Three vibrant men from the same family have been confirmed dead in the recent fire incident that gutted parts of the Great Nigeria House at Balogun Market, Lagos Island, during the Christmas Eve tragedy in Lagos. The victims—Steven Onyeka Omatu (40), Casmir Nnabuike Omatu (39), and Collins Kenechukwu Omatu (37)—were confirmed killed in the inferno…
Former world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, has made his first social media post since a fatal car accident in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two close friends and team members. Joshua sustained minor injuries in the incident that killed his friends, Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele on Monday, December 29, on the…
The family musician Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has formally petitioned the Inspector General of Police over a series of alleged troubling incidents involving his wife, Natasha Osawaru. The petition requests urgent intervention from the Nigeria Police Force, citing what the family described as “disturbing incidents” that have left 2Baba emotionally distressed and…
The family of the late Bilyaminu Bello has condemned the presidential pardon granted to his wife, Maryam Sanda, who was convicted and sentenced to death for his murder. They described the move as “the worst possible injustice any family could be made to go through.” In a statement on Monday, Dr Bello Mohammed, on behalf…
A 38-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly faking his own abduction in an attempt to extort N20 million from his family members in Anambra State. The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. Ikenga revealed that the man was apprehended in Rivers State by…
A Nigerian journalist has made a distress appeal to help locate his wife, Philomena Wama Samuel and twin babies – Andrew and David Udeze – said to be held under house arrest against their will in Taraba state. He said the twin babies are a year and half old. According to Edozie Udeze, a journalist…
Gunmen have allegedly abducted Nigerian Navy officer, Seaman Olatunji Enoch, along with his wife, Margaret Olatunji and their 13-year-old daughter, Hellen Bitrus at Unguwan Mission in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident, which occurred at approximately 2am Wednesday has heightened fears of escalating insecurity in the region. According to sources, the gunmen…
The family of the late Audu Ogbeh has given details about the death of the former Minister of Agriculture. Ogbeh died on Saturday, August 9, at the age of 78. He served as a Minister of Agriculture during the tenure of the former president Muhammadu Buhari. A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ogbeh…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari is dead. But beyond the policies and politics, what legacy did he leave behind, especially within his own home? Inside Muhammadu Buhari’s Family Muhammadu Buhari was many things to Nigerians: a soldier, a military ruler, a democratically elected president, and one of the most controversial figures in Nigeria’s political history. He…
The Department of State Security (DSS) has arrested a businessman, Ajah Johnson Uchenna, and his wife, Rosemary Uchenna, along with their two daughters – Stella Uchenna and Ngozi Uchenna – as well as their family friend, Okoro Elijah, have been taken into custody by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in a major drug…
