Tenant rapes landlady to death in Ekiti
A yet-to-be-identified commercial motorcyclist popularly called ‘Okada rider’ on Thursday allegedly raped a middle-aged woman, Mrs Bukola Olarewaju to death in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital.…
Unilorin professor discovers anti-cancer, anti-TB drugs, seeks commercialization
Professor Joshua Obaleye of the Department of Chemistry, University of Ilorin has announced the discovery of anti-malaria, anti-cancer and anti-tuberculosis drugs by a team led by him. He said…
JUST IN: Why I shunned PFN panel on Busola Dakola, by Fatoyinbo
Founder of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo has explained he shunned the panel set up by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) to probe the rape allegations…
My sacking, miscarriage of justice —Melaye
The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye on Friday described the ruling of the Kogi West National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal nullifying his victory in the…
Nigerians always complain about govt but something is wrong with everybody – Ex-US envoy
Andrew Young, a former ambassador of the US to the UN, says Nigerians are always complaining about the government but that ”something is wrong with everybody”. Young said this on…
5 million emails sent in 10 days: Inside the world of 78 Nigerian Yahoo Boys
An American online publisher focusing on the tech industry, TechCrunch, has revealed that a whopping five million emails were sent within 10 days by a group of 80 Internet scammers who were rounded up in an…
$11 Million Fraud: Obinwanne Okeke hires Nigerian lawyer to lead trial
Obinwanne Okeke, the Abuja-based businessman arrested earlier this month for Internet fraud in the United States, has hired a new lawyer to help fight off the criminal charges levelled against him by American…
BREAKING: Tribunal sacks Dino Melaye as Kogi West Senator
The Kogi State National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has quashed the victory of Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial district.Melaye (PDP) was declared winner in the February…
‘Keep writing letters but pay your taxes’ — BMO taunts Obasanjo
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) says it is shameful that a company owned by former president Olusegun Obasanjo is on the list of tax defaulters released by the Federal Inland Revenue Service…
BBNaija: Again! ‘The Icons’ wins wager task
‘The Icons’ group of the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality show, have won this week’s wager task. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the group has been on a streak as this is…
Barbeque In The Park – The Biggest Music, Games and Food Event in Lagos
This year's Sallah celebration was provided with a new avenue for merriment in the form of Barbeque In The Park which was held on August 13, 2019 at Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos.…
‘God doesn’t forsake his own’ — Iwu quotes Bible over N1.2bn fraud trial
Maurice Iwu, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says God has not abandoned him in his ordeal with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
TCN to split, eyes $5 million digital power transmission control rooms
The Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr Usman Gur Mohammed has announced process to split the company and will spend $5 million to digitise its…
ISIS back from the dead in Syria, Iraq
US leader President Donald Trump declared total victory against ISIS too early in March as reports by US and Iraqi intelligence indicate that the group is far from being buried. On…
Striking university workers demand N30 billion earned allowance
Nigerian non-academic university workers have demanded N30 billion as payment of their earned allowances from the Nigerian government. The union lamented that 80 per cent of the money…
Unai Emery brutally tells Shkodran Mustafi to leave Arsenal
Sometimes you just have to come out and say something and bluntly as possible. Arsenal have not managed to sell Shkodran Mustafi or Mohamed Elneny yet this summer and, with just over…
How Japanese woman led FBI to 80 Nigerian scammers
A romance scam in 2016 between a Japanese woman and a Nigerian who described himself as a US Army Captain stationed in Syria, led the FBI to the record crackdown on 80 Nigerian scammers, published …
Senator Okorocha stole over N1 trillion from Imo – Governor Ihedioha
Imo State Governor, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, has denied using a whopping N2.8b on monthly sanitation, as alleged by former Governor Rochas Okorocha, describing the allegation as baseless…
Man crushed by falling elevator in New York building
A 30-year-old man was crushed to death by a falling elevator in his luxury apartment building Thursday as passengers watched in horror, officials said. Samuel Waisbren rode…
Governors meet over NFIU’s directive on local council funds
The 36 state governors under the umbrella of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) are meeting in Abuja to discuss update on recent directive of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU)…
Full List of 77 Nigerians charged by FBI for massive fraud, money laundering in America
A 252-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed Thursday charged 77 Nigerian nationals with participating in a massive conspiracy to steal millions of dollars through a variety of fraud schemes and launder the funds…
Detained immigrants in Japan on hunger strike over dead Nigerian
The death of a Nigerian in June following a hunger strike in a protest over his long incarceration at a Japanese immigration centre has prompted dozens of detainees at the facility in Nagasaki…
Sanwo-Olu didn’t abolish Wealth Creation Ministry – LASG
The Lagos State Government has denounced a report in a section of the media alleging that the Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has abolished the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment. A…
Moments Nigerians arrested in Los Angeles for fraud (Video&Photos)
We share the ABC News report on the dramatic arrests of scores of Nigerians both in the US and Nigeria, in what the FBI described as the largest crackdown in history: After search…