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VIDEO: Gunmen kill late Akunyili’s husband

Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband to late former Information Minister, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has been reportedly murdered by gunmen, The Nation reports. The Nation learnt he was killed at Umuoji in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State on Tuesday evening. Though details of the incident are still sketchy, a source close to the family said the…

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Alleged sexual assault: Baba Ijesha truly defiled minor – forensic expert testifies in court

By Stephen Kenechukwu A child forensic interview expert has alleged that Olanrewaju James Omiyinka popularly known as Baba Ijesha, embattled Nollywood actor, groomed and defiled a minor. According to NAN, the practitioner, Anike Ajayi-Kayode, addressed the Ikeja special offences court on Tuesday. Baba Ijesha has been in a legal tussle since he was accused of…

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UK fuel scarcity: customers fight dirty in fuel station (Video)

Shocking footage shows the moment a massive brawl breaks out as frustrated customers fight on Esso forecourt amid UK fuel crisis. The brawl is believed to have started over fuel with the parents scuffling on the car bonnet and the younger boys fighting on the floor. After the scrap, the group then help each other…

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LAUTECH hospital management demands apology as politician beats up staff

Management of LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso has frowned at a disturbing event which took place at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the hospital on Sunday, September 25th. According to press statement by the hospital management which was signed by its PRO, Omotayo Ogunleye and made available to journalists on Monday, a US-based businessman and…

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Ilaji sports resort CEO, Sanusi receives award of tourism ambassador

•Advocates tourism development as potent instrument for employment generation An Ibadan born investor and Chairman of Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort, Chief Dotun Sanusi has declared tourism as one of the potent tools of employment generation and societal development. Chief Sanusi made this declaration on Monday while delivering a key note address at this year…

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UK fuel scarcity: Nigerian Man laments in viral video as thieves forced his car tank open, syphon fuel (Video)

A Nigerian man has been seen in a viral video lamenting how thieves came at dusk to vandalized his car including other vehicles in his compound. He described how the thieves forced his car fuel tank open and syphoned diesel in fuel tank of his car. He added that to make it easy for them,…

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UK fuel scarcity: queues in filling stations as panic buyer seen emptying water bottles, fills them with petrol (Video, PHOTOS)

WATER IDIOT: A “STUPID” panic buyer was spotted emptying out water bottles and filling them with petrol while she held up a 30-minute queue of desperate drivers behind her, TheSun UK reports. The daft driver was seen at the Shell garage in Cobham Services on the M25 – seemingly oblivious to the danger of using…

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“I won’t visit Africa until Buhari leaves power”, says Omokri

Nigerian human rights activist and former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has vowed not to set foot on African soil until President Muhammadu Buhari leaves power in 2023. Omokri stated this after some pro-Buhari supporters allegedly attacked him in New York after leading a protest to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) while…

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Villagers flee as Boko Haram attacks Yobe community

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Sunday attacked Babbangida in Yobe State. The incident, which caused many of the villagers to flee, is coming one month after the terrorists launched an assault on the community, Channels TV reports. Although authorities are yet to confirm the latest attack on the headquarters of Tarmuwa Local Government Area, a…

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Nigeria will benefit immensely if properly restructured – Owa Ajero, Olowu Kuta – task YGC on Yoruba unity

Two notable Yoruba monarchs, the Owa Ajero of Ijero Kingdom, Oba Joseph Adebayo and Olowu of Kuta, Oba Oyelude Makama insisted that Nigeria stands to benefit immensely when it is properly and honestly restructured.They also said with restructuring, the issues of unrest and insecurity will be an issue of the past.The two foremost traditional rulers…

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