Omotola Jalade says she contracted COVID-19, has been ill and in isolation

Nollywood veteran and star actress, singer, philanthropist and former model, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (Omo Sexy) has disclosed that she’s been away from the public space and social media platforms because she contracted Coronavirus. The beautiful and sparkling actress, who made the announcement via an Instagram post she shared, disclosed that she’s been ill and all […]

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Fake lawyer gets three years imprisonment in Nigeria

A fake lawyer, Adedeji Ebenezer Oluwagbenga, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labor and without the option of fine in Ogun state, Nigeria. Disclosing this to newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said Adedeji, who was arrested on August 5 at Itori Chief Magistrate Court where he appeared for […]

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Police release photo of man who locked up his son for 7 years

The Kano state police command have released the photo of the man who locked up and starved his biological son, Ahmed Aminu, 30, for seven years in Kano State. A statement from the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, said Aminu who is a resident of Farawa Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government area of […]

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Ex-Angolan president’s son gets 5 years jail for fraud

The Supreme Court in Angola has handed a five-year jail sentence to Jose Filomeno dos Santos, the son of the country’s former president, for $500m fraud. The 42-year-old was accused of trying to embezzle up to $1.5bn from the sovereign wealth fund, which he oversaw from 2013 to 2018. He was later charged with stealing $500m from the […]

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Police rescue man locked up in a room for 7 years by his father and stepmother in Nigeria (Photos)

A 32-year-old man identified as Ahmad Aliyu has been rescued by men of the Kano state police command after he was locked up in a room by his father and stepmother for seven years in Farawa Babban Layi, Mariri Quarters in Kumbotso Local Government Area of the State. The police came to Aliyu’s rescue after a […]

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Gunmen kill Bauchi lawmaker, kidnap his wives and one year old child

Unknown gunmen have brutally killed a member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly representing Baraza Dass constituency, Honourable Musa Mante. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Kamal Datti Abubakar, said Mante was killed by the gunmen on Thursday night August 13 at his residence in Dass. The gunmen suspected to be […]

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Teacher gets life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl in Nigeria

  A teacher has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl. Omotayo Adanlawo was sentenced by an Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure. The judge, Justice Samuel Bola, who gave the judgement, said the defendant failed to give convincing evidence and testimony to prove his innocence in the rape allegations. The […]

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Ruth Kadiri advocates death penalty for politicians and public servants who misuse public funds

Ruth Kadiri is certainly not happy with the political situation in Nigeria and has taken to her Instagram page to vent. In a post shared on her page today August 13, the mum of one called for the abolishment of voting in Nigeria until the death sentence laws are enacted against politicians and public servants who […]

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RCCG Pastor charged to court for allegedly issuing $1.6m dud cheques

Ayodeji Ibrahim Oluokun said to be an assistant pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), City of David Parish in Victoria Island, Lagos has been arraigned for allegedly issuing dud cheques of $1.6 million. The suspect who was earlier arraigned alongside his company Peak Petroleum Industry Nigeria Limited before Justice Toyin Taiwo of the Ikeja […]

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Shari’a court sentences 70-year-old man to death for raping a 12-year-old girl in Nigeria

An Upper Shari’a court sitting at Kofar Kudu in Kano state on August 12, sentenced a 70-year-old man, Mati Audu, to death by stoning after he was found guilty of defiling a 12-year-old girl. During his trial, Mati who is a resident of Falsa of Tsanyawa local government, confessed to committing the crime and accepted […]

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Nigerian driver brings out his JT, masturbates beside distressed female passenger (Video 18+)

A female passenger has called out the driver of a ride hailing app for bringing  masturbating while she was in his car. The woman shared a screenshot of the driver’s profile on the ride hailing app and called him a bastard.   When people asked what the man did to her and why she’s insulting […]

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Ooni of Ife calls for replacement of BBNaija show with ‘BigNigeria Reality Show’

“In the last general election, the total number of vote cast was around 27 million while over 170 million people voted during the 2019 Big Brother Naija reality show. This is a practical reality of who Nigerian youths are and where our priorities lie as Nigerians.” The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has criticized […]

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Driver, owner of vehicle that killed female combat helicopter pilot, Arotile, charged to court

The driver and owner of the vehicle that killed Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile in a crash at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Kaduna, have been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in the state. Nehmiah Adejo and David Adejo pleaded not guilty after being arraigned on four count charge of causing death […]

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Former US ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, dies

Walter Carrington, former United States ambassador to Nigeria, is dead. He died at the age of 90. His wife, Dr. Arese Carrington, announced the death on Wednesday, titled, “Press Release – Ambassador Walter C. Carrington, former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria and Senegal.” Arese wrote: “It is with a heavy and broken heart but with gratitude […]

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Whistle-blower uncovers alleged horrific abuse of Nigerian workers by Chinese company in Nigeria (Photos & tweets)

A whistle-blower has exposed alleged horrific abuse and discrimination he reportedly uncovered in a Chinese company operating on Nigerian soil. The Twitter user said the company located in Umuahala, Obuzor Asa, in Ukwa West LGA of Abia State, is managed by Chinese while most of their workers are Nigerians. The whistle-blower said the Nigerian staff […]

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Wikipedia adds Nigeria to its list of failed states

Wikipedia has updated its list of failed states and Nigeria is now included as one of the countries on the list. The free web-based encyclopedia project which contains information on a wide variety of subjects, described a failed state as a political body that has disintegrated to a point where basic conditions and responsibilities of […]

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Nigeria pardons over 600 terrorists, wants to kill musician for blasphemy –Apostle Suleman

Apostle Johnson Suleman, the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, says it is ironic that Nigeria which pardons over 600 Boko Haram members could support the killing of a singer for blasphemy. The cleric said this via a tweet on Tuesday while reacting to the death sentence handed to a musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, by […]

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