The clash between okada riders and police officers in Iyana Ipaja has reporrtedly turned violent, after a schoolgirl was reportedly hit by a stray bullet.
In a video shared online, a schoolgirl clad in her school uniform can be seen lying motionless on the floor. Blood soaked through her school uniform and concerned people tried to tie a cloth around her to stem the blood flow.
There was a commotion around her as people screamed in distress as they tried unsuccessfully to offer whatever comfort they could to the dying girl.
The clash in Iyana Ipaja started this morning as a result of the okada and keke ban in Lagos.
Singer, Slimcase supports the Government’s decision on forbidding the motorcyclist and the tricycle riders in some part of Lagos State.
The Lamba master shook the fans with his contrary opinion over the ongoing issues.
Slimcase goes contrary to the people’s opinion by showing his support to the government of Lagos State over the recent decisions in putting an end to the motorcycles and tricycles in some parts of Lagos state.
Prior to other celebrities bashing the Government over the ban without creating any alternatives.
According to him during his live session on Instagram, he reveals that banning motorcycles is the best decision ever. He as well divulges some other benefits that enjoin the Okada ban in the city of Lagos.
However, to the shock of fans, The singer did not only embrace the decision but as well added his opinion on the already laid down rule by expanding the roads to 4 lanes and also chasing away the street hawkers by the roadside which has really left tongues wagging.
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh took to Instagram to dish out an advice to young people who are still “hustling”.
Tonto Dikeh told youths on social media not to slip into depression when they see people having a great time with exotic trips and vacation, because some of them planned for such trip a year before or even two years earlier.
She also averred that rich people also plan and save towards buying flashy cars, houses and phones they show off on social media.
Tonto who urged young people to save for important things and also to spoil themselves, concluded by stating that it’s never rosy for people as it seems on social media.
She wrote;
Quick advice for young hustling people:
A lot of you come on social media to see people who are having a great time with exotic trips and vacation, and you slip into depression, what you don’t know is that many people plan and save towards their trips. Some people plan a year before or even two years. A beautiful photo that shows a vacation might be a result of saving for many years. Don’t be deceived into thinking it’s that easy. It is not. Even the flashy cars and houses and phones you see with rich people, they plan and save towards it. They won’t tell you, all you know is that they just got a house. Go and ask them how long it took to save up, and the sacrifices they made to gather up the finances.
See, it’s never really too rosy for people as it seems on social media. Just keep working hard. Save for important things. Save to spoil yourself.
Two serving corps members identified as Mohammed Alhaji-Musa and Hauwa Yahaya-Bagudu are set to get married on Friday February 7, after meeting in NYSC’s orientation camp in Kano almost a year ago.
Mohammed Alhaji Musa is reportedly from Afo in Nassarawa State, while Hauwa Yahaya Bagudu is from Nupe ethnic group in Niger State.
Recounting how he met his bride, Musa said their first meeting was at the NYSC orientation camp kitchen in Kano State.
He said;
“We met in camp during our platoon activities, especially the day we met during our platoon duty in the kitchen.
“Since then love took hold of me like breeze from nowhere. I was overwhelmed by her kindness and the kind of hospitality I received the first day I went to their house”.
On her own part, Hauwa said she never wanted to serve in Kano. She added that her deployment to the state has now turned out to be a huge blessing to her.
The graduate of I.B.B University in Lapai, Niger State said;
“Today I thank God because my being here has turned out to be a blessing”.
Kano state NYSC coordinator, Mal. Baba Ladan who confirmed the couple’s marriage said he now looks at them as role models for others.
Ladan said;
“l look at them as role models to other corps members that will start a relationship that will also end into a marriage”.
The serving corps members’ wedding fatiha will hold on Friday February 7, at the Nigeria Air Force Base Central Mosque in Kano by 1:30pm.
So apparently, a man who just got out of prison was caught red-handed at Computer Village after he tried to buy two iPhone 11 Pro, worth 900 thousand naira with a fake Bank Alert.
