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The daughter of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and leader of traders in Lagos, Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, has said that some traders in the Computer Village market who protested against the appointment of Iyaloja and Babaloja in the market on Tuesday …

A Nigerian man has been left in shock after he discovered through a mandatory DNA test at the US Embassy that a kid he calls his own is not his son. According to Rita Ebiuwa who shared the story on Facebook, the man was planning on relocating to the USA …

A 42-year-old woman has given birth to quintuplets at Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, Kogi, after 18 years of marriage and barrenness. Mrs Uchenna Okeigbo and her kids are in good condition, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Okeigbo, a native of Olokoro Amangbo Community, Umuahia South Local …

A 26-year-old cocaine addict simply identified as Lizzy, has recounted how her boyfriend got her into drug addiction. Lizzy’s story was shared by Lagos pastor, Tony Rapu, whose foundation is working to get her off drug addiction. In two videos shared online, Lizzy who went to A-list schools like Vivian Fowler, Caleb …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has debunked the rumours that the nation was going to experience fuel scarcity due to the alleged refusal of some oil marketers to lift products from the depots. In a statement released on its verified Twitter handle and signed by Ndu Ughamadu, its Group …

Police in Enugu on Tuesday used tear gas on some INEC ad-hoc staff at the just concluded general elections who protested the non-payment of their allowances in the state. Newsmen, who were at the scene, reported that the tear gas affected passersby, school children and motorists who ran helter-skelter for …

An ongoing trial into the finances of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc has revealed how Senate President’s huge debt was written off in dubious circumstances contributing the bank’s crumbling. At a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, it was revealed how billions of Naira of loans were taken by the …

Three students of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) were found dead in a hotel after allegedly taking a mixture of tramadol, codeine and vodka. One other student was still unconscious as at the time of filling this report. The bodies were found at the Sunshine Castle Hostel, Umuchima …

BY JENNIFER SINGLETON The events occurred recently at the Advocate Sherman Hospital, where a young woman, white and 24 years old, gave birth to a beautiful child who weighed 4.2 kg. Even though her husband is also white, the baby was born black . After delivery, already in the room, …

A dog owner, Sasha Smajic, 37, recently spent over £4000 ( N1, 872, 480) on giving her late dog, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Captain, a lavish funeral. Smajic said, Captain, who was eleven years old deserved the same respect as any family member. Captain died on Christmas Day after …