Mob kills butcher in Nigeria over alleged blasphemy of Prophet Mohammed

Operatives of Sokoto State Police Command, Sokoto State, Nigeria confirmed on Sunday the murder of a butcher, Usman Buda, over alleged blasphemy of Prophet Mohammed. Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, ASP Ahmad Rufa’i, who confirmed the killing in a statement on Sunday, said a distress call was received at 9:20 am that the […]

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Eid-el-Kabir: Tinubu prays at Dodan Barracks praying ground

President Bola Tinubu has joined other Nigerian Muslims to perform the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the Dodan Barracks Praying Ground in Lagos. The president was accompanied by Mr Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Babatunde Fashola, a former Lagos State Governor and other top government functionaries. In […]

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What’s the logic behind Tinubu’s 120-car convoy when Nigerians groan over fuel subsidy removal? ―Deji Adeyanju (Convoy video)

President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos State on Tuesday from his private visit to London after an outing at the Paris Finance Summit. However, what should have been a “quiet” arrival, quickly became a spectacle of some sort with the long motorcade that followed the president to his new private residence. In a video that […]

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Gov Sanwo-Olu and wife voted with invalid voters cards ―Witness tells election tribunal

Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal (GEPT) headed by Justice Arum Ashom, continued on Monday, June 26, with a witness from Labour Party (LP), Dayo Israel, who told the tribunal that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Ibijoke were allowed to cast their votes, despite their voter cards being “invalid.” Channels TV reports that Israel […]

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Nigerian woman jailed in Switzerland for forcing young girls into prostitution

A court in Switzerland has sentenced a Nigerian woman to a four-and-half years imprisonment for trafficking young Nigerian women and girls between 14-18 and enslaving them as sex workers using juju threats. SwissInfo reported on Monday, June 26, 2023, that the mother of three will be deported from Switzerland after completing her sentence. The 34-year-old woman […]

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Nigerian girl, Helen Okereke develops electronics controlled with voice (Video)

Nigerian girl, Helen Ugoeze Okereke has built electronics that could be operated or controlled with voice. She is a robotics engineer based in Enugu. She is 19-years-old. She is from Ebonyi state. Watch her video below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Helen Ugoeze Okereke (@helen_codeaddict)

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Body of severely malnourished woman found dumped on a road in Nigeria

Body of a severely malnourished unidentified woman was found dumped along the Makurdi-Aliade Road in Benue State, Nigeria. Activist Ukan Kurugh, who shared the photo on Monday, June 26, called on relevant authorities to evacuate the corpse. “Graphic Image! The body of a badly malnourished unidentified woman is lying dead directly opposite the main entrance […]

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Ex-Nigerian Golden Eaglets star player jailed for rape in Denmark

A court in Denmark has on Friday, June 23, 2023, sentenced former Nigerian Golden Eaglets star and FC Copenhagen of Denmark forward, Akinkunmi Amoo, to one year in prison for sexual assault. News of his sentencing was confirmed in a Tweet by former BBC World Football reporter, Osasu Obayiuwana. “Breaking: Akinkunmi Amoo, the @FCKobenhavn striker, […]

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We didn’t plan to overthrow Putin ―Wagner boss Prigozhin makes his first comments since attempted coup

Wagner mercenary chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin has made comments since the one-day mutiny by his Wagner force, saying it was not intended to overthrow Russia’s government but to register a protest over what he said was its ineffectual conduct of the war in Ukraine. In his first public statement since ending the mutiny on Saturday night, […]

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Tinubu renames 15 airports after Awolowo, Buhari, Okadigbo, Tunde Idiagbon, Oba Akenzua II, others (Full list)

President Bola Tinubu has renamed some federal government-owned airports after some notable Nigerians including late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari, Okadigbo, Tunde Idiagbon, Oba Akenzua II, Samuel Ladoke Akintola, and so on. The development was contained in a memo dated June 1, signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of […]

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Gas cylinders explode in Lagos, four injured

Four people have sustained varying degrees of injuries after some gas cylinders exploded in the Ijaiye, Agege area of Lagos State, Nigeria. According to reports, the explosion occurred in the early hours of Monday in a shop stored with gas cylinders. Confirming the incident, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Femi […]

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76-year-old Nigerian woman found dead in UK, two people arrested over her murder

Detectives have arrested two people after a 76-year-old Nigerian woman, Mrs. Nelly Akomah, was found dead at her south London home following a suspected burglary. The pensioner was discovered at her house in Ladbrook Road, Croydon, with fatal injuries around 10.40am on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, after police were scrambled by neighbours Residents in Ladbrook Road, Croydon […]

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Nigeria can earn billions from exporting human faeces, cockroaches, scorpions ―Nigerian Professor

A lecturer at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Prof. Samuel Oluwalana, has said Nigeria is losing a huge amount of money for its failure to export human faeces, cockroaches, as well as, scorpions to foreign countries. The lecturer noted that the American government gets $3.5 billion every year because it is used to protect astronauts […]

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Retired Police Commissioner, Frank Odita dies

In a statement, the Nigeria Police Force has announced the death of a retired Commissioner of Police and Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Odita, Read the statement below: “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, on behalf of the entire officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force, commiserates with family, […]

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Tinubu leaves Paris for London on a private visit

President Bola Tinubu has departed Paris, France for London, the United Kingdom. Mr. Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, said President Tinubu, who was initially scheduled to be back in Abuja on Saturday, will now proceed to London, United […]

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With all these Tinubu’s forgeries, I want to see how Appeal court and Supreme court will wriggle out of sensible judgment ―David Hundeyin (Photos)

Nigerian investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, has accused the president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu of submitting fake Chicago State University Certificate to Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Hundeyin made his accusation by sharing the photos of the alleged fake certificate on his Twitter handle. This is coming, after the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) […]

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Tinubu that attended South West College was female ―Atiku, PDP tell election tribunal as they tender Tinubu’s Chicago State University, NYSC, Mobil certificates

Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja, Nigeria has admitted certified copies of Academic and work records of President Bola Tinubu tendered by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The documents include a B.Sc certificate from the Chicago State University, NYSC Discharge Certificate, and Mobil Nigeria Oil Plc certificate of […]

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