According to video making rounds, the man could be heard begging for mercy, saying his victims shouldn’t take him back to prison, as he just got out.
Another dealer who apparently, has fallen victim of the said scam, he revealed that this isn’t the first time the suspect has been caught in such act.
The phone dealer, Hephvic, gave the suspect’s name as Akeem. He said, Akeem tried duping him with a ‘fake alert’ around December, 31st 2019, which wasn’t successful and blocked him afterwards.
Akeem has been taken to the nearest police station.
Some items suspected to be a “sacrifice” was found this morning in front of the office of a Ladoke Akintola Univeristy of Technology (LAUTECH) professor.
The fetish item was discovered this morning by students of the institution who raised an alarm. The sacrifice was reportedly placed in front of the office of Prof. A.A Akingbade, a senior lecturer in the faculty of Agricultural Science of the institution.
Prof Akingbade is also the current chairman of the Examination Malpractice Panel of the institution.
Another sacrifice was also placed in front of one of the classrooms in the university located in Ogbomosho, Oyo State.
Daffy Blanco, the singer who accused Nigerian singer, Peruzzi of sexually harassing her has shared more details of the incident.
She said the incident occurred the night Timaya headlined the industry night over a year ago.
In an interview with Kiss FM OAPs Dami and Imma, the singer disclosed that she “clicked” with the DMW act the first day they met.
According to Daffy Blanco, Peruzzi came over to her hotel room on the night of the incident before taking her to a recording studio in Davido’ house, where he allegedly claimed he wanted her to listen to some of his songs. She alleged that everything went sour after Peruzzi played one or two of his tracks.
She further disclosed that they tried to sort things out after the incident which occurred over a year before her outburst, but it never worked. Daffy insisted that Peruzzi who charged her N1.5m to write a song for her, breached their agreement and she doesn’t see herself working with him anymore.
The singer also pointed out that Peruzzi has been silent over the incident because he knows the gravity of the allegation, unlike other “scandals” he thrashed out on social media.
A beggar who claimed he needed money to take care of his sick wife was exposed when the people who offered to help followed him to the hospital and discovered that he was lying.
The man walked up to two women in a car and told them his wife needed blood urgently. They informed him they didn’t have enough cash, then asked him to enter their car so they could follow him to the hospital and take care of the payment.
When they got to the gate of the hospital, the man refused to take them to his supposed sick wife. He claimed the wife was in the theatre and the doctors wouldn’t let them see her. He then added that he didn’t want to make them go through the stress of walking “up and down” in the hospital.
When the women confronted him and told him he was lying, he told them that they are rich and won’t lose anything by giving him some money.
The teenage housewife who fatally stabbed her husband in Almakiyayi village, Malumfashi LGA of Katsina State has claimed that she committed the crime in self defense.
Speaking to newsmen on Tuesday, the 17-year-old Rabi said that when she went to plug her phone to charge after power was restored, Shamsu Salisu threatened to beat her.
“On that day, NEPA brought light in the night, I went to plug my phone to charge but he said I must not and even threatened to beat me. I allowed him to plugged his phone but later he went and picked a knife threatening to stab me. We dragged over that and I succeeded in collecting the knife from his hand and stabbed him on his stomach before resident came to his rescue.”she stated.
Yinka Mafe, the immediate majority leader of Ogun State House of Assembly, is dead.
According to reports, Mafe died on Tuesday night February 4th shortly after celebrating his 46th birthday.
Earlier on Tuesday, the deceased organised a prayer session at his country home in Emuren as part of activities to celebrate his birthday. He reportedly visited inmates and warders at the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Sagamu before the proper birthday celebration which took place at Tenth Planet & Suites in Sagamu and was attended by party faithful, well-wishers, associates and his MafeLafe political team.
Mafe was said to have complained of chest pain after the celebration and died shortly after. His remains have been deposited at the morgue of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu.
