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Lady confronts family friend for sleeping with her father (Video)

  A young lady has confronted a family friend for allegedly sleeping with her father. The aggrieved lady came prepared with evidence of the family friend’s affair with her father and even showed the lady a photo of the man entering her home. ...

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Police arrest man who allegedly stabbed AEDC official to death

  A Nigerian man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing an AEDC staff to death.   Spokesperson of the FCT Command, DSP Anjuguri Manzah,who confirmed the incident said that they made the arrest following a distress call.’   “The arrest ...

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100L CRUTECH student drowns in swimming pool hours after his Matric ceremony

  A 100 Level Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH student identified as Barnabas Otu,  drowned in a swimming pool in Calabar hours after matriculation.   It was gathered that the student who just gained admission into the Department of ...

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Nasarawa governor signs death penalty bill for kidnappers

Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has assented to the Bill which prescribed death penalty for anyone found indulging in kidnapping in the state. Sule signed into law the “Nasarawa State kidnapping Act Prohibition Law 2020” and “Child-Protection Executive Order” Bill. ...

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Demolition company accidentally tears down wrong home

A Texas demolition company was left red-faced after it mistakenly tore down the wrong home in Dallas. Excavating contractor JR’s Demolition demolished the home, locally known as the “pink house,” in the Victory Place neighborhood Wednesday, KTVT reported. It wasn’t ...

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Taskforce officials allegedly beat man to death in Rivers state

Port Harcourt was thrown into disarray as a man, was allegedly beaten to death by men of the state task force on street. The man whose identity was not confirmed was trading, illegal markets and motor parks. The man was ...

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Woman accused of killing German lover almost made a big mistake in court over her inability to understand English

Mary Mwikali Kavuu, the main suspect in the murder of German national, Detering Herman, 78, on Tuesday almost made a big blunder after she temporarily pleaded guilty to killing her lover. Mwikali, who was arraigned at the Malindi High Court, ...

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Nigeria realised $104m from film, music in 2019- Lai Mohammed

Nigeria’s creative industry has been described as the fastest growing sector of the economy with $53 million and $51 million accrued last year from film and music respectively. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said in terms of ...

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Court rejects APC’s request to review Bayelsa judgment

The Supreme Court has rejected the applications by the Al Progressives Congress and two others for a review of February 13, 2020  judgment in the Bayelsa State governorship dispute. A seven-member panel of the court, led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, ...

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Singapore charges man with virus for lying to health officials

  A Chinese man infected with coronavirus and his wife have been charged in Singapore for lying to health authorities investigating whether they had passed the illness to others, officials said Wednesday. Singapore has recorded nearly 100 cases of the ...

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EFCC arrests Kano ex-speaker for N1.5b fraud

The Kano State Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 26, 2020 arrested former Kano House of Assembly speaker, Isyaku Ali Danja for alleged abuse of office and misappropriation of fund meant for constituency ...

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Internet fraudster Oyintonbra sentenced to 66 years in jail

  Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Asaba has sentenced an internet fraudster Tonwerigha Oyintonbra Tombrown to 66 years imprisonment without an option of fine. Tombrown was jailed Tuesday for defrauding one Izabela Glogowska to the tune of ...

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Woman arrested in Kano for marrying two men

A 37-year-old woman has been arrested in Kano for allegedly marrying two husbands. The woman, Hauwa Ali, was arrested on Monday from her residence in Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state. An official, Alhaji Lawan Fagge, said the woman ...

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Lagos removes four roundabouts for road expansion

The Lagos State government has started removing four roundabouts in Ikotun, Lekki-Epe Expressway, Allen Avenue and Maryland to pave way for road expansion and free flow of traffic. Commissioner for Transportation Dr. Frederick Oladeinde said projects will be completed between ...

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Clever lost dog hands himself in to police after missing

A clever dog has impressed police officers in his local area after alerting them of his own missing status when he ran away from home. Cops were stunned when Chico the German Shepherd bounded into the station and handed himself ...

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Police discover baby factory, rescue 25 children in Rivers

Police in Rivers State said on Wednesday that at least 25 children and six pregnant women have been rescued from a baby factory in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The spokesman of the state police command, Nnamdi Omoni, said the ...

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DSS arraign corps member for impersonation

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned a 26-year-old corps member, Oluwatosin Medaiyese before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for alleged impersonation. The charge presented by the prosecution counsel read, “That you Oluwatosin Medaiyese “M” on ...

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Newborn baby born with coronavirus recovers without medication after 17 days

A baby has recovered without the assistance of medication after being born with coronavirus. Xiao Xiao was delivered at Wuhan Children’s Hospital to a parent who had the deadly new Covid-19 strain of the disease. The young girl was struggling ...

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Algeria announces first case of coronavirus in Africa

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has come to establish presence in Africa as the Algerian authorities on Tuesday announced the country’s first case. The patient is identified as an Italian citizen who arrived in the country on February 17. “One case was confirmed ...

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Female kidnapper confesses lover pushed her into business

A 32-year-old woman, Hassan Bala, of Usuba area of Kontagora in Niger State has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command following a failed attempt to kidnap one Umar Sarkin Turaku of Kawo village in Kontagora Local Government Area ...

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