Access Bank employee nabbed for alleged diversion of over N34m

An employee of Access Bank PLC, Elizabeth Modupe Osunjuyigbe has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly diverting over N34 million. Elizabeth was arrested by the EFCC on Friday, April 30, 2021. A statement issued by EFCC’s spokesman, Wilson Iwujaren, said the Lagos Zonal Office of the commission made the […]

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Bribe-seeking Nigeria Police officer in viral video arrested, detained

Officers of the Nigeria Police have arrested the bribe-seeking police officer seen in a viral video that was shared on Saturday, May 1. The video showed the officer asking for a bribe from a man who he stopped for driving without a tint permit. In a tweet posted on its handle, the Police complaint unit […]

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Nigerian lady who went missing while seeking job, found dead, killer arrested

Nigerian lady, Hindy Iniobong Umoren, who went missing after she left her home for a job interview, has been found dead. On April 30, LIB shared the story of how a woman with the handle @Umohuduak1 took to Twitter to raise an alarm over the disappearance of her friend, Hindy Iniobong Umoren, who went for […]

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Why Buhari’s govt is collapsing —Mbazulike, Nigeria’s First Republic Minister

Nigeria’s first Minister of Transport and Aviation, Chief Amaechi Mbazulike, has raised the alarm that the country is in a precarious situation with the “total collapse of the security architecture.” The only Nigeria’s First Republic surviving minister, Mbazulike, said the government of President Muhammadu Buhari Buhari is also collapsing in addition to the security system. […]

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Nigerian actress, Lizzy Anjorin and husband welcome a baby (Photos)

Nigerian actress, Elizabeth Aishat Anjorin, popularly known as Lizzy Anjorin, and her husband, Lateef Lawal, have welcomed  their first child. The couple welcomed their bundle of joy in the US on Saturday, May 1. The post did not say whether the baby is a boy or a girl. Lizzy and Lateef got married in July […]

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Kankara schoolboys abduction leader shot dead

Notorious bandit leader and mastermind of the abduction of the Kankara schoolboys,  Auwalun Daudawa, has been killed. A few days ago, LIB shared a report that Auwalun Daudawa who in February repented from banditry and laid down his arms, went back to the crime in April. Confirming his killing to Channels Television, the state Commissioner for Security and […]

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Man who purportedly impregnated Uche Ogbodo unveiled (Video, photos)

Nigerian actress, Uche Ogbodo recently made a video on her Instagram page why she was pregnant for a man younger than her age. Maybe from experience, she decided to keep mum about the man who gave her the pregnancy and has continued to flaunt photos of her baby bump. A blogger Stella Dimoko Korkus said […]

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Top actors and actresses attend their colleague, actress Biola Adebayo’s wedding (Photos)

Nollywood actress, Biola Adebayo had her white wedding and reception on Friday May 30. The wedding reception was held at the Grandeur event centre, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. Many of her colleagues actors and actresses graced the occasion. People like Faithia Balogun, Bimbo Oshin, Mide Martins and husband, Afis Owo; Adeniyi Johnson, Wumi Toriola, Jaiye Kuti […]

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Garba Shehu: Master-Pleaser In Deliberate Dearth of Wisdom, By Akin Fadeyi

In Turkish Writer, Elif Shafak’s well reverred view, passing information today is no big deal. If you don’t have it, you can google it. But passing knowledge is not as routine a task as passing information. “Knowledge”, however imperfect, requires depth and focus and a capacity for introspective sobriety. Knowledge also comes with wisdom and […]

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Bishop Kukah says it’s cheaper in cost to stay together, than dividing Nigeria

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, seemed not to have sympathy for secessionist calls on Saturday when he said the cost of staying together as a nation is cheaper than the cost of dividing Nigeria. He didn’t waist time to blame the All Progressives Congress government of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, for making […]

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I have found myself praying that God should remove Buhari ―Pastor Wale Oke, PFN president

National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke, says he has started praying for the removal of President Buhari who according to him has failed woefully in the discharge of his duty. According to Bishop Oke, Nigeria during the civil war did not witness as many killings as it witnesses now. […]

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Kidnappers kill Kaduna minor after his parents paid N5m ransom

Little boy, Muhammad Kabir, who was kidnapped from his parents’ home in Kaduna state, has been found dead, seven days after he was taken and N5 million ransom was paid for his release. DailyTrust reports that Kabir was taken from the Badarawa suburb of Kaduna North local government area and is believed to have been killed […]

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Nigerian star singer, Kiss Daniel announces arrival of his two sons, as he marks birthday

Nigerian star singer and the ‘Woju o’ crooner, Kizz Daniel is now a proud father of two boys. The also ‘One ticket’ crooner who is celebrating his 27th birthday on Saturday, May 1, took to his Instagram and Twitter pages to announce the birth of his two sons, Jelani and Jalil. Sharing a close-up photo […]

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Some simple rituals are secret to a lasting marriage, By Elizabeth Badejo

A  marriage conceived out of true love can slowly drift into isolation if the emotional bond is not nurtured. Many couples do not understand the importance of emotional connection in building a healthy marital relationship that can be observed daily to keep you connected even when you are miles apart. The secret of many lasting […]

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Nigerian wedding where bridesmaid’s breasts take the center stage, attract money-spray (Video)

A bridesmaid’s breast was the cynosure of all eyes at a wedding to the extent that a guest left the bride to spray money on the bridesmaid. In a video shared online, a bride and her bridesmaids are seen dancing out during a traditional wedding ceremony. One of the bridesmaid is seen wearing a dress with a […]

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Nigerian dad stabbed to death, trying to protect his teenage son in London

A Nigerian dad, 40, was stabbed to death on a busy London street while trying to protect his son. Michael Olatunde Fadayomi, who has been hailed as a “pillar of the community”, was a football coach and a devoted single dad who was popular in the community. He was knifed after a fight started on the top floor of a […]

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If there is no restructuring, there will be no Nigeria ―Ayo Adebanjo

For the umptee Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has said the ”failure” of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the country is fuelling agitations of secession by groups within the country. Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, 93, alleged Buhari’s stubbornness to implement federalism will only make secession inevitable while also saying Buhari was hiding in the […]

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Pantami: Between Honour and Responsibility, By Onikepo Braithwaite

Last week, those in charge of the railway in Egypt were sacked by their government, after two train derailments occurred within a period of one month – no excuses. Closer to home, Kemi Adeosun, the former Minister of Finance, resigned from her position in the face of her NYSC Certificate scandal. Yet, here we are […]

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17-year-old Nigerian girl bags 19 international scholarship offers worth over $5 million

17-year-old Nigerian girl, Victory Yinka-Banjo, has broken grounds as she bags 19 international scholarship offers from top schools including notable institutions in the US and Canada. The secondary school graduate teenager has been offered a scholarship worth over $5 million dollars for her university education. In her interview with CNN, Yinka-Banjo revealed her feeling as […]

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First Bank Crisis: Why Elephants Don’t Do Breakdance, By Tope Fasua

Founded by the proprietor of Elder Dempster Agencies, Alfred Lewis Jones in 1894, the British Bank of West Africa was meant to facilitate the importation of silver currency into the region, where Jones held a monopoly. The bank therefore had a clear historical and business advantage from the beginning, with the imprimatur of the British […]

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