A man who made a false claim that he had coronavirus, causing a Toronto-to-Jamaica WestJet flight to return to the airport, has explained why he did it.
James Potok, 28, who has been arrested and charged with mischief and breach of recognizance, told Global News that he did it because he was looking to “get a viral video” to boost his profile as an artist, but admits the stunt was in “poor taste.”
“Well, I had my camera with me. I was looking to get a viral video. I was looking to get it up on all the social media platforms,” James Potok told Global News on Tuesday.
“It seemed to me like this was in poor taste, in retrospect. What I did, I stood up, I said, ‘Can I have everybody’s attention? I just came back from Hunan Province — and that was it.”
“I figured it would invoke some type of reaction, not on the plane. More people seeing on social media, going, ‘Wow, this kid’s got some balls,’ or, ‘This kid is crazy.’”
According to Peel Regional Police, Potok will appear in court on March 9.
In a statement, WestJet said Flight 2702, with 243 passengers on board, was on its way to Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on Monday when the flight was disrupted by an “unruly guest.”
The airline said the plane returned to Toronto, and “out of an abundance of caution,” the flight crew followed all protocols for infectious disease on board.
The airline also disclosed that Flights 2702 and 2703 were cancelled as a result of the incident
Another passenger, Tiffany Richards, who was on the flight at the time of the incident said she was asleep when a man got up and made an announcement.
“What he basically said (is), ‘I need everyone’s attention. I have just returned from Wuhan, one of the capital cities of China, and it’s an epicentre for the coronavirus,” she recalled.
“I’m feeling really, really sick right now. I think I might be infected. I need everyone to stay away from me, like please don’t come near me.
“He repeated himself a couple of times, and that was that. And he sat down.”
A fire outbreak occurred at the power plant of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company IBEDC at Ayede, Ring Road in Ibadan, Oyo state.
The fire started about three hours ago.
At the time of filing this report, efforts are being made to put it off.
Social media personality, Bhadmus Akeem, shared a video from the scene and wrote ;
Oyo state fire service, and the Police are already at the fire incidence happening at the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, Ayede, Akinyemi, Ringroad. The inferno is getting worse tho.
Nigerian sex therapist, Jaruma, has thrown a jab at Maria Okan, Olamide’s baby mama, telling her that the only woman he knows is Bukunmi.
The new mother explained on her Instagram page that she is usually the topic of discussion for blogs and that she is now a blogger too.
In a new post on the photo-sharing application, Jaruma shared a picture of Nigerian rapper, Olamide, with his wife, Bukunmi and son, Maximilliano.
Jaruma then proceeded to pray for the family and also put down haters who plan on giving their union problems.
The sex therapist said that Bukunmi is the only woman Olamide knows, loves and acknowledges openly. She added that any home breaker will not succeed with their plan and that the person wants to reap where she did not sow.
In her words: “Bukunmi Aysha! The ONLY woman @olamide knows, loves & acknowledges publicly. Every other home breaker should go and hug transformer…!!!!! Home-breaker that will only come after u have finished suffering with ur man since when he had nothing….. Now he is successful & u want to reap where u did not sow thunder ⚡️ kee u there…!!!!!”
Nollywood Actress and Billionaire wife, Regina Daniels has taken to her social media page to share a screenshot of her chat with her brother, Samuel Daniels.
In the conversation, Samuel, who also goes by the name Real Sammy West reached out to his sister, telling her not to forget him now that she is thriving.
The actress responded, saying she will try not to but he went on to emphasise his request.
Sammy also playfully stated that he is heartbroken because the actress’ husband, Ned Nwoko took her away from him.
Reacting to this, Regina told him to leave her alone and she called him a ‘blackmailer’.
Recall, the actress shared a photo of herself hugging her brother to celebrate his birthday and she revealed that she would have loved to get married to him if he was not her brother.
Nigerian Singer and DMW Boss, Davido Adeleke otherwise known has Davido has broken the bank for the love of his life, Chioma Avril as he got her an expensive Valentine gift (with the main day still 9 days away).
