A Nigerian woman, Omobolanle Esther, has announced her divorce after allegedly being in an abusive marriage for eight years, stating she "chose to leave to live." Sharing the news in a Facebook post on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, she celebrated her freedom, describing the profound relief she felt after receiving her di…
A 35-year-old Nigerian national, Edikan Adiakpan, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison in the United States for illegally transmitting proceeds from an email scam. The United States Department of Justice made the announcement in a statement on Thursday, October 8, 2026. The Houston resident was arrested in…
The Imo State Commissioner of Police, CP Audu Bosso, says he is not aware of any ransom being paid for the release of the 20 abducted corps members and one other who regained freedom from their abductors in the state on Wednesday, October 7. Speaking during an interview with Channels TV, Bosso said that the kidnappers …
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested two suspects in connection with the alleged vandalisation of transformer cables and other criminal activities in Tanke-Iledu, Ilorin. The spokesperson for the corps in the state, ASCI Ayoola Michael Shola, disclosed this in a statem…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that political parties presenting candidates whose names were missing from official membership registers submitted to the commission will be barred from participating in the 2027 general elections.The commission's stance follows a September 24 landmark …
A young man narrowly escaped being lynched to death after he was caught attempting to defraud a Point of Sale (POS) operator using packaged old car tyres. According to reports, the suspect arrived at the POS kiosk pretending to execute a cash withdrawal. After claiming that his electronic funds transfer failed to go th…
A video capturing the moment a quick-thinking salesgirl in South Africa successfully locked an armed robber inside her store has sparked widespread admiration online. CCTV security footage circulating widely on social media platforms shows an armed assailant entering a retail outlet in South Africa with the intent to s…
Nigerian rapper, Vector, has made a passionate appeal to Nigerian parents. In a post shared on Instastories, the dad of one asked why parents wth sick children still bring them to school, with a high possibility of them infecting other children with their ailment. Read what his shared below
A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to d€ath in Saudi Arabia over a comment he made on Facebook. Anojan Sivarasa, a migrant worker from Sri Lanka, was found guilty of blasphemy against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad following an argument over a video of a dog. Footage of a young Muslim man kicking a dog which had been…
The Yobe State Hisbah Commission has arrested six women suspected of engaging in s3x work during an operation in Gadaka, Fika Local Government Area of the state. According to Daily Trust, the operation was conducted in the Abuja area of Gadaka town by officials of the commission's Fika Local Government Area command. Th…
…that crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, Flight Lieutenant M. Akintoye. Olagunju shared photos from Akintoye's wedding in August 2025. "You had great hopes, you pursued your dreams, your lights were shinning. Well trained and multiply decorated Airforce Pilot. You sat quietly pondering on new moves while others maneuvered…
Arsenal youngster Max Dowman has been presented with three Guinness World Records certificates after setting new marks in English and European football before turning 17. Guinness World Records announced the achievement in a post on its verified X handle on Thursday, saying Dowman had been recognised for his record-bre…
Three suspected accomplices in a kidnapping operation have allegedly k!lled a kidnapped boy after collecting ransom from his family in Jibiya Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to information provided to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the three suspects, all reportedly from the same community as the v…
A Texas man convicted of killing a convenience store clerk during a robbery was executed on Wednesday evening, October 7, after the Supreme Court declined to halt the execution. Jamaal Howard, 46, was pronounced dead at 8:03 p.m. He was sentenced to death for the 2000 killing of 42-year-old Vickie Swartout in Silsbee, …
…the exciting news with their fans in a joint Instagram post, accompanied by adorable photos showing Jarvis proudly displaying her baby bump. “From two people who once had no idea where this journey would take us… to husband and wife, and now soon to be parents,” Jarvis wrote. The couple revealed that their journey has…
A 23-year-old mother, Nathaly Ramirez, d!£d after she and her 8-month-old daughter were allegedly pushed from a 15th-floor balcony in the Bronx, New York. The incident happened around 3:38 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6, at an apartment building on Olinville Avenue. Police later identified 31-year-old Angel Carrasco as wan…
A web developer has gone on X to address a hit-and-run driver who rammed into his wife and sped off without trying to offer any assistance. The accident occurred at Ogudu express in Lagos State, the husband said. Fortunately, a Good Samaritan came to the woman's aide and she's currently fighting for her life in hospita…
A suspected cult leader identified as Paul Brown, also known as "Play Play," has been arrested by personnel of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) Bonny following a reported cult-related attack on Mumakiri community, popularly known as Ajegunle Fishing Settlement, in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers Sta…
A newly unsealed video has shown the moments after a 6-year-old student shot his teacher at an elementary school in the United States, before cursing at responding police officers. According to the New York Post, the boy, who was then a first grader at an elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, shot his teacher in…
A humanitarian and field operations professional, Lydia Chinenye Nwankwo was k!lled in a bandits' attack in Sokoto State. Her sister, Chisom Nwankwo confirmed the sad incident in a Facebook post on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. According to her, bandits attacked Lydia and her team while on their way back from back from t…
A gilded statue of a n@k£d Donald Trump went on display in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg on Tuesday, October 6. Danish artist Jens Galschiøt is exhibiting the satirical statue, titled "Orange Plague" and also known as "King of Injustice," at the parliament's headquarters in the eastern French city. It …
A GP (general practitioner) to the royal was found str@ngled to de@th as she hosted a sleepover for her kids and her husband has been arrested. Hannah Cain, 45, was found d£ad at her home in Fern Hill near the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk in the early hours of Sunday, October 4, as she hosted a sleepover for her son's…
A Facebook user has accused the Task Force in Bayelsa state of destroying a roadside trader's rice and stew at the market. The user, Kumo George Kumo claimed members of a task force team poured away the cooked rice and stew a roadside trader was selling from a wheelbarrow at Swali Market, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.He said…
Police have arrested a woman for allegedly beating her brother's child to d3ath in Benue State. The incident occurred in Jato-Aka in Kwande Local Government Area of the state on Sunday, October 5, 2026. According to Facebook user, John Tyokoso, the woman accused her brother's children of stealing N500 and subjected the…
…singer-songwriter Toni Braxton has marked her 59th birthday with a series of sultry new photos. The Grammy-winning star turned 59 on Wednesday, October 7, and took to social media to share the birthday images of herself posing in black revealing lingerie. In her caption, the singer wrote: 'Every fold. Every wrinkle. If…