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Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha who is currently in police custody has been accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl by popular comedienne, Princess.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy’ (NPRGS), which was put together by the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Mr. Femi Adesina stated this on Wednesday to State House Correspondents at the post-FEC briefing. …

Claims by Mary Daniel, the Oshodi amputee hawker that she lost a leg in an accident that killed all passengers, including her parents when she was a teenager, have been discovered as false, The Nation learnt on Wednesday evening. Daniel became a sensation weeks ago after pictures of her selling water at …

By curiously questioning the wisdom of President Muhammadu Buhari, who is also the substantive Minister of Petroleum Resources, in canceling the revocation by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) of four oil mining leases belonging to Addax Petroleum Exploration Nigeria Ltd., Senator Magnus Abe goofed and exceeded his brief. Here …

Gunmen have abducted some students of the Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi (FUAM) in Benue State. The school authorities confirmed the incident, saying an unspecified number of students were taken away at gunpoint on Sunday night. The Director of Information, Protocol and Public Relations Unit (IPPR), Mrs Rosemary Waku, …

Air Force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed men of the Nigerian Army on Sunday, killing over 20 officers, a military source has said. The soldiers who were reinforced from Ngandu village were said to be on their way to Mainok, headquarters of the Kaga …

Senator Mohammed Ali-Ndume The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has called on the Federal Government to expose all the over 400 Bureau De Change operators recently arrested for allegedly funding the activities of Boko Haram insurgency in the country. Ndume, who is representing Borno South Senatorial District …

One of Nigeria’s foremost institutions of learning, the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has decided to meet the yearnings of many Nigerian youths by introducing the first of its kind music certificate courses. The program which is the brain-child of YABATECH Consult Limited an entity of Yaba College of Technology …

Nigerian Afro-pop singer, Umughare Aghogho Prosper popularly known as Holmes, is set to release his debut EP, titled “‘#HolmesSzn” to commemorate his birthday. The singer officially debuted in the Nigeria music scene with the release of ‘Magician” produced by Kel P, followed by his hit single, an Amapiano inspired track …

Evang Femi Olanrewaju aka Mr. Top, one of Nigeria’s most versatile gospel artistes who has made music with big names in both the secular and gospel industry, has released his third album titled “Agogo Ayo” – a four track song with a beautiful poster that is already trending on social …