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A 49-year-old self-acclaimed Evangelist, Mr Akinjide Durojaiye got more than he bargained for as he was beaten for allegedly stealing two new mobile phones from a shop he preached at in Ibadan, Oyo state capital.   The Evangelist at Dominion Assembly in Ilare-Ijesa area ...

A Nigerian national Okafor Paul Chukwunweike, who is illegally residing in India, has been arresed by Anti Bank Fraud Section, DD from Delhi for siphoning off Rs. 1.60 Crores from the account of a U.S based Indian man by hacking ...

A top Nigerian photographer, Demilade Roberts, who is set to tie the knot soon, took to Instagram to share his experiences covering wedding ceremonies.   According to Roberts, he now understands why marriages fall apart and therefore will never judge those ...

A Twitter user has warned Nigerians to love and appreciate themselves as they are after she allegedly lost a friend on Sunday while she was undergoing cosmetic surgery in an Abuja hospital.   According to the Twitter user with the ...

An unidentified young girl is currently at the General Hospital in Maraba, Karu local government Area of Nasarawa state. It was gathered that she was pushed out of a moving car around old Karu road. Passersby who witnessed the incident ...

A 42-year-old Nigerian national, Abba Ikechukwu was on Wednesday August 14, arrested at Caro-Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa for dealing in drugs with an estimated street value of R600 000. The crime intelligence members received a tip-off about the suspect dealing ...

A car snatcher who claims to be a Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has been paraded after launching an attack on an Uber driver.   The suspect reportedly snatched a Toyota Corolla from an Uber driver ...

The four family members that died as a result of alleged food poisoning at Amaechara village in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, will be buried on Saturday, 17 August, 2019.   The incident took place in May ...

The Delta State police command has confirmed the death of a 15-year-old boy, who drowned in a stagnant river in Osubi, Okpe Local Government Area of the state.   The Commissioner of Police in Delta, Adeyinka Adeleke, confirmed the incident saying “It ...

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested a 30-year-old head teacher of a private school in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for allegedly raping a 6-year-old pupil of his school.   The suspect ...

A tricycle rider is being praised on social media for his honesty.   According to Twitter user, Gbaja Adeolu, he forgot his iphone in a tricycle he boarded earlier today.  To his amazement, the tricycle rider returned it to him without any prodding. ...

Two 300-level Social Studies Education students of the Federal College of Education Kotongora which is affliated to Ahmadu Bello University (ABU),have been praised for returning a missing N2.5million they found by the roadside to its rightful owner.   The money Ahmed Usman Busa and Ahmed ...

A Nigerian writer has questioned why deaths are not investigated in Nigeria. He went on to mention that a number of times it is claimed that people “died in their sleep” or suffered a fatal domestic accident, they were probably ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday August 15, said that Israel will be showing a sign of weakness if it grants two Muslim first-term House Democrats Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib entry to its country.   Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib ...

Winfred Oyo-ita, the current Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, is reportedly being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, over alleged N3 billion fraud.   The Nation reports that Oyo-Ita who was Head of the Civil ...

A jail break by inmates of Keffi minimum security prison in Nasarawa state, was stopped by Nigerian Police Officers on Thursday August 15.   Acute shortage of potable water and sewage disposal system, not getting good sleep at night due to the ...

Adeniyi Johnson and his girlfriend, Seyi Edun, have joined other celebrities to congratulate Toyin Abraham on her recent engagement to actor Kolawole Ajeyemi and the arrival of their baby boy. Toyin and Adeniyi’s two year old marriage which was contracted ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday August 15, commissioned the Air Force Reference hospital at his hometown Daura in Katsina State.   Commissioning of the new health facility which the President described as a critical milestone recorded by the nation’s armed forces, had Governor Aminu Bello Masari ...

A tragedy which struck yesterday August 15 in Lokoja the capital of Kogi state, claimed the life of a corps member identified as Ebieme Joy.   The corps member with a state code of KG/19B/0052, was reportedly knocked down by ...

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in Jos, Plateau State for allegedly staging his own kidnap and demanding the sum of N500,000 as ransom.   The minor, who was paraded on Thursday, August 15th told newsmen that he initiated the plan with ...

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Justice A.T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, convicted and sentenced Ndubisi Ebezim; Eze Igwe Charlse; Kingsley Nwosu; Chukwuman Odum; Sunday Josiah; Mohammed Yahaya; Najib Abubaka, Abubaka Idi and ...

Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad. FSARS, Lagos have arrested the fleeing Pastor in charge of Jesu Miracle Church, Sango-Ota, Ogun State,  Pastor Jeremiah Ehindero, 41, for allegedly stealing a Toyota High Lander valued N1.2 million from a car ...

There was pandemonium today at University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), after a Gorilla broke out of its cage in the institution’s zoo.   Though no one was hurt by the break-out today August 15, however some UNILORIN students were spotted filming the ...

Videos of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria aka Shi’ites, speaking on his immediate return to Nigeria, has been released online.   In the videos, El-Zakzaky claimed the Federal government told the Indian government that he is a terrorist ...