7-storey building collapses in Lagos, 2 bodies found, others still trapped

Two persons were, yesterday, confirmed dead, while four construction workers are still trapped under the debris of an uncompleted seven-storey building at Oba Abiodun Oniru Street, Oniru Estate, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. The building located on Oba Abiodun Oniru Street, beside Ave Maria Hospital, Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria, collapsed in the early hours on Sunday, September […]

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Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds William Ruto’s election as Kenyan president-elect

The Supreme Court of Kenya has upheld the election of William Ruto as the president-elect of the country. Kenya’s Deputy President, Ruto was declared winner of the August 9 election by the Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Raila Odinga had filed a suit challenging the election results as announced by the IEBC in August. […]

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Killers of Ekiti NSCDC officer demand N30m ransom for his kidnapped brother, two children

Suspected gunmen who killed an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Segun Ayebulu, in Ekiti State and kidnapped his brother and two children, have demanded N30m ransom to secure the release of the victims. According to reports, the gunmen killed Ayebulu along Oke Ako Road, in Ajoni Local Council Development Area […]

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24-count charge filed against DCP Abba Kyari, his mega assets seized

Nigerian government has filed 24-count charge against Abba Kyari after uncovering 14 assets linked to the former commander of the Intelligence Response Team. Shopping malls, residential estate, polo playground, lands and farmlands belonging to Abba Kyari were uncovered by the Nigerian government  in different locations in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Maiduguri, Borno State. […]

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Nigerian singer, Timaya’s manager shot dead in US

Nigerian singer and songwriter, Inetimi Timaya Odon, better known by his stage name, Timaya’s manager, Prince Oluzor has died after he was shot outside a gas station in Atlanta, United States. 38-year-old Prince Oluzor made a stop at the BP along 14th Street NW at Atlantic Drive near Georgia Tech around 9.00 pm. on Wednesday […]

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Governorship candidate dies one week after picking ticket in Nigeria

Prof David Bamgbose, Ogun state governorship candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) is dead. The Professor of Educational Management died one week after he was unveiled last Saturday August 27, by the Chairman of the party, Samson Ogunsanya after a meeting with leaders and stakeholders of the party in Abeokuta. Daily Trust reported that Bamgbose died […]

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Former gov, Jonah Jang discharged and acquited of N6.3bn corruption charge

A High Court of Plateau State sitting in Jos has on Friday discharged and acquitted a former Governor of the state, Mr. Jonah Jang, over the N6.3 billion corruption charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court presided over by Justice Christy Dabup also discharged and acquitted a former […]

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Late husband’s brother’s wife accused a widow of witchcraft, community members tie and flog the widow (Video)

A video of a widow who was tied and flogged by members of her community in Umueghu in Amaegbuato autonomous community, Nkpa Bende Local Government, Abia state, has been shared online. Activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, who shared the video, said the widow was assaulted after her late husband’s brother’s wife accused her of being a witch. […]

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Two University student lovers found dead and naked in hostel in Nigeria

Two students of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria, believed to be lovers and identified as Tobiloba Daniel and Arewa Abayomi, have been found dead in a hostel room outside the premises of the institution. The 200-level students were found dead in Daniel’s hostel room outside the University campus. A student of […]

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Gov El-rufai reacts to calls for a bad road in Kaduna State to be fixed (Photos)

Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai has reacted to calls for a bad road in the state to be fixed. TrackaNG (@TrackaNG) shared photos which showed the deplorable state of Halima road in Chikun LGA, Kaduna State. It is said to be the major access road connecting Chikun and Kaduna south LGA.   Responding to […]

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Nigeria’s Appeal Court nullifies Igboho’s N20bn judgement against DSS

Yoruba Youth Leader (YYL) and Oodua Nation Self-determination activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho has lost at the Court of Appeal. According to TheNation, the Ibadan Division of the Court of Appeal on Tuesday set aside the judgment which declared the attack on the house of Yoruba nation agitator Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka […]

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Man proposes to lady at Peter Obi’s one-million man march (Video)

A video has captured the romantic moment a man popped the big question to his girlfriend at the solidarity movement for the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. The proposal took place during a rally organized by youths in Onitsha on 28th August, 2022. In the viral video, the two lovestruck couple were seen hemmed […]

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Court dismisses Nigerian govt’s request to extradite DCP Abba Kyari to US

An application filed by the Nigerian government seeking to extradite suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Abba Kyari to the United States to face criminal charges, has been dismissed by a federal high court sitting in Abuja. Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo, on Monday August 29, held that the extradition request filed by the Attorney General […]

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Police arraign Nigerian man who killed his uncle’s wife, cooked her head and ate it

A 45-year-old man has been arraigned at a Makurdi Magistrate Court for cannibalism. Jeremiah Ode, from Igwe Ochekpo in Oju Local Government Area, Benue State, is being prosecuted at a Makurdi Magistrate Court, for the gruesome murder of Priscilla Adoga, 65. Inspector Omaye Ujata, the Prosecuting Police Officer, told the court that the incident which […]

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Man arraigned for LASTMA woman’s breast touching, face punching

Saheed Adisa, 37, has been arraigned before Magistrate F.M Onamusi of the Ogba Magistrate Court, Lagos State, Nigeria, for allegedly assaulting an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Salami Bukola, while she was on duty. Reports say that the defendant allegedly punched Bukola’s face and indecently touched her breast while she was carrying […]

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Prof Akintoye apologises to Yoruba victims of Trans-Atlantic slave trade to cleanse their curses

Yoruba leader and Alana of Ilana Omo Oodua (Head of Yoruba Nation Self-Determination Struggle), Prof. Banji Akintoye, has tendered unreserved apology to the victims of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade in Yorubaland. Akintoye, who is a professor of History, said some of the victims of the slave trade placed a curse on the future generation of […]

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Actress Ireti Doyle bags a doctorate degree (Photos)

Nollywood movie star, entertainer, TV host, writer, and public speaker, Ireti Doyle, also known as Iretiola Olusola Ayinke, has bagged a honourary doctorate degree from the Institut Superieur de Communication et de Gestion Benin University (ISCG), Benin Republic. The actress took to her Instagram page on Monday, August 29, 2022, to announce her latest accomplishment—becoming […]

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Nigerians kick as one million-man march for Peter Obi in Kaduna is postponed

Social media users have been lamenting over the postponement of the one million-man march for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, in Kaduna state. LP Youth leader in Kaduna, Austin Aniagu, stated that the one million-man march has been postponed due to security advice. The update which was attributed to the […]

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Nigerian Police arrest housewife for allegedly killing husband

Operatives of the Kebbi State Police command, Nigeria, have arrested one housewife, Farida Abubakar, 30 years old, for allegedly killing her husband Attahiru Ibrahim in their Birnin Kebbi house. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Kebbi state Police Command, SP Nafiu Abubakar confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen. According to him, “on 25/8/2022 […]

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Maikyau sworn in as the 31st President of Nigerian Bar Association

Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau SAN, has been sworn in as the 31st president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Maikyau was sworn in by his predecessor, Mr Olumide Akpata, at the close of activities for the 62nd Annual General Conference of the association held at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Friday August 26. The new […]

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