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A lawyer for R. Kelly said Tuesday the disgraced R&B singer needs more time to appeal his conviction after contracting COVID-19 in jail. In new court documents on Tuesday, Kelly’s attorney Jennifer Bonjean requested a two-week extension for the appeal of his conviction, citing his coronavirus diagnosis, the Chicago Tribune reports. “It is vitally important that Mr. Kelly meaningfully participate […]

The Senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to stop landlords in the Federal Capital Territory from demanding advance payment of one-year rent from their tenants. The legislation is titled, ‘A bill for an Act to Regulate the mode of Payment of Rent on Residential Apartments, Office Spaces, etc, in the FCT and […]

The United States embassy in Nigeria has lifted the restriction on drop box service or interview waiver for those renewing visas in the country. The interview waiver was suspended for Nigerian applicants in May 2019. But according to checks by TheCable on Monday, the suspension on the interview waiver has been lifted. Applicants must, however, be applying […]

Former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has said there is nothing like police brutality in Nigeria. According to him, what is referred to as police brutality is a situation where youths are brutalising youths, because the policeman accused of brutality is also a young person and his actions are borne out of frustration. […]

The Federal Government Sunday asked the youth to use its empowerment scheme to employ themselves. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, according to a statement by the ministry’s spokesman, Charles Akpan, said this at the weekend in Awka, Anambra State, during the ministry’s empowerment scheme for 3,000 youths. “The era where beneficiaries leave […]

Regardless of anyone’s opinion about him, Terhemen Anongo, 44, popularly called, ‘Doc K’ or ‘Bob Korna’ in the Gboko area of Benue State, feels good about his decision to sever his testicles. Anongo, in an interview with Daily Trust correspondent in Makurdi, said he severed his testicles to avert sexual urge, noting that his decision […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed optimism that it would not disappoint residents in the conduct of the forthcoming Federal Capital Territory Area Council election scheduled for February 12, and the 2023 general elections. INEC’s National Commissioner for North Central, Sani Mohammed Adamu, made this known during an INEC FCT election monitoring and support […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerians of a new high-risk, critical and text messages-based malware, TangleBot, infecting Android mobile devices. TangleBot employs more or less similar tactics as the recently-announced notorious FlutBot SMS Android malware that targets mobile devices, the commission said in a statement on Saturday. “TangleBot equally gains control of the […]

The United Kingdom High Commission in Nigeria has reacted to Nigerians’ quest for the review of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) which mandates Nigerians seeking to study or work in the United Kingdom to sit and pass the test. On Saturday, in a response to an earlier enquiry by Premium Times shared by the head of communications […]

Bola Tinubu, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has travelled out of the country to rest after weeks of going around the country to seek support for his 2023 presidential aspiration. A source in the former governor’s camp told Punch that Tinubu travelled out “to see his family” and also to rest and see his […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday condoled victims of the fire incident at the Main Market and Relief Market in Onitsha, Anambra State. The President’s message was contained in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Femi Adesina. “The President directs Federal Government’s agencies, working with the State Government, to give the necessary succor, while also urging […]

Popular actress, Mercy Aigbe, has rubbished insinuations that she was the spoke that crashed the wheel of her new husband, Kazeem Adeoti, aka Adekaz’s marriage to his first wife, Funsho. A photo shared by her former husband, Lanre Gentry, which went viral on the Internet showed the both of them with Adekaz and Funsho at […]

A real estate agent, 50-year-old Diran Elijah, has lost his life after having sex with his former wife identified simply as Idowu, at a hotel in the Agbado area of Ogun State. Idowu, who has remarried with two children for her new husband, reportedly separated from Elijah about four years ago. City Round learnt that the […]

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is a wise choice that should not elude Nigeria’s 2023 presidency. The governor said this on Thursday during the inauguration of the working committee of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Movement, in Ikeja GRA. He […]

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities have lifted restriction on flights from Nigeria and 11 other African countries. The UAE National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) and General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), which announced this, said it will take effect from Saturday. The ban was initially imposed as part of measures to […]

A pastor has been arrested in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, for allegedly sleeping a woman and her two daughters, the police authorities said on Thursday. The Pastor, identified as Timothy Oluwatimilehin, was in charge of the Spirit-Filled International Christian Church in the Olumore area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, […]

The United States Attorney’s Office at the Central District of California says that Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi, will be sentenced on February 14, 2022. The court’s Director of Media Relations, Thom Mrozek, said Hushpuppi has been scheduled for sentencing on Valentine’s Day, according to BBC Pidgin. Mrozek was, however, yet to respond to an email inquiry […]

The United Kingdom has resumed work and study visa applications processing in Nigeria. This was contained in a post by UKinNigeria on its social media handles on Wednesday. In the post, Nigerians were urged to proceed to the UK visa application centres for the Priority Visa Services. “From January 24, TLS will resume offering some […]