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A United States district court has sentenced Olalekan Ponle, better known as Woodberry, to eight years and three months in prison for multimillion-dollar fraud. Woodberry is an ally of Ramon Abbas, best known as Hushpuppi, another Nigerian who was jailed for internet fraud in November 2022. On June 10, 2020, …

Popular Nigerian gospel singer, Tope Alabi, has finally explained why she used the word ‘Aboru Aboye’, a form of greeting among Ifa initiates, in her song. The gospel singer had come under heavy criticisms after she referred to herself as ‘ebo’ literally meaning sacrifice in one of her songs. She …

A Magistrates’ Court sitting at Iyaganku in Ibadan, on Monday ordered that a nursing mother, Damilola Opeyemi be remanded in Abolongo Correctional facility, Oyo Town for allegedly stabbing her husband to death over dinner. Magistrate P. O . Adetuyibi, did not take her plea. Adetuyibi said the remand is pending …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Abuja this evening after attending the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Guinea-Bissau. He was received by Chief of Staff, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, former Kebbi governor Atiku Bagudu, …

Detectives in Nairobi have reportedly launched an investigation into the death of a Catholic Priest who died hours after checking into a lodging with his girlfriend. The deceased has been identified as Joseph Kariuki Wanjiku, a 43-year-old priest from St. Peters Ruai. He checked into Monalisa Hotel Delview in Gatanga …

Gaius Chibueze, also known as BitcoinChief, a Nigerian businessman and crypto investor, has maintained his commitment to sponsor Anambra State student Mmesoma Ejikeme, who has been accused of falsifying her University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. According to Newsmen, Chibueze made this known in a tweet on his Twitter page, …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). “We will take democracy seriously, Democracy is very tough but it is the best form of government,” he said upon his emergence on Sunday in Guinea-Bissau. Tinubu succeeds President Umaro Embalo …

The immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria after his trip to London, United Kingdom. Buhari arrived at the Katsina International Airport around 11:00 am and was received by his aides and officials of the Katsina State Government. Naija News reports that Buhari, who has been in London …

A 20-year old suspected armed robber, Gafar Odusoya, has been arrested in Lagos State after a lady allegedly trapped him with sex in her room during a robbery operation with other members of his gang. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened on 17th June ,2023 in the early hours of …

Nigerian activists, Reno Omokri has drawn some similarities between the alleged travail of Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Mmesoma Ejikeme. Mmesoma is currently in the eye of the storm after she confessed that she forged her 362 UTME score, claiming she got the highest mark in the examination …