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TB Joshua ‘defends’ a witch plotting to kill a pastor’s wife

A woman in Nigeria, who had confessed to killing three boys while plotting to terminate the lives of his husband, her children and...

I’m eager to keep London safe – Khafi of BBNaija

Big Brother Naija Season Four Housemate, Khafi Kareem, says she has been restored to her police job in the United Kingdom (UK).Kareem returned to the...

University bans hugging between lecturers and female students

The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has launched new sexual harassment that will abhor amorous huggings between lecturers and female students.  The Vice-Chancellor of...

Blogging standards have diminished – Linda Ikeji

Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji has stated that standards in the blogging business have diminished in recent times.According to her, the blogging job has become...

Hajj pilgrim absconds after spiritual exercise

Ms Anifat Saheed, a female pilgrim who participated in the 2019 Hajj reportedly absconded after the Islamic spiritual exercise in Jeddah. Chairman of the Muslim...

Renowned cancer specialist dies of prostate cancer

Renowned cancer specialist, Professor Aderemi Tajudeen Ajekigbe, has died four months after he found that he had stage four prostate cancer, which is often...

Scores of inmates escape Nigeria prison after heavy rains

Nearly 100 inmates remain at large after torrential rains in central Nigeria allowed scores of protesters to escape, according to authorities.The "perimeter fence" of the facility...

Pastor Adeboye holds special prayer for lecturers, students, others caught in S3x-for-Grades scandal

Pastor Enoch Adeboye is set to hold special prayers for lecturers and students caught in the Sex-for-Grades scandal.As concerns mount over Sex-for-Grades...

Pastor reportedly rapes teenager during deliverance

The Anambra State Police command has arrested a Pastor identified simply as Chukwuma, for raping a teenage student he reportedly lured on the pretence of conducting...

READ: Lady used by many pastors for ‘miracles’ breaks silence

For some days now, a certain woman has been making headlines for being used by different pastors for miracles.The woman whose arm has the...

Thief abandons mission to watch couple having sex

The Lagos State Police has arrested a 25-year-old thief who abandoned his mission to watch a couple having sex in their apartment at Innocent...

Davido reacts to viral video of lady who’s ‘pregnant’ for him

Two sisters, who identified themselves as Susan and Helen have accused popular Nigerian musician, Davido, of impregnating one of them and denying responsibility.The women...

Man trafficking cocaine to finance his wedding arrested

Ibeh Augustine Chukwuma, a Brazil-based Nigerian man has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after arriving the Nnamdi Azikiwe...

Video: ‘Idiot’ electrocuted in attempt to ‘steal’ church equipment

An unidentified man met his untimely death when he was electrocuted in an attempt to steal from a church in NigeriaAccording to a church member...

Nigeria charges two Britons over money laundering

The Nigerian anti-fraud office, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has charged two British citizens with 16 counts of money laundering.The authorities say...

Drama as wife storms secret wedding of pastor-husband to another woman

A pastor has been exposed by his wife after he tried to secretly marry another woman.The game of betrayals reportedly played out...

Nigeria’s Buhari saga: The fake wedding, the president and the family feud

Nigeria's first family, the Buharis, are embroiled in a still developing story resembling one of Nollywood's many Sunday evening soap operas.It is a story...

Drama as man finds out his new bride is ‘pregnant for another man’

Ibrahim Adamu, a 35 -year-old man, on Thursday dragged both his parents-in-law before the Magajin Gari Shari’a Court in Kaduna State, accusing them of...

My Range Rover 2019 birthday gift just came in – Shatta Wale

Shatta Wale is having the best birthday of his life as he trends massively on social media.He has thanked his Shatta Movement fans...

Buhari directs public officials to fly economy class

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has introduced new travel measures directing public office holders to travel with economy class when on official duties.The new policy,...

I used ransom to sponsor my wife’s education – Kidnap suspect confesses

Members of the Otunba Gani Adams-led Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), on Tuesday, October 15th arrested a suspected kidnapper in Ibadan, the Oyo State...

Lecturer gets N200,000 bail over alleged sexual harassment of female student

The 36-year-old lecturer, Ali Shehu, was granted N200,000 bail with two reliable sureties in like sum by Chief Magistrate Muhammad Idris.He said one...

First lady, dares president to publicly deny not getting married to another wife

First lady, Aisha Buhari, has finally reacted to reports making rounds that President Buhari is getting married.Aisha on Sunday said it was not her...

Nigeria’s first lady returns amid marriage rumours

Nigeria's First Lady Aisha Buhari has returned to the country after two months abroad, telling reporters when she arrived on Saturday that "fake news"...

Repent and seek God’s face – Boko Haram leader tells Borno residents

Abubakar Shekau, the founding leader of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, has asked the people of Borno state to repent and seek the...

I rape minors to ease tension – 18-year-old rape suspect

The Niger state police command has arrested and paraded a suspected rapist identified as Mizanbilu Yusuf, for defiling si minors in the state. Yusuf, 18,...

Man steals his in-law’s police uniform for robbery

Ojonugwa Ojomeje, the leader of a three man armed robbery gang, has revealed that he used his in-law’s police uniform for robbery in Ikorodu,...

Woman in trouble over disappearance of men’s private parts in BRT

A woman narrowly escaped death yesterday after being mobbed in a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus at Onipanu Bus Stop in Lagos for the...

95 graduates arrested with fake certificates

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) apprehended about 95 graduates with fake certificates from Nigeria and foreign universities and handed them over to security...

Nigeria introduces Anti-sexual Harassment Bill after BBC ‘sex for grades’ exposé

A Bill has been introduced in the Nigerian senate that seeks to prevent sexual harassment of students in universities.This follows the broadcast of a BBC...

Thunder kills ritualist in hotel room

Kelechi Nwigbo, a Germany-returnee, has allegedly been killed by lightning in his hotel room behind Eke Market, Afikpo, Ebonyi state.He had checked into...

Photo: UNILAG punishes another lecturer caught in sex-for-grade scandal

The University of Lagos, Akoka, has suspended another lecturer, Dr Samuel Oladipo, of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, after he...

Sexforgrades: I will not be pressured to speak – UNILAG lecturer

Dr Boniface Igbeneghu has said that he will not be speaking anytime soon on the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him in the...

Sex for grades: I’ll never sleep with my student, I’m a gentleman – Prof. Gyampo [video]

Political Science lecturer, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has refuted claims that he sleeps with vulnerable girls in exchange for grades in the University of Ghana.Speaking...

SexForGrades: No more ‘cold room experience’ as UNILAG shuts down location

Following the revelation in the ‘Sex for Grade’ documentary released by BBC Africa Eye, the University of Lagos has shut-down the ‘Cold Room’, where...

Nigeria university suspends ‘sex for grades’ pastor

The University of Lagos in Nigeria says it has suspended a lecturer featured in a BBC documentary on sexual harassment at two top West...

Two teachers, six students kidnapped in Nigeria

Police in Nigeria say six female secondary school students and two members of staff have been kidnapped in Kaduna State in the north of...

Buhari faces Ramaphosa weeks after xenophobic attacks on Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to face South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, weeks after Nigerians were subjected to xenophobic attacks in South Africa.South African...

Pastor robs, kills girlfriend, uses proceeds to renovate church

The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested a pastor for the alleged murder of his girlfriend and church member within the Railway axis...

Buhari warns hate speech threatens security

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari says social media is threatening to undermine national security, and has called for an end to hate speech.In an address...