One Salaudeen Lawal, an automobile mechanic, was on Sunday allegedly stabbed to death by a suspected cultist terrorizing Igbesa in Ogun State. The suspected cultist is currently at large. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident to newsmen this afternoon. It was gathered that Lawal …

GOVERNOR Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State and his deputy, Mr. Benedict Alabi, narrowly escaped death on Saturday after they were attacked by armed men during an #EndSARS protest in Osogbo, the state capital. Protesters also blocked Fajuyi road, Ado Ekiti that leads to government house. Mothers took to the streets …

Borno Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum on Saturday, held separate meetings with Islamic, and Christian leaders after which he declared Monday, October 19 as day for second round of statewide fasting and prayers for enduring peace in the state.   In a media address, Zulum also explained that his regular …

Indigenous rapper, Phyno has accused the Enugu state government of threatening his life and that of other #EndSARS protesters.   In a tweet he shared, he stated that the Enugu state government should be held responsible should anything happen to them. Phyno accused Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of storming the protest with …

Nigerian singer, Chinedu Okoli, better known by his stage name Flavour N’abania or simply Flavour, has raised an alarm over threat to life. The singer took to his verified Twitter account to state that if anything happens to him or other #ENDSARS protesters, the Enugu State Government should be held …

President Muhammadu Buhari’s very influential nephew and close confidant, Mamman Daura, is said to be critically sick in the United Kingdom. According to a report by an online media outlet, SaharaReporters, the 80-year-old had seen his health dip in recent days, raising fears among family members and close associates including …

38-year-old Parish Priest of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Kaiama, Fr. Francis Ighorurhie, has died after he reportedly drowned on Thursday night at the flooded area of Kaiama Community in Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Two school pupils also drowned along the good news area of Azikoro Town in Yenagoa Local …

#EndSARS protest: I’ve been receiving curses on my phone – Femi Adesina

Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and his deputy Kayode Alabi have joined scores of #EndSARS protesters in staging a walk to the Police Command headquarters in Ilorin, the state capital. The protesters had converged on the Government House before the Governor and his deputy joined them. He urged them to remain …

eploy SARS Officers to Borno to fight Boko Haram – Governor Zulum tells IGP

Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad denies having a hand in Governor Ganduje’s media aide, Salihu Tanko Yakasai’s suspension

#EndSARS: Respect rights of protesters – UK tells FG

Brace up for another recession with significant adverse consequence, President Buhari tells Nigerians

Barnsley defender, Bambo Diaby has been banned from football for two years for breaching the Football Association’s anti-doping regulations.   The UK Anti-Doping officials found traces of prohibited fat burner Higenamine in a urine sample provided by the 22-year-old following Barnsley’s match against Blackburn on 23 November 2019.   The …

There was chaos at Computer village in Lagos state today October 5 when the traders in the village prevented SARS officers from arresting someone.       Preventing the school kids from contacting Covid19 – The Observer with Beta Lens http://btls.co/Observer.aspx?ref=2020/09/30/12/29/49/     The SARS officers stormed the village and attempted …

Two university students are in the hospital after falling four floors from a rooftop while taking a selfie together during a party.   The unnamed 19-year-old women were part of a gathering at an off-campus apartment building in Philadelphia, USA, when they fell at 2am on Saturday, October 3.   The …

Three men identified as Kola Fatoye, 40, Abimbola Fatoye, 35, and Ahmed Ojo, 56 have been arrested and arraigned for exhuming 10 corpses and beheading them for ritual.   Police prosecutor, Monica Ikebuilo said the defendants committed the offence between March and September 2020 in Orun-Ekiti, Ekiti state. The severed corpses were those of …

Aminu Hayatu-Tafida, a son of a political appointee in Sokoto State Government who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl and allegedly circulated the video on social media has been charged and granted bail by a Chief Magistrate Court in Sokoto on Monday. Hayatu-Tafida who committed the crime with two other arraigned accomplices, …

Buhari approves N10 billion for census

A lecturer at the Department of Adult Education, Tayo Akpata University in Ekiadolor, Edo State, Friday Orobator, has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself.   Orobator’s lifeless body was discovered behind his apartment in Obakhazbaye area of Benin City, the state capital at about 1.30 p.m. on Friday, October 2.   The father …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki, have lent their voices to the call for the restructuring of the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS.   Atiku in a post shared on his Facebook page, said the police unit which was created to confront violent crimes …

UPDATE: The man and woman found dead in a car identified as employees of Liberia Revenue Authority married to different people

In continuation of its crackdown on drug-smuggling, the Customs at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, India on Wednesday, Septetember 30, detected 400gm of Methaqualone worth Rs 20 lakh (over $27,000) in a parcel. The consignment, concealed in a leather bag, was addressed to an alleged Nigerian drug kingpin, who was …

