Police in the United Kingdom have identified Khaleed Oladipo, a Nigerian student, as the 20-year-old who was fatally stabbed near De Montfort University in Leicester. According to the Leicestershire Police, Oladipo died in a hospital on Tuesday evening after being stabbed in Oxford Street. An 18-year-old murder suspect arrested on suspicion of murder is reportedly…
Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs on Wednesday night reportedly attacked the Edo State secretariat of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), attempting to set the facility ablaze. It was gathered that the attackers shattered windows and damaged other items in the building located on Ogbelaka Street, Benin City, after they were unable to set it…
Popular Nigerian media personality Ifedayo Olarinde, widely known as Daddy Freeze, has claimed that men need to ejaculate at least 21 times every month to reduce their risk of developing prostate cancer. The veteran broadcaster made the assertion during a recent livestream session with content creator Caterefe, where he spoke about men’s health and prostate…
Researchers have officially verified a female reticulated python measuring 7.22 metres (23 feet 8 inches) as the longest wild snake ever recorded, following a detailed scientific assessment in Sulawesi, Indonesia. The python, discovered in the Maros region in late 2025, was carefully measured on January 18, 2026, by wildlife researchers Diaz Nugraha and Radu Frentiu….
Angela Okorie, the Nollywood actress, has publicly apologised to her colleague Mercy Johnson. The apology comes weeks after the actress was arrested in Lagos by operatives from the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID). She was remanded to the Suleja correctional centre following her arraignment over alleged cyber-related crimes related to their feud. The conflict erupted…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the former Managing Director of the Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Robert Orya, to 490 years’ imprisonment following his conviction in a ₦2.4 billion fraud case. In a statement shared via its official X handle on Thursday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) confirmed that Justice F.E….
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has suggested that wealth does not guarantee happiness. In a post shared on X on Thursday, Musk reflected on the popular saying that money cannot buy happiness, implying that it carries a deeper truth. He tweeted, “Whoever said “money can’t buy happiness” really knew what they were talking about…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has approved the registration of two new political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, announced the decision on Thursday in Abuja at the commission’s first regular consultative meeting with political parties for 2026. Amupitan said the commission has approved the Democratic Leadership Alliance…
A 400-LEVEL Business Education student of Kwara State University (KWASU), Idris Aremu Agboluaje, has died in a road accident while rushing to write his first semester final-year examination. Eyewitnesses said the student was earlier barred from entering the examination hall because he could not present his student identity card. Agboluaje reportedly attempted to return to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has invited the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abdulraham Mohammed and Senator Samuel Anyanwu to a meeting of political parties geared towards the 2027 general election. The faction which is backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, represented the crisis-ridden…
