Month: March 2022

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Foreign

ONE KILLED AS TORNADO TEARS THROUGH SUBURBS IN NEW ORLEANS

At least one person has died after a large tornado tore through New Orleans destroying homes and taking out power.Videos showed the dark funnel cloud ploughing through neighborhoods last night, blowing off rooftops and overturning cars. The tornado which hit suburbs that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was spawned by a storm system which caused widespread damage and killed a woman in Texas and Oklahoma on Monday. Officials […]

todayMarch 23, 2022 38

News

EFCC ARRESTS 33 INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN ENUGU AND LAGOS STATE

Operatives of the Lagos and Enugu Zonal Commands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 33 internet fraud suspects in separate sting operations. The Spokesperson of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement yesterday said 17 of the suspects were arrested in Lagos while 16 others were nabbed in Enugu with exotic vehicles, laptops and mobile devices recovered from them. Uwujaren said the 17 suspects in Lagos […]

todayMarch 23, 2022 39

National

IGP PRAISES THREE PERSONNEL FOR EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCES ON DUTY

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has commended three personnel for their exemplary performances in the course of their duty, calling on senior police officers to always appreciate personnel who display similar performance in their respective jurisdictions. The acting Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said those extolled by the police chief included Sergeant Sampson Ekikere, Sergeant Yahaya Ahmed, and a Chief Superintendent of Police CSP Elemide Bishop. Ekikere who […]

todayMarch 23, 2022 30

National

PRESIDENT BUHARI LAUDS TIMELY COMPLETION OF LEKKI DEEP SEA PORT

President Muhammadu Buhari has praised the efforts of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi towards making the Lekki Deep Sea Port a reality. Buhari in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu, also directed Amaechi, to consult and bring up a memorandum to the Federal Executive Council, to link the facility with the railway network. He made the comments during his engagements in […]

todayMarch 23, 2022 42

Entertainment

NETFLIX DEBUTS OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR BOLANLE AUSTEN PETERS’ ‘THE MAN OF GOD’

Netflix has released an official first-look at its newest Nigerian original feature film 'The Man of God' produced by Bolanle Austen Peters' production. Starring Akah Nnani in the lead role, the film follows the story of a young man torn between accepting his torturous religious background and living his own life. Nnani stars alongside Osas Ighodaro, Atlanta Bridget, Dorcas Fapson, Patrick Doyle and Jude Chukwuka in the Shola Dada scripted […]

todayMarch 22, 2022 42

Entertainment

ANNIE IDIBIA ACCUSES CREATORS OF ‘YOUNG, FAMOUS & AFRICAN OF DELETING VALUABLE SCENES

Nollywood actress, Annie Idibia has accused the creators of new Netflix show 'Young, Famous & African' of deleting valuable scenes that showcases other parts of her life asides the scandals surrounding her marriage. In a series of posts shared on her Instagram story, the actress detailed that she offered varying sides of her life while filming for four months in Johannesburg but was however, shocked that a huge chunk of […]

todayMarch 22, 2022 35

Foreign

NICK CANDY SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES CHELSEA BID

Nick has improved his British-led bid to buy Chelsea Football Club following the addition of another large international backer to his Blue Football Consortium. Candy submitted a bid of over £2billion to The Raine Group last Friday but is now known to have increased this significantly after another large Korean financial institution joined his group over the weekend. Proof of the additional funds has been sent to The Raine Group […]

todayMarch 22, 2022 41

Sports

AS ROMA YOUNG GHANAIAN STRIKER AGREES TO PLAY AGAINST NIGERIA

AS ROMA young Ghanaian striker, Felix Afena-Gyan has finally accepted to play for the Black Stars after he previously turned down two invitations. Afena Gyan was called up twice during Milovan Rajevac's reign but did not show up, claiming that he was not ready for international football and wanted to focus on helping Roma. However, in a Twitter post, Afena-Gyan has now agreed to play for the four-time Afcon champions […]

todayMarch 22, 2022 33

Foreign

RESCUERS SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS IN CHINA PLANE CRASH

Rescuers continue to search for survivors from a plane crash in southern China, as families of those onboard gather at a nearby airport waiting anxiously for updates.China Eastern Flight MU5735 was carrying 132 people when it crashed into hills in Guangxi province but the number of casualties is not known, and there are fears of no survivors.The tragedy has sparked widespread grief in China even as President Xi Jinping ordered […]

todayMarch 22, 2022 37

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