Nigerian lady found dead in a hotel in Ebonyi state, private part missing

A Nigerian lady identified as Mirabel Ezinne has reportedly been found dead in a hotel in Ebonyi state with her private part allegedly missing. Mirabel was said to have been found dead found on Monday, May 2, 2022, a day after she arrived the hotel located at G-Hostel Junction, Abakaliki, the state capital, with a yet-to-be-identified client. […]

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Abidemi Rufai, the suspended SSA to Ogun State gov, pleads guilty to wire fraud in US

Abidemi Rufai, the suspended SSA to Governor of Ogun state, Mr. Dapo Abiodun, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, in a U.S. District Court in Tacoma. Rufai, 45, who admitted to using stolen identities to claim hundreds of thousands of dollars in pandemic-related unemployment benefits, has been in custody since his […]

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Nine suspected kidnappers arrested by Police in Ekiti forest

Operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command, Nigeria, have arrested nine suspected kidnappers allegedly terrorising the state. Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, CP Moronkeji Adesina, who disclosed this in a statement issued by spokesperson of the command, ASP Sunday Abutu, on Tuesday, May 2, said the suspects were arrested in a forest at Ago Aduloju […]

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Nigeria-born daughter of South African politician, found dead four days after disappearance

28-year-old Nigeria-born South African and a postgraduate female student, Hillary Indira Gardee, who disappeared five days ago, has been found dead in South Africa. Hillary, the daughter of Godrich Gardee, a South African politician and former Secretary-General of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) disappeared on Friday, April 29, 2022. The victim, who was born in […]

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AGF Malami faces fire for accepting N135m, exotic car gifts

Persons described as friends and loyalists of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, have donated exotic vehicles of different brands to support his ambition of becoming the Kebbi state governor in 2023. Malamis media aide, Umar Gwandu, said the minister’s friends gifted the vehicles to “long-term workers in the […]

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Draft of US Supreme Court decision overturning abortion right, leaks

United States Supreme Court is set to overturn the legal right of women in America to have abortion, according to a leaked document. Millions of United States women and civil rights groups have been left stunned after a document labelled ‘Opinion of the Court’ allegedly showed a majority of the supreme court’s justices supported striking […]

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Two lovers die inside vehicle in Lagos street while SUV engine runs

Corpses of a man, identified simply as Koyejo, and that of his yet-to-be-identified lover, were recovered inside the vehicle which was parked around Double Star Junction, in the Jakande Estate area of Isolo, Lagos state, Nigeria, on Sunday. The lovers’ corpses were said to have been discovered when people in the area observed that the […]

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Christian Association of Nigeria distances self from Pastor asking for N310k for trip to heaven

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kaduna State has dissociated itself from Pastor Ade Abrahaman, the cleric allegedly asking for N310,000 to take his members to heaven. Kaduna state CAN Chairman, Reverend John Hayab in a statement released on Tuesday May 3, said they don’t know the Pastor nor the location as well as the name of […]

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Anyone who represents himself as a witch or accuses another as witch is liable to 2 years imprisonment ―Police officer Giwa tells Nigerians

Popular police officer, Aliyu Giwa, has informed Nigerians of what the criminal code act says about witchcraft and the use of dark magic. In a thread he shared on his Twitter handle, Giwa stated that anyone who represents himself to be a witch or has the power of witchcraft is liable to two years imprisonment. […]

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10 dead, 23 rescued after three-storey building collapsed in Ebute Metta, Lagos

Death toll in the Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria building collapse has increased to 10, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials say. The three-storey (four floors) building collapsed on Sunday night, May 1, on Ibadan Street, Ebute Meta, Lagos, Nigeria. 23 people have been rescued so far from the rubbles and many are still trapped. […]

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Buhari returns to Twitter since banning the platform in Nigeria

Buhari has returned to Twitter 11 months after he stopped tweeting following the ban on the microblogging platform. The Buhari administration banned Twitter after the platform deleted tweets by the president, threatening to treat members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the “language they understand”. The ban was announced on June 4, 2021 […]

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Gunmen rape soldier, kill her with her soldier fiancé while going for their wedding in Imo state (Photos)

Nigerian couple who were soldiers at the Nigerian Army have been murdered by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Imo State, Nigeria. A military source told Punch that the woman was first raped before she was shot dead along with her fiancé, and the two of them were later beheaded. The couple were travelling to the state to […]

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Police Service Commission set to promote retiring Ibrahim Magu to AIG

Nigeria’s Police Service Commission (PSC) may have concluded plans to promote a former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, to Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG). Magu, the most senior Commissioner of Police, has tendered his pre-retirement notice and will officially retire from the force on May 5. Punch reports […]

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British Police gives verdict on Khafilat Kareem over her unauthorised participation in BBNaija tv show

Nigerian girl working as Metropolitan Police officer who went to participate in the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality TV show without permission has been given a final written warning. PC Khafilat Kareem requested unpaid leave to appear on the Nigerian version of the reality show in June 2019 but was told it was “not in […]

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An ex locked me up, raped me everyday ―Juliet Ibrahim, actress

Nigerian-Ghanaian star actress, Juliet Ibrahim, has opened up on an abusive relationship she once experienced. In an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, the beautiful actress revealed that one of her ex- boyfriends locked her up and raped her daily. The actress narrated how her former boyfriend, whose name she didn’t disclose, locked her up […]

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Soludo’s media aide dies 11 days after appointment, 2 days after birthday celebration

Mr. Joe Anatune, a strong ally of Governor Charles Soludo, has died 11 days after he was appointed MD/CEO of Anambra State Signage and Advertising Agency. Anatune, who was the head of Soludo’s media team during the election campaign, died on Saturday, April 30. The prolific writer celebrated his 62nd birthday on April 28th, two days before he […]

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Soyinka visits Igboho in Benin Republic; Akintoye, Adeniran present (Photos)

Playwright and Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has on Sunday met with Yoruba Youth Leader (YYL) and Yoruba Nation campaigner, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Ighoho in the neighbouring Republic of Benin. Yoruba Nation arrowhead and leader of the Umbrella body of Yoruba Self-determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Banji Akintoye and his deputy, […]

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