Blogger arrested for defamation of character

20 Feb 2023

Young blogger, Isah Aliyu Omota has been arrested by the police following reports from Natasha Akpoti, a kogi Central senatorial aspirant, on alleged defamation of Character. This has however not gone well with Kogites who have accused Natasha of intimidation. The blogger who shared a referenced post on a kogi blog, “Ebira4real”, was arrested shortly […]

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Italian Police arrested Nigerian woman for forcing young women who arrive from Nigeria to prostitution

20 Feb 2023

Italian police has arrested a Nigerian woman for allegedly forcing young women and girls who arrive from Nigeria, into prostitution by using voodoo locally know as ‘juju,’ to threaten them Flying squad police in the Sicilian city of Siracusa, in collaboration with police in Foggia, have carried out an operation to arrest a Nigerian woman […]

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CBN yet to release funds for INEC and Security Agencies for logistics

20 Feb 2023

With less than a week to the conduct of the 2023 general elections, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is yet to release funds requested by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for logistics. The Chief Press secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi had earlier confirmed that the electoral body […]

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Pregnant woman dies in hospital after doctor refuses to attend to her over transfer alert delay

20 Feb 2023

A pregnant woman in Kano, Shema’u Sani Labaran, has died in the Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital over alleged negligence from doctors as a result of the new naira policy crisis. The late woman’s husband, Malam Bello Fancy, said her death was as a result of delay in transfer made to the bank and that the […]

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Victor Osimhen scores his 100th career goal, faster than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

20 Feb 2023

Victor Osimhen scored his 100th career goal on Friday night during Napoli’s 2-0 win against Sassulo, becoming one of the five fastest players to achieve the feat. Scoring in just his 197th game, the Nigerian has racked up his century faster than Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and in incredible style too, striking […]

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First photos and videos from BBNaija’s Frodd and lover’s traditional wedding

19 Feb 2023

Frodd, a former Big Brother Naija housemate, married his pharmacist fiancée, Chioma, in a traditional wedding ceremony. The happy couple posted the first photos and videos from the event on their Instagram pages. Family members, friends, fans, and well-wishers flocked to the event to cheer on the couple on their special day.  Frodd and his […]

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Confusion looms in APC Adamawa chapter over the suspension of Binani

19 Feb 2023

The Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is facing fresh internal wrangling as the Yola-South local government secretariat of the party yesterday suspended the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, for six months. The letter made available to LEADERSHIP cited her failure to appear before the disciplinary committee to answer questions […]

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Christian Atsu found dead in the rumble of the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkey

19 Feb 2023

Former Chelsea and Newcastle footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead following the devastating earthquake in Turkey, his agent has confirmed. The body of Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu has been pulled from the rubble of the devastating earthquake in Turkey following a 12-day search, his agent has confirmed. Atsu, 31, had been missing since the […]

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Banks to be shut down as from Monday- ASSBIFI

19 Feb 2023

The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) has directed all bank workers to stay away from work. The directive is coming as more bank branches come under attack by hoodlums across the country owing to the current naira scarcity. The association had on Thursday during a media briefing in Lagos, […]

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