Category: Society

Female Archbishop Arrested After Video Shows Naira Spraying on Live Cow

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Archbishop Angel Oyeghe, founder of Faith Healing Ministry in Warri, Delta State, over alleged conspiracy, naira mutilation and suspected money laundering. Operatives from the Commission’s Benin Zonal Directorate picked her up on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, following a viral video that showed individuals under her supervision spraying naira notes on a live cow during a church programme. The EFCC said the act violates Section 21 of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007, which prohibits the abuse and mutilation of the…

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Missing FRSC Officer, Daughter Found Dead at Herbalist’s Home in Osun State

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The search for a missing Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officer, SRC Lasisi Funmilayo Oluwamayokun, and her young daughter, Sewa, has taken a horrific turn after their bodies were reportedly discovered in the home of a suspected herbalist in Osun State. Lasisi, 38, attached to the FRSC Abeokuta Unit, disappeared with her daughter on Sunday, November 2, 2025, after leaving their residence at Obasanjo Hilltop Estate, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Efforts by family members and colleagues to reach her were unsuccessful, prompting a missing person report at the Kemta Divisional Police Headquarters…

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Bandits kill five, abduct worshippers in Kwara church attack

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Eruku community in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State was thrown into panic on Tuesday evening after armed, masked bandits stormed a church service, killing at least five worshippers and abducting several others. The attackers, who struck at the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Isegun branch, opened fire on congregants during a service, witnesses said. A viral video from the scene showed the chaos that followed as residents fled for safety. Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that the gunmen shot indiscriminately, leaving about five people dead before whisking away an…

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VDM, Mr. Jollof exchange blows inside aircraft 

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There was drama aboard an Abuja-bound United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) flight yesterday after social media activist Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), and comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, widely called Mr Jollof, engaged in a physical fight that left passengers stunned. A video circulating online shows the confrontation beginning as a heated verbal exchange before quickly escalating into a violent scuffle inside the aircraft. Cabin crew and alarmed passengers scrambled to intervene as the pair traded blows. The clash occurred on the airline’s Asaba flight. Both men were immediately deboarded in…

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Police arrest five men for assaulting 55 year-old married woman in Imo

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Imo State Police Command has concluded plans for the arraignment of five men who brutalised a 55 year-old woman, Mrs. Ndudiamaka Agu, who is based in Emekuku, Owerri North Local Government Area of the state. In a viral video which has been circulating for more than a week, six men allegedly manhandled the woman, lifting and throwing her heavily against a building wall, leading to public outcry. The men were said to have visited Agu unexpectedly in her marital home and attacked her because she was suspected of cooperating with…

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Nigerian man arrested in New Orleans for killing of his father, injuring his sisters

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A 27-year-old Nigerian man, Chukwuebuka Eweni, has been arrested in New Orleans after allegedly stabbing his father to death and injuring his two sisters during a violent domestic incident on Pebble Street. Police said officers were called to the residence at about 9:59 p.m. on November 11, 2025, following a report of an aggravated battery involving a knife. On arrival, they found an unresponsive man with a fatal stab wound and two adult women suffering from multiple injuries. The victims were identified by relatives as Samuel Eweni, a computer sciences…

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Baba Ijesha Reportedly Freed After Appeal Court Overturns Conviction

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Nollywood actor Olarenwaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has reportedly been released from prison after the Court of Appeal overturned his conviction for the sexual assault of a minor. The actor was arrested in 2021, and in July 2022 the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja sentenced him to 16 years in prison after finding him guilty on several counts related to the assault of a 14-year-old girl. A widely circulated but yet-to-be-verified video obtained on Saturday showed the comic actor seated in a vehicle shortly after his release,…

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Paystack Suspends Co-Founder Ezra Olubi Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

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Paystack has suspended its co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Ezra Olubi, following a public allegation of sexual misconduct involving a subordinate. The company announced that Olubi has been removed from all duties while a formal investigation is underway. The controversy deepened after a series of decade-old tweets from 2009 to 2013 resurfaced on X. These posts reportedly included sexually explicit remarks about colleagues, references to minors, and comments involving sexualized anime characters. Paystack said it has established a “fair, transparent and structured” review process guided by internal policies, but declined…

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Four Nigerians, Six Others Jailed for 55 Years Over London Phone Store Robberies

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Four Nigerian nationals and six others have been sentenced to a combined 55 years in prison for their roles in a violent robbery spree targeting mobile phone stores across London and other parts of the United Kingdom. According to the Metropolitan Police, the convicts — identified as David Akintola, Ayomide Olaribiro, Olabiyi Obasa, and David Okewole — were part of an organised gang that carried out a series of raids on electronics and telecommunications shops, primarily EE outlets. Other members of the syndicate include James Adodo, Robert Hills, Nelson Joel,…

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Bandits Kill Pregnant Woman, Four Others in Sokoto Attack

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A pregnant woman and four others were killed when armed bandits attacked Alkalije village in the Yabo Local Government Area of Sokoto State in the early hours of Monday. Residents said the gunmen stormed the community, located in the Kilgori District near the border with Kebbi State and Silame Local Government Area, and began shooting indiscriminately. According to local sources, two other villagers sustained gunshot wounds and are currently receiving treatment at a nearby hospital. A community leader, who requested anonymity for security reasons, described the repeated assaults as devastating,…

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