Davido’s love for Chioma is undoubted and even if sometimes, their relationship may seem rocky, they always tend to come out stronger.
The ‘Fia’ crooner who is having ‘a good time’ with his family in Dubai, took to his instastories to show off the watch he got his wife and can be heard in another video telling her to enjoy life because they are RICH.
Nollywood Actor, Saidi Balogun and his former spouse, Faithia Balogun are celebrating their birthday today.
The exes’ who share same birthday date took to social media to mark their special day.
Saidi Balogun wrote:
“Today humbles my knees and I reflect on God’s blessings as I also pray for yet another year to love and be loved. Happy birthday to me. I wish myself a lifetime of peace and prosperity. Alhamudulilahi i thank almighty Allah may i for ever keep smiling in success”.
Faithia Williams who currently is in Dubai prayed for God’s protection over her life.
“Woooooooowwwwww it’s 12am here in Dubai But I will still wait for you guys to wish me in Nigeria time Happiest Birthday To Me May God keep guiding and protecting me. Am so happy”.
Hours after being paraded by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for his alleged involvement in Business Email Compromise (BEC) and identity fraud, Onwuzuruike Kingsley Ikenna a.k.a Nwanta Anayoeze Yonaracha has gone live on Facebook to reveal that he’s been released.
Yabaleftonline recalls that the anti-graft agency said in its statement that Anayoeze’s mansion, his petrol station, nine units of three-bedroom apartments all in Umuahia and a palatial bungalow in his village were all seized after his arrest at his residence in Umuahia. (Read Here)
Nwanta Anayoeze who was spotted in same T-Shirt he was paraded in, was seen having a few drinks and digging into a meal in a bar. He however did not share much details of his arrest in the live video.
Afro Pop singer, Ojayy Wright, and son of popular Nollywood actress, Bukky Wright, has attributed the low moments in his music career to his mum’s fame.
He revealed this in a recent chat with Segun Adebayo, when asked why he is one of the most underrated acts in Nigeria.
“I think people are right to imagine that, so I would easily say they have every reason to think like that. But personally, I think it stemmed from the pressure to succeed my mother, who is an actress. So people just expect more from me.”
Read excerpts below:
Don’t you think the pressure of being the son of Bukky Wright is weighing you down?
Well, you are right because it definitely affected my breakthrough a bit. As I said, people just expect more from me than the average person. But it isn’t weighing me down. I relish the challenge of being who I am and the position I have been put in.
At a point, it appeared you wanted to ride on the back of your mum’s success as a celebrated thespian.
I was never trying to ride anyone’s back. I am the son of Bukky Wright. People are always going to say this or that about me and I just had to learn to deal with it. I can’t hide who I am, especially if you have a parent as famous as mine. However, life has been good, I have been working on more music and movies.
One would expect that being the son of a celebrity would help your career and take you a step ahead of others. How much influence did her status have on your music career?
It has a decent amount of influence on my career. But again, it has its high and low moments, being famous before actually becoming famous can mess with your head. But I am sure at the end of the day, my last name will still work for me. That’s years and decades of work and legacy that go into that name “Wright” and nothing anyone can do about it once God says it is time!
Growing up with her, what kind of mum was she and how much did she indulge you in your quest to do music?
She’s very strict. but I couldn’t ask for a better mother. She was all about school when I first started and she didn’t actually support me in the beginning. I think it’s partly because she knew what she went through to get to where she is today and she knew it would be difficult for me. But eventually after several songs, she gave in and she has been supportive ever since.
There was a time we learnt that you both disagree on the way forward. Was it that she disapproved of your career path or you disagreed on how she wanted you to run your game?
She actually disapproved of how I wanted to run my game. I was still young and I just got out of school. I was very enthusiastic about getting into the game and the real world but at the same time, I was naive and she could see that. But it wasn’t anything major, we quickly settled the whole thing.
