Landlady gets ‘ejected’ from her house by cultists

The landlord and residents of a house on Pipeline Way, Arepo, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State have abandoned the house after some Oro worshippers in the community dumped a ‘sacrifice’ in front of the house. The cult group had been attacking some residents of the area under the pretext of observing a... Read More

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cultists, ejected, landlord

June 18, 2015

Dear ladies, Alibaba says this and only this can make a man stay with you

Ace comedian, Ali Baba has voiced his thoughts on what keeps a man in a relationship. We must say, his opinions are pretty insightful.

alibaba, ladies, man, relationship

June 18, 2015

Meet the African king with 100 wives — and he inherited 72 of them

Well these parts of Africa is known more for its polygamous nature. Abumbi II, the 11th fon, or king, of Bafut, Cameroon, has close to 100 wives but funny thing is they weren’t all his to start with. Apparently, according to local tradition, when a fon dies, his successor inherits all his wives and then marries... Read More

100, African, king, wives

June 18, 2015

Woman allegedly stabs two-year-old son to death

A 26-year-old woman, Funmilayo Tijani, who allegedly stabbed her two-year-old son, Emmanuel, to death in Sango Ota has been arrested by the police. Funmilayo and her husband separated two years ago after a quarrel and she returned home to her father’s house with the only child they both had. On May 27, at about 4pm, Funmilayo’s... Read More

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death, son, stabs, woman

June 18, 2015

Man pretends to be pastor, swindles woman seeking spiritual help

Even the Bible says, “For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ’, and will deceive many” [Original] A 29-year-old man, Divine-Praise Diri, has pleaded guilty to three counts of impersonation and fraud brought against him by the police. Diri was said to have impersonated a pastor of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries to defraud a... Read More

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civil servant, defrauds, man, mfm, pastor

June 18, 2015

Mother abandons sick 4-year-old daughter in hospital

A four-year-old child, who is battling with cerebral palsy [a disease which inhibits proper growth and movement of the body] has been abandoned at the Ifako-Ijaiye General Hospital, Lagos State. This isn’t the first time the mother would try to dump the baby and abscond. Apparently, the same thing happened some time last year. The woman... Read More

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abandons, baby, cerebral palsy, mother

June 18, 2015

Does Akon really want to light up Africa?

This writer doesn’t seem to think so. In fact, according to this writer, Akon is scum and so is his project of lighting up Africa. Akon made an announcement on May 27th at Coca-Cola’s Africa Day celebration about his agenda to bring solar power to Africa through his ‘Akon Lights Africa’ “philanthropy” efforts. He spoke of investing... Read More

africa, Akon, corge, help, the

June 18, 2015

Good act or Politics? Ogun Dep. Gov stops convoy to help accident victim

Deputy Governor of Ogun state, Chief Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga, performed an act of kind gesture when she stopped her convoy to help out a man who recently had an accident. That can be spotted for compassion but could easily be waved off for the paps in favor of her political career and that of her... Read More

Chief Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga, deputy gig, kindness, Ogun State, politic

June 18, 2015

This Aregbesola-Salary joke will make you cry

If you haven’t been following the news, then you’ve been missing out. But we’ll help you. Apparently, Osun state governor Rauf Aregbesola has been under fire on all rounds for his non-payment of salaries for earners in his state. Although he claims this isn’t true, no one is buying it. Trust Nigerians to make a... Read More

Aregbesola, Joke, rauf, salary

June 18, 2015

Bus driver crushes motorcyclist in Delta

A 14-seater Toyota Hiace bus yesterday crushed a motorcyclist at Agbor, along Asaba-Benin expressway in Delta State. Apparently, the deceased, simply identified as Lucky, was killed at about 8:30am by the bus heading to Lagos from Awka, Anambra State, while the motorcyclist was trying to a make U-turn. According to reports by Vanguard: “The deceased... Read More

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bus driver, Delta, motorcyclist

June 18, 2015

As muslim fast comes closer, this athlete gets slammed for wearing a leotard

A female Muslim gymnast has been criticised by religious leaders for wearing a leotard during the representation of her country at a sporting event. However, Farah Ann Abdul Hadi, who won a total of six medals including two gold medals in the women’s floor exercise and women’s team event, while competing at the Southeast Asia Games last week, has been... Read More

fast, leotard, Muslim

June 18, 2015

Real life Benjamin Button! See this baby that was born old

Sadly, she was abandoned her parents at the hospital after birth. According to Mirror, a two-week old baby girl born covered in wrinkles is struggling to survive after her parents rejected her because of her rare skin condition. The infant, who hasn’t even been named yet, is being looked after by her granddad who fed her with goats milk from... Read More

baby, benjamin button, old

June 18, 2015

Tyra Banks defines the true meaning of ‘no filter/i woke up like this’ with this look

