A Nigerian man who lives abroad has lamented that he paid an agent for a room not knowing that there is a cemetery at the back of the house. According to the young man identified on TikTok as Mr.Easytv, he paid the agent online only for him to move in and see a cemetery at the back of the window. He said in a trending video that he hears some sounds at night and said the agent who helped him get the house is wickedA man has lamented his predicament after paying for a room only to discover later that…
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We won’t repeal our grazing law, Benue govt tells MACBANGovernor of Benue State, Samuel OrtomFrom Aidoghie Paulinus, AbujaGovernor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has asked the Federal Government to release without delay, the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.Ortom said releasing Kanu will pave way for the peace process in the country to be taken seriously.Ortom who made the call when he received in audience, the American Veterans of Igbo origin in Washington DC, United States, stated that Kanu’s issue is a social-political challenge that must be dealt with politically. Ortom, in a statement by…
The suspects, Ibikunle Opeyemi- a female- and Kadiri Jamiu were arrested at the early hours of Thursday.Two suspects have been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police command over the kidnap of a pastor, Mapai Samuel, at ZOE Family International Church, Odo Eran, Abeokuta.The suspects have been identified as one Ibikunle Opeyemi (a female) and Kadiri Jamiu. They were arrested at the early hours of Thursday, hours after the pastor was said to have been kidnapped from the church premises by two men clad in military by camouflage and accompanied by a woman.Police spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said while…
Residents of Kajiado, Kenya are set to celebrate the life of a 135-year-old granny who died on July 4, 2022.Mosoni Lemoto Turume will be buried on July 16 at her home in Inkiito village, Kajiado West, in what his family describes as a celebration of a life well lived.According to her family, the mother of 11 who was born in 1887 has no history of going to hospital over any illness and she died peacefully on the fateful day shortly after taking lunch. They say she has seen her 7th generation while in good health and sound memory.She is said…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has convicted the embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor.NAN reports that Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in a two-hour judgement on Thursday, convicted Baba Ijesha of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. Taiwo, however, discharged and acquitted him of counts one and count six, which were sexual assault by penetration and attempted sexual assault by penetration.At the time of filing this report, the case has been stood down for a few minutes for the sentencing of the convict.
Two tricycle passengers have died after police escorts attached to a VIP allegedly opened fire on them because the rider overtook their convoy.The incident reportedly took place around 7:30pm on Saturday, July 12, at Ugbolokposo in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.An eyewitness who spoke to Nigerian Tribune said the tricycle rider was trying to overtake the convoy when the policemen opened fire on the occupants, killing two passengers on the spot while the rider sustained gunshot wounds. One of the victim is said to be a ticket collector at Ugbolokposu Junction named Apepe while the second victim…
Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage is on Instagram begging her son, Jamil to play with her. The mother of one shared a video of her begging an adamant Jamil to hang out with her. According to Tiwa, JamJam revealed he wants to spend time with his cousins and not with his mother. Tiwa Savage disclosed that this is the first time in 3 months they will be seeing each other and she would love to spend all her time with him. She added that Jamil is playing hard to get now, but he is the same person that will be crying…
Frank and I lived in the same neighbourhood. We only saw each other around but there was no communication between us. I noticed him because of his quiet and calm demeanour. It gave off the impression that he didn’t like people. One day he walked into my mum’s supermarket with his brothers. With them, he was relaxed and playful. I was surprised he could be like that. After watching him teasing and laughing with his brothers for a while, I joined in. While I was bagging the items they bought I looked at him and said, “You are the shortest…
OgunbiyiThe governorship candidate of the Accord Party in Osun State, Akin Ogunbiyi, has alleged that bullion vans have been deployed to the state ahead of the Saturday’s election. According to him, the bullion vans were seen heading for the Government House.Ogunbiyi made the allegation on Thursday morning when he appeared on a TVC programme monitored by phenamenal.com,ng. He alleged that the move was in a bid to buy votes, advising the electorate to shun selling their votes. “A vote sold is a loss to the person, the family and unborn generations,” he added.Ogunbiyi slammed the Peoples Democratic Pary and the…
A Nigerian man has taken to social media to call out his girlfriend for allegedly deceiving him into believing that she was sick.He claimed that he has been giving her N50,000 for treatment every month because he thought that she had been diagnosed with cancer. The young guy said they started dating few months ago and he saw that she wrote ‘Cancer’ as part of her bio, which led him to believe she was ill.According to the guy, he later realised that she was actually referring to zodiac signs with hers being cancer. In a video he posted online, the…