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Gunmen in the early hours of Thursday have again attacked the Mbieri Divisional Police Headquarters situated in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. It was gathered from an indigene of Mbieri that the fleeing gunmen struck around 1am and immediately released the suspects in custody in the police facility. The gunmen also took away the phones belonging to suspects and the police operatives at the Division. A police […]

The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, on Thursday warned that Nigerians who do not have National Identity Numbers risked imprisonment. He also ruled out lifting ban on issuance of new SIM cards soon. The minister said it was a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment for any Nigerian to transact business like opening a bank account and paying taxes among others without having NIN. Pantami spoke at […]

Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev crashed out of the Miami Open Wednesday on a day of upsets that also saw Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka ousted from the quarter-finals. Seventh-seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut beat Medvedev 6-4, 6-2, for his third win in as many meetings with the Russian who was runner-up to Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open and ascended to No. 2 in the world with his victory at Marseille […]

Najeebat Sule, a former Nigerian beauty queen has been shot dead in the United States of America. The doctorate student in Philadelphia was murdered while sitting in her car in front of her home. The male shooter reportedly walked up to the vehicle and shot her several times, however, the police have not found a motive and have made no arrests. The life of the 24-year-old, fondly called Najee, was […]

Award-winning entertainer, Flavour N’abania, has dropped the visuals for the second track off his studio album, Flavour of Africa. The song titled ‘Good Woman’ is a tribute to women across the globe with a beautiful fusion of afro-pop, highlife and alternative sound. In the song, Flavour pays respect to valiant women such as Onyeka Owenu, Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, Oby Ezekwesili, Funmi Iyanda, Ibukun Awosika, Feyikemi Abudu, Odunayo Eweniyi, Joke Silva including […]

Lady Gaga’s dog walker, Ryan Fischer, has been battling with complications from his gunshot wound. He had to be readmitted for surgery. On Monday 29th of march, he revealed he was readmitted to the hospital after his lung collapsed. He wrote on Instagram that he went through surgery to "remove portions of his lung. Ryan was shot on the 24th of February and was left "bleeding out on a sidewalk […]

The Bureau of Public Enterprises on Monday said it would ensure that more private sector operators invest in critical sectors of the Nigerian economy through public private partnerships. Reappointed Director-General of the bureau, Alex Okoh, said this was part of his six-point agenda as the head of BPE in the next four years. He noted that the Federal Government had already simplified the PPP process which now allowed private sector […]