Gabon’s coupists arrest Bongo’s son for treason

Gabon’s coupists have arrested Bongo’s son for treason The military officers who deposed Gabonese President Ali Bongo in a coup on Wednesday also detained his son, according to Alarabiya News. Twelve soldiers appeared on national television announcing the overthrow of ...

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Son machetes 100-year-old father to death over N70,000

  The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps otherwise known as So-Safe said, it has arrested a 38 years old man, Mathew Ifeanyi, who allegedly macheted his 100-year old father, Anthony Nnadike to death around Olorunda area, Eruobodo ...

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I dare anyone in PDP to suspend me – Wike brags

  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has challenged the leadership of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to suspend or discipline him. Wike, while featuring as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme ...

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Gabon Coup: Tinubu Seeks Canada’s Help To Stop Military Takeovers In Africa

  President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday spoke with Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, seeking help to stop the recurring issue of military coups in Africa. The appeal came after the military in Gabon deposed President Ali Bongo who had taken ...

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Portable loses Instagram account to hackers

  Portable’s management confirmed the development in a statement today. It assured that it was working actively to resolve the issue. It said the hackers are impersonating Portable and are likely to be using the account to spread false information, ...

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We did not suspend Kwankwaso – NNPP

  The National Working Committee (NWC) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has refuted the purported suspension of Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate of the party. The party’s national auditor, Ladipo Johnson, stated this at a news conference ...

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Ogun pastor sets lady on fire during special prayer

  A 21-year-old lady identified as Sukura Owodunni has allegedly been set ablaze by a pastor, Taiwo Odebiyi, when he was trying to perform deliverance on her at his Cherubim and Seraphim Maberu Parish located in Offin in the Sagamu ...

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Police arrest tenant for stabbing landlord in Rivers

  Men of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a middle-aged man, Patrick Essien, for allegedly stabbing his landlord in Rumuiprikon, the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state on Monday. Punch Metro gathered that trouble started when the ...

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Gabon general named ‘transitional president’ by coup leaders

  The leaders of the coup in Gabon has named Republican Guard chief General Brice Oligui Nguema transitional president, according to a TV statement, after the military seized control in the wake of elections. “General Oligui Nguema Brice was unanimously appointed chairman of the ...

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Newborn rescued from pit toilet after three days dies

  The newborn baby boy rescued from a pit toilet in Otuocha, Anambra East Local Government Area, is dead. The mother of the child, Nwaedoka Chidimma, 20, from Izzi, Ebonyi State, was alleged to have deliberately thrown the baby into ...

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Spain’s FA president’ mother taken to hospital on third day of hunger strike

  Spain’s FA president’ mother taken to hospital on third day of hunger strike   The mother of Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales has been hospitalised after going on hunger strike in protest at the treatment of her son, a local ...

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Dogs kill 5-year-old child, injure mother in Osun

  Residents of Hallelujah Estate in Osogbo, Osun State capital, yesterday, were in agony as two dogs devour a five-year-old child. The cross breed dogs also descended on the mother after killing the child, injuring her on the buttock before ...

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If Peter Obi was better, Nigerians would have voted him – Wike

  If Peter Obi was better, Nigerians would have voted him – Wike   The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, said if the flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, was a better candidate, Nigerians ...

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Tinubu Condemns Gabon Coup, Says Rule Of Law Must Not Perish In Africa

  President Bola Tinubu has expressed his deep concern over the political situation in Gabon and the socio-political stability in that country. Tinubu’s reaction came hours after a group of Gabonese military officers appeared on television Wednesday announcing they were ...

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Burna Boy Has Done Nothing By Himself That Can Be Remotely Described As Great – Actor, Patrick Doyle

  Burna Boy Has Done Nothing By Himself That Can Be Remotely Described As Great – Actor, Patrick Doyle Veteran Nollywood actor, Patrick Doyle, has said that the recognition singer Burna Boy has continued to enjoy is undeserved. Doyle, in ...

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“Your Papa, Your Mama, Your Grandfather Are Cowards” – Ceec Drags Pere’s Family Through the Mud [Video]

  CeeC, a housemate on the BBNaija Season 8 All-Stars edition show, referred to Pere as a coward during a violent confrontation on Wednesday morning. After CeeC accused Pere of being a bad friend, the argument, which had begun with ...

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FG to complete Lagos-Ibadan Expressway by mid-September

  FG to complete Lagos-Ibadan Expressway by mid-September The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, says the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is scheduled for mid-September, years after reconstruction commenced on the ever-busy route. The minister made the statement on Tuesday ...

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NNPP SUSPENDS Kwankwaso, others for six months

  The Board of Trustees of the New Nigeria Peoples Party has suspended its candidate in the Feb. 25 presidential election, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso for alleged anti-party activities. The BoT also suspended the National Working Committee of the party. ...

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Seven die in building collapse at Borno IDP camp

  Seven people were killed and two others injured when a building collapsed in a camp for people displaced by jihadist violence in northeast Nigeria’s Borno State, militia sources and a resident told AFP Tuesday. A classroom sheltering scores of ...

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Two men drown while swimming in river

  Two men from Lagos State have drowned in a river at Itori, in Ewekoro local government area of Ogun State while swimming after a church programme in the the town. The two persons identified as Femi Akinola “m” aged ...

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Gabonese army officers oust Bongo, say they are ‘taking power’ (Full Speech)

  Army officers have appeared on national television in Gabon on Wednesday to announce they have taken over power in the Central African country, BBC reports. They said they were annulling the results of Saturday’s election, in which President Ali ...

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Man unleashes dog on policeman to evade arrest

    The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday arraigned a man, Gabriel Olayiwola, for allegedly unleashing his German shepherd dog on a police officer, ASP Oyagbola Jelili, at the Ikotun Egbe area of Lagos State. The 30-year-old was arraigned ...

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Pere, Ike accuses Neo of packing condoms in Biggie’s house

Big Brother Naija All Stars housemates, Ike and Pere have accused their colleague, Neo of always packing condoms in the house. Pere and Ike have accused Neo of always packing condoms in Biggie’s house. They said this during a conversation ...

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