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UNYIME IBANGA: End of the Road for Dreaded Cult Leader *How Overcomer was killed
For two years, he held Akwa Ibom State, South-south Nigeria by the jugular. His nostrils belched fire whenever he gave orders to his lieutenants...FATAL ADVENTURE! Police Officer Abandons Duty Post, Dies in S3x Romp with Prostitute 72 Hours to New Year
It was an ignoble end for a police officer, a vile indulgence which has thrown his family into pain and agony barely three days...INCREDIBLE! Human Skull Recovered, As Merry-Making Bus Driver Crashes in Abia on Xmas Day
Rescue efforts by witnesses to a lone auto crash involving a mini bus on Christmas day at Umuikaa junction in Abia State, ended with...BOXING DAY TRAGEDY! Police Commissioner’s House, Churches Burnt in Boko Haram Attack
Alhaji Fulani Kwajafa, founder of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), who recently regretted establishing the hitherto dreaded anti crime unit of the Nigeria...EXPOSED! Auwalu Mawuli: Hitman Behind Kankara School Kidnap *The Untold Story
One week after they breathed air of freedom from a den of bandits in their home state after being ferociously seized from their school,...
- Business
- Interview
E-X-C-L-U-S-I-V-E! NEW SECURITY OUTFIT FOR NORTH SOON …Shettima Yerima, President, Arewa Youths Consultative Forum Explodes *Says Northern Governors have failed us...
The National President of the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, a political pressure group and umbrella body of all youth groups in northern Nigeria,...DAMNING EXPOSE! Ex-Police Chief Opens Up …I Would Have Ended Boko Haram in 2012 If I’d Become IGP *Warns of...
Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power is presently facing danger of insurgents attack. And it’s real. The increasing presence of members of an Islamic sect...
- Scudlife
FATAL LOVE! …Boy, Girl Set Their Bodies Ablaze Over Failed Marriage Plan
For several years, they had looked on to a day when their dream of tying the nuptial nut will become a reality; when they...DUGURI: Community Battling Invasion of Snakes *Records 47 cases of snake bites in 7 months, 5 dead ‘It’s a terrible situation’, says...
Residents of Duguri, a community in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State, situated 61 kilometres away from Bauchi, the state capital, are in...In The Throes of Death! Hunger Worsens in Burkina Faso as Violence Escalates
Habibou Sore had to pause for breath as she ran barefoot from the approaching gunmen. She was pregnant with twins, due any day. Soon after...STRANGE! 60 Year Old Man Dies Celebrating Uncompleted Building
He toiled daily to put a roof over his head, a home he would call his own and live for the rest of his...COVID-19: 130Million People May Face Chronic Hunger –UN Report
The United Nations (UN) has warned that 130 million persons could be pushed into chronic hunger by the end of 2020. Its latest report...
- Polity
Community Heads Get 80 Power Generating Sets Courtesy of Lawmaker
Mr Dennis Idahosa, member representing Ovia Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, has provided no fewer than 80 2.5kva generators to some selected community...Budget Transparency: Bayelsa did not Participate in The Selection Process for 2020 Grant to States – Commissioner
The Bayelsa government on Friday said the current administration did not participate in the 2020 budget transparency assessment by the federal government, and therefore...Criticize Us Fairly, Buhari Appeals
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians especially the elite to be fair in their criticism of his administration. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman...Umahi Gives Condition by Which Peace Pact with Political Opponents can Hold
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has pledged to abide by the peace pact he made with political opponents in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Umahi...Selecting Umahi’s Successor Must be Based on Competence not Zoning: AESID
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (AESID) says competent and credible leadership should be the yardstick for determining Governor Dave Umahi’s...
- Public Sphere
IGP Adamu Retirement: 3 DIGs, 10 AIGs to go …Baraya, Lamorde, Inakwu, Karma, Mustafa, Adeoye, Adeyanju, others in list ■ Anxiety in...
Three Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) and 10 Assistant Inspectors Generals (AIGs) are statutorily scheduled to exit the Nigeria Police Force as the...My Journey To COVIDOM
It took a lot of self persuasion to decide on a trip to Ado Ekiti on December 18 to attend the funeral of my...Re: Buhari’s New Year Speech and The Rejigging of Security Agencies -Matters Arising
AN OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, GCFR. By Silas Joseph Onu, Esq Your Excellency sir, it was a great privilege hearing from you...Nigerian, American Instagram Lovers tie Knot in Kano
A 27-year-old Nigerian, Suleiman Isa, on Sunday in Kano State tied the knot with his 46-year-old American Instagram lover, Jennie Sanchez. Hundreds of friends, well-wishers...WTO Leadership Race: Okonjo-Iweala, 4 Others Advance to Second Round of Election
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s candidate aspiring to the position of Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has won the first run of...
