The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service successfully rescued a 56-year-old man trapped in a deep well in the Ikotun-Igando area. Senior Public Affairs Officer Maria Fadairo disclosed in a statement on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, that the incident may have been caused by negligence. The Ejigbo Station of the Fire Service received a distress…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to two promoters of the collapsed investment platform Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), each set at N10 million. Justice Mohammed Umar ruled in favor of Awerosuo Otorudo and Chukwuebuka Ehirim, admitting them to bail with two sureties each in the same amount. The judge ordered that the…
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called for harsher penalties for perpetrators of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Kano State, emphasizing that no true Muslim would ever beat his wife. He highlighted the alarming rise in cases of men assaulting and raping women across the state and stressed the crucial role Islamic clerics and…
The Jigawa Hisbah Board has confiscated and destroyed alcohol valued at N5.8 million in Kazaure Local Government Area. The state Hisbah Commander, Ibrahim Dahiru, revealed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse on Monday, July 21, 2025. He explained that the operation, led by Kazaure Chairman Alhaji Mansur Dabuwa, involved…
Nigerian Islamic cleric and counselor Bello Muhammed Tahir (BMT) has strongly criticized Muslim first wives who perceive potential second wives as “husband snatchers,” calling such views “sickening and unacceptable.” In a Facebook post on Monday, July 21, the cleric emphasized that being a first wife does not grant ownership over a husband. “It is sickening…
Eileen Fulton, celebrated for her groundbreaking role as Lisa Grimaldi on the long-running soap opera As the World Turns, has passed away at the age of 91. Fulton died on Monday, July 14, in Asheville, North Carolina, following a period of declining health, according to an obituary released by Groce Funeral Home. Born and raised…
A 41-year-old woman, Benita Lurk Ikuenobe, was discovered dead in a suspected suicide inside the auditorium of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) Prayer City, located along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Security analyst Zagazola Makama reported that the incident occurred on the morning of Friday, July 18, 2025, and was first brought to attention by…
The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has explained that his recent remarks instructing Peter Obi not to enter the state without clearance were not meant as a threat, but as a directive concerning protocol and security. During a defection rally in Uromi on Friday, July 18, Governor Okpebholo stated that Obi should obtain clearance…
Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister and notable political figure, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has recently married his third wife. The traditional wedding ceremony celebrated the union between FFK and Adaugo, a beautiful woman he has been dating for over two years. Adaugo, 29, is from Abia State and runs a successful interior design business. A devout Pentecostal…
Wasiu Oloyede, a notorious leader of a kidnapping gang, was arrested by police in the Odo Pako area of Ota, Ogun State, on Sunday, July 20, 2025. Oloyede’s gang had kidnapped a soldier in Alagbado, Lagos, on Friday, July 18, stealing the soldier’s uniform, ID card, ATM cards, and phone. Fortunately, the soldier managed to…
