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A British Airways captain was held at gunpoint and stabbed after going for a run between flights in Johannesburg.   According to Mail Online, the assailant pulled a gun out on the unnamed pilot before he plunged a knife into his thigh.   The airline captain was immediately rushed to …

The management of a Texas hotel in the U.S. reportedly invited the police to shut down a cultural event held by Nigerians from Mbaise community, which was taking place at one of their halls.   A man was heard in the background saying that they paid for the hall and …

Former Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, attended the state banquet held in honor of President Tinubu in Lagos today June 29.    Recall that Tinubu and Ambode fell apart in 2015 after Ambode, was unable to secure a return ticket in 2015.    He lost the ticket to his successor, …

Madonna’s management team reportedly held a crisis meeting on Zoom last Sunday, June 25, amid fears that she might not have survived the bacterial infection after she was rushed to the hospital.   According to MailOnline, the group -many of whom had worked with Madonna for several decades were upset …

A Nigerian engineer who died while rescuing a drowning woman at Sealine Beach in Doha, Qatar, was honoured by members of his local team during a tribute match on Friday, June 23, 2023. Adewale Akintayo, 40, died on 17 June when he jumped into the sea along with three others …

Netball Australia is refusing to name the Diamonds squad a little over a month out from the World Cup amid an ongoing pay dispute. It comes as the Australian Netball Players’ Association (ANPA) demands a greater revenue share, which the indebted governing body says isn’t possible. Netball Australia is $4.2 …

Popular Snapchat slay queen, Ennies, has been sent packing from house she claimed she bought and also held a house warming for.   According to insiders, the house was bought by her estranged boyfriend in his mother’s name. It was alleged that Ennies was infuriated by this and asked her …

Appeals court reinstates Adnan Syed’s murder conviction … U.S. will breach debt ceiling between July and September … Startup makes meatball out of lab-grown mammoth meat … Stock futures are up slightly … Sam Bankman-Fried charged with bribing Chinese officials … Five planets are aligning in the sky this week …

AMVCA’s organizers announced on Thursday that the prestigious movies award will take place in Lagos but the exact venue has not been named. However, it is expected to be held at the conference hall of the Eko Hotel and suits, all things being equal. The movie award which is in …

Comedian AY Makun took to his social media handles to react to the elections held in Lagos last Saturday, March 18.    In direct response to the bigotry experienced during elections, AY wrote   ‘’Now that d  elections are officially ‘over’ in Lagos State, I am sure all these talks …