- Viewpoint
Interrogating Nigerians’ Deadly Desires For Their Leaders
By Onyema Omenuwa The death of Abba Kyari, the President’s Chief of Staff (CoS), on April 17, 2020, throws to the fore, again, the peculiar...
- Crime
Stray Bullet Kills Commercial Motorcylist in Ibadan, Suspected Thief Set Ablaze
A commercial motorcyclist was on Wednesday night reportedly killed in Ibadan by a stray bullet allegedly from a gun shot by an operative of...Abductors of Former Ekiti Chairman of IPMAN Demand N60m Ransom– Family Source
Suspected kidnappers, who abducted a former chairman of the Ekiti State chapter of Independent Petroleum Marketers (IPMAN), Alhaji Suleiman Akinbami, at one of his...EFCC Docks 2 for N3m Land Scam in Gombe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Gombe Zonal office today arraigned the duo of Karah Emphriem and Abdullah Adamu before Justice Fatima Musa...Troops Suffer Casualties, Eliminate 10 Bandits in Katsina State — Official
Troops belonging to Operation Sahel Sanity have neutralised 10 suspected bandits and arrested three suspected informants and collaborators to bandits in Katsina State, an...Missing Varsity Don Found Dead, Burnt Inside Own Car
Hours after he was reported missing, a university don and former lecturer at the Birminghan University, Jos, Plateau State, Professor Asenge Gabriel has been...
- Agriculture
Ekweremadu Pledges to Assist Enugu Farmers Access CBN Loan
A former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has pledged to assist farmers in Enugu State to access agricultural loan from the...Lawmaker Says Rabbit Farming Good for Youth Empowerment
Mr Tunji Ajuloopin representing Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun and Oke-ero Federal Constituency of Kwara, on Monday recommended rabbit farming for meaningful engagement of unemployed youths. Ajuloopin...FG Releases 18 High Yielding Crop Varieties for Farmers
The National Varieties Release Committee (NVRC) has released 18 high yielding crop varieties to boost Nigerian agricultural productivity in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s...Lagos Establishes LACE Fish Centre, Targets 10,000 New Jobs
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says his administration will establish an ‘aquaculture centre of excellence’ to boost fish production and create 10,000 jobs. The...ACCI to Start Produce Market in FCT
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says it will on Monday unveil the maiden edition of the Arahah Farmers’ Market to provide...
- Entertainment
Armed Forces Remembrance: Nigerians Give Hilarious Reasons Why Pigeons Refused to Fly
As Nigerians celebrate the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari performed the symbolic tradition of releasing the white Pigeons as...Tonto Dikeh Gets New Appointment in Guinea Bissau
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has been given new appointment by Guinea Bissau President, Umaro Sissoco Mbalo to lead a team at Africa Peace Awards...Ex-BBNaija Housemate Tacha Cry Out Over Cyberbullying
Ex-Big Brother Naija 2019 housemate, Natacha Akide a.k.a Tacha has raised concern over the constant cyber bulling targeted at her person. The reality TV star,...19-Year-old Unilorin Student Wins Miss Africulture International Contest
A 200 level Economics student of the University of Ilorin, Miss Temitope Odesola, has emerged winner of the maiden edition of the Miss Africulture...Minister Mourns Veteran Film Producer Chico Ejiro
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed shock over the death of veteran film producer, Chico Ejiro. The minister, in a...
- Foreign News
Uganda Election: Museveni Takes Lead With Wide Margin as Bobi Wine Threatens to Challenge Results
Uganda’s long-time President, Yoweri Museveni, took an early lead in Uganda’s presidential election according to preliminary results on Friday,though his main rival alleged widespread...U.S Presidency: Mike Pence Meets With National Guards as Biden’s Inauguration Rehersal is Postponed
The U.S Vice President, Mike Pence on Friday spoke to members of the National Guard on Capitol Hill. With Preparations underway for the inauguration of...Indonesia Earthquake: Death Toll Hits 35, Many More Trapped Under Rubbles
The death toll from a 6.2-magnitude earthquake which hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island on Friday has reached at least 35 people and injured hundreds, latest...Pope Francis, ex-Pope Benedict Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict have received their first vaccination against COVID-19, the Vatican said on Thursday. The two were given the jab at...Ugandans Vote In Tense Election, Under Internet Blackout
Ugandans began voting in a charged election Thursday under heavy security and an internet blackout as veteran leader Yoweri Museveni pursues a sixth term...
