Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Politician and his wife finds guilty of an organ-trafficking plot

organ-trafficking plot

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and Dr. Obinna Obeta were convicted. Of a plan to trade in organs. Including a 21-year-old man from Lagos for an £80,000 private kidney transplant. After transporting a 21-year-old man from Lagos to the UK, a senior, affluent Nigerian politician, his wife, and a medical “middleman” were convicted guilty … Read more

Police investigates Davido’s nanny after his three-year-old son’s death

Police investigates Davido's nanny after his three-year-old son's death

Nigerian music star Davido’s nanny is being questioned by police over the death of his three-year-old son. Ifeanyi Adeleke is thought to have drowned at the family mansion in Lagos. Seven other domestic helpers, including the childminder, were detained for interrogation. Following the Halloween death of his three-year-old son, Davido, a Nigerian music star, a … Read more

Trump investigation: FBI agents found dozens of empty folders marked as classified in Mar-a- Lago’s document

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During a search of Donald Trump’s Florida home last month, FBI agents discovered dozens of empty folders labeled as classified, according to a court document. In the document, which was made available by a Florida court, the contents of 33 boxes that were retrieved from the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence are listed. Trump, who is … Read more

Gunmen attack advance team of Nigerian President Buhari

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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will visit the place where he was born this weekend. His advance security convoy for the trip was ambushed by gunmen on Tuesday night. LAGOS: The advance security convoy for President Muhammadu Buhari visit to his home state in the country’s northwest was ambushed by gunmen, as per the administration. Buhari … Read more

Nigeria ruling party picks ex-governor of Lagos Tinubu to run for president

Nigeria’s ruling party has chosen its presidential candidate for 2023. Bola Tinubu is a former governor of Lagos State. The elections will be held after President Muhammadu Buhari leaves office next year. Nigeria’s ruling party announced Bola Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State, as its presidential candidate for the elections set for February 2023. … Read more

Nigerian biker completes London-to-Lagos ride for polio campaign

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Kunle Adeyanju was greeted with applause as he switched off his motorcycle engine after a 41-day journey to raise donations to battle polio in his country Nigeria. The 44-year-old departed London on April 19 and arrived in Nigeria’s commercial hub Lagos on Sunday after slogging through more than 13,000 kilometers (8,000 miles) across 13 countries. … Read more

Total Lunar Eclipse 2022:Everything you need to know

Blood moon

According to different time zones, the first Lunar Eclipse of 2022 will occur on May 15 and 16, 2022. The Lunar Eclipse always occurs on the Full Moon, according to Hindu mythology (Purnima Tithti). The moon will turn a deep, rusty red color during this lunar eclipse, earning it the nickname “blood moon.” The Lunar … Read more

Building collapse in Nigeria

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LAGOS: A three-storey mostly residential building collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial hub Lagos on Monday, killing eight people and wounding 23, according to emergency services. Building collapses are widespread in Africa’s most populous country, where millions of people live in decaying homes and construction rules are frequently ignored. According to Ibrahim Farinloye of the National Emergency … Read more

Chile sees 18,380 new COVID-19 cases in a day

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SANTIAGO – Chile on Tuesday said it registered 18,380 new COVID-19 infections and 35 deaths in the last 24 hours, for a cumulative total of 2,895,931 cases and 41,526 deaths. According to the Health Ministry’s daily report, the latest figures placed the COVID-19 positivity rate at 23.33 percent nationwide and 15.08 percent in the Santiago … Read more

Nigerian artist uses her body as a canvas to create portraits

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Oni Mary Ayomide, a talented makeup artist, uses a variety of mediums to express her talent around the world, Ayomide of Nigeria uses her body as the canvas. She prefers to use eyeliners, foundation, and other cosmetics instead of pencils and paint. Ayomide stated while speaking to the media, “I don’t get all my paintings … Read more

Twitter back in Nigeria after seven-month blackout

Twitter

ABUJA: Twitter was accessible in Nigeria on Thursday after the government lifted a seven-month ban on the social media giant for deleting a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari. Nigeria halted Twitter operations in June, provoking an international outcry over freedom of expression. The government and Twitter have been in negotiations since over restoring the service based … Read more

Nigeria: Tension Rises After Police In Lagos Opens Fire On Protesters

Nigeria: Tension Rises After Police In Lagos Opens Fire On Protesters

Tension increased after several people were killed in firing on peaceful Protesters by police Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos and protesters torched several buildings. According to the foreign news agency, AFP, eyewitnesses said after curfew was imposed the police opened fire on a crowd to disperse the demonstrators. “We were sitting peacefully when they turned off … Read more