating the landmark birthday, after complaining of low spirits and fatigue. Tests at the La Plata clinic revealed a blood clot on the brain, which...

Nigerian artiste, Damini Ogulu, professionally known as Burna Boy, is expanding the outreach of African music to the global market by becoming the first Nigerian artist to be nominated at the Edison Awards, a Dutch music prize equivalent to the American Grammys. The Afro-fusion musician has been nominated in the category of ‘Best World Album’ for his album released in 2019,...

Rapper, The Weeknd has accused the Grammys of being corrupt, after failing to receive any nominations for the 2021 awards. The Canadian star had been expected to perform strongly, thanks to his number one album After Hours and the hit single Blinding Lights. He took to his Twitter page saying the Grammys remain corrupt,” and “You owe me, my fans and the...

Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is on track to become the new director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), after South Korea resolved to withdraw its candidate from the race, Washington Trade Daily has reported. Yoo Myung-hee, the contender from the East Asian nation, became Okonjo-Iweala’s lone rival for the WTO top job after both succeeded in two voting...

Nigerian police have arrested three suspects in Lagos believed to be members of a major organized crime group responsible for phishing and malware campaigns, and business email compromise (BEC) scams, following a joint investigation with Interpol and cybersecurity company Group-IB. The gang allegedly developed phishing links, domains, and mass mailing campaigns in which they posed as members of various legitimate...

Bobrisky caught the eyes of many at an event on November 24 when he stepped out in a transparent outfit that showed parts of his ''cleavage''. Ubi Franklin took to his Instagram handle to post pictures he snapped with him at the event. He wrote: "At the launch of @airopayinc with @bobrisky222 See photos below.

Some people who participated in the looting of items during the recent vandalization of warehouses and other public and private properties under the guise of looking for palliatives have returned the items in their possession, asking for forgiveness from the Plateau State Government. The repentant persons were led to the new Government House in Rayfield Jos by a popular evangelist...

Nicki Minaj has also slammed the GRAMMY Awards and the Recording Academy while reflecting on how she lost Best New Artist in 2012. Shortly after the 2021 Grammy Award nominations were revealed on Tuesday, the rapper took to Twitter to suggest the organizers have been regularly getting things wrong after they failed to reward her with Best New Artist in...

Justin Bieber is grateful for his 2021 Grammy nominations but the singer thinks he was nominated in the wrong category. The Canadian singer, 26, received four Grammy nominations on Tuesday including Best Pop Solo Performance for “Yummy,” Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Intentions,” Best Pop Vocal Album for Changes, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for his “10,000 Hours” collab with Dan+...

Ex Presidential candidate, Adamu Garba has served an update on his lawsuit against Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey over Dorsey’s involvement in the EndSARS protest. Recall that Adamu instituted a $1 billion suit against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder of Twitter International Company, Jack Dorsey, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged sponsorship of the ongoing #EndSARS Protest...

US singer and dancer Teyana Taylor has called out organizers of the Grammy awards after they nominated only men in the Best R&B album of the year category for the 63rd edition. The “Gonna Love Me” singer took to Twitter to express her frustration with the Grammys’ Best R&B Album category, which happened to only comprise male artists. The five men...