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Why 19-year-old girl faked her death will shock you

A 19-year-old girl, Margaret Adiya Ikumu from Benue State, Nigeria, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police command for faking her death on social media. Young...

Davido, Tiwa Savage and Mr Eazi cover Billboard magazine’s first issue

Tiwa Savage, Davido and Mr Eazi are the cover stars for Billboard’s latest special issue, which is entirely devoted to the continent of Africa. The feature...

Coronavirus: Investors rush to Nigeria

Nigeria’s early move to tap cheap loans has improved its risk perception among foreign investors, leading to a fall in the country’s borrowing costs. Yields...

I killed my brother because he was father’s favourite – Murder suspect

The Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT) headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, have arrested 20-year-old Ibrahim Abdullahi and...

Watch: Pastor ‘heals’ COVID-19 patient

founder of the Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin has reportedly healed a coronavirus (COVID-19) patient. On 22nd May, 2020, in one of...

My girlfriend threatened to lock me in a bottle if… – Man cries

A Nigerian man has taken to micro blogging platform, Twitter to open up on how his girlfriend threatened to lock him in a bottle. The...

I didn’t know sex is a marital obligation – Teen wife justifies murder of husband

An 18-year-old wife, Salman Hassan has been arrested by the Bauchi Police Command for allegedly stabbing her husband, Mohammed Mustapha, to death while trying...

They’re all fabricated stories – Discharged patient says coronavirus is a scam

One of the recently discharged patients of the COVID-19 in Delta state, on Monday, May 18, alleged that the ailment is a scam in...

Burna Boy throws shade after Davido tagged himself, Wizkid ‘the greatest of all time’

Fans of Nigerian musicians, Wizkid and Davido, are attacking the 'African Giant', Burna Boy, after he shared a post on his Snapchat to jab...

Coronavirus: Buhari to hold private Eid prayers with family

As Muslims all over the world mark the Eid Fitri celebration this weekend, President Buhari has said he will be conducting his Eid prayers...

Nigerians rush to stock up on hydroxychloroquine

The authorities in Nigeria say they are concerned that people are buying large quantities of hydroxychloroquine - a drug touted, but not yet proven,...

Davido calls himself and Wizkid the two greatest of all time, fans of Burna Boy react

Nigeria's Davido says he is the greatest musician of all time and the only artiste in Nigeria he feels is at par with him...

Pastor flogged for criticising government official

A Nigeria pastor has told the BBC about how he was tortured and flogged for two hours because of Facebook posts in which he...

Woman called ‘4:30 Eyes’ because of her crossed eyes shows her transformation

A woman has shared before and now photos as she narrated how she was bullied mercilessly for having crossed eyes, until she resorted to...

339 new cases of Coronavirus recorded in Nigeria, total now 7,019

A whopping 339 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Thursday, May 21, 2020.  According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, 139...

Lockdown Diaries: 17-year-old impregnates his two sisters

Facebook user, Abuchi Onwumelu, has taken to the platform to narrate how a teenage boy allegedly impregnated his two younger sisters during lockdown. He wrote: A...

Ignorant teen wife kills her husband for attempting intercourse

An 18-year-old wife, Salman Hassan, has been arrested by the Bauchi Police Command in Nigeria for stabbing her husband, Mohammed Mustapha, to death...

Actor arrested over alleged murder of neighbour over electricity bill

A 30-year-old Nollywood actor, Temitayo Ogunbusola, has allegedly stabbed his neighbour, Oladotun Osho, to death following a disagreement over the payment of electricity bill. The...

Shocking: Popular Nigerian actress dies!

Popular Nollywood actress, Emilia Dike, has reportedly breathed her last after she collapsed in Enugu State. Her death was confirmed by Nollywood movie director, Okechukwu...

Every little headache scared me – Actor recounts COVID-19 near death experience

One of Nigeria’s leading actors, Femi Adebayo, has revealed how Covid-19 forced him to cancel shows in the United States and run into isolation...

Watch: Mother ties 10-year-old son in sack for this shocking reason

A woman is trending online for tying her son in sack for four days over allegation of being possessed with evil spirits. In the now...

Man invokes millipedes on wife’s family

A man, who reportedly paid 1.8 million naira as bride price, has invoked millipede to the family house of his bride after she ran...

COVID-19: Pastor denies church members to avoid arrest for defiance

'Save yourself first' is what an unidentified Nigerian pastor did when police raided his church for conducting services despite the social gathering ban. The said...

Coronavirus: Buhari orders lockdown of states as virus rapidly increases

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that precision lockdowns be implemented in areas recording high rates of coronavirus infections in the country. The chairman of the...

Why America, African nations and others are indebted to China – T. B. Joshua reveals

Prophet T.B. Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations has advised America to concentrate on what China is doing to grow its economy....

Coronavirus: Bishop Oyedepo ‘heals’ church members

According to Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, the church received 62 testimonies of persons healed of...

Omotola celebrates 25 years in entertainment with stunning photos

Veteran Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde fondly called Omosexy by her fans, recently took to social media to celebrate 25 years in entertainment. The mother...

Covid-19: Couple, guests run as task force storms wedding [Video]

Members of the Cross River state Covid-19 taskforce disrupted a wedding that was in session at the Christ Apostolic Church in Calabar, the state capital...

Buhari receives Madagascar’s COVID-19 herbal drug

President Muhammadu Buhari has taken delivery of the Madagascar native formulation against the Coronavirus. At an audience meeting with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea...

My wife and I came face-to-face with death – Nigerian coronavirus survivor narrates

Narrating the trauma his wife and himself suffered at the isolation centre after testing positive for coronavirus, Chief Doyin Okupe, a former Senior Special...

Pregnant COVID-19 patient delivered of baby boy

Gbagada Isolation Centre in Lagos has been thrown into a state of excitement and thanksgiving after one of its patients was successfully delivered of...

Coronavirus: This is why President Buhari does not wear face masks

The Nigerian presidency has denied that the country's leader, Muhammadu Buhari, is breaking any safety rules by not wearing face masks. The denial was...

Missing seven-year-old girl found dead inside co-tenants vehicle

Olujoda area of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital on Friday, was thrown into mourning when the corpse of a 7-year-old girl Olagoke Morire, was found...

193 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in Nigeria, total confirmed cases now 5,162

One-hundred and ninety-three new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Thursday, May 14, 2020 in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ,...

They said I’m worth $3.5 million; that won’t even buy my cars – Musician

Nigeria singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, also known as Burna Boy, has, once again, left social media users talking. The singer wants the world to know...

Video: Two grown men fight over a woman

Two grown men took to the streets to fight each other over a woman. In a video shared online, both men are seen throwing punches...

Covid-19: Lady tells story of how lockdown saved her friend

A lady has narrated how her friend nearly ended up getting married to a married man with kids. A few weeks to their wedding which...

Coronavirus: Bishop Oyedepo makes revelation on vaccine

Pastor of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, has kicked against the bill before the House of Representatives which has been a source of...

2 bag death sentence for defiling, killing 8-year-old girl

A High Court in Port Harcourt, Nigeria has sentenced a level 200 student of Physics department, University of Port Harcourt, Ifeanyi Dike and his...

2baba’s baby mama Sunmbo Adeoye welcomes baby girl

Congratulations are in order for Nigerian singer 2baba's baby mama Sunmbo Adeoye as she welcomes a beautiful baby girl. Sunmbo delivered her baby girl...