Day: May 2, 2025

UK Nurse Dies After Returning From Her Marriage Introduction In Nigeria

Abibat Babalola

A young Nigerian nurse based in the UK identified as Nnena Miriam—fondly known as Nurse Miriam, has reportedly died suddenly after her trip to Nigeria for her marriage introduction ceremony. Nnena was found lifeless in her apartment earlier this week under mysterious circumstances. According to sources close to the deceased, Nurse Miriam had just returned from Nigeria where she had participated in her introduction ceremony—a joyful pre-wedding traditional rite that marks the formal meeting of both families. Friends say she was in high spirits about her upcoming marriage and had…

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Popular Influencer VeryDarkMan Arrested By Police In Abuja

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian Police Force has arrested popular Nigerian social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), in Abuja. His lawyer, Denise Adeyanju, confirmed the arrest on his X account on Friday. The arrest took place in a Nigerian bank in Abuja. Natasha Offered Me N200m To Implicate Akpabio, US Based Activist Alleges Court Orders BRT Driver Killed Over Bamise’s Murder Adeyanju wrote. “JUST IN: VDM arrested by the police at GTB. Spoke to them before he was arrested. This is absolutely unacceptable. Demanding accountability is not a…

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Natasha Offered Me N200m To Implicate Akpabio, US Based Activist Alleges

Ganiyu Amodu

A Nigerian-US-based famous Facebook sensation and activist Dr. Sandra Duru has opened a can of worms and set tongues wagging with her startling revelations over the ongoing sexual harassment saga between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The U.S.-based psychologist and media scientist, widely known as Prof Mgbeke Duru, had in a live Facebook session on Thursday released a series of explosive revelations that have sent shockwaves across Nigeria’s digital space and beyond. Duru, had in a live Facebook session shared her private telephone chats between her and…

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The Fraud Called ‘Band A’ Electricity Tariff, By Ikechukwu Amaechi

Abibat Babalola

No matter how anyone tries to rationalise the obtuse economic reforms of the Tinubu administration, the most searing no confidence vote in their sustainability has been passed by the president himself when the presidency announced that it was no longer sustainable for the Aso Rock Villa to continue paying the yearly N47 billion ‘Band A’ electricity tariff. Aso Rock’s move which jolted many is coming on the heels of increasingly unreliable public power supply, even as the cost soars for both households and government institutions. In 2024, the Abuja Electricity…

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EFCC Traces CBEX Funds To Four Countries, Says Full Recovery Impossible

Abibat Babalola

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has traced funds linked to the failed crypto bridge exchange (CBEX) scheme to at least four countries. Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, on Wednesday, Ola Olukoyede, EFCC chairman, said although efforts are underway to recover the stolen funds, full restitution to victims may be impossible. Olukoyede said several accounts have been blocked and funds frozen, although the amounts cannot be disclosed yet. READ ALSO: Saudi Arabia Imposes $26,661 Fine On Hajj Visa Violators
 Labour Asks Tinubu To Immediately…

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Saudi Arabia Imposes $26,661 Fine On Hajj Visa Violators


Abibat Babalola

The Saudi Ministry of Interior has announced strict new penalties targeting individuals who violate Hajj permit regulations, including a heavy fine of $26,661 on those who apply for visit visas on behalf of people attempting to perform Hajj without proper authorisation. The new measures, released via the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), are part of intensified efforts to curb unauthorised access to Makkah and the holy sites during the annual pilgrimage. The enforcement period will run from the 1st of Dhul-Qi’dah to the 14th of Dhul-Hijjah, the Islamic calendar months surrounding…

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Labour Asks Tinubu To Immediately Reverse Fubara’s Suspension, Withdraw Tax Bills

Abibat Babalola

The organised Labour in Nigeria has asked President Bola Tinubu to immediately reverse what it describes as the unconstitutional suspension of the elected Government of Rivers State via a state of emergency. This is part of the demands put forward by both the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, Comrades Joe Ajaero and Festus Osifo, during the May Day celebration held at Eagle Square, Abuja. The labour leaders urged the Federal and state governments to cease actions that erode the civic space and deepen it…

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Court Orders BRT Driver Killed Over Bamise’s Murder

Damilola Olonade

“You will be hanged by the neck until you are dead,” Justice Sherifat Sonaike merciless judgment for Andrew Ominikoron, who once admitted he raped the 22 year-old deceased whose mutilated body was dumped on Carter bridge + The Full story of criminal rape and merciless murder inside BRT   Justice Sherifat Sonaike of the Lagos State High Court, sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square Annexe, has sentenced Bus Rapid Transit driver, Andrew Ominikoron, to death by hanging for the murder of 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwola. Ominikoron was arraigned on a five-count…

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