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Sex for grades is corruption – Buhari

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says sexual harassment in the country’s universities has reached alarming proportions, and law and order agencies are rightly treating it...

Man accidentally kills brother while testing ‘bullet proof charm’

A Nigerian boy has been killed by his brother while testing a newly bought "bullet-proof" charm, police say.The two believed they had "fortified themselves...

Nigeria ad regulator sues WhatsApp owner for $70m

Nigeria’s advertising regulator is suing Meta – which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp – as well its local affiliate for 30bn naira (about $70m;...

Single ladies searching for husbands attend church in wedding gowns [Video]

Single ladies in search of husbands recently attended a church service dressed in wedding gowns.The christian ladies attended the church service dressed in wedding...

Ex-Nigerian footballer arrested for alleged drug trafficking

Former Nigerian footballer, Okafor Emmanuel Junior, has been remanded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos for alleged drug trafficking.The National Drug Law Enforcement...

Sex worker and client die in building collapse

Some emergency officials have shared more information on some of the victims of the building which collapsed in Lagos on Friday, September 23. It was...

M.I Abaga and fiancé tie the knot at colourful traditional wedding ceremony

In April 2022, M.I Abaga announced his plans to marry after he unveiled to the world his girlfriend whom he had been secretly dating...

Dangote reemerges as world’s 74th richest billionaire

As the world’s richest billionaires’ ranking continues to shift, with the most recent offset being the emergence of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani as the...

Cholera kills 20 Boko Haram members

A cholera outbreak in Hajj camp where about 12,000 surrenders are currently kept in Maiduguri, Borno state's capital, has led to the death of about 25...

Floods sweep away 1,500 corpses from Nigerian cemetery

Floods have destroyed more than 1,500 graves at a cemetery in the central Nigerian town of Mariga in Niger state.More than 500 graves have...

Rita Dominic reacts to reports of having twins

Nigerian actress Rita Dominic has debunked reports that she has given birth to twins.This was after reports of the actress welcoming twins with her...

Teacher jailed for fondling student

A  31-year-old teacher, Idowu Daniel, has been handed a seven year jail sentence by an Ikeja Special Offences Court, for sexually assaulting his 16-year-old student.Ruling on...

I’m getting married for money – Lady shares pre-wedding photos

A woman took to Facebook to share photos believed to be from her pre-wedding shoot but what caught attention was the caption she used."I'm getting...

I’ve not dated since I parted ways with Burna Boy – Stefflon Don [Video]

British-Jamaican rap star Stefflon Don says she hasn't dated anyone since her relationship with Nigerian music star Burna Boy ended.In her recent interview with...

Nigeria makes biggest ever cocaine seizure

The Nigerian drug enforcement agency says it has made what appears to be the biggest seizure of cocaine in the country’s history.Some 1.8 tons...

Woman die in accident while chasing husband and side chick

A middle-aged woman was killed in an auto crash while chasing her husband and his alleged mistress in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Sunday.It was...

Bizarre: Angry woman warns ex-boyfriend from shrine [Video]

A Nigerian lady has issued a warning to her alleged ex-boyfriend she identified as Lucky, from a shrine. In the video, the lady disclosed that the...

Lady recounts how she was poisoned by a friend [Video]

A Nigerian lady has warned about fake friends as she narrates how she was poisoned by a female friend. @mhizfavy30 said it all started with her...

Nigeria pays $700k in compensation to victims of police brutality

Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission has paid about $700,000 (£607,000) in compensation to victims of police brutality.Fifty-eight people, mainly family members of victims of...

Nigeria: Rainmaker killed; body burnt into ashes

A rainmaker, identified as Augustino Molong, was over the weekend killed by a mob and his dead body burnt into ashes for allegedly failing...

Nigerian comedian Oga Sabinus involved in accident

Nigerian comedian, Chukwuemeka Emmanuel Ejekwu, popularly known as Oga Sabinus, was involved in an accident on Sunday morning.According to reports, the accident occurred after...

Groom dies on his wedding day

A young man, identified as Mudassir Lawal Galadima, died on Friday morning, September 9, 2022, a few hours to his wedding in Zamfara state.The...

Court orders police to investigate 10 TikTok stars over morality

An Islamic Court in the northern Nigerian state of Kano has ordered 10 singers popular on the TikTok social media platform to be investigated...

7,000 donkey penises for export seized at airport

Nigeria's customs service has intercepted 7,000 donkey penises at an airport in the commercial hub, Lagos, that were headed to Hong Kong, according to...

Drama as man storms school to return certificate

A distraught man has gone viral on social media after storming his university to return his certificate.The graduate of the Ladoke Akintola University of...

Nigerian Commonwealth gold medalist suspended for doping

Nigerian sprinter Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha, who won gold in the 4x100m relay at this year's Commonwealth Games, has been provisionally suspended for the use...

My friend died in my arms – Ghanaian recounts horror journey through Libya desert to Europe [Video]

A Ghanaian man, Shadrack Kevin Darko, who decided to journey through the Libyan Desert to seek greener pastures in Europe, has disclosed the horrors...

38-year-old pastor arrested for defiling chorister

A 38-year-old pastor, Israel Adebayo, has been arrested by a Nigerian police command for defiling a 14-year old-member of his church (name withheld).The pastor,...

Rapper Ice Prince arrested for driving without licence plate, assaulting officer

Popular Nigerian hip-hop artiste, Ice Prince Zamani, has been arrested for allegedly abducting and assaulting a police officer.The incident, according to the Nigerian police,...

Emirates suspends Nigeria flights

The Dubai-based airline Emirates will not be flying to and from Nigeria for the next 10 days.Its inability to repatriate money it was...

Jealous man kills friend for buying a new car

A middle-aged man has been arrested for killing his friend and burying the body in his house in Lokoja. According to Nigerian Tribune, the incident happened...

Suspected university lovers found dead in their hostel

Two students of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Tobiloba Daniel and his suspected lover, Arewa Abayomi, have been found dead in Daniel’s off-campus...

Man, 74, marries for the first time

A 74-year-old man from Kogi State, identified as Mallam Muhammad Awal, has married for the first time.Awal wedded 45-year-old divorcee, Mallama Rahmat Muhammad,...

Tears flow as popular actress is laid to rest [Photos+Video]

The final funeral rites of Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh, has been held.The solemn ceremony took place on Friday, August 26, 2022.Ahead of the burial,...

Police suspend sexy officers in viral Tiktok video

Two Supernumerary Police Officers in Nigeria have been suspended by the Nigeria Police Force for misconduct.The officers, Obaze Blessing and Obaze Emmanuella Uju, were...

US to return $23m loot of Nigerian ex-military ruler Sani Abacha

The US has agreed to return another instalment of $23m (£19m) to Nigeria – part of money allegedly looted and stashed abroad by former...

Man divorces his wife for refusing to change her surname to his

A man has divorced his wife after she refused to remove her father's name and replace it with his surname in all her documents...

Gunmen abduct Catholic nuns on Nigeria highway

Four Nigerian Catholic nuns have been abducted in Nigeria’s south-eastern state of Imo, the local convent said, on a now notorious highway where a...

Tonto Dikeh cries after a scam stopped her from helping fan

Actress and politician Tonto Dokeh is disappointed in herself after she failed to help a fan in need because of a scam.According to her,...

Bank robbery prank lands Nigerian skit maker in prison

Eyinatayo Iluyomade, a 19-year-old Lagos-based comedian, has been arrested and charged to court for saying an expensive joke.The skit maker was alleged to have...