If you have been deceiving yourself with your slight makeup, well we’d pretend you are clueless as to how to better interpret the ‘no filter’ look on the condition that you’d take a note or two from Tyra Banks on how to effectively pull of this look. The 41-year-old supermodel shared a photo of her... Read More

no filter, Tyra Banks

June 17, 2015

Teen gets killed after trying to retrieve his stolen phone with an App

This is even more scary because phones get either missing or stolen on a daily basis and apps are constantly being created to enable finding them but learning that this can lead to one’s death is scary. CBC reported today that a Canadian teenager who lost his phone and tried to find it using a... Read More

killed, lost, phone, retrieving, teen

June 17, 2015

Miley Cyrus makes having armpit hair look so cool

This new phenomenon can’t be imagined in any way. Gone are the days you thought armpit hairs were irk-y. Miley Cyrus has come to show you they are the new cool. Last night at the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) Inspiration Gala, Miley looked stunning in a custom Moschino gown, leather Dr. Martens, and her... Read More

arm pit hair, Miley Cyrus

June 17, 2015

Xenophobia : South African police pledge protection to Nigerians

The Nigeria Union in South Africa said on Wednesday that the police in that country had pledged to protect Nigerians and other foreign nationals from xenophobic attacks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the pledge followed the recent xenophobic attacks against foreigners in Steinkopf , Northern Cape Province. The President of the Union,... Read More

attacks, nigeria, south africa, xenohobia

June 17, 2015

Hawker nabbed by the police for abducting toddler

The toddler isn’t his. A trader, Ufuoma Adavwetvwe was caught with a 20-month-old baby, Ifeanyi Okwedi and has been brought before the court in Apapa. According to reports by Punch, Okwedi was said to be playing in a compound in the Ajegunle area of Lagos when the 35-year old hawker abducted him. Apparently, Adavwetvwe had... Read More

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20 months old, child, Hawker, police

June 17, 2015

NYSC member gang raped to death by 51-year-old and his friends

A female National Youth Service Corps member, Miss Yetunde Idowu was reported to have been raped to death by a 51-year-old man, Abdullahi Tanko, and his gang members. According to reports by Punch, Idowu’ corpse was found at the Ilorin GRA in a pool of blood. Investigation by the police revealed that Tanko and his collaborators, now... Read More

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51 year old, corps member, death, raped

June 17, 2015

8-year-old girl set ablaze for “being a witch”

A 60-year-old man in Barakin- Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State has been arrested for setting an eight-year-old girl ablaze on suspicion of being a witch. The man claimed she was behind series of incidents within the locality. The incident happened when most people had gone to their various places of work. The suspect, identified as Yakubu Vong, was said to have asked the girl... Read More

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60 year old man, 8 year old girl, Joe, plateau, set ablaze, witch

June 17, 2015

“Yahoo” boys blackmail teen to suicide

This might be the saddest story I’ve read all week. Via The Journal Tyrone schoolboy Ronan Hughes was tricked into sending explicit photos of himself through social media after receiving images from someone he thought was a girl. It turned out the messages were from a gang of scammers based in Nigeria. They demanded more... Read More

death, Kid, nigerians, suicide

June 17, 2015

Oh no! Ini Edo has gone blonde

Shriek! Came the first reaction when pictures of Ini Edo’s new mane hit the internet. Then came, “What in God’s name was she thinking about?” The popular Nollywood actress has been known subtly for experimenting with her mane and she should have stopped when she got it right after several attempts. Ini isn’t the only one... Read More

blonde, Ini Edo, new look

June 17, 2015

Georgia Floods: Escaped zoo lion kills man

Remember the real life Jumanji that happened a couple of days ago? Well the lion that escaped from the zoo has been reported to have killed a man today. The escape of the wild animals is as a result of the flood in the Georgian capital. Dozens of wild animals including bears, wolves and a hippo... Read More

floods, georgia, kills, lion, man

June 17, 2015

She may have gotten off life support but Bobbi Kristina “isn’t dead yet”

