Old Video of a Deadly Cement-Lifting Bet Resurfaces, Reviving Warnings About Dangerous Dares Among Nigerian Youth

17 Aug 2026

A video showing a young man identified only as Gbenga collapsing after trying to lift four bags of cement in a bet with friends has started recirculating on social media. The clip is not new — it first surfaced in reports from September 2025. What the Original Reports Claimed According to the earliest accounts, Gbenga […]

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Man’s Alleged Attempt to Burn His Wife Alive Reopens Debate on Nigeria’s Weak Domestic Violence Protections

17 Aug 2026

The Kogi State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old man, Jacob Irewa, for allegedly setting his wife on fire during a fight at their home in Lokoja. Police say the fight happened on Friday, August 14, at about 8:30 p.m. The trouble reportedly started when Irewa’s wife, Mrs Berida Irawo, burnt some of his old […]

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Heavy Rain Floods Wuse 2 in Abuja, Leaves Cars Submerged

17 Aug 2026

A heavy downpour flooded parts of Wuse 2 in Abuja, leaving several cars submerged in floodwater. Video circulating on social media shows vehicles trapped in the rising water as the rain overwhelmed the district’s drainage. Wuse 2, one of Abuja’s busiest commercial and residential districts, joins a growing list of areas across the Federal Capital […]

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Mob Justice Erupts at UNIZIK After Lecturer Accused of Sexual Misconduct

16 Aug 2026

A lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State, was assaulted by a group of students on Saturday after a female student accused him of attempting to sexually molest her. The lecturer, from the Department of Chinese Studies, Faculty of Arts, was confronted on campus near the Chike Okoli Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies, and […]

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Stabbing Sparks Mass Brawl Between Scrap Pickers and Youths in Benin City

14 Aug 2026

A disagreement between a scrap picker and a member of the public turned violent in Benin City, Edo State, after the scrap picker was allegedly stabbed with a pen during an argument. The incident quickly escalated into a mass brawl involving other scrap pickers and a crowd of youths in the area. According to eyewitness […]

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An Abandoned Hospital Falls as Calabar’s Landslide Crisis Deepens

14 Aug 2026

An abandoned hospital in Calabar collapsed yesterday after heavy rainfall triggered a landslide in the area. The Unicern Hospital, which had been shut down because of repeated landslides threatening the site, came down as the weakened ground beneath it finally gave way. Footage of the moment the building fell has circulated on social media. No […]

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A Suspected Card Fraudster, a Bag of 30 ATM Cards, and an Angry Crowd in Jos

12 Aug 2026

An angry mob descended on a suspected ATM thief in Jos, Plateau State, after he allegedly attempted to scam a customer at a First Bank branch near the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) office. According to the report, the suspect was caught with more than 30 different ATM cards on him, while his alleged accomplices […]

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A Roadside Standoff in Port Harcourt Raises Questions About How Security Agencies Handle Each Other

12 Aug 2026

A tense scene played out on Ada-George Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, after Nigerian police officers were reportedly seen forcing a man wearing a military polo shirt into their Hilux patrol vehicle. According to a video circulating online, the man resisted the officers as tension rose at the scene. He eventually broke free, returned […]

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A Debt, a Fake Rolex, and a Friendship That Ended in Murder

11 Aug 2026

A 20-year-old Nigerian student, Khaleed Oladipo, was fatally stabbed in Leicester, England, following a dispute with a former friend over an alleged £3,000 debt and a counterfeit Rolex watch, a court has heard. Oladipo, a Cyber Security student at De Montfort University, was attacked on Oxford Street in Leicester city centre on the evening of […]

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