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New Nigeria PDP-led alliance aims to defeat Buhari

Nigeria's main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has formed an alliance with dozens of other parties in a bid to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari...

Suspected killer of governor’s daughter arrested

The Ondo state command of Nigeria Police say they arrested Adeyemi Alao, the suspected killer of Adenike Khadijat Oluboyo, a daughter of the immediate...

Nigeria army releases 183 detained children

Nigeria's armed forces have released 183 children who were being held on suspicion of having ties to militant Islamist group Boko Haram.The 175 boys...

Video: Thief forced to dance for stealing phones

This is way better than Jungle justice.READ: I wont let NPP down – Freddie BlayA student of the Niger Delta University NDU was forced...

Photo: Man cuts off brother’s p3nis over ludo game

A man has cut off the manhood of his brother during an arguement over ludo game.The Anambra State based man identified as Ifeanyi Echiechine...

Man sets himself on fire over hardship in Nigeria

A Lagos based man has reportedly set himself ablaze in a bid to escape the hardship in Lagos , Nigeria.According to an eyewitness identified...

‘Voodoo’ nurse jailed for sex trafficking

A London-based nurse has been jailed for trafficking Nigerian women into Germany to work as prostitutes after subjecting them to "voodoo" rituals.Josephine Iyamu forced...

Photo: Meet the 27-year-old man who has never had an erection

A 27-year-old man simply identified simply as Ronald has never had an erection before.medical condition has left the young man no choice but to live...

The kid in the famous Blue Band Margarine was Ramsey Nouah (Photos)

Nollywood actor, Ramsey Nouah has shared a picture which shows that he was the kid in the Blue Band margarine advert which was famous...

Photos: Pastor kills sex worker for rituals

A popular pastor of the Celestine Church in Ozuri, Adavi Local government area of Kogi State,  Shegun has been arrested for allegedly killing a...

Revealed! Prayer Mountain where Pastors pray for their Wives to die

Pastors now wish their wives death.Shocked? Don’t be because it is a fact.An evangelist, Wale Olugbenro told our correspondent that he was shocked to...

Prophet demands N750k to pray for Super Eagles to win the world cup

A Nigerian Prophet has asked Nigerians to donate N750,000 to him so he can organize prayers for the national team to win the World...

‘Poisonous’ rice to Africa: Nigeria to shut border to neighbouring country

Authorities in Nigeria say they will close their border with an unnamed neighbouring country within the next few days to stop foreign rice being...

Nurse tortures 10-year-old girl with hot iron

The police in Lagos have arrested one Mrs. Yetunde Bello for allegedly torturing her 10-year-old housemaid, Paulina, with a hot iron.It was learnt that...

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...