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The family of popular Nigerian actor John Okafor known as Mr Ibu has announced that his leg has been amputated, for medical reasons. Doctors had no choice but to sever the limb “to keep him alive”, relatives say in a statement on his Instagram page. “This development has been hard …

A 34-year-old man drowned on Elegushi beach during a religious gathering in Lagos State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The church had organised a picnic for its youths which the deceased was a part of,” reports said. “Concerns grew when the members were about to leave the beach but couldn’t locate …

The corpse of a dead man was found at a truck garage in the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The corpse of th dead man found standing and leaning on the wall of the garage when some of the truck drivers came to pick up …

Burna Boy was offered a concert in Dubai for $5 million on condition that he did not smoke cannabis, but the most adored Afrobeat singer of the moment declined the offer. For the Nigerian-born artist, it’s like offering money to an infant who only wants milk. Yes, Burna Boy is …

No fewer than 300 shops were destroyed in a fire accident that occurred in the Ladipo plank market, Orile-Iganmu area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The shops which were arranged in lines of 75 shops each, had five lines with four of the lines destroyed by the fire,” according to reports. …

A mob set fire to two suspected thugs near Sokoto Road, Main Market, in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria, reports said. “A tricycle operator had dropped a passenger and his goods in the market, and as he was about to move, the suspects approached him and attempted to disposse him of …

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has started reading out its ruling on whether or not to uphold the disputed election victory of President Bola Tinubu. His two main challengers, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, are seeking to overturn the February presidential election, alleging …

A Nigerian court has sentenced doctor Olufemi Olaleye to life in prison for raping his wife’s teenage niece, the BBC reported. The prosecutor said Dr Olufemi Olaleye sexually assaulted the girl for more than a year until his wife found out and informed the police. The doctor had pleaded not …

Health authorities in Nigeria have announced the start of HPV (human papillomavirus infection) vaccination in a bid to combat cervical cancer in the country. HPV, a common virus usually spread through intimate sexual contact, can in a minority of cases lead to cervical cancer. In 2021, a major study found …

The governor of Nigeria’s central Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, has denied he was the target of an assassination attempt along the busy Lokoja-Abuja highway. His spokesperson Kingsley Fanwo had earlier been quoted by local media saying that gunmen “dressed in military uniforms” attacked Mr Bello’s convoy on Sunday. Mr Fanwo …