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At least 85 dead in accidental bombing incident in Nigeria

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into a military drone strike that killed 85 civilians gathered for a religious celebration over the...

Nigeria sells presidential jet

The Nigerian Air Force has put up the Falcon 900B aircraft for sale, calling on interested persons to submit their bids for the purchase...

Nigeria airstrike ‘mistakenly’ kills worshippers

At least 85 civilians were killed in Kaduna state, north-west Nigeria, in an air strike during a Muslim religious celebration on Sunday, the local...

Nigeria: Ethiopian Airlines bans “Ghana-Must-Go” bags on flights

Ethiopian Airlines has banned passengers from using 'Ghana-Must-Go' on any of its flights from Nigeria.The restriction was disclosed in a letter signed by Henok...

GWR: Woman lands in hospital while attempting 50-hour hand washing marathon

Subair Enitan, a student at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), captured attention after embarking on an extraordinary endeavor aimed at setting a Guinness World Record...

Veteran actor down with stroke, kidney disease; family cries for help

Renowned veteran actor, Amaechi Monagor, fondly known as Aguiyi is currently facing a challenging health crisis; battling kidney disease, diabetes, and stroke.This is according...

Teacher slumps and dies, colleagues blame stress

A teacher with the Olokinne High School in Ogun State, Nigeria, Mrs Oluwatosin Aina, reportedly slumped on the school and died.The incident, reported by...

Court grants bail to ex-Nigerian Central Bank chief facing fraud charges

A Nigerian court has freed former central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele, who has been charged with six counts of fraud and corruption, on bail.Emefiele,...

Father drags son to court for selling his properties while he was abroad

A Nigerian man, Ade Olowopopo, has initiated legal action against his two sons, Kunle and Mayowa, alleging that they assaulted their sister, Bisi Olowopopo, and...

Choir master cries out after pastor snatched his wife

The founder of Christ High Commission Church, Pastor Noah Abraham, has been accused of snatching and impregnating the wife of his choir master.The church...

Overloaded truck kills 25 in Nigeria

Twenty-five people have died in Nigeria's Niger state after the truck they were travelling in lost control and crashed on a busy expressway.The truck,...

Nigeria frees 4,000 inmates

The Nigerian government has announced that more than 4,000 prisoners have been released to ease overcrowding in jails.Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said those freed...

It’s wrong labelling all Nigerians corrupt – Prof. Owasanoye

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, says it is wrong to tag all Nigerians as...

Housewife, 20 sets husband’s house ablaze over refusal to divorce her

Police operatives in Adamawa State have arrested a 20-year-old housewife, Amina Hassan, who allegedly set her husband’s house ablaze over his refusal to divorce...

Nigerian woman sets new Guinness World Record

Nigerian wigmaker, Helen Williams has officially set a new Guinness World Record (GWR) for creating the world's longest handmade wig, measuring a whopping 351.28...

Nigeria to withdraw police from VIP security duty

Nigeria will withdraw police officers from VIP security duties in line with a presidential directive, a minister has said.State Minister of Police Affairs Hajia...

Popular musician marries 30 women in a day

Nigeria’s Afrobeat sensation, Harrysong has captured the spotlight by setting a new record, marrying an astounding 30 women in a single day.This achievement...

Three visually impaired men arrested for drug trafficking

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nigeria has made a series of significant arrests and drug seizures, totaling around N13 billion (GH₵197,432,943.37) in...

Man killed in test on bullet-proof charm

A man has been shot dead in Nigeria's north-eastern Bauchi state while a so-called bullet-proof charm - or "gun medicine" - was being tested...

MohBad saga: Court grants Naira Marley N20 million bail

A Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State has granted singer, Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, and socialite, Balogun Eletu, known as Sam Larry,...

Shock as man is discovered dead while standing in a park

A startling and unsettling discovery unfolded in a park in Lagos State as local residents came upon a deceased man who was found standing.An...

Nigeria’s House of Representatives reject plan to buy presidential yacht

Nigeria's lower chamber of parliament has rejected the government's plan to buy a presidential yacht for $6m (£5m), a senior lawmaker has said.Nigerians had...

Nigerian woman commits suicide in UK due to boyfriend’s blackmailing

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airwired Nigeria Limited, Oladapo Ogundipe, has narrated events leading to the death of his daughter, Alanis, in the...

Boko Haram kills 37 in Nigeria’s Yobe state – police

Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has killed 20 mourners returning from the burial of victims of an earlier attack by the jihadists in north-eastern...

Lady allegedly dies during ‘sex marathon’ with boyfriend

A young woman has reportedly lost her life during an intimate encounter with her boyfriend in Ilorin, Nigeria.The incident has led to the...

Mohbad: Naira Marley, Sam Larry file lawsuit against Police

Nigerian singer, Naira Marley, along with his associate, Sam Larry, has taken legal action against Nigerian police and a Lagos magistrate in response to...

Disappointment as Afronation Nigeria is officially called off

The highly anticipated Afro Nation Nigeria festival, originally scheduled to take place in Lagos in December 2023, has been officially cancelled.The announcement came...

House of Reps committee invites Naira Marley, Mohbad’s legal team

A joint committee of the House of Representatives has invited Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, over the royalties of late Afrobeat singer,...

Nigerian Supreme Court upholds President Tinubu’s election win

The Nigerian Supreme Court on Thursday, October 26, 2023, affirmed Bola Tinubu’s election as the president of Nigeria after dismissing a piece of crucial...

Rema finally speaks on joining illuminati

Famous Nigerian musician, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has finally reacted to the viral rumours making the rounds that he recently joined the...

Doctor sentenced to life in prison for rape

The head of a top Nigerian cancer clinic has been sentenced to life in prison for raping his wife's teenage niece.Dr Olufemi Olaleye...

Nigerian stuck at Pantang Hospital – Facility calls for help to repatriate patient

A 23-year-old woman on admission at the Pantang Hospital in the Greater Accra Region who is fully recovered has been stuck at the hospital...

Five Nigerians jailed for exhuming skull ‘to get rich’

Five men have been jailed for 12 years each in Nigeria after they were convicted of exhuming a human skull.They had planned to...

Over 1,500 married off by Nigerian State

1,500 women were married off on Friday at a mass wedding organised by a regional government in north-west Nigeria.The Kano state administration said it...

11 vehicles burnt as fuel tanker bursts into flames in Lagos [Video]

11 vehicles were burnt during a tanker fire incident in the Iganmu area of Lagos on the night of Thursday, October 12, 2023.The incident,...

Diphtheria outbreak kills 600 in Nigeria

More than 600 people, mostly children, have died of diphtheria in Nigeria since the current outbreak began in December 2022, officials say.With 14,000 suspected...

I almost cried after female fan grabbed my manhood – Popular musician

Nigerian musician Michael Adebayo Olayinka, alias Ruger, has finally addressed the sexual abuse he encountered during a performance in 2022.More than a year...

Nigerians outraged as Super Eagles Instagram admin features Ghanaian song

The administrator of Super Eagles official Instagram account has been attacked for using a Ghanaian song in a training video.Ahead of their friendly match...

Two suspected internet fraudsters arrested at musician’s residence

Operatives of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested two suspected internet fraudsters at the residence of Nigerian singer, John...

Nollywood actor reveals why females are richer than male counterparts

Veteran Nollywood actor and director, Charles Inojie, has said most female thespians are richer than their male counterparts because of the extra money they...