Famous online activist, Martins Vincent Otse, aka VeryDarkman, has alleged that Mr Ibu’s wife, Stella Maris, wanted to use the donations for her husband’s treatment to pamper herself. Recall that Mr Ibu recently underwent seven surgeries and one of his legs had to be amputated to save his life. Amid the actor’s post-surgery recovery,…
A Kwara State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin has ordered the remand of two female students in the facility of a Federal Correctional Service in Ilorin, the state capital for allegedly killing a popular hotelier, Adeniyi Ojo. Ojo, the Managing Director of Water View Hotel and son of Chief Emmanuel Ojo, a prominent…
The police in Adamawa state has arrested a 20-year-old bride, Amina Hassan, of Mubi North LGA, Adamawa state for setting her husband’s house ablaze over his refusal to divorce her. The suspect got married to her husband, Muhammed Auwal about 5 weeks. She told the police that she set the house on fire because…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has responded to allegations made by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement titled “Bayo Onanuga’s Mischief and the Tragedy of a Nation.” The NLC’s response comes after Onanuga, in a statement speaking for the federal government, condemned the union strike, labelling…
Nigerian wigmaker, Helen Williams, has achieved a new record for the longest handmade wig in the world. This was affirmed by the Guinness World Record on Tuesday. It noted that Williams made the world’s longest handmade wig, stretching 351.28 meters (1,152 ft 5 in). “The longest handmade wig is 351.28 m (1,152 ft 5…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has called for the merger of opposition political parties. Atiku, who made the call in a statement by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, on Tuesday, warned against the likelihood of Nigeria slipping into a one-party state. According to the statement, the former Vice…
First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, through the Renewed Hope Initiative, on Tuesday, supported families of the nation’s fallen heroes with N427.75m. Each of the 1,709 widows and orphans of the Nigerian Armed Forces will receive N250,000. “This will enable you to recapitalise an existing business or start a business of your choice to enable you…
Olamilekan Sanyaolu, the father of a 14-year-old boy, Mubarak, who was killed by a police stray bullet on November 4, 2021, at Command bus-stop in the Meiran area of Lagos State has welcomed a set of twins with his visually impaired wife, Abidemi. PUNCH Online learnt that Abidemi gave birth to the newborn babies…
The hit-and-run driver who crushed two road sweepers to death on the Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway of Lagos State on Monday, November 13 has surrendered himself to the Lagos State Police command. The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed his arrest to newsmen said the suspect will be arraigned in court….
A Labour Party chieftain, Akin Osuntokun, has defended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over claims that the Nigerian leader may come after Peter Obi and some members of the new opposition party following the events of the 2023 general elections. Recall that Osuntokun was the Director-General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council in the last presidential…