by Tutu Akinlabi The newborn pictured above was found abandoned at a bus stop in the Ikorodu area of Lagos. The baby, a boy, was assumed to be alive by reside
by Adeola Balogun A victim of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has opened up on the tragic ordeal she endured which also led to the eventual death of her older sister. The 25-year-old Gambian, who now lives in Scotland, explained vividly how her first sexual encounter landed her in a hospital. She also explains how her... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A young woman in Lagos has been arrested and charged to court over allegations that she killed her own baby. Rafiat Oseni, a salesgirl, is said to have given birth to the baby boy in a public toilet and abandoned him there. Ms. Oseni was arraigned for the offence before a Magistrate... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A soldier in Ogun is accused of intentionally ending the lives of 2 men in the state after an argument over a bribe went sour. The incident is said to have occurred when the unidentified soldier demanded a bribe from the tricycle operator, one Sunday Samuel, but the latter was unwilling to... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo The controversial Guru Maharaj Ji indicated in a chat with City People that any form of disrespect to him comes with repercussions citing examples of such instances and what happened to the person afterwards , particularly men of God who have died. Maharaj Ji said that the death of late Pastor Ajanaku was as a... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo One member of a gang believed to be responsible for the deaths of an entire family in Kaduna has been arrested. The attack was carried out in Manchok community in the Kaura Local Government Area of the state by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The unidentified suspect was apprehended by the community’s youth, after... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A teenager has been arrested by the police in Taraba after it was alleged that she poisoned her own child and caused his death. 18-year-old Aisha Abdullahi, is said to have taken the life of her three-month-old son, Ibrahim Ubale. Aisha is said to have killed the baby with ‘otapiapia’, a local... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Two young siblings lost their lives at the weekend after being caught in an overnight inferno in Edo. Oyenchi Akamezie, 4 and Chukwudalo Akamezie, 2, were burned to death after their room caught fire while they were locked in. The incident occurred on Saturday in the Ekpoma environs of the Esan-West Local... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A grief-stricken man who was mourning the death of his wife has also died during her wake-keep. The man, identified as Alias Edu was said to have taken ill after his wife’s death and collapsed during the ceremony which took place at the Navy Town in the Alakija area of Lagos. Edu,... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A young child in Nasarawa was caught in a fire and burned to death after being locked in their home by her mother. 3-year-old Mercy died after she and her brother, Goodness lit a candle to wait for their mother who had gone to the market. The children’s mother, who wasn’t named,... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Two brothers in Oyo are said to have died after sleeping with women who had the traditional Yoruba ‘juju’ called ‘Magun’ placed on them. Kunmi and Adeniyi Adetokun, died within three days of each other after each having sexual relations with the wife of an uncle. One uncle, Segun Oyetade, is said... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi A woman has been sentenced to spend life in prison after she was found guilty of killing her son. Emma Wilson is said to have battered 11-month-old Callum and caused him life threatening injuries which eventually led to his death. Wilson also took ‘selfies’ with her injured son in the background while... Read More
by Adeola Balogun A 49-year-old man has been arrested in Ghana after reports that he stabbed his daughter to death. Kwesi Moore, an accountant, is said to have stabbed Ama Aidoo in her stomach after a disagreement concerning a piece of family land. The accused has been arraigned before a Magistrate court and has been... Read More
by Adeola Balogun A woman in the United Kingdom died of head injuries after killing her 3 children in an incident which has been described as unavoidable. 23-year-old Fiona Anderson was 8 months pregnant when she jumped off a storey building after drowning her 3 young children in her home. The lifeless bodies of Levina,... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Mild solace has finally come the way of the family members of the women assaulted in the infamous Ejigbo incident. [READ: Shocking video shows mob sodomizing naked ladies for stealing pepper, activists protest] The perpetrators of the act have been apprehended and the family headed by Freeman Agomah has been handed over... Read More
by Adeola Balogun It seems that justice might finally be done in the case of 2 women assaulted and sodomized by a gang of men in Ejigbo. [READ: Shocking video shows mob sodomizing naked ladies for stealing pepper] According to Sahara Reporters, the perpetrators of the heinous act have been arrested at the palace of... Read More
by Adeola Balogun A routine visit to grandpa’s turned sour in Detroit, Michigan in the United States after a young girl accidentally shot her equally young cousin. The children were playing at the residence when the little girl found the rifle and aimed it at her cousin. The rifle was loaded and the child shot... Read More
by Adeola Balogun A jealous lover has been arrested by police in Ondo after it was alleged that he had killed a man his girlfriend had been cheating with. Olusola Akinmiwasi, 35, is said to have attacked one Oriola Akinduko with a machete yesterday and inflicted a deep cut on his head which subsequently resulted... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A couple in Imo have died in a fire which engulfed their home in the Umuodo community of the Ezinihitte Local Government Area of the state. Ngozi Chilekezi and his wife, Patience lost their lives in the incident which many believed was an accident until the dying husband revealed otherwise. The couple’s... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A Nigerian resident in the Goa area of India has been arrested after he was found in possession of illicit drugs. The unidentified male Nigerian was said to have been riding a bike when he was involved in a crash and the drugs fell out. Nigerians have in recent times come under... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Justice may finally be done in the case of slain advertising guru, Sesan Ogunro (Snr) as some arrests have been made in connection with his murder just as he was laid to rest yesterday. A gang of robbers who have an account of an operation which sounds very much like the one... Read More
by Adeola Balogun A Kenyan man who is believed to have “committed suicide” suddenly woke up in a hospital after being confirmed dead. 24-year-old Paul Mutora “resurrected” and gave hospital staff a fright after waking up in a hospital mortuary. Mutora had been confirmed dead at the Naivasha District Hospital for between 15... Read More
by Dr. Nalini Last week the FDA reported that breast implants put women’s lives in danger. The big news last week was that a small number of women can get a very rare type of cancer (ALCL: anaplastic large cell lymphoma). It confirmed that death is a possible side effect of breast implants. Complications Of Breast Surgery And... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Barely 2 days after the Lagos House of Assembly placed a bounty on their attackers, one of the women assaulted in Ejigbo is said to have died. [READ: N1.25 million reward offered for information on naked women assaulted in Ejigbo] The two women were brutalized by men now suspected to be members... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A family in Delta has recorded a huge loss after two of their children died in one night. The girls, who were simply identified as Favour and Ndidi, got caught in a night time inferno which engulfed their hostel at the College of Education in the Agbor area of the state. The... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Two members of a vigilante group who brutally murdered a herbalist in Ogun have been sentenced to death. The duo of Seyi Oyeneye and David Oyedele were sentenced to die by hanging over the 2006 murder of one Semiu Babatunde, a herbalist. The deceased was stopped by the vigilante along with his... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A former registrar of the Ambrose Alli University in Edo was stopped in his tracks when he found the body of his wife dangling from a ceiling. Larry Edokpayi is said to have searched for his wife, Kate, within their home and had begun to suspect that she had been kidnapped until... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo was recently in the news for telling a widow to “Go and Die”. The governor, however “made amends” for his act by dining with the widow and giving her a gift of N2 million. The former labour leader has again courted controversy after reports that he gave... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has shown constant benevolence towards less privileged residents of his state. The governor recently gave a widow N2 million and awarded her son a scholarship. He also extended an offer of a government sponsored education to Daniel Ihekhina, a teenager who stowed away on an Arik flight... Read More
by Adeola Balogun In response to reports yesterday that a woman had slumped and died in his office, the Governor of Niger, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has said that the story is false. The woman, 46- year -old Hajiya Belkisu Mahmoud, was said to have died in the governor’s office while waiting to see him. Governor... Read More
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