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Following the October deadline given by Boko Haram, which said after that date Leah Sharibu, the last of the abducted 110 Dapchi schoolgirls still in captivity, will be killed if their demands were not met, her parents, Mr. Nathan Sharibu, and his wife, Rebecca, have cried out to the Federal Government to help secure her release.

Social media giant, Facebook, is currently under cyber attack as a Taiwanese hacker named Chang Chi-yuan threatnened to take down Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page in a live broadcast before appearing to pull out of the plan.

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have adopted Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the candidate they will support in the coming governorship primaries of the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Alhassan, also known as Mama Taraba, has resigned from President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet and from the ruling All Progressives Congress. Alhassan hinged her resignation on her disqualification in the screening for the 2019 Taraba state governorship contest by the APC National Working Committee.

Nigerian comedian Akpororo, has revealed that he didn’t date his  wife, Josephine, who he walked down the aisle with in 2015.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that it would revoke the operating licences of 182 other financial institutions (OFIs). This comes barely a week after the apex bank revoked the licence of Skye Bank and approved that of a bridge bank to secure customers’ deposits.

Nigerian musician, Timaya has said only Innocent ‘2baba’ Idibia qualifies to call himself a legend among the active artistes in the music industry.  Timaya during a recent radio interview with SoundCity FM  said:

Renowned French entrepreneur, Gontran Diamo, has committed suicide by jumping off the 10th floor of an apartment building near Brick City Centre, Miami, Florida. Diamo posted a suicide note in French on his Instagram page .

Two of the Nigeria Air Force aircrafts practicing for the Independence day anniversary in Abuja slated for Monday, October 1st, collided and crashed this morning.

Visitors taking a closer look at what a Dubai-based shoemaker says is the world's most expensive pair of shoes, which has a whopping US$17 million (S$23 million) price tag.

The Federal government has declared Monday, October 1st, as public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 58th Independence Anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, made this known in a statement released today Thursday September 27th.

United States Consul General in Lagos F. John Bray, who was in Osogbo to monitor the rerun election, has described the process as credible.

The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has rejected the results of the rerun election even before the official announcement. The candidate announced the rejection of the poll results in a statement issued on his behalf by the spokesperson for the Adeleke Campaign Organisation, Mr Olawale Rasheed.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gboyega Oyetola, the winner of the 2018 Osun governorship election.

Veteran Nigerian actress, Joke Silva has cautioned many against trying to keep up with the lifestyles of most actors.

Nigerian footballer, Obafemi Martins has gifted Khloe of Big Brother Naija a brand new Toyota car. She took to Instagram to share the news ..She wrote ;

Germany has won the right to stage the Euro 2024 football championships. On Thursday, UEFA voted to hand the event to Germany over Turkey, the only other bidder for the event, during a meeting at the headquarters of European football’s governing body in Nyon, Switzerland.

India’s top court has ruled adultery is no longer a crime, striking down a 158-year-old colonial-era law which it said treated women as male property. Previously any man who had sex with a married woman, without the permission of her husband, had committed a crime.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has described the N20b released by the Federal Government for the revitalisation of public universities as “too little, too late.” The union insisted that what the government has done was to merely scratch the problems confronting tertiary education on the surface.

Melania Trump plans to emphasize child welfare in Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt in October on her first extended solo international mission. The trip will also be the first ever to the vast African continent by America’s Slovenia-born first lady.

Last month, a street hawker in Lagos went viral after a lady spotted him giving out all his items to prisoners being transported in a bus. Ibere Ugochukwu’s action touched the lady who recorded him and posted on social media.

The Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the ongoing re-run election in Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke, Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the election. In an interview with Punch , Adeleke alleged that the re-run is not an election but a coup. He said;

A female student of the Department of Mass Communication from Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University in Anambra State, has been awarded after she emerged as the best student in creative advertising for 2018 session.

After consultations between him and the leadership of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has said that what is paramount to him is the practice of true democracy in Osun State. 

