Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

A 36-year-old driver, Mustapha Aminu is set to receive 15 strokes of the cane as ordered by a Chief Magistrate Court in Kaduna State on Thursday. Aminu would be receiving the strokes as punishment and a sentence for his conviction after he was found guilty of assaulting a police officer who was on duty. A resident of Ungwan Sanusi in Kaduna State, Aminu was convicted of hitting Sergeant Adamu Maigari on his head with a log of wood. Pleading guilty to the charges read against him, Ibrahim Emmanuel, the Magistrate said the punishment handed to Aminu is aimed at making…

Some Nigerians, including women and children stranded,the have been repatriated with support of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the Libyan Directorate for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), and the Nigerian consulate. It was gathered that the migrants were flown into Lagos from Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli on Wednesday, through the Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) flight. The migrants, a combination of 13 men, 124 women, and 8 children, were brought back to Lagos following an assisted effort to help migrants who are stranded in Libya and facing difficult situations, especially as Libya stands as a transit route to many European…

In a heart-breaking narration, a 14-year-old survivor of sex trafficking in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State has disclosed that she slept with at least 10 to 12 men daily while in the sex camp. The teen survivor, who said she hailed from Akwa Ibom State and was trafficked into Ogun State on January 29, 2024, was arrested by men of the Ogun State Amotekun Corps during a raid at the sex trafficking camp in Ifo local government area of the state on Wednesday, 15 other suspected sex workers and their boss identified as Idem Joy were arrested…

Award-winning Grammy singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems has scored another first by becoming the first African female to be involved in MLS ownership. She has now become a co-owner of Major League Soccer (MLS) side, San Diego FC’s ownership group as a club partner. The MLS made this announcement in its X page on Thursday. According to reports, Tems joined the MLS club as a co-owner through her company, The Leading Vibe. “We are delighted that Tems has joined San Diego FC as a club partner,” SDFC chairman Sir Mohamed Mansour said in a statement. “Tems is a…

Legendary singer, 2Baba, born Innocent Idibia, has proposed to Edo State House of Assembly member, Natasha Osarawu, according to a viral video seen on Thursday. In the video, the highly elated musician was seen hugging the lawmaker, while spraying money on her as they both danced before bringing out a ring to put on her finger while friends and well-wishers cheered on. The development comes just a day after the singer set the social media agog with a video on Instagram confirming his romantic relationship with the Edo State lawmaker. His confirmation of the relationship with Osarawu followed an earlier…

An Illinois man, Neil Howard, 46, has been convicted of strangling his 60-year-old mother with a bungee cord in their shared home because he was sick of her “sleeping around.” On Tuesday, Tuesday, Feb. 11, Howard was convicted on first-degree murder charges and faces a maximum sentence of 60 years in prison. Neil was sitting alone at the family’s house in Troy when his mother Norma Caraker returned home from a date, back on Sept. 13, 2023, according to Law and Crime. A drunk Howard snapped and wrapped a bungee cord around his mother’s neck, strangling her to death, according…

Renowned singer, Innocent ‘2Baba’ Idibia and his new lover, Honorable Natasha Osawaru are allegedly expecting their first child. This was made known by controversial journalist, Stella Dimoko Korkus in a post via Instagram on Wednesday, February 12th. According to the blogger, 2Baba and Natasha are in love and about to start a family. The journalist revealed that Natasha comes from the influential and popular Igbinedion family of Benin Kingdom in Edo State. The post reads, “Tuface Idibia, the singer you can’t stop talking about (at the moment) Honorable Natasha Irobosa Igbinedion of the famous Igbinedion family of Benin Kingdom. They…

Lucy Harrison, from Warrington, was on holiday in the US when she was fatally shot with a firearm. A young British woman was fatally shot while on holiday in Texas, an inquest has heard. Lucy Harrison, 23, from Warrington was found dead at her father’s home in Prosper, in Texas, on January 10. An inquest into her death opened today, (Wednesday, February 12) hearing Ms Harrison was abroad in the US “when she was fatally shot with a firearm”. It is unclear how Ms Harrison was shot – or if a police criminal investigation is currently under way. Her family…

The Headies Awards has officially announced the nominees for its 17th edition, with Odumodublvck, Qing Madi, and Ayra Starr among the artists leading the nominations. The organizers revealed the nominee list in a post on X on Wednesday, stating that only songs and music videos released between April 1, 2023, and July 31, 2024, were considered for nominations. “Only music materials including singles, videos, video live recordings, EPs & albums released & distributed on digital streaming platforms, & physical music media (cassettes, CDs & vinyl) within the year in review (April 1, 2023 & July 31,2024) were considered for nomination,”…

A harrowing human-egg harvesting racket where around 100 women were kept as slaves has been uncovered in the former Soviet nation of Georgia. Operated by Chinese gangsters, the egg farm was exposed after three Thai women were freed from the “egg mafia” by a Thailand-based NGO, according to a report in Bangkok Post. Pavena Hongsakula, founder of the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women, said she first learned about the racket from another woman victim that had been released and returned to Thailand after paying the gang about Rs 1.8 lakh. According to victim, other Thais were still trapped at…