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Robber invades widow’s home, cooks before attempting to rape her

A 40-year old man, from Ondo State, Tope Oladiran, who has been terrorising residents of Ikorodu axis for a while, has been arrested by...

Why Africans must stop calling themselves ‘Black’ – Pastor Chris speaks [Video]

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has lashed out at Africans who call themselves black and the Black Lives Matter movement.  The founder of Loveworld Ministries, also known...

Nigerian politician hits out at ‘stupid journalist’

A video a former government minister in Nigeria berating a journalist for asking him a question he did not like has been condemned by...

Woman’s long hair entangled in the wheels of Okada [Video]

A video showing a woman's long hair enmeshed in the tyre of a motorbike (okada) she was riding on has gone viral on social...

Genevieve Nnaji explains why she is still not married

Famous Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji, has revealed why she is still bachelorette. Speaking in an interview, the Director of acclaimed Lion Heart movie said her...

Nigeria’s economy enters negative growth

Nigeria’s economy has entered a negative growth as confirmed in a new report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday, August 24.  The country's Gross...

University student ‘runs mad’ [Video]

A crowd gathered after a Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) student allegedly ran mad and jumped off a bike in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. In...

How I escaped from police custody – Serial killer confesses

A suspected serial killer has narrated how he initially escaped from Mokola Police Station in the Akinyele area of Ibadan, Oyo State. According to him,...

Shocker: Woman who was pregnant for 10 years recounts horrible experience (Watch)

Legit.ng crew had a major encounter with Elizabeth Packal, a woman who revealed she was pregnant for 10 years. In an exclusive interview with her,...

My fiance makes me take care of the girl he impregnated – Lady cries out

A distressed Nigerian lady has cried out on social media seeking advice on what to do as she reveals she now takes care of...

Tit-for-tat: Nigeria to reciprocate travel ban by European countries

Nigeria will enforce the principle of reciprocity in granting permission to airlines to resume operations into the country as it opens its airspace, the...

Lady arrested for faking kidnap to extort money from her parents (Photo)

Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a lady, Idris Mary, for self-kidnapping in Akure with the help of her boyfriend. The Commissioner of Police, Tunde...

House-help caught poisoning her madam’s drink with an insecticide [video]

A video of a Nigerian house-help, who was caught trying to poison her madam’s drink with an insecticide, has surfaced on the internet. In the...

Photo: Pastor holds special prayer for Trump’s re-election

A pastor in Imo state in Nigeria has organized a special prayer session to pray for Donald Trump's re-election as the president of the...

Woman in trouble for biting hubby’s manhood

A 25-year-old woman has been arrested for biting her husband’s penis while he was asleep at their home in Umuofuga Umuhu, Imo State. A cousin...

Shocking: Maiden witches and wizards meeting held in Nigeria [photos]

The maiden anniversary of Progressive Witches and Wizards Association held their annual meeting on Friday at Araba castle in Osogbo, Osun state. Renowned Ifa priest,...

I’ve been praying to God to bring me someone like Burna Boy – Diddy

American rapper and producer, Sean Jean Combs, popularly known as Diddy, says he has been praying to God to send him someone like Nigerian...

7 members of a family die of food poisoning, husband runs mad

A food poisoning incident at Auki village of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State has left seven members of same family, consisting of...

Man rescued after being locked up by parents for 7 years [video]

The Kano State Police Command has rescued a 32-year-old man, Ahmad Aliyu, who was allegedly locked up by his father and stepmother for seven years in Farawa Babban...

Rapist begs police to kill him [Video]

A man, who was arrested and confessed to being an armed robber and a rapist, suggested that police officers should kill him, and a video...

Nigeria goes digital, set to include DNA data for ID cards

Nigeria has moved from National Identification and Registration of citizens via card-based version to strictly digital, the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, and...

70-year-old sentenced to death for defiling 12-year-old girl

An Islamic court in the Nigerian city of Kano has sentenced a 70-year-old man to death for defiling a 12-year-old girl. In recent weeks, there...

Shocking: Boko Haram condemns death sentence on singer for blasphemy

Factional leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Abubakar Shekau, has reportedly released a new audio, faulting the death sentence a Sharia court in Kano state...

Send old generation out of power- Obasanjo tells African youth

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised African youth to come together and use their electoral power to kick out the older generation from all...

Panic as Nigeria is added to the list of “Failed States” on Wikipedia

Web based encyclopedia – Wikipedia has updated its list of failed states and Nigeria is now one of the countries on the list. The free...

I don’t care about what people say about me when I’m dead – Obasanjo

Ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo has responded to those who criticised his comment on the death of Senator Buruji Kashamu. Mr Obasanjo had said that the late...

Singer sentenced to death for blasphemy

A musician in Nigeria's northern state of Kano has been sentenced to death by hanging for blaspheming against the Prophet Muhammad. An upper Sharia court...

Nigerian singer sentenced to death for blasphemy

A musician in Nigeria's northern state of Kano has been sentenced to death by hanging for blaspheming against the Prophet Muhammad. An upper Sharia court...

Love at Covid-19 isolation centre: Discharged lady snubs father, goes home with new lover

There was drama at the Oyo state Infectious Disease Centre on Saturday when a young lady refused to follow her father home after she...

Obasanjo undergoes Covid-19 test[photos]

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo underwent Covid-19 test at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to reports, he decided to take the test after receiving...

TB Joshua ‘runs away’ from Mahama

The Founder and General Superintendent of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet T.B. Joshua, has described publications suggesting that he has prophesied about...

Nigeria: Man faints during police confrontation for destroying daughter’s bladder with rape

Ogun State Police Command has arrested a village head (Baale), Rasheed Sholabi of Oose Agbedu Ajibawo, in Owode-Yewa, for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge...

Police officer allegedly rapes woman as punishment for not wearing face mask

A 32-year-old widow has alleged that policemen attached to the Sakpenwa Police Division in Nigeria’s Tai Local Government Area, arrested her on Tuesday, July...

Shocking: Fake blind beggar exposed [Photo]

A fake blind woman has been arrested by assistant to Nigeria's Governor for Mineral Resources & Environmental Management.According to reports, the woman, who hails...

COVID-19: What must happen before I reopen my church – Prophet TB Joshua

Presiding pastor of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Prophet TB Joshua has said that he is waiting to hear from God before...

Man allegedly rejects his daughter because she has blue eyes (Photo)

A little girl with blue eyes has allegedly been rejected by her father because of her eye colour, it has been claimed. Alabi Rukayat Oyindamola...

Over 11,000 COVID-19 patients discharged within 24 hours in Nigeria

Nigeria has recorded the highest one-day recovery from the deadly COVID-19 disease after over 11,000 patients reportedly recovered in a day. This is based on...

Nigerian musician, Flavour secretly marries first baby mama

Nigerian musician, Chinedu Izuchukwu Okoli, popularly Known as Flavour Nabania, has reportedly married his first baby mama, Sandra Okagbue. According to reports, the high-life crooner...

Shoprite to exit Nigeria after 15 years

South Africa’s grocery retailer, ShopRite, is leaving Nigeria, 15 years after it opened a shop in the West African country. Shoprite opened its first store...

Hushpuppi effect: Visa renewal for Nigerians in the UAE stopped

Nigeria's international woes have increased as Dubai withdraws visa application for the country. Apart from being blacklisted from applying for jobs in some Dubai organisations...