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Man, 74, marries for the first time

A 74-year-old man from Kogi State, identified as Mallam Muhammad Awal, has married for the first time. Awal wedded 45-year-old divorcee, Mallama Rahmat Muhammad,...

Tears flow as popular actress is laid to rest [Photos+Video]

The final funeral rites of Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh, has been held. The solemn ceremony took place on Friday, August 26, 2022. Ahead of the burial,...

Police suspend sexy officers in viral Tiktok video

Two Supernumerary Police Officers in Nigeria have been suspended by the Nigeria Police Force for misconduct. The officers, Obaze Blessing and Obaze Emmanuella Uju, were...

US to return $23m loot of Nigerian ex-military ruler Sani Abacha

The US has agreed to return another instalment of $23m (£19m) to Nigeria – part of money allegedly looted and stashed abroad by former...

Man divorces his wife for refusing to change her surname to his

A man has divorced his wife after she refused to remove her father's name and replace it with his surname in all her documents...

Gunmen abduct Catholic nuns on Nigeria highway

Four Nigerian Catholic nuns have been abducted in Nigeria’s south-eastern state of Imo, the local convent said, on a now notorious highway where a...

Tonto Dikeh cries after a scam stopped her from helping fan

Actress and politician Tonto Dokeh is disappointed in herself after she failed to help a fan in need because of a scam. According to her,...

Bank robbery prank lands Nigerian skit maker in prison

Eyinatayo Iluyomade, a 19-year-old Lagos-based comedian, has been arrested and charged to court for saying an expensive joke. The skit maker was alleged to have...

50 killed and many displaced in northern Nigeria flooding

At least 50 people have died and "many" displaced after recent torrential rains caused flooding in northern Nigeria, Sani Yusuf, executive secretary of the...

Nollywood actor charged with rape, supplying abortion drugs

Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong has been charged with rape, intimidation, conspiracy and supplying of drugs or instruments to procure abortion by the Akwa Ibom State government...

Nollywood actor charged with rape, supplying abortion drugs

The Akwa Ibom State government on Wednesday charged Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong with rape, intimidation, conspiracy and supplying of drugs or instruments to procure abortion. The actor...

Big Ivy claps back at Mummy Dolarz again with ‘Poison Ivy’; social media reacts

Internet sensation, Big Ivy, has won over the internet again with her new single Poison Ivy. The song, which is a reply to Nigeria’s Mummy...

Pastor Chris sacks pastor for supporting presidential candidate

The President and Founder of Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has relieved his nephew, Dr Daysman Oyakhilome Woghiren, of his position as the President...

Police in Tanzania release Kizz Daniel hours after arrest

Tanzanian police authorities have released the Nigerian music star, Kizz Daniel, born Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe, hours after he was arrested. He was detained at the Oysterbay Police...

20 fishermen jailed for trafficking marijuana from Ghana

A Federal High Court in Lagos State on Thursday sentenced 20 Ghanaian fishermen to one-year imprisonment each for transporting 13.670 kilogrammes of marijuana, aka...

Kidnappers mocked us for raising ₦1.2m to secure release of actors – Actors Guild of Nigeria

The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas has revealed that the kidnappers of two Nollywood actors, Cynthia Okereke and...

Nigeria halts importation of Sim cards

Nigeria’s government says it has banned the importation of Sim cards used in mobile phones. Communications Minister Isa Pantami said at an industry conference on...

Mummy Dolarz replies Big Ivy again [Video]

The Big Ivy and Mummy Dolarz Ghana-Naija beef may not be seeing an end anytime soon. After Ghana’s Big Ivy replied Nigeria’s Mummy Dolarz internet...

Nigeria shuts schools in Abuja over fears of attack

All schools have been told to shut and children sent home amid security fears in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and in nearby Nasarawa state. Intelligence reports...

I never wanted my son CJ Biggerman to pursue music – Big Ivy [Video]

Mother of rapper CJ Biggerman, Ivy Adjimah, popularly known as Big Ivy, says she never wanted her son to pursue music as a career....

Big Ivy and Mummy Dollarz’s Ghana-Naija beef intensifies

The Ghana-Naija feud, which started because nationals of the two nations wanted superiority over who makes the best Jollof rice, is seemingly heading off...

Nigeria headteacher sentenced to death after pupil’s murder

A high court in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has sentenced a primary school owner and his friend to death by hanging for...

Man captured on video begging wife’s sister for s3x [Video]

A yet-to-be identified man has been captured on video begging his wife's sister for sex, before attempting to force her to sleep with him.  In a...

Man arrested as girlfriend barks like dog after sex

A 33-year-old man has been arrested and put before a court to answer for using a charm during sexual intercourse with his girlfriend, which...

23-year-old jailed for biting off man’s finger

A 23-year-old man identified as Mohammed Abubakar, has been sentenced to three months imprisonment by an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun state for biting off...

Woman returns from ‘Sallah’ feasting to find her house and car on fire [Video]

A woman, who left home to celebrate Sallah with friends, returned to find her house and car on fire. She shared a video of herself...

Nigerian senator due in court over organ-harvesting plot

A Nigerian senator will appear in court in London later Thursday, accused of trying to take a child to the UK in order to...

Gunmen attack President Buhari’s convoy

Gunmen have attacked a convoy of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's team in Katsina, his home state in the north.Two persons sustained injuries in the...

Boko Haram suspects missing after Nigeria jailbreak

Officials in Nigeria say dozens of Boko Haram suspects are missing after prison in the capital, Abuja, was attacked by armed men on Tuesday...

Gunmen attack Nigeria president’s convoy

Gunmen have attacked a convoy of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s team in Katsina, his home state in the north. Two persons sustained injuries in the...

Nigeria: Police on manhunt for missing priests in Nigeria

Police in southern Nigeria say they’ve launched a manhunt for two Catholic priests who were kidnapped at the weekend in Edo state. The two men...

Why Christians don’t need guns – Pastor Adeboye explains

The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E.A Adeboye, has said Christians don’t need guns for self-defence. On Sunday, Adeboye clarified...

The Nigerian man who has fathered five sets of twins

Ayopo Ogunleye, who has fathered five sets of twins, has become something of a local celebrity in western Nigeria.He told BBC Yoruba he was...

Dozens freed from church awaiting ‘second coming’ of Christ

Police in Nigeria have rescued 77 people, including children, from a church where they were confined in the southwestern state of Ondo. Some of them...

Man discovers wife is a lesbian after 3 years of marriage

A Twitter user has narrated how a man discovered that his wife is a lesbian after three years of marriage. According to @thaturhobogirl, the man...

Tonto Dikeh nominated as running mate to Rivers State governorship candidate

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has been chosen as the running mate to Tonte Ibraye, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Rivers...

Suspects of Nigeria church massacre remanded

Suspects linked to the killing of at least 40 people in a church in south-west Nigeria have been detained by a regional security force,...

Lawyer storms Supreme Court in traditional regalia [Photos]

A Nigerian lawyer caused a stir at the Supreme Court today June 23, when he attended proceedings in the court in his traditional worshipper’s regalia. According to...

Gunmen behead another abducted politician in Nigeria

A second Nigerian politician has been beheaded by abductors in the south-east of the country, the authorities say. Police in Anambra state say the decapitated...

‘Live tweets’ of kidnapping in Nigeria fake – Police

An alleged mass kidnapping in Nigeria, seemingly reported live on Twitter on Tuesday, was fake, police say. The news of the alleged abductions came...