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19 pregnant teens and women rescued from suspected baby traffickers in Nigeria

Nineteen pregnant teens and women were rescued as Nigerian police busted a suspected child trafficking ring planning to sell babies, a police spokesman told...

Police uncover baby factory in Lagos, rescue 19 pregnant girls

A statement from the state police command spokesperson, Bala Elkana, says the discovery was made following a tipoff from concerned members of the public.According...

Xenophobia: Obasanjo advises Nigerians evacuated from South Africa to return

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following the xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in the Rainbow Nation to get ready...

RCCG pastor stabbed to death during vigil

A Pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has stabbed to death during a church vigil.Vanguard reports that the in incident took...

Man attacks, robs employer for sacking him

A 27-year-old man, Ebuka Everest, has been arrested for attacking his former employer, Theresa Nnamdi, in Ogun state.Everest was said to have tied his...

Army Corporal arrested with 169 blocks of cannabis

A Corporal in the Nigerian Army identified as Muzambilu Abdullahi has been arrested in possession of 169 blocks of Indian Hemp...

Video: Lady allegedly runs mad after alighting from G-Wagon

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2wyZuznP7k/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_againREAD: Special Report: Find out where poisoned water is used to grow vegetables for public consumption (video)A lady, suspected to be a student of...

How an encounter with Bill Gates changed my mentality about wealth and charity – Dangote

Africa’s richest man and chairman of the Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote, has said his meeting with Bill Gates changed him into a different person...

Man, who allegedly raped 17-year-old mentally deranged girl, set on fire

A 39-year-old man accused of raping a mentally deranged teenager at Muhovhoya village in Limpopo, South Africa, was set on fire by an angry mob which...

BBNaija: I’m bigger than the owner of this show – Tacha tells housemates

BBNaija reality TV star, Tacha has told fellow housemates in the ongoing Pepper Dem edition that she is bigger than the owner of the show.Tacha has been receiving...

Man drives van into ex-wife’s house, causing fire [photos]

A 42-year-old Anthony Imafidon has been arrested for intentionally crashing a van into the Staten Island building where his ex-wife, Bisi, lives in the United S.The incident...

Nigeria to give all of its 200 million people identity numbers

Nigeria wants to issue identity numbers for as many as 50 million citizens per year in a bid to create a harmonized database of...

Photo: Police give serial killer food after arrest

The notorious Port Harcourt serial killer, Gracious David West, who was arrested on September 19, 2019, by the Rivers State police has been paraded....

Pastor shares encounter with a lady who nearly ‘raped’ him

A Nigerian evangelist, Dr Gospel Agochukwu, has shared his encounter with a former "sex worker" in Abuja.According to Agochukwu, a few years ago, the...

Obasanjo frustrated over failure to get a divorce from wife

Olujonwo Obasanjo, son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has once again encountered a stumbling block on getting a divorce from his estranged...

Pregnant 1st wife sends her 7-yr-old daughter to kill 2nd wife’s baby

A 22-year-old housewife, Harela Uba, has been arrested for allegedly killing the three-day-old baby boy of her husband’s second wife in Shakodna, Niger...

Nigeria Football Federation boss’ properties seized in fresh corruption probe

Several properties belonging to top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), including its president Amaju Pinnick, have been seized in a fresh corruption...

Police officer dismissed for serial theft

A Nigerian police officer attached to the Jigawa state police command has been dismissed for stealing a TV set and a pair of shoes.The...

SA apologises to Nigeria for xenophobic violence

South Africa has apologised to Nigeria over a spate of attacks in which Nigerians and other foreigners have been targeted.A special envoy from South...

Video: Nigerians’ reaction to South African violence will be dangerous – Nigerians in Diaspora President

The President of Nigerian Citizens in the Diaspora, Ogbonna Kaycey, has shared his thoughts on the xenophobic attacks in South Africa against African migrants, particularly Nigerian.In...

