Nigerian judge discovers three children aren’t his after sponsoring them to university

A Delta State High Court judge, Anthony Okorodas, says he recently discovered that the three children he had with his first wife are not his. Okorodas said in a statement…

Those calling for probe of ex-service chiefs unpatriotic –Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described as unpatriotic, Nigerians calling for the international criminal court  to probe the immediate-past service chiefs. Mohammed spoke on Tuesday during a Radio…

Messi generates third of Barcelona’s income, says Laporta

Two of the candidates in Barcelona’s presidential election, Joan Laporta and Victor Font, insisted on Monday that Lionel Messi “generates more” than he earns, after his “colossal” club contract was…

Herdsmen: NSCDC to deploy more agro rangers in Oyo farms

The acting Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Hilary Madu, has said that the Corps would soon dispatch more agro ranger operatives to protect farmers and prevent…

We do not have Chibok girls with us —Irabor

The Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Leo Irabor, says there are no freed Chibok girls in the custody of Defence Headquarters. He spoke in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on…

Trump names defense lawyers ahead of impeachment trial

Former US President Donald Trump announced Sunday he had picked two lawyers to head his defense team days before his historic second impeachment trial, as Republicans braced for a battle…

COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu okays Ivertmectin trial in Lagos

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the clinical trial of Ivermectin drug for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection in the state, Sanwo-Olu made this known in a…

Corruption: Presidency blames Nigerians for Transparency’s poor ranking

The Presidency has blamed Nigerians for the country’s poor ranking on Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perception Index in which Nigeria scored 25 out of 100 and was named the second…

Zuma vows never to appear before South Africa’s anti-graft panel

South Africa’s beleaguered ex-president Jacob Zuma vowed Monday to not appear before a judicial panel probing corruption during his nine-year tenure, defying a court order compelling him to testify. Zuma,…

China bans use of mobile phones in classrooms

China’s primary and middle schools had introduced a ban on mobile phone use in classrooms, among wider efforts to protect pupils from internet and video game addiction. According to a…