- Health
NCDC Reports 23 Deaths, 1,479 New Cases of COVID-19 Infections
Nigeria recorded 23 fresh COVID-19 related deaths and 1,479 new infections on January 14, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The NCDC...COVID-19: Nigeria Records 1,398 New Infections, Active Cases Now 20,062
Nigeria recorded 1,398 new cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) as active cases being managed across isolation and treatment centres in the country rose to...Covid-19: Nigerians at Cutting Edge of Scientific Research Into Treatment of COVID-19
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has lauded the efforts of a team of Nigerian professors and scientists investigating the effectiveness of Ivermectin drug in the...Covid-19: ‘Every Patient is a Suspect’ -Hospital Administrator
The Administrator, Enugu State Hospital Management Board, Dr Okechukwu Ossai, has urged health workers to be suspicious of every patient and apply high hygienic...COVID-19: NCDC Alerts Nigerians to Beware of New Symptoms
The Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has warned that the Coronavirus pandemic is spreading fast, causing mild symptoms...
- Law & Judiciary
Court Jails Ex-banker 7 Years for N50M Fraud
A former staff of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Onyekachi Nwosu, has been convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment by a Federal High Court,...N840,000 Theft: Court Discharges, Acquits 4 Teenagers After Swearing to Qur’an
Four teenagers, all aged 18, charged with stealing N840,000, were on Friday discharged and acquitted by a Shari’a Court at Rigasa, Kaduna, after swearing...Ondo Poll: Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Akeredolu’s Reelection Poll
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a suit challenging the validity of the emergence of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as the candidate...2 Men in Court for Alleged Murder *Suspects Claim They Were in Police Custody When Murder Occured
A Kano State High Court on Wednesday entertained the case of Isyaku Umar and Ibrahim Suleiman, who were charged for alleged murder of one...Court Adjourns Adoke’s Trial Till March 1
The money laundering trial of a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, could not go on today...
- Sports
Grassroots Sport, Future of Nigeria Football Success -Nigerian Internationals
Some Nigerian International footballers have advised the three tiers of government and sport lovers to encourage grassroots football competition for future success of sport...Nigerian Gold Medalist Doubtful Over Setting New Records at Tokyo Paralympics Games
Rolland Ezuruike, a Powerlifter, and Paralympics Gold Medalist, has expressed doubt over setting new records in the forthcoming Tokyo “2020” Paralympics Games scheduled to...2020/21 CAF Champions League: All 16 Qualifiers for Group Stage Emerge
Following the conclusion of the first-round, second-leg matches in the 2020/21 CAF Champions league on 5 and 6 January, 2021, the following teams are...Miss Football Nigeria 2021 Pageant to Feature Internationals –Organiser
Organisers of Miss Football Nigeria pageant say they planned to include the country’s foreign and home-based female footballers in the contest for its Football...Racist Abuse Will not Stop Me -Kilmarnock’s Dyer
Kilmarnock boss Alex Dyer said he will not allow racist abuse to deter him from doing his job after the 55-year-old Englishman was targeted...
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Court Jails Ex-banker 7 Years for N50M Fraud
A former staff of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Onyekachi Nwosu, has been convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment by a Federal High Court,...
Armed Forces Remembrance: Nigerians Give Hilarious Reasons Why Pigeons Refused to Fly
As Nigerians celebrate the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari performed the symbolic tradition of releasing the white Pigeons as...
Community Heads Get 80 Power Generating Sets Courtesy of Lawmaker
Mr Dennis Idahosa, member representing Ovia Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, has provided no fewer than 80 2.5kva generators to some selected community...
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Court Jails Ex-banker 7 Years for N50M Fraud
A former staff of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Onyekachi Nwosu, has been convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment by a Federal High Court,...
Armed Forces Remembrance: Nigerians Give Hilarious Reasons Why Pigeons Refused to Fly
As Nigerians celebrate the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari performed the symbolic tradition of releasing the white Pigeons as...
Community Heads Get 80 Power Generating Sets Courtesy of Lawmaker
Mr Dennis Idahosa, member representing Ovia Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, has provided no fewer than 80 2.5kva generators to some selected community...
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