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A Nigerian lady identified as Immaculate Okuchu, was confirmed dead after she was crushed by a truck in the Ajah area of Lagos state. The beautiful woman who was set to walk the aisle this October with her fiance, died at the scene of the incident. On 11 August, she plastered several photos of herself […]
Continue ReadingA 32-year-old man identified as Ahmad Aliyu has been rescued by men of the Kano state police command after he was locked up in a room by his father and stepmother for seven years in Farawa Babban Layi, Mariri Quarters in Kumbotso Local Government Area of the State. The police came to Aliyu’s rescue after a […]
Continue ReadingMusic maestro, Yinka Ayefele on Friday inaugurated a new radio station, Fresh 106.9 FM in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state. Wife of Ekiti Governor, Mrs Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, who attended the inauguration, promised that the state government would continue to partner and cooperate with the media in the discharge of their duties for the benefit of the society. […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nigerian actor, Mr. Yemi Solade, said the Nigerian movie industry, known as Nollywood, is presently a cover-up industry for internet fraudsters and prostitutes. The 60-year-old star actor made the comment in an interview with NigerianTribune when asked if he was pleased with the state of the Nigerian movie industry presently. Solade said: “The Nollywood […]
Continue ReadingA man who was arrested and confessed to being an armed robber and a rapist suggested that police officers should kill him, and a video of him explaining why he thinks he should be killed has been released. The man, named Adeniyi Ajayi, admitted that he breaks into homes to rob and he sometimes rapes his […]
Continue ReadingUnknown gunmen have brutally killed a member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly representing Baraza Dass constituency, Honourable Musa Mante. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Kamal Datti Abubakar, said Mante was killed by the gunmen on Thursday night August 13 at his residence in Dass. The gunmen suspected to be […]
Continue ReadingIn Nigeria, when beggars die, there are no comets seen. But when a politician dies, we have to contend with hagiographic writings that fly into the public space seeking to beatify these dubious saints. As noted when the President’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari, died recently, the attendant obituarisation-the effusive rain of tributes poured on […]
Continue ReadingA teacher has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl. Omotayo Adanlawo was sentenced by an Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure. The judge, Justice Samuel Bola, who gave the judgement, said the defendant failed to give convincing evidence and testimony to prove his innocence in the rape allegations. The […]
Continue ReadingRuth Kadiri is certainly not happy with the political situation in Nigeria and has taken to her Instagram page to vent. In a post shared on her page today August 13, the mum of one called for the abolishment of voting in Nigeria until the death sentence laws are enacted against politicians and public servants who […]
Continue ReadingAyodeji Ibrahim Oluokun said to be an assistant pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), City of David Parish in Victoria Island, Lagos has been arraigned for allegedly issuing dud cheques of $1.6 million. The suspect who was earlier arraigned alongside his company Peak Petroleum Industry Nigeria Limited before Justice Toyin Taiwo of the Ikeja […]
Continue ReadingIn a resolution passed on Thursday, the Senate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has rejected the removal of the varsity’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, by the Governing Council. UNILAG Senate also rejected the appointment of an acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Theophilus Soyombo, for the institution. The resolution was signed by the Senate Chairman, Prof. […]
Continue ReadingAn Upper Shari’a court sitting at Kofar Kudu in Kano state on August 12, sentenced a 70-year-old man, Mati Audu, to death by stoning after he was found guilty of defiling a 12-year-old girl. During his trial, Mati who is a resident of Falsa of Tsanyawa local government, confessed to committing the crime and accepted […]
Continue ReadingA female passenger has called out the driver of a ride hailing app for bringing masturbating while she was in his car. The woman shared a screenshot of the driver’s profile on the ride hailing app and called him a bastard. When people asked what the man did to her and why she’s insulting […]
Continue Reading“In the last general election, the total number of vote cast was around 27 million while over 170 million people voted during the 2019 Big Brother Naija reality show. This is a practical reality of who Nigerian youths are and where our priorities lie as Nigerians.” The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has criticized […]
Continue ReadingIt is a measure of the collective amnesia that defines our country that Nigerians are hardly paying attention to what is happening in Lebanon. Perhaps more significant is the contrasting response from the two countries. A similar tragedy 18 years ago in Lagos actually claimed more fatalities, but no one was held accountable. In Lebanon, […]
Continue ReadingThe driver and owner of the vehicle that killed Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile in a crash at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Kaduna, have been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in the state. Nehmiah Adejo and David Adejo pleaded not guilty after being arraigned on four count charge of causing death […]
Continue ReadingIt is an irony of Nigeria’s history that while today’s political parties are bereft of ideologies and articulated programmes, an ideologically sophisticated party was formed in Kano 70 years ago. On August 8, 1950, the Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU) was born. It was the culmination of the efforts by some leftist elements, among whom […]
Continue ReadingThe chairman of Onigbongbo local council development area (LCDA) of Lagos state, Babatunde Oke, has died of coronavirus complications. The late Oke died in the early hours of Wednesday, August 12. According to reports, Oke, who was serving his second term as the council chairman, had been ill for some time but recovered before the Sallah […]
Continue ReadingWalter Carrington, former United States ambassador to Nigeria, is dead. He died at the age of 90. His wife, Dr. Arese Carrington, announced the death on Wednesday, titled, “Press Release – Ambassador Walter C. Carrington, former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria and Senegal.” Arese wrote: “It is with a heavy and broken heart but with gratitude […]
Continue ReadingThe Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Olawatoyin Ogundipe, has been sacked by the governing council of the institution. Ogundipe’s removal was announced during the meeting of the Governing Council of the institution which held at the National Universities Commission (NUC) building in Abuja on Wednesday August 12. Seven members of the council voted […]
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