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Nigeria police arrest ‘serial rapist’

Police in Nigeria's northern Kano state says a man suspected of being a serial rapist has been arrested. Kano police spokesman Abdullahi Haruna told the...

Man arrested after 40 rapes in Nigerian town

Nigerian police say they have arrested a man after 40 people were raped in one town over the period of a year. A mother in...

Reverend Father leads ‘prayer protest’ over bad road (photos)

Nigerian clergyman, Reverend David Okechukwu, led members of his church to pray and also stage a peaceful protest over the deplorable state of Ohanku...

Nigeria’s ‘Big Boy’ Hushpuppi reportedly arrested in Dubai by Interpol, FBI

Judging by reports going round the internet, all may not be well for Nigerian big boy, Ray Hushpuppi as he was recently arrested. According...

Nigeria: Robber who snatched someone’s bag shot by police

The police in Anambra State have gunned down a man, who allegedly snatched a bag containing N3.5m from a victim, near a new generation...

Popular pastor rapes teen girl during deliverance session

Policemen attached to Warri Area Command have apprehended  the founder and general overseer of Victory Revival Fasting and Prayer Ministry, Bishop Elijah Orhonigbe, for allegedly...

Parts of Nigeria overtaken by heaps of refuse after downpour [Video+Photos]

Some residents of Surulere in Lagos, Nigeria, have taken to social media to raise alarm over their community being overtaken by loads of refuse after...

Why Nigeria is losing war against insecurity [read]

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has attributed the inability of the Nigerian military and other security outfits to contain the disturbing nation’s insecurity...

Simi and Adekunle Gold welcome baby girl [Photo]

Celebrity couple, Simi and Adekunle Gold, are the latest parents in town as they welcome their first child. The baby girl was born on May...

Two sets of triplets get married! [Photos]

The special bond of siblings is stronger than any 'till death do us part' and two sets of triplets have proven this saying is...

Coronavirus: Nigeria records 328 new cases; confirmed cases now 11,844

Three hundred and twenty-eight new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria on Friday, June 5, 2020. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...

COVID-19: Health workers ignore virus, dance their hearts out [Watch]

Some health workers at Eti-Osa isolation centre in Lagos have mocked coronavirus as they dance in its face. Unperturbed about the spike in the confirmed...

Letter from Africa: Why Nigerians are muting their mothers on WhatsApp

In our series of letters from African writers, Nigerian novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani says children are now having to police their credulous parents on...

How we spent N80m on lawmakers’ wives Dubai trip – Lagos Speaker

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, on Saturday appeared before the House panel of enquiry on the corruption...

Actors found guilty of rape must be banned – Patience Ozokwor

Veteran actress, Patience Ozokwor, aka Mama G, has revealed what should be done to actors found guilty of rape. Kemi Filani News recalls that Actress...

Nigeria: ‘Mad man’ caught with dead baby [Watch]

A suspected 'mad man' has reportedly been nabbed with a dead baby in Aba.  The man, who was seen being dragged into a van by...

Anthony Joshua hobbles on crutches as he joins Black Lives Matter protest [Photos]

Boxer Anthony Joshua joined protesters in Watford, north London, during a demonstration to call for an end to racial injustice. The professional boxer was seen...

Actor recounts how he lost his two kids while away on a job that paid less than one Cedi

The Nigerian entertainment industry has greatly evolved from how it used to be, seeing as times have changed and things are relatively easier. Nollywood...

President Buhari not in charge of Nigeria – Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, says he does not believe that President Muhammadu Buhari is in charge of Nigeria. Soyinka made the comment on Thursday,...

Prostitution is best career on earth – Lady brags [Video]

A young lady has described prostitution as the best career on earth due to the wealth she has made in a short time. In...

Nigeria: Legislators oppose castration as penalty for rape

The house of representatives has rejected castration of persons convicted of rape, after it was suggested during one of the meetings.At Thursday’s plenary session,...

I raped 70-year-old woman under influence of alcohol – Suspect confesses

A 25-year-old-man, Wasiu Bankole, has been arrested for raping a 70-year-old woman at her apartment in Abule Lemode area of Ijoko at about 8pm on June...

Lady accuses ‘rape advocate’ D’banj of rape

A Twitter user identified as @seyitannn_ has narrated how she was raped in a hotel room by singer, D'Banj. She opened up on the ordeal...

Man arrested for beating 4-year-old son to coma

A Nigerian father has been arrested by men of the Lagos state police command for beating his four-year-old son, Ezekiel, to a state of...

Man to die by hanging for raping 2-year-old to death

For raping a baby that was 2 years 9-month-old to death, a Kaduna State High Court sitting at Dogarawa Sabon Gari Zaria has convicted...

Soldier recounts how his mother was allegedly raped by colleague

A former Nigerian soldier has shared the sad story of how his mother was raped by a neighbor in the barracks where he lived. Sharing...

Musician in hot waters for berating Buhari and Trump

Nigerians have proved freedom of speech is not indeed completely free as they express their displeasure in some comments made by singer Wizkid. Sharing his...

12 men rape 12-year-old girl for 2 months

A 12-year-old girl has told Jigawa State Police Command how a 57-year-old man and 11 others turned her into a sex-machine. “They hid me,...

Man demands refund of monies spent on ex after her marriage [See list]

A man, identified as Zubairu Dalhatu Malamai, is definitely not allowing his newly married ex-lover walk away after squandering his money. A legal letter to...

Nigeria: Student raped, murdered inside church (Photo)

A 23-year-old lady, identified as Uwaila Omozuwa, has died at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Edo State, after she was beaten and...

Buhari loses nephew!

Ibrahim Dauda, a nephew to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), is dead. Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media...

Man electrocuted few weeks to his wedding

This is sad! A groom to be has been electrocuted few weeks to his wedding. The calm neighborhood of Opobo road of the Ogbor Hills,...

Nigeria: Man attacks twin brother with cutlass to please lover

Chaos erupted in Ndimoko Arondizuogu, Imo State when a man, identified as Peter Ogbonna, inflicted severe machete wounds on his twin brother, Paul, during...

Bobrisky arrested over alleged fraud

Popular Nigerian cross-dresser, Bobrisky, is in the grips of the police for alleged fraud. Reports indicate he allegedly swindled an amount of N30 million from...

Nigeria’s coronavirus cases ‘could be four times higher’

A body representing Nigerian doctors believes the real number of coronavirus cases in the country could be four times higher than the 8,733 cases...

Father and son exchange ‘blows’ over feeding fee [Video]

'Honour thy father' appears to be missing in a young Nigerian's scripture as he faces his father man to man over feeding money. The individual,...

Mob stones father of 7 to death for stealing chicken

A father of seven in Kamurojjo-Muro village, Serere district, Teso sub region, Uganda has been stoned to death for allegedly stealing food. The deceased, identified...

Prophet TB Joshua schools public on use of nose masks

Prophet TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, has educated the public on the proper use of nose masks. TB Joshua who...

Buhari celebrates Eid-el-fitr with family (photos)

President Muhammadu Buhari celebrated the Eid-el-Fitr with his immediate family in the statehouse, Abuja today, May 24. The celebration was observed on a low-key...

It will take a miracle for coronavirus to disappear- Pastor Adeboye

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God RCCG, says it will take a miracle for the Coronavirus pandemic...