Nigerian man arrested for allegedly raping an 83-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease in US

A 52-year-old Nigerian man identified as Olabamidele Olumide Bewaji has been arrested for allegedly raping an 83-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Bewaji who was accused of attacking the woman at the Pillars of Mankato home in Mankato, Minnesota since the beginning of March, was nabbed by the woman’s son who set up a surveillance camera in his mother’s room so…

Neither Mr. President nor I have approved that the pump price of petrol should be increased by one naira – Minister of Petroleum, Timipre Sylva apologizes

The Minister of States for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva has rejected the increase in the price of petrol as announced earlier by the Petroleum Products Pricing Agency (PPPRA). Recall that after the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation restated that the price of petrol has not been increased following an outcry the report incited, the PPPRA deleted the post from its…

13 suspected internet fraudsters arrested in Abuja

A syndicate of 13 cybercrime suspects were on Thursday March 11, arrested by operatives of the Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Five of the suspects were picked up at an N8m a year apartment in Gilmore Estate, Jahi, while the other eight were arrested at Katampe Extension, all in Abuja. The…

Man arraigned for raping 10-year-old girl to death in Ondo

A 27-year-old farmer, Isreal Ikumuyi, was arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Oke Eda, Akure, on Friday, March 12, for raping a 10-year-old girl to death. The incident happened on February 2, 2021, at Akinfosile village near Igbotako community in Okitipupa Local Government  Area of Ondo state. It was gathered that the primary school girl identified…

NFF President Amaju Pinnick wins FIFA council seat

The President of the Nigerian Football Federation Amaju Pinnick has been elected into the Fifa Council after a landslide victory. Pinnick defeated Malawian FA president Walter Nyamilandu by 43 votes to eight during the CAF General Assembly that held at the Royal Ballroom of the Sofitel Hotel in Morocco’s administrative capital on Friday, March 12. …

Things like this cannot happen under President Buhari – Garba Shehu denies report of missing arms procurement funds

Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has dismissed reports that funds budgeted for the purchase of arms and ammunition for the war against insurgents have gone missing in the Buhari-led administration. According to him, things like that cannot happen under the Buhari-led administration. Garba was reacting to the report…

I am not just a lesbian, I’m disgusted by the very existence of compulsory heterosexuality – Nigerian singer, Temmie Ovwasa says

Nigerian singer, Temmie Ovwasa who is open about her sexuality as a Lesbian, says she is disgusted by the very existence of compulsory heterosexuality. Temmie in a tweet posted on her handle, said she always feels disgusted anytime someone projects heterosexuality to her. She also expressed her disgust at her ”lesbian ancestors” who have chosen to remain…

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