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A Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada in Nasarawa State, on Friday sentenced two labourers to six months imprisonment each for stealing 50 tubers of yam. The judge, Upside Yaqub, however, gave the convicts, Habibu Kabiru, 25; and Salisu Hamidu, 22,...

A 67-year-old American advance fee fraudster Michael Neu posing as a Nigerian prince has been arrested by the police in Louisiana. He was said to have duped hundreds of people across America using emails. Police in Slidell, Louisiana, say they finally...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday appointed a roll of 209 board chairmen and 1,258 members of government owned agencies and parastatals, in consonance to the pledge he made 31 October at the National Executive Committee meeting of his All Progressives...

Israel has formally notified the UN’s culture and education body of its withdrawal from the organisation, two months after it announced it would follow the US by walking out over resolutions critical of the Jewish state. In a statement UNESCO chief Audrey...

Social media giants Facebook and Twitter are facing a deadline in Britain to cooperate with an inquiry into so-called fake news in the Brexit referendum campaign, a parliamentary committee chairman said Friday. The companies have been given until January...

A plasterer is believed to have hanged himself live on camera as shocked chat-room guests watched on in horror. Gregory Tomkins, from Sutton in south London, is said to have logged on to an ‘insults’ online chat forum in the early hours of Christmas morning....

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Vice President, Retired Gen. Constantino Chiwenga as the country’s defence minister. Acting Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Justin Mupamhanga, said in a statement on Friday that Mnangagwa...

WhatsApp is about to stop working on a range of old smartphones, meaning owners will have to buy newer gadgets if they want to continue using the chat app to the best of its capabilities. On New Year’s Day, WhatsApp will ‘remove support’ for a number...

The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested a soldier serving at 81 Battalion, Makola, Ibadan, for allegedly hijacking a fuel-laden truck along Akobo, Iwo road. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Abiodun Odunde, made the disclosure in Ibadan...

Davido who acknowledged ,Peter Okoye attended the show,said Paul had a show booked in Calabar and couldn't make it to Lagos . He said “Let us preach unity, Psquare were ready to perform but one of them Paul was not present but Peter Okoye was at the show....

Nayzia Thomas, a sophomore at Johnson County Community College, Missouri, United States, tweeted a photo that her mother snapped of her finishing up her final exam on December 11 while in the labour room at the hospital. Thomas said she wanted to be done...

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has graduated with a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree. The Belgian, who has won two Premier League titles, was awarded a merit grade and achieved a distinction with a score of 72 on his dissertation...

The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association on Thursday said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation lied when it said DAPPMA members owe the oil firm N26.7bn. According to DAPPMA, its members had, in the past one month, paid over N90bn...

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has demanded that the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), should release a certified true copy of the electronic database of records of arrests made by all...

Nayzia Thomas, a sophomore at Johnson County Community College, Missouri, United States, tweeted a photo that her mother snapped of her finishing up her final exam on December 11 while in the labour room at the hospital. Thomas said she wanted to be done...

M anchester United boss Jose Mourinho fears Romelu Lukaku has lost some leg speed due to his work in the gym. The Sun says Lukaku has put on almost half a stone since joining from Everton last summer. Club doctors have assured Old Trafford boss Mourinho...

It appears Davido has made concert history in Nigeria and the recently released numbers stand as proof. The singer tweeted that over 10,000 people turned out for his #30BillionConcert that held at Eko Hotel & Suites, a number that has never been recorded...

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man, Safiyanu Kamala, for allegedly having sex with a mentally imbalance woman who has become pregnant. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Isah Gambo, who said this on Wednesday in Katsina,...

A team of officials from Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and security agents on Thursday dispensed 57,000 litres of petrol free to motorists. Mr Umar Ajiya, the Managing Director, Nigerian Product...

The arrangement on Anthony Joshua’s first bout in 2018 could be described as 80% complete. Thus far Joseph Parker has been confirmed as the first opponent of the World Heavy Weight champion and the bout could take place in March or April of next year...

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday made a visit to the injured Yusuf Buhari, son of President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Cedarrest Hospital in Abuja. Several other top government officials including the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole,...

An artisan who was simply identified Andrew Koku has disclosed reasons for killing his six months old baby, Precious Koku, on Christmas Eve. Andrew, who resides at Ayedere community in Obada area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, said he intentionally murdered...

A newly married lecturer of the Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, Abia State, identified as Daniel has been reported dead. Daniel reportedly died some distance from popular Ukwuapu, Umule road in Osisioma local government area of the state. Our correspondent...

United States President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was “very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea” and that such moves would prevent “a friendly solution” to the crisis over Pyongyang’s nuclear program. China earlier on...

Zimbabwe’s ousted president Robert Mugabe will get a residence, a car fleet and private air travel as part of a new government-funded retirement package for former leaders, state media reported Thursday. Also Mugabe will be entitled to at least 20 staffers...