Veteran Nollywood Actress, Omotunde Ogundimu, has made an emotional appeal to Nigerians and well-meaning individuals for financial assistance as she battles cervical cancer and struggles to meet the rising cost of her treatment. Ogundimu, who has spent about 35 years in the Nigerian film industry, disclosed that she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2024…
Operatives of the Abia State Police Command have arrested a man identified as Uzoma Uwaeme for allegedly stripping, tying up and flogging his 13-year-old son under the scorching sun in Aba, Abia State. The disturbing incident came to public attention after a video showing the teenager bound with ropes, visibly injured and exposed to harsh…
The Federal Government has paid the naira equivalent of $100,000 to each player of Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, following their historic triumph at the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship. The National Sports Commission confirmed that the payment was part of the Presidential Reward promised to the team by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after…
The Ogun State Police Command has launched an immediate manhunt for a man identified as Kola following an allegation of sexual molestation involving a 17-year-old boy in Abeokuta, the state capital. The Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, ordered the immediate arrest of the suspect after the teenage victim and his parents reported the matter…
A group of youths and self-described “area boys” in Lagos State have staged a protest against the reported establishment of an office of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Nigeria. The protesters, who took to the streets carrying placards, expressed opposition to what they described as increased involvement of the American Law…
The Federal Government has stepped up plans to digitally integrate education records with the National Youth Service Corps to combat certificate racketeering, improve qualification verification and ensure that genuine graduates are not denied National service or employment opportunities because of discrepancies in their academic records. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on…
Motorists travelling along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were subjected to hours of frustration on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, as repair works on the Kara Bridge triggered a massive traffic gridlock stretching across parts of Lagos and Ogun states. The traffic crisis, which intensified during the afternoon, left thousands of commuters and motorists trapped for hours, with…
A chilling confession by a suspected child trafficker has left residents and families in Oyo State horrified after a woman, Adejoke Popoola, allegedly admitted to selling four of her own biological children before graduating to the abduction and sale of other people’s children. Popoola, who was paraded alongside other suspected members of a child-stealing and…
The death of veteran Nollywood Actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has continued to stir emotions across Nigeria, with a fresh revelation over N25 million the actor entrusted to the Chief Imam of Ilaro, Ogun State, before his death. The Chief Imam of Ilaro, Tajudeen Adewunmi, has explained that he returned the N25 million…
Residents of Lagos who regularly stop by roadsides, medians and walkways to purchase food, clothing, household items and other goods may soon face arrest as the State Government intensifies its crackdown on illegal trading. The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has warned that, beginning next week, residents who patronise traders operating in unauthorised public spaces…
