Cardiff Student, 19, Who Directed Children In Sex Acts On Video Calls And Sold Footage Jailed For Four Years
A student who directed children to perform sexual acts during online calls and then recorded the footage for distribution and sale to other paedophiles has been jailed. Gift Ayoola, now 19, targeted children as young as two and was involved in online groups where child sexual abuse material was exchanged. Cardiff Crown Court heard he…
End of an Era: The Life, Legacy and Times of Veteran Actor Olu Jacob
Life, times Veteran Nigerian actor and elder statesman, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. His death was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, on Instagram on Wednesday. Olu Jacobs was one of Nigeria’s most respected actors and a towering figure in the country’s theatre, television and film…
Ex-England Star Raheem Sterling Admits Dangerous Driving and Laughing Gas Possession After Lamborghini Motorway Crash
Former England footballer Raheem Sterling has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and possession of drugs following a crash on a motorway involving his black 4×4 Lamborghini earlier this year. Sterling appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday and admitted to driving his £200k Lamborghini Urus dangerously on the M25, the M3, the A327 and Minley…
Plateau Bus Attack: How I Survived As Gunmen Kill 13, Including 8 Passengers, Driver—Lone Survivor
The lone survivour of the Dungus Junction attack in Plateau State, Nasiru Garba, during which nine persons were killed, yesterday, narrated that he hid in the vehicle, as the attackers approached the bus and opened the front door. Recall that 13 persons were killed in separate attacks on communities in Jos South, Mangu and Riyom…
In The Dark: Nigerian Factories Forced To Spend N1.3tn To Keep Lights On
Nigerian manufacturers spent N1.34tn on alternative electricity sources in 2025, as persistent power outages forced factories to rely on diesel generators and other off-grid energy solutions to sustain production. Data from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria shows that manufacturers’ spending on alternative power rose by about 21 per cent from N1.11tn in 2024 to N1.34tn…
Igho Ubiribo’s Death: He Had Five Penile Enlargement Sessions
….We recommended dividing injection for Penile Enlargement into two sessions, but he Insisted on a single injection – Thailand Clinic More revelations have emerged about the penile enlargement medication and procedure that led to the death of Nigerian-British born social media celebrity Igho Ubiribo. Revelations from investigation carried out by authorities in Thailand show that…
APC Chief Kidnapped, Two People Shot Dead
Gunmen have killed two people and abducted the All Progressives Congress Chairman of Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State, Alhaji Abdullahi Fanka, in a fresh overnight attack on the community. The latest attack came barely 24 hours after gunmen killed the APC Chairman of Rantan Ward in Bebeji Local Government Area, Alhaji Garba…
Desperate Move: Woman Arrested With Drugs For Son Awaiting Execution
The suspect. Photo: NCS The Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has arrested a woman, Iyabo Sowunmi, for allegedly attempting to smuggle suspected illicit drugs into the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ibara, Abeokuta, for her son, Dare Sowunmi, who is said to be on death row at the facility. The spokesperson for the…
ACAMB Mourns Veteran Journalists, Dotun Oladipo, Sola Olugbemiro, Sylvester Enoghase
The Association of Corporate Communication and Marketing Professionals in Banks (ACAMB) has joined individuals, professional bodies and organisations across Nigeria in mourning the deaths of two respected figures in the nation’s media, veteran journalist and Publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo; Publisher of Access Weekly, Sola Olugbemiro, popularly known as Solkem and the Business…
Olawuyi: How Years of Community Presence Helped Defeat Kwara’s Political Establishment
The political upset that took place in Kwara State in 2018, according to Hon. Olawuyi, was not built during the few weeks of campaigning. The groundwork had been laid much earlier through years of community engagement and staying connected to the people. Olawuyi shares the experience in Seun Oloketuyi’s forthcoming book, How to Win an…
