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Court remands native doctor for attempting to bury his lover and her two children alive in Anambra
A Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has remanded a native doctor in prison custody on an offence of attempted murder. The suspect, simply identified as Nonso, from Umuona in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, was arrested for attempting to bury his 25-year-old lover and her two children alive. He was arraigned on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, before the Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Court presided over by Genevieve Osakwe. It…
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Davido and Chioma are getting stronger – Pastor Adegboyega writes after speaking with the couple following the loss of their son, Ifeanyi
UK-based Nigerian clergyman, Pastor Tobi Adegboyega, has said that singer, Davido and his partner, Chioma, are getting stronger following the death of their son, Ifeanyi, on Monday, October 31st. Adegboyega said he spoke with Davido for the second time since the sad incident occurred, and the singer is ‘rising and getting stronger.’ Read below
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Bayelsa is not among the top ten states affected by flood. Jigawa is number one – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq has reacted to claims made by elder statesman and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, on flooding in South-South states. Clark had implored the Federal Government to act quickly and save flood victims in the Niger Delta. Reacting to the plea, Sadiya said an assessment carried out by the ministry, showed that Bayelsa State is not among the top ten most…
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I cannot buy a car for N3Million & you sit there insulting me, are you my mother? You have no respect – Man cautions his female passenger for allegedly speaking rudely to him in Calabar (video)
A video showing a cabman in Calabar, Cross River state, cautioning a female passenger after she questioned the route he had taken, has gone viral. In the trending video, the cabman expressed his displeasure at the female passenger for the manner in which she spoke to him. According to him, he took a route that wasn’t familiar to the female passenger, and instead of asking him to take familiar route, she told him ”don’t follow…
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Man arrested for masquerading as a woman and stealing from unsuspecting men
Police in Uganda have arrested a man for masquerading as a woman and stealing from unsuspecting men. The man, who was dressed as a woman was arrested this week after an unidentified guy reported him for impersonation. In order to confirm his gender, the police ordered him to take off the outfits. So far, 57 men have positively identified the suspect for having defrauded them with 22 claiming to fallen victim more than thrice.
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I will sell Nigeria’s refineries to businessmen if elected president – Atiku
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has reiterated his resolve to sell Nigeria’s refineries to businessmen if elected president. He said businessmen would better manage the country’s refineries if they were allowed to manage them. Speaking in an interview with the Voice of America, VOA, Hausa Service, in Washington DC, he vowed to use the “power of government” to tackle oil theft in the South-South if he emerges Nigeria’s next president.…
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Nigerian woman becomes General in US Army
A senior officer in the United States Army, Amanda Azubuike, has been promoted to Brigadier General rank. Amanda was born to a Nigerian father and a Zimbabwean Mother. She serves at a military base in Fort Knox, Kentucky. Born in London, United Kingdom, she joined the military in 1994 and became an aviator after passing the Army Aviation Officer Basic Course. Amanda graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in December 1993 with a bachelor’s…
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I have a calling to be a man of God – Yul Edochie
Nollywood Actor, Yul Edochie has said that he has a calling to be a minister of God. Yul Edochie disclosed this in a YouTube video, revealing that his calling to be a minister of God happened many years ago, but he felt it was not the right time Edochie added that the calling had become intense recently, and even more when he realised that God made him successful so he could use the fame to…
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Your votes for Tinubu should surpass that of Kano – Ganduje tells Hausa Community in Lagos
Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has urged the Hausa Community in lagos to make sure their vote for the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC Bola Tinubu surpasses that of his State He stated confidently that far as the north is concerned, “the issue of Tinubu is concluded”. “Kano state wants votes from you for Tinubu. You have to promise us you will surpass Kano in your votes for Tinubu, he said
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At least five times a month, someone must remind me that I am 30 and unmarried and I won’t find respect and happiness – Nigerian photographer, Fati Abubakar
Internationally acclaimed Borno documentary photographer, Fati Abubakar has said that she is constantly reminded that she is 30 and unmarried and hence will not find respect and happiness She shared this in a post on Facebook. In her words: “At least five times a month someone must remind me I am over 30 and unmarried hence I will never have ”respect” or ”happiness”. I am not sure what they want me to do? Make a…
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Naira redesign not on economy basis, purely political – Obaseki
Governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki has described the policy to redesign the Naira as purely political with no basis on the economy of the country. He stressed that there are other urgent things the country needs to pay attention to. The Governor said this while inaugurating the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Women Campaign Council at the Presidential Campaign Secretariat in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Wednesday. He said the urgency is…
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Sunday Igboho bags honorary doctorate degree in war studies from US varsity
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho has bagged a doctorate degree in peace and security management/international relations with a specialization in war/conflict and peace studies from a university in US. The secessionist has been in the fight for a Yoruba Nation and in july last year was arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic for falsification of his passport, he later regained freedom in March 2022. Taking to his Instagram page on Tuesday, Igboho shared the certificate and…
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