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Graphic Photo: Nurse Arrested For Allegedly Piercing Baby’s Eye Whose Mum Gave Her Carryover At NOUN…
A nursing staff at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto state, Folasade Adesina, is currently in detention after she was accused of piercing the eyes of a newborn baby born in the hospital where she works.The…
Usifo Ataga: University Of Lagos Breaks Silence
The Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos, UNILAG, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has finally spoken on the controversy surrounding student, Miss Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, who allegedly killed Usifo Ataga, Chief Executive Officer of SuperTV.…
Nnamdi Kanu’s Arrest, Repatriation Unconventional – Source
Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was arrested abroad and brought back to Abuja on Sunday in an “unconventional way”.The arrest was planned and executed by the Nigerian Security and Intelligence…
Super TV CEO: “I see his face in my dream every night” – Chidinma Ojukwu
Chidinma Ojukwu, the 21-year-old UNILAG student suspected to have killed Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga says she encounters trouble sleeping since the incident occurred.Recall that Ataga's lifeless body was found in an apartment in Lekki…
Iyabo Ojo and Nkechi Blessing: Nollywood Actors Criticise TAMPAN Over Ban
Nollywood practitioners are increasingly reacting to the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria's decision to bar its member directors from working with actresses, Iyabo Ojo and Nkechi Blessing Sunday.In a…
See Pictures Of The Apartment Where Super TV CEO Was Murdered
Photos have emerged from a Short Service Apartment where 21-year-old student of the University of Lagos, Chidinma Ojukwu, allegedly stabbed the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, to death.Recall that the 300-level…
“Usifo died a horrific death” – Super TV CEO’s doctor brother reveals shocking…
Dr. Isi Ataga, a brother to slain Super TV CEO, Michael Usifo Ataga, has said that the deceased was bound, gagged and tortured before he was killed.Dr. Ataga made the assertion in a statement released to the media on Monday.…
Baba Ijesha: Nkechi Blessing Reacts To TAMPAN Suspension
Actress Nkechi Sunday Blessing has reacted to the threats made by veteran actor, Jide Kosoko, that the leadership of the Theater Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria, TAMPAN, will frustrate her out of the industry.…
Baba Ijesha: Kemi Olunloyo Slams TAMPAN Over Nkechi Blessing, Iyabo Ojo Suspension
Journalist and popular online blogger, Kemi Olunloyo has slammed TAMPAN executives for suspending Nkechi Blessing and Iyabo Ojo and threatening producers and directors not to work with them on any movie.Nkechi Blessing and Iyabo Ojo…
Baba Ijesha: TAMPAN Threatens To Work Against Iyabo Ojo, Nkechi Blessing, Bars Directors From…
The leadership of the Theater Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria, TAMPAN has barred directors in the association from working with Nkechi Sunday Blessing and Iyabo Ojo and have threatened to frustrate them out of…
Super TV CEO: I don’t want to die – Chidinma Ojukwu begs
Chidinma Ojukwu, the 21-year-old student accused of killing Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga has begged not to be killed.The 300-level student of UNILAG made the appeal while expressing regret for killing the suspect.She debunked claims…
Baba Ijesha: We Won’t Tolerate Iyabo Ojo, Nkechi Blessing’s Reckless Abuses –TAMPAN
The Theater Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) and the Elders of Nigerian Motion Picture Industry on Saturday finally addressed the unprofessional conduct by actresses, Nkechi Blessing and Iyabo Ojo.…
Ministries, Agencies Use Consultants, BOT, PPP To Steal Money – EFCC Boss
Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has revealed the tactics Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) use to steal money.Bawa made the disclosure when he received the Chairman, Fiscal…
Islamic Group, MURIC Warns Sheikh Gumi, Others Against Defending Bandits, Lists Punishments
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has warned against trivialising crimes committed by bandits and herders.In a statement signed by Professor Ishaq Akintola, the director of MURIC, the organisation warned against making excuses for the…
Lagos dispatch rider absconds with $10,000 employer told him to lodge in bank
A dispatch rider, Ayokunle Akinniranye, 47, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing his employer’s $10,000 (N4.5 million).The defendant, whose residential address was not provided, is facing a…
