Terrorists who tried to overthrow my govt via coup are in Nigeria ―Turkey President says

President of Turkey, Recep Erdogan has said that the terrorists who tried to remove him through a coup in 2016 are still active in Nigeria. He said this on Wednesday at a joint press conference with Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on the occasion of his two-day official visit to the country. Erdogan had in 2016 […]

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Redeemed church member gunned down during Sunday service in Nigeria

An estate agent identified as Bayo Sina Babarinde was shot dead by gunmen during Sunday service at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Living Word Parish, Basin Road, in iIlorin, the Kwara state capital. It was gathered that Babarinde stepped out of the church to receive a phone call when his assailants rained bullets […]

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Twin brother and sister commit incest, have children together in Nigeria

A Nigerian (man and woman) set of twins, Amos and Juliana Kunde, from Nasarawa state, are currently at loggerheads after the twin brother informed the twin sister he was about to get married to another woman. According to media personality, Bello Lukman, who shared the story online, the twins lost their parents to gunmen attack […]

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INEC pledges to bury election rigging in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has pledged to put an end to election rigging in Nigeria using new technology. According to the Head of ICT, INEC office, Awka, Chukwuemeka Nnaji, INEC has devised what it called Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) as a way of reducing human interference in the electoral process. Speaking during […]

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Man, 71, dies during sex romp inside hotel in Nigeria

71-year-old man identified as Ajibola Olufemi Adeniyi, has reportedly died during a sex romp with a commercial sex worker inside a hotel in Ogun State, Nigeria. It was gathered that the incident happened on Monday at 50/50 hotel Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of the State. According to Punch ,the deceased, a resident of 22, Akilo Street, Bariga, […]

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One month after his wedding, Media Aide electrocuted while charging phone in Nigeria (Photos, tributes)

Osaki Diri, a Media Aide to the member representing Degema state Constituency, Rivers State House of Assembly, has died. Osaki Diri was electrocuted on Thursday, October 14, in Port Harcourt, a friend of his told LIB. According to the source, Diri’s phone was charging when a call came in. “He picked the call while it […]

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Woman reportedly found dead with her throat slit and multiple stab wounds in Nigeria

A woman identified as Bazunu Michelle has been reportedly found dead inside her apartment in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of this report but it was gathered that the deceased was found with multiple stab wounds and her throat slit in the early hours of Wednesday, […]

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Why I chose Netherlands over Nigeria ―Football star, Arnaut Danjuma explains

Nigerian-born footballer and Villarreal forward, Arnaut Danjuma, has explained why he dumped Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles, for the Netherlands. In the past, Danjuma was rumoured to be keen on switching allegiance to the Super Eagles of Nigeria. But the former Bournemouth winger was handed a late call up to the Dutch senior side by […]

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38-year-old man commits suicide in Nigeria (Graphic photo)

38-year old commercial motorcyclist identified as Murtala Adelakun has committed suicide by hanging in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. It was gathered that Adelakun was found hanging in his room at Agbaje, Ijokodo area of Ibadan on Tuesday morning, October 12. It was further learnt that the deceased was a barber but later went into motorcycle riding […]

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Female high school teacher reportedly commits suicide in Nigeria

A woman identified as Mrs Yusuf Bosede Khadija, has reportedly committed suicide in Kogi State, Nigeria. According to reports, the incident happened  a few days ago at Okuhapa in Obangede, Okehi Local Government Area of the state. The woman, said to be a secondary school teacher, took her own life by jumping into a well. […]

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Nigeria breaks my heart, but in my next life, I still prefer to be a Nigerian ―Mary Remmy Njoku writes

Nigerian actress and film producer, Mary Remmy Njoku has said that she will still prefer to be a Nigerian in her next life. The Director General of the award-winning Lagos-based film house, ROK Studios in Nigeria, said that though Nigeria breaks her heart, however she would still prefer to be from this country in another […]

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Husband, wife found dead in their apartment in Nigeria

Osun State Police Command has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a couple in Ilesha, Nigeria. The husband, Olasunkanmi, 55, and wife, Fisayo Eso, 50, were found lying dead in their apartment on Friday, October 1. Although the cause of the death has not been determined, one Isaac Haastrup said carbon monoxide […]

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Can you really ‘name and shame’ in Nigeria?, By Abimbola Adelakun

The United Bank for Africa recently “named and shamed” three forex defaulters by publishing their names on the bank’s website. The first two people on the list were said to have cancelled their trips but failed to return the Personal Travel Allowance availed them by the bank despite repeated correspondences by the bank agents. The […]

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‘Nigeria @ 61 No Be Moi-moi’, By Olusegun Adeniyi

Tomorrow marks Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary. While we lament about what might have been and politicians play their usual games that contribute nothing to the welfare of people, let me confess straightaway that the copyright for the title of this piece is not mine. But there is an interesting backstory to it. Late in July […]

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Commercial sex worker gets 4 years jail for biting customer’s tongue during sex in Nigeria

An Upper Area Court in Makurdi, Benue State, has sentenced a commercial sex worker, Dooshima Anems, to four years imprisonment for biting customer’s tongue during sex. The police charged Anems with assault and causing grievous harm. The Magistrate, Ms Rose Iyorshe, on Thursday, September 30, sentenced Anems after she pleaded guilty and told the court that […]

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Groom’s brother, sister-in-law among 13 wedding guests who die in auto accident in Nigeria (Graphic video & photos)

Nothing less than 13 wedding guests have died and many others injured in a fatal motor accident which occurred in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. The motor crash involving a Coaster bus filled with passengers and a truck occurred close to Akpoku-Udufor community on Sunday, September 26. One Great Missionary, who shared […]

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IPOB bans Nigerian flag in the Southeast of Nigeria

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has banned the Nigerian flag in the Southeast zone of the country. In a statement released by the Media and Publicity Secretary of the group, Emma Powerful, in Awka, Anambra State on Saturday, the secessionist group said the ban begins today, and also declared October 1 a sit-at-home day. He […]

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A female celebrity in Nigeria is more like advanced prostitute ―Actress Nnaji Charity

Nigerian actress, script writer and movie producer, Nnaji Charity has re-echoed her past claim about celebrity life in Nigeria. In an Instastory post she shared, she alleged that being a female celebrity in Nigeria is more like advanced prostitution. See Charity’s post below:

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How to Become the President of Nigeria, 2023, By Magnus Onyibe

Beyond the Rotation of Presidency between the north and south arrangement, which seems to be taking up a huge chunk of media space as 2023 general elections loom large , there are other critical factors which are nuanced but Germaine to the matter of who becomes the president of Nigeria in 2023. The word on […]

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