Megaphone of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, is dead

A long time spokesman for the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere,  Mr. Yinka Odumakin, has died of COVID-19. It was learnt that, Odumakin died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital isolation centre. Mrs. Joe Okei-Odumakin, his wife and colleague in the struggle to see a better Nigeria, has confirmed his death. It has been gathered […]

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Banks disconnect MTN from USSD banking channels, banking apps

Commercial banks have disconnected MTN customers from banking channels including the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data and banking apps. MTN customers complained on Friday about being unable to recharge their MTN lines using USSD and other banking channels like the bank apps. Customers were also unable to do banking transactions on MTN lines through USSD. According to […]

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SA official apologises after his wife appears naked during Zoom meeting (Video 18+)

South Africa’s National House of Traditional Leaders, through its chairman Ikosi Sipho Mahlangu have issued an apology after a naked woman accidentally appeared on screen during a virtual meeting of Parliament’s portfolio committee on co-operative governance and traditional affairs. A member of the National House of Traditional Leaders, Inkosi Xolile Ndevu who seemingly never told his wife […]

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Omokri, other Nigerians stage #HarassBuhari out of London protest at Nigeria House, London

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, and some Nigerians staged a protest at the Nigeria House in London against the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari is currently in London where he would be spending two weeks to enable him to undergo a medical checkup. To express their displeasure at the medical trip, Omokri […]

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Nigerian medical doctors apologise to Nigerians as they begin strike

Nigerian medical doctors gave the sign of the beginning of their national strike on Thursday, with an apology to Nigerians, who will be affected by the strike. In a message on Twitter, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) said: “Nigerians must understand that we love them and the strike is not intended to hurt […]

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Northerners marrying two, three, four wives, are helping the society ―Ned Nwoko, billionaire politician

Ned Nwoko, the politician and billionaire husband of actress Regina Daniels, has said that marrying more than one wife helps save the society. Nwoko in an interview with BBC Igbo, said the average northerner has at least two wives and this helps the society by preventing women from venturing into prostitution. In his words: “The average Northerner […]

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My family will not take COVID-19 vaccine ―Apostle Suleman

Senior Pastor of the Omega Fire Ministries International (OFM), Apostle Johnson Suleman, has said he and his family will not take a jab of the COVID-19 vaccine. Apostle Suleman, as seen in a viral video, said his decision is based on something he saw medically about the vaccine. Lamenting the reported restrictions placed on those […]

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Appeal Court acquits Dokpesi on N2.1bn criminal charges

Embattled founder and chairman Emeritus of Daar Communication, Raymond Dokpesi, got a reprieve on Thursday, as the Court of Appeal in Abuja discharged and acquitted him of corruption allegations. Dokpesi, DAAR Investment and Holdings Ltd, were arraigned on seven counts bordering on procurement fraud and breach of public trust. He was alleged to have received […]

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Nigerian beauty queen doing her Ph.D, shot dead in the US

24-year-old former Nigerian beauty queen, Najeebat Sule, has been found shot dead inside her car parked close to her residence at 8800 block of Frankford Avenue on March 12, Daily Mail reports. Nearly three weeks later, police have not found a motive and have made no arrests, leaving Sule’s family and friends searching for answers. ‘I […]

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Fani-Kayode takes COVID-19 vaccine he earlier classified as ‘evil’

Ex-Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, has justified receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine despite being critical of the vaccine earlier. Fani-Kayode, who received the vaccine on Tuesday, was lambasted across social media platforms for his alleged hypocrisy as he had once described the COVID-19 vaccine as ‘evil’. But taking to his Twitter page on […]

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81 Ekiti kings oppose grazing plans, petition Fayemi

Traditional rulers in Ekiti State have rejected the Federal Government’s National Livestock Transformation Plan in the state, describing it as another nomenclature for the Rural Grazing Area, which they call a land grabbing initiative. The traditional rulers, under the aegis of Majority Obas of Ekiti Land (MOBED), who said the scheme would bring about Fulani […]

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Ex-CBN gov, Charles Soludo attacked, three policemen attached to him, killed (Graphic photos)

Unknown gunmen on Wednesday, March 31 attacked the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Anambra governorship aspirant, Prof. Charles Soludo. Reports gathered show that he was attacked in Isuofia, where he hails from in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State.. Three policemen among the security aides attached to Soludo were […]

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Landlord accused of giving female tenant a quit notice because of dressing, responds

The landlord who allegedly served his female tenant a quit notice due to her manner of dressing, has responded to her on Instagram, accusing her of being nasty and insolent. We reported that Toju had claimed that her landlord gave her a quit notice because he has issue with the way she dresses. In his […]

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Pastor Oyakhilome’s TV channel, Loveworld fined £125,000 by UK govt

Authorities in the United Kingdom have slammed a £125,000 fine on Loveword TV channel, owned by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, for airing conspiracy theories about Covid-19 that were unproven. On December 1st 2020, the TV channel had aired a 29-hour programme called the Global Day of Prayer, during which several unfounded claims were made about the coronavirus […]

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Gov Wike says he will not travel abroad for medical check-up

Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has said he won’t travel abroad for medical check-up, saying everything he need for medical examination was in the Government House Clinic built by his administration. Mr. Wike said this when a delegation of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria paid him a courtesy visit at the […]

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Ogun high court’s N500m damages judgment against Maureen Badejo registered in UK court

A United Kingdom High Court of Justice has registered the N500 million damages entered in favour of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries and the church’s general overseer, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, by an Ogun State High Court against Maureen Badejo – a UK-based blogger. The judgment was registered today, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. By this […]

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Man allegedly burnt to death in Nigeria for insulting Prophet Muhammad (Graphic photos)

Angry youths backed by leaders in Sade community in the Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria, have burnt a man identified as Talle Mai Ruwa, to death for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad. According to SaharaReporters, Mai Ruwa was dragged away from his house on Tuesday in the presence of his mother and burnt […]

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Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman, Danladi Umar caught publicly assaulting a security guard in Abuja (Video)

Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Danladi Umar, has been caught on camera physically assaulting a security guard at Banex plaza in Wuse, Abuja, Nigeria. In the video exclusive obtained by SaharaReporters, Umar was seen speaking angrily, scolding and shouting at the yet-to-be identified man. The CCT chairman also launched a barrage of attacks […]

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