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My Oscars gown was a statement – Tems
Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi popularly known as Tems has spoken to why she chose to wear a flamboyant dress to the 2023 Oscars. The Grammy-award winner had received a flurry of backlashes after the dress…
Landlord dies after female tenant grabs manhood over electricity bill
Operatives of the Ogun Police Command have arrested a 33-year old woman, Ifeoma Ossai, for allegedly killing her 50-year old landlord, Monday Surulere Oladele, over a minor disagreement. Our correspondent reports that the suspect was…
Former Skye Bank Chairman, Tunde Ayeni Moves To Retrieve Multi-Million Naira Office Gifted To Female…
Nigerian businessman and former chairman of defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni has asked his estranged lover, Adaobi Alagwu, to vacate an office building he gifted her. Ayeni is currently enmeshed in a paternity…
Nigerian Man Arrested Over Murder Of PoS Operator In Ghana
A Nigerian man, Gideon Vitallis, 24, has been arrested by operatives of the National Intelligence Bureau for the alleged murder of a Point of Sale operator, Patience…
South African artiste Costa Titch slumps, dies on stage
Costa Titch, the South African artiste, has died while performing on stage in Johannesburg. Phil Mphela, the entertainment commentator, confirmed Titch’s demise in a tweet on Sunday. “RIP: Costa Titch.…
Kogi Boy Trying To ‘Arrest‘ Thieves On Yam Farm Hacked To Death
A boy has reportedly been hacked to death by criminals on a farm in Ikefi village in Igalamela/Odolu LGA of Kogi State. The incident was said to have happened on Wednesday when the boy raised an…
Shock as teenager shoots three-year-old girl to death in Ogun
A 13-year-old teenager has shot a three-year-old girl to death with a dane gun in Ogun State, the state’s police command has said. The owner of the dane gun, 45-year old Semiu Adegesin, whose…
‘The hatred for me is too much’ – Desmond Elliot laments
Nollywood actor and politician, Desmond Elliot, has bemoaned the level of hatred he receives from people over the comment he made back in 2020. Recall that in 2020 during the #ENDSARS protest, Elliot…
Man defrauds Ondo sex worker with fake alert
The Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, on Thursday, arraigned a man, Samuel Oni, before a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure, for allegedly defrauding a sex…
Man Strangles Pregnant Wife To Death Over Delay In Opening Gate For Him
A man identified as Ikechukwu Obiora, has allegedly strangled his pregnant wife,…
Nigerian-born music manager murdered by robbers in UK over ‘fake’ £300k watch
A Nigerian-born music manager identified as Emmanuel Odunlami has been stabbed to death by robbers in the UK over what is believed to be a fake designer watch worth up to £300,000. The Old Bailey, which is…
‘Think Before You Sing’, Portable Hits Wizkid
Controversial Nigerian singer, Portable is in the news again as he has blasted his senior colleague in the industry, Wizkid. While dishing a word of advice to Big Wiz, the Zazoo Zeh singer stated that the…
Landlord docked for allegedly reporting tenants to ‘Okija’ shrine
A 44-year-old landlord, Okechukwu Chukwunahi, was on Tuesday docked in an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for an alleged ‘trial by ordeal’. The police charged the defendant with conspiracy and trial by ordeal.…
Mother Jailed Three Years For Squandering Money Left For Someone Else In Son’s Will
A woman, Kathryn Walker, whose soldier son, Richard Walker, died in Afghanistan in 2013, has been sentenced to three years in prison for squandering more than £450,000 left in…
I Would Have Been A Prostitute – Omotola Jalade
Veteran Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has narrated how she was close to going into prostitution to survive at a young age. In a recent interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, she revealed…
Police Sergeant dies inside former Ogun CP’s residence
A police Sergeant has died inside the residence of the former Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Lanre Bankole.…
Chris Rock Roasts Will Smith In Netflix Comedy Special A Year After Oscars Slap
Comedian, Chris Rock has finally addressed the infamous Oscars slap he received from actor, Will Smith after he made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett on stage. Rock addressed the assault for the first time…
Portable in serious trouble again
Nigerian street artist, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as Portable is in the news again for another bad reason. According to a statement made available to Potpourri, Portable had entered into an…
Bill Gates Daughter, Husband Welcome First Child
Jennifer Gates, daughter of Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, has welcomed her first child with her husband, Nayel Nassar.…
How debt-ridden woman burnt self after first suicide attempt failed
Two weeks ago, a middle-aged woman, Olabisi Oriyomi, burnt herself to death in Abeokuta, Ogun State, over some debts she was unable to repay. Daily Trust Saturday reports on circumstances…
Portable releases new track ‘Obi is a boy’
Controversial street singer, Portable has released a new track titled ‘Obi is a boy’. The lyric of the track heaps praises on the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu while mocking the opposition candidate,…
Police Officer’s Son Burnt To Death In Lagos Barracks
A 15-year old son of a senior police officer attached to the Lagos Police Command lost his life during a fire outbreak at Falamo Police Barracks in Ikoyi, Lagos. Confirming the tragic incident, the…
Six-year-old shot by younger boy in Canada
A six-year-old boy was sent to hospital after being shot by his four-year-old friend in an Indigenous community in Canada’s Manitoba province, police said Thursday. The two children were at a home on Peguis…
We use biscuits, magical rings to kidnap children —16-year-old suspect confesses
— We’ve kidnapped 9 so far, and we hand them over to an Islamic cleric in Lagos A 16-year-old teenager, Lekan Mustapha, has told an Akure Chief Magistrate Court, how he and his guardian used biscuits and magical…