Hired Fulani mercenaries have been fingered as being responsible for Friday night’s attack on Abolongo correctional facility, Oyo town in Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria. It was earlier reported today that prisoners have escaped from the Abolongo facility in Oyo town after some gunmen attacked the correctional centre and freed ...
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Thomas Partey relieved after first Arsenal goal
Thomas Partey was delighted to finally net his first Arsenal goal on Friday night, saying he’s been ‘waiting for this moment for a long time,’ but club legend Ian Wright wants to see him score a lot more regularly from now on. Partey opened the scoring in Arsenal’s encouraging ...
Read More »BREAKING: Gunmen attack Abolongo correctional facility in Oyo, set prisoners free
Suspected gunmen have attacked one of the facilities of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS), in Oyo State. Newspot gathered that the facility, christened Abolongo correctional facility was attacked by the gunmen Friday evening. It was gathered that the gunmen set all the prisoners at the facility free during the ...
Read More »First Bank reacts to Otedola’s alleged takeover
FBN Holdings Plc has said that it is not aware of billionaire, Femi Otedola’s widely-reported share acquisitions. Reports emerged on Friday that an entity owned by Otedola is behind a massive mop-up of the shares of FBN Holding, one of Nigeria’s tier one banks. The reports claim Otedola is ...
Read More »Nnamdi Kanu ordered looting of Oba’s Palace, burning of Uzodinma’s house – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria has accused that leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu of ordering the burning of a house belonging to Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma and instigating the looting of the Oba of Lagos Palace during the #EndSARS protests. This was contained ...
Read More »BREAKING: How Igboho Received N127m, Disbursed Millions To Suspected Boko Haram
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN, has accused Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, of transferring millions of naira to a suspected terrorist financier. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Malami alleged that Igboho received huge funding from unnamed sources to destabilize ...
Read More »Femi Otedola Reportedly Takes Over First Bank With ₦30bn
Nigerian billionaire businessman and investor, Femi Otedola, on Friday, reportedly took over First Bank of Nigeria Plc. According to The Street Journal, Otedola took over the bank with the acquisition of about ₦30 billion worth of shares, making him the single largest shareholder of the bank. Otedola, being the ...
Read More »‘Mission Impossible’ Actor Alec Baldwin Accidentally Kills Crew Member On Movie Set
American actor, Alec Baldwin, has accidentally killed a film crew member and injured another after firing a prop gun on the set of the movie “Rust”. According to CNN, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office has released a statement saying the victim, a director of photography, Halyna Hutchins, 42, ...
Read More »Police launch manhunt for man who raped his 90-year-old mom
Detectives have launched a manhunt for Patrick Mumo who ‘raped’ his 90-year-old mother on October 20, 2021, in Mbooni-Makueni county, before going into hiding. According to K24 Digital, the octogenarian was found in her bedroom by her eldest son writhing in pain, complaining of waist pains. In a report ...
Read More »Just In: Desmond Elliot Reportedly Welcomes Baby with Secret Lover
Controversial Nigerian actor cum politician Desmond Elliot has been dragged into another cheating scandal as he has allegedly welcomed a baby with his secret lover. This was made known by anonymous Instagram blogger Gistlover, but the details of the side chick and the news are still sketchy when filing ...
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