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Month: May 2024

Nigerian woman, warned against travelling to Serbia to meet tiktok lover, marries him

A Nigerian woman, Rita, who met her Serbian boyfriend on a TikTok livestream, has tied the knot with him after he helped her obtain a visa to Serbia. The lady, Rita, had expressed joy after her Serbian boyfriend whom she…

How Wizkid set social media ablaze with attacks on Davido, Don Jazzy, others

The social media sphere erupted earlier this week as Wizkid, the renowned singer, directed controversial remarks at his long-standing rival Davido and esteemed producer Don Jazzy. Wizkid’s tweets, which emerged in the early hours of Monday, April 29, 2024, became…

How drunken Police Inspector cut off wife’s hand for not giving him money

Mrs Hauwa Shagari, a pregnant mother of three young children will not forget Saturday, 27th April 2024 in a hurry. She had woken up and set out for that day’s activities but before that day ended, she was admitted to…

FIJ reporter spends third night in police detention

A journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Daniel Ojukwu, has reportedly been taken into custody by the Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector General of Police. According to his employers, the FIJ, he is currently being detained at the…

Eight feared dead in Delta tanker explosion

No fewer than eight people, including a three-year-old child and her mother, were feared killed in a tanker explosion on Friday at Omenta Okpe in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. PUNCH Online reports that the incident occurred as…

Under-bridge apartments: Lagos in manhunt for owners of 86 rooms

The Lagos State Government has disclosed that it has intensified its efforts to arrest suspected gang leaders who rented out the 86 apartments in the Dolphin Estate Bridge in Ikoyi. Following a discovery by the state government on Wednesday, it…

EFCC to consider fresh petition over Matawalle N70bn fraud case

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it would consider the fresh petition it recently received over the alleged N70bn corruption case of Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle. The EFCC’s acting Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwajuren,…

Aregbesola remains APC member, group replies ex-commissioner

Omoluabi Progressives, a group enjoying the backing of ex-governor Rauf Aregbesola in Osun State, on Friday said the ex-Osun helmsman would not be declared inconsequential in the party. The group was reacting to the claim by the immediate past Osun…

Osun NIPR Set to hold 2024 PR Challenge

The Osun State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has announced the second edition of its PR pitching competition, the Osun PR Challenge. The event is set for Thursday, May 9, 2024, at the SEAP Hall, Redeemer’s…

Shell signs agreement to build gas pipelines in Oyo

Shell Nigeria Gas and the Oyo State Government have signed an agreement to develop a gas supply and distribution infrastructure that will deliver gas to industrial and commercial users in the state. A statement released on Friday by Shell Nigeria’s…