It’s heartbreaking to hear about the passing of a Nigerian mother of four, especially under the distressing circumstances of alleged domestic violence. A Facebook user, Amarachi Iwuala, who shared the sad story, alleged that the husband of the deceased subjected her to domestic abuse over the years. She said the husband once allegedly beat the…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three blind men operating an illicit drug ring between Lagos and Kano. A statement released by Femi Babafemi, spokesperson for the agency, says another blind member of the syndicate is still at large. Babafemi said the lid was blown off the group following the…
The Lagos State Government has cancelled the 50% transport fare discount on all public transport systems introduced on August 2, 2023, by the Sanwo-Olu administration to cushion the effect of the removal of the petrol subsidy. In a public notice released on Saturday, November 4, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) announced a reversion…
The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, has declared that the country will grant visa-free travel to Africans to boost the free movement of people and trade. Kagame revealed his plans on Thursday, Nov. 2, during a speech in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. This decision positions Rwanda as the latest African nation to adopt such…
Zanele Mkhonto, a 28-year-old woman, has been arrested in South Africa. The young woman, who will remain in custody for the premeditated murder charges, allegedly shot and killed her boyfriend and police officer Happy Thwala (45) on the night of 2 August 2022 in Gedlembane, Pienaar, Mpumalanga. National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Monica Nyuswa revealed that the…
Ndume also stated why the purchase of N160m SUV for lawmakers in the National Assembly is necessary. The Chip Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume has said that the deal for the presidential yacht purchase had already been agreed, signed and sealed before the public outburst. Ndume, a senator representing Borno South, said this…
According to the presidency, the request was made by the Nigerian Navy and no the president. The presidency has debunked reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration proposed an allocation of funds from the supplementary budget for the purchase of a N5 billion presidential yacht. On Thursday, the House of Representatives claimed to have declined…
Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has banned sting operations at nighttime. A statement released by the commission on Wednesday, November 1, said Olukoyede gave the directive in Abuja in reaction to the arrest of 69 suspected internet fraudsters by operatives of the Ibadan Zonal of the Commission in…
58 out of 69 students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, arrested by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday, November 1 have regained their freedom. TORI had earlier reported that operatives of the anti-graft agency carried out a sting operation and arrested no fewer than 70 students of the university. The officials stormed…
The collapsed building also left four other people receiving treatment after sustaining injuries. A 13-year-old child has lost her life, after an ancient building in Ekiti collapsed on Tuesday, October 2023. The unfortunate incident, which occurred in Igede Ekiti headquarters of Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Goverment Area of the State, left four other residents of the house…
Taiwo Oyedele has assured Nigerians that dollar could settle at N650 to N750 before the end of 2023. Oyedele is the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, October 30, Oyedele said the government sees a “fair price” for the dollar to Naira at…
The residence of a man who was caught with human parts in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has been razed by a strange fire. Recall that men of the Oyo State Police Command few days ago arrested three men over the killing of a yet-to-be-identified man. The suspects, Taofeeq Olalekan Kabelohun, Rahmon Opeyemi Muibi also known…
In a shocking incident that transpired on Friday evening, October 27, a 500-level student at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) was tragically shot and killed. The fatal incident unfolded on the UNIBEN campus, leaving two other students injured. The unfortunate chain of events is believed to have its roots in an earlier altercation that had…
The respected lawyer believes some of the decisions taken by the government have plummeted the value of the country’s currency. Respected Human Rights Activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has disclosed that he knows a team of lawyers that can help the present administration recover over $200 billion from fuel subsidy looters….
The Rivers State Police Command has paraded a suspected murderer and organ harvester, Demian Okoligwe, who allegedly killed and dismembered the body of his female lover, Justina Otuene. Commissioner of Police Nwonyi Emeka, who paraded the suspect, said Okoligwe, a 400-level student in the Department of Petrochemical Engineering of the University of Port Harcourt, had…
The suspect blamed the country’s hardship for his behaviour. A 17-year-old student in Plateau State identified as Elijah Anthony, has been arrested by the State Police Command for allegedly killing his neighbour’s five-year-old child, which he kidnapped and collected a ransom of N400,000. Anthony, who is a Senior Secondary School Student of Manret High School…
Abosede, the mother the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, on Wednesday, told the Coroner’s Inquest that her son was shielding her from being killed by former label boss, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley and his ally, Sam Larry. According to her, Naira Marley constantly harassed Mohbad and the singer lived in fear….
The incident left two worshippers injured and receiving urgent treatment. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, some bandits invaded a mosque at the Sabon Layi, Kakangi ward in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing the iman and a worshipper, with two others sustaining injuries. The worshipper who was killed is identified as…
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly attacked an office of the Nigeria Customs Service in Geidam town, Geidam LGA, Yobe State, killing one operative, Usman Gombe. According to a report, the insurgents stormed the Customs office along Maine Soroa Road in a Volkswagen Golf and a Land Rover around 10:00 pm on Saturday and started…
The Nigeria Police Force, Benue State Command, has affirmed that the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Otukpo, Chief Superintendent, CSP, John Adikwu and three other police officers lost their lives in a bloody Friday afternoon bank robbery in Otukpo town, Vanguard reports. Recall that heavily armed men in two Hilux vans and a…
