Nigerian actor arrested for peddling drugs in India

The police in India have arrested a Nigerian actor, Chekwume Malvin, on charges of drug peddling and seized hashish oil worth Rs 7.5 lakh. Chekwume, 45, who hails from Delta state in Nigeria, was arrested near the HBR Layout BDA Complex, where he had allegedly gone to sell drugs. According to Indian newspapers, Chekwume who features […]

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‘Nigeria @ 61 No Be Moi-moi’, By Olusegun Adeniyi

Tomorrow marks Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary. While we lament about what might have been and politicians play their usual games that contribute nothing to the welfare of people, let me confess straightaway that the copyright for the title of this piece is not mine. But there is an interesting backstory to it. Late in July […]

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Commercial sex worker gets 4 years jail for biting customer’s tongue during sex in Nigeria

An Upper Area Court in Makurdi, Benue State, has sentenced a commercial sex worker, Dooshima Anems, to four years imprisonment for biting customer’s tongue during sex. The police charged Anems with assault and causing grievous harm. The Magistrate, Ms Rose Iyorshe, on Thursday, September 30, sentenced Anems after she pleaded guilty and told the court that […]

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Lagos govt’s application to join as co-respondent in the FIRS’s appeal on VAT, granted

Lagos state government’s application to become a co-respondent in an appeal filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) after a federal high court granted Rivers state government the power to collect Value Added Tax, has been granted by the court of appeal, Abuja division. Granting the appeal, the presiding justice Haruna Tsammani held that […]

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PDP committee zones chairmanship position to the North

Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) chairmanship zoning committee has zoned its National Chairman’s position to the North. Chairman of the Zoning Committee and Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi made the announcement on Thursday September 30. Noting that the mandate of his committee did not include zoning of the office of President and Vice President, Ugwuanyi […]

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Man catches wife on their matrimonial bed having sex with her male colleague (Video 18+)

A dramatic scene played out after a man who is probably a Ghanaian came back home unannounced to catch his wife sleeping with her male colleague at work on their matrimonial bed. The woman was seen on top her colleague, when her husband came in. The man was heard saying that he was recording the incident in case […]

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Southern public servants fear northerners, By Lekan Sote

Simon Kolawole, publisher of The Cable online newspaper, wrote, “I hate to imagine what… public office holders who end up as ethnic champions must have quietly done against other regions (of Nigeria) while in (sensitive and powerful federal public) service (positions).” Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, now Director of Publicity of Northern Elders’ Forum, worked in the Office of […]

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Like Nigerian Senate, House of Reps tells Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists

Like the Senate did on Wednesday, Nigeria’s House of Representatives, on Thursday, asked the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to designate bandits, who have dominated the North-West and parts of the North-Central geopolitical zones, and their sponsors as terrorists. Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson, at the plenary on Thursday, moved a motion of […]

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BBNaija’s Mercy Eke marks birthday with her second house, as fans give her $10k scholarship (Photos)

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) star and winner, Mercy Eke has shown off her second house in just two years. Writing on her Instagram page in what seems to be a birthday gift to herself, the reality show star described herself as an “AUTHENTIC Lagos landlady”. Fans of Mercy Eke also gave her a $10k scholarship […]

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Internet Mining is the Antidote to Poverty, By Reno Omokri

In today’s world, except in very few circumstances, poverty is a lifestyle choice, or a function of ignorance, because there are endless opportunities to create wealth with minimal effort and average intellectual input. And this information needs to spread like wildfire in Africa, because our continent is unnecessarily plagued by poverty that can be addressed […]

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Joke Silva marks 60th birthday, 40th acting anniversary with fabulous poses (Photos)

Nollywood veteran and star actress, Joke Silva has grown to be a sexagenarian at present and on the identical time, she’s additionally celebrating her fortieth 12 months within the trade she loves. The proficient actress took to her Instagram web page to share gorgeous new photographs of herself to mark her special day. For her […]

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Declare bandits as terrorists, Nigerian Senate tells Buhari

Nigerian senate has asked Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists. Buhari was also asked by the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly to declare known leaders of bandits in the country wanted and track them wherever they are for arrest and prosecution. The lawmakers also appealed to the president to direct the […]

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Two Nigerian women sentenced to prison in Ireland for human trafficking

Two Nigerian women who became the first people in Ireland to be convicted of human trafficking for the prostitution ring they ran, have received jail sentences of five years and eight months and five years and one month. Alicia Edosa (45) and Edith Enoghaghase (31) were each found guilty of two counts of trafficking women around Ireland […]

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Dora Akunyili’s husband, seven others killed by gunmen in Anambra

Widower of Dr. Dora Akunyili, the late Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Dr. Chike Akunyili, has been killed by gunmen at Nkpor, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. According to unconfirmed reports, seven other persons were also killed in the incident, which reportedly […]

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Police seize two children from their mom, handed them over to their dad, comedian Nedu

Policemen attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos, have seized two children from their mother, Uzoamaka Ohiri, the ex-wife of comedian Chinedu Ani, a.k.a Nedu, and handed them over to their dad, the comedian, according to Punch. It was learnt that in a letter of invitation with reference letter CR:3000/LSX/D10/Vol.3/71 which […]

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Man gets 25 years imprisonment for defiling one year old toddler

An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, on Tuesday sentenced 38-year old man, Seun Aina to 25 years imprisonment for defiling a 15-month-old toddler. The court presided over by Justice Abiola Soladoye sentenced Aina after finding him guilty of defilement contrary to the provisions of Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State […]

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‘No matter what women achieve in life, it’s nothing unless married’ ―Uriel Oputa laments

Former BBNaija star and entrepreneur, Uriel Oputa has gone on her Instagram page to write about the pressure being placed on her to get married. She lamented that no matter what a woman does or achieves, rather than receive support, what she gets is comments asking when she will get married. She added that she […]

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Suspected ritualists dump young woman’s body on Akure road (Graphic photo)

Remains of a young woman was found dumped along a road in Akure, the Ondo state capital, Nigeria. The yet-to-be-identified woman was found around the Redeemed Christian Church of God and CAC Oke-Temidire area, at Oke-Ijebu, Akure, Ondo State capital. The corpse was dumped by people suspected to be internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo […]

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