An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has remanded a man in custody for allegedly deflowering his lover’s four-year-old daughter in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The defendant is facing a charge of defilement of a child preferred against him by the Lagos State Government. “The defendant …
Read More »Nigeria appeals to Italy to probe Osimhen mockery
Nigeria’s Sports Minister John Owan Enoh has said his country is pursuing diplomatic avenues with Italy over the mocking of Nigerian footballer Victor Osimhen by Italian football club Napoli. Mr Enoh on Thursday said that he was “saddened” by the news of Napoli ridiculing the 24-year-old striker, who also plays …
Read More »Nigeria’s largest unions call indefinite strike over living costs
Nigeria’s two largest unions, the National Labor Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have accused the government of failing to ease the financial burden on Nigerians and called for an indefinite strike to begin next Tuesday. Unions said the industrial action was a protest to the government’s response …
Read More »Man arrested for pouring hot water on his daughter
A landlord has poured hot water on an 11-year-old girl in Mowe, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The landlord had made it a habit to beat the girl and her mother when the mother was still with him,” according to a tenant. “The …
Read More »Trailer crashes into commercial bus, killing 15
No fewer than 15 persons were killed in an accident involving a trailer and a commercial bus in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The incident occurred after the trailer had a brake failure and crashed into a Toyota bus,” according to an eyewitness. …
Read More »Nigeria: two children electrocuted to death
A mother is fighting for her life after losing two of her children to electrocution in the Mushin district of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The children were electrocuted when they attempted to turn on the television after returning from school,” according to reports. The parents were thrown into despair with the …
Read More »Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping 15-year-old girl
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 41-year-old man to life imprisonment for deflowering his wife’s 15-year-old niece in Ogba, Lagos, Nigeria. “The victim has been living with the suspect and aunty when she was 10 years old and always consider the man as her father,” …
Read More »Davido refuses a bottle of water
The phenomenon of celebrity poisoning, which is becoming commonplace, arouses suspicion and fear in Nigeria. Nigerian super-star Davido grilled out with his friends, and to say the least, fans were in attendance. After this outing, the Nigerian singer went to the Mohbad tribute and you’ll never guess what the crowd …
Read More »Nigeria: a woman shot dead in her bathroom
Men shot dead a housewife while she was taking a bath at her home in the Oke Akute area of Iba, Osun State, Nigeria. “The victim who was shot to death has a three-month-old baby,” according to reports. Immediately after the incident, she rushed to a private hospital in Iree, …
Read More »Missing Nigerian journalist Hamisu Danjibga found dead in pit
A veteran Nigerian radio journalist, Hamisu Danjibga, has been found dead in north-west Zamfara state three days after he was declared missing, local media reported. Danjibga worked with the Voice of Nigeria (VON) for many years, where he reported extensively on the widespread insecurity in Zamfara state. He was declared …
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