Four teenage students drown at Lagos beach while celebrating WASSCE completion

It was heavy tragedy on Tuesday at the Elegushi Beach, in the Lekki area of Lagos State, Nigeria, after four teenagers drowned while swimming in the water. Ten secondary school leavers, who were said to be pupils of the Kuramo Senior College, Lekki, aged between 14 and 15, went to swim at the beach to […]

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Gov Wike donates mansion to Peter Odili on 74th birthday (Photos)

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has gifted a mansion to former governor of the state, Dr. Peter Odili, on his 74th birthday. Media aide to the Governor, Mr. Kelvin Ebiri, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, August 15, said the private residence was built and donated to Dr. Odili by the Rivers […]

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Kidnap kingpin, Wadume, gets seven years imprisonment

Popular Taraba State millionaire kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, popularly known as Wadume, to seven years without an option of fine. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, delivered the judgment on July 22 but obtained by newsmen on Sunday. In the trial that lasted three years, Wadume was convicted on counts two and […]

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Peter Obi has capacity to rescue Nigeria ―Fulani group replies Miyetti Allah

Coalition of Fulbe Professionals in Africa (COFPIA) has replied and rebuked Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore over its attack on the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi. COFPIA, a Fulani professional group, said the comment by the National Secretary of Miyetti Allah, Alhaji Alhasan Salah, against Peter Obi as “politically sponsored.” The […]

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Watch how Redeemed Church members reacted when Peter Obi was introduced at the Holy Ghost service (Video)

Members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), went wild with cheers, joy and jubilation when Mr. Peter Obi fellowshipped with them and was introduced at the Holy Ghost service at the Redemption Camp along Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Watch the videos below: Look how excited people were the moment H.E Peter Obi was introduced at […]

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William Ruto wins Kenya presidential election

Chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya, Wafula Chebukati, on Monday declared the deputy president, William Ruto, winner of the country’s presidential election. Ruto polled 50.49 per cent of the total votes cast (7,176,141) to defeat his closest rival, ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who got 48.85 per cent (6,942,930), in a tight race […]

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If anything happens to me, hold Oma Nnadi ―Actress Chioma Okoye cries out

Nigerian actress, Chioma Okoye has alerted the public about an undisclosed issue with her colleague, Oma Nnadi. The actress in an Instagram post she shared, said Oma Nnadi should be held responsible should anything happen to her. Okoye wrote: “If anything happens to ME please you guys should hold @omannadi” The post:

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Local Govt Transition Committee Chairman poses with wife as Gov swears him in, four days before allegedly battering her leading to her death (Photos)

The suspended Transition Committee Chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area, Hon Mbazulike Iloka was pictured with his late wife, Chidiebere Jane, at his swearing-in four days before her death. Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo on Tuesday, 2nd August, 2022, inaugurated the Transition Committee Chairmen of the 21 Local Government Areas of Anambra State at the State […]

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Alleged domestic abuse: Nigerian Gov suspends newly appointed LG Chairman over death of his wife (Graphic video)

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has suspended the newly appointed transition committee chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area, Hon Mbazulike Iloka. Iloka, who is popularly known as Mba Mba, was suspended following widespread allegations that he battered his wife, Chidiebere, her leading to her death. Late Chidiebere, who had not exhibited any sign of […]

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Polytechnic beauty queen abducted, raped and killed

Unknown assailants suspected have abducted, raped and killed a student of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, identified as Happiness Odeh. It was gathered that the ND II student of Mass Communication, won the Miss MAPOLY beauty contest on August 3, 2022. The victim was said to have been kidnapped on her […]

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19-year-old Nigerian comedian remanded in prison custody over bank robbery prank

19-year-old Lagos-based Nigerian comedian, Eyinatayo Iluyomade, has landed in prison custody for playing pranks by dropping a threat note of robbery at the counter of a commercial bank in Ondo town, Ondo State, Nigeria. According to Vanguard, Iluyomade was charged to court by the police on three count-charge bordering on conspiracy, threat and manner likely […]

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If Peter Obi wins and changes the country, better for all of us ―Femi Kuti denies calling ‘Obidients’ zombies

Nigerian afrobeats music star, Femi Kuti has denied calling “Obidients”, who are simply those campaigning for Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, zombies. “You know what obedience means? Stand up, sit down, sit there — zombie,” Mr Kuti said during a performance at the Shrine Thursday night in Lagos, wondering why Mr Obi’s popularity […]

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Female law student dies at Nigerian law school campus

A female student of the Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus, Nnenna Amadi, has passed away due to alleged negligence from the school’s medical centre. It was gathered that the deceased had a severe asthma attack on Thursday, August 11, and was rushed to the school’s medical centre. Sources allege that the law school’s clinic has […]

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Terrorists are creating ‘parallel’ govt in Kaduna state ―Gov El-Rufai writes Buhari

Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, has written a memo to President Muhammadu Buhari informing him that terrorists are consolidating their grip on communities in the state with a “parallel” government and “permanent operational base”. Premium Times reports that the Governor raised the alarm in a memo which was sent to the President in late […]

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Nigerian lawyer appeals to Bank CEOs, Dangote, Otedola, others to pay off ASUU

Nigerian lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has appealed to chief executive officers (CEOs) of banks and Nigerian billionaire businessmen including Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Abdul Samad Rabiu, and Mike Adenuga to pay off the N1.1 trillion being demanded by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Olajengbesi said the Federal Government of Nigeria has displayed irresponsibility and […]

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Woman ties up stepson like an animal, gags him to prevent him from screaming for help (Video)

A little boy has been rescued after his stepmother hog-tied him for hours and then gagged him to prevent him from screaming. A video making the rounds on social media shows the moment neighbors and residents of the community believed to be in Delta state untied the boy. However no one mentioned where the incident […]

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Terrorists release 4 children and 3 others abducted on Abuja-Kaduna train

Four children who were abducted on a Kaduna-bound train in March have been released alongside their parents after spending four months in captivity. Tukur Mamur, a Kaduna-based publisher who negotiated the release of some of the passengers, said on Wednesday August 10 that the children and their parents were released after the intervention of Sheik […]

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Nollywood Filmmaker dies hours after mourning colleague, Biyi Bandele

Nollywood Filmmaker, Otu Njama, is dead. His sister, Judith, confirmed the sad incident to newsmen, stating that Otu who was in his thirties, died Tuesday night, August 9. According to reports, he was found dead in his home in First Unity estate in Badore, Ajah in Lagos state at about 9pm. Njama was said to […]

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I did not write Tinubu over Obi’s candidacy ―Ghanaian president, Akufo-Addo

Nana Akufo-Addo, the Ghanaian President, has denied writing a letter to the presidential candidate of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, asking him to give the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, a chance in the forthcoming 2023 presidential elections. The Ghanaian President also noted that he never told […]

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12-year-old boy eventually confesses to accidentally shooting his Nigerian mom dead in their US home

A 12-year-old boy has confessed to accidentally shooting his mother, a Nigerian woman, after initially claiming an intruder killed her in their US home. Ayobiyi Cook, a 29-year-old registered nurse who friends called ‘Yo-Yo’, was found dead in the family’s Forestdale, Alabama home, on the 2400 block of Freemont Avenue after midnight on August 6. […]

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