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Sharia Court

Metro

Kaduna housewife seeks divorce over husband’s `unusual’ sex demands

Zainab Yunusa told the court that Garba demanded for sex even while she was menstruating and during the Ramadan fast.
Henry Gotip, Executive Chairman of Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State: Abducted from his Jos residence

News

Gunmen abduct Henry Gotip Chairman of Kanke LG of Plateau

By Polycarp Auta Mr Henry Gotip, the Executive Chairman of Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau was abducted by yet…
14 suspected oil thieves busted in Abia

News

Oil theft: Civil Defence nabs 426 suspects, 90 trucks, 38 boats in 6 months

By Kelechi Ogunleye The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Wednesday said it arrested 426 suspects involved pipeline…
ADC threatens to sue Anambra Govt over imposition of N50m campaign permit fee for candidates participating in November 8, 2025 election

Politics

ADC suspends 17 state chairmen, ex-national vice chairman

ADC also appointed Dr Mani Ahmed, a presidential aspirant in 2015, as Chairman of its party’s Board of Trustees (BoT).
Booker Prize shortlist

Art

Zimbabwean writer NoViolet Bulawayo, 5 others shortlisted for 2022 Booker Prize

The Booker Prize is open to works by writers of any nationality, written in English and published in the U.K.…
An NGO, ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), has urged the Jigawa Government to declare a State of Emergency because of flood that had wrecked havoc across the 27 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.

Metro

Building collapse: Housewife dies, husband survives in Jigawa

The couple were sleeping when the building collapsed, spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the…
Libya bound Ajoke Micheal intercepted in Sokoto

Metro

9 women on the way to Libya intercepted in Kano

Abdullahi Babale, Zonal Coordinator of NAPTIP said the victims were all female, aged between 19 years and 55 years.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa chairman of NIDCOM

Metro

We’re in safe hands – Nigerians in Northern Cyprus counters Abike-Dabiri

Dabiri-Erewa had about a week ago cautioned Nigerians against going to Northern Cyprus to study, citing high incidents of murder…
Elizabeth Ativie, former Deputy Speaker and the only woman who have presided over the Edo State House of Assembly: Dumps APC

Politics

Ex- Edo Assembly Speaker Elizabeth Ativie dumps APC

Ativie's effort to advance her political career was frustrated when she failed to secure APC's ticket for Uhumwode Federal Constituency…
Nigerian writer, Rose Okeke: Wins 2022 James Currey Prize for African Literature with her manuscript, “Child of the Corn.”

Art, Books

Nigerian Okeke wins 2022 James Currey Prize for African Literature

The James Currey Prize for African Literature is an annual award for the best-unpublished work of fiction written in English…
Some rescued children

Headlines, Metro

Police bust fake orphanage, rescue 15 children, arrest Rev. Sister, others in Rivers

Rev. Sister Wechinwu claimed that five of the children were recovered from mentally challenged women, while the others were brought…
NANS debunks association with Free Nnamdi Kanu protest

News

NANS releases list of new leaders (full list)

Usman Umar Barambu, a student of the Federal University, Dutse is the new president of NANS
Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu

News

International election: Buhari pledges support for Nigeria’s Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu

Shinkafi-Bagudu is the wife of Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Bagudu.
An eyewitness, John Terwase, narrates how heavily armed invaders killed three persons in Mbasombo community of Gwer East LG of Benue State

Politics

2023: APC’s Alia promises better future for Benue people

Alia gave the assurance during the Igede Agba New Yam Festival in Oju Local Government Area of the state.
Edo High Court remands 38-year-old Pastor, Simeon Okehielem, for allegedly raping and impregnating a house wife, Mrs Isoken Vivian Aigbedo.

Metro

Rivers man Amadi, lover docked for attempted murder of wife

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Chief Magistrate Court presided over by Rita Oguguo in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has remanded one…
Area Court in Jos dissolves 16 -year- marriage of Hussaina Abdullahi to one Saidu Ali over lack of peace and joy in the union  

Metro

Yusuf Muhammad demands N1.6m from wife in exchange for divorce

Muhammad made the request following Nasiru’s prayer for divorce by way of redemption(Khul’I).
defilement

Metro

Lagos teacher docked for sodomising 11-year-old pupil

The victim, an 11-year-old boy, who is in an Arabic boarding school, came home for Sallah break, he told his…
The ruins left by ISIS bomber in Kabul on Thursday

World News

2 Russian embassy employees die in Kabul suicide bombing

Kabul police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said the suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd outside Kabul’s Russian embassy in…
Sunday

Metro

Lagos man Rasak docked for attempting to abduct 2 children

The prosecutor told the court that the defendant had allegedly sneaked into the complainant’s residence without reasonable justification with the…
Troops

Headlines, News

How vigilantes assisted troops to kill over 100 ISWAP terrorists in Borno

According to reports on Sunday, over 100 terrorists and their commanders were killed in the series of intelligence-led joint military…
Gunmen abduct Islamic cleric, Alfa Fasasi Ola Mejabi, younger brother along Lokoja/ Obajana/ Kabba road of Kogi State

News

Gunmen kill driver, abduct 8 passengers in Rivers

The Chairman of Asari-Toru Local Government Area, Onengiyeofori George, confirmed the attack on the bus, the killing of the driver,…
APC

Politics

2023: APC not prepared for elections in Enugu- party chieftains

Arising from a stakeholders meeting on Sunday in Enugu, the party chieftains reiterated their resolve to institute a caretaker committee…
AYU-ATIKU-WIKE

Politics

2023: PDP wobbles under threat of Wike’s sledgehammer

Ironically, Rivers State Governor Nyeson Wike, a man who has demonstrated rare commitment to the PDP, has also become its…
Court grants Abba Kyari N50m two weeks bail

News

FG unveils ‘tremendous wealth’ of disgraced super cop Abba Kyari

Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police was a former commander of Intelligence Response Team. He was nicknamed the super-cop and…
Omo -Agege, Festus Keyamo and other members of APC at the occasion

Politics

Delta 2023: Omo-Agege, Keyamo others serve PDP quit notice

In his remarks, Senator Omo-Agege who doubles as the governorship candidate of APC in the state, harped on the need…
BBNaija Level Up Housemates

Entertainment

(Breaking) BBNaija: Another fake housemate to be evicted tonight

Biggie's latest revelation means Deji, who is the only fake housemate left, will be evicted tonight
Oyo govt disowns N20,000 Ramadan Support Fund approved by Gov. Seyi Makinde for residents of the state as being peddled on social media.

News

Oyo govt reacts to claim that Makinde was at ‘Obidients’ rally

Adisa said his principal is yet to return to Nigeria from his annual leave and as such, could not have…
Three members of the dreaded Eiye confraternity identified as Odukoya Odushina, Subomi Popoola and Itunuoluwa Taiwo involved in a series of killings in Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State: Arrested.

Metro

Three Eiye cult gang members nabbed for serial killing in Ogun

The Police spokesperson said preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested suspects were not only into cultism, they were also involved…
Pastor Michael Abiodun: rapes, fathers a child through a 12- year- old member of his church (name withheld).

Metro

Pastor Abiodun fathered child with 12-year-old church member

Pastor Abiodun had actually asked the mother of the girl to send her to him for the special prayer
ADC

Headlines, Politics

Power play in ADC: Presidential candidate Dumebi Kachikwu suspended

Dumebi Kachikwu, the presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election was on Saturday suspended by…
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