Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said it is in the best interest of Nigerian elites for the country to remain united. Mohammed stated this on Wednesday when he featured on a NAN flagship interview programme, NAN Forum. The minister accused elites of fanning the embers of disintegration in the country, and warned that they will bear ...
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Son faces 15 years in prison for killing, eating his mother
A 28-year-old Spanish man is on trial for murder and desecrating a body after he killed his own mother, chopped up her body into pieces and shared them with his dog. Alberto Sanchez Gomez, now known as the “cannibal of Ventas,” was arrested after police turned up at his family home in Madrid to inquire about missing OAP Maria Soledad ...
Read More »Woman, 90, loses £23MILLION to phone scammers who claimed her identity had been used in a serious crime in China
A 90-year-old woman has been conned out of £23million by scammers in Hong Kong who posed as Chinese officials in the city’s biggest recorded phone scam. Police on Tuesday said scammers targeted an elderly woman living in a mansion on The Peak, Hong Kong’s ritziest neighbourhood. Last summer criminals contacted the unnamed woman pretending to be Chinese public security officials. ...
Read More »“My God is working” – Davido says as his video with Nengi hits over 25 million views
Davido took to his Instagram story to praise God over the massive views he pulled on his music video titled “Jowo”. The Jowo music video featured the former Big Brother Naija housemate Nengi. Davido has shared on his page his new success and praised God after his music video “Jowo” reached another milestone.
Read More »RHOA’s Claudia Jordan claims Kanye West ‘tried to’ date her while still with ex Kim Kardashian
Real Housewives of Atlanta alum Claudia Jordan alleged Kanye West ‘tried to’ hook up with her while he was still romantically involved with his ex Kim Kardashian. During an appearance on The Domenick Nati Show this week, the 48-year-old talk show host recalled a time ‘years ago’ when the rapper, 43, made a move on her. When asked directly if ...
Read More »Lizzy Anjorin gushes over her husband in new loved-up video
Nollywood actress, Lizzy Anjorin took to her Instagram page to pray to her husband, for supporting her through her difficult moments. Sharing a loved-up video of them together, She prayed for the blessings of God on him as she revealed that it is rare to find a partner who can defend your name when you are not around. She wrote; ...
Read More »Nigerians donate N1m to armed Lagos cop assaulted by civilian
Stunned by his professional conduct and exceptional calmness in the face of provocation by a civilian, some Nigerians have presented a one million naira cash gift to an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Sunday Erhabor. A traffic offender, Victor Ebhomenyen, had on Saturday assaulted the policeman in the Oniru area of Lagos State and inflicted severe body injuries on him but ...
Read More »Nine attackers of Ex-CBN Governor, Soludo arrested
Nine persons who participated in the attack against the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo have been arrested. Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano on Wednesday revealed that nine of the suspected criminals who participated in the attack have now been apprehended and will not be spared. Obiano who disclosed this at the Prof. Dora ...
Read More »If drama always follows you, you need to ask yourself why – Bolanle Olukanni
Media personality, Bolanle Olukanni has shared her opinion about people with drama-filled lives on twitter. According to her, these individuals should ask themselves why they are always in such situations. She wrote; ”If drama always follows you, you need to ask yourself why. Sometimes the common denominator is the problem. Na only you dey life ???”
Read More »The U.S Have Asks its Citizens To Avoid These 14 Nigerian States
The United States, in its latest travel advisories warned its citizens to avoid some 14 Nigerian states, rife with terrorism, banditry and kidnapping. Although it approved travel to other parts, it urged its citizens to “Reconsider travel to Nigeria”. In the updated advisory, the U.S. State Department added at least 116 countries this week to its “Level Four: Do Not ...
Read More »Abductors demand $2m for 20 Greenfield University students
Abductors of students of Greenfield University, in Kaduna have made contacts with the families of the 20 students captured on Tuesday night to demand N800 million as ransom. This is about $2million going by the official Central Bank of Nigeria rate. The terrorists have also threatened to kill the students if the ransom is not paid, according to a relation ...
Read More »AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines supplied to Nigeria expires July 9
The batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines supplied to Nigeria for use will expire July 9, 2021. This was disclosed on Wednesday by Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, while giving update on vaccination in the State. Abayomi, who disclosed that 257,756 residents of Lagos had been vaccinated said by July 9, the vaccines would expire and that they ...
