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Why I killed my naval officer boss – Houseboy shares his story

Raphael Jaja, the houseboy of a naval officer who allegedly killed his boss, Lieutenant Abubakar Yusuf and his girlfriend, Lorraine Onye, has confessed to...

Buhari trying to kill me – Obasanjo cries out

 Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has accused President Mahamadu Buhari of planning to kill himObasanjo in a statement by his media aide, Kehinde...

My wife prays for me before I go for robbery operations – Suspect

A 34 year old serial robber, Mr. Idowu Dosumu who was recently nabbed in his criminal activities has revealed that his wife is aware...

PHOTO: Man collapses after donating blood but hospital forces him to pay for his blood back

There was a bizarre turn of event recently as a Nigerian man who voluntarily went to a hospital to donate his blood collapsed as...

Boy, 19 sells his 6year old brother to ritualist to pay bride price

A 19-year-old man has been arrested by the Niger state police command for allegedly selling his 6-year-old brother to a ritual killer for N20,000.Aliyu Basala...

Photos: 17-year-old beaten to death by uncle over his inheritance

A teenager has died after being beaten by his uncle, the wife, and six children over an argument regarding his inheritance.Dominic Adiele, 17, of Uzi-Ezike...

Man gets five strokes of cane for divorcing wife

A Sharia Court sitting at Magajin Gari in Kaduna yesterday ordered that Idris Sai’du be given five strokes of cane for violation of the...

Biafra shutdown cripples Nigerian cities

A stay-at-home protest by Biafran separatists in Nigeria has crippled cities and towns in the south-east.Streets are empty and markets, banks and schools are...

Photos: Buhari holds meeting with wives of 36 State Governors

On the eve of Children’s Day, May 26, wives of state governors in Nigeria visited President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha in Aso...

Pastor gives lady 48 strokes of cane to get husband

A 39-year-old spinster identified as Princess Josephine Uloma, who is an indigene of Orlu in Imo state has revealed all of her ordeal in...

Buhari to reduce age limits for political office

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will approve a new law to reduce age limits in political office, which could make it easier for younger candidates...

Nigerian students ‘tied to cross and whipped’ for being late

Three people have been arrested in Nigeria for allegedly tying late students to crosses and flogging them with horsewhips on a Nigerian roadside. The three...

Ebola returns: Nigeria’s airports, borders under surveillance

In an attempt to keep Nigerians safe from the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday directed the Federal Ministry...

Pressure mounts on President Buhari to reveal illness

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is under pressure to disclose the state of his health after he embarked on a fourth medical trip to London.Nigeria's...

Nigeria’s President Buhari under pressure to reveal illness

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is under pressure to disclose the state of his health after he embarked on a fourth medical trip to London.Nigeria's...

Man sold all he had to go to Europe; now home and considers robbery as option

More than 3,000 Nigerian migrants who failed to reach Europe, have been flown home by the International Organization for Migration. Many sold everything to...

Nigeria police reveal faces of wanted bank robbery masterminds

The Nigerian police force has released closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of robbers who attacked a bank in the town of Offa in central Kwara...

Nigeria secures $2.4bn currency deal with China

Africa's largest economy has moved to boost trade with China.Nigeria, China have announced they will conduct a currency swap amounting to nearly $2.4 billion,...

My second term bid not for personal gain – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, said the driving force for seeking public office should be to serve the people, and see...

Video: Singlet anointed by Pastor Adeboye resurrects 12 days old corpse

A Singlet anointed by RCCG’s Pastor Adeboye has resurrected a lady who has been dead for 12 days in Bayelsa State.This was disclosed by...

VIDEO: Watch the pathetic codeine cough syrup crisis that has engulfed Nigeria youth

Thousands of young people in Nigeria are addicted to codeine cough syrup – a medicine that’s become a street drug.

Photo: Thief surrenders to police after bag got stuck to his head

An alleged thief was reportedly forced to surrender to the police after the stolen bag of goods got stuck to his head.READ: My next...

Nigeria senator back in court after re-arrest

Embattled Nigerian Senator Dino Melaye has been re-arrested and wheeled into court on a stretcher for the second consecutive day.A police ambulance transported Mr...

Nigeria doctors working in the UK ‘doubles’

The number of Nigerian doctors working in the UK has been sharply increasing, according to research by fact-checking organisation Africa Check.Last year, the number...

Shithole comments: Buhari gives Trump benefit of doubt

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari met with United States counterpart Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.Their discussions it is said, centred on cooperation...

Nigeria’s cough syrup problem: Emzor suspends distribution

A Nigerian company says it has suspended distribution of its cough syrup after a BBC investigation into its role in an addiction epidemic.Emzor Pharmaceuticals...

Nigeria President Buhari to meet Trump in Washington

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will become the first leader from sub-Saharan Africa to be received by US President Donald Trump when he arrives in...

Nigerian Senator’s PhD exposed as fake

Nigeria’s university commission has dismissed a senator’s PhD certificate as invalid, saying the institution where he claims to have earned it is, in fact,...

Nigerian senator behind Buhari impeachment motion assaulted

A Nigerian senator who initiated a motion of impeachment against President Buhari last week has been reportedly harassed by suspected supporters of the ruling...

Nigerians are walking into Canada, prompting request for U.S. to take action

As Ni­ger­ian asylum seekers flood into Canada across a ditch in Upstate New York, Canadian authorities are asking the United States for help —...

Nigeria 'baby factory' raided in Lagos

More than 160 children have been rescued from a "baby factory" and two unregistered orphanages in Nigeria's main city, Lagos, an official has said. Some...

Deadly church attack kills 19 including two priests

At least 19 people were killed Tuesday after gunmen opened fire at a church in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, police said. Two priests and 17 worshippers...

Photos: My future husband must bath in a river – Priestess

A lady has revealed what any man seeking her hand in marriage must do before he can be accepted. According to her Facebook post,...

Man killed while trying to separate his feuding wives

A man who reportedly tried to separate a fight between his two wives today in Adamawa state, has been stabbed to death by one...

Gunmen in Nigeria's Kano abduct German citizen, kill policeman

Gunmen in the northern Nigerian state of Kano killed a policeman and abducted a German citizen on Monday as they travelled to a construction...

Man to be beaten 80 strokes of cane for calling sister-in-law a prostitute

A Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gar, Kaduna state has ordered a man, Shuaibu Umar who called his sister in-law, Suwaiba Abdulkadir a prostitute...

Trump invites Buhari to White House

US President Donald Trump will meet Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House on 30 April - an announcement has led to the...

My dad burnt my property for accepting Jesus – Senator

A senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District in the Senate, Binta Masi Garba, on Sunday, narrated how all that she had were set ablaze...

Buhari's party Twitter account hacked, Nigerians in shock

Nigeria’s ruling party, All People’s Congress has distanced itself from its official account that was hacked on Saturday and allegedly sold for $2000. The new...

Why I threatened not to support my husband for a second term – Aisha Buhari

Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has given reasons why she openly criticized her husband and threatened to withdraw her support for his re-election bid. Recall...