An Upper Shari’a court sitting at Kofar Kudu in Kano on Wednesday sentenced Mati Audu, a 70- year-old, to death by stoning after he was found guilty of defiling a 12-year-old girl. Audu, a resident of Falsa in Tsanyawa Local Government Area confessed to committing the crime before the court....

BBNaija Ban - Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife, has joined the increasing number of personalities to call for the scrapping of Big Brother Naija reality TV show. The monarch stated that BBNaija misrepresents “the goodness and integrity of the Nigerian youths”. He instead advocated for a...

Popular Nigerian teen comedians, Ikorodu Bois, have received surprise gifts from movie streaming platform, Netflix. Recall in June, Ikorodu Bois, who are renowned for their almost-perfect recreation and mimicking of celebrity videos and some hollywood movie trailers were recognized by American Directors and film-makers, The Russo Brothers. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDzG01CF3Tu/ Ikorodu Bois,...

Sexual Harassment - Five hundred and eighty-six or 60 per cent of 981 sexual offence cases in Lagos State involve the defilement of minors, according to Yinka Adeyemi, the Director, Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution. “There are 981 awaiting trial inmates for sexual offences at the Correctional Centres in...

Celebrity Conspiracy Theories - As easy as it is for us to envy celebrities for all their money and fame, there are a few downsides to being a famous actor or sports star. With so much focus on just about everything they do, celebrities are sometimes the objects of some...

The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has released regulatory documents for taxi operators and ride-hailing companies like Uber, Bolt, and several others. These regulations are set to be enforced from August 20, 2020. Lagos State Government was planning to regulate the e-hailing sector. This was two months after its ban...

Brands have personalities. Did you know that? Take TECNO for example; the smartphone brand is young, vivacious, upwardly mobile and fun. And if you track the brand’s activities from years past, you will see clearly that I am correct. It is no wonder the brand seems to have a strong...

US President Donald Trump has finally fulfilled his promise to send ventilators to Nigeria. Trump, in a telephone conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari in April, pledged to support Nigeria’s response to Covid-19 by sending ventilators. Picture by REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque However, the ventilators got to Nigeria five months after the US...