Read More »‘I add weight when I am stressed out’, Mercy Aigbe discloses
Mercy Aigbe has bemoaned how she is adding weight in the past few days and has revealed what could be the possible cause of it. In a recent post on her Instagram page, Mercy Aigbe disclosed that she gains more weight when she is stressed out. According to the 43-year-old mother of two, whenever she is under stress, she does ...
Read More »Ooni of Ife disowns Adamu Garba’s traditional title
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi has refuted claims that he would honour former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, with a traditional title. Garba had announced that the monarch would bestow on him the title of Aare Atunluse of Oodua on May 1, 2021. Garba tweeted that Ooni found him “worthy of the title of Aare Atunluse Oodua ...
Read More »36-year old Lagos bank cleaner and widowed mother of 3 solicits N1.9m for breast cancer treatment
A cleaner at a Lagos bank, Omolayo Bello is down with breast cancer and urgently needs help. Omolayo is a widow and mother of 3 who was surviving on just a cleaning job before she was diagnosed of breast cancer. Feranmi (@Pheromones__) on twitter who is socilicitng for financial help for her writes thus; ”Hi everyone. This is Omolayo Bello, ...
Read More »Ghananian actress, Akuapem Poloo granted bail
An Accra High Court has granted convicted actress Akuapem Poloo ¢80,000 bail, Wednesday. The court granted her bail with two sureties to be justified. As part of her bail condition, the social media sensation born Rosemond Brown has to report to the case investigator every two weeks.She is also supposed to deposit her passport with the registrar of the court. ...
Read More »Truck driver assaults police officer trying to arrest him in Agege, Lagos (Video)
A truck driver has assaulted a police officer who was trying to arrest him.The incident happened in Agege, Lagos. In the video gradually going viral, the driver was seen asking the police officer to get down from his truck, then again tried to lift him out but couldn’t and then allegedly broke what looks like a bottle on his head. ...
Read More »Annie Idibia shows off her new haircut (Photos)
She shared the new photos rocking her new haircut on her Instagram page writing; ”Decided to cut my hair really low☺️ Fav slide?? 🙈”
Read More »Netherlands police begin investigations after body is found in landing gear of plane from Nigeria
Police are investigating after the body of a man was found underneath a plane that had landed at Amsterdam airport from Nigeria. The man, thought to be a stowaway, was discovered inside a wheel arch on Monday afternoon at Schiphol airport. Dutch authorities have said they have launched an investigation into the man’s identity and the cause of death, reports ...
Read More »Reigning Mrs World, Caroline Jurie resigns over pageant controversy, Mrs Ireland takes the crown
The international Mrs. World Inc. Organisation said it has accepted the resignation of 2020 Mrs World, Caroline Jurie. The organising body said it accepted Jurie’s resignation after she decided to hand over her crown. The organisation, in a statement on Wednesday, said that following Jurie’s resignation, Kate Schneider, the first runner up at the international pageant and Mrs Ireland World, ...
Read More »Ahmad Lawan, other senators want database for cows
The Senate on Tuesday sought the establishment of a National Livestock and Management Bureau for livestock identification in the country. This followed the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of a Bill for an Act to Establish National Livestock and Management (Protection Control and Management). The sponsor of the bill, Bima Enagi (APC – Niger), led the ...
Read More »Tonto Dikeh shares new photos as she talks rape
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has shared new beautiful photos of herself as she talked about rape. The mom of one wants to know why ladies who get drunk and raped are told they deserve it, but when it’s the other way round, men says they can’t help it. Asking for answers, Ms Dikeh wrote; ”HOW IS IT ...
Read More »Amazon to open African headquarters in South Africa
Amazon, a United States multinational technology company, has chosen South Africa as the headquarters for its African market. This development comes a week after Twitter, US-based microblogging and social networking service announced the opening of its first-ever African office in Ghana. Similarly, the German government said a new German-West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention will be located ...
Read More »Comedienne Ada Jesus Dead After Battle With Kidney Disease
Comedienne, Ada Jesus, has died. She died in an Abuja hospital today April 21. She suffered a cardiac arrest on Tuesday night, April 20, and was rushed to the ICU where the doctors monitored her. Sadly, she lost the battle to the kidney ailment she had been battling with on Wednesday, April 21. Ada Jesus was admitted to the ...
Read More »M.I gets really excited taking a snap with Kate Henshaw
Rap king M.I really got excited when Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw asked to take a selfie with him recently at a social media event and yeah, it’s obvious from the way he smiled. Someone here says M.I’s teeth is brown, but truth is not everyone will have a white teeth, even when they get it washed professionally, it still ...
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