Pastor allegedly nabbed with 5 baby heads and a female private part in Nigeria

A pastor named Kayode Elisha was said to have been caught in Okelerin area of Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria while allegedly in possession of many heads of babies and a female private part. According to reports, the suspect, who was arrested at Okelerin in Ogbomosho, was said to have also allegedly been caught with a heart […]

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Man who tweeted fake EFCC cell, nabbed

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Port Harcourt Zonal Office, has arrested a blogger, Mr Dikeocha Chukwuebuka, for publishing a photograph of a crowded open cell on his Twitter handle. The suspect, had on his Twitter handle, @TheRealDayne, claimed that the crowded cell belonged to the Port Harcourt zonal office of the EFCC, an […]

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Pastor nabbed for defiling minor inside office in his church in Lagos (Photos)

The Lagos State Police has arrested a 36-year-old Prophet identified as Temidayo Afolabi for defiling a 13-year old church member inside his office within the premises of the Church he presides over. The Pastor of Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Kings of Kings parish in Ipaja, Lagos, reportedly warned the young girl he had sex with numerous times against […]

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Another young man alighted from a cab, jumps into Lagos Lagoon from third mainland bridge (Photos)

Another young man attempted to commit suicide in the early hours of Thursday, February 27, after he alighted from a cab and jumped into the Lagos Lagoon on the Third Mainland bridge. According to Rapid Response Squad (RRS) who shared photos from the scene, the young man who tried to kill himself by jumping into […]

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Head or tail, Amotekun will be regional –Falana

Lagos lawyer and rights activist, Mr Femi Falana SAN, on Thursday, stressed the need for the country to be restructured, saying the concentration of too much power at the centre was slowing the pace of development in the country. Falana also charged the All Progressives Congress’ governors not to waste time in implementing the Mallam […]

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Bayelsa State’s ousted governor-elect, David Lyon issued statement after Supreme Court refuses review

In a statement personally signed and made available to reporters on Thursday, the ousted governor-elect of Bayelsa State, David Lyon, said though the decision of the Supreme Court, nullifying his victory, dashed the hope of the people of the state, he accepted it in the interest of peace and the development of the State. Lyon […]

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After 23 years in prison, man awarded $1.5m for wrongful conviction

Lamonte McIntyre, from Kansas, USA has been awarded $1.5 million after he was wrongfully convicted for two murders he didn’t commit and spending 23 years in prison. Lamonte was convicted and sentenced to two terms of life in prison for the murders of Donald Ewing and Doniel Quinn back in 1994 after both victims had […]

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Impeachment of ex-Kogi deputy gov, Simon Achuba, declared null and void

A State High Court, sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria, has declared the impeachment of the former Deputy Governor of the State, Mr. Simon Achuba, null and void. Mr. Achuba was in October 2019 impeached by the State House of Assembly. The presiding judge, Justice John Olorunfemi on Wednesday faulted Achuba’s removal from office, describing […]

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Ekiti State govt revokes N3.2bn road project

Ekiti State Government has revoked the contract for the rehabilitation of Ayede-Ikun -Otun Ekiti road valued at N3.2 billion from a construction company handling the project. Sharvet Nigeria Limited was awarded the road in early January, 2020 and the company has not mobilised to site as contained in the terms of agreement since then. Addressing […]

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Teenager arrested for allegedly stabbing boyfriend to death over N3000 in Nigeria

18-year-old Nigerian girl, Abosede has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death during an argument over N3,000. The incident occurred in a community in Sagamu area of Ogun State. There were different accounts as to how life was snuffed out of the deceased, Aliu Ibrahim. A version of the account alleged that the […]

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SARS officer involved in the death of footballer, Tiyamiyu Kazeem, dismissed

The Nigerian Police Force, Ogun State Command, has dismissed the SARS officer involved in the killing of footballer Tiamiyu Kazeem. Olaniyi Ogunsoro, a Special Anti-Robbery Squad officer, was dismissed for the part he played in the death of Remo Stars assistant captain Tiamiyu Kazeem, who died on Saturday, February 22, 2020. According to a Press release by Remo Stars […]

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“God did not answer my prayer on you”, Nigerian Judge says after sentencing his classmate to 7 years in prison

The Federal High Court Judge, Justice Okon Abang, who handed a 7 year jail sentence to Olisa Metuh in the alleged N400m fraud case against him, was his course and classmate at the Nigerian Law School, according to reports. Though the former PDP National Publicity Secretary accused his former course mate at the Nigerian Law […]

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Court angry with EFCC for allegedly tweeting false information against Shehu Sani

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court on Wednesday in Abuja frowned at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly publishing false information on Senator Shehu Sani, who is standing trial in court. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the EFCC had, on January 27, arraigned the former lawmaker, who was arrested in December […]

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Afe Babalola, Wole Olanipekun, fined N60m for agreeing to ask Supreme court to review Bayelsa judgment

Chief Afe Babalola SAN and Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN, have on Wednesday, been ordered by Nigerian Supreme Court, to personally pay fine of N30 million each for agreeing to file an application for the review of its judgment on Bayelsa election. Justice Amina Augie announced the said fine while reading the judgment in the APC’s applications […]

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Nigerian Supreme Court dismisses APC’s application to review Bayelsa gov judgment

Nigerian Supreme Court, on Wednesday, dismissed the applications for a review of its February 13, 2020, judgment which overturned the All Progressives Congress’ victory in the last governorship election in Bayelsa State. Seven justices of the apex court led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta described the applications filed by the APC and its governorship candidate at […]

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Kayode Ogundamisi taunts Fani-Kayode over Olisa Metuh’s sentence, Fani-Kayode responded ferociously

Former Aviation Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, has slammed journalist, Kayode Ogundamisi, who took to his twitter handle to taunt him shortly after Justice Okon Abang sentenced former PDP National spokesperson, Olisa Metuh to 7 years imprisonment for money laundering and other financial crimes. Mr. Fani-Kayode, who was the Director of Publicity of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s […]

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Kano Pillars team manager, Kabiru Baleria passes away

Kabiru Baleria, the team manager of Kano Pillars Football club has died at the age of 57. Pillars’ spokesman, Rilwanu Malikawa Garu confirmed his death on Tuesday in a press statement. According to the statement, Baleria died on Tuesday evening at Doctor’s clinic in Bompai quarters in Kano Municipality. The statement added, “Baleria died at […]

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PDP ex-spokesman, Olisa Metuh gets seven years imprisonment

Nigeria’s Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, to seven years imprisonment on corruption charges regarding his activities preceding the 2015 presidential election which his party lost. Justice Okon Abang delivering judgment at the proceedings which lasted over six hours convicted […]

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