A mob, at the weekend, beat a man to a pulp for allegedly stealing N400,000 and a phone from a POS operator in Benin City, the Edo State capital. City & Crime gathered that the incident happened at Luck Way axis, Ikpoba hill area of Benin City when the unidentified robber stole the items from…
Popular Nigerian music executive, Don Jazzy, has challenged content creator turned singer, Oluwadolarz, over his recent claims. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Oluwadolarz, in an Instagram post on Sunday, disclosed that an unnamed gay music executive requested sex from him as a condition to promote his songs. “You will promote my songs. Endorse my music. Help…
Nasir Buba, the husband of a woman allegedly found with the suspended Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Awwal Danladi Sankara in an uncompleted building, has dragged the embattled commissioner before a Sharia Court in Kano. Operatives of Hisbah had on Friday announced the arrest of Sankara with a married woman after what it called…
The presidential candidate for the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has condemned the killing of 16 young men in Anambra state. The men were reportedly killed in Nibo community by some gunmen suspected to be cultists during Onea Asat traditional festival. The perpetrators of the attack were said to Al have…
Nigerian content creator and singer Ogunleye Babatunde Olamide, popularly known as Oluwadolarz, recently opened up about a troubling encounter with a gay music executive. The skit maker, who boasts over 4.7 million Instagram followers, took to the platform on Sunday to share his ordeal, alleging that the executive demanded sexual favours in exchange for promoting…
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has narrated how his Special Assistant, Ndifreke Saviour Mark, died in a hotel in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a statement shared via X on Sunday night, Fani-Kayode said Mark left his residence early in the morning to attend Mass at the Catholic Church of Assumption, Asokoro,…
Officials of Lagos State Government have arrested a birthday celebrant, musician and vendor for allegedly obstructing traffic and creating environmental nuisance. The suspects were arrested on Saturday for blocking Raymond Njoku Road in Ikoyi during a birthday celebration. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Monday in a post on…
An investigative panel has found no evidence that Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, left prison or received special treatment during her six-month sentence. Bobrisky, a well-known crossdresser, was sentenced on April 12, 2024, for abusing the Nigerian naira and was released on August 5, 2024. The probe was initiated by the Minister of Interior,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has revealed that drugs and illicit substances were recovered from the residence of Senator Oyelola Yisa Ashiru (Kwara South) in Ilorin, Kwara State. During a press briefing at its headquarters in Abuja, the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed that the raid on the All Progressives Congress (APC) senator’s…
We are now going back to the old ways of living in Africa. No thanks to the excruciating economic conditions Nigerians are facing. Gone are the days when we compete with brands and qualities of toothpaste. Even the least of the toothpastes cost an arm these days, and only the super-rich can afford them. But…