A young Nigerian man identified simply as Charlie has reportedly drowned a day after he shared a Facebook post about death   The deceased, a resident of Abuja, on March 23, shared a Facebook user, Ydk Meera’s post in which she talked about how everyone will claim to be her friend …

Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has told his successor Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to prioritize education instead of flyovers in the state.   Commenting on Ganduje’s plan to construct a flyover with a N20bn loan at Hotoro roundabout in Kano Metropolis in an interview with BBC Hasua Service on Friday March …

Actress Yetunde Barnabas and Footballer Peter Olayinka have held their wedding introduction in Lokoja, Kogi state’s capital.   Yetunde who shared photos from the event on Instagram, wrote;   Thank you for showing me that true love does exist and that’s why I’m urs forever.  

Turkey condemns French president’s claim that Ankara might meddle in next year’s elections, dubbing it ‘unjust and inconsistent’. Turkey has condemned Emmanuel Macron’s recent comments targeting Ankara as “unacceptable,” after the French president warned the Turkish government not to meddle in his country’s next presidential election. Macron told French television this week …

Modi begins two-day tour for Golden Jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh’s independence, but visit preceded by multiple protests. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Bangladesh to attend its Golden Jubilee celebrations of independence and the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country’s founder and father of current Prime Minister …

The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) has named Barcelona the best club of the past decade.   “FC Barcelona won the CLUB WORLD RANKINGS of the First Decade (2001-2010) and also of the second Decade (2011-2020),” the IFFHS said in a statement.   Barça were ranked with …

Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa state has described President Buhari as the best thing to happen to Nigeria.   Abubakar said this while featuring on a Channels Television program. Listing some of the achievements of President Buhari, the Jigawa state Governor averred they won’t be able to lift their …

A staff of the Obafemi Awolowo University in Osun State, Fisayo Oyeniyi, has committed suicide.   The Nation reports that Oyeniyi who was one of the armed guards in the institution hung himself in his residence after sending suicide text to his mother, wife and children. In the text message, Oyeniyi …

Jane Fonda, 83, has said she doesn’t desire to be in a relationship, but if she does, it will only be with a younger man.   In her new cover interview for Harper’s Bazaar, the actress said: “I don’t want to be in a relationship, a sexual relationship, again. I …

The governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, has lent his voice to the call for power to shift to the South in 2023.   Governor Zulum stated this when he spoke at the presentation of a book by Dakuku Perterside, former director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), …