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 According to eye witnesses, an impatient male driver allegedly rammed a female driver’s car into a pole on Bourdillon after she allegedly refused to let him pass through. He then tried to take off but was blocked by other road users.

A multi-billion Naira Calabar Light rail project with a cruising speed of about 40 kilometres per hour, is set to be commissioned in Cross River. The Nigerian Television Authoruty (NTA) has reported that the multi-billion Naira Calabar Light rail project, the first in Nigeria, would soon be inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari.

 A 7 year old girl identified as Zainab, was allegedly tortured to death by her step mother in Kaduna state.

The unidentified man pictured above on the stretcher, tried to commit suicide at the Mile 2 river in Amuwo Odofin area in Lagos state yesterday. The Sun reports that eyewitnesses claim that the man who appears to be in his 40s, had muttered some words in Ibo and then plunged into the river.

 These are unusual photos from a wedding ceremony that took place somewhere in Africa portraying a feeling of hostility between both parties.

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has vowed that herdsmen caught grazing with arms or any weapon in Ekiti would now be charged with terrorism. The governor made the declaration while signing the anti-grazing bill into law on Monday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

The man shared the photos on Facebook and wrote ‘This snake don kill my chicken finish for farm.”

The Mayor of the French town of Riviera, Marc Etienne Lansade has told Muslim beach goers not to come to his town if they aren't prepared to accept their way of life by not wearing burkinis to beaches.

Star actress, Funke Akindele walked down the aisle on Tuesday, 23, August, with her beau, Abdulrasheed Bello in London, UK at a quiet wedding witnessed by immediate family members, the best man, maid of honour, and friends with strong ties.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arrested one Austin Umahi, brother to the current governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, along with two others – Chinyere Egwuche and Mabel Dikibo – over a N400million slush fund linked to the 2015 presidential campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party.

 Information from GoldMyTV reported that Julius Agwu was not looking good all through his short stay in Ireland before the relapse occurred in London.

Now that Seyi Law has tranformed into a woman, can you help us give her a name?

A 20-year-old herdsman, Ibrahim Adamumale, has been arrested by the Police in Enugu for allegedly being in possession of an AK47 rifle.  The suspect, who claimed to have hailed from Nasarawa State, was also found with 24 rounds of live ammunition.

The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) today announced a seven-member committee to represent it in dialogue with the federal government.  In an unsigned statement, the group named the members as follows:

Billionaire founder of Facebook, one of the world’s most prolific social media sites, arrived in Nigeria today according to numerous eyewitness accounts. Mr. Zuckerberg and his wife were in Rome, Italy this week while he met with the Pope and enjoyed some local tourist attractions. From Italy, it is now known, he traveled to Nigeria.

No fewer than six people have been rescued from the four-story building that collapsed in Abuja on Monday while an unidentified number of persons are still trapped in the rubble. The uncompleted building collapsed at around 12:00am on Monday at Jumai Kwanashi Crescent by 44 Avenue in Gwarinpa when some of the workers arrived at the building to commence work. 

A private mining syndicate has made a potentially “world class and highly unusual” Nickel discovery in Nigeria, The Australian, an Australian national newspaper is reporting.

Following, the arrest, re-arrest and prosecution of a man, Joe Chinakwe, who named his dog “Buhari”, comedian, Ali Baba has shared a story about his dogs he named: OBJ (Obasanjo), Obama, Thatcher, Abacha, IBB (Babangida), Gaddafi, Clinton, Madiba (Nelson Mandela), among others.

A former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Friday accused some senior lawmakers in the House of living large by appropriating illegal allowances to themselves at the expense of Nigerian taxpayers.

The  first son of Senator Stella Oduah has died at a Turkish private hospital in Abuja due to the wrong prescription by a medical doctor; SaharaReporters has learned.

Some of Senate President Bukola Saraki's aides involved in the November 20, 2015 theft of N310 million being transported to the senator have disclosed why they stole the cash. The aides snatched the cash from a bureau de change operator at 5 Nana Close, Maitama in Abuja.

The much expected Dangote Rice is billed to hit the market very soon as the management has commenced the harvest of its first tranche. Sources within the organisation said Aliko Dangote has been very happy with the news of the harvest, especially as it will be launched in the right time to ease the pains of Nigerians, who currently buy rice at N20, 000 per bag.

Photos of a young black man and his alleged older white lover has been making the round on social media. The woman is said to be in her 70s. Love doesn't care about age.

  Few weeks ago, a female fuel attendant at Mobil filling station, Gwagwalada, Abuja found N30,000 lost by a customer. The young lady who's named Esther earns N15,000 monthly salary but in a rare display of integrity, she decided to return the money to the owner. Hear from Efe Okposio:

The Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Ibrahim K. Idris concerned about reports of car hijacking and removal of vehicles from where packed by unknown person(s) ordered a crackdown on criminals responsible for car hijacking and stealing nationwide.

