Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president and liberation hero is dead at the age of 97. His son, Kambarage said he died at a military hospital in Lusaka where he was being treated for pneumonia. Kaunda ruled Zambia for 27 years, ...
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We raped her, killed her and then poured acid on her body – Land agent recounts how he and three others murdered a petty trader
A suspected murderer, Prince Reuben, from Etche community in Rivers state has been arrested by men of the police command for conspiring with three of his friends who are currently at large to rape and murder a petty trader simply ...
Read More »Ifeanyi Uba emerges YPP candidate for Anambra guber election
Ifeanyi Ubah, the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ifeanyi Ubah has emerged as the candidate of the Young Progressives Party for the forthcoming November governorship election in Anambra State. Ubah, who was cleared by the ...
Read More »Nigerian man, Benard Okorhi, others jailed n US for scamming people of $8 million in romance scam
Benard Okorhi, 42, a Nigerian national, has been sentenced to serve 75 months in federal prison for his role in an international fraud conspiracy that used compromised email accounts to steal from businesses and romance scams on internet dating sites ...
Read More »#EndSARS Protester, Nicholas Mbah, regains freedom after 8 months in prison
Nicolas Mbah, who has been remanded in Kirikiri Prison since October 2020 for participating in the #ENDSARS protests in Lagos, has finally regained his freedom. His lawyer, Orji Ama Onu, confirmed this to Newsmen on Wednesday, June 16. Onu said Mbah ...
Read More »Yam sold in slices at Nigerian market (photo)
The food inflation has resulted to yams being sold in slices to Nigerians who cannot afford to buy a tuber. A Twitter user posted the picture below to express shock at what she encountered in the market and how Nigeria’s ...
Read More »Hoodlums behead APC chieftain, raze ex-AG’s home in Imo
Tragedy struck in Imo State on Wednesday after rampaging hoodlums beheaded two persons in the Orsu Local Government Area of the state. The hoodlums also set the country home of the lawmaker representing the area at the state House of ...
Read More »Rivers United Coach, Stanley Eguma kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Enugu
Rivers United coach, Stanley Eguma has reportedly been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. According to reports, Mr. Eguma was kidnapped in Enugu on his way from Gombe State where his team lost to Adamawa United on Sunday. “The coach did not ...
Read More »Akwa Ibom pastor kills wife, buries corpse in shallow grave
A pastor in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria’s South-south, has been detained by the police for allegedly killing his wife. The incident happened at a village called Ikot Ataku, Okon, in Eket Local Government Area. The pastor has been identified as ...
Read More »#EndSARS protester gives birth in Ondo prison
A Nigerian lady identified as Kemisola Ogunniyi who was allegedly arrested in October 2020 during the EndSARS protest in Akure, Ondo state, has welcomed a baby at the Surulere prison in the state. Publisher, Omoyele Sowore who shared her story online, claimed ...
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