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said there shall be ‘no going back’ on his administration’s decision to ban motorcycles aka Okada and Keke NAPEPs in the state.
Sanwo-olu said this while speaking at the formal launch of LAGFERRY operations, mobile app and commissioning of 14 commercial boats at Badore Ferry Terminal, Ajah on Tuesday February 4th.
In his words ;
Let me tell you about the ban which we just enforced. We will sustain the ban on Okadas and tricycles, mainly because of security and safety reasons. Security and safety of citizens is paramount to any government. As a responsible government, we will not fold our arms and allow any security breach in the state.
“We will continue to ensure the safety of our people on all fronts. There have been reports of serious security breaches and safety concerns in areas where these operators ply. We had to respond to these concerns because life and safety matter to this government”.
Former Nigerian presidential aspirant Adamu Garba is not done with his controversial tweets advising women about what’s important.
After posting a controversial tweet stating that it is more important for a woman to have the title of “wife” than for her to become a “female CBN governor”, he was called out by a number of people and also got support from some.
Refusing to double down, he shared another tweet directed at women.
He wrote: “Feminism is a waste of time. Once a woman, you are already a feminine by nature. Why do you need additional ism? Any ism is extreme, extreme femininity is extremism. God forbid Nigerian woman from the menace of extremism called feminism. Nigerianize women should all be married.”
The Kokun Foundation gifted a lady identified as Sandra a car, after she went viral in an interview she did to speak against the ban of commercial motorcycles in Lagos.
Sandra, an OND graduate of Accountancy from College of Technology, is currently on her one-year Industrial Training with one of the bike-hailing company as a ‘rider’ and as such, was affect with the sudden #OkadaBan in Lagos State.
In the viral video captured by Legit.ng, Sandra earnestly pleaded with the Government to regulate the bike services and NOT ban them because there were so many people who would become unemployed and experience a more difficult life due to the ban.
Sandra also said she was currently doing the job because she wants to save enough money to sponsor her quest for a Higher National Certificate when the time comes.
It seems her new benefactor, Kokun, came across the video on social media and decided to ease her pain by giving her a brand new car.
Nigerian students schooling at the University of Arkansas, United States, held an event to re-enact the NYSC experience so that their host community and other foreign students could experience what it’s like.
The Nigerian Students re-enacted the NYSC camp drills, mammy market, NYSC Passing Out Parade, presentation of NYSC discharge certificate, and other aspects of NYSC.
In photos and videos shared online, Nigerians and foreigners can be seen wearing their NYSC crested vest and their khaki trousers as they carried out the exercises corps member engage in at their various NYSC camps across Nigeria.
Sharing the photos and videos, Twitter user Nnamdi Ezike wrote: “The Nigerian students at the University of Arkansas on Saturday, 01/01/20, held an event that gave our American host community the opportunity to experience the NYSC. We re-enacted the NYSC experience; camp drills, mammy market, parades…”
Osun State Police Command on Tuesday paraded two suspected ritualists, Adesina Adeniyi 42, and Oluwole Olapade, 58, caught with two human skulls.
The command also paraded two suspected armed robbery suspects who were captured after a gun duel with Police at Osu in Atakumosa West Local Government Area of the state.
Parading the suspects, the Commissioner of Police, Johnson Kokumo said Adeniyi, a patent medicine shop owner, was arrested in Iwo while travelling in a commercial bus to Ibadan, Oyo State.
He added that he was caught with two human skulls and a liver after a thorough search by men of 39 Police Mobile Force attached to Iwo Area Command.
According to him, the suspect who resides at Kajola area in Iwo disclosed to the police during interrogation that the skull and the liver were recovered from a Muslim cemetery and a mortuary in the town, where he was an attendant.
Following the gruesome murder of Favour Oladele-Daley, we have pledged to rid the state of a ritual element in the state and during one of such efforts, a suspected ritualist was caught with two human skull and other human parts.
After the arrest of the suspect and upon diligent investigation, his accomplice, Oluwole Olapade, a resident of Yemetu in Ibadan was trailed and arrested.
