Teenage boy drugs, rapes 52-year-old landlady in Nigeria

A 19-year-old boy identified as Rafiu Adelena has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for reportedly drugging and raping a 52-year-old landlady identified simply as Alhaja. The suspect who stays with his parents at a rented apartment at Ilesan Remo community in Ogun State, was handed over to the police after being caught in the […]

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Nigerian Senate approves Buhari’s $22.7bn loan request

Nigerian Senate, on Thursday, approved the $22.7bn loan request of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, after a heated debate that ended up in closed session. After a closed-door session, which lasted about 45 minutes, the lawmakers approved the two-item recommendation of the Committee on Local and Foreign Loans, chaired by Senator Clifford Ordia. According to Punch, […]

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Gospel singer, Patience Akpabio, advises women to stop having sex in the dark

Gospel singer, Patience Akpabio took to Facebook to share her thoughts about having sex in the dark, an act she insisted must stop. According to the gospel singer, children produced in the dark have a different view about the world than those produced in light. Patience Akpabio urged couples to ensure there is light in […]

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Nigeria’s new Head of Service, Folasade Yemi-Esan sworn in (photos)

President Buhari today Wednesday March 4th, administered the oath of office on Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF). Recall that last Friday February 28, President Buhari confirmed Yemi-Esan as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and also approved the retirement of Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, […]

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WhatsApp releases ‘dark mode’ for Android, iOS users

WhatsApp has finally rolled out the much awaited dark mode feature on its platform. The feature is available on both the company’s Android and iOS based apps. “Dark mode for WhatsApp offers a fresh look on a familiar experience. It’s designed to reduce eye strain in low light environments. And we hope it helps prevent […]

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Man stabs pregnant woman’s stomach with scissors in Nigeria, she dies

Kogi State Police Command has arrested one Hussain Zubairu for allegedly killing his pregnant neighbour, Bose Muhammed over a disagreement. Zubairu was said to have stabbed the deceased in the stomach with a pair of scissors in Idogido community, Okene local government area of the state on Monday, Daily Trust learnt. An eyewitness said the […]

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Singer Queen Haizel removes her under pant while performing on stage (Video, Photo)

Ghanaian singer, Queen Haizel was spotted in a viral video removing her panties on stage during a recent performance. Queen Haizel pulled off the act on stage while her fans watched. This is coming weeks after she threatened to cut off her clitoris for distracting her from making music. Here is the video below: View this […]

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Currencies, coins, capable of spreading coronavirus –WHO warns

In view of the coronavirus assuming pandemic proportion globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that banknotes could aid the transmission of the infectious disease. The United Nations body, therefore, counselled people to rather go cashless when making purchases. The WHO warned that coronavirus could be on the surface of banknotes for several days, […]

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Nigerian woman kills daughter, self, to spite her husband for abandoning them

A woman killed her 15-year-old daughter, then attempted to kill her other children, before killing herself in order to spite her children’s father who abandoned them. Hafusat Ibuloye, who lives in Idumota, Lagos Island, with her kids, woke her daughter from sleep on Thursday, February 27, 2020, and gave her a poisonous substance to drink, […]

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Court orders suspension of Oshiomhole as APC chairman

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria, has on Wednesday, ordered a suspension of Mr. Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Giving his ruling on an application for an interlocutory injunction, Justice Danlami Senchi, ordered Oshiomhole to remain on suspension pending the determination of the main […]

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Adedeji Adeleke, Davido’s billionaire dad, buys $62m Bombardier Express Jet (Photo, video)

Billionaire businessman, Adedeji Adeleke, who is the father of singer David Adeleke alias Davido, has acquired a new private jet. His latest acquisition is a Bombadier Global Express 6000. According to publisher, Dele Momodu, Adeleke’s new jet is worth over $62m. In 2018, Mr Adeleke also reported to have bought a jet said to be worth […]

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Oyo Assembly passes ‘Operation Amotekun’ bill

The Oyo State House of Assembly has passed the state’s Security Network Agency Bill 2020 code-named ‘Operation Amotekun.’ The Assembly members in their dressing had showed their readiness for the day’s business as majority of them wore customised outfits in the shade of leopard skin. The session started with a clause by clause consideration of […]

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Imagine this! Man picks his vegetables from dirty drainage to sell to people (Photos)

Photos of a vegetable seller picking his wares from a dirty drainage to sell to unsuspecting buyers has emerged on Twitter. The vegetable seller, who sells his goods from a wheel barrow, had a minor accident and some of his vegetables fell into the gutter. Not willing to run at a loss, he bent and […]

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Tornadoes hit US state, death toll rises to 19

At least 19 people died Tuesday, an US emergency official said, as tornadoes ripped across the southeastern state of Tennessee, destroying buildings and toppling power lines in Nashville. Tennessee Emergency Management Agency public information officer Maggie Hannan confirmed the new toll after officials had put the initial count at eight. The situation is still being […]

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Ihedioha loses his Supreme Court’s review application

In a split judgment, Nigerian Supreme Court, sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, dismissed the application for review of its January 14, 2020, judgment which removed Emeka Ihedioha as Imo State Governor and declared Hope Uzodinma as the valid winner of the last governorship election in the state. A seven-man panel of the apex court led […]

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Young lawyer narrates horrible experience working with a SAN

A young Nigerian lawyer has narrated how she began battling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after working with a female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) who reportedly has a god-complex. @Ifeoma_Solanke who marked 3 years of battling with the disorder on Twitter, recounted the challenges she faced while working with the SAN which include […]

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INEC proposing 34 amendments to Nigerian Electoral Act

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has proposed 34 amendments to the  Electoral Act 2010 Amendment Bill. Speaking at a retreat on the review of the electoral legal framework on Monday March 2, INEC chairman’s Mahmood Yakubu said they received the draft of the bill from the Senate Committee on INEC which had been presented to the […]

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SSS chased me for two years for giving judgment against the powers that be –Retired Judge

For delivering judgment without fear or favour in a particular case, a newly retired High Court judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ifiok Ukana, said he was chased by operatives of the Nigerian secret police, the State Security Service (SSS) also known as DSS, for two years. Justice Ukana said this in Uyo during a […]

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