Senate proposes 15 years imprisonment for anyone who pays ransom to kidnappers

Nigerian senate on propose a bill on Wednesday May 19, seeking to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined in the country. The bill which was titled Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which stipulates a 15-year jail sentence for anyone found guilty of such action is …

Nigerian woman sacked nanny for eating her kid’s food using same cutlery

A Nigerian woman said she sacked her nanny after she caught her eating her kid's food using the same cutlery. The woman stated this during a question and answer session with Tito Idakula, wife of singer Bez Idakula, on why they let their nannies go  Tito, who is the daughter of former Oyo state governor, Rashidi Ladoja, asked the question …

Kaduna: One killed, 21 others abducted in fresh attack by bandits

Some group of Bandits on Tuesday May 18, killed one person and abducted 21 others in an attack carried out in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The armed bandits arrived in Batsari town at about 10:20 pm on Tuesday, shooting sporadically and eventually abducted 21 persons. Eyewitnesses told Channels Television that the bandits after …

Twin sisters ‘took their own lives after fearing police did not believe they had both been sexually abused’

An inquest has heard how twin sisters took their own lives four months apart, fearing their claims of long-term sexual abuse were ‘not believed’. Chris Gould, 17, and her twin sister Sam, from Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire were left feeling ‘invalidated’ after police said they would not be prosecuting in the wake of their sexual allegations.  The …

A 47 year old Film director murdered by his Iranian parents in an ‘honour killing’ for not getting married

Babak Khorranmdin, 47, a popular film director in Iran, has been murdered by his family in an honour killing over not getting married. Khorranmdin's body parts were found inside a suitcase and in bins outside his parents' home in Iran following an 'honour killing' for not getting married . The London-based film director, was sedated …

Goodluck Jonathan: Youths Group Launches #BringBackGEJ Project, Pledges To Fund Campaigns in 2023

Some youths have launched a #BringbackGej project. The group under the Aegis of Youths Earnestly Demand For Goodluck E. Jonathan (YED4GEJ 2023) has asked former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest for the 2023 presidential election. The Ex. President who lost power to his opponent of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) in the 2015 …

A staff of NDDC Kufre Effiong speaks up after he was accused of being involved in the gruesome murder of job seeker, Ini Umoren

A staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Kufre Effiong has opened up after he was accused of being involved in the gruesome murder of a job seeker and University of Uyo graduate, Ini Umoren. Social media users had called for Effiong's arrest and prosecution, after it was reported that he was among the first …

President Muhammadu Buhari, his wife and children observe Eid El Filtri in Asorock (photos)

The Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari who was joined by his wife, Aisha, children, and others celebrates Eid El Filtri, at the statehouse Abuja. Eid El Filtri is celebrated to mark the end of the Ramadan fast. Photos below...