Aisha Buhari, the wife of Nigeria’s president and first lady of the nation has admonished Nigerians to stay focus and remain on the path of nation-building. This counsel was given by the president’s wife in her message on Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary. While advising Nigerians, Aisha Buhari acknowledged the heroics of citizens …

  Nigeria@60 logo has made the Guinness World Record after celebrants in Lagos State created the Nation’s anniversary logo with 60,000 cupcakes mosaic to celebrate 60th independence anniversary. The 60,000 cupcakes has become the largest anniversary logo in the world and the feat was recorded with the collaboration of Lagos State …

Nigeria at 60: Full text of President Buhari’s Independence Day speech

I’ll be more careful — Governor Zulum speaks after Boko Haram attacked his convoy for the second time in a week

17-year-old Hafsat, whose newborn was allegedly buried alive by her father in Bauchi has stated that she didn’t know she was pregnant until labour, adding that she cannot remember having sexual intercourse with any man.   Recall that the Bauchi State Police Command arrested one Bawada Audi, 50, for the murder …

Anti-banditry protest turned bloody in Katsina on Monday after Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force shot dead a yet-to-be identified resident of Jibia Local Government during a staged protest over the recent increase of insecurity in the community. Recall that Katsina had suffered from repeated attacks by armed bandits on …

Take your useless Igbo presidency and give us Biafra – IPOB

Hawks have rescued 10 women from an alleged human trafficking ring and arrested five people in early morning raids in Rustenburg and Kuruman. Hawks spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi, who confirmed the development on Sunday, September 27, said the women are from Limpopo, Lesotho and Namibia and were trafficked to work …

The National Executive Council of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), who is expected by many to be in the fore front of the planned nationwide protest against the increase of fuel pump price by the government, on Saturday, said its members would not partake in the proposed …

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has narrated how the Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu called him on the telephone on the eve of the Edo State governorship election last week, and allegedly ordered him to leave the state immediately.   Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Friday September 25, Wike …

The first lady, Aisha Buhari, has urged Nigerians to pray to God for the end of COVID-19, as Nigeria prepares to mark her 60th independence anniversary. She made the call on Friday in Abuja at the 60th Independence Day Public Lecture and Special Juma’at Prayer held at the Abuja National …

APC suspends Governor Kayode Fayemi

A family’s pet dog mauled a newborn baby to death while his mother was in the toilet and his father was in the garden with another child, a coroner heard.   Elon Jase Ellis-Joynes was 12 days old when his family’s Chow Chow-cross is believed to have bitten him on September 13, …

A new study found that having broad hips or large hips could help a person to live longer while having a big waist does the opposite.   The researchers looked into data for more than 2.5 million people between three and 24 years.   The new ground-breaking study was recently …

After a failed plan to strip international students of their visas if they are not required to attend some classes in person, during coronavirus lockdown, in July, the United States is seeking new guidelines that could restrict some international students, including those from Nigeria, from admission of more than two-year …

A Nigerian lady has expressed disappointment in her boyfriend for questioning her decision to withdraw N60k from his account without his permission. In a leaked WhatsApp chat between the couple, it was gathered that the lady identified as Esther who has access to her boyfriend’s ATM card, withdraw N60,000 and …

Bobby Shmurda denied parole, to stay in prison till 2021

In what can be best described as a case of “Life goes on”, Big Brother Naija housemate, Nengi has been spotted drinking wine and having the best time as she spends the last final days in the Big Brother Naija: Lockdown house. Earlier Sunday evening, her crush and superfluous admirer, …

Three Nigerian men named Rasak Sanni Sadu, Omawale Olamide Owalabi and Samson Ajayi have been declared the first people in Irish history to be charged over alleged romance scam. According to The Irish Sun reports, the three suspects aged between 29 and 32, were arrested by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau in …

Twenty four hours after a 608 bus plunged into Akaeze River in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, four persons out of 32 passengers who were on board have been rescued alive as the State Police Command on Sunday announced the recovery of more dead bodies of victims. Recall …

Warning to Men: Why Erection Drugs like Viagra are Dangerous to Your Health and May Not Work for You…

Missing 17-year-old girl found in hotel with two boys

Barack Obama announces his new memoir, A Promised Land, will be out in November 2020

The Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has lambasted the five Southeast governors, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo leaders and “some self-acclaimed” Igbo political elite for their ignoble roles in the proscription of his group. Kanu, in a statement on Wednesday by IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma …

UK to end tax-free airport sales come January 2021

Nigerian-born British actor, John Boyega has ended his ambassadorial deal with London cosmetics brand, Jo Malone, after being cut out of an advert he conceived, directed and starred in for the Chinese market.   Boyega was replaced by Liu Haoran after the commercial was recast and reshot for the Chinese market. The original advert, London …

