Female immigration officers who participated in Falz’s ‘Don’t Rush’ music video, transferred to Borno, Yobe, etc

Five female officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service have been transferred from their base for participating in the “Bop Daddy challenge” initiated by Falz the Bad Guy.” Recall that in April, this platform shared the story of how the ladies identified as Priscilla Irabor, Catherine J. Bakura, Blessing Alfred Udida, Binti I. Attabor, and Ockiya […]

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Nigerian man batters wife, shares photos of her bleeding face on Facebook, then brags (Photos)

A man allegedly battered his wife then had the courage to boast about it on Facebook while challenging the police to come and arrest him. The man, with the Facebook user name Afobaje Maiyegun, hinted that the incident had to do with him talking to a woman. Sharing photos of his bleeding wife, he wrote: […]

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S*x worker allegedly pushes customer to death from hotel window

Police authorities in Ghana have arrested a prostitute and her colleagues after she allegedly pushed a man with a condom on, from her room window during an argument. Eleven sex workers were arrested by Asokwa District Police Command in connection with the death at Asafo in the Kumasi metropolis of the Ashanti Region. The incident […]

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Ibrahim Gambari replaces Kyari as Buhari’s new Chief of Staff

An academic and retired diplomat, Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari has been appointed as the Chief of Staff to the President, Muhammadu Buhari. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, announced Prof Gambari’s appointment at the Federal Executive Council virtual meeting on Wednesday. Gambari, who obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from London […]

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Two Chinese nationals arrested for allegedly offering N100m bribe to EFCC top officer (Photos)

The  Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  has arrested two Chinese:  Mr. Meng Wei Kun and Mr. Xu Koi for offering the sum of N50, 000,000( Fifty Million Naira only) as a bribe to its Zonal Head, Mr. Abdullahi Lawal. The suspects were arrested on Monday,  May 11,  2020 in […]

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One among Dubai evacuees dies of coronavirus in Lagos

Lagos State Government has announced the death of a 32-year-old male who was among the 256 Nigerians recently evacuated from the United Arab Emirate. He succumbed to COVID-19 related complications. The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known this evening via his official Twitter handle, @ProfAkinAbayomi. According to Abayomi, the deceased had […]

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After six-hour interrogation, E-Money released by police, his escorts withdrawn

Chairman of Five Star Group, Emeka Okonkwo alias E-Money, has left police custody after six hours of interrogation, according to Punch. E-Money, it was learnt, arrived at the Police Headquarters Annex, Kam Salem, Obalende, Ikoyi, around 1.00pm. He was subsequently interrogated for about six hours by the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Department. According to a […]

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For making her miss University admission to read law, lady drowns own baby

22-year-old lady, Adisa Funmilola, has allegedly drowned her baby because the child prevented her from going to university to study law. She reportedly drowned the one-year and six months old baby inside a bucket of water in her apartment at Plot 22, Gowon Estate, Lagos, on Monday, and then reported herself to the Police. During […]

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American woman, 67, dies in Nigerian hotel she lodged in with her young Nigerian boyfriend

Delta state government has ruled out COVID-19 as the cause of death of the 67-year-old American woman who died on Sunday May 10 at a hotel in Osubi, Orerokpe under Okpe Local Government Area of the state where she lodged with her young Nigerian boyfriend. The deceased met the Nigerian man on the internet and flew to Nigeria […]

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Two brothers kill 16-year-old sister for having sex with relative

Two Indonesian brothers have been arrested for allegedly murdering their 16-year-old sister over accusations of extramarital sex, police said Tuesday, a killing for which they could face execution if convicted. The men, aged 20 and 30, admitted that they attacked their sister with a log and a machete because she had sex outside of marriage, […]

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Jonathan’s ex-SSA, Doyin Okupe, wife discharged after recovery from COVID-19

Former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, says he and his wife, Aduralere, have just been discharged after spending about two weeks in an isolation ward in Sagamu, Ogun State, for Covid-19 treatment. The medical doctor and politician, Okupe disclosed this in a Facebook post on Tuesday. […]

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UK Train station worker dies of Coronavirus after passenger said to have virus spat at her (Photos)

A railway ticket officer has died from Covid-19 after a man who claimed to have the deadly bug spat at her and a colleague at London Victoria Station. Belly Mujinga, 47, was working at London’s Victoria Station in March when a man spat and coughed at her and a colleague. Within days of the incident, both women fell ill […]

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Despite Supreme Court judgment, Orji Uzor Kalu remains in prison

Former Governor of Abia State, Mr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has remained in Kuje Prison because the judgement of the Supreme Court does not specifically mention his name for release. The Apex Court, it was learnt, did not issue any order for Kalu’s release because he did not file any application for such. The judgement only […]

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Nollywood ‘Living in Bondage’ movie star dies (Photos)

Nollywood actress and Tinsel star, Chizoba Bosah Sam-Boye is dead at the age of 52. Chizoba who reportedly had a long battle with diabetes, stroke and high blood pressure, died on Sunday May 10, after complaining of ill health on Saturday May 9. Chizoba’s acting credits go as far back as the classic Nollywood film, “Living […]

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Catholic Church in Nigeria offers its 425 hospitals as coronavirus isolation centres –Nigerian govt says

Nigerian government has announced that the Catholic Church in Nigeria has offered its 425 hospitals and clinics nationwide as isolation centres for Coronavirus patients. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, who is also the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, made the announcement on Monday, May 11. He […]

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American Grammy-winning soul singer, Betty Wright, dies

The American Grammy-winning soul singer and songwriter, Betty Wright, whose influential 1970s hits included “Clean Up Woman” and “Where is the Love,” has died at age 66. The singer died at her home in Miami on Sunday, many media outlets reported. Steve Greenberg of S-Curve Records told the New York Times, Wright had been diagnosed […]

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Gunmen ambush VIPs convoy in Nigeria, two policemen, woman killed

Two police officers and wife of a popular business mogul were killed by daredevil armed robbers, who ambushed them at Okuokoko area of Okpe local government area of the state. The policemen, an Inspector, and a Sergeant, were said to have been escorting the couple who were conveying an undisclosed amount of money to their […]

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Ezekwesili condemns gov Wike for demolishing two hotels in Rivers State over coronavirus

Former Nigerian Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has spoken on the demolition of two hotels for flouting government lockdown order in Rivers State. The two hotels, Prodest Hotel in Alode and Etemeteh Hotel in Onne, in Eleme Local Government Area of the State were demolished on Sunday, on the order of governor Wike. Condemning the […]

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