“Your stories are riddled with lies” – Judge jails man for 25 years for raping…
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Friday sentenced a trader, Adelaja Oloyede,43, to 25 years imprisonment for raping a tailor.Justice Abiola Soladoye found Oloyede guilty of rape contrary to Section 260 of the…
Nigerian Pan Ocean Oil Staff Steals $340K From 17 US States, Awaits Extradition
Chukwuemeka Onyegbula, an IT staff of Pan Ocean Oil Corporation Nigeria Limited, has been indicted in the U.S. State of Washington for wire fraud and identity theft.Onyegbula, who was arrested on 5 June in Lagos, is awaiting extradition…
EFCC arrests 3 in Sokoto over N3.5bn failed ponzi scheme
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sokoto Zonal Office says it has arrested three suspects over alleged N3.5 billion online investment fraud.EFCC Head in Sokoto State, Mr Bawa Kaltungo, made the disclosure while…
JUST IN: Baba Ijesha engages 2 SANS to represent him in court
Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka alias Baba Ijesha has beefed up his defence in his trial over allegations of child molestation by hiring two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to represent him during proceedings at an Ikeja Special…
Protest: Senator Uba Threatens To Sue Heritage Bank, Demands N5bn for Damages, Apologies
Senator Andy Uba, representing Anambra South Senatorial District in the Senate has threatened to sue Heritage Bank over a viral video showing its staff protesting at the entrance of his residence.Few days ago, a video emerged online of…
Reject Kalu’s Bid To Stop His Retrial – EFFC Tells Court Over Alleged N7.1b Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged a Federal High Court in Abuja to reject the application filed by former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu.Kalu, now senator representing Abia North, is asking the court to…
2 female teachers remanded for caning pupil, 8, to death in Kano
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Wednesday ordered the remand of two teachers, Hajara Musa, 26, and Farida Ahmed, 26, for alleged murder of an 8-year-old boy.The defendants, who are residents of Kurna Quarters, Kano, are standing…
EFCC to Go after Petroleum Smugglers, Says it’s Economic Crime
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa said smugglers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the country will face the full wrath of the law.Bawa issued this stern warning in a remark at a…
EFCC Commits To Battle Fraud, Partners Lottery Trust Fund
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Tuesday, reiterated the Commission’s resolve to work with the National Lottery Trust Fund in combatting corruption in the lottery industry.…
Ogbomosho man beats 2 persons to death, tears 5-year-old boy’s mouth with cutlass
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday, remanded 25-year-old Nathaniel Oladiran at the correctional facility for alleged murder of a middle aged woman.The Chief Magistrate, Mr Olaide Amzat, who did not take the…
For assaulting herdsman, security guard bags 3-month jail term
An Upper Area Court, Mpape, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a security guard, Zakariya Abdulrahman, to three months imprisonment for assaulting a herder.The judge, Marafa Mohammed, sentenced Abdulrahman after Abdulrahman pleaded guilty to…
Four Chinese Workers Abducted In Ogun Regain Freedom after Payment of Ransom
Four Chinese workers who were kidnapped last Wednesday in Ogun State have regained their freedom.Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Police Command, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the release of the victims on Monday.Read…
Mushin cobbler breaks into apartment in Yaba, steals N250k Samsung phone
A 27-year-old cobbler, Babatunde Morakinyo, on Friday appeared before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly stealing an Android Tablet and two pieces of earpiece, valued N271,000.Morakinyo, who resides in Mushin area of…
Ex-Permanent Secretary Who Worked With Fashola Wanted Over Mismanagement Of N2.5billion Contracts
Immediate past Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Alhaji Mohammed Bukar, who worked under the Minister, Babatunde Fashola, has been asked to explain the mismanagement of over N2.5 billion road contracts in…
Presidential aide Babafemi Ojudu debunks fake news of Ologundudu’s death
The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Babafemi Ojudu, has called out an Akure-based blogger, Femi Salako for spreading the false news of the killing of Yoruba satirist, Kunle Ologundudu.In a Facebook post that went…