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The police in Oyo state have arrested 26-year-old Shagbada Erigga allegedly killing his girlfriend, Happiness Winifred, 30, for refusing to have sex with him. Parading the suspect before newsmen today June 30, the Oyo state Commissioner of Police, CP. Chuks Enwonwu, said that the suspected murderer, Erigga invited Happiness, a mother of three, to his home to spend the night with him on June 21. They got into a heated argument after she refused to have sex with him. He punched her three times. She slumped and died and then he dumped her body inside a well in the Ojoo area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The police boss said men of the Ojoo Police Station began an investigation after one Mr. Agu Benson, a resident of Oritoke Area of Ojoo, Ibadan came to the police station to report that he went to fetch water in the well in his compound on June 25 and discovered a floating body. When interrogated, Shagbada confessed to the crime but said he “accidentally” killed Happiness. “On that faithfu...

Ahead of the planned reopening of its borders to international travellers on July 1, the European Union Commission has released a list of 54 countries that qualify for travels into Europe and Nigeria is conspicuously absent. Schengenvisainfo.com reports that citizens from Nigeria, Brazil, Qatar, the US and Russia would not be allowed to travel into Europe until such a time when the epidemiological situation in their countries with regards to COVID-19 improves. According to the report, the countries whose citizens have been granted permits into Europe include Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Australia, Bahamas, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Canada. Others listed are Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Palau, Paraguay, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Serbia, South Korea, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democrati...

In the latest development of the Hushpuppi fraud case, a new video by the Dubai police detailing how the arrest of Nigerian Dubai-based big boy was effected has begun trending on social media. It should be recalled that earlier this month, it was reported that the Dubai Interpol and the FBI apprehended the Big Boy in his residence in the United Arab Emirates country. The story of his arrest has since been serving rounds on social media with a lot of people elated that the flamboyant socialite has finally met his woe In a new video that’s currently trending on social media, a video released by the Dubai police details how the arrest of Hushpuppi was effected. In the video, it’s revealed that the socialite was apprehended alongside twelve other syndicates. Following their arrest, it’s revealed that they hack corporate emails and clone websites to redirect payments to their own accounts. About 1.6bn Dhirams stolen was stolen by them, they had over 1.9m victims, over 25m Dhirams in cars, 1...

Cristiano Ronaldo has broken yet another record in his glittering career with his goal against Bologna on Monday making him the leading Portuguese scorer in Serie A history. Ronaldo tucked in a penalty to give  Juventus  the lead in a tie that ended in a 2-0 win after Paulo Dybala scored the other goal in a spectacular fashion. The strike was his 43rd in the Serie A since joining the club from Real Madrid, one more than the 42 his compatriot Rui Costa managed in the eight years he spent at Fiorentina and Milan between 1994-2006. The goal was his 22nd in the  Serie A  this season, although he is still five behind the current top scorer Ciro Immobile, who has bagged an impressive 27 goals for Lazio as they seek to wrestle Juventus to the title. The 35-year-old had struggled for form since the return of football, and was part of the team that lost to Napoli in the Copa Italia finals with manager Maurizio Sarri admitting after the game that Ronaldo was "lacking sharpness...

Nollywood actress, Toni Tones has waded in on the controversy surrounding the "bride price" culture which is predominant in Africa. In a tweet she shared, the actress called for the abolition of bride price because women are not to be sold. Toni Tones tweeted; Scrap bride price culture. Women are not property to be and sold.

Barring any last-minute change, the Oyo State Government has modified the resumption of schools in the state that was earlier scheduled for June 29. The Government had earlier directed all terminal classes including Primary Six (Pry 6), Junior Secondary School Three (JSS3) and Senior Secondary School Three (SSS3) to resume on June 29 ahead of preparations for their various exams. However, a statement released today by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr Taiwo Adisa, said Teachers will be the only ones to resume on Monday, June 29 while students in terminal classes will resume on July 6. Adisa said the state government will on July 15 review the compliance level in the different schools to determine whether the remaining classes would resume or wait till September. “By the new arrangement, Teachers are to resume to the schools on Monday June 29, 2020, while students in critical classes including Primary 6, JSS3 and SS3 will resume a week later on July 6, 2020. As of M...

