Priest, 53 docked for defiling five-yr-old girl
An Ado-Ekiti State High Court on Monday, sentenced A 53-year-old, priest, Gabriel Asateru, to five years in prison for defiling a minor. The police charged Asateru with defilement.…
No #RevolutionNow protest in Edo
There is no revolutionnow protest in Benin City, Edo State capital and other towns in Edo State. The Oba Ovoranmen Square, the city centre that served as rallying point for previous…
#Revolutionnow protest didn’t hold in Rivers
The proposed nationwide “#Revolutionnow” protest on Monday did not hold in Rivers state. The Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike had on Sunday warned against the embattled…
Armed robbers disguising as herdsmen — Air Peace chairman
The chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has said some armed robbers are hiding under the banner of herdsmen to commit crimes.He recalled this was the situation at the peak of the Niger Delta militancy when he led…
Communiqué issued after Olusegun Obasanjo’s meeting with Fulani group in Abeokuta
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR’s Parley with Leaders of Fulani Communities in the South West States of Nigeria including Kwara and Kogi StatesSaturday August 3, 2019Conclusions1. As part of his efforts to understand and…
33-Yr-Old Man, Abdullahi Abubakar Arrested For Sodomising 32 Students Of Almajiri School In Niger
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old man, Abdullahi Abubakar, for allegedly sodomising 32 students of an almajiri school in the Kontagora Local Government of the state. The incident was reported to the police on July…
BREAKING: Court grants El-Zakzaky permission for medical trip to India
A high court in Kaduna state has granted permission to Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), permission to travel to India for medical treatment. The…
Nobody should attempt RevolutionNow protest in Rivers state, says Governor Wike
Rivers governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that nobody should attempt the RevolutionNow protest in the state.In a statement sent to journalists on Sunday, August 4, by his media aide, Simeon Nwakaudu, Governor…
9 banks scale CBN’s dividend hurdle, 4 fail
DIVIDEND pay-out in banks rose 12.6 percent for their financial year ended December 2018 despite the dividend restriction policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. About nine banks scaled the CBN hurdle…
Oriental Energy announces oil discovery in Ebok Deep (OML 67)
NIGERIA’s leading marginal field operator, Oriental Energy Resources Limited, OERL, has confirmed oil discovery in two deep prospects that were identified during extensive subsurface studies in its offshore Ebok…
N3.6bn debt: AMCON takes over steel firm
Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, said weekend it had taken over Bao Yao Futurlex Iron & Steel Company Limited in Abuja and Bao Yao Huan Jian Iron & Steel, Calabar, Cross River State, due to…
Gunshots as policemen, soldiers chase #RevolutionNow protesters from Lagos venue
Members of the RevolutionNow movement who converged on the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, on Monday, were forcefully dispersed by soldiers and policemen. The protesters, who arrived at the stadium around 7am on…
Lagos Assembly To Ratify Cabinet Nominees
The Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Adhoc Committee on screening of cabinet nominees recently submitted the Assembly by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Rotimi Abiru, has said that after completion of screening of 25…
Police probe Lekki strippers’ video
The Lagos State Police Command says it has commenced an investigation into a viral video of semi-nude women dancing seductively in a display truck around the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge in Lagos.The footage, which has…
Nigerian Porn Star, Annie Blonde Calls Out Man Who Had Sex With Her And Refused To Pay
Annie Blonde, a Nigerian porn star fired up her Instagram to go off on a man she accused of having sex with her and refusing to pay up. Though the adult movie star didn't give the name of the defaulting client, however she revealed that…
UK jails Nigerians for laundering N440m for cult leader
Three Nigerian siblings in the United Kingdom have been sentenced to 16 years in prison for laundering £1m (N440m) for Delta State politician and suspected Black Axe leader, Augustus Bemigho-Eyeoyibo.According to UK…
Soyinka, others are blackmailers, revolution won’t be tolerated – Presidency
The presidency on Sunday accused Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka of blackmail for condemning the arrest of an activist, Omoyele Sowore. Mr Sowore was arrested on Saturday by armed…
Group wants Obasanjo, Jonathan, others questioned over power sector spending
A group of young professionals, under the aegies of Young Nigerian Professionals (YNP), has hailed the House of Representatives over its plan to probe the 16 billion-dollar…
Emir Of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi Receives 4th Wife, Sa’adatu Barkindo Mustapha 4 Years After Wedding
Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II on Saturday August 3, received his 4th wife HRH Sa’adatu Barkindo Mustapha. Emir Sanusi II had married the daughter of Lamido of Adamawa Muhammadu Barkindo-Mustafa, in a low-key ceremony which was held in…
Police Arrest Computer Village ‘big Boy’, Da-Silva Who Buys Stolen Phones From Armed Robbers (Photo)
A notorious phone dealer, Da-Silva, who specialized in buying mobile phones from armed robbers, cultists and pickpockets operating in Ogun and Lagos State has disclosed that he buys over 30 phones a week and made between N25,000 and N30,000…
Baptist Church Issues A Warning Letter To A Chorister Over Her Dancing Styles in Church
Baptist Church in Nigeria have officially warned a chorister over her dancing styles in church especially during praise and worship session. The said warning letter surfaced online, but we cant ascertain the kind of dance the lady was…
Power Probe: APC, PDP Reps may clash over Obasanjo
THERE are indications that the All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the House of Representatives and their counterparts in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may soon be…
Musiliu Haruna Ishola’s Song Used As Intro in New Music Featuring American Rapper, Quavo
Cuban female artiste Veronica Vega Uses "Musiliu Aruna Ishola" Song as the intro to her new Song titled ‘A Million’ featuring Quavo https://www.instagram.com/p/B0wDs-ig2jq/
Arewa youths disassociate North from planned ‘Revolution March’
Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), consisting mainly of Arewa youths, has disassociated north from planned nationwide ‘Revolution March’ scheduled to hold today. A presidential…