Amnesty International has called on Zambia to investigate the fatal shooting of Mutotwe Kafwaya, a former member of parliament for Lunte and ex-Minister of Transport. Kafwaya, who would have turned 50 on August 28, and other politicians had converged at a location in Kabulonga, Lusaka, on August 14, hours after the pre…
"I want out" TV host Wendy Williams pleads for freedom Wendy Williams begged for her freedom as she was sighted for the first time in public since February amid an ongoing court-ordered guardianship case. The TV personality was walking around New York City Wednesday, August 19, when she was asked by a paparazzi what sh…
By Sunday morning, Osogbo had begun to look like a city coming out of a long night. Campaign posters still clung to walls. Election notices hung where they had been pasted. Roads that had carried convoys, party agents and anxious voters were returning to ordinary traffic. Somewhere, tired election officials were headin…
Former Sokoto governor Aminu Tambuwal visited Defence Minister Christopher Musa to raise alarm over attacks in Kebbe LGA and Kaya communityThe delegation pressed for increased security presence and more operational resources after suspected Lakurawa militants attacked communitiesMinister Musa assured the delegation of …
Ariana Grande warns President Donald Trump to stay away from her songs following anti-trans post Ariana Grande has slammed US President Donald Trump for using her song, We Can't Be Friends in an anti-trans video. A video posted on TikTok by Team Trump on Thursday, August 20, showed the president walking toward the stag…
US court grants FBI request to review Tinubu files in private A US Court has taken a new step in the long-running Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, case seeking the release of alleged drug-trafficking records linked to President Bola Tinubu.In an update posted on X, a Washington-based lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague…
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's biological daughter Vivienne publishes newspaper ad to announce she has dropped Pitt from her last name Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's youngest child, Vivienne, has taken the next step toward dropping "Pitt" from her name. According to Los Angeles County Superior Court documents, the 18-y…
Music executive Pierre 'P' Thomas hospitalized after heart attack Quality Control Music co-founder Pierre "P" Thomas has been hospitalized after suffering a heart attack . The music executive, whose roster includes artists like Lil Baby, Quavo, and JT, is currently receiving medical care, representatives for the label …
Troops arrest suspected female gunrunner, recover AK-47 rifle and magazines in Plateau Troops of Sector 1, Operation Enduring Peace in collaboration with Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) members and local hunters, have arrested a suspected female gunrunner and recovered an AK-47 rifle, magazines and other military-rela…
Reality star Kim Zolciak's 15-year-old son KJ Biermann arrested for sod0my and s£xual battery Reality star Kim Zolciak's teenage son has been arrested for aggravated sod0my (a non-reproductive s£xual act) and aggravated s£xual battery, according to court documents obtained by Page Six. He was taken into custody Monday …
Family and friends celebrate as Nigerian woman welcomes her first child after 20 years of waiting A Nigerian woman, Hajia Belikisu Ibrahim Akiti, has welcomed her first child, a boy, after 20 years of waiting. Her family members and friends announced the good news on Facebook on Friday, August 11, 2026. "Alhamdulillah …
You have to set boundaries - Father charged with abusing his 3-month-old daughter says it was 'training' A father was arrested after in-home video reportedly shows him abusing his infant daughter in Boone County, Kentucky, U.S. Shaun Webb, 36, was arrested on Friday, August 21, 2026 and faces ten felony counts of crimi…
University soccer star Karoline Heintz stabbed to d£ath by her boyfriend and his mum helped dispose of body A Pennsylvania college soccer star was allegedly st@bbed to de@th by her boyfriend, who claimed "demons" told him to do it, after which he got his mom to help him dispose of the body. Karoline Heintz was found d…
My ex-husband punched me repeatedly one month and two weeks after childbirth - Nigerian woman opens up about her ordeal in an abusive marriage A Nigerian woman, Umeozor Chinwe Stephanie, has opened opened up about the alleged physical and emotional abuse she endured in her marriage. Stephanie, who shared her story in a…
Woman pleads guilty to k!lling newborn son found stuffed in trash bag A former University of Kentucky cheerleader pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges for k!lling her newborn son, whose lifeless body was found stuffed in a trash bag. An emotional Laken Snelling admitted to "ending" her baby's life in a Kentucky court…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) said its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, deliberately skipped the National Peace Accord signing ceremonyADC's National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, cited the Osun governorship election violence as a key reason for the party's boycottAbdullahi accused the National …
Five female suspected terrorist logistics suppliers arrested in Borno Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have arrested five female suspected terrorist logistics suppliers in Ngurusoye village, Borno State. The suspects were intercepted at about 6:48 p.m. …
GistReel Nigerian social media activist Verydarkman has challenged Afrobeats star Davido to maintain the same level of political activism during the 2027 general elections that he displayed while campaigning for his uncle, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke. Verydarkman said Davido was previously vocal in criticising …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in last weekend’s governorship election, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, has foreclosed acceptance of his defeat by the incumbent governor and candidate of the Accord Party, Governor Ademola Adeleke. Oyebamiji told State House correspondents after a meeting …
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Rivers State has called for justice and a thorough investigation into the attack and burning of the family home of one of its members in Ikwerre Local Government Area, Isaiah Thomas. The party made the demand after visiting the family residence of Thomas at Omuoko, Aluu, on Wedn…
Nigerian Breweries topped Nigeria's consumer goods revenue ranking in H1 2026, crossing a milestone no listed company in the sector had reached beforeBUA Foods ranked second by revenue but pulled ahead of every rival on profit, accounting for nearly half of the combined earnings of the top 10 firmsThree breweries featu…
President Bola Tinubu met with Bola Oyebamiji at the Presidential Villa days after the Osun governorship electionOyebamiji lost the Saturday, August 16, 2026, governorship contest to the Accord Party's Governor AdelekeThe APC candidate spoke to journalists after he met with the president at Aso RockPAY ATTENTION: Find …
A TikTok user called Amilord Fashion World solicited funds to help bring back the body of late businesswoman Blessing Orji, known as Bebe JewelryBebe Jewelry reportedly slumped and died while shopping at a store in China, with a video of the incident circulating onlineNigerians online are questioning why the fundraiser…
Nollywood stars gathered to pray for veteran actor Taiwo Hassan Ogogo as concerns over his health grewJide Kosoko revealed that First Lady Oluremi Tinubu personally called to express concern over Ogogo's conditionSenator Olamilekan Yayi has been covering all of Ogogo's medical expenses and even explored flying him to I…
Senator Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central, has secured the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial ticket for the district, just hours after leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP Kwara State chairman, Issa Bawa, presented the ticket to Mustapha on Friday, formally making him the party’s candid…