A suspected commercial sex worker was found dead in a brothel along old market road in Onitsha, Anambra State. The deceased, simply identified as Chisom from Enugu State, was said to have died on Monday, January 30, 2023 after ...
Read More »6th officer involved in Tyre Nichols’ death relieved of duty
The officer, Preston Hemphill, was relieved of duty amid an ongoing internal investigation at the Memphis Police Department, a spokesperson confirmed on Monday. The details of Hemphill’s involvement in Nichols’ arrest were not disclosed by Memphis Police. Hemphill ...
Read More »Russian Govt accuse Boris Johnson of lying about Putin threatening to kill him
The Russian government has accused former British prime minister Boris Johnson of lying when he said President Vladimir Putin had threatened him with a missile strike during a phone call in the run-up to the invasion of Ukraine. This is coming after Johnson disclosed to ...
Read More »NDLEA operatives reject N3m bribe, arrest 17 suspects, intercepts 2,601.5kgs cannabis and 102,500 opioid pills
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested 17 suspects and seized no fewer than 2,601.5 kilograms of cannabis and 102,500 pills of pharmaceutical opioids during interdiction operations across Plateau, Edo, Delta, Taraba, Kogi, Kano, Lagos and ...
Read More »Ned Nwoko celebrates his estranged wife Laila Charani on her birthday
Ned Nwoko has taken to Instagram to celebrate his estranged Moroccan wife, Laila Charani, on her birthday. The politician, who has multiple wives, shared a photo of Laila and wrote: “My dear laila. As you know, I believe ...
Read More »Iyanya explains why he pushed a fan off the stage in viral video
Iyanya has spoken out after he was called out for pushing a fan off the stage at an event in Awka, Anambra state. In the video that angered fans, the singer is seen performing on stage while a ...
Read More »Police bust armed robbery gang in Enugu, arrest one, recover weapons
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have busted an armed robbery gang and arrested one suspect. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, January 29, 2023, said police operatives ...
Read More »Update: Nine confirmed dead after container fell on fully-loaded commercial bus in Lagos
Nine persons including children have been confirmed dead in the accident that happened at the Ojuelegba axis of Lagos state today January 29. TGB had reported earleir that a truck conveying a 20ft container landed on top of ...
Read More »Novak Djokovic wins 10th Australian Open title and record-equaling 22nd grand slam a year after being deported for being unvaccinated (videos)
Serbian sports star, Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to win a 10th Australian Open title and a record-equaling 22nd grand slam on Sunday, January 29. After securing the 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) victory, Djokovic went ...
Read More »Container falls on fully-loaded commercial bus in Lagos (graphic photos/video)
A container has fallen on a fully loaded bus in Ojuelegba, Lagos state this afternoon, January 29. Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency LASTMA says efforts are currently being made toward rescue and evacuation. Watch ...
Read More »4 Extreme Things Chidi Mokeme Did to Become ‘Scar’
The star of ‘Shanty Town’ Chidi Mokeme sat down with BBC Pidgin to open up a little bit more about the show and what he needed to do to get into the role. Chidi did some very extreme things. ...
Read More »I wonder how the whites successfully convinced Africans that polygamy is a sin but homosexuality is a human right – Oluwo of Iwo
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, says he wonders how white people were able to convince Africans that polygamy is a sin while homosexuality is a human right. In a post shared on his Instagram page, the monarch ...
Read More »34-year-old Nigerian national arrested in India for illegal stay
Police have arrested a 34-year-old Nigerian national, Chiduziem Ukaegbu, for illegal stay in Goa, India. Anjuna police picked up the accused from his residence at Siolim on Saturday, January 28, 2023. According to Mapusa SDPO, Jivba Dalvi, police received ...
Read More »Naira redesign: The Senate has become the spokesperson of the poor because it affects them – Singer Paul Okoye
Singer, Paul Okoye aka Rudeboy has tackled the Nigerian Senate for calling for the extension of the deadline of the swapping of the redesigned Naira notes. Worried by the scarcity of the newly redesigned notes to common Nigerians, ...
Read More »Two Nigerian men reportedly shot dead in South Africa (video)
Two Nigerian nationals have been reportedly killed in Johannesburg, South Africa at the weekend. Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of filing this report, however, it was gathered that one of the deceased identified ...
Read More »Activist left speechless after spotting newly married woman sneaking out of hotel room with another man in Asaba
A Nigerian activist, Marvin Mordi has expressed shock after he allegedly spotted a newly married woman sneaking out of a hotel room in Asaba with another man. “Fear married women in Asaba most of them knack more than ...
Read More »CBN Extends Deadline For Old Naira Notes To Feb 10
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for the exchange of old naira notes by 10 days. This was disclosed in a press statement issued today January 29. The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, said the ...
Read More »Again INEC extends deadline for collection of PVCs
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has announced a further extension of the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards PVCs by one week. INEC had earlier extended the deadline for the collection of PVCs to January ...
Read More »NRC suspends Abuja-Kaduna service after a train derailed
Abuja-Kaduna train services have been suspended by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) after a train derailed on the corridor. The train which was a few minutes from its destination in Abuja derailed on Friday afternoon, January 27. In a ...
Read More »I joined army to escape pressure to marry — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that he joined the Nigerian army where he retired as a Major General, to escape the pressure of getting married. The President revealed this during a visit to the Emir of Daura, Faruk Faruk, ...
Read More »Angry patient throws urine at nurses who were sitting in a canteen ‘gossiping’ after he spent 4 hours waiting to be attended to
An angry patient threw urine at nurses who were sitting in a canteen gossiping after he spent 4 hours waiting to be attended to at a clinic in South Africa. In a video shared on social media, the man can be ...
Read More »Cristiano Ronaldo’s new club Al-Nassr gifts him Saudi-themed £630,000 Jacob and Co watch to celebrate his £175m-a-year move to Saudi Arabia
Cristiano Ronaldo has been gifted a unique £630,000 watch to celebrate his big money move to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia. The Portuguese forward completed a £175million-a-year deal to move to the Middle East in January, two months after ...
Read More »Adamawa governorship candidate dies a month to election
The governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement in Adamawa State, Alhaji Aliyu Maina is dead. Maina died on Wednesday, January 25, after a brief illness in Abuja. National Publicity Secretary of the NRM, Olusola Afuye, who made the announcement ...
Read More »I dreamt that some women attacked you and cut off your pen!s- Charly Boy berates Apostle Suleman
Nigerian entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, aka Area Fada has issued a warning to the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman. After several sex scandals with ladies in the entertainment industry, ...
Read More »Abia State PDP Governorship Candidate, Prof Ikonne Is Dead
This was announced in a statement by his son, Dr Uche Ikonne. The Abia State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Prof Uche Ikonne, has passed on. This was announced in a statement by his son, Dr Uche Ikonne, on Wednesday. ...
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