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75-Year-Old Man Arrested For Allegedly Defiling 4 Year-Old Niece

  The Nasarawa State Police Command on Sunday said its operatives in the Obi Local Government Area of the state arrested a 75-year-old man, Isa Okpoku, for allegedly defiling his four-year-old niece. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan ...

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8 Dead As Flood Sweeps Car Away In Philippines

Eight passengers, including a five-year-old girl, died on Saturday night in Rizal province of the Philippines after a flash flood swept a passenger jeepney, police said on Sunday. Patrolman Jason Benitez of the Tanay town police told Xinhua that the ...

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Fuel Scarcity Persists As DSS 48 Hours Ultimatum Elapses

Despite the 48 hours ultimatum issued to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and oil marketers by the Department of State Services, DSS, to make the Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol available for Nigerians, the situation has remained the ...

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Man Arrested For Allegedly Rap!ng Girl With Down Syndrome In Ogun

  A 29-year-old man, Kunle Abati, has been arrested by the police in Ogun State for allegedly rap!ng a 27-year-old lady with down syndrome. The suspect was arrested on December 7, following a report lodged at the Ilese Ijebu divisional ...

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Police Arrest 22-Year-old Suspect For Allegedly Murdering ‘Sugar Mummy’

  Police have arrested and prosecuted 22-year-old suspect, Chidubem Osuagwu, for allegedly murdering and stealing the car of his “sugar mummy” (older lover), one Amarachi Chukwu (32), in Enugu. The Police Public Relations Officer in Enugu State, Mr Daniel Ndukwe, ...

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Makurdi Transgender Jailed For Internet Fraud

The Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, December 8, 2022, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Oblete Sunday Nazarethe before Justice N. I. Afolabi of the Federal High Court, Lafia, Nasarawa State ...

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Renowned Development Economist Wants Free Education For Nigerian Female Students

A renowned Nigerian Development Economist, Dr Aderemi Medupin, has called on the Federal and state governments to declare female education free to enhance enrollment and the development of the country. He described female education as key to the overall development ...

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Nigerians Will Buy Rice For N80k, Diesel For N1500 If They Choose Wrong President – Primate Ayodele

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday, warned Nigerians against choosing the wrong president in 2023. Primate Ayodele warned that Nigerians would buy imported rice for N80,000 and local rice between N30,000-N40,000 if they choose ...

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President Buhari Loses Niece, Hajiya Laraba

President Muhammadu Buhari, has lost his niece, Hajiya Laraba Dauda. The President on his second day at home in Daura, Katsina State, condoled with his extended family members on the demise of his niece, who died leaving behind children and ...

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Adeyanju Mocks Peter Obi, Over Oyedepo’s Refusal To Endorse Him

Popular socio-political activist, Deji Adeyanju, has mocked the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for attending the Living Faith Church’s annual programme — Shiloh! Adeyanju said the Living Faith church founder, David Oyedepo, failed to endorse Obi during the ...

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13-Year-Old Dies After Akwa Ibom Man Secretly Procured Abortion For Her

  Some sins shouldn’t be forgiven sha. It’s bad enough that you r3ped her severally and stole her childhood! Not satisfied and you went ahead to take her WHOLE LIFE just because you wanted s3x??? Something you can get from ...

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South Africa To Decriminalise S€x Work

  South Africa on Friday said it would decriminalise S€x work, hoping to tackle high levels of crime against women in a country with one of the world’s highest HIV caseloads. The sale and purchase of S€xual services will no ...

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Pope Breaks Down In Tears At Public Prayer For Ukraine

Pope Francis broke down and cried as he mentioned the travails of Ukrainians during a traditional prayer in central Rome on Thursday. The traditional prayer took place at Madonna, at the foot of a statue on the Feast of the ...

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Nigeria Needs ‘Deliverer’, Not Leader – Oyedepo

The President of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo has said the country needs a deliverer that will rescue the nation from insecurity and economic collapse. Oyedepo who spoke at the Shiloh 2022 with the theme: Covenant Highways at ...

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No Going Back On Cash Withdrawal Limit Policy – Emefiele

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated there is no plan to reverse the new cash withdrawal limit policy slated for take-off on January 9, 2023. It however hinted necessary reviews of the details of the policy would be ...

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Indonesia’s Parliament Bans S3x Outside Marriage

  Indonesia’s parliament on Tuesday approved legislation that would outlaw s3x outside marriage in a move critics said was a huge setback to rights in the world’s most populous Muslim country. After the new criminal code was endorsed by all ...

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ECWA Church Says 807 Members Kidnapped In Kaduna

The Evangelical Church Winning Ways (ECWA) has said that no fewer than 807 of its members were kidnapped in various attacks by bandits in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna state in 2022 alone. The church also said that several ...

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Nigeria Army Denies Mass ‘Abortion Programme’ Claim By Reuters

Nigeria’s military has denied conducting a years-long illicit programme to carry out abortions among women and girls who have been victims of armed groups in the northwest, a claim reported by Reuters on Wednesday. “Since at least 2013, the Nigerian ...

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Rivers Seals Event Centre For Blocking Traffic

  The Rivers State Government has sealed the premises of a popular hospitality spot, EUI Events Centre, on Abacha Road, GRA, Phase 3, over obstruction of traffic. The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Chris Finebone, disclosed this while briefing ...

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Yuletide: Edo Police Warn Against Use Of Fireworks

  The Edo State Police Command has warned the citizens of the state to desist from the use of fireworks during the Christmas and New Year season, promising to provide adequate. In a press statement on Thursday, the Spokesperson of ...

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Fire Kills 3, Destroys N860m Property In Sokoto

  Three persons were killed with property worth N860 million destroyed in different fire incidents from Jan. 1 to Dec. 7 in Sokoto state. Mr Nuhu Lawal, the Fire Prevention Officer of Sokoto State Fire Service, disclosed the figure at ...

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Coins Bearing Portrait Of King Charles To Enter Circulation

The first coins bearing the official effigy of the King will appear in circulation in post offices around the UK from Thursday. The King’s portrait will first appear on a 50p, with the reverse, or “tails”, side of the coin ...

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Man Arrested After Having Public S3x With A Dog

A man was arrested after having s3x with a goldendoodle in front of children while taking the dog out for a walk before he ran to a nearby church, wreck a nativity and attempted to steal a car. Chad Mason, ...

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Second Niger Bridge To Open December 15

The federal government says the Second Niger Bridge will open to traffic on December 15. Jimoh Olawale, federal controller of works in Delta, made this known in an interview with NAN on Wednesday. He, however, said that the bridge would ...

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18-Year-Old Jaylen Smith Becomes Youngest Black Mayor In Us

  Jaylen Smith has become the youngest mayor in the US just at age 18. He won the election Tuesday night. This makes him the youngest Black mayor in his country. According to election results, Smith received 218 votes while ...

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