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*Abuja man beats lover to death over phone charger (Punch)*Baba Ijesha: 2 others also sexually molested minor -Defence (Guardian)*

Abuja man beats lover to death over phone charger (Punch) A man, identified as Hasan Taiwo, allegedly beat his live-in lover, Chibuzor Aloh, a mother of four, to death for allegedly using his phone charger without permission. The incident happened…

9-year-old-girl accused of burning down N5b Abuja supermarket speaks in police custody

A nine-year-old-girl accused of burning down Ebeano, one of the best supermarkets in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, has opened up in Police custody. In a video clip of her interrogation, the girl said that she was taken to the supermarket…

JAMB withdraws result of candidates for impersonation

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn the result of one Attama Lawrence Ikedichukwu for acts bordering on impersonation in the just-concluded 2021/2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, who disclosed this Tuesday in Abuja,…

Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria’s D’Tigress fall to USA 72-81

Nigeria’s D’Tigress won two quarters but lost to the US female basketball team after it finished at 72-81 in the opening game at the Tokyo Olympics. D’Tigress led at the end of the first quarter 20-17 but took their foot…

Benin Republic files fresh charges against Sunday Igboho

Benin Republic has filed fresh charges against Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, who was arrested in the country last Monday. Ibrahim Salami, one of the Cotonou, Benin Republic-based lawyers of Sunday Igboho, disclosed the new…

There’s more to Ebeano supermarket burning -Tweeps

Nigerians have reacted to the closed-circuit television footage showing how a nine-year-old girl set fire to the multi-million naira shopping centre, Ebeano Supermarket in Lokogoma, Abuja on July 17. The girl had accompanied her mother to the supermarket to shop…

Netflix releases new “King of Boys: The Return of the King” teaser

Netflix has released a teaser for the upcoming seven-part series for King of Boys: The Return of the King. In the teaser, Eniola Salami (Sola Sobowale) is ambushed by the media when she returns from a five-year exile. But, to…

Meron Hadero becomes first Ethiopian winner AKO Caine Prize

Meron Hadero has emerged as the first Ethiopian author to win the prestigious AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. “I’m absolutely thrilled, I’m in shock – being shortlisted in itself was a huge honour,” she told the BBC. “The Street…

Jonathan hails Obi at 60, describes him as a sincere patriot, committed to nation-building

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has hailed Mr Peter Obi on the occasion of his 60th birthday, describing him as a sincere patriot, deeply committed to nation-building. Obi, who was the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

*Baba Ijesha’s sexual assault trial continues today (Guardian)*Promoters defraud tourists of N4m in Canadian visa scam (Punch)*Lagos gives 3-day quit notice to illegal structures owners at Maroko, Lekki (Guardian)

Baba Ijesha’s sexual assault trial continues today (Guardian) The trial of embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, also known as Baba Ijesha, against child molestation, which began yesterday at the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, will continue today.…

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