August 2025

Lagos painter nabbed for kidnapping customer’s seven-year-old son

A 32-year-old painter, Chigozie Clement, has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly abducting his customer’s seven-year-old son in the Ketu Alapere area of the state. learnt from a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Thursday that the suspect allegedly lured the child away from his home on …

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Stolen cables, silent phones: Inside the crisis crippling Nigeria’s mobile networks

When cell phone and internet networks went down across nine states in Nigeria earlier this summer, leaving millions without service, telecoms officials pointed to an increasingly familiar culprit: vandalism. Destruction of telecoms infrastructure is rife in Africa’s most populous country, from jihadist groups aiming to create communications blackouts to outright theft of cables and parts, …

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Singer Falz announces engagement, shares pre-wedding photos

Popular Nigerian rapper and activist, Folarin Falana, professionally known as Falz, has announced engagement with his lover. The singer announced his engagement in an instagram post on Friday (today). Sharing his prewedding photos, Falz revealed his marriage plan. While stating that his wedding had been a long time coming, Falz described the development as one …

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Drama, panic in BBNaija house as masked dwarfs storm in [VIDEO]

Big Brother Naija Season 10, dubbed 10/10, delivered one of its wildest twists yet on Wednesday night when Biggie sent a group of masked dwarfs into the house. The challenge, which is part of the show’s theme “Facing Your Fears”, is aimed to test the housemates’ courage and resilience. However, the shocking prank left the …

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Police arrest pastor, wife over staged self-kidnap in Ondo

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old woman, Mrs Sanmori Taiwo, and her 62-year-old husband, Pastor Sanmori Joshua, for allegedly faking her abduction to extort N10m from relatives abroad. According to a statement released by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, the drama played out on August 23 at the …

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Police recover eight explosives, 8000 ammunition, arrest 33 suspects in Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command said it has recovered eight explosive devices and arrested 33 suspects for various crimes, including cultism, armed robbery, kidnapping and human trafficking in various parts of the state. The police command also said its operatives recovered about 8000 ammunition resulting from an aggressive clampdown on crime and criminality in the …

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Naija 10: Kola, Sultana, Isabella, others issued final warning for infringements

Big Brother has taken a firm stance against rule breaking as he addressed the Big Brother Naija season 10 housemates over their persistent disregard for one of the show’s core rules. After the live nominations on Monday evening, Biggie expressed disappointment that several housemates had repeatedly removed or tampered with their microphones Big Brother described …

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