One hot Saturday afternoon in 2007, my then best friend, Christi, and I were walking to our usual Banku joint when a car pulled up in front of us. A guy jumped out of the car and approached us. He introduced himself as Alex and asked Christi, “What is your beautiful friend’s name?” I thought that was strange since he could have asked me himself. After learning my name from Christi, he asked me, “Are you related to the Nigerian actress Omotola?” I laughed and said, “No, but people always tell me I am her look alike.” “I want to…
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Soon-to-be pastor stabs a man to death for wooing his girlfriend in Adamawa. The police in Adamawa state have arrested a 22-year-old man identified as Benedict Musa Haziel for allegedly stabbing a man known as Luka, to death during a quarrel over his fiancee, Blessing. The 22-year-old man had paid N15, 000 to Blessing’s family as an indication that he wanted to marry her. He got angry that the deceased was also hitting on Blessing. Benedict was said to have warned the deceased on several occasions to stop going out with Blessing but he refused to heed the warning, and…
My girlfriend and I started dating when we were both in senior high school. I was in form three, while she was a freshman in the same school. Her beauty caught my attention the very first day I saw her so I didn’t waste time approaching her. Up until today, I still remember how awestruck I was when I first saw her. I couldn’t believe anyone could be that beautiful. And even though I liked her I was in a relationship with a different girl from another school. However, that didn’t stop me from expressing interest in her and asking…
Nigerian rapper and singer, Zlatan Ibile has said that becoming a father changed him and made him a drop some behaviours.He made this known while speaking in an interview with Factory 78 where he was asked how fatherhood influenced his lifestyle. The artiste has two children with his baby mama, Davita Lamai. The first is a boy and the second child, a girl.Zlatan Ibile said fatherhood made him to stop many of the crazy things he used to do as an artiste.According to the ‘Lagos Anthem’ crooner, the former version of himself could go unclad in the streets just to…
Decomposed bodies of two women have been found in a shallow grave in the office of a medical doctor, Abass Adio Adebowale Adeyemi, in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara state. It would be recalled that the suspect, who hails from Offa LGA of Kwara State, was arrested for killing a cab driver, Emmanuel Yobo Agbovinuere. He allegedly killed the victim in Benin City, Edo state, dumped his corpse at Otofure community on the Benin-Lagos highway and absconded with the deceased’s vehicle. Spokesperson of the Kwara State Police Command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, in a statement on Sunday, October 2, said…
A Nigerian man went into an emotional state at his sister’s wedding because he was sad to see her go to her husband’s house.He was seen in a trending video crying on his seat and wiping tears from his eyes with his handkerchief.His sister who was getting married observed him crying and she walked towards his seat to console him. He stood up to hug her and continued to weep on her shoulders. In other news, a Nigerian lady identified as Mabel Oluwaninsewealth, has barred her father from attending her wedding ceremony.She said he has been a deadbeat dad throughout…
Naomi and I became good friends after we met at a church program. In the course of our friendship, I introduced her to my old friends and she got along very well with them. As I got to know her more I developed romantic feelings for her. And she also related with me in a way that made me feel she felt the same way about me. So I confessed my feelings for her and asked her to be my girlfriend. She didn’t turn me down, nor did she accept my proposal. She asked me to give her time to…
The actions of a little orphan boy has melted the hearts of many because he showed appreciation for a being given food. A video which was posted online shows the kid who lives in an orphanage home being served with his peers.He could be seen holding a plate which he presented to some servers that were dishing rice and beans. After getting his own portion, the well-behaved boy went down on one knee to thank the givers before proceeding to sit on a chair.Interestingly, he also remembered to say the grace, thanking God for the food and the ability to…
Activist and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has thrown a jibe at Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, following the success of massive rallies held across the state on Saturday in support of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party. On August 15, El-Rufai had boasted that Obi won’t get “two 200 persons on the street.”However, thousands of youths stormed major cities of the Croc city to openly rally for Obi and his deputy, Ahmed Datti. Omokri tweeted, “On August 15, El-Rufai boasted that Obi won’t get “two 200 persons on the street.” Today, we saw close to 2000. Yes,…
A video which surfaced online shows the moment a man who married three women showed preference for one.They all attended an event with him, wore matching outfits and sat together as entertainers thrilled guests. While the event was in high gear, the man began to spray money on the younger wife, who is believed to be the most recent. He did that non-stop and it got the attention of the senior wife who kept staring in disbelief.The husband did not pay her any attention as he continued to drop the money on the other wife’s face and she was packing…