Photos: Ooni of Ife and his wife attend Seyi Tinubu's engagement party

The engagement party of Seyi Tinubu and his fiancee, Layal is currently holding at the Oba of Lagos palace. The Ooni of Ife and his wife Olori Wuraola are among guests at the engagement...

Photos: #WarAgainstIndiscipline is back? WAI holds interactive session with DG of NOA, Nigerians react..

Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed back in May that the government is in the process of launching a massive, nationwide campaign, tagged: “Change Begins With Me,” which is a rejuvenated War Against Indiscipline (WAI). The essence of the campaign, he said, would be to make Nigerians to realize that the change they so much desire would start with them...

Popular political blogger, Abubakar Sidiq Usman, allegedly arrested by EFCC over a post he made about them

According to multiple sources, popular political blogger, Abubakar Sidiq Usman of Abusidiqu.com was this morning arrested allegedly by EFCC for making a post about the anti-graft agency.

Have you heard... Many are dropping daily job for daily pay!

Have you calculated what you earn daily? Is it worth your sweat?? If your daily income is not up to six figures, then this message is for you!! Come and learn why more people are choosing daily pay over daily job!!

Photos: Ooni Of Ife Arrives Seyi Tinubu's Engagement Ceremony In Lagos

The engagement ceremony of Bola Tinubu's son, Seyi Tinubu and his fiancée, Layal J. Holm is currently taking place at the Oba Of Lagos Palace. The Ooni Of Ife and his Olori have also arrived the venue. A lot of dignitaries are expected to grace the occasion.

Graphic Photos: 11 Nigerian Soldiers Killed As Armed Bandits Open Fire On Troops

The spokesman for the Nigerian Army, Colonel Sani Usman as confirmed the death of 11 soldiers  after gunmen shot at them during a raid operation. He however disclosed that the troops also killed

Six Nigerians deported from Pakistan after completing their prison sentence

Six Nigerian nationals were deported from Benazir Bhutto International Airport) BBIA) on Saturday, August 6th on completion of their prison sentence.

The men were arrested by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) three years ago for drug trafficking. They were charged to court, found guilty and sentenced to three years imprisonment.


The Nigerian nationals have been barred from entering Pakistan forever.

Source: Pakistan Today
Photo credit: Daily Ausaf

Escaping the sex trade: The stories of Nigerian women forced into prostitution in Italy in pictures... Must read!

Spanish photographer Quintin Valero took some striking visual record of the work being done by an NGO to help victims of sex trafficking in Asti, near Turin.

"What I found was a really strong community of women who were helping each other overcome their experiences, " she says

Update:Teenager in viral video who was stripped naked and flogged by her 'father' is an orphan #Justice4Uzoamaka

A disturbing video of a teenager from Ebonyi State being flogged by a man went viral on social media some days ago. The report then was that a father caught his teenage daughter having sex with a man in their home, stripped her and told people to film her while he flogged her. According to Ada Ebonyi, the young girl in the video has been identified as Uzoamaka, a 15-year-old Junior Secondary School and an orphan.

Budget Padding: 'There is no going back on this crusade' - Abdulmumin Jibrin

Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, shared this along with a photo of himself and his wife, via his twitter page. See the photo and another tweet after the cut.

Photos: 11 Nigerian military personnel killed by gunmen in Niger State

8 soldiers, one officer and 2 Airmen of the Nigerian Air force were killed in an attack by gunrunners and bandits in Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State. The troops also killed 8 of the armed bandits and arrested 57 others. They also recovered large quantity of arms and ammunition.

Kidnapped Lagos monarch, Obani of Iba released

Oniba of Iba, Lagos State, Oba Yushau Goriala Oseni, who was kidnapped by gun men has regained his freedom.

Photo: Police Arrest & Parades Suspected Kidnappers Of Iba Monarch

The Lagos State police command have arrested two of the suspected kidnappers who abducted the Oniba of Iba land, Oba Goriola Oseni, they were paraded at the State House, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Sunday. The two suspects are Toba Forejo and Isaiah Ododomu, both from Ondo State.

The monarch was released on Saturday by his abductors after spending three weeks with the kidnappers at the creek.

One of the suspects has narrated how they kidnapped the monarch and successfully collected N15.1 million ransom before releasing him.

