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Former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has declared his intention to contest in the 2023 presidential election. Okorocha made this known in a letter read at plenary by the President of the Senate, Ahmad…
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has refuted reports that it endorsed ex-Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu for President. The body said the position of individuals on who succeeds President…
Ozzie, the world's oldest male gorilla and the third-oldest gorilla in the world, died Tuesday at Zoo Atlanta, the facility announced. He was 61. The 350-pound western lowland gorilla's cause of death is not yet known,…
Over 25,000 people have signed a petition on change.org to stop foreign institutions from demanding an English proficiency test, the International English Language Testing System, from Nigerians. The petition, which was…
Popular Kayanmata (aphrodisiac) seller, Hauwa Muhammed aka Jaruma, has been remanded in prison custody after attacking business tycoon, Ned Nwoko, on social media. Jaruma was remanded by an Abuja Upper Area Court…
Gospel artist Sammie Okposo has taken down his apology to his wife, family, friends, and congregation less than after 24 hours after posting it on social media. The apology post contained an appeal for forgiveness from…
Cameos, a video app from Google that lets celebrities answer questions about themselves is shutting down. Google said in an email to participants that it's shuttering its Cameos app on Feb. 17, and existing videos…
Twitter is developing a feature called Flock that will allow users to curate a list of people to send certain tweets out to, reminiscent of Instagram’s Close Friends feature. The feature was first teased by Twitter last…
The Ondo State Police Command on Tuesday said it would prosecute a man, Olasunkami Oluwole, who allegedly killed his lover at Oke Igbo community, in the Ile Oluji/Oke Igbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The…
Nigerian rapper, Blaqbonez has recounted how her mother forced him to donate the first N200,000 he made as an upcoming artist to a pastor. The 25-year-old outspoken rapper made this revelation on Twitter while…
Google is being sued in the US over accusations it deceived people about how to control location tracking. The legal action refers to a widely reported 2018 revelation turning off one location-tracking setting in its…
Nigerian rapper, Emeka Akumefule, better known as Blaqbonez has announced that his headline concert will take place a day before Valentine’s Day. The rapper signed to Chocolate City popular with his anti-love campaign…
Senegal and Cape Verde's last-16 encounter at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday was certainly full of drama. In just the 20th minute of play, Cape Verde's Patrick Andrade was shown a straight red card following a VAR…
Aliko Dangote has retained his position as the richest man in Africa, with a net worth of $12.1 billion, according to the 2022 edition of the Forbes’ Top 10 Africa’s Billionaires List. This is contained in a post on…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has stopped the registration of alcohol in sachets, small volumes and glass bottles below 200ml amid other stringent regulatory measures. This…
An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has tackled the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, over the latter’s refusal to support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who recently declared his…
Rafael Nadal again showed the immense fight which has characterised his career as he overcame physical issues to beat Canada's Denis Shapovalov and reach the Australian Open semi-finals. Spanish sixth seed Nadal won 6-3…
Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, has identified Comoros as the team Africa is proud of at the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cameroon. Drogba said this after Comoros was eliminated from the 2021 AFCON on…
US President Joe Biden has been caught swearing at a reporter during a news conference after his mic seemed to accidentally pick up his reaction to a question. The president had been holding the conference following a…
Popular Gospel singer, Sammie Okposo tenders a public apology to his family and wife especially following infidelity in his marriage. The singer took to his Instagram page to express regrets after impregnating an…
