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This morning, a man in his early 50s committed suicide by jumping from the 5th floor of the Administrative Building of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident, which caught many people unaware, attracted their attention when they suddenly saw the man landing with a thud on the cemented floor outside the Mortuary Department of the hospital. Dressed in blue native attire, wearing a pair of palm sandals, the deceased, whose identity was yet to be ascertained by the police smashed his head when he hit it on the floor. Though the workers at the hospital were still on strike as at present, the management, according to the Public Relations Officer of the hospital, Deji Bobade, detailed a doctor to examine him who certified him dead, after which the police were invited and took some investigation notes before the remains were deposited at the hospital morgue. Unconfirmed reports indicated it that the man left a note indicating he was duped of N

Armed men led by a suspended senator walked into Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber in a plenary session Wednesday and stole the mace, Senate spokesman Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi said. He asked security agencies to retrieve the symbol of authority, which usually lies on the table before the Senate president, and apprehend the perpetrators, in an emailed statement. “It’s troubling that security is so low that a suspended senator can go into the chambers and steal the mace,” Clement Nwankwo, executive director of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, said by phone from Abuja.

Headies 2018 Davido, Wizkid, Simi lead nominees list. The 12th edition of the Headies nominees list is out with Davido, Simi, Wizkid and Olamide dominating with multiple nominations. The nominees list for the 12th edition of the Headies is out. In a press statement released by the organizers of the Headies, Smooth Promotions, on Friday, April 13, 2018 "the awards academy released the list after short listing thousands of entries submitted in the year under review (from July 2016 - December 2017)." In the 12th edition of the Headies, there are over 25 categories and 77 nominees. Nigerian pop superstar Davido leads with six nominations. Singer Simi, Wizkid and rapper Olamide follow with five nominations each. There are new categories in this year's award ceremony. They are 'The Viewer's Choice Award', 'Best Performer' and a special category to recognize the efforts of brands that have supported the entertainment industry for the past 3 ye

Gospel musician, Tope Alabi has revealed how strict her mother was with her while growing up, especially when she started going to movie locations. In a recent interview with Punchng, when asked if her mother supported her music career, Alabi said: “Yes, she did because she was also a singer. She always sang around the house. She believed that one didn’t have to be immoral simply because she is a singer. Every other member of my family was not pleased with my music career but my mother never took offence". She continued to say, "she taught me that a female shouldn’t be too close to men. For example, I was never bathed at the same time with my male siblings. My mother used to check if my virginity was intact every three months interval before I got married; especially whenever I returned from movie locations. When I newly got married to my husband, we went to the National Theatre in Lagos to watch a movie and actors like Yinka Quadri, Ebun Oloyede, among others were th

News broke this morning about two female final year students who left their wedding guests in their respective venues and in their Wedding gowns to examination hall for for the ongoing final year examination in Benue State University. A facebook user posted the picture below with the caption that follows; Double Show: Two female final year students of Mass Communication Department of the Benue State University moved straight away from their wedding platforms to write their last paper for their B.Sc Mass Comm. Programme. It was a tumultuous entry into the Examination Hall this afternoon. Mass Comm. don win. Credit: Dr. Chris Orngu

The Dutchman was fired in 2016 despite the club winning the FA Cup, but he maintains he had a blueprint for success at Old Trafford Louis van Gaal says he wanted to have Manchester United playing like Pep Guardiola's Manchester City during his reign at Old Trafford. The Dutchman was widely criticised for his relatively dour approach at United, with the club enduring a run that saw them win just four matches out of 16. Van Gaal was eventually sacked in May 2016, to be replaced by Jose Mourinho, but he has now insisted that he wanted to have United playing as City do now .Indeed, Guardiola's men need only win their next two games to win the Premier League title, having amassed 81 points from 30 games. "Pep Guardiola is, for me, currently the best coach of the Premier League," Van Gaal told SportBild. "Pep made City a machine. "He shows a football that I would have liked to play at Manchester United. But he has better players for it. For me, the process w