18-year-old apprentice impregnates 10 girls in five months
Anambra state Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo An 18-year-old apprentice has allegedly impregnated 10 girls in just five months, including his master’s daughter and a salesgirl in Anambra State. Reports say he was first sent to learn a trade under a master, but within three months, he got both his boss’s daughter…
Iyabo Ojo Quizzed by EFCC Over Currency Spraying at Daughter’s Wedding
Popular Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo, popularly known as the Queen Mother, has opened up about her recent encounter with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following an official invitation. In a post shared on her Instagram page on Tuesday, the actress revealed that she was contacted by the anti-graft agency while she was in the…
A MUST READ TO ALL ODUDUWAS. Yoruba Ronu ! By Babafemi Ojudu
I have pondered on this for a long time, and I must now give voice to it—before we are once again used and discarded, before we are called out, not to think, but to chant. In less than two years, another round of elections will arrive. And, like clockwork, those who sit in power—feeling threatened—will…
Tamilore Odunsi: Suspect Arrested, Charged In Fatal Stabbing
Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the fatal stabbing of a woman found at 6510 Goforth Street about 3:50 p.m. on April 26. The suspect, Chester Lamar Grant, 40, is charged with murder in the 176th State District Court. A booking photo of Grant is attached to this news release. He is…
Court Jails Ex-convict, One other for Hawking Naira Notes in Lagos
Justice Yellin Bogoro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, May 2, 2025, convicted and sentenced the duo of Folake Adeoti and Modupe Adewuyi to one year imprisonment, each for hawking Naira notes. They arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo…
75.5% of rural Nigerians now live below poverty line — World Bank
The World Bank has disclosed that a staggering 75.5 per cent of rural Nigerians are now living below the poverty line, reflecting deepening hardship in the country’s hinterlands. This was revealed in the Bank’s April 2025 Poverty and Equity Brief for Nigeria, which paints a grim picture of worsening economic hardship, widening inequality, and…
POLICE ARREST TWO SUSPECTS FOR IMPERSONATING LAGOS LASAMBUS OFFICIALS
The operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested two suspects for impersonating officials of Lagos State Ambulance Services (LASAMBUS) and exploiting unsuspecting members of the public. The suspects, Nuche Joseph, 34 years old and Lawal Rofiat, 29 years old, were arrested by RRS operatives on 29th April, 2025 while posing as officials of Lagos…
Abba Kyari: I paid N10,000 to bring in cocaine through Enugu Airport — Witness
. By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA A convicted drug trafficker, Mr Emeka Ezenwanne, on Thursday, narrated before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, how he bribed security agents with N10,000 to be allowed to bring into the country, several packs of cocaine that was sent to him from Brazil. Ezenwanne appeared as the fifth prosecution…
Giant Strides of Tin Can Port Controller Frank Onyeka
As the Custom Controller of Tin Can Island Port in Lagos, Nigeria, Frank Onyeka stood tall, his visionary leadership transforming the bustling hub into a beacon of efficiency and innovation. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for excellence, he orchestrated a revolution that would change the face of the port forever. Under…
Nigerian Born Nursing student from London stabbed to death days before graduation from US university
A nursing student from London was “brutally murdered” days before she graduated from university in America, her relatives have said. Tamilore Odunsi was stabbed to death at her apartment in Texas last Saturday, while a man was also found with stab wounds at the address, Houston Police said. The 23-year-old’s family have been left heartbroken…