Veronica Dídusenko, who recently won the Miss Ukraine 2018 title has lost her title and the opportunity to represent her country at this year’s Miss World final in China. Shortly after Didusenko’s win, the Miss Ukraine Organization discovered that their new queen was the mother of a four year old boy.

Wife of the President, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has distanced herself from the arrest and detention of her Aide De Camp, ADC, Sani Baban-Inna, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, over allegation of N2.5 billion fraud, saying that she has no hand in her ADC’s travails.

A judge in Pennsylvania has jailed comedian Bill Cosby for three to ten years for sexual assault. Cosby, 81, was also categorised as a sexually violent predator, meaning he must undergo counselling for life and be listed on the sex offender registry.

Rebecca Sharibu, the mother of Leah Sharibu, one of the 110 Dapchi schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in Yobe State, has filed a suit of N500 million along with two other plaintiffs, against the Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Ibrahim Idris and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Abubakar Malami over their failure to secure her release.

More than 400 businesses owned by Nigerians have been closed by authorities in Ghana, sparking a protest by owners who have issued a week ultimatum within which to resolve the surrounding the maltreatment of Nigerian business community in Ghana.

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari has ordered the arrest of her own Aide De Camp, after accusing him of defrauding her, those familiar with the matter have told  Premium Times  .

Ibukun Adeniyi, a Nigerian software engineer and politician, has described Lagos as a failed state under life support. In his words;

Days after the Nigeria Air project was suspended, the Federal government has come out to reveal the reason behind the decision.

American fashion designer, Michael David Kors has bought Italian luxury fashion brand Versace for $2.1bn including the debt of the company. According to BBC, creative director, Donatella Versace, who ran Versace since the 1997 murder of her brother Gianni, called the sale a "very exciting moment" and "allow Versace to reach its full potential".

Croatia and Real Madrid Midfielder, Luka Modric has been awarded Best FIFA Men’s Player Award, just weeks after he was named UEFA Player of the Year.

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said it’s going to court to challenge the inconclusive verdict passed on last Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State.

The Federal Government has approved the sum of N22.68bn for the payment of retirement benefits to former workers of liquidated Nigerian Airways Ltd.

Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are leaving the smartphone photo-sharing service bought by Facebook six years ago for a billion dollars, the New York Times reported late Monday citing unnamed sources.

Davido has splashed millions on new iPhone XS for all his 30 billion gang members ,including his girlfriend, Chioma. Each of the phone costs $1,400 which is at least 650,000 naira.

US luxury group Michael Kors is set to announce a deal to buy Milanese fashion house Versace in a deal worth about $2bn, according to two people briefed on the talks.

Nigeria’s National Assembly has postponed it’s resumption. The parliament will now resume on October 9 instead of September 25 earlier slated.

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Osun state, Ademola Adeleke, says the people of Osun have shown that 'tyrants' can be forced to submit to their will. He said this while responding to the votes he got during the election which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared inconclusive.

Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasiru El Rufai has declared free secondary education for girls in the state. He made the announcement on Twitter.

Weeks after being thrown out of a party at New York Fashion Week, Cardi B made a spectacular entry at Milan Fashion Week . The rapper was clad in head-to toe animal print by Dolce and Gabanna.

Jada Pinkett Smith shared this stunning three generational photo which features her mum and daughter, Willow Smith .The beautiful trio took the photo during a workout session .

INEC has declared the 2018 Osun State Governroship Elections in which PDP's candidate, Senator Adeleke had the most votes (254,698) inconclusive, says "the winning margin is less than cancelled votes". A rerun will be held on 27th September.

Efe Okedi, the wife of late Nigerian reggae legend, Raskimono, is dead.

Shareholder groups across the country have reacted bitterly to the takeover of Skye Bank Plc following the revocation of its operating license by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday.

Anthony Joshua  retained his IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA titles after defeating Russian WBA mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin at the Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday.

Pop singer, actress and designer Rihanna can add another accolade to her growing list of achievements after being given a new ambassadorial role by the government of Barbados.

Governor and the Managing Director of the Nigeria Insurance Deposit Corporation, Godwin Emefiele disclosed this on Friday at a media briefing on Lagos.