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The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has urged the Italian government to provide a job for the widow of Ogorchukwu Alika, a Nigerian beaten to death by an Italian in the European country. Dabiri-Erewa also noted that the deceased was the breadwinner of …

A feud between two commercial sex workers in Kumasi turned bloody on Saturday night after the assailant who has been identified as the godmother of all the prostitutes at Dichemso Plaza inflicted deed razor wounds on the vagina, face and thighs of her victim for allegedly snatching her customer. The …

World athletics great, Usain Bolt has celebrated Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan for the world record race at the just-ended World Athletics Championships in Oregon, US. Amusan broke the world record for the women’s 100 metres hurdles in a stunning semi-final effort at the Championships on Sunday. She run a time of …

A man has been charged over an alleged plot with a Nigerian politician to harvest a man’s kidney. Obinna Obeta, 50, from Southwark, south London, is accused under the Modern Slavery Act of arranging a man’s travel with a view to him being exploited. Mr Obeta is suspected of conspiring …

A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja has ordered that the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing and determination of his bail application. Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme gave the order on Friday. He adjourned the hearing on the bail application …

A man in Osun State, Bolu Bamidele, who died after he was allegedly set ablaze by his wife, Ifeoluwa, over allegations of having an extramarital affair, has been buried. Bamidele, popularly known as Teebam, was said to have returned to Osogbo, the capital of Osun State from Cairo, Egypt, to …

A Nigerian criminal syndicate led by one Sunny Anwamini (Sam) has been nabbed by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) for defrauding a Ukrainian businessman to the tune of $6.5 million. The suspect, Sunny, age 52 was apprehended on Wednesday, July 20 by EOCO in an intelligence-led operation in …

Police authorities in the Anambra State of Nigeria have arrested suspected cult members who killed a member of a rival group and used his head to play football. The incident happened on the premises suspected to be the residence of some students of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University in Igbariam in …

Owing a private aircraft is no mean fit. This is a luxury only a few get in life. Only the affluent, among them musicians and politicians, can afford an aircraft in Nigeria. Nigerian musicians with private jets can access any part of the world without strain. They have no worries …

The death of Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh, has left many movie lovers heartbroken, especially fans of the popular Nigerian actress. According to sources, ‘The Johnsons’ star, collapsed at an event and later died in the hospital on Sunday in Warri, Delta State. The sudden demise of the veteran actress comes …