LAGOS—THE Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, yesterday, released names of its top 20 debtors, barely 24 hours after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo set up a new task force to recover the over N5trillion owed the agency. AMCON Colonel, Captain, 4 other soldiers killed in Boko Haram battle(Opens in a …
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Gana, Anya, others to get leadership award prize
LAGOS—FORMER Director-General of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group, NESG, Prof. Anya O. Anya; former Minister for Information, Prof. Jerry Gana and Prof. Akin Oyebode are among members of the newly-formed governing board of the Nigerian Prize for Leadership who will honour outstanding citizens. Prof. Jerry Gana SNAKE SAGA: I won’t …
Read More »'Disgruntled' Walmart employee shoots dead two co-workers
A disgruntled employee shot dead two co-workers and wounded a police officer at a Walmart store in the southern US state of Mississippi on Tuesday, officials said. The gunman, who has not been identified, was shot and wounded by one of the police officers who responded to the shooting …
Read More »3-month-old baby boy rescued in South Africa before he could be sold off by his paternal uncle who allegedly raped and killed his mother
A three-month-old baby was rescued in South Africa before he could be sold off to some persons in Nigeria by his uncle who allegedly raped and killed the child’s mother. The baby was found by his father, Thobani Khanyile, on July 20 in Tshepisong, on the West Rand, 40 …
Read More »New Episode of Report card! All about President Buhari' ministerial list, BBNaija evictions and Jesus taking an African tour (full video)
The latest episode of Report Card with Hero Daniels is here. It touches on hot trending topics in Nigeria at the moment, including President Buhari’s Ministerial list, all the dramatic Big brother Naija evictions and the ”Jesus” who recently had an African tour. Lol! Watch the full video below lll
Read More »Update: Probe clears border agents in death of Nigerian man who died while being deported from Canada
Calgary Police on Tuesday, said Canadian border officers acted appropriately and are not responsible for the death of a Nigerian man who died while they were trying to deport him at the Calgary airport in August 2018. Bolanle Idowu Alo, 49, went into medical distress during an altercation with …
Read More »Author Matt Haig marks 20th year of almost committing suicide due to depression
It’s a time to be grateful for life and celebrated author Matt Haig is, as he took to Twitter to mark the 20th year of surviving a depression that almost killed him. Matt Haig said he almost committed suicide at that time because he felt he had no future and …
Read More »'It's clear that this is where he wants to be. With me!' – Tamar Braxton gushes over her Nigerian boyfriendÂ
American singer and reality star, Tamar Braxton, who is currently in Nigeria with her Nigerian boyfriend, David Adefeso, has just written a beautiful piece about him and their love. The 42-year-old took to Instagram to share the beautiful piece, where she also praised her boo for not leaving her side as they …
Read More »Illegal loggers kill 9 Gashaka Gumti National Park workers in Taraba
Gashaka (Taraba) – The Conservator of the Gashaka Gumti National Park in Taraba, Alhaji Mohammed Kabir, says illegal loggers have killed not less than nine Rangers living severa others injured in the last few years. Darius Ishaku Kabir spoke on Wednesday at an event to mark the 2019 World Rangers …
Read More »Juliet Ibrahim recounts how a President asked her out and how a movie director got an erection while on set with her (video)
Juliet Ibrahim talked about some ‘Behind the Scene’ acting moments, her love life and some challenges she faced in the past before getting a spot in the entertainment industry while being featured as a guest actress on BBC Pidgin’s ‘Question Till Mouth Pain You’ show. The Ghanaian actress revealed …
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