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The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced one Sunday Uche, a 21-year-old groundnut trader, to life imprisonment for defiling a four-year-old girl. Justice Ramon Oshodi ruled that the…

Rick Ross, the US rapper, was attacked after performing at the Ignite Music Festival in Vancouver, Canada. TMZ reports that Ross was accosted by some men after he played Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’, a diss…

Rear Admiral Alison Amaechina Madueke has petitioned the court for an injunction restraining his ex-wife, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from using his first name (Alison) and surname (Madueke) following the dissolution of…

A man identified as Mustapha Yahaya has been dragged to a Shari’a Court at Shahuchi in Kano State over alleged defamation of character of his neighbour following a disagreement on the way a stray dog was maltreated.…

A Superintendent of Police, Ibrahim Sini, has said he turned down a N150m bribe allegedly offered to him by a Lagos-based businessman, Akintoye Akindele to have peace of mind. Akindele, who was arraigned for the…

A Nigerian businessman, Oladapo Ogundipe, whose daughter, Alanis, killed herself in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2023, has alleged that his ex-wife and Alanis’ ex-boyfriend were factors in her suicide. According to…

Two policemen have been shot dead while one was injured following an attack on their checkpoint by unknown gunmen in Aba. This is barely one month after some yet-to-be-identified gunmen also attacked a military…

Friends and associates of Ibrahim Ezekiel Sini, a Superintendent of Police, who declined a bribe of N150 million from a Lagos businessman and founder of Platform Capital, Akintoye Akindele, on Friday honoured him…

The Paramount Ruler of Iwo, Osun State, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, speaks with BIODUN BUSARI about his disdain for idols, the expectations of traditional institutions, and his experience at Hajj, among other…

Dear Bunmi, I currently live with my boyfriend of six years, and we have a lovely three-year-old son. I had a crush on his brother before I met him, and I’m afraid I still find him attractive. Every time I…

A 65-year-old pastor has allegedly raped his seven-year-old house help in Anambra State, South-east Nigeria. The…

The Nigerian community in the UK is mourning the loss of Prudence Daniel-Obia, a 36-year-old pregnant woman, who passed away on Friday, June 21, 2024. In a message, the community expressed their sorrow, stating, “We…

The Aloba family has been granted permission to conduct a second autopsy on their son, Ilerioluwa, better known by his stage name Mohbad. The court’s decision comes after the family expressed dissatisfaction with the…

Bandits have rustled 73 cows belonging to the chief imam of Gidan-Makeri, Malam Ibrahim Zubairu, in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A resident… Bandits have rustled 73 cows belonging to the chief imam…

The Yobe state police command has arrested a housewife, Zainab Isa (22) for allegedly killing her husband, Ibrahim Yahaya (25) at Abbari ward in Damaturu.… The Yobe state police command has arrested a housewife, Zainab…

A 23-year-old scavenger simply identified as Nura was reportedly manhandled by a mob for allegedly stealing a pot of rice at Kango community in Kuje Area… A 23-year-old scavenger simply identified as Nura was reportedly…

Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku on Wednesday ordered the Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Natasha Osawaru, out of plenary over improper dressing and wearing of dark glasses.…

Layi Wasabi says one of his uncles once drove from Ibadan in Oyo to flog him in Osogbo, Osun for failing an exam. In a…

A 50-year-old man, Lukman Adeyemi, has recounted how he spent 24 years in prison after he followed a friend invited by the police to a station. According…

The Ogun State Police Command has revealed that a pregnant woman, Rahemat Lateef, who claimed to have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen on her way to the delivery room, fabricated the story to avoid her husband’s…

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspected members of an armed robbery gang: Taofeeq…

Malian singer Rokia Traore has been arrested in Italy over an outstanding two-year prison sentence in Belgium handed down in a child custody dispute, prosectors in Brussels said Sunday. The singer and guitarist was…

Celebrity barman Cubana Chief Priest has praised Davido for not letting Chioma down despite past challenges in their relationship. He expressed gratitude and pride as an in-law, highlighting the union between Imo and…

The Lagos State Police Command has stepped up manhunt for some policemen seen in a viral video guarding a young man abusing the Naira note. The policemen were seen in a viral video encouraging the young man to…