Narrating the account to newsmen, He said nine people went to the palace to kidnap the oba on that fateful day.
He gave the name of those who went to the palace to kidnap the oba as Toba, Igodo, Mighty, Folly and Sam, while one Micah who is a leader did not go with them because he “he has a babe with him at home.”
He explained that the kidnappers were armed with two AK-47 riffles and three pump action guns which they used during the kidnapping.
Ododomu, who said he used to be a bunkerer, explained that since the bunkering business had been stopped, they decided to go into kidnapping.
He disclosed that the kidnappers first collected N12 million ransom and later demanded for another ransom and were given N3.1 million extra, making a total of N15.1 million which they shared among themselves.
“I am a bunkering man, when this government stopped the bunkering business, our leaders fomed another group and we started kidnapping to manage ourselves. I am a married man and I don’t have any job to cater for my family. When we started the kidnapping business, whenever they collected N500,000, they will give me N20,000.
“After this one, Toba, Igodo, Mighty, these eight people, went to Iba junction, they kidnapped the king, after they kidnapped him, they demand for N500 million, after that they reduced it to N40 million. They gave them N12 million at the first time. After that we gathered and shared the money.
“All our senior people got the lion share of the money. They gave Toba N1 million, all those Igodo, Micah, they collected N2.5 million and so on; for me, they gave me N100, 000,” he explained.
He added that after he travelled and came back, some of them agitated that the money given to them was small and decided to demand for the remaining N28 million balance, but noted that he was the one who prevailed on them to collect anything from the monarh’s family so that they could disperse before they were arrested.

“I told them that we should collect any amount and decamp because they can arrest us. Because of me, they agreed to collect N3, 100,000. The family of the oba the money and they dropped it for us at water side. We went there and brought the money and they gave me N100,000. Toba and the others shared the remaining money. Our base of operation is at Izegemo creek in Ikotun area,” he explained.
Ododomu said he was the one who paddled the oba on the water to Iba while the others fled and that he was arrested.

One of the prime suspects, Toba Ferejo also said they were nine people who kidnapped the monarch, saying that he was arrested at Iyana School area.


source: Pm News

Photos: Alleged Thief gets electrocuted while trying to steal cable in Niger state

The alleged thief got electrocuted while trying to steal cable from a transformer at Kontagora local government in Niger state today August 7th.  

Police Arrest Suspected Killers Of Oyo Lawmaker

The Oyo State Police Command says four suspected assassins have been arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of a member of the state House of Assembly, Gideon Aremu, on July 1, 2016.
The lawmaker from the Labour Party, who represented Oorelope constituency, was the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Public Relations and Security.
He was killed in front of his house in Alakia area of the state as he alighted from his car to open his gate.
Three gunmen on a motorcycle were said to have trailed him to the house and shot him several times after a brief argument, according to family source.
After the murder, the state Governor Abiola Ajimobi placed a N5m bounty on the heads of the killers.
The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, Leye Oyebade said in a statement on Sunday that the arrest was made possible by an Intelligence Response Team set up by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and detectives from the state command.
“I wish to inform you that four suspects have been arrested in connection with the crime,” Oyebade said.

Gov. Aregbesola Calls for Ban on Export of Primary Farm Produce

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has called for a ban on the export of primary farm produce as part of strategies to ensure food sufficiency in the country. Aregbesola made the call in Osogbo on Sunday in a statement he issued by his media aide, Semiu Okanlawon. The governor opined that the ban would enhance […]

How Can I Go Back To PDP When It's Gasping For Breath - Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has restated his last year exit from the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to became an elder statesman, saying he left the party when it was still alive.

Obasanjo said having announced his exit from partisan politics publicly, it is unthinkable and preposterous for anybody to contemplate that he would reverse himself and returned to a comatose PDP.

Aisha Buhari on Her Mission in U.S, Funds for her Trip, and Why she Sued Fayose

Nigeria’s first lady, Aisha Buhari, in an interview with the Hausa service of the Voice of America (VOA), has said she is in the United States of America to hold discussions with aid organizations on how to help the women and children facing starvation in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria, PREMIUM TIMES reports. “Our children in the […]

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List of 54 Nigerian soldiers sentenced to death