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The Police in Calabar on Monday killed five armed robbery suspects during a gun duel with the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

The Presidency on Monday described as touching and thoughtful, a message received over the weekend from the Christian Association of Nigeria expressing joy at the news of President Muhammadu Buhari’s recovery from illness.

Ghanaian-Nigerian actress Christabel Ekeh is reportedly in police custody over her nude photos which went viral online.

It was sad as lightning killed 21 people in eastern India as large swathes of the country reel under the worst floods in years that have left hundreds dead and millions displaced, officials said Monday.

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will announce the signing of football star Neymar from Barcelona on Wednesday, reports from Europe has said.

Prince Philip, the 96-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, will retire this week, conducting the last of more than 22,200 solo public engagements, the palace said Monday.

The Federal Government’s Home Grown School Feeding Programme has commenced in Kaduna State on July 25, a director in the State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Mr. John Gora, says.

A former Governor of Abia State, Dr.Urji Uzor Kalu has cautioned the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose over uncomplimentary utterances against the personality of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has threatened nationwide strike if some industrial issues and anti-labour practices by some employers in the oil and gas industry were not addressed within 21 days.

Following the epileptic power supply..Oops! experienced in Akwa Ibom State, the governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has assured the state of improved adequate power supply.

 Popular Nigerian Rapper, Remilekun Abdulkalid Safaru, better known as Reminisce, has revealed plans to join politics very soon. The rapper disclosed this in a chat with the Media, while also regretting his decisions of not being a graduate.

One of Governor Ben Ayade’s political appointees named Inok Solomon has come up with a piece that shows how investment can save Cross River from future trauma..

It has being reported that the Government of Cross River is to negotiate with militants, cultists, armed robbers, kidnappers and other criminals with a view to making them surrender arms in exchange of viable means of livelihood.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ughelli South Council Area of Delta State has lost over 500 members to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) owing to the leadership crisis rocking the state chapter of the party.

At least 42 men allegedly involved in homosexu@l acts have been arrested by the police. It was learnt that the suspects were rounded up at a hotel at Weigh Bridge in Owode Onirin area of Lagos State on Saturday.

Dr. Deji Adeleke, the Chairman of Springtime Development Foundation, has said the foundation has concluded plans to secure jobs for some ex-convicts in order to properly integrate them back into the society.

Colon cancer is common among people above 40, and Nigerians have been urged to go for periodic screening, because colon cancer is said to be a huge burden on the country.

Popular Nigerian Comedienne and actress, Helen Paul visited Thailand some months back. She shares fond memories of her trip to the Asian country with Punch.

The Governor Ben Ayade led administration has purchased two brand new buses for the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), Student Union Government.

Singer Beyoncé is getting into formation six weeks after giving birth to twins Rumi Carter and Sir Carter.

The French papers that published photos of George and Amal Clooney's month-and-a-half-year-old twins that, according to George, were taken illegally, said in its defense that the pictures were simply "a response to a public demand."

Are you ready for the Miss Teen USA 2017 pageant?

As we see One Direction on semi-permanent vacation, there's a huge hole in the boy band department, that is, until now...

Dr. Luke is pressing hard for Lady Gaga to testify in his ongoing defamation suit against Kesha.

Alex Rodriguez made our hearts burst as it became soft when he cuddled up with his two daughters, Ella and Natasha, as well as superstar girlfriend Jennifer Lopez's twins Max and Emme in one adorably snugly snap.

Top electric car maker, Tesla has rolled out its new Model 3 vehicle - the company's  cheapest car to date.

Did you recall that in World War II, the Allies employed all kinds of sneaky tricks to deceive their enemies into thinking they had more troops and weapons at their disposal than they actually had.

We all know the Unquenchable Name Jesus Goes Everywhere and Falls Like A Rain, Praise and Worship Maestro Joe Praize debuts his initial 2017 single which ends up praising Jesus, He titled this single “Jesus Everywhere”. DOWNLOAD NOW

Could this be one of the most anticipated gospel collaborations in recent times?

It’s out! Lawrence and Decovenant has released another Worship medley off his live recordings.

Leader of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch A. Adeboye on Saturday dedicated the newly built N60 million, 2,600 sitting capacity Kogi province 3 Redeem Christian Church of God edifice in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital.

No fewer than eight persons were killed and 14 others sustained in Friday night suicide bomb attack in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno.

No fewer than two people have been killed and 17 injured in a crush at South Africa's biggest stadium, football officials say.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced that it recovered two stolen vehicles with the aid of its National Vehicle Identification Scheme (NVIS) in Calabar, Cross River State.

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has accused banks of creating a friendly atmosphere for looters to operate.

Even though, Africa’s richest man, Nigerian Aliko Dangote dropped to 105th on the 2017 Forbe’s real-time billionaires’ ranking, he maintains the lead in Africa, as the richest man.

As Nigeria has over 91 million Internet users, Nigeria ranks first in Africa and eighth in the world in terms of Internet growth, Google has said.

Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in an interview said he is certain that voters will boycott the November 18, 2017 governorship election in Anambra State if the Federal Government refuses his demand for a referendum.

His wife so bitter now..She wiped her tears repeatedly in the space of seconds, but she kept sobbing. Mrs. Suliat Kaffo, 46, has remained inconsolable since she lost her husband, 49-year-old Babatunde, to the building that collapsed on Carrera Street in Lagos Island on Tuesday.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday said the death toll in the Friday petrol tanker accident in Felele area of Lokoja, Kogi State, has risen to 13.

President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe on Saturday said he was neither stepping down nor dying and that there was no one with his political stature who could immediately take over from him.

Yes, we all should use protection during s$x. If it’s not about preventing pregnancy, then it’s definitely about preventing sexu@lly transmitted diseases. However, stuff happens and condoms can snap or even break loose while you’re very much at it!

Three commercial motorcyclists (Okada riders), identified as Koffi David, Hakimi Adamu and Saidu Ibrahim, have been charged to court for allegedly abducting a housewife, Hadiza Goma, for s$x.

No fewer 20 kidnappers were killed, during the process of rescuing the six abducted students of Igbonla-Epe Model College , The Lagos State Police Command has revealed. Fatai Owoseni, the State Commissioner of Police, stated this on Friday while briefing the Media on the rescue operation.

Senator Ahmed Makarfi , the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caretaker Committee, has narrowly escaped death on Abuja-Kaduna road.

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the claimed suspension of the party’s National Legal Adviser, Dr. Muiz Banire, by its executive committee in Mushin local government area of Lagos State.

In view of the fact that the penalty for smuggling drugs to Saudi Arabia is death, the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Gombe has warned intending Muslims pilgrims against smuggling of hard drugs and kolanuts to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Senator Ita Enang, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), has said that the 2018 Budget proposal will be presented to the National Assembly by October.

No fewer than 45 people were killed in northern Borno on Tuesday when Boko Haram ambushed oil workers, while many others are still missing according to reports from Maiduguri.

Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, has said those who deliberately twisted his comments to allege that the Federal Government will ban the shooting of films and music videos abroad are being mischievous.