Man kills wife for refusing to breastfeed their baby

One Kingsley Madukwe has been arrested for beating his wife; Glory Madukwe, to death for refusing to breastfeed their crying one-month-old baby at...

Girl, 19, to receive 80 strokes of cane for smoking marijuana

A Shari’a Court l sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna on Thursday, September 12 sentenced a 19-year-old girl, Zainab Abdullahi to 80 strokes of the...

Tribunal affirms Buhari’s victory in presidential election

The presidential election tribunal sitting in Abuja has affirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the February 23 presidential election.The five-man tribunal headed by Justice...

Man kills his brother for being too stingy

A 24-year-old man, Ebenezer Olorunleke, has been arrested by the Ekiti State police command for killing his brother and stealing his properties including a...

Church burglar dies after getting stuck during operation

A church burglar has died after getting stuck in a church’s burglar-proof during an overnight operation in Abule Egba, Lagos.The suspect, had Wednesday...

Pastor and wife in court for burying pig alive in church premises

A 33-year-old pastor’s wife, Blessing Okechukwu, has appeared before an Ajegunle Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly burying a live pig in her husband’s church compound,...

Why I’m not in a hurry to go to heaven – Bishop Oyedepo

Bishop David Oyedepo, general overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide, has noted that he is not in a hurry to leave the earth adding that...

Hundreds of Nigerians to take free evacuation from South Africa

At least 640 Nigerians have signed up to take free flights home from South Africa after xenophobic attacks on foreigners, a spokeswoman for Nigeria’s...

Photo: Student narrowly escapes death after fasting for 41 days and nights

Barely three days after a pastor died after fasting  for 20 days, Ikechukwu Oke, a student of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, has also been...

Video: All set for 2019 Adom Praiz at Perez Dome, Dzorwulu

As 'the early bird catches the worm', so are some patrons, who can’t wait to see the 10 gospel maestros billed for the 10th...

10 years ago this conversation would’ve been about my bad results – Says Davido as he shares photo with dad

Nigerian singer Davido has shared a photo with his fans and his hilarious caption caught the attention of many.Davido said about a decade ago,...

Nigerians attack Sonnie Badu over xenophobic comments

Some Nigerians have lambasted London-based Ghanaian gospel act, Sonnie Badu over comments he made over xenophobic attacks on some Africans, mostly Nigerians in South Africa.Earlier,...

Video: Davido declines to confirm if Chioma is pregnant or not

Davido had an interview at Beat FM in Nigeria where he spoke about his upcoming wedding to his lover, Chioma and also addressed rumours...

Video: Stonebwoy records song against xenophobic attacks in South Africa

Ghanaian dancehall musician, Stonebwoy has gone beyond tweets to make a song concerning xenophobic attacks on foreigners, mostly Nigerians in South Africa.In the song,...

Xenophobic attacks: Nigerian airline to evacuate citizens free of charge

Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has served notice that it will evacuate its citizens in South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks there.The owner of a...

Video: Lagos protests against xenophobic attacks in South Africa

Nigerians in Lagos have been protesting against xenophobic attacks in South Africa over the last few days.The angry protesters attacked South African business, Shoprite,...

#XenophobiaInSouthAfrica: Tiwa Savage cancels South Africa DSTV show

Nigerian songstress, Tiwa Savage, has reacted to xenophobic attacks on some Nigerians in South Africa by cancelling her show which was set to happen...

MTN Nigeria closes offices nationwide

South Africa owned telecommunications giant, MTN has announced the closure of all its shops in Nigeria.This may not be unconnected with the threat by...

Xenophobia: Zambia cancels friendly match against South Africa

Zambia’s football association has called off its friendly match against South Africa because of the recent xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in South...

Genevieve Nnaji speaks on the reason why Nigeria is hated

Actress Genevieve Nnaji has stated that it’s time for Nigeria to show who they truly are to those who hate them.The actress made this...