Doctor sacked, struck off, for alleged peeping on 15-year-old girl in shower

A doctor who was once one of the highest paid medics in Britain has been reportedly sacked and struck off for watching a teenage girl as she showered. Dr Jonathan Fielden’s said victim, 15, realised she was being spied on after he crawled into the attic and spied on her through a hole next to […]

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INEC unregisters 74 political parties, retains 18

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, unregistered 74 political parties as preparations for the 2023 general elections are in top gear. With this new development, Nigeria will now be dealing with 18 political parties, according to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at a press conference in Abuja. The successful parties are Accord […]

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In response to US travel ban, Nigeria launches Crime Records Information Management System

Days after United States slammed immigration ban on Nigeria, the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) on Wednesday in Abuja, launched an application tagged ‘Crime Records Information Management System (CRIMS) in response to the ban. It is coming after President Muhammadu Buhari formed a committee, chaired by the Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, to study […]

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As Okada riders and police clash in Lagos riot, stray bullet kills schoolgirl (Graphic video)

The clash between okada riders and police officers in Iyana Ipaja has allegedly led to the death of a female student. In a video shared online, a schoolgirl clad in her school uniform can be seen lying motionless on the floor. Blood soaked through her school uniform and concerned people tried to tie a cloth […]

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Gov Akeredolu meets Buhari, asks for legalization of marijuana

Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, renewed his campaign for the legalization of marijuana in a meeting with President Buhari yesterday February 4, at the state house in Abuja. Speaking to newsmen after the meeting, the Ondo State Governor said he met with President Buhari to officially invite him for the commissioning of a N5 billion […]

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Gov Obaseki demolishes ex-Oshiomhole’s aide’s hotel (Photos)

Edo State Government on Wednesday made good its threat when it demolished Latifa Hotel belonging to Mr. Tony Adun, a former aide of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. The government of Godwin Obaseki had threatened to demolish the property for allegedly violating building laws of the state. It […]

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Catholic Bishops in Southwest Nigeria endorse Amotekun

At a conference in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, all Bishops from the Catholic dioceses in the six states of the Southwest geopolitical zone, Nigeria, on Tuesday, threw their weight behind the recently launched Western Nigeria Security Network, also known as Amotekun. While describing the security situation in the country as worrisome and worsening, the […]

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Okada riders and police clash in Lagos riot over okada ban (Videos, Photo)

There was pandemonium in Iyana Ipaja this moring as bike riders and task force clashed due to the okada and keke ban in Lagos. In videos shared online, people can be seen running for their lives as the riot broke out. Aggrieved Lagosians also lit tyres and planks on fire during the riot. Thick black […]

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Former Ogun lawmaker, Yinka Mafe, dies on his birthday

The immediate past majority leader of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Yinka Mafe, has passed away. According to reports, Mafe died on Tuesday night, February 4, shortly after celebrating his 46th birthday. The lawmaker was said to have complained of chest pain after the celebration and died shortly after. His remains have been deposited at […]

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Lesotho’s first lady charged with murder of Prime Minister’s ex-wife

Lesotho’s first lady has been charged with murder in connection with the 2017 killing of prime minister Thomas Thabane’s former wife, Lipolelo Thabane. Maesiah Thabane, who fled the country on January 10 after being summoned as part of an investigation, returned on Tuesday afternoon and turned herself in for questioning over the brutal killing. Police […]

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Siblings allegedly sell mentally imbalanced sister’s son for N350k

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested two sisters identified simply as Juliet and Chioma for allegedly selling their mentally challenged sister’s son for N350,000. The sisters were arrested alongside a Pastor’s wife identified as Efe and 45-year-old Mrs. Alabi who allegedly bought the month-old-boy, after their brother, Chibuzor filed […]

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ASUU Chair drags Federal University Oye-Ekiti to court for unlawful indefinite suspension

Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State, Dr. Akinyemi Omonijo, has dragged the management of the university before the National Industrial Court in Akure, Ondo State, over what he called illegal suspension slammed on him by the university authority. In the action with suit number NICN/AK/21/2019, filed […]

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Kidnapped UNIZIK staff’s body found buried in shallow grave

Kidnapped staff of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state, Engr. Emeka Chiaghana has been reportedly found dead. Recall that Chiaghana was kidnapped in his house in Nibo, Awka South council area of the state on October 25, 2019, with no trace of his whereabouts. The body of the deceased was reportedly found in a […]

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Agreement signed by US, Nigeria, on Abacha’s loot return

The Government of Jersey, the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Government of the United States of America, on Monday, 3 February 2020, entered into an Asset Recovery Agreement to repatriate over US$308 million of forfeited assets to Nigeria. The funds were laundered through the US banking system and then held in bank accounts in […]

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Obasanjo, Jonathan meet at World Summit in Seoul

Two former Nigerian Presidents, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, met at the World Summit 2020, holding at Seoul, South Korea. Speaking after his meeting with Obasanjo, Jonathan said he was in Seoul to join the discussion on how to maintain world peace. On his Twitter page, Jonathan wrote: ”I was delighted […]

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Court nullifies Malawi presidential election result, fresh election ordered

Malawi’s constitutional court on Monday has ordered a new presidential poll after annulling the results of a vote that re-elected President Peter Mutharika last May, citing widespread irregularities including the use of correction fluid on ballot papers. Mutharika, who will remain president until the fresh polls, has the right to appeal the verdict, which is […]

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Air Canada jet with 128 passengers makes emergency landing in Madrid

An Air Canada Boeing 767 aircraft with 128 passengers on board has made an emergency landing in Madrid. … The Toronto-bound flight AC837 had departed from the Spanish capital in the early afternoon but had to request an emergency return after one of its two engines was damaged and a tyre ruptured during takeoff. The Air Canada flight AC837 […]

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Arrested Church bomber suspect must not escape, Oyedepo warns Nigerian police

Founder and Senior Pastor of Living Faith Church a.k.a Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, warned that if the man who attempted to bomb his church in Kaduna State escapes, the destiny of the security operatives in charge of the case will be crushed. On Sunday, the Kaduna State Police Command arrested a suspected suicide bomber […]

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Buhari, his Service Chiefs have no idea of solving Nigeria’s insecurity problem –Tanko Yakasai says

An elder stateman and founding member of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has joined those demanding for the sack of the current Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari. Yakasai, former Liaison Officer to ex-President Shehu Shagari, said the current Service Chiefs have run out of ideas on how to resolve the current issue […]

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