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Nigerian doctors on social media are mourning their colleague, Dr. Saghir Mahmoud, who passed away on Tuesday, May 14. According to the doctors, late Saghir got married in December 2023 and took ill afterwards. Sadly, he lost his fight to the ailment and passed away on Tuesday. Mourning him on X (formerly Twitter), a friend […]
Continue Reading26-year-old lady, Xoliswa Radebe, was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend in South Africa a week after her graduation from the university. An NGO, ‘Women For Change’ disclosed this in a Facebook post on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. According to the statement, Xoliswa’s decomposed body was found in her apartment in Pretoria on May 7, 2024. […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, May 15, arraigned the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele for allegedly approving the printing of N684.5m at the rate of N18.96bn. When the four-count charge was read to him, at the FCT High Court, Abuja, the embattled former CBN […]
Continue ReadingRestless and controversial Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable or Dr. Zazu Zeh, in an attempt to evade arrest by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday, jumped a gate. The singer was taken into custody following a complaint filed by a car dealer to whom he owed money. […]
Continue ReadingOsun State Police Command, said on Tuesday, that it had arrested a manager in one of the branches of a first-generation bank in Osogbo, Mr Adeniyi Talabi, for allegedly stealing the sum of N650m belonging to 35 customers of the bank. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Yemisi Opalola, […]
Continue ReadingPopular Nigerian dancer, singer and social media content creator, Anita Chukwumfumnaya Obidi, known as Korra Obidi, has packed her bags for vacation after allegedly receiving $50,000 donations from fans, reports say. Korra had pleaded for funds after her estranged husband took her to court over custody of their children. But, after receiving the donations, Korra […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, signaled on Monday that he would investigate the administration of his predecessor and immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as the faceoff between their camps worsened. Fubara went straight for the jugular, declaring plans to set up a judicial panel of inquiry to investigate the affairs […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, gave a light-hearted response after residents of a neighbourhood complained to him about couples moaning loudly and disturbing neighbours at midnights. An X user, @lollylarry1 had written: “It’s actually a wicked act for neighbours to be moaning loud at midnight, especially on Mondays. “I think […]
Continue ReadingFrench superstar footballer, Kylian Mbappé has announced on X that he is leaving Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), and would be playing his final home game against Toulouse FC. “I never thought it would be this difficult to leave my country,” he said in a video posted on the platform, adding he will face a new challenge […]
Continue ReadingPrince Harry’s wife and the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle joined the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to host a Women in Leadership discourse on Saturday evening, May 11. She arrived the venue without her husband. The event took place in Abuja, Nigeria, and was moderated by Nigerian media […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the implementation of the controversial cybersecurity levy policy and ordered a review of the law and policy necessitating it. This is coming after the decision of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, which, last Thursday, asked the CBN to withdraw its circular directing all […]
Continue ReadingA claim by a male individual who said he is a biological son of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has been strongly refuted by the monarch himself. In a widely circulated video, the unidentified man had claimed that he and his mother have been kept hidden by the Ooni, and were instructed to […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate has approved the death sentence as a penalty for drug traffickers in the country, as the 2024 NDLEA Act (Amendment) Bill passes through the third reading. According to Channels TV, the proposal was adopted on Thursday when the Senate dissolved into a committee of the whole for a clause-by-clause consideration of a report […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, has pleaded not guilty to the N2.7 billion corruption charges levelled against him by the Federal Government. Sirika was on Thursday, May 9, arraigned before Justice Sylvanus Oriji at the Federal High Court in Abuja along with his daughter, Fatima, his son-in-law, Jalal Sule Hamma, and a firm – […]
Continue ReadingKing Charles of England’s second son, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle touched down in Nigeria on Friday, May 10, for their first official international tour since stepping back from their royal roles in 2020. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were pictured arriving at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, in Abuja, Nigeria on […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian footballers are mourning the death of 1993 FIFA U-17 World winner, Ibrahim Babangida, who will be buried in Kaduna on Friday (today), after he died in a car crash, which also left his brother and ex-Super Eagles winger, Tijani Babangida, his wife, son and maid hospitalised, The PUNCH reports. Atlanta 1996 Olympic gold medallist and […]
Continue ReadingKenya’s Anti-Narcotic Unit (ANU) detectives have arrested a Nigerian national allegedly found with 200g of cocaine in Mombasa, Kenya. The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) in a statement on Thursday, May 9, 2024, said the suspect, Victor Chinenye Ikonne, was arrested at an apartment as the crackdown on drug traffickers continues in the country. “The […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Supreme Court has removed a Prince George’s County circuit judge from the bench, finding “egregious” misconduct. In a per curiam order filed Monday afternoon, the Maryland Supreme Court “concluded that, based on the egregious nature of the misconduct in this case, removal … is the appropriate disposition” for the judge, April Teniade Ademiluyi. The high […]
Continue ReadingGhanaian couple based in the United States, will spend the next 25-years of their lives in prison for second-degree murder in the death of their five-year-old son. Valerie Owusu, and her boyfriend, Emmanuel Addae, both 28 years old and residing in Corona, Queens, New York, had been convicted in March of depraved indifference murder for […]
Continue ReadingThe reigning Miss United States of America, Noelia Voigt, has resigned from her title, citing her mental health. In a statement via her Instagram account, she acknowledged that her action may come as a shock to many but she hopes that her fans stick around with her as she writes the next chapter. Her statement […]
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