A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Inde Dikko over his continued failure to attend court to answer to a charge of fraud brought against him and two others by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related…
A Co-Convener of Bring Back Our Girls group, Aisha Yesufu, says the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and other passengers escaped being kidnapped by hoodlums at Rigasa Train Station on Sunday evening. Yesufu said on Twitter that her brother and her sister-in-law were on the train when the incident occurred. An online medium, Daily Nigerian,…
A Nigerian man based in Canada has reportedly been assassinated in Lagos State a few days after returning to the country. According to reports, the yet-to-be-identified-man who has been based in overseas for a long time returned to Nigeria recently and asked his brother whom he has been sending money to build a house for…
More information about the man who jumped into the Lagos lagoon, including his name, has been revealed. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, says the man who jumped into the lagoon is 22-year-old Daibo Davies. The incident occurred on Saturday around 11 am at the Third Mainland Bridge. Director-General of LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu,…
Many protesters have stormed the National Headquarters of the All Progressives Congress to demand the sack of the National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole. The protesters under the aegis of the APC Young Stakeholders stormed the party headquarters at 11:00 am. They carried various placards with inscriptions such as ‘Oshiomhole Must Go’, ‘Oshiomhole go…
Chimamanda Adichie, an award-winning Nigerian writer, has been reportedly named the first black woman in the world, since 41 years ago, to deliver a speech at the University of Pennsylvania. The information was confirmed by Africa Facts Zone on social media. “In May 2020, Chimamanda Adichie will become the first black woman since 1978 to…
Nine suspected cultists including an alleged Aiye kingpin Sikiru Samuel alias Samora have been arrested by the police in Lagos. Samuel, 24, was arrested at Imota alongside Adegboyega Ismaila, 19, Sunkanmi Shonubi, 19, alias Napel, Adigun Faruq, 18, Rilwan Akinwale, 30, Victor Uju, 18, Juwon Idowu, 18, Rasak Adebola, 20, and Kehinde Keshinro, 18. They…
Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) operatives at Badagry have arrested two fishermen for alleged attempt to smuggle 120 jerricans of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to the Benin Republic. The suspects Jebleh Taiwo and Jebleh Abiodun arrested at Gberefu Beach, a fishing settlement, in Badagry at the weekend. It was gathered that they had…
Nigerian singer, Teni Apata simply identified as Teni, has made it known that she may be getting married soon. According to the ”billionaire’ crooner, she may be getting married this year. She added that this will happen either by her proposing or her partner proposing to her.
Nigeria’s former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida popularly known as IBB, has reacted to the reports claiming he was searching for a new wife. Asked in an interview with Daily Trust if he was truly shopping for a new wife, the elder statesman said: “That’s what the media wanted. A lot of people asked…