Taofik Bankole

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Groom says wedding vows hours after getting shot in India

An Indian groom wouldn’t be prevented from getting married to his bride as he returned to say his vows hours after he was shot.

Dismissed police officer behind Offa bloodshed dies in custody

Michael Adikwu, one of six prime suspects in the Offa bank robbery, has died in custody.

Domestic Violence: Husband brutalises wife with chain, forcibly sleeps with her after C-section

A nursing mother has, today, reported a case of domestic violence at the office of the Public Defender, Surulere, Lagos.

Six robbers terrorising travellers on Benue-Kaduna road arrested

Six alleged armed robbers disguising in camouflage uniform have been arrested in Benue State.

Chibok girls’ abduction was used against me in 2015 – Goodluck Jonathan

GEJ said the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls was one of the weapons used against him in the 2015 poll.

WATCH: My only regret serving as minister under Obasanjo – Oby Ezekwesili

Oby Ezekwesili spoke exclusively with Neusroom on her regrets as minister under Olusegun Obasanjo.

WATCH: I have always wanted people to enjoy good governance since I was a kid – Oby Ezekwesili

Ezekwesili recounted how she had always expressed desire to provide better welfare for citizens of the country.

Indonesia: Woman bursts into tears after court sentences her to jail for recording conversation with abuser

Baiq Nuril Maknun couldn’t hold back tears as the court handed down a six months jail term.

El-Rufai confirms Lai Mohammed’s claim that FG spends N3.5m monthly on El-Zakzaky

El-Rufai has confirmed Lai Mohammed’s claim that the Federal Government spends N3.5m to keep El-Zakzaky.

Carpenter caught in an attempt to rape autistic lady in Ondo

An alleged attempt to rape an autistic lady has landed 50-year-old Tunde Ogunlade, a carpenter, in trouble in Ondo.

EFCC arrests OOU students, girlfriends involved in ‘yahoo’ fraud

Some students of Olabisi Onabanjo University have been arrested over their alleged involvement in internet fraud.

Lawmakers urge Ambode to intervene in traffic situation on Lagos roads

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have decried the growing traffic congestion in the state.

Two injured as Boko Haram set houses ablaze in midnight operation in Borno

At least two people sustained injuries as a group of Boko Haram insurgents launched an attack on Mammanti village.

WATCH: Buhari receives applause as he hails Ganduje amid bribery scandal

President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the Kano governor as being “very responsible”.

WATCH: “I am not their member” – AAU lecturer threatens to sue ASUU over indefinite strike

Prof. Sunday Edeko has dared ASUU to disrupt his lecture hours as they’ve done at several institutions.

EVIL! Man slices stepmother’s throat in Port Harcourt

A yet-to-be-identified man slit his stepmother’s throat while she picked beans.

300l student expelled for peddling drugs in Ajayi Crowther University

Adenowo Oreoluwa, a 300 Level Economics student, has been caught with 80 wraps of hard drugs in the school.

PHOTOS: Tragedy averted as Army intercepts suicide bomber in Maiduguri

Operatives of the Nigerian Army today averted tragedy by intercepting a female suicide bomber at Gonikalachari, Borno State.