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Read how a woman talked her way to freedom from kidnapper
A young Austrian professional triathlete, Nathalie Birli kidnapped while riding her bike talked her way to freedom by complimenting her captor’s orchids, a police source said Saturday. Birli, 27, was…
Ilesanmi Oluwole, Nigerian Christian preacher arrested in London wins £2,500 compensation
A Nigerian preacher who was halted from expressing his Christian views and driven four miles away by police has been awarded a £2,500 payout for wrongful arrest, it was reported today by several…
Sanwo-Olu’s Chief of Staff, Tayo Ayinde Sends Wife, Titilola Packing…Marries Otunba Ojora’s Niece,…
Barely one year after the crash of his marriage, popular Lagos politician, Mr. Tayo Akinmade Ayinde has found love again. He is romantically involved with Doyin Ojora, a popular society…
Assault: Tayo Faniran thanks Nigerian Consular for speedy intervention
The consular general,his excellency sir Godwin A. Adams made a swift move, after a video of the brutality meted out on Big Brother Africa star, Tayo Faniran, by the South African Police, went…
PHOTOS: Bauchi gov weds second wife in Lagos
GOVERNOR Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State took a new wife in Lagos on Friday. She is Natasha Mariana, a Lebanese-Nigerian. The modest ceremony took place at the Syrian mosque in Ikoyi, Lagos…
Woman hacks off ex-husbands manhood, flushes it down toilet
A woman in Taiwan’s Hukou has cut off her ex-husband’s penis and testicles to punish him for being unfaithful to her while the couple was still married, according to the territory’s…
Abba Folawiyo Gets Low Key Birthday Celebration
At the age of 77, all a party-loving woman wants is to be serenaded and celebrated by her children and grandchildren. And this was what Abba Folawiyo got when she recently turned 77 years old. Serenaded by a few family…
How I strangled my landlord – Suspect
A 38-year-old man, Daniel Isaac who was arrested by the Police in Lagos, yesterday, gave gory account of how he strangled his landlord at Ijegun area of the state.The suspect, a plumber at Abule Ado area of the state…
You’re too poor to prosecute me – Rape suspect tells mother of 13-yr-old victim
A 13 years old girl, who is a JSS One student at Central Junior Secondary School in Angwan Bakin Kasuwa of Misau local government, Bauchi State is now facing the hardest part of her life yet, after she was allegedly…
Otedola’s ‘time bomb’ splits celebrities
MIXED reactions have trailed billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola’s reasons for not wearing a wristwatch. While some celebrities expressed their support for Otedola’s view,…
Most wanted serial killers nabbed in Ogun
The Zone 2, Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, has arrested five suspected most- wanted serial killers in Ogun State. The suspects were members of different cult groups known for killing…
Akwa Ibom Assembly suspends council chairman over ‘assault’
Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has suspended chairman of Abak Local Government Area of the state, Imoh Williams, indefinitely over the alleged assault on his creditor by his aides,…
Men who go to bed early produce better sperm — Study
Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, have said that men who go to bed early could have better sperm compared to those who sleep late.According to www.independent.co.uk, the study revealed that men who go to bed…
Five die as container-laden truck falls on tricycles in Onitsha
Five persons died, yesterday morning, while four others sustained injuries when a truck carrying a 20-foot container fell on two tricycles at Upper Iweka by Obodoukwu Road Junction,…
Court orders forfeiture of nine vehicles to govt
Magistrate Salau Omobola of the Lagos State Mobile Court has ordered the forfeiture to government of nine of the 21 vehicles seized by the task force. Their drivers were caught driving aginst…
Grant my wife’s divorce prayer, she wants me dead – Man tells court
A businessman, Mr Wahab Lukmon, on Thursday prayed an Egbe-Idimu Customary Court to grant his wife, Olabisi’s request for divorce because she wants him dead. Olabisi, sought the dissolution of…
Govt Panel Investigates Civil Servant Who Bought N500M Property With Name Of Her 8-Year-Old Son
The Special Presidential Investigative Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIPR) says it is investigating three permanent secretaries over alleged corruption and abuse of office. Chairman of the panel, Okoi Obono-Obla, said one…
US Citizen Assaults Nigerian, Breaks Car Key In His Ear
An American, identified as Breedlove Shawn, has been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly breaking his car key in the ear of an official of Murtala Muhammed International…
Man steals at police station
A 25-year-old man, Rilwan Adebayo, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N62,000 from a policewoman. He pleaded not guilty.…
Nigeria destroys 58 containers of tramadol, other illicit drugs worth N14.7 billion
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Hammed Ali, on Wednesday, said the service destroyed various pharmaceutical products including tramadol with a Duty Paid Value of N14.7 billion.Mr Ali said this when the…
Suspected TASUED ‘Yahoo’ boys clash with SARS, burn police van
Scores of students of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, yesterday clashed with men of Special Anti Robbery Squad and burnt their…
Lady caught trying to throw away her baby in Lagos (photo)
There was pandemonium recently in a part of Lagos as a Lady was nabbed while trying to throw away her own baby in Lagos. According to Wale Ilebiyi who shared the news on social media, the incidence took place at Iyana-Ipaja area of…
Most marriages illegal, as only 314 worship centres have licence to conduct weddings – FG
Most marriages conducted in religious houses in Nigeria could be deemed illegal as the Federal Government has disclosed that most worship centres conducting marriages in the country lack the license to do so under the…
Photos: Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II Takes Family To The Cinema In UK
The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II was in United Kingdom to celebrate his son, Adamu Lamido Sanusi for graduating from The University of Manchester. During his stay in UK Emir Sanusi and his family went to Cinema together for the first…