200 level University student commits suicide in Nigeria

200-level student of History and Diplomacy in the Federal University Otuoke (FUO), Arikekpar Lucky, allegedly suffering from depression, has committed suicide. It was gathered that the 27-year-old student popularly known as Don Zednas, hung himself with a rope tied to a ceiling fan in the early hours of Monday, March 22, after locking the doors and windows. The […]

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Okonjo’s Five Million Jobs – Only Through A Public Goods Focus, By Tope Fasua

Former Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance under the Jonathan and Obasanjo governments, and now the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was in town on a working visit recently. The good lady was feted in several quarters. Many people have anchored the salvation of Nigeria on her shoulders, especially […]

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500L LAUTECH student sentenced to prison for romance scam of $104,500, to forfeit money and properties

A 500-level student of Ladoke Akintola University, Adebowale Taiwo Abiola, has been sentenced to one year imprisonment for a romance scam. Justice O.A. Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria handed down the sentence on Tuesday. The convict was arrested by the EFCC following intelligence reports about the criminal activities of […]

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Haliru Nababa confirmed as CG of Nigerian Correctional Service

Nigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of Haliru Nababa as the Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service. This was announced in a Tweet by the Nigeria Senate. “The Nomination of Haliru Nababa is CONFIRMED as Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service,” the tweet read. Nababa was confirmed following the consideration of the report of the […]

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Time to act is now, By Lekan Sote

The arrogant Southern Nigerians, especially of the Yoruba stock, nearly got their derriere exposed when the (disingenuous) ill-wind, blown by Northern Nigeria traders, nearly blockaded transport of foodstuffs and cattle down South. For the South to truly say, Never Again, to the Northern affront, provocation, blackmail and vice grip to their gastronomic jugular, they and […]

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Tinubu gives N50m to victims of Katsina Central Market fire

All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader and former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, donated N50m to compensate for the losses of the victims of Katsina Central Market fire and to rebuild the market. The APC chieftain was in Katsina on Wednesday where he was received by the state governor, Aminu Masari. The […]

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American Idol contestant, Nigeria’s Funke Lagoke collapses on stage (Videos)

American Idol contestant, Nigeria’s Funke Lagoke was rushed to the hospital after she slumped and fell flat on her face during her performance with fellow singer Ronda Felton on Monday night’s episode. Funke, whose name is Funmike Lagoke, is a former Miss Nigeria USA winner. She competed in the beauty pageant back in 2019 and […]

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Newly married woman allegedly burnt to death by co-wife in Nigeria (Photo)

According to reports, a newlywed woman identified as Fatima from Katsina State was reportedly burnt to death by her husband’s first wife in Minna, Niger State. The incident happened on Tuesday, March 23, about seven weeks after the deceased got married to the Niger state indigene. A family source, who spoke to Katsina Post, said […]

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Star actress Ruth Kadiri celebrates her birthday with specially designed dresses (Photos)

The beautiful Nigerian star actress, screenwriter and film producer, Ruth Kadiri Ezerika is celebrating her 33rd birthday today, Wednesday 24. In celebration of this special day of her, the mother of one shared these stunning photos of herself and then wrote: “with a great full heart I lift my voice to you. Thank you for […]

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NBA protests magistrate’s summary trial of lawyer, his handcuff and imprisonment

It was an unusual scenario at an Abuja Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday as the magistrate, Ibrahim Mohammed, ordered policemen to arrest and handcuff a lawyer, Eburu Ekwe Barth, for challenging him on the summary of the case before the court. Mohammed, presiding over Magistrate Court 2, Wuse Zone 6, thereafter sentenced Barth to two months’ […]

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Alleged petition against Nigerian Supreme Court Justices, PDP tells APC Caretaker Committee chair to resign

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has on Tuesday, asked the All Progressives Congress Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, to resign his position. In a statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of PDP, in which the party noted that it is appalling that the Buni leadership of the APC could “in […]

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Colorado grocery store shooting suspect faces 10 counts of murder

21-year-old suspect in Monday’s massacre at a Colorado supermarket — which left 10 dead including a store manager and a police officer — faces 10 counts of murder in the first degree, police said Tuesday. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, of Arvada, near Denver, is accused of opening fire Monday afternoon at the King Soopers store in the university city […]

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Actor Bolanle Ninalowo strikes a pose with his wife inside the bathroom (Photo)

Nigerian star actor and film producer, Bolanle Ninalowo also known as Nino B, has caused a stir on social media after he shared a photo of himself and his wife inside a bathroom. Taking to his Instagram page, Nino B, said to be born in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria, shared a lovely photo of himself […]

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Nigerian Magistrate orders Lawyer handcuffed in court, sent him to prison for interrupting and challenging him

A Magistrate court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, Ibrahim Mohammed has ordered policemen in the court to arrest and handcuff a lawyer, Eburu Ekwe Barth, for interrupting and challenging him on the summary of the case before the court. The Magistrate of Court 2, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja thereafter sentenced Ekwe to two months in prison […]

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APC allegedly writes petition against 3 Supreme Court Justices over Imo north bye-election

The All Progressive Congress (APC) is said to have written a petition against three justices of the Nigerian Supreme Court over the Imo North Senatorial District bye-election held on December 5, 2021. This development moved the apex court to suspend indefinitely, hearing in the appeal brought before it by Francis Ibezim over the Imo North […]

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28-year-old woman allegedly stabs her husband to death in Lagos

A woman identified as Justina Eje, a mother of three, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her husband to death in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state, Nigeria. The 28-year-old woman who was paraded before newsmen at the command headquarters in Ikeja by the State Commissioner of police, Hakeem Odumosu, allegedly stabbed her late husband, Edwin Anduaka with […]

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Six suspected yahoo boys die in Lexus car accident as they celebrate its arrival

Celebration over a newly-bought Lexus GX 460 on Friday night turned sour when six suspected internet fraudsters, otherwise known as Yahoo boys, died after ramming the car into a stationary truck along the Agbarho-Ughelli section of the East-West Road near Ekiugbo Junction in Ughelli, North Local Government Area of Delta State. The terrible and sad […]

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Eight nuggets from the speech of retiring Supreme Court Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour

Below are the eight nuggets gathered from the speech of Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, JSC, CFR, on Monday, March 22, 2021 – the day he retired from the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Abuja. ON CORRUPTION: Genesis 6:12 reads: “And God looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way […]

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