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Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has promised free education to the freed 137 schoolchildren of the LEA Primary School and Government Secondary School.    The governor stated this while addressing the children at the Government House, Kaduna, before their departure to Kuriga on Thursday, March 28.    Sani said that …

A man who helped run a forum on the dark web where he awarded points to paedophiles for sharing child abuse photos has been jailed. Brett Saunders, 50, was the ‘Global Moderator’ of the site, enforcing the rules and advising its 2,000 members on how to avoid being detected by …

At a traditional Scottish Highland Games, fit athletes engage in rigorous pursuits like caber-tossing, hammer-throwing and stone-carrying. For decades, the best athletes in northern Scotland would compete in the Cabrach Games. And one of the legends of those games was Charles Taylor. He was judged the best-performing athlete of the …

A 14-year-old boy has been named America’s Top Young Scientist for developing an affordable bar of soap that treats skin cancer. Heman Bekele, a ninth grader at W.T. Woodson High School in Annandale, Virginia went head-to-head with nine other finalists in the 2023 3M Young Scientists Challenge and emerged as …

Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo has lost a bid to void the N50m damages awarded against him by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for allegedly assaulting a woman, Ms. Osimibibra Warmate, in a sex toy shop in Abuja in 2019.   A three-member panel of an appellate …

The Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company has withdrawn its scholarship awarded to Anambra state student, Ejikeme Mmesoma, after an investigation revealed that she forged her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) test scores.   Mmesoma, a 19-year-old student of the Anglican Girls Secondary School in Nnewi, Anambra State, had claimed to …

Former US President Donald Trump was awarded about $121,972 in attorney fees from adult film star Stormy Daniels just hours after he appeared in court Tuesday April 4, for the first time in connection to hush money payments made to Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign.   The Ninth Circuit …

Platinum-selling hitmaker Flo Rida has been awarded $82M in damages following a lawsuit he filed against energy drink giant Celsius over unpaid endorsements.   The rapper known for his hits “Low” and “Right Round,” secured victory on Wednesday, January 18.   Flo Rida signed an endorsement deal with Celsius in 2014, and renewed it in …

Burna Boy had added another plaque to his cabinet as Jorja Smith‘s ‘Be Honest’ has received a Diamond certification in France. Details: On Sunday, 27th November 2022 music chart news platform Chartdata revealed on their Twitter account that ‘Be Honest’ is eligible for diamond certification in France after selling over 250,000 units. The single was released …

Former ally of President Muhammadu Buhari and Chieftain of the New Nigerian People’s Party, Buba Galadima has alleged that some of those who received national honors from the Nigerian leader have questionable characters.  Appearing on Arise TV on Friday October 14, Galadinma said 440 out of the 447 people awarded national honors …