Man allegedly stabs neighbor to death in Lagos (Photos)

Police operatives attached to Makinde Division in Lagos State have on Monday, February 22, arrested 53-year-old Sunday Amaefula, of No 8 Akpaku lane, Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos State for allegedly stabbing his neighbor, Chibuike Nwanne, 43, to death. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Ademuyiwa Adejobi, states that investigation by the […]

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New arrest warrant issued for Prophet Bushiri and his wife

The Malawian police has issued a new arrest warrant for controversial millionaire Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Prophetess Mary Bushiri of the Enlightened Christian Gathering. Recall that after Malawian authorities stopped members of the Prophet’s family from leaving the country for Kenya, the police stormed his home but could not find him and his wife, Mary. National […]

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Nigerian man in Japan blasts Apostle Suleman for boasting of having 3 private jets amidst world’s poorest people (Video)

Nigerian lawyer residing in Japan, Barrister Emeka Akaolisa, has blasted clergyman Apostle Johnson Suleman, who recently said he prays the COVID-19 pandemic continues as he bought his 3rd jet during the pandemic. In a video he shared on social media, Barrister Akaolisa slammed the clergyman for being excited about the pandemic when many of his […]

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Tiger Woods in lone auto crash, hospitalised

United States star golfer, Tiger Woods was hospitalized Tuesday after a car crash in which his vehicle sustained “major damage,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department said. Woods, the sole occupant, was removed from the wreckage by firefighters and paramedics and taken to a local hospital for treatment, a statement said. The extent of his […]

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Young man commits suicide in Nigeria over indebtedness (Photos)

Tragedy struck at Dilimi area of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria, on Sunday, when a 26-year-old man Sarki Abdul, committed suicide by gulping a bottle of chemical substance. A source close to the family of the deceased told Nigerian Tribune Online that the young man borrowed a sum of N300,000 from […]

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After US regulator warning, Bitcoin tumbles in value

Foremost cryptocurrency, Bitcoin tumbled Tuesday from its record-breaking run after US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the “highly speculative” unit could be used for “illicit” purposes. At about 1500 GMT, the digital currency slid 12.57 percent to $47,946, while rival ethereum declined 15 percent to $1,539. Tesla boss Elon Musk who was the world […]

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US Supreme Court orders release of Trump tax records

Donald Trump suffered a major setback on Monday in his long quest to conceal details of his finances as the U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for a New York City prosecutor to obtain the former president’s tax returns and other records as part of an accelerating criminal investigation. The justices without comment rebuffed Trump’s […]

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Okorocha’s aide, 13 others charged to court

Former Imo State governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, his sons in-law, Chief Uche Nwosu and Dr. Uzoma Anwuka, as well as his political appointees, Chief Laz Okafor Anyanwu and Ijeoma Igboanuni, Monday, were not in the Magistrate Court, Owerri. It was gathered that Okorocha and about 19 others, were arrested Sunday evening by the police, but […]

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Brazilian star footballer, Ronaldinho’s mother dies of COVID-19

Dona Miguelina, the mother of Brazilian football star Ronaldinho, is dead. Miguelina, 71, was hospitalised after testing positive for Covid-19 last year while in their home city of Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil. In December, the Ballon d’Or winner asked fans to pray for his mother, revealing she was fighting for her life at Mae de […]

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Southwest Governors, Obas, maintain their stand of no open grazing in the zone

To curtail open grazing and its attendant consequences, governors of the Southwest geopolitical zone of the country have advanced the need for both state governments and the Federal Government to support cattle breeding. The support, according to the governors, could come in the form of government establishing designated grazing areas, setting up feeding mills among […]

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Nigerian lady commits suicide because her boyfriend cheated (Graphic video)

A Nigerian lady is reported to have committed suicide after she was said to have suffered heartbreak when she discovered that her boyfriend cheated on her. Twitter user @sisi_alagboeko who shared the story online, wrote: “A girl committed suicide yesterday in the hostel, cause she caught her boyfriend cheating, and the guy decided to break […]

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Identities and photos of victims of crashed NAF aircraft released (Photos)

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has released the names of the seven personnel that perished in the military aircraft that crashed in Abuja today February 21. According to a statement released by AVM Ibikunle Daramola, the Director of Public Relations and Information, the victims of the ill-fated plane crash include: a. Flight Lieutenant Haruna Gadzama (Captain). […]

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Nigeria’s Morenike Obi-Farinde Gets International Tribunal Job

Nigeria’s experienced Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practitioner, Morenike Obi-Farinde has been appointed into the pioneer seven-man Tribunal of the world table tennis ruling body, International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). With this development, Obi-Farinde who is bringing three decades of legal practice and two decades as an ADR practitioner to the ITTF Tribunal will be the […]

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Kidnapped Niger state passengers regain freedom

A week after they were abducted, passengers of the Niger State Transport Mass Transit have regained their freedom. Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello, announced their release on his Twitter handle on Sunday afternoon. 21 passengers were abducted by bandits on their way from Kontagora to Minna last Sunday. See his tweet below: We are […]

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United Airlines plane engine caught fire midflight, landed safely (Video)

One United Airlines plane was forced to return to Denver International Airport to make an emergency landing on Saturday afternoon, February 20, after the engine caught fire shortly after takeoff, sending aircraft debris on people’s houses in Colorado. The Boeing 777 which had 241 people on board returned to the airport around 1:30 p.m. after […]

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Air Force Plane crashes in Abuja, seven persons die

Nigerian Air Force on Sunday said seven persons onboard a Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft died when the jet crashed in Abuja. The jet enroute Minna in Niger State crashed close to the runway of the Abuja airport after reporting engine failure. In a statement, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, […]

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Nigerian Soldiers reportedly uncover Shekau’s farm inside Sambisa forest (Video)

Nigerian soldiers said they have uncovered Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau’s farm inside Sambisa forest in Borno state, Nigeria. A video shared online showed Nigerian Troops of Operation Tura Takaibango, local vigilantes and local farmers jubilating as they harvested crops from the farm. We must say from this platform that, we do not know how the […]

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Hurried promotion of new EFCC chairman, Att Gen’s kinsman, is an afterthought ―CACOL

Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has questioned the hurried promotion of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who is set to face Senate screening soon. Executive Director of CACOL, Mr. Debo Adeniran, expressed his view during an interview with Sunday PUNCH on Saturday. Bawa, who was appointed by […]

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Republic of Benin is not aspiring to be Nigeria’s 37th State ―Ministry

Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Saturday, said there was no plan to make neighbouring Republic of Benin the 37th State of Nigeria. This was contained in a statement titled, ‘Republic of Benin Is Not Aspiring To Be Part Of Nigeria’ which was signed by the ministry’s spokesman, Ferdinand Nwonye. The statement reads: “The attention […]

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