Whatever has to do with that name Nigeria is embarrassing ―Actor Alesh shares video of Nigerian Embassy in Washington DC (Video)

Nigerian actor, Alesh Sanni, has shared a video showing the poor state and environment of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington DC, United States. The video shows men and women who went to the embassy for an appointment, fanning themselves manually as the Air Conditioner wasn’t working. See what he wrote and the video he shared […]

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Boxers and pants not part of your body, wear it once and wash it ―BBNaija star, Alex advises men

BBNaija Reality show star, Alex Asogwa better known as Alex Unusual, has advised men to wash their underwear, boxers or pants, after using it as the undergarments are not part of their bodies and need to be cleaned. Alex also tackled men who have formed the habit of not having their baths or brushing their […]

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ECOWAS Court rules, restraining Nigerian govt from prosecuting Nigerians over Twitter use

ECOWAS Court of Justice sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday restrained the Federal Government and its agents from prosecuting or doing anything whatsoever to harass, intimidate or arrest people for using Twitter. In its ruling on an interlocutory application, the court restrained the Muhammadu Buhari-led government from, “unlawfully imposing sanctions or doing anything whatsoever to […]

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Kano singer detained for blasphemy, released by the DSS

Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has released an Islamic singer, Ahmad Abdul, taking into custody after releasing a blasphemous song. According to DailyTrust, Abdul was picked by the security agents for releasing the uncensored song titled ‘Barhama Gwaska’, perceived as blasphemous and capable of creating chaos in the state. The DSS had said it […]

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Ex-Reps member, Farouk Lawan sentenced to 7 years in prison over $.5m Bribe

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, presided over by Justice Angela Ataluka, has sentenced a former Member of the House of Representatives from Kano State, Farouk Lawan, to seven years imprisonment over a $500,000 bribe collected from billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola. In file No. FHC/HC/CR/76/2013, a $3 million bribery charge was instituted by […]

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No amount of threats will deny Igbo from asking for her rights —Enyinnaya Abaribe

Nigerian Senate minority leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has warned that no amount of threat against Ndigbo will stop them from demanding equitable treatment in Nigeria. He also warned the two major political parties in the country not to use the current insecurity in the South-East to deny the region the 2023 presidential ticket, adding that […]

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Chairman, Eti-Osa Local Council, Lagos, passes away

Chairman of Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area in Lagos State, Nigeria, Hon. Olufunmi Rafiu Olatunji, has passed away. Olatunji’s death was announced on Facebook by his media team early on Tuesday. It was learnt that the council boss succumbed to a lingering health challenge on Monday. Prior to his death, he sought re-election on […]

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Sports Court of Arbitration reduces Siasia’s FIFA life ban to 5 years, cancels $50,000 fine

Nigerian former professional football striker and ex-head coach of Nigeria national team, Samsom Siasia’s life ban from football has been reduced to five years by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS). The world football body, FIFA banned Siasia for life and fined him $50,000 for agreeing to ‘the manipulation of matches’ for betting purposes […]

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Nigerian man gets 18 years imprisonment in England, for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl

Croydon Crown court, England, has sentenced a 64-year-old Nigerian-born man, Adeyinka Ajose, to 18 years in prison for sexually assaulting a teenager. The convict, Ajose was handed down the sentence on Thursday after admitting to multiple sexual offences committed against the victim. Ajose was found guilty on four counts of the rape of a female […]

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NADECO writes UN, UK, US, EU, on looming civil war in Nigeria

Freedom group, National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) has called for the intervention of the international community to prevent an eruption of hostilities in Nigeria. Pointing to present challenges of instability, insecurity, lack of cohesion and mutual distrust in the country that was similar to the time before the Civil War between 1967 and 1970, NADECO warned […]

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EFCC says Tinubu is under investigation, as Dapo Apara drags him to court over Alpha Beta

Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, is currently under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Also, a former Managing Director of Alpha Beta LLP, Dapo Apara, has on Wednesday and through his counsel, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN, filed a suit demanding a Lagos State […]

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BuhariMustGo protesters set bonfire on, block Abuja airport road (Video, photos)

A group of Nigerians who described themselves as #RevolutionNow protesters held a demonstration along the highway leading to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the federal capital territory (FCT) Abuja this morning June 21, according to Sahara Reporters. The publisher of SaharaReporters,  Omoyele Sowore, who is one of the conveners of RevolutionNow, shared photos and videos […]

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Ekiti teenager who stages own kidnap arrested with her accomplices

Police operatives in Ekiti State have arrested a 16-year-old girl, Suluka Abimbola, alongside three accomplices for faking her own kidnap. The spokesman of the state’s police, ASP Sunday Abutu, said on Saturday at Ado-Ekiti that the suspects were arrested on Thursday at their hotel hideout. Abutu said, “Abimbola admitted that she conspired with those arrested […]

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Buhari speaks again, says those canvassing for restructuring have nothing to talk about’

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has said that those calling for restructuring of the country have nothing to say. In his speech at the launch of Kudirat Abiola Sabon Gari Peace Foundation in Zaria, Kaduna State, the Nigerian leader who was represented by the  Executive Secretary of Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Alhaji Mohammed Bello Shehu, stated […]

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Angered by persistent banditry, half-naked women and youths block Abuja-Kaduna highway

Enraged residents on Saturday blocked the Abuja-Kaduna highway over persistent attacks and killings by bandits in their communities. A 13-year-old girl was killed by bandits on Friday night, June 18, and this infuriated the villagers to storm the Abuja-Kaduna highway to protest. The protesters, from Anguwar Magaji, comprised mostly of youths and women, some of […]

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Married TV CEO allegedly drugged, swindled of N5m and stabbed to death by mistress in Lagos

Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, and a director in Super Network Limited, a telecoms firm, Michael Usifo Ataga, has been gruesomely murdered and his alleged sidechic has been arrested in relation to his death. Ataga, who resides in Banana Island, was reported missing on Sunday, June 13, by his family and friends after he […]

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Suspected bandits shot Medical doctor dead in Nigeria

Gunmen suspected to be armed bandits have allegedly killed a medical doctor identified as Precious Chinedu Emeka in Salka village, Magama Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria. It was gathered that the gunmen numbering about five invaded his clinic while he was on duty around 9:00pm on Wednesday evening, June 16, and whisked him away […]

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