Tens of thousands of Palestinian worshippers earlier packed the mosque on the final Friday of Ramadan and many stayed to protest. Israeli police fired rubber-coated metal bullets and stun grenades towards rock-hurling Palestinians at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque as anger grows over the potential eviction of Palestinians from homes on land …

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase (APC, Plateau) has said that the Minority Leader of the Senate, Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia) should be in prison for failing to produce leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu who he stood as a surety for in court.   Wase said …

Congratulations are in order for Manchester United legend Patrice Evra and his fiancée, Danish model Margaux Alexandra, who have welcomed their first child together.   The former French international, 39, and Danish model, 26, announced the arrival of their newborn son on Friday after welcoming the newborn in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Monday.   Alongside a …

A federal grand jury has indicted Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers on charges of violating George Floyd’s civil rights during the arrest that led to his death last year. Chauvin, 45, Tou Thao, 35, and J. Alexander Kueng, 27, were each charged with two counts of …

The Attorney-General of the Federation has disclosed that some high profile Nigerians will be facing prosecution for financing terrorism.   This is coming after over 400 businessmen were arrested in an operation coordinated by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), and in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Financial Intelligence …

Davido’s Uncle, Ademola Adeleke, who is popularly referred to as Dancing Senator, bagged a degree in Criminal Justice from the Atlanta Metropolitan State College today May 7.   His convocation was attended by his brother, Adedeji Adeleke, his son BRed, and other family members.   See more photos and videos below …

A former minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha-Jummai Alhassan, has died at the age of 61. Suleiman Dantsoho, her former media aide, confirmed the death, saying she died at a Cairo hospital on Friday afternoon. She was appointed minister in 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari to represent Taraba …

INEC had deregistered the political parties last year over their inability to win any election during the 2019 general elections Supreme Court on Friday upheld an earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal which consented to the deregistration of National Unity Party and 73 others the Independent National Electoral Commission, …

Popular Nigerian musician, David Adeleke, a.k.a Davido has been blessed with another customised emoji on Twitter as he marks his 10th year in the music industry. This is coming in few days after an emoji was introduced for his popular slang, ‘e choke’, by the popular microblogging site, Twitter. However, …

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) winner, Mercy Eke has denied allegations circulating in social media that she destroyed the marriage of Super Eagles striker, Aaron Samuel due to alleged sexual affairs. Reports on some online blogs have it that Mercy and Samuel’s escapade was supposed to be a “one night stand” …