The investigator also stated that the accounts where the billions were lodged have been traced. Reports have emerged that the former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, illegally lodged billions of naira in no fewer than 593 bank accounts in the United States, United Kingdom, and China, without the approval of the apex bank’s…
A Nigerian man becomes homeless in the UK after his wife calls the police on him for quarrelling with her after he caught her in bed with her female friend, whom she claims to be in love with. The account was shared by a Twitter user known as Dr. Penking, who noted that the man…
An embattled Nigerian woman breaks the silence after being called out by her husband for failing her Masters’ exam in the UK, risking their deportation to Nigeria. This comes after the said man called out his wife through a relationship adviser, accusing her of being a dullard and wasting his investments on her. Addressing the allegations levelled…
A woman who assumed a male identity and deceived her partner into engaging in penetrative s*x has been handed a prison sentence of over 20 years. Blade Silvano, aged 40, was convicted of two charges of s*xual assault by penetration at Cambridge Crown Court on May 23 and has recently been sentenced to 10 years…
The Police Recruitment Board has given its approval for the screening of successful applicants for recruitment into the constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force to commence on January 8, 2024. Ikechukwu Ani, Head of press and Public Relations, said in a statement on Thursday that the board met at the corporate headquarters of the…
A 60-year-old American man from Florida has been accused of something truly horrifying with his wife’s dead body. The man allegedly kept the deceased body of his wife on the floor of the living room for days, even as their two dogs chewed her foot off. The man, Gary Johnson, 60, said he left her…
An average chicken was sold for between N15,000 and N17,000 in major markets in Ibadan. As Christmas celebrations draw near, it seems most families would be celebrating the day without Christmas chicken, as Nigerians lament about the hike in chicken’s price. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), some consumers, poultry sellers and producers…
The suspect was caught while he was trying to escape from the scene. A 26-year-old man identified as Monday Agbowade, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defining an 11-year-old girl in Araromi Village via Idi-Oke in the state. According to an eye witness, who claimed to have seen…
An angry husband has allegedly beheaded his wife for taking too long to make him a cup of tea The suspect, identified as Dharamveer, 52, killed his wife Sundari with a sword at their home in the village of Faljagadh, near the capital Delhi in Uttar Pradesh state, cops say. He stabbed his 50-year-old wife 15 times with the…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 19-year-old, Muhammad Ibrahim, for the gruesome murder of his girlfriend in the Bayan Gari area of Bauchi. Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammad Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, said the suspect stabbed Emmanuella Ande to death with a knife…
The Debt Management Office disclosed that Nigeria’s overall public debt rose to N89.71 trillion by the conclusion of the third quarter of 2023. The figure represents a marginal increase of 0.61 percent compared to N87.38 trillion recorded at the end of June 2023. In a statement posted on its official X handle on Thursday, the…
The police minister has given an update on the ongoing investigations into the sudden death of Kiernan Jarryd, known as AKA. Recall that on February 10, outside of a restaurant on Florida Road in Durban, South Africa, the renowned hip-hop musician was cruelly shot and died. The minister revealed in an interview with Faith Mangope…
Lawal Babangida, 31, was sentenced to six months in prison on Thursday by a Grade I Area Court in Dei-Dei, Abuja, for impersonating a military official. The court charged Babangida, who lives in Tungamaji village, Abuja, with impersonation, criminal intimidation, and extortion. The convict, however, pleaded guilty to the charge and begged the court for…
Yesterday, Wednesday, December 13, the naira depreciated to N1,260 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,220 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the naira depreciated to N904.65 per dollar in the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N904.65 per dollar from N865.03 per…
Jumia has announced the discontinuation of its food delivery service, Jumia Food. This will affect countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Uganda, and Algeria, by the end of December 2023. According to the company, it will now focus on its core physical goods business and the Jumia Pay platform across its 11 countries…
On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, the Anti-Narcotics Wing of the Bengaluru Police in India apprehended a Nigerian man, Leonard Okwudili, in the Ramamurthy Nagar district of Bengaluru. During his arrest, police confiscated 16 kilogrammes of MDMA and 500 grams of cocaine worth Rs 21 crore from him. According to the police, the drugs were meant…
The state government had sent engineers to survey the pedestrian bridegroom to determine its condition. Lagos State Government has reaffirmed that the pedestrian bridge at Ojodu Berger bus stop is structurally safe and stable for human use. A statement, which was issued on Wednesday by the Spokesman of the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Shina…
Nigerian veteran broadcaster Aisha Bello Mustapha, popularly known on NTA Network News at 9 p.m., has passed away. After an extraordinary 35-year career, Aisha, who rose to prominence as a newsreader on NTA Network News at 9 p.m. in the 1990s and early 2000s, passed away. The cause of her death is currently unknown. Her family confirmed her passing…
Gunmen have attacked the team bus of the Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure, injuring some officials and a crew member. Michael Akintunde, the media officer of the club, who disclosed this in a statement, said that the incident occurred at about 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, December 7, 2023, along the Ore-Benin Motorway. He said…
Over 50 thugs, popularly called Kalare Boys, have denounced criminal activities and surrendered themselves to the Gombe State Police Command. Spokesperson of the command, Asp Mahid Muazu Abubakar, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, said the thugs also surrendered their offensive weapons, which include knives and machetes, to the police….
