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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested Tukur Yabo, Director of Works and Housing, Tureta Local Government Area; Hon. Abubakar Maigishiri, a Councilor, Social Welfare, Tureta LGA; Danjuma Ibrahim, a Cashier with Ministry of Social Welfare ...

A sergeant of the Nigerian Army identified as Tella Adedapo allegedly committed suicide yesterday Friday July 26th.   According to reports, Adedapo’s body was found dangling from his ceiling fan in his room, flat two, block F, Muhammadu Buhari quarters at Gowon barracks ...

A 23-year-old UK-based Nigerian student identified as Jonathan Adebanjo, drowned in River Thames on Tuesday evening while swimming with friends at Shadwell Basin.   Jonathan was out to swim with his friends in the river, after the city was hit by a ...

Five persons died in an accident at Tyowaye along Ugbema road, Benue State on Monday, July 22.   The accident occurred when the vehicle plunged into a river after the driver reportedly lost control due to a mechanical fault.   ...

A woman has been arrested for  threatening to blow up the Swedish Embassy in support of A$AP Rocky over his arrest.   The rapper, whose real name is Rakim Myers was recently charged with assault causing actual bodily harm during a confrontation in ...

A Corps member identified as Peace Innocent, took to Facebook to complain about the state of the ceilings at a corper’s lodge in Jigawa state. “This is the ceiling to a corper’s lodge in miga local govt of jigawa state. ...

Spokesperson of the Kaduna State Police Command, DSP Yakubu Sabo has confirmed the arrest of one Aisha, who stabbed her husband, Yahaya Maiyaki twice in the stomach on Friday, after they had a misunderstanding in their home located at Sarduana ...

Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has decried the difficulties being experienced in the repatriation of stolen assets traced to foreign countries. He appealed to the international law enforcement agencies to assist the agency in this regard.   A ...

A fake Hindu monk identified as Raphael Ekechi, has been arrested by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team in Ogun State for defrauding a second-hand clothes trader, Emmanuel Ekpe, of N167,000.   The 36-year-old trader had approached the magician ...

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a victory by letting his administration redirect $2.5 billion in money approved by Congress for the Pentagon to help build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border even though lawmakers ...

Kenyan lawmaker, Ken Okoth is dead. His family made the announcement at a press conference on Friday July 26th at the Nairobi Hospital.   “He has been on and off medication and was brought to the hospital yesterday (Thursday) morning. ...

A 41-year-old woman, Mrs Shakirat Rasheed, has committed suicide inside her home in the Awotan area of Apete community in Ibadan, Oyo State   Rasheed’s body was found dangling in her living room at about 1:00 p.m.   According to reports, ...

Shehu Sani in reaction to claim of Leah Sharibu being killed by Boko Haram insurgents, made known his doubt.   Recall we reported yesterday that Grace Taku, one of the aid workers abducted by Boko Haram earlier this month, said ...

The news that popular Nigerian Author Bayo Adebowale raped all 5 of his daughters multiple times and impregnated them, such that four of the daughters had at least 3 abortions each, has shocked Nigerians. What’s even more shocking is that their mother ...

Men of the Rapid Response Squad RRS, Lagos state police command have arrested two suspected phone thieves.   The command in a post on its Twitter handle, said the suspects were caught stealing iphones at the Maryland area in the ...

  Mother Teresa’s former assistant has died from injuries he sustained following an alleged attack in in Swansea city centre. Mark Bloomfield died in hospital after he was found injured near the Full Moon Pub on the city’s High Street. ...

Aggrieved members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shi’ites, today staged a peaceful protest in front of the Mosque in Zone 3, Abuja, demanding the release of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah.   The ...

So Burna Boy released his much anticipated ‘African Giant’ album today July 26th and it is trending on Twitter, mostly over claim of Nigeria starting off as a business deal for Britain.   Going back to ‘history’ and recounting how Nigeria ...

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has revealed the greatest obstacles to the liberation of the South from northern hegemony and bondage.   Fani-Kayode, in series of tweets said the greatest obstacles were the Yoruba that hated Igbo; the Igbo that ...

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing paid a courtesy visit to the Ooni Of Ife, Oba Enitan Adewusi Enitan at his royal palace in Osun State.   Sharing photos from the meeting, Catriona wrote, ‘a real privilege to meet the ...

A religious leader has said people turn out to be homosexuals because their mothers had anal sex when they were pregnant with them and, as such, homosexuality was transferred to the fetus during pregnancy.   Speaking at a primary school ...

The Rivers State Police Command said three armed robbers have been shot dead in a gun-battle as the police foiled attempt by some robbers to rob a new generation bank in Port Harcourt.   The State’s Police Public Relations Officer ...

A near-murder incident was recorded today in Kaduna State, as it was gathered that a lady identified as Aisha is currently on the run after stabbing her husband.   @ahmedmaiyaki shared the report on Twitter, and according to him, the ...

The remains of Elizabeth Ndubisi-Chukwu, the deputy director-general of Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) who was killed in controversial circumstances in her hotel room in South Africa,  has been laid to rest.   Ndubuisi-Chukwu was strangled to death in her ...

Four teenagers, aged between 15 to 17, have been charged in the attack on lesbian couple on London bus.   Melania Geymonat and her girlfriend, Chris, both in their 20s, were assaulted on May 29 after refusing to kiss when a ...