Nigerian make-up artist jailed for throwing cash at his wedding
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA make-up artist in Nigeria has been sentenced to six months in jail for abusing the currency, the naira, by flinging it…
US court sentences Nigerian man to over 3 years imprisonment for $4.9m tax fraud
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Eastern District Court in Texas, United States (US), has sentenced a 47 year old Nigerian man identified as Imafedia Adevokhai residing…
How Bobrisky smuggled ATMs into Kirikiri, paid N35m to live large — Kirikiri Baale
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFresh controversy has trailed the recent incarceration of popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, as a traditional ruler in Lagos…
Gospel singers Bassey, Chinwo, others surpass Afrobeats artists on YouTube’s most-streamed
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Nigerian gospel artists Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo, and Moses Bliss ranked among the most-streamed Nigerian acts on YouTube Music for the…
Lagos Police bust ‘Yahoo school’, arrest 10 suspects
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Lagos Police Command has confirmed the arrest of four internet fraud experts and six criminal trainees at an illegal cybercrime training facility,…
TikTok removes 2.4 million Nigerian-owned videos over policy violation
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTiktok has removed 2.4 million videos posted by Nigerian users in the fourth quarter of 2024 for violating its content policy. Read…
NDLEA arrests businessman over US-imported cannabis
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) apprehended Arokodare Damil Ebenezer, the owner of Damillionz Takeout and a businessman based in Lekki,…
NDLEA intercepts Indian lady with 72 parcels of heroin at Kano airport
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSyndicates are increasingly hiring white females and foreign nationals to move drugs via Nigerian borders. Thankfully and according to the Chairman/Chief Executive…
Ibadan Stampede: Oyo Drops Charges Against Ooni’s Ex-wife And Oriyomi Hamzat
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Oyo State Government, on Thursday 20 March 2025, officially withdrew the criminal charges against Naomi Silekunola, the ex-wife of the Ooni…
Inside Lagos airports where racketeering threatens passenger safety
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom ticket racketeering to sale of fake yellow cards, Nigerian airports have become ideal places for all forms of illegal business. Read…