The sour relationship between the former chairman of the defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni and his ex-mistress, Adaobi Alagwu took a new dimension after the businessman asked a Federal Capital Territory Customary Court in Dawaki, Abuja to declare that the daughter of his ex-mistress is not his. Ayeni and Alagwu have been locked in a paternity dispute since 2022. Alagwu insisted that her daughter belongs to the business mogul, while he has repeatedly denied fathering the child. Ayeni while being led in evidence on Monday by his lawyer, Silas Onu,…
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Police inspector found dead in hotel, woman flees
A police officer with the rank of an Inspector, identified as Haruna Mohammed has been found dead in a hotel room in, Akute area of Ogun state. The inspector attached to Ishashi Police Division in Lagos State, was said to have arrived with a woman to Super G Royal hotel, located at Anthony Uzum Estate, Oyeyemi Akute, at about 1:00 am on Saturday. The hotel manager, Deborah Adejobi, reportedly found their room unlocked at about 8:52 am, and on checking inside, she discovered the lifeless body of the officer, while…
Read MoreIslamic cleric murders final-year female student in Ilorin
A final year student of the Kwara State College of Education in Ilorin, Hafsah Yetunde Lawal was murdered by suspected ritualist. Her corpse was dismembered after honouring the invitation of a lover she met on Facebook. According to reports, the unsuspecting Hafsah was at a naming ceremony when she received an invitation call from her killer. “She dropped her food to answer the call and then left,” the source hinted, adding that, “since then, we’ve been searching for her everywhere, but no one knew her whereabouts.” However, her parents were…
Read MorePolice: ‘How Lagos hotelier allegedly sodomized teenager, gave him N5,000’
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested Mr. Opara Macdonald who is the managing director of Leuven Empire Hotel and Suites in Ejigbo, Lagos, for allegedly sodomising a 16-year-old boy. Lagos Police command’s spokesperson, Ayuba Umma, revealed that Macdonald was picked up sequel to a petition alleging that he took the victim to his house in Egbeda, where he performed anal sex on him, gave him N5,000, and warned him not to tell anyone, including his parens. Umma said at first the teenager was scared to tell…
Read MoreNigerian professor, Dubem Okafor kills wife, self in US
One of Nigeria’s respected poet and professor of English Language and Literature, Dubem Okafor is dead. He died last Sunday in the United States after shooting his wife Cheryl. According to reports from the US, Okafor aged 64, and cousin to the late poet, Christopher Okigbo apparently distraught that his wife had left him a few days earlier, arranged to meet her at his sister’s Reading home, in Pennsylvania, where he shot her several times and also shot himself once in the head at 3:45 p.m. A small-caliber handgun was…
Read MorePolice: Couple sold their child for N450,000, arrested for stealing neighbour’s daughter
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a woman, Christiana Uwem Ibanga and her boyfriend, Inyene Akpan, for allegedly stealing their neighbour’s daughter on 14th January 2025 in Abuja. During interrogation, it was discovered that the couple had earlier sold their own child for N450,000 in 2024. The state police spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, confirmed the arrest in a statement released on Wednesday. According to police, the suspects were apprehended following a complaint from a woman (name withheld) who reported that Ibanga had allegedly lured her six-year-old daughter…
Read MoreMy Dog, My Life Decisions: Helen Paul’s new book x-rays societal ills
Iconic thespian and educationist, Professor Helen Paul has addressed the political dilemma of a country in her new book titled ‘My Dog, My Life Decisions’. The book, which is currently available on digital platform, Amazon is a two-part drama with dual titles. It is a satirical expose of the happenings in a country described figuratively as a dog and the citizens’ outcry. The first part, titled “My Dog, My Life Decisions,” exposes the dilemma of a campaign manager who campaigned for the ruler in power, who breached all the campaign…
Read MoreNigerian woman denied US residency after DNA reveals sponsor is not her biological father
A permanent residency application made by Mr. Adex Odiete for his daughter, Linda was rejected by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have denied after a DNA test proved he was not her biological father. The USCIS in 2007 approved an I-130 application for Mr Odiete’s daughter, granting her access to the country. After over a decade, the man initiated the formal process to upgrade his daughter’s immigrant status to a permanent resident, form I-148. The U.S. government requested supporting documents such as Ms Odiete’s birth certificate, tuition receipts and…
Read MoreSpeed Darlington alleges assassination attempt
Days after his release from Kuje prison, controversial rapper, Speed Darlington has reportedly escaped an alleged assassination attempt. In a video shared on his Instagram page, the musician claimed unknown gunmen opened fire on his car, leaving it riddled with bullet holes. According to him, the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday as he was leaving a nightclub in Victoria Island, Lagos. The footage, which has since gone viral, shows the rear of the vehicle severely damaged, with visible bullet marks. The rapper accused an unnamed individual of orchestrating the…
Read MoreHow 74 year-old woman on wheelchair was burnt to death in Anambra
Police operatives from Abagana Divisional Police Headquarters, Anambra, have arrested four suspects for allegedly burning a 74-year-old woman to death. The four suspects included a 21-year-old lady, Chinyere Ekwenugo, who allegedly conspired with others to kill the woman on wheelchair. Police public relations officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement, said that the incident occurred around 9:00 am on Sunday. “During interrogation by the police operatives, the suspect, Chinenye Ekwenugo, confessed that her boyfriend, Ifeanyi Igwe, who is currently at large and three others set the victim ablaze,” he said. “They…
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