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Malayans were yesterday treated to a live horror movie by Nigerians who butchered themselves in the name of cult war. The pictures accompanying this publication are pictures of Nigerians who are battling for their lives in the hospital. Please call your loved ones to ensure they are safe.

The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Amina Mohammed, has claimed a woman will likely succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The former Minister of Environment stated this on Saturday, while speaking at the Mo Ibrahim governance weekend in Abidjan. In a conversation with Mo Ibrahim, Amina Mohammed was asked when Nigeria will have a female president, she replied saying: “2023, Insha Allah”. When asked if she would be running, she said: “Look, all of my…

Abudu is the first African and Nigerian recipient of this award. CEO of EbonyLife Media, Mo Abudu, was awarded the 2019 Médailles d’Honneur (medal of honour) at the MIPTV ceremony in Cannes, France, on the 8th of April 2019. She makes history as the first African and Nigerian recipient of this prestigious award, given to senior executives who have made their mark in the global television industry, as well as contributed to the development of…

R. Kelly received a warm reception from ravers at an Illinois club on Saturday night (06Apr19) as he made a rare public appearance in the wake of his sexual abuse scandal. The I Believe I Can Fly hitmaker was booked to attend the Dirty South Lounge in Springfield this weekend, and while he didn’t perform, he happily talked to fans and gave out hugs, and posed for photos with the partygoers. He was even pictured…

Adekunle Gold has reacted after he was accused on Twitter of helping Yahoo boys to edit some documents back in the days when he was a graphic artist. The accusation came after his wife and fellow singer Simi slammed Yahoo boys for giving Nigeria a bad name and making the country a laughing stock abroad. In reaction, the Twitter user asked: Dekunle hope you’ve heard what your wife said about Yahoo boys! Adekunle Gold responded:…

The federal government of Nigeria has announced a total ban on mining activities in Zamfara state and its environs. The decision is part of fresh measures to restore peace to the state bedevilled by banditry. Hundreds of people have been killed or kidnapped by the bandits in Zamfara in the past year. There have been suspicions that the criminality is a fallout of the artisanal mining of gold and lead in the state, Premium Times…

President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia has announced he does not plan to stand in elections expected this November, despite calls for him to run. Essebs, 92, told a meeting of his ruling Nidaa Tounes party someone younger should take charge. Essebsi won the country’s first free presidential poll in 2014. Former leader Zine el-Abedine Ben Ali was ousted in 2011 after 23 years in office during the Arab Spring uprisings across the region. Tunisia…

A British mum has been arrested in Dubai and faces prison and a fine of thousands of pounds over a Facebook post she uploaded about her ex-husband two years ago. Laleh Sharavesh, 55, arrived in the United Arab Emirates city on March 14 for her former husband’s funeral. But she was arrested along with her daughter Paris, 14, and thrown into a cell. She was detained under Dubai’s strict cyber crime laws, after her ex-husband Pedro’s second…

Multi-talented rapper, Jude Lemfani Abaga, popularly known by his stage name, M.I Abaga has rendered his support to Simi in her fight against Yahoo boys. The songstress had earlier called out the internet fraudsters over their illicit activities and asked them to desist from listening to her music. While taking side with her, MI also re-echoed the adverse effects of the activities of Yahoo boys in the society and how it is hurting more people…

Former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader has been jailed for a corruption conviction after the Supreme Court increased his sentence above the level that requires him to go to prison. Sanader was taken from his home to prison late on Thursday. In 2017, a lower court sentenced Sanader to four-and-a-half years, below the five year threshold that would require him to go to prison, pending the Supreme Court ruling. The Supreme Court has not so…