The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria is currently worse off when compared to the late ’80s and early ’90s. Obi shared this opinion on X after in Abuja on Thursday, February 20, after attending the launch of ‘A Journey in Service’, an autobiography …
Nigerian drug kingpin arrested for deceiving Koreans into smuggling drugs through romance scams
The Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) has arrested a ringleader of a Nigerian drug crime organization for deceiving Koreans into smuggling drugs through romance scams and other schemes. K Jeff, 59, the leader of an emerging drug ring based in Nigeria, was arrested last Thursday in a joint operation between the NIS’s Transnational Crime Information …
Argentina court drops charges against three tied to the death of singer Liam Payne
A court in Argentina dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last October, according to a ruling obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday. According to …
Gunmen kidnap Afenifere youth council president in Abuja
The National President of the Afenifere Youth Council, Eniola Ojajuni, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Abuja. In a statement released, the national secretary of the council, Abiodun Aderohunmu, said the incident occurred on Monday, February 17. According to Aderohunmu, the abductors are demanding a N100 million ransom. “The Afenifere National Youths Council is …
Libya deports 48 Nigerian women
48 Nigerian women and two children have been deported from Libya to Nigeria. This was done by Libya’s Department for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), with support from Nigeria’s consular services and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The repatriation was conducted through Mitiga International Airport, ensuring their safe return to Nigeria. Migrant Rescue Watch announced …
Abiola won June 12 election – IBB
Former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) has said late BasHorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola won the June 12, 1993, presidential election. The June 12 election has been a heated topic with several accounts of the events narrated by different parties. Daily Trust reports that in his autobiography: “A Journey in Service,” which was …
Married woman claimed God said I’m her husband and threatened to kill my wife if she did not allow her to marry me – Pastor Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E.A. Adeboye, has recounted a disturbing experience with a married woman who persistently claimed that God told her he was her husband. Adeboye, who disclosed this during the special Victory Hour programme on Wednesday, February 19, said the woman, a senior official at …
Again, Convicted kidnapper, Evans, makes case for plea bargain, claims he is now a teacher
Convicted kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, has again made a case for plea bargain claiming that he is no longer a criminal but a changed person. In his plea bargain application, which he put before Justice Sherifat Sonaike of the Lagos High Court, Tafawa Balewa Square, Evan said that he is now a …
Reality Tv star, Tacha, gets social media users talking after debuting her new body
Reality TV star, Tacha, has gotten social media users talking after debuting her new body on her Instagram page. She shared a video of herself looking well-trimmed in a two-piece. Her transformation got her fans talking. While some hailed her for losing weight and keeping in shape, others attributed her weight loss to medication.
Gunmen kidnap woman and her 3-year-old daughter in Kano
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a 22-year-old woman, Fatima Bello, and her three-year-old daughter, Nana Unaisa, in Malikawa Sarari, Bichi Local Government Area of Kano State. According to a report from the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Bichi, six armed assailants stormed the residence of Bello Murtala at about 9:00 p.m. on February …