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Kim Kardashian may claim the $60 million Calabasas mansion she shared with Kanye West and their children amid their ongoing divorce. The embattled couple purchased the Hidden Hills residence for $20 million in 2014 but invested $40 million in renovations before they moved in 2018. Page Six gathered that Kim reportedly owns the land, but Kanye owns the actual house. However, they have now agreed that the reality star will get the iconic Hidden Hills mansion so their four children (daughters: North, seven, and Chicago, three, and sons: Saint, five, and Psalm, one) can remain in their family home. According…

The Federal Government has granted Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) approval to establish dedicated SIM Swap Centres in the 774 local government areas in Nigeria. The government also approved the extension of the tenure of National Identity Number (NIN) enrolment agents’ licences for MNOs from one to five years, considering their satisfactory performances. The decisions were contained in a joint statement by the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Head of Corporate Communications of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde and Mr Kayode Adegoke respectively. According to the statement, the approval was…

Veteran Nigerian broadcaster and Nollywood actor, Sadiq Abubakar Daba, has passed on. Daba died Wednesday after a long battle with leukemia and prostate cancer, according to an NTA report. He won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Inspector Waziri on October 1, 2015. The actor attended St. Edward’s Secondary School Freetown, Sierra Leone where he grew up but got higher degrees in many institutions, including Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State. Daba got a chance as a broadcaster in 1968, when he met a certain Alifa Baba Hammed who found him impressive and arranged…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has raised alarm that an aircraft frequently drops arms for bandits and insurgents in some Northern states as a way of fueling insecurity. To stop arms proliferation, ACF asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare Benue, Taraba and Borno states no-fly zones. This followed President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration of  Zamfara a no-fly zone as part of measures to crush bandits operating in the state after the recent abduction of students of Government Secondary School, Jangebe. Audu Ogbeh, ACF Chairman, noted that are rumours that aircraft “frequently drop arms for bandits and insurgents” operating in the aforementioned states. Ogbeh…

Fire has gutted properties worth more than N100 million along Obiagu Road in Enugu State. The fire incident, which started around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday was caused by a female student who lit a candle in her room and left it unattended to and the curtains caught fire leading to the explosion of cooking gas in the room, Ugama reports. It was gathered that the incident razed down the properties and a 21-bedroom edifice housing tenants and shops. An eye witness, who said the fire took everybody by surprise, said sympathizers poured water in an attempt to quench it before…

The incessant border clashes between Ariam communities in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia and their counterparts in Ini and Obot Akara of Akwa Ibom have given Abia State government sleepless nights. Consequently, the Abia government has tasked the National Boundary Commission, NBC, to urgently delineate the boundary between the two states. Abia State Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, who stated this during a joint sensitization and enlightenment campaign along the Abia/Akwa Ibom interstate boundary, lamented that the state is worried by the constant loss of lives and properties in the border communities. Chukwu noted that the border communities…

Outrage poured after US President Joe Biden announced Dr. Seuss books will not be part of “Read Across America Day.” Biden decided to break tradition and erase Dr. Seuss books from his proclamation on Read Across America Day. The Read Across America program was launched by the National Educators of America (NEA) in 1998 to promote children’s literacy, according to MSNBC. Amazon removed the six Dr. Seuss books from its online platform, and Dr. Seuss Enterprises told the Associated Press, the decision to cease publication and sales of the 6 books was made last year. This is due to images that…

Nigerian singer Burna Boy will perform at the 2021 Grammy pre-show which will be live-streamed on Grammy.com at 3 p.m. EST on March 14. The premiere ceremony will be hosted by Jhene Aiko with previous Grammy nominees including Gregory Porter, Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra, Regina Carter, and Kamasi Washington performing “Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)” in tribute to the late legend Marvin Gaye. The 2021 Grammy Awards was originally scheduled to take place in January before it was postponed to March due to the “deteriorating COVID situation in Los Angeles.” In December, it was announced that Talking Heads, Salt-N-Pepa, Selena, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious…

The United Kingdom will soon launch a new visa system for skilled foreigners. The policy will make it easier for science, research and technology workers overseas to move to Britain. Rishi Sunak, British Chancellor of the Exchequer told UK lawmakers on Wednesday. Sunak said that he hoped to make Britain the best place in the world for high-growth and innovative companies. “I’m announcing ambitious visa reform aimed at highly skilled migrants,” Dpa quoted him as saying. There will be a new unsponsored points-based visa to attract the best and most promising international talent in science, research and tech. The reform…

A soldier and six policemen were, Wednesday, March 3 killed by unidentified gunmen as they attacked two checkpoints manned by the Nigerian Police Force in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State. The early morning attack occurred at Ofotura communities, where two officers were killed while another four officers were also killed at Oyadama check point and their arms were carted away by the hoodlums, CroosRiverWatch reports. Spokesperson of the Cross River State Police Command, Irene Ugbo, who confirmed the attack to Daily Trust said officers were killed while their arms were carted away. Among the dead included a popular Inspector Best…