Nigeria has recorded 453 new cases of COVID-19. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC, the Federal Capital Territory recorded 75 new cases followed closely by Lagos with 71 cases. Benue recorded 53 new cases, Delta and Borno had 39 and 30 new cases respectively with Enugu recording 25 new cases. Plateau State had 24 new cases, Osun…
Actress Abimbola Afolayan is celebrating her birthday today and her husband, Okiki Afolayan gave her a Lexus SUV as a birthday present. The film maker shared photos of the car and also of his wife as he wished her a happy birthday. “My girl on a brand new everything,” he wrote.
NFL star, Derrius Guice was arrested Friday, August 7, on charges stemming from “three domestic-related incidents.” The 23-year-old running back was taken into custody on Friday on multiple charges, including one count of felony strangulation, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Guice faces one count of strangulation, three counts of assault and battery, and…
Governor David Umahi has rejected calls for sack of the country’s service chiefs who according to him need more funds to tackle insecurity. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Abakiliki on Friday August 7, Umahi stated that the service chiefs are committed to defending the territorial integrity of the country.…
Nollywood actor, Chris Bassey has stated that homosexuality has displaced sex-for-role requests in the Nigerian movie industry. In an interview with The Sun, the Cross River state entertainer said he believes that sex-for-roles are a thing of the past while homosexuality is the new vice. Bassey said; “The industry is not the way it used…
A pharmacist slumped and died while having sex with a sex worker in a hotel in Igando, Lagos. The lifeless body of the pharmacist, Bassey Asuquo, was discovered in one of the rooms of a brothel along Akesan road, Egan area of Igando, Lagos, Friday, July 31. It was gathered that Bassey, believed to be…
Prof. Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei, the Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has listed some contracts the commission allegedly paid for under duress before its 2019 annual budget was approved. Pondei who alleged that some lawmakers, especially members of adhoc Committees have held the Commission hostage over the years with the annual budget approval, also…
Governor Mohammed Bala has defended the appointment of a special assistant on unmarried women affairs after it triggered a controversy. In a statement released by his senior special assistant on media Mukhtar Gidado on Saturday August 8, Governor Bala said he appointed a special assistant on unmarried women affairs to address the needs of widows and divorcees in the…
A military officer was killed along the Enugu-Makurdi highway at about 11.30pm on Friday, August 7. SaharaReporters reports that the deceased officer whose name was given as Sergeant Bulama Aji, was serving at 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Jos, Plateau State, when he was killed while traveling back to Jos. The gunmen reportedly opened fire…
Juventus have sacked head coach Maurizio Sarri just a day after being knocked out of the Champions League by Lyon. The former Chelsea boss, 61, only took charge of Juventus in June last year, signing a three-year contract and helping the club to win their ninth consecutive Serie A title last month. On Friday, August 7,…