Veteran Nollywood actor and singer, Zulu Adigwe, is dead. Adigwe earned fame for his paternal roles in Nollywood movies as Mr. B in the sitcom ‘Basi and Company,’ and most recently featured in the 2019 blockbuster ‘Living in Bondage’ and…
1 feared killed, others injured in LAUTECH students’ clash
One person has been feared killed in a fight that broke out among students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) at a nightclub in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, on Monday night. The development was owing to a misunderstanding which…
Adamawa police arrest butcher for stabbing wife To death
Men of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested a 33-year-old butcher, Ibrahim Abubakar, residing in Sabon Gari-Futy, Girei Local Government Area, for stabbing his 25-year-old wife, Hajara Sa’adu, to death. This was made known in a statement by the…
Jenifa’s Diary’s Adejumoke Aderounmu dies at 40
Nollywood actress, Adejumoke Aderounmu, popularly known for her role as “Esther” in Funke Akindele’s popular TV series Jenifa’s Diary, is dead. Aderounmu’s death was confirmed by her brother, Adeola Aderounmu, in a cryptic post on Instagram captioned, “You are in…
Ilesa varsity worker dies as cashew-laden truck falls on private car
Lecturers, students and other stakeholders of the University of Ilesa, Osun State were on Wednesday, thrown into mourning when a container fully loaded with cashew nuts fell on a car belonging to a staffer of the institution, leading to her…
25-year-old man stabs friend to death in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old suspect identified as Abba Ibrahim for allegedly stabbing 22-year-old Zaharadeen Iliyasi in the neck with a knife, causing his death. This was according to a statement on Monday by the spokesperson…
Widowhood is a not a crime
There’s this stigma when it comes to widowhood. It’s sticks like gum to most women who find themselves with that label and because it is a label, it becomes an identity many struggle with. The struggle comes with pain, stigma,…
Are you ready for the final goodbye? — Gbubemi Atimomo
Thoughts about death and dying “Nobody wan kpai (die) but them wan go heaven” said 2Baba in his song “No shaking”. He expressed a very real sentiment that many Nigerians share. We all know our time will come one day but…
Ekiti APC chairman, Omotoso is dead
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State, Paul Omotoso, is dead. Sources said Omotoso died in the early hours of Wednesday following a brief illness. A source, who said that Omotoso was in the office on Tuesday,…
95% of people with Boko Haram’s ideology dead – Borno Govt
The Borno State government has said more than 95 per cent of people with Boko Haram ideology, especially the founding members are either dead or surrendered. The Special Adviser to the Borno State Government on Security Affairs, Brig. Gen. Ishaq…