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  A Nigerian man was on Wednesday, December 8, 2020, stabbed to death by his Afghan roommate in Lisbon, Portugal. Henry Onyekachi, 29, arrived the country some months ago as a refugee and was put in the same room with a 45-year-old Afghan refugee. On Wednesday, Dec 8, they had a clash over house chores and the fact that the suspect was having a negative influence on the other refugees in the apartment. The suspect felt slighted by the confrontation and he later reached for a knife and stabbed Henry in the back. Henry died from excessive loss of blood.     The Afghan has since been arrested.  

  Singers Omah Lay and Tems have been released from Ugandan prisons and are currently in the custody of the Nigerian High Commission in Uganda. The charges against them were dropped earlier today December 15.    

  Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has given reasons why he dethroned former CBN governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Lamido Sanusi, as the Emir of Kano. Recall that Emir Sanusi's removal was confirmed on March 9, 2020, by Kano State Secretary to the Government Usman Alhaji, who alleged that he disrespected the lawful instructions from the office of the Governor and lawful authorities. The Kano monarch was also accused of persistently refusing to attend official meetings and programmes organized by the government without any lawful justification. While speaking at the presentation of a book on former President Goodluck Johnathan, authored by a journalist, Bonaventure Philips Melah, today December 15, Governor Ganduje said Sanusi wasn't the best man for the throne at the time he was appointed in June 2014. According to him, Sanusi was appointed to spite former President Goodluck Jonathan. Recall that in April 2014, former President Jonathan terminated the appoin...

  Anthony Joshua's comfortable victory over Kubrat Pulev over the weekend has accelerated talk of a Tyson Fury clash next year, a fight that would unify the heavyweight division and be one of Britain's great sporting moments. According to Joshua's Promoter, Eddie Hearn, talks between his camp and Fury's camp will start today, Monday, December 14 and the deal could be arranged within two days .Hearn also revealed that both fighters would pocket £100million each with the winner of the rematch fight going home with 60 percent of earnings while the loser makes 40 percent.     He  also stated that the first fight could be in Dubai, Qatar or Saudi Arabia in late May 2021 as a fight in the UK would not make even up to half of the amounts.     B oth fighters have all the belts in heavyweight boxing, so a winner of the fight is not just guaranteed 100million but also all 6 belts/titles. Hearn said: ‘We are all in for that fight. The only thing t...

  A former adviser to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused him of sexual harassment and also that the behavior has been going on for "years." In a series of tweets, the woman, Lindsey Boylan, who worked as deputy secretary for economic development and special adviser to the governor from 2015 to 2018, said Cuomo "sexually harassed me for years." "Many saw it, and watched," Boylan said. She did not name people who could corroborate her claims. "I could never anticipate what to expect: would I be grilled on my work (which was very good) or harassed about my looks. Or would it be both in the same conversation?" said Boylan, a Democrat running to be the Manhattan borough president. She did not provide further details or more specific allegations. Cuomo spokesperson Caitlin Girouard said in a statement to NBC New York, "There is simply no truth to these claims." Boylan further said she has "no interest in talking to journalists....

  Insurgents have attacked Tumur Town, a community in Niger Republic, which houses more than 40,000 refugees from Nigeria, Daily post reports.  The attack on Sunday according to some refugees, who called their relatives in Maiduguri, was very bloody, leaving over 51 people dead and causing many damages of property, including animals. Most of the inhabitants of the town (Tumur) are people from Abadam Local Government Area of Borno state in Nigeria. It could be recalled that a similar incident occurred in mid May this year, which prompted over 2000 households to relocate to Damasak in search of safety and protection. Government officials and international organisations in Damasak told newsmen that the town of Damasak may experience continuation of movement of people from Niger (mass influx) in the coming days. The officials called on the government and partners to begin to make preparation for essential items including food to respond to the immediate needs of the n...

  Prof. Doyin Hassan, a former key actor in Mount Zion Drama Ministries, has lost his wife, Bolanle to the cold hands of death. Evangelist Bolanle Doyin-Hassan died on December 9, 2020 at the age of 57. They met in at Mount Zion Drama Ministries where they were both giving various roles to play and later fell in love and married. The duo have been married for 10 years before the sad incident occurred. Bolanle will be buried on 18 December, 2020 at the Redemption Camp of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, in Ogun State. Bolanle has acted in several Christian movies, especially in Mount Zion movies where she came to the limelight.