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The police in Lagos state have arrested 52-year-old Delta state indigene, Paul Akpederi, for repeatedly raping his only daughter, Rose, for three years at their home in Adegbite Street, Ori-Okuta, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. According to reports, the suspect and the mother of the victim broke up and Rose had to stay […]

Scientists have discovered that a person’s consciousness continues to work after the body has stopped showing signs of life – meaning they are aware of their own death. And there is evidence to suggest someone who has died may even hear their own death being announced by the doctors. Scientists say research shows that people […]

Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2017, Ugochi Ihezue might go far at the Miss World beauty pageant judging by how beautiful she looks in these new photos. Photo: Ugochi Ihezue, LIB  

These photos are for you, oh ye lovers of big ‘booties’!

Malawi in Africa. A young man suspected of vampirism and blood sucking was beaten up, set ablaze and killed by a mob near Blantyre. According to journalist Lucy Ashton, he had been found by a graveyard near a main road outside the city of Blantyre and taken to a police station on Thursday.  It is likely that he […]

An ex-soldier in Benin City, Nigeria, has died from suspected high blood pressure after watching a video where his son was beaten to a pulp for allegedly having an amorous affair with an estranged wife of a serving Police Sergeant. Some days ago a disturbing video emerged from Benin City and it went viral on […]

Crisis has broken out in the All Progressives Congress (APC) with 17 governors plotting to dump National Chairman John Odigie-Oyegun. The governors are said to be angry that Oyegun has been running the party with only seven of their colleagues. They may table their grievances at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on October […]

Ghanaian former First Lady, Mrs Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, is billed to engage in a one-on-one conversation with prospective women participants from all walks of life at the International Sheroes Forum (ISF), with a view to creating a platform driving a force for political and social change in the world. ISF is collaborating with New Partnership for […]

Permit me to start up with this question; why do people get married? To many, the answer to the above question is not far-fetched; to love and be loved. As true as calling a spade by its name,  there is more to marriage than just for love. And one of the burning issues that has […]

Compilation of names of looters in Nigeria is a tough assignment. How far back do you go? If Buhari reads Ezeana, here is a better assignment. Buhari should request a list of Nigerians in government, past and present, who are not looters. I can compile a list of Nigerians in politics who are not looters in […]

I watched some videos of Nnamdi Kanu inspecting a guard of honour formed by his Biafran Security Service and the Biafran National Guard in military uniform recently. It gave me the chills. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he hoisted the Biafran flag, flaunted a Biafran passport and a coat of arms, etc. There is […]

Four people have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of four British nationals in southern Nigeria, police said on Thursday. The Britons, including a husband and wife from a Christian medical charity, were seized last Friday in Delta state, where they had been providing free health treatment. Delta state police spokesman Andrew Animaka said […]

Following the overwhelming reactions I got to my lecture titled, “If we stay here we die” (reproduced below) at the 2015 edition of Platform, I decided to document not only the complete story of my brother who wasted about four years in the futile bid to migrate to Europe but also to look at the […]

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abukabar Malami (SAN), has disclosed that “President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all relevant agencies to compile documents on names of all looters with a view to promptly enforcing the judgment of a Federal High Court in Lagos ordering the government to release to Nigerians information about […]

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of two men; Nduka Okafor and James Aikhionbare in prison custody for allegedly stabbing a woman to death. The Magistrate, Mrs A.S. Okubule, ordered the remand of Okafor, 62, and Aikhionbare, 38, who were brought before her court on a two-count charge of […]

For students who are considering studying in a foreign university, the following are some great scholarship programs to consider. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 6 great scholarship programs for international students to consider. Commonwealth Scholarships This is a scholarship program for students from developing countries that are part of the Commonwealth nations, […]

Suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known Evans, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of conspiracy and the kidnap of one Dunu Donatus. Evans was said to have committed the offence in February  2017. He had earlier pleaded guilty to the two counts during his arraignment on August 30, 2017. The suspect was arraigned alongside five others; […]

Aminu Atiku, son of former Nigerian Vice President, Abubakar Atiku, has been released from custody. Aminu was remanded in transit cell by a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos on Wednesday for allegedly disobeying a court order. Aminu was alleged to have disobeyed an order made by Chief Magistrate Kikelomo Ayeye on October 11 over the […]

Nigerian Actress and On-Air-Personality, Omotunde Adebowale, popularly known as Lolo1, has compared songs by new generation artistes with that of Nigerian music legends, Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Sunny Ade. According to her, 97 percent of songs released today are meaningless. She said this while speaking to HipTV, adding that most of the songs do not […]

Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth & Advancement (YIAGA) with support from the MacArthur Foundation has launched #BounceCorruption. Bounce Corruption is designed to mobilise citizens especially youth to lead the war against corruption and impunity as well as hold public institutions and officials accountable at the local and national level. The project seeks to build resistance […]