Olapade, a native doctor, who required human skull for charm had pledged to pay N20,000 per skull to the attendants. He had gotten a skull before which he claimed did not produce money, hence, he decided another skull should be procured for use”, the Commissioner of police added.
While responding to questions from journalists, Adeniyi said he his a patent medicine store owner, but they source for the skulls in a cemetery in the town.
He said, “I sourced for the skull in an open cemetery in the town and I have gotten one for him before and was suppose to deliver another one to him before I was caught.
“For now I operate a patent medicine store and yet to be married.
“The native doctor claimed to have known Adeniyi for long because his father was his acquittance before his demise.
Meanwhile, police also claimed to have burst a fake Naval base operated by Nigeria Navy Coastal Merchant.
It arrested five persons, four suspected recruit and a self-acclaimed Naval Captain Akinsiku Sunkanmi, 27, for impersonation.
Four other suspects arrested at the base were; Aniedu Essiet, Nwabueze Ijeoma Dalton, Raheem Quadri and Gabriel Jacob.
Suspects arrested at the merchant Navy base at Ifon-Osun.
The suspects said they were recruited into the service after paying fees ranging from N100,000 to N200,000.
According to them, the person who recruited them has refused to show at the police station to bail them.
Rabi Rabi’u, a 17-year-old housewife, who stabbed her husband to death, in Almakiyayi village, Malumfashi Local Government Area in Katsina state has been paraded by the Police Command of the state.
Rabi was paraded before newsmen, and spokesman of the command, SP Gambo Isah, said that Rabi Rabi’u stabbed her husband while he was asleep after an earlier altercation betwen the two.
“On 29/01/2020 at about 05:30hrs, DPO Malumfashi Division responded to a distress call based on a report that one Shamsu Salisu, m, aged 25yrs of Almakiyayi village, Malumfashi LGA of Katsina state had an altercation with his wife one Rabi Rabi’u, f, aged 17yrs of the same address, but later while he was asleep the wife stabbed him with knife in several places in his body including his abdomen. As a result, he sustained serious injuries.
The Police team rushed the victim to Malumfashi General Hospital where he was confirmed dead by the attending physician. In the course of investigation the police have recovered a sharp knife and a bed sheet all stained with blood. Investigation is ongoing.” sai SP Gambo.
Singer, Terry G, has described himself as the “Jesus” of Nigerian music, saying he set the pace for the present trend in the industry.
The “Free Madness” crooner who has been silent in the musical scene for some years, claimed that Nigerians have now embraced his kind of music.
Terry G who spoke to Channels Television on Tuesday, admitted that he was criticised and discriminated because he smokes, and for his kind of music when he started out years ago.
“I’m the Jesus of Nigerian music, I’m not the Christ. The Christ is the savior, Jesus is a name, and for the fact that Jesus is the most popular name that died for us and sacrificed for us,” the singer explained.
He added, “It took me a while to take this risk that a lot of persons discriminated against me for and now, they see people smoking, doing stuff and nobody is talking. There must be a pace-setter.”
According to Terry G, he is the “Jesus” of the Nigerian music industry who set the pace and sacrificed for his artistic genre.
He, however, claimed many Nigerians were hypocritical, adding that they have embraced and supported most of the things they criticised him for in the past.
Comparing himself to rave of the moment, Naira Marley, Terry G admitted that it was not in his place to decide whether he was more influential than the UK-trained artiste.
Marley, the singer said, is only trying to ‘archive’ him, although he sees both of them “making the world go crazier.”
The “Akpako Master” also revealed that he once rejected a deal with Sony Music, claiming that it did not pay.
He, therefore, called on Nigerian singers to ensure they understand the details of every agreement before they sign deals.
In addition, Terry G urged artistes to take advantage of their fame, saying it does not last forever.
“When the lights are shining on you, do not think that they would be forever. My own fame was full of pressure, controversies,” he decried.
