(Reuters) – An explosion at illegal oil refining depot in Nigeria’s Rivers state has killed over 100 people overnight, a local government official and the NGO Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) said on Saturday. “The fire outbreak occurred at an illegal bunkering site and it affected over 100 people who were burnt beyond recognition,” the state commissioner for petroleum …

Tesla founder Elon Musk dissed Bill Gates‘ gut on Twitter today, posting a photo of the Microsoft mogul alongside Apple’s controversial pregnant man emoji ‘in case you need to kill a boner.’ Musk, the world’s richest person and chief executive of the American company, posted a follow-up image in response to the Friday post of six hooded figured captioned ‘shadow ban council reviewing Tweet.’ …

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Saturday described the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, as “a huge loss to the state, Nigeria and the Yoruba race”. Makinde, while describing Oba Adeyemi’s death as a personal loss to him, said that he was “an ever-supportive royal father and a worthy leader, who spared …

It looks like Mike Tyson is getting some ammunition for his argument that he was justified in unleashing punches on a fellow passenger on a JetBlue flight about to leave San Francisco International Airport. According to TMZ, the man who got hit by Tyson, Melvin Townsend III, has a long criminal record. Townsend, 36, was harassing the legendary boxer after they …

Tyson Fury once revealed he slept with over 500 women and even claims it helped him ‘improve his fitness’. The 33-year-old has been married to his wife Paris since 2008 and the two share six children together.Ads by  In 2011, he tweeted that ‘lots of sex improves fitness and muscle tone’ a few days before his Commonwealth and British heavyweight title …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has told his supporters calling on him to run for the 2023 presidency to “watch out”. Some of his supporters stormed his Abuja office, on Friday, asking him to declare for the 2023 presidency. They wielded placards and banners with inscriptions such as ‘Goodluck Jonathan must run for president 2023′, “Jonathan is our candidate’, among others. …

Former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson allegedly beat up a fellow passenger on a flight out of San Francisco last night. Footage obtained by TMZ shows a passenger sitting behind Tyson and attempting to talk to him. The outlet claims Tyson, 55, was initially happy to talk to the man and pose for a selfie before the pair began to argue. …

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyorchia Ayu, has asked anti-graft agencies to go after any presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who purchases the N100 million nomination and Expression of Interest forms. Ayu said with the exorbitant price of the forms, the party was still ready to inflict more pain on Nigerians. In a …

At least six children between the ages of 5 and 12 years have been reportedly killed by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) air strike in Kuregba community of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. It was gathered that the air component of the Joint Security Operatives mistakenly struck the community while trying to bombard the hideouts of terrorists in …

The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, will host presidential aspirants across political parties to an Iftar dinner at the Presidential Villa on Saturday. The information was contained in an invitation letter to the guests sighted in Abuja on Thursday. Invitees to the dinner are instructed not to come along with their mobile devices, except their …