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  A British actor has appeared in court accused of sexual offences against children, including ‘forcing youngsters to read Shakespeare naked in acting classes’.      Alexander Westwood, who starred in 17 episodes of the hit Netflix show, Sex Education is on trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court.      The 24-year-old actor, of Albrighton, Shropshire, has been charged with 26 sexual offences.     …

A man from northern Nigeria has said that only Islamic law can change Nigeria.  The X user with the handle @sarki_sultan tweeted: “Call me whatsoever, but only Islamic law can change this country.”    According to the X user’s bio, he lives in the UK. This comes amid outrage over President Bola Tinubu attending the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh, …

No fewer that 13 Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana have been rescued.    The latest rescue brings the total number of trafficked victims brought back home since July 2024 to 163.   The spokesperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Abdur-Rahman Balogun, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, November 15, said the girls were brought back to …

Former Nigerian senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, has revealed how he was defrauded of $3.5 million by his South African partner when he attempted to purchase a cinema complex in Kenya.  Speaking on Thursday, Nov. 14, at the 4th Peace Anyiam Osigwe (PAO) Nigeria Digital Content Regulation Conference, Murray-Bruce said that after he transferred the said sum, his South African partner registered the business …

The Minster of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has said that he is not afraid of joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) if he wants to. The Former Rivers state governor stated this while speaking in a fresh interview with some newsmen.   During the interview, Wike gave reasons for not supporting the candidacy of the former …

An X user has said she does not want to date a man who is the breadwinner in his family and she gave reasons for this.  She wrote on the platform: “If you’re the breadwinner in your family I don’t wanna date you, now your mom and sister hate me bc they behind on bills and you bought me a …

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the  compulsory retirement of the Chief Judge of Imo State, Justice T. E. Chukwuemeka Chikeka and the Grand Kadi of Yobe State, Kadi Babagana Mahdi for falsification of their ages.   The NJC took the decision at its at its 107th meeting of held between  November 13 and 14. According to a statement …

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested two members of a criminal gang involved in the m8rder of Ogbete Market Traders Association’s chairman, Mr Stephen Aniagu.   The market leader was shot d3ad on Saturday, September 14, 2024 in the Topland area of the state.    The spokesperson of the command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the arrest in a statement …

The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III and his wife are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary today, November 15. The monarch and his wife got married in 2014 and have three children. In a post shared on social media, the monarch shared lovely family photos and expressed his love for his wife. He wrote ‘’ 10 years… My darling Olori, …

Simi Drey is now a mum.  The media personality, who announced months ago that she is pregnant, returned to the platform to share a photo of her newborn.  In the caption, she thanked God “for giving me everything I could ever want.”      In June 2022, Simi Drey got engaged to the founder of BFree, Julian Flosbach. The couple held …