Man Appears In Lagos Court For Marrying Second Wife Without Informing First One
The police on Wednesday arraigned a man, Edmund Uzoma, before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for alleged bigamy. Uzoma was arraigned before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun on three counts of bigamy and falsification of information on a marriage certificate. The prosecutor, Idowu Osungbure, told the court that Uzoma, while having a wife, contracted another wedding with one Sophia Yongxian, at a...
New Naira Notes: Man Loses Pregnant Wife Amidst Scarcity In Kaduna
A pregnant woman died in Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru LGA, Kaduna, because her husband was unable to pay her medical bills due to the biting naira scarcity. The woman was due to give birth, but the hospital refused her because her husband could not make down payments. According to James Auta, who recounted the ordeal, he went to the hospital with his...
Ondo Pastor Fakes Obituary To Avoid N3m Debt Repayment
Paul Oyewole, a 43-year-old pastor, allegedly faked his own obituary on the social media platform WhatsApp in order to avoid repaying a $3 million debt owed to a church member. According to Vanguard, Oyewole was arraigned on Wednesday at the Chief Magistrate Court in Ondo Town, Ondo, on charges of fraudulently obtaining $3 million from one Boyede Emmanuel with the...
Nigeria’s Unrest Caused By Foreign Forces – Muhammadu Buhari
Nigeria's insecurity issue, according to President Muhammadu Buhari, results from powerful nations determined to destroy Nigeria. After touring the state to commission projects under Governor Ganduje's administration, Buhari made the claim on Monday at a presidential lunch in Kano. "One can clearly see how these foreign countries took on our weaker part of Nigeria, the Lake Chad, where we have crude...
FG Backs US On Visa Ban For Politicians Undermining Democracy
The Federal Government says its backing the United States (US) government’s decision to impose visa ban on politicians and others who undermine the 2023 general elections. The Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed expressed the Federal Government’s support for the plan, during a speech at the 20th Edition of President Mohammadu Buhari Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023) in Abuja, on...
Bola Tinubu Believes All Yorubas Are His Slaves – Former APC Chieftain
According to a former All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Bola Tinubu, the party's presidential candidate, considers every Yoruba to be his slave. She asserted that the former governor of Lagos State sought to run on a Muslim-Muslim ticket in the expectation that voters from the north would support him in large numbers. According to the former APC campaign manager, Tinubu plans...
DSS Intercepts Syndicates Selling New Naira Notes, Bank Officials Implicated
The Department of State Services has detained some members of an organized syndicate selling the new Naira notes in various parts of the country. Although the names and locations of the suspects were withheld by the DSS, the agency claimed in a statement on Monday that several commercial bank employees were complicit in the crime. Dr. Peter Afunanya, the DSS's Public...
Abuja-Kaduna Train Services Resume Operation
The Nigerian Railway Corporation's Board of Directors and Management has declared the start of train operations between Abuja and Kaduna. AbnTv reported that the Abuja-Kaduna train derailment at the Kubwa station had caused the rail line's operations to be halted. Niyi Alli, NRC Director of Operations, announced the news in a statement on Monday. "As a result, the Service will resume on...
Woman Who Married Daughter’s Suitor Vows Not To Quit Marriage
Malama Khadija, a Kano State woman who married her daughter’s boyfriend, says her decision to marry him is final and nothing can change it. She vowed never to quit the marriage irrespective of what people are saying about her decision. Malama Khadija, a Kano State woman who married her daughter's boyfriend, claims her decision is final and that nothing can change...
How Nine Persons Were Killed After Container Fell On Lagos Commercial Bus
At least nine passengers were on Sunday confirmed dead after a 20ft laden container fell a commercial bus in the Ojuelegba area of Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos State. Officials of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) who were the early responders upon arrival suspended the container and cut off the top of the bus to rescue a female survivor who...