Well it’s a battle between the aunts as regards who is right and who is wrong. Bobbi Kristina was said to have been taken off life support a few days ago and is being taken home to die peacefully as efforts to resuscitate her had proven abortive, but her paternal aunt has come out to... Read More

aunts, Bobbi Kristina, dead, not

June 17, 2015

Single mother of two faces jail time for robbery

For her kids of course. A mother of two, Maryam Musa, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for robbery by the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Bauchi state. The 27-year-old woman was accused of being a member of a motorcycle-snatching syndicate that was nabbed by the police in the state. Musa had initially said she was... Read More

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jailed, mother, Robbery, sex months, two

June 16, 2015

LUTH doctors begin warning strike

The Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos University Teaching Hospital chapter, Idi-Araba, Lagos has begun a three-day warning strike over the non- reversal of the skipping policy for doctors working at the hospital. The LUTH ARD Chairman, Dr. Moronkola Ramon, who declared the three-day warning strike during a protest on the hospital premises on Monday, warned... Read More

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Doctors, hospital, Luth, strike

June 16, 2015

Soldier allegedly shoots truck driver over N200

A truck driver conveying potatoes from Zaria to Kaduna must have thought he was safe doing his honest work when he was stopped by soldiers at a roadblock. Abdul Saminu was allegedly shot by an angry soldier for refusing to part with N200. The driver initially refused, but later gave one of the soldiers N100.... Read More

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200naira, kilss, note, Soldier, truck driver

June 16, 2015

Team work: Mother and son torture housemaids with hot iron

These two put the phrase two heads are better than one into play when they joint-handedly decided to torture their maids. A middle-aged woman, Mr. Agnes Uchendu, and her son, Ikechukwu Uchendu, are currently in police custody for allegedly inflicting injuries on their domestic helps- Hope Ajunwa, 11; and Ngozi Ajunwa, 9-with hot electric iron. The... Read More

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hot iron, Maid, son, woman

June 15, 2015

Bobbi Kristina said to be taken off life support “to die peacefully”

Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, who has been unresponsive in hospital for four months, ‘is being taken home to die peacefully’. According to reports, the 22-year-old – who has been in hospital since she was found unconscious in a bath on January 31 – will be moved to the house in which she lived... Read More

Bobbi Kristina

June 14, 2015

Let’s try and imagine for a minute… that Maje Ayida is not to blame

As you read these words, I’m dodging any potential six-inch pencil heeled shoe or rotten tomatoes [or even cellphones] that may be thrown my way. We are too quick to throw stones at the husband once an atrocity such as infidelity is committed, which I would too, but in the case of Toke Makinwa and... Read More

cheating, husband, maje ayida, toke makinwa

June 14, 2015

D’banj’s birthday was more star-studded than his 10th year anniversary [Photo Proof]

My first question would be, what happened? followed by where were all these people when D’banj looked like a laughing stock to the public during his 10th year anniversary? Did he later realize his mistakes and mend them before his birthday? We would never know the answer to these questions but what we do know... Read More

birthday, D'banj, quilox

Landlady gets ‘ejected’ from her house by cultists

Dear ladies, Alibaba says this and only this can make a man stay with you

Meet the African king with 100 wives — and he inherited 72 of them

Woman allegedly stabs two-year-old son to death

Man pretends to be pastor, swindles woman seeking spiritual help

Mother abandons sick 4-year-old daughter in hospital

Does Akon really want to light up Africa?

Good act or Politics? Ogun Dep. Gov stops convoy to help accident victim

This Aregbesola-Salary joke will make you cry

Bus driver crushes motorcyclist in Delta

As muslim fast comes closer, this athlete gets slammed for wearing a leotard

Real life Benjamin Button! See this baby that was born old

Tyra Banks defines the true meaning of ‘no filter/i woke up like this’ with this look

Teen gets killed after trying to retrieve his stolen phone with an App

Miley Cyrus makes having armpit hair look so cool

Xenophobia : South African police pledge protection to Nigerians

Hawker nabbed by the police for abducting toddler

NYSC member gang raped to death by 51-year-old and his friends

8-year-old girl set ablaze for “being a witch”

“Yahoo” boys blackmail teen to suicide

Oh no! Ini Edo has gone blonde

Georgia Floods: Escaped zoo lion kills man

She may have gotten off life support but Bobbi Kristina “isn’t dead yet”

Single mother of two faces jail time for robbery

LUTH doctors begin warning strike

Soldier allegedly shoots truck driver over N200

Team work: Mother and son torture housemaids with hot iron

Bobbi Kristina said to be taken off life support “to die peacefully”

Let’s try and imagine for a minute… that Maje Ayida is not to blame

D’banj’s birthday was more star-studded than his 10th year anniversary [Photo Proof]

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