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Monday, said it would continue to monitor developments nationwide in order to take informed decisions by the end of June, on the second phase of the lockdown. Boss Mustapha, the chairman of PTF on COVID-19 and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said this at the daily press briefing on Monday in Abuja. Mustapha said that while pursuing that line of action, the PTF would like to re-echo the World Health Organisation (WHO), advisory to countries and their citizens not to equate any slowdown in numbers accompanied by loosening of restrictive measures to translate to a reduction in the dangers faced by humanity. “Yesterday, June 21, 2020, Nigeria crossed the threshold of 20, 000, with our total number rising to 20, 244 confirmed cases. “This signified to the PTF that more testing has been carried out in recent weeks. “However, we are not deluded that we are getting enough samples to test. I wish to remind all our citizen...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria, IHVN, Dr. Patrick Dakum on Monday predicted that Nigeria may record over 100,000 cases of Coronavirus in the next two or three months (September) even as he urged the 36 state Governors to take responsibility in tackling the spread of the virus. Speaking on a television programme, Dakum who said the country may not experience a second wave of the virus said the current rise in cases was just an exponential rise and not second wave. He said: “It is extremely difficult to put a figure to it but from what we have now because from 5,000 a month, we get to another 5,000 a month and now you get 17,000. If we don’t do anything about the people that are infected because most of the new infections were a result of the carelessness of people, we are still going to see that as we move on. “If we are not careful within the next two or three months Nigeria may get over 100,000 cases. It is just an estimate because t...

General(retd), Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), former military head of state, on Thursday, has called on Igbos and other ethnic groups in Nigeria to ensure we all live at one nation as we marked as Nigeria marked their 21st uninterrupted Democracy Day. According to IBB, he said; Igbos are well-known in terms of business enterprises across the length and breadth in Nigeria and across the world. He made this statement, as he celebrates with Nigerians on our 21st uninterrupted Democracy Day. Calls for peace and unity in the country and to avoided past mistakes that the country has been into in the 19’s. “You should continue to allow your positive impacts to be felt among host ethnic nationalities in the country, as you explore business opportunities available. “Nigerians, Igbos inclusive, should ensure they uphold the ideals of Nigeria’s founding fathers. “An indivisible Nigeria is very necessary and we must do everything possible to remain as one family, though we differ in tribe and t...

JESUSEGUN ALAGBE The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday issued guidelines for the reopening of religious centres across the country, asking children and people aged 60 and above to avoid worship centres for the time being. It also said public toilets and sales outlets in churches and mosques must be shut during services. This comes after the Federal Government lifted the ban on religious and other public gatherings to check the spread of COVID-19. According to the guidelines posted on its website, the NCDC said before reopening, religious houses should fumigate their auditoriums, car parks and other buildings by wiping all surfaces with a disinfecting agent. The centre also said during services, windows and doors must be opened to enable airflow while adequate provision should be made for soap, running water and hand sanitisers at entry points. “There should be no entry without face masks; provide disposable face masks where practicable. “To help educate on COVID-19, it is ...

Ronjeezblog Jun 13, 2020 6:22 PM South African men where enraged by the video of a young lady named Siphosehtu Emagcineni MLata, who was dancing naked to the entertainment of some Nigerians, who could be seen in the video speaking Yoruba. The woman was alleged to be drug by the Nigerians who took pleasure in entertaining themselves as she danced naked. Few minutes after the video went into circulation, a hashtag on Twitter titled Nigerians must fall emerged, as many South Africans condemned Nigerians for drugging their girls and also prostituting them, stating Nigerians must leave their country. Moments later the young lady posed pictures of herself on her Facebook page apparently enjoying life, with her followers complaining that "we are busy fighting for you on Twitter, while you are here enjoying life" A further review of the said video revealed that the girl wasn't drugged, but by the way she was dancing and the conservation in Yoruba on the background one can easily ...