Buhari can make all his appointments from one village provided they move Nigeria forward -Utomi

Political analyst, Professor Pat Utomi says President Buhari can make all his political appointments from one village in the country as far as those he is bringing into office can get the job done “Let’s get serious. Let’s get to move this country forward and away from all this small, petty issues. To me, it […]

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Commercial plane’s engine catches fire at US airport (Photos)

The engine of a Delta airline plane heading to Cincinnati from Nashville caught fire at a Nashville airport in the US this morning. The fire started when the pilot turned on the engine. The passengers were immediately evacuated from the plane with no one injured or any casualties. One of the passengers, Phil Cobucci when […]

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WHO Chooses Akure, Ondo hospitals as research centres for child, maternal care delivery

The World Health Organisation (WHO), has chosen Mother and Child Hospitals in Akure and Ondo as research centres for child and maternal healthcare delivery. The Head of the Reproductive Health and Research of WHO, Dr Femi Oladapo made the disclosure on Thursday during a courtesy visit to Dr Olusegun Mimiko in his office in Akure. […]

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Exotic dancer dies after receiving contaminated booty shots in an illegal hotel procedure

A popular exotic dancer from St Louis who went by the stage name Mulani Mulan died from fake booty injection. 22 year old Daysha Philips (pictured above) died a few days after she and three other women received illegal buttock injections in a hotel room near Lambert Airport in St Louis. Daysha’s family told local […]

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American singer, Nina Simone and actor, Brock Peters in Lagos in 1961 (Photo)

American singer, Nina Simone and Broke Peters who acted in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird both pictured in Tarkwa Bay Beach, Lagos, Nigeria in December, 1961. Both are now late. Simone died in April, 2003 while Peter died of cancer in August 2005. <img class=” aligncenter” src=”https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJ87hWFUMAAauX6.jpg” alt=”Embedded image permalink” /> Photo Credit: G. M. […]

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Jennifer Aniston​ and Justin Theroux​ tied the knot on Wednesday

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are married! According to reports, the pair, Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux, tied the knot on Wednesday night at their home in Bel Air, in a secret ceremony disguised as a birthday party for Theroux, who turns 44 on Aug. 10. The intimate affair was said to have been held […]

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Lecturer accused of raping 18-year-old admission seeker arraigned in court

The police on Thursday arraigned a part-time lecturer, Afeez Baruwa, for allegedly raping an 18-year-old admission seeker. We earlier on reported that the part-time lecturer was arrested over a complaint of rape. The 42-year-old lecturer was arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court in Lagos on Thursday. Reports show that the victim and her father were in […]

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Nigerian family of five being forced out of Canada because their baby was born in U.S.

A Nigerian couple who came to Calgary as skilled workers may be forced to leave because their baby was born in the U.S. while their immigration documents were being processed. Dimeji and Deborah Tawose arrived in Calgary with their three children in mid-July under the federal skilled worker program. Both are medical radiographers. But confusion over the status of […]

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Nigerian Woman In Texas Found Cudgeled To Death By Son

LONGVIEW, TX (KLTV) – A Nigerian living in Longview, TX, has been charged in his mother’s death, according to Longview police.  Her death occurred on July 28, 2015. Daniel Kadima, 31, of Longview, was charged with murder Friday. Kadima’s bond is set at $1 million. He was originally arrested Tuesday in Longview for walking on the […]

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Nigerian Law School Rolls Out 3,782 Graduates, Will Be Called To The Bar In October

The number of lawyers in the country has risen by 3,782 as the Council of Legal Education (CLE) announces the results of this year’s Bar final examinations conducted by the Nigerian Law School (NLS). The 3,782 constitutes the total number of successful students who participated in the Bar final resit Examination conducted in April, and […]

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NCC gives Phone Operators 7 days to deactivate pre-registered SIM cards

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) and other network providers to deactivate all pre-registered Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) cards or face sanctions. The telecoms regulatory body gave the ultimatum after a high-level security meeting between the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Department […]

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Senate Invites CBN Governor, Emefiele, Over Implications of Naira Depreciation

The Senate on Wednesday invited the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to appear before it to brief the federal legislators on the implications of Naira depreciation on the nation’s economy. The Upper Chamber also urged the Federal Government to step up efforts in diversifying the national economy from the […]

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Girl Bites Off the Penis of Rapist in Lagos (Photos, but viewer’s discretion advised)

A girl who was on the verge of being raped bit off the penis of her attacker. According to P.M News, a girl who was being sexually abused fought back her tormentor by biting off his penis. From the pictures, the girl in question bit off the penis cap. See photos below: According to the report, […]

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Civil Society, CSCEO, faults Solanke, Sagay’s comments over Osun judge’s petition

Says remarks meant to incite National Judicial Council, NJC The Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEO) has faulted Chief (Mrs) Folake Solanke and Professor Itse Sagay over their comments on the petition written by a serving Osun state judge, Justice Olamide Oloyede against Governor Rauf Aregbesola. The group described the statement […]

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Bank debtors in Nigeria rush to bribe their way off newspapers’ publications’ list

Daily Sun reports that as Nigerian deposit money banks begin to “name and shame” chronic debtors, some heavily indebted customers have begun bribing their way out of the debtors’ list. This their latest overture was sequel to the expira­tion of the three-month grace period for debtors to pay up or damn the consequences, which expired […]

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Lecturer arrested for raping 18-year-old admission seeking girl in Lagos

The police in Lagos State have arrested a part-time lecturer, Afeez Baruwa, for allegedly raping an 18-year-old girl, identified as Caroline (pseudonym) in the Yaba area. Punch Metro learnt that the victim, who was reportedly raped inside a study room, was seeking admission into the University of Lagos, Akoka. It was gathered that Baruwa was […]

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