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A US-based Nigerian finance and data expert, Omotoyosi Ogunbanwo, has said that a woman who lives in luxury in Nigeria, has maids, chefs and other domestic workers at her beck and call, should not relocate abroad because she will find it difficult to adjust as these services come with financial implications.    “You can’t take a girl who has 3 …

A Nigerian woman, Mewolaka Olololami Fashakin, who describes herself as the president of second wives association has said that some divorced women chose not to remarry because they want to be free to sleep with other women’s husbands.   “Your decision not to remarry at early 30s is not because you are strong or disciplined my dear. It is because …

An accomplished 90-year-old Nigerian pharmacist, Alhaji Adegoke Ogunyemi, has stated that he won’t leave his children an inheritance after providing them with a good education.    The co-founder of Jolliters Chemists from Ogun State disclosed this in an interview with Punch.    When asked of the morals and lessons he learnt in his youth that he instilled in his children, …

A trigger-happy policeman has reportedly shot de@d a 17-year-old boy, Emeka Odogwu, in Ozoro community, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State on Saturday night, December 8.   The incident occurred over an argument related to the use of fireworks.    The deceased was said to have attempted to escape when one of the policemen reportedly opened fire and …

Actress Lala Akindoju and her husband, Gbugbemi Fregene, have welcomed their second child, a boy.    She shared the good news on Instagram today December 8.  “2024 gave us.. A crown of God given life, as we bask in the joy of the Lord that we continue to have, enjoying God’s gift as we walk in His mercy all the …

Operatives of the Taraba State Police Command have rescued three kidnapped victims after a fierce gun battle in Sibre village, Ardo-Kola Local Government Council of the state.     The spokesperson of the command, Abdullahi Usman, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, December 8, 2024, said the victims were rescued following a distress call.     A team …

Saudi authorities have arrested four Nigerian nationals with 39 kilograms of cocaine Saudi Arabia.    The Nigerians were arrested by the General Directorate of Narcotics Control while distributing the drugs from their hideouts in Jeddah, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday, December 7, 2024.     Authorities recently made several drug-related arrests and confiscations across the Kingdom,    Border …

A Nigerian woman, Opeyemi, who fled Ukraine in 2022 after Russia’s invasion, has qualified as a medical doctor.    Opeyemi was among tens of thousands of refugees including women and children, who crossed into Romania and other countries bordering Ukraine as Russia’s war intensified and casualties mounted.    She shared a photo of herself at the border with other refugees, …

A dramatic real-life story unfolded recently involving a suspect named Blessing Okoi.    The incident started on October 31 when Miss Lydia Jonah Gabriel reported the disappearance of her 4-year-old son, Hope Evans, from Community Primary School Azubie in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.    According to the FCT police command spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, the school officials said an unidentified …

A pair of ruby slippers featured in the classic 1939 film‚ The Wizard of Oz’ and stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota in