Year: 2025

Police detectives of the Lagos State Police Command have successfully arrested one Adedayo Ben Adegbola, a commercial taxi driver, in connection with multiple cases of rape, defilement, assault, indecent assault, and armed robbery targeting female passengers across the state. The suspect, whose picture appeared in viral online posts, was identified by several victims as the alleged perpetrator … Continue reading “Lagos police arrest serial commercial Taxi driver for multiple r@pe, ass@ult, and robbery cases”

Nigerian singer Yemi Alade has opened up about a phase in her university days when she briefly got hooked on smoking before deciding to quit completely. Speaking in a recent interview With Chude, the Johnny crooner revealed that curiosity led her to try smoking while in school, but it quickly became something she started depending on … Continue reading “Smoking almost got me addicted Yemi Alade opens up about her past struggle with cigarettes”

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended four senior national officers over alleged anti-party activities, according to an official statement released after an emergency meeting in Abuja on Saturday, November 1. Those affected include the National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu; the National Organising Secretary, Hon. Umar Bature; the National Legal … Continue reading “PDP suspends National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu and three others for one month”

The Maldives has officially begun enforcing a nationwide smoking ban for anyone born after January 1, 2007, making it the first country in the world to fully implement a generational prohibition on tobacco, according to the Health Ministry. The new regulation, which came into effect on November 1, was introduced under President Mohamed Muizzus administration earlier … Continue reading “Maldives begins generational ban on smoking”

Popular entertainer DJ Chicken was mobbed by an angry crowd after he allegedly crashed his car into two motorcycles, leaving several people injured at the scene. Eyewitnesses said the incident quickly escalated after residents and motorcyclists gathered at the site of the collision, accusing the DJ of reckless driving. In viral footage circulating on social media, DJ … Continue reading “Popular entertainer DJ Chicken m0bbed after allegedly crashing into two motorcycles with his car”

A condemned inmate, Abba Hassan, escaped from the Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Potiskum, Yobe State, in the early hours of Friday, October 31, 2025. The spokesperson of the Yobe State Police Command, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement released on Saturday, November 1. Abdulkarim said that the fugitive Abba Hassan hails from Maiduguri, in … Continue reading “Death row inmate escapes from Yobe Maximum security custodial centre”

American rapper, Nicki Minaj, has hailed the U.S. President, Donald Trump’s decision to designate Nigeria as a country of particular concern over alleged persecution of Christians. In a post on X, Minaj said she is grateful to live in a nation where people can freely practise their faith, stressing that no one should face hostility for … Continue reading “Christian genocide: Rapper, Nicki Minaj praises Trump for designating Nigeria as country of particular concern”

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has secured a landslide re-election victory, winning 97.66 percent of the vote, according to official results announced by the Tanzanian electoral commission on state television on Saturday, November 1. The result came after a highly controversial election marked by the jailing or disqualification of key opposition candidates, widespread violence, and a … Continue reading “Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan secures 98 percent of votes to win re-election despite deadly protests”