Patience Ozokwor celebrates her 62nd birthday with lovely photos

Israel to impose second national Coronavirus lockdown after recording more than 4,000 cases daily

Popular and controversial Nigerian OAP, Daddy Freeze, has tendered an unreserved apology to the founder and senior pastor of Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, for referring to him as a “Bald-headed fowl” in a video which is currently making round the internet. According to Daddy Freeze, the video which is …

A side chic is a glorified prostitute – Eucharia Anunobi

Terry Waya, billionaire and father to Big Brother Naija housemate, Kiddwaya has disclosed what former Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu did for his son, Kiddwaya, which he refused to welcome when it happened. The Benue-born billionaire made this known during an Instagram live session with Dele Momodu where he disclosed that Orji …

Former Barcelona and Cameroon striker, Samuel Eto’o, has stated that he is happy Lionel Messi has agreed to remain at Barcelona, but warned the club to sign more players so the club won’t be reliant on Messi.   Messi wanted to leave Camp Nou recently, but changed his mind after his father …

n. President Buhari on Tuesday disclosed how he schooled the United States President, Donald Trump at the White House in April 2018 Trump that the killings of Christians in Nigeria has got nothing to do with ethnicity or religion. On April 30, 2018, Buhari met with Trump in Washington to discuss …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclosed that it is working to prevent the planned Boko Haram attacks which the Nigeria Customs Service altered Nigerians of. According to the spokesperson of the DHQ, John Enenche, the nation’s armed forces have been placed on red alert to combat any crime. Recall that customs …

Suspected IPOB members reportedly launched series of attacks on Hausa residents in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State on Saturday September 5 and Sunday September 6, leaving two Hausa indigenes killed. BTLSBLOG learnt that two other persons sustained serious injury in the attack suspected to be an offshoot of …

South African soldier charged with attempted murder for ‘knowingly’ infecting girlfriend with HIV

A soldier in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly infecting his partner with HIV intentionally.   The 44-year-old staff sergeant stationed at the SANDF’s Special Forces Unit based in Phalaborwa, Limpopo was arraigned in court on Friday September 4.   News24 reported that the soldier who cannot …

Media Mogul, Dele Momodu has advised viewers of Big Brother Naija Lockdown edition to stop promoting ‘poverty mentality’. Momodu on Friday said BBNaija is about entertainment and branding opportunities for housemates, adding that the criteria for winning should not be about the poorest housemate. According to him, winning the grand prize of …

Only Buhari can disagree with Obasanjo and survive it – Femi Adesina

The Federal Government says the nationwide curfew will now be from 12am to 4am.   The curfew was put in place in May as part of measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus in the country.  The Federal Government imposed a nationwide curfew on May 4, 2020 from 6pm to 8am. It later reviewed …

A man who killed two women and hid their bodies in a freezer has been convicted of murder.   Zahid Younis received a life sentence, with a minimum jail term of 38 years.   The remains of Henriett Szucs and Mihrican Mustafa were discovered at Zahid Younis’s flat in Canning …

Tragedy hit a family in Port Harcourt, Rivers State after a mother who was desperate to kill the lice that have refused to depart from her children’s hair, sort for alternative treatment after taking an advice which turned out to be fatal. The bereaved mother followed the advice of her …

A married woman in Niger state, Dorcas Uange, has lost her right ear after her husband of 17 years, Aduku Sunny White, allegedly bit it off during an argument at their home situated at Kaduna road back of Zuma barracks in Suleja, Niger state on August 28.   Sharing the sad incident with LIB, …

A pregnant woman from Brazil was found dead with her baby cut out of her body after allegedly being lured to a fake baby shower by an old school friend.   The woman, identified as Flavia Godinho Mafra was believed to be 36 weeks pregnant when she died in Canelinha, …

Drama in Lagos church as a man and his family disrupt wedding and insist the bride is already married

Ghanaian authorities have responded to several allegations made by the Nigerian government through information minister Lai Mohammed, over an alleged maltreatment of Nigerian citizens in the country. Ghanaian Government denied the accusations by the Nigerian government that its citizens were being maltreated in Ghana. Mr Mohammed had on Friday accused …

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Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba’s hopes of becoming the next president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation has been given a new lifeline after football’s governing body, FIFA on Friday August 28th requested the suspension of the Ivory coast Football federation’s election after the body disqualified the former Chelsea striker from …

Tragedy struck at a busy Neighborhood in Lagos State after a Chopper crashed into a residential building at 16A Salvation Opebi Road, at Ikeja area of the State on Friday, 28th August. At least three persons were confirmed dead, 1 person seriously wounded as at the time of filing this …

Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, has been disqualified from contesting in the upcoming elections to be the next president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation (FIF). Drogba alongside Paul Koffi Kouadio, Diabate and Yacine Idriss Diallo submitted their papers and CV to stand in the polls earlier this month but FIF’s …

Electricity: President Buhari ends estimated billing, directs nationwide mass metering

Poor Nigerians won’t be affected by tariff increase – NERC

A Pastor of the The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Church, Nduka Anyanwu has pleaded guilty to defiling and impregnating two underage sisters.   This came after Police Prosecutor ASP Roman Unuigbe told the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime in June, in Oshodi area of Lagos. Unuigbe also disclosed that the randy Pastor impregnated the two …

A Ugandan mum living in extreme poverty in Scotland has been found dead next to her malnourished baby in a Glasgow flat. Mercy Baguma, a refugee from Uganda, was found dead by police on Saturday, August 22 after friends raised the alarm when she had not been seen or heard …

The remains of the popular Nigerian music executive and veteran artist manager, Bayo Odusami popularly known as Howie-T, will be laid to rest on Friday, August 29.   According to his obituary, a tribute night will be held in his honor on Wednesday, August 26 via zoom. On Friday, a church service …

A female engineer, identified as Zamanzini Philisiwe Zungu  is garnering public attention as she is building her house by herself, without any external aid in South Africa. The young woman is a Building and Construction Engineer, who decided to expand the structure of her house. She has indeed proven that there is …

NDLEA considers compulsory drug testing for ladies before marriage

A Nigerian man has narrated how he was brought back to life while being taken to the mortuary following an accident he got into. According to Jude Uchechukwu, the accident occurred few weeks after he lost his job. He added that he woke up after some days in Jos University Teaching …

Megan Thee Stallion confirms it was Tory Lanez who shot her in the foot

Coming after the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi’s building was razed down by fire, he has allayed public fear, saying his palace is intact. According to him, there is no need for panic, assuring that the fire incident was a minor one, that slightly razed a tiny part …

The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) that is charged with maintaining peace in Plateau, Southern Kaduna, and some parts of Bauchi State, has rearrested another escaped prisoner.   On July 23, six notorious inmates escaped in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State. A convoy of correctional officials conveying 14 suspects charged with crimes ranging from murder to …

The remains of Malam Wada Maida have been buried at the Muslim section of the Gudu Cemetery in Abuja. He was buried around 2:10pm after a funeral prayer led by Chief Imam of Sheu Shegari Mosque, Area one, Abuja, Imam Rabiu Sheu Suleiman. Maida, until his death, was chairman, Board …

As part of measures to tackle the killings in Southern Kaduna, the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has announced that his government has awarded a contract for CCTV’s to be installed in the local governments that have been affected by the killings.   Governor El-Rufai announced this in a statement released …

“If you slap a man first, you deserve any blowback you get” — Nigerian man says

The death of a yet-to-be identified man and another who was severely injured in an accident that occurred at the celebration of Osun festival at Ido Osun town, Osun State has been confirmed by the Osun State Police Command. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the death happened when some youths in …

Schoolgirl who claimed 10-year-old boyfriend was responsible for her pregnancy gives birth to baby girl

Nigerian man charged in Uganda after allegedly being in possession of cocaine valued at ‘N905 million’

Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, has released a teaser of his new bombshell book, revealing sordid details about his time as Donald Trump’s lawyer.   Cohen, serving a three year sentence, was imprisoned for lying to Congress. He was released from prison in May 2020 amid concerns over Coronavirus …

Fiancé of lady crushed to death in Lagos weeks to their wedding, breaks silence

Fiance of Lady crushed to death in Lagos shares photos from when he proposed to her.

Student raises over £25,000 for homeless man who looks like Stormzy. An A-Level Student identified as Najma Abdilahi with the Twitter handle, @5tellaa has raised more £25,000 (Over 12 million Naira) for a ‘homeless’ Stormzy lookalike. This is coming after she shared a video of the man’s reaction to being …

BBN’s Ifu Ennada floors a troll who body-shamed her

”Shameless vultures” Dele Momodu blasts members of the Buhari Media Organization for describing him as Diezani’s lackey

Abuja driver brings out his male member and begins masturbating beside a distressed female passenger

Send old generation out of power- Ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo tells African youths

A whistleblower has exposed the horrific abuse and discrimination he allegedly uncovered in a Chinese company operating in Nigeria.   The Twitter user said the company located in at Umuahala, Obuzor Asa, in Ukwa West LGA of Abia State, is managed by Chinese while most of their workers are Nigerians.   However, …

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested 42-year-old man, Mohammed Prince Momoh, pictured above, for posing as an aide to the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari, to defraud one Benson Aniogo of $50, 000.   Disclosing this to newsmen, the spokesperson of the DSS, Peter Afunanya, …