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Nigeria kidnappings: Chibok schoolgirl freed after seven years

One of the Nigerian schoolgirls seized by Islamist militants Boko Haram from the town of Chibok in 2014 has been freed and reunited with...

Drama as woman storms church to pour hot water on alleged rival

A lady is in police grips for pouring water on a woman who accused her of having affairs with her husband. The incident happened...

Serial rapist on bail re-arrested for defiling another girl, 4

The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Friday, paraded a 35-year-old alleged serial rapist, Kola Mogaji, for...

Herbalist kills client, uses his body parts for money ritual for himself

Two herbalists are in police grips for murdering, dismembering and using the body parts of a man for money rituals. The herbalists, Faseun Afolabi and...

Lady who murdered ‘sugar daddy’ arrested while chilling in a hotel

A lady, simply identified as Laureta, has been arrested for allegedly killing a businessman, Chukwuemeka. Ckukwuemeka has been identified as Laureta's sugar daddy who was...

Horror as pastor is murdered on pulpit during church service

The Sunday Service at Redeemed Christian Church of God in Nigeria was closed abruptly after intruders stormed the premise. The assailants killed the head pastor,...

COVID-19: Nigeria gives cash to urban poor senior citizens

The Nigerian Government is set to begin cash payment to 200,000 beneficiaries. Those who will get the money, are urban poor senior citizens, who don’t...

Trending photo: Sick soldier receives IV fluid hanged on tree

A photo of a Nigerian soldier receiving medical treatment from his colleague has gone viral. The photo shows the sick soldier lying on a bed...

Parents stage daughter’s kidnap to repay bank loan

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a couple for allegedly planning the kidnapping of their 21-year-old daughter, Stephine Solomon Oghenevoke. Remember that on July...

Youth leader jailed 1 year for insulting President

A Nigerian Youth leader has been put behind bars for using distasteful words on President Buhari and his secretary. Ikamu Hamidu Kato, an Adamawa state...

Boxing coach found dead in hotel room

The Head Coach of Kickboxing Association in Ogun State, Nigeria Olufunke Ogunsuyi, has died. Ogunsuyi, popularly called ‘Big Fish', was found dead in her hotel room in Ilorin, Kwara...

17-year-old allegedly stabs teacher to death

A yet-to-be identified student of Government Technical College Bukuru, Plateau State, has murdered his teacher, Job Dashe.It was gathered that the deceased, a UNIJOS...

Popular pastor warns couples against s3x-starving

President and Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, popularly known as Winners Chapel Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has warned married couples on the dangers...

Tokyo Olympic: Team Nigeria officials accused of withholding phone gifts for athletes

Officials of Team Nigeria have been accused of withholding Samsung phone gifts given to athletes at the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Samsung, which...

Olympics: Banned Nigerian athletes hold protest in Tokyo

A group of Nigerian athletes – who were ruled ineligible to compete at the Olympics in Tokyo – have held a protest in the...

Motorists rescue man abducted while peeing

Motorists in Abuja have foiled an abduction attempt on a resident around Magicland Park before the city gate. The victim was said to have disembarked...

Man confesses to killing ‘sugar mummy’, raping her corpse

A 23-year-old bricklayer, Adebayo Kingsley, has confessed to killing his 46-year-old lover to have sexual intercourse with her. Adebayo Kingsley is said to have stormed...

Police declare man wanted for allegedly stealing 89 cows [Photos]

A man, who allegedly stole 89 cows in Akwa Ibom state, has been declared wanted by the police. "Beware! Wanted for stealing 89 cows in...

Nigerian Army chief issues special order to troops

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya, has ordered officers and men to be professional in the discharge of their duties. Lt. Gen...

Bribe my angels – Pastor tells congregation [Video]

A pastor has caused quite a stir on social media after telling his church members to bribe his angels so that his grace can...

Man allegedly beats lover to death for using his charger without permission

An Abuja-based man, identified as Hasan Taiwo, has been arrested for allegedly beating his live-in lover to death in their home in Lugbe area. According...

Househelp, three others arrested in connection with banker’s murder

The Police Command in Yobe said it has arrested four suspects in connection with the killing of Hassan Abubakar, a staff of a commercial...

Private Business Jet in Lagos: Could Yevgeny Prigozhin be in Nigeria?

The private business jet P4-BAR aircraft Gulfstream G550, which was traveling from Benghazi, landed at the Lagos airport in Nigeria. The landing took place...

Footballer slumps and dies during match

A football player, identified as Jonah, has died after he slumped during a football match in Nasarawa State in Nigeria. Details of his death are still sketchy at...

Nigeria school kidnappers abduct man delivering ransom

Kidnappers in Nigeria have seized a man who was sent to deliver a ransom payment to secure the release of dozens of abducted school...

CCTV exposes woman who deliberately set supermarket on fire [Watch]

The cause of last week's fire which razed down a supermarket in Lagos has been made known from a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV). According to...

Missing young lady found dead in bizarre state inside a drainage

A lady, who was declared missing a week ago, has been found dead in a drainage connected to a nearby river. Her decomposing corpse was...

Police arrest 5 men for raping 20-year-old man

Police in Kano State have arrested five men for allegedly sodomising a 20-year-old man severally. Spokesperson of Kano police command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who...

Three suspected ritualists arrested with human parts inside calabash

Local residents of Rivers State, Nigeria have arrested three young men for possessing calabashes with human parts. The suspects, believed to be between the ages...

You are blatant failures – Bishop Oyedepo on why he sacked 40 pastors

Founder and Leader of Living Faith Church, Bishop Oyedepo, has responded to naysayers who criticised him for sacking 40 pastors. One of the pastors, who...

JSS 2 student stabs School Prefect [Photo]

Senior Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Education, Mr Castro Ezama has decried high level of moral decadence and increasing cultism in Secondary and...

Robbers allegedly drop letter to notify residents of an upcoming operation [Video]

Everyday in Abuja comes with its own drama, and that which was witnessed on Wednesday morning is an unusual letter in a building complex. Per...

Pastor dies as his uncompleted church building collapses

The pastor of Divine Light Prophetic Mission in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, Pastor Daniel Obasi, has died after his two-storey building under construction...

Eid-ul-Adha: History remade as Catholic priest storms mosque for prayers

History was recorded in a Mosque in Ogun State, Nigeria when a Catholic Priest showed up for prayers, one of its kind. Marking this year's...

Woman dies 4 days after her wedding [Photos]

A 31-year-old woman, Ate Joy Veronica, who died four days after her wedding, has been buried in Benue state.  Veronica and her husband, Irabor Samuel,...

Church sacks 40 pastors for not meeting targets for ‘tithes and offerings’

A man, who identified himself as a former pastor of a church in Nigeria, has claimed he and other pastors were sacked by the church for...

Nigerian pilot escapes as another military jet crashes

The Nigerian Airforce (NAF) on Monday confirmed the crash of an Alpha Jet aircraft in Zamfara. The aircraft was returning from air interdiction between the...

Mysterious sheep with five horns spotted in market [Video]

An unusual sheep specie is getting tons of attention from Lagos residents after it was spotted in a market. Bypassers have trooped to a wet...

Meet Nigeria’s first female military pilot [Photos]

The military is an occupation that has been dominated by men, however, many females have been venturing into it, giving their male folks a...

Man plays ‘football’ with bundles of cash at mother’s funeral [Video]

Nigerian businessman, Obi Cubana, has been trending over the weekend on social media after his friends presented 246 cows to him during his mother's...