Year: 2020
Lawan cries to UN as Nigeria records highest tuberculosis rate
President of the Senate Ahmed Lawan has appealed to the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) to…
CRUTECH student drowns after matriculation
A tragedy occurred at Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH after a new student identified as Barnabas Otu, drowned in…
Adebayor shows off exotic cars, mansion to celebrate
Togolese professional footballer, Emmanuel Adebayor, who turns 36 yesterday, took to his Instagram page to show off his exotic cars…
Not bad at 27- Davido applauds his achievements
Nigerian Afropop singer and record label boss, David Adeleke, also known as Davido, has taken to his social media to…
NMA’s recommendations to CBN to curb medical tourism
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to set up a dedicated Health Bank…
Tyler Perry’s nephew commits suicide
Mega-producer and movie creator Tyler Perry's nephew, Gavin Porter was found dead at a prison facility near St. Helena Parish…
Dele Alli charged with misconduct after coronavirus joke
Tottenham and England football star, Dele Alli has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association following an investigation into…
Dada Boi Ehiz opens up on MTV Base Behind The Story
On the latest episode of MTV Base Behind The Story, popular media personality and MTV Base VJ, Ehiz Okoeguale, also…
Dabiri-Erewa, others received at U.S assembly
The Maryland General Assembly, United States, has hosted a Nigerian delegation to a dialogue aimed at promoting unity between indigenous…
3 teachers arrested over alleged rape of students
Police have arrested three secondary school teachers for allegedly having carnal knowledge of three female students who are minors in…
Ikpeazu emerges Deputy Chairman PDP Governors’ Forum
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has endorsed Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia as the deputy chairman of the…
2 dead, 5 in injured in Niger road accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger says two people died in an accident on Wednesday along Lapai –…
TUC supports immunity bill for National Assembly
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, on Wednesday, disclosed that it supports the bill seeking to provide immunity to…
Coronavirus: Red Cross mobilises 80,000 volunteers
The Nigerian Red Cross Society, Lagos Branch, says it has mobilised over 80,000 volunteers in the state for social mobilisation…
‘I’m saying goodbye’ – Sharapova retires at 32
Russian five-time Grand Slam champion, Maria Sharapova, has parted ways with her only career after 28 years at the age…
Border closure hits Dangote, export moved to Congo
Dangote Cement exports from Nigeria to neighbouring countries fell 41% in 2019 when Nigeria’s government closed the land borders. The…
Johnny Depp sues British tabloid The SUN
Hollywood star Johnny Depp appeared in a London court on Wednesday to hear his lawyer argue that Depp’s ex-wife had…
Suspected case of Coronavirus in Lagos, patient isolated
The Lagos State Government has begun investigation into a suspected case of Coronavirus in the State, as the suspect has…
Disgruntled ex-employee kills 7 in Milwaukee in shooting rampage
An employee of Molson Coors in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sacked earlier Wednesday, returned to the site with a gun to enact…
Military officers attack, injure LASG officials (Photos)
The enforcement team of the Ikoyi /Victoria Island Clean up committee on Tuesday came under physical attack from some military…
180 Ghanaians enslaved in Niger rescued by police(Photos)
Nigerien Police, assisted by Interpol, have rescued 180 Ghanaian men forced into slavery by human and sex traffickers, along with…
Juventus succumb to defeat at Lyon
Lyon shocked Italian giant, Juventus on Wednesday as they produced a spirited display to take a surprise lead after the…
City edge Madrid to brighten Champions League quarter-finals hope
Manchester City have a huge advantage of qualifying for the Champions League quarter-finals as they came from behind to beat…
JUST IN: Police sack killer of Remo Star footballer, Kazeem
The Nigeria Police Force has sacked the Zonal Intervention Squad officer who was involved in the alleged murder of the…
FIFA ban: Siasia to raise N36.4m CAS fee
Former Nigerian coach and player, Samson Siasia, has revealed he is hopeful of raising the N36.4m (100,000 Swiss Francs) appeal…
Carnages: Lagos orders VIO to go after trailers, tankers
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday lamented the high rate of trailers and tankers accidents in the state and ordered…
DSS arrests corps member over impersonation
The Department of State Services (DSS) arraigned a 26-year-old corps member, Oluwatosin Medaiyese before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting…
Lagos Police detain Ex- AN24 reporter
A former reporter with AN24.net, Daniel Ojukwu has been arrested and is being detained by the police at the State…
Shocker: Ogun teenager stabs boyfriend to death over N3,000
An 18-year-old girl, Abosede Idowu has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stabbing her…
Abiodun flags off construction of Ijebu-Ode/Epe Road
Ogun State Government in its bid to ease gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has flagged off the 14km construction of Ijebu-Ode-Ikoto…