Nigerian Lady driving solo from London to Lagos involved in car crash (Video)

28-year-old Nigerian-British lady and travel content creator, Pelumi Nubi driving solo from London to Lagos, has been involved in a car accident after she arrived in Liberia, West Africa. Pelumi, on Tuesday, via a post on her Instagram page shared a picture of the now-wrecked car she had been using for the trip. In the video, she was […]

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Chinese national sentenced to death for killing Nigerian girlfriend

Kano State High Court has sentenced a male Chinese national, Frank Geng-Quangrong, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani Buhari, popularly known as Ummita. Quangrong was accused of culpable homicide in the death of his girlfriend, Buhari, but denied killing her intentionally and pleaded with Justice Sunusi Ado Ma’aji of the Kano […]

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Ex-Osun military gov, Ajiborisha, joins struggle to retrieve Lagos State

Pioneer Military Governor of Osun State, Major General Leo Segun Ajiborisha, said he feels honoured to be part of the struggle for the rebirth and retrieval of Lagos State from the 25-year-old occupation by non-indigenes from other South West states. Ajiborisha, who was also the former Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to the Head of State, […]

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Senegal opposition candidate, Faye is set to become Africa’s youngest President as rival concedes

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal opposition candidate and political newcomer, very popular among the country’s disaffected youth, is set to be declared the next president after his main rival called him on Monday, March 25, to concede defeat. Provisional results showed Faye with about 53.7% and Amadou Ba – from the current ruling coalition – with […]

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Six Nigerian policemen on rescue mission killed again in Delta, six others still missing

In a statement, Nigeria Police Force (NPF), on Saturday, confirmed that six of its officers were killed in an ambush by kidnappers or criminals in Ohoro forest in Delta state, while six other officers were missing in action. “The bodies of six of the slain officers have been recovered after a fierce search conducted by […]

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Death toll in Moscow attack rises to 133, scores injured

On Friday, men in camouflage clothing broke into a Moscow concert hall and opened fire, fatally shooting an unknown number of people, injuring several others. Reports now say the death toll in the incident has now risen to 133. Officials have said more than 100 others were injured. President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has said […]

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Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton announces she has cancer

Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, 42, announced on Friday that she is battling cancer and is currently undergoing preventative chemotherapy treatment. She made the revelation, in a heartfelt video message, following weeks of speculation about her well-being since she was hospitalized for abdominal surgery in January. Seated in a serene garden setting, Kate, shared her […]

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Miyetti Allah president arraigned in court for terrorism

Federal government of Nigeria has today, arraigned the detained President, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, at a Federal High Court, Abuja on a three-count charge bordering on terrorism. Bodejo, who was arrested on Jan. 23 in Malia, Nasarawa State and kept in the custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), was arraigned before Justice […]

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Nigerian Reps pass Judicial Officers Salaries Bill, CJN to get N5.39m monthly

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has passed a bill for upward review of the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judicial officers, with the Chief Justice of Nigeria now expected to earn a monthly salary of N5.39m. In the executive bill submitted to the House on Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu and passed on Wednesday, other […]

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Attacks on Peter Obi by Omokri, Bwala, and Onanuga show APC lost the presidential election —Dalung

Former Nigerian Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, says the attacks on Peter Obi by Reno Omokri, presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga and David Bwala showed that their principal indeed stole his mandate but is not able to run away with it. Solomon who has been critical of the Tinubu administration stated this on his […]

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Court rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s bail application

In a ruling delivered on Tuesday March 19, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Nigeria, rejected the bail application filed for the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Instead, the court ordered an accelerated hearing of the case involving the embattled IPOB leader who is facing charges […]

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11 University students killed in road accident during academic trip

A bus carrying students from a top Kenyan university collided with a truck on a busy highway after skidding in heavy rain, killing 11 of the students and causing serious injuries to 42, police said. The accident occurred at 5:50 pm on Monday, March 18, at Maungu, 360 kilometres from the capital Nairobi, when the […]

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Nollywood movie star producer, Andy Best, dies

Top Nollywood producer, outdoor adventure filmmaker and photographer, Ikechukwu Nnadi, popularly known as Andy Best, is dead. Nnadi, who was said to be battling with a prolonged ailment, was confirmed dead at a private clinic in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Tuesday. Confirming the death of the movie producer, the convener of the Best […]

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Defence HQs releases identities, photos of soldiers murdered in Okuama, Delta State (Full list)

Seventeen soldiers (four officers among them) of the Nigerian Army on a peace-mission were on Thursday tragically killed during a clash between the Okuama and Okoloba communities in Ughelli South Local Government area of Delta State, Nigeria. Days after the gruesome murder, the Defence Headquarters said 17 personnel including the Commanding Officer of 181 Amphibious […]

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Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, has joined his ancestors

Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, has joined his ancestors. He was 81. Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, confirmed the passing away of the monarch. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, Governor Makinde said Oba Balogun died Thursday evening, March 14,  at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. […]

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I’m not new Lagos NURTW chairman ―Olohunwa

Former Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Rafiu Olohunwa, has distanced himself from a publication declaring him as the union’s newly appointed Lagos State Chairman. In a statement signed by him on Thursday in Lagos, Olohunwa described the publication as misleading and an attempt by mischievous elements to […]

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How my baby was almost swapped after birth in Nigerian hospital ―Nigerian woman recounts

Nigerian lady, Kemi, whose baby was almost swapped during delivery has suggested that DNA tests should be done immediately after pregnant women deliver their babies. The lady called-in on phone to a program on Television Continental (TVC) on Tuesday morning while paternity fraud was being discussed. According to Kemi, she and another woman, bearing the […]

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