Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested three members of a notorious armed robbery syndicate in the Sabon Layin area of the state.  The spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, December 7, 2024, a locally-made revolver and eight rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition were recovered from the suspects.  “A …

US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed a woman who accidentally shot her father dead, to be the US’s new Surgeon General. Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, 48, is expected to be sworn in to take the position of ‘the nation’s top doctor’. Glamorous Dr Nesheiwat is famous in the US as a medical expert on Fox News and has often talked about how losing her …

  French football legend, Marcel Desailly is ‘set for court amid ongoing paternity row over 10-year-old daughter he has refused to acknowledge.     Desailly and his ex-partner, Cosma Batista de Alcantara are due at the Paris judicial court on Tuesday amid an ongoing case to confirm whether he is the biological father of his ex-partner’s daughter, Victoria.      …

A retired Permanent Secretary in the Niger State Ministry of Works, Architect Adamu Jagaba, was stabbed to d3ath by an unknown assailant in Minna.     It was gathered that Jagaba was stabbed multiple times in his block industry located along the PDP Secretariat on Saturday afternoon, December 7, 2024.     Arc. Jagaba, a respected community leader, was also …

Imagine your name scrolling across the credits of a blockbuster movie or a trending series, right next to the title Screenplay. Sounds like a dream, right? Well, the great news is; this dream is achievable.  With streaming platforms booming and the global appetite for fresh, diverse stories at an all-time high, screenwriting is no longer an elusive profession reserved for …

Anita Natacha Akide, a former Big Brother Naija housemate popularly known by her first name, Tacha, has finally made good on her promise to remove a tattoo of Nigerian music star, Davido. Tacha vowed to remove a tattoo of Davido’s face drawn on her chest after they fell out late last year. True to her promise, the reality TV star …

There is tension among Anglican faithful in Anambra State following the sudden disappearance of the retired Archbishop of the Niger Province and Bishop of Nnewi, Most Rev Godwin Okpala.    Okpala and his driver have been missing since Friday morning, December 6, 2024, after they went on a trip to the Umuchu community in Aguata Local Government Area of the …

The Academy Awards (aka the Oscars) have celebrated the best of cinema for decades, from breathtaking performances to groundbreaking storytelling. And I bet you don’t have the time to dig through every streaming platform to find those Oscar gems. Lucky for you, we’ve got you. The Oscars, officially known as the Academy Awards, are the holy grail of the film …

The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has gracefully conceded defeat in the 2024 general elections.    In a public address broadcast from his residence, hours after election results began trickling in, Dr. Bawumia acknowledged the victory of his opponent and expressed his gratitude to Ghanaians for the opportunity to serve as vice president and …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning to bakeries across Nigeria, advising them against the use of saccharin and bromate in bread production. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made the warning during her appearance on a News Forum.   She emphasized that bakeries caught using these substances would face …