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Lynching of criminals in Nigeria; A heartbreaking account of victim who lost brother to robbery attack

In his reaction to the recently lynched teenager in Orile, Lagos, Harrison narrated the traumatic experience his family have had to endure, after his 20-year-old brother was stabbed to death in January for not giving up his phone to his attacker.

Cattle rustlers kill six, steal over 700 cows and goats in fresh Niger attack

Cattles rustlers, numbering about 50 and armed with weapons, stormed the Kukoki community of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, killing six persons and making away with hundreds of cows and goats.

Breaking: Lagos industrialist, Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi dies at 72

Former Minister of National Planning and renowned Lagos industrialist, Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi has died today, November 16, aged 72.

Graphic Content Warning: Gut-wrenching moment teenager accused of stealing is clubbed and burnt to death

In the 45-seconds clip, a heartless young man can be seen repeatedly smashing the teenager’s head with stone and metal, and the viewer can almost feel the dying victim’s plead for mercy shatter through his marrow.

Old retirees protest in Osun, accuse state government of killing over 1,500 pensioners

Regular activities in Osun State came to a halt on Wednesday as hundreds of aggrieved pensioners took to the streets to protest the government’s failure to pay their gratuities.

Black man shoved into coffin alive by white South African farmers

Two 28-year-old white South African farmers, Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Martins were charged to court after a video showing them forcefully pushing a black man, Victor into a coffin and threatening to burn him alive went viral.

Is Oyedepo’s daughter learning how to perform miracles or she’s just making fun of her father?

Joyce Oyedepo is in her early 20’s and studies in the United States, but she is also involved in her father’s ministry and apparently she would love to do miraculous works just like her father famously does.

Graphic Content Warning: Crazy Nigerians MUST make burning to death of teenager last act of jungle justice

Photos from a mob attack on an alleged thief, reported by some online blogs to be a 7-year-old boy who attempted to steal garri have gone viral, and it reeks of disgusting intolerance.

3 die, several vehicles burnt in Tanker explosion on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

No fewer than three persons have been confirmed dead in a tanker explosion that occurred on Kara Bridge, along Lagos-Ibadan expressway at the early hours of Wednesday.

Displaced Egun community have nowhere to go, throng State house in protest

The aftermath of the brutal clash between some irate Yoruba youths and the Egun community in Otodo Gbame, a slum in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos has led to a protest of aggrieved residents who laid siege on the State house on Tuesday.

Two-year-old girl shot in the head in Police/Shi’ites clash in Kano

A two-year-old girl is reportedly one of the casualties of the brutal clash between the police and protesting Shi’ites in Kano on Monday.

ASUU says no going back on intended strike, despite Senate’s intervention

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says there is no going back on its one-week warning strike scheduled to begin on Wednesday, November 16.

Embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki rejected FG’s offer to attend father’s burial

Embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki rejected the Federal Government’s offer to attend his late father, Ibrahim Dasuki’s burial in Sokoto on Tuesday.

Young journalist dies in Okada accident shortly after leaving home with promise to “be back” shortly

It has now been confirmed that young photojournalist, Yinka Adeparusi who was earlier declared missing, has died as a result of an involvement in a motorcycle (Okada) accident the same day he was last seen.

Star Music The Trek Owerri Rocked With Flavour, Olamide, M.I., Runtown, Kcee, Humblesmith And Mr. Raw

The city of Owerri had so much fun as Star Music The Trek came to…

Injured toddler gets expelled after parents report school

Two-year-old Doxa Etim-Esin, has been expelled from her school after her parents reported the school to the police, complaining that it neglected the toddler who sustained a face injury.

Senate moves to prevent ASUU’s planned strike

Lawmakers in Abuja have moved to offer a quick resolution to Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and Federal Government’s disagreement by deliberating on the impending warning strike by the union during Tuesday’s plenary.

Police boss defends killing women, children in Kano clash with Shi’ites

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Idris Ibrahim, said the police couldn’t have avoided killing several of the sect’s members because of the violent approach that was employed during their protest.