The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, says unlawful wedding spending is a major cause of the high rate of divorce in our society. The Sultan said this when he spoke at a meeting of Islamic scholars organised by the Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Commission, in Sokoto yesterday. “Our scholars

International Human rights organisation, Amnesty International has lauded the directive by Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for the total overhaul of the country’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).   Yemi Osinbajo who is currently in acting capacity as the President of Nigeria gave the directive on Tuesday after prolonged public outcry

The United States Embassy has suspended consular services and appointments in Abuja till further notice. It explained that appointments for visa and for American citizen services have also been put on hold temporarily.   Consular operations in Lagos were, however, not affected, the mission said in a statement on its website

Kano state government says it has discovered the sum of over $1 million allegedly paid by former governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to a University in Ukraine where no Kano state student was studying. According to The Nation, the senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Higher Education, Dr. Hussaini Akilu

Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) founder, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo is rocking another Controversy…. The flashy man of God, during the Sunday service is quoted to have asked members of his church who are students to sow a seed of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000)each. The video which has since gone

Thirty-seven members of the National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC,) who completed their service on Monday in Ogun State, were involved in an accident shortly after leaving the orientation camp in Sagamu. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, (FRSC), Ogun State Command, Clement Oladele, who confirmed this, said

Almost a week after the siege on the National Assembly by operatives of the DSS, the senate president Bukola Saraki has called on President Buhari to institute an independent judicial panel of inquiry to investigate the matter.   According to him, ‘the very serious questions about last Tuesday’s siege on the National

A mother-of-four killed her husband then dug a grave in their bedroom to bury him but was caught before she could cover her tracks.   Harriet Nassali, 38, hacked her husband, Sirajj Kawuma, to death with a knife at about 5 am on Sunday, August 12, 2018, at their home in Gombe

Musa Kasim, an official of the Niger State Environmental Protection Agency (NISEPA), is looking no for the owner of missing money which his wife found at a market in Minna. Read below: “Announcement : my friends wife got a missing money yesterday at kure market minna Pls if you are

Billionaire Oil Merchant Femi Otedola has taken under his wings, young Moruf Bello popularly known as Megabyte after their chanced meeting at a recent show in Lagos, where Megabyte thrilled the audience including the Billionaire with his rap skills. Femi Otedola who had voiced his surprise at Megabyte’s talent during

Senate president Bukola Saraki, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, Samuel Ortom of Benue state and Senator Dino Melaye, all attended the National Executive Council meeting of PDP which held in Abuja today, August 2nd.

Today, the world marks the 21st anniversary of the of late Afrobeat pioneer and legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti.   In this extremely detailed piece that documents the last days of ‘Abami Eda’. the story of his last days come to bare and details of how Fela refused western medicine till

Residents of Ajeguinle in Lagos are currently in search of a heartless mother who threw her own son into a well and fled this morning. Facebook user, Adebanwo Adeola shared the sad story online. Read what she wrote below

Fourteen members of the same family were killed today in a car crash in central Vietnam on their way to a wedding party. The groom was also in the vehicle that crashed and he died instantly when their van hit a container truck, police said. The groom and his family members were

Over the weekend, David, the son of Taraba state governor, Dickson Ishaku, got married to his hearthrob, Dorcas, in Jalingo, the state capital. The ceremony was attended by other governors, political associates, family members and friends. Congrats to the couple. See more photos from the wedding below..

Nigerian singer, Waje has revealed how she went through depression a few years ago and how she was able to overcome it.   In a recent interview with PULSE, the award winning singer said: “I remember that time, that was the year we got signed as G** ambassadors so actually my

An Abuja High Court has fixed 8th August, 2018 for Runtown to appear and give reasons why he should not be sent to prison for disobeying Court Injunction made on 10th May, 2018. According to a statement by Eric Many, ‘recall that we served a Contempt Warning from Court on Runtown on 4th

An Arkansas woman has been arrested and charged with capital murder after she admitted to fatally shooting her husband because he repeatedly purchased pornographic videos through their cable provider.   According to a police statement, Patricia Hill, 69, called 911 on Saturday afternoon around 3pm in Jefferson County to report that she had

Nollywood actress and producer, Ify Adibeli a.k.a Nollywoods hottest Virgin says it is degrading to be referred to as a small girl with a big God…. “I don’t care if people call me a bitch. It’s just another word for feminist and I say it with pride,” she wrote on

The Lagos State Government says nine bodies from the Otedola Link Bridge fire incident which occurred on June 28 have been successfully matched to the families. The Commissioner for Health, Jide Idris, who confirmed the development, said that 11 families had shown up at Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre, LSD&FC,

Yomi Shogunle has been critical of those calling for the scrapping of SARS. He believes Nigerians should seek for a reform of the police unit rather than for it to be disbanded.

A commercial tricyclist (Keke NAPEP rider), Mr Abuchi Odoh and his wife, Ndidi, a trainee seamstress have been embarrassed with an overwhelming joy after the woman gave birth to quintuplets last week Thursday. Mrs Odoh, 30, was delivered of the quintuplets, four males and one female, through caesarean surgey at

Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West Senatorial District, was widely assumed to have been abducted after his associates claimed he ran into unknown assailants as he travelled towards Kogi State.   News of the purported abduction spread quickly, and many started drawing divergent conclusions as to what might have happened. Several

Morata’s wife Alice Campello has delivered twin boys Leonardo and Alessandro on Sunday, July 29.The striker excitedly shared the news on instagram….. “And the day arrived … July 29, 2018, a day I will never forget. The wait has been long, very long. It has been only 9 months but

The actor on Sunday that he was attacked in his dream and was left with a blood shot eye. He posted a video on social media to narrate his ordeal… He said: “Actually something happened last night. I woke up this morning and I saw something. I don’t know you.

President Buhari has arrived in Togo ahead of ECOWAS-ECCAS Summit.   The Nigerian leader was received by President of Togo Gnassingbe Fraure and President of Liberia George Weah as he arrived.