Nigerian Anit Graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has been able to recover N5.4 billion for the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS. The Executive Secretary, NHIS, Professor Muhammad Nasir Sambo, made the submission after he paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the EFCC, Jabi, Abuja. He …
July, 2021
- 30 July
‘BBNaija’ Peace opens up on reason she chose Yousef as deputy head of house
Peace, first head of house (HoH) at the sixth edition of the BBNaija show, says he picked Yousef as her deputy because he is someone that will respect her decisions. On Monday, the 26-year-old entrepreneur had clinched the much-coveted position after she defeated 21 other housemates in a keenly contested …
- 30 July
‘BBNaija’ Emmanuel wishes to voluntarily leave show, housemate Niyi discloses
One of this season’s Big Brother Naija housemates Niyi has shared a piece of information with another female housemate Liquorose. During their normal chitchat, Niyi told Liquorose and some of the housemates on Thursday. This conversation happened after Big Brother gave the housemates a clue on who the wildcards are. …
- 30 July
‘Shame!’ Disqualified Nigerian athletes protest in Tokyo
While other countries are celebrating heroic feats and medals in Tokyo, Team Nigeria‘s situation is different as the athletes are protesting the ‘shame’ brought upon the country by negligent sports administrators. On Wednesday 10 of the country’s athletes were disqualified from taking part in the Olympic Games due to their …
- 30 July
‘Mysterious!’ Doctors remove twins from newborn baby girl’s stomach (photos)
Doctors have successfully removed embryos of a growing twin from the stomach of a newborn baby girl. The rare medical condition was recorded by doctors in Israel earlier this month, according to a report by The Times of Israel on Wednesday, July 28. The case referred to as “fetus-in-fetu” occurred …
- 30 July
‘African Young Entrepreneur’ 25-year-old Nigerian billionaire, Prince Omoha bags prestigious award (Photos)
The chairman and founder of Prince Luxury Group (PLG) and Prince Omoha Foundation (POF), Prince Omoha Nduka has bagged the award for African Young Entrepreneur and Humanitarian Personality of the Year 2021. Prince Omoha scored the nomination by Africans across the continent. He was presented with the award dubbed “African …
- 30 July
‘Huspuppi’ EFCC admits they have been contacted by FBI to arrest Abba Kyari over connection to fraud cases
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has been contacted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to arrest DCP Abba Kyari, over his connection with a serial internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi. A top source in the EFCC however said no arrest can be made by the …
- 30 July
‘Suicidal!’ My husband is asking me to abort an 8 months pregnancy, woman laments
An unidentified lady has shared her woes with a popular relationship and marriage counsellor on social media and she revealed how her husband has insisted he wants her to get rid of her unborn baby. The lady revealed that she got married at the age of 19 and she has …
- 30 July
‘BBNaija’ An ashawo broke my virginity at age 17, Sammie reveals
2021 Big Brother Naija housemate Sammie has raised eye brows after sharing a fact about his life with a fellow housemate, Angel. Sammie revealed that he was ‘disvirgined’ by a prostitute as the it was the first time in his life he had se,x. The final year student of Ahmadu …
- 30 July
‘#BBNaija’ Maria, Pere unveiled as Wild Cards, could be evicted this Sunday
Housemates of the Big Brother Naija: Shine Ya Eye reality TV show, Maria and Pere have been unveiled as the wild cards on the sixth season of the show. Viewers got to discover that they’re biggie’s wild cards during their Diary session on Thursday, July 29, 2021. On Thursday evening, …
- 30 July
‘Good night!’ Freelanews WG pays Oshin family condolence visit (Photos)
Freelanews WG, an exclusive social media platform of Freelart Limited, recently paid the family of the late ace broadcaster, Baale Dapo Oshin, a condolence visit. Recall that the soft spoken Baale Oshin died after a brief illness at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital on the 17th of July, 2021. While …
- 30 July
‘Fraudulent request’ EFCC nabs Access Bank employee over N34mln diversion
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Elizabeth Modupe Osunjuyigbe, an employee of Access Bank Plc, for an alleged fraudulent diversion of funds to the tune of over N34m (Thirty-four Million Naira). The suspect, who was arrested on Friday April 30, 2021, …
- 29 July
‘Breaking’ Buhari Oloto is dead
A fore most monarch is dead. Reports have it that first Oba of Uguru Land, a suburb of Surulere, Lagos died today (Thursday) at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) after brief illness. He was 80years old. Details later…
- 29 July
‘For 38 years’ Nigerian bank withholds 71yr old man’s millions of naira
United Bank for Africa (UBA) has refused to release 71-year-old Innocent Anyaka’s DEM14,500 (over N3.5million at the current exchange rate) withheld since 1982. Anyaka had approached the main branch of the bank in Aba, Abia State, with N200,000 for onward conversion to Deutsche Mark and transfer to Khran Chenie Gram, …
- 29 July
‘My wife, please forgive me’ Lincoln tenders public apology to Bolanle
Lincoln, the estranged husband of Nigerian video vixen, Bolanle, has tendered a public apology to her after he chased her out of his house and embarrassed her on social media. The news caught many people by surprise because the crisis rocking their marriage comes just 6 months after the tied …
- 29 July
‘Wire wired 10yrs’ Forbes celebrated 30U30 Nigerian’s appeal rejected as US insists on conviction
Wire fraud convict, Obinwanne Okeke, widely known as Invictus Obi, has lost the appeal he filed against his years’ imprisonment. The U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal after it was voluntarily withdrawn by the convict. The 33-year-old Nigerian, who was arrested in the U.S. on August 6, 2019, had …
- 28 July
‘Apprehended!’ Security agency arrests notorious bandit in Sokoto
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps in Sokoto State have arrested a suspected notorious bandit, Bello Galadima. The spokeperson of the corps in the state, Hamza Illela, said Mr Galadima was arrested in Hamma Ali community following a tip-off. “The corps at about 0600hrs yesterday, Tuesday, arrested a wanted …
- 28 July
‘Targeted!’ Gunmen murder APC chairmanship candidate few weeks to election
Cashman Alamkah Dominic Usma, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State has been murdered by suspected gunmen. According to reports, Usman was killed by the gunmen along Keffi-Akwanga road in Nasarawa state while he was going to Benue State on Monday, July 26. …
- 28 July
‘No case!’ Court frees El-Zakzaky, wife
A Kaduna State High Court has freed the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife Zinatu. In a ruling that lasted over eight hours, on Wednesday, the judge, Gideon Kurada, upheld the no-case submission filed by Mr El-Zakzaky and his wife. The ruling was …
- 28 July
‘Tight!’ Super Eagles World Cup qualifying schedule out
The Super Eagles will face what many experts believe will be a tough schedule to qualify for next year’s World Cup in Qatar after the full schedule of the qualifiers were made known. There are barely couple of days between qualifiers in a month added to the logistical nightmare of …