    A certain kind of drama almost always plays out when EFCC arraigns an accused person in court. The defence counsel would immediately apply for court bail.

Controversial cleric and founder of the International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim has always enjoyed negative press for as long as anyone can remember, and has revealed God has blessed him with abundant material wealth.

The pretty Michelle Ekure, a female shoe maker who’s doing nice works, has received her first award. The Delta-born lady is a graduate of International Studies and Diplomacy from the University of Benin, but ventured into shoe making six years after searching for a job to no avail.

A businessman, identified simply as Ogbaire, has allegedly murdered his associate, Lawrence Okoh, and buried his body in a shallow grave in Warri, Delta State. Okoh, a native of Ubulu-Uku in Aniocha South Local Government Area of the state, left his Port Harcourt business outfit to supply generator spare parts to a customer in Warri.

The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said that there is no respite yet for the Federal Government until Nigerians are happy with the state of our roads comparable to the best infrastructural facilities available anywhere in the world.

 A man named Sukurat Idowu, 45, has been arrested by the Lagos state police for brutalizing his 5 year old daughter at their home in Ikotun. The man, who works as a road side mechanic assaulted the little girl named Monsurat by beating her with hot iron and causing serious body injury.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, arrested one Iwuchukwu Martin Uche for obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of USD145, 000.

  Two members of deadly armed robbery gang that has been terrorizing residents of Enugu and neighbouring states, have been arrested while a third was shot dead  during an exchange of gunfire with police.

 Thursday night, a giant mahogany tree fell in front of the Legon Hall, University of Ghana, which caused a huge damage to properties and blocked the main road. The tree destroyed a four-wheel drive car in the process few minutes after the driver got out.

 Following a tip off by well meaning Nigerians, troops of 33 Brigade Nigerian Army, deployed at Forward Operation Base (FOB) Toro, Toro Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi State, yesterday, August 24, arrested 2 suspected kidnappers; Dayibu Abdullahi and Nasiru Adamu at Badiko village along Gumau road, Toro LGA, Bauchi State.

This 22-year-old Oweniwe Chukwudi (pictured) who has been arrested in connection with the murder of his girlfriend, Adeyeye Nifemi, says he killed her for the fun of it and not for rituals as being speculated.

An impoverished man in India carried his wife's body for 12km after the hospital where she died allegedly failed to provide an ambulance to carry the body back to their village.

  For the past 6 days, a dying man was spotted abandoned and unattended to at the dustbin ground by the fence of the Yaba College of Technology.

South African Police on Tuesday, August 23, arrested two Nigerian men and South African women in Cape Town, who were working together to dupe local women seeking for love online.

A middle-aged woman was paraded in the streets of the suburban setting for stealing Ksh.5, 000 from a Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) customer on Thursday, August 25 in Ruiru town, Kenya. The suspect was taken round the town with a placard written:

The Abia state Commissioner of Police (CP), Leye Oyebade has warned criminals operating in the state to relocate from the state as the command under his leadership has strategized to flush them out from the state.

A 21-year-old woman was caught with a balloon tucked in her clothes under the guise of being pregnant in order to steal a baby from a hospital. The suspect identified as Purity Kiritu was admitted at Othaya District Hospital, Kenya on Wednesday, August 24th, at about 7:30 pm after pretending she was in labour.

The agro-business scheme run by the Lagos State government in Kebbi State will put an end to the high cost of foodstuff in the Southwest, Chairman, Alimosho local government, Mr. Ganiyu Quadri, said on Tuesday.

A group of internet fraudsters a.k.a Ghana Burgers were apprehended by policemen at Koko Junction, Warri, Delta State.  They confessed they went to Oyo State for rituals.

Rescue crews raced against time Thursday looking for survivors from the earthquake that leveled three towns in central Italy, but the death toll rose to 247 and Italy once again anguished over trying to secure its ancient communities built on seismic lands.

Two sisters, suspected to be members of a terror group targeting medical doctors in Lagos for extortion through threats of elimination, are now in police net. The suspects, Rita Ojobo (30) and Mrs. Emmanuella Ossai, were apprehended by the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the state Police Command, led by ACP Olatunji Disu. The RRS officials tracked down the syndicate and arrested two of them.

A final year student of UNIZIK, Awka was caught in the female hostel of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, block A by 3:45am trying to rape an a female student. However, luck ran out of him when the girl raised alarm as she kept shouting on top of her voice.

There are speculations that Funke Akindele and her beau Abdulrasheed Bello, popularly known as JJC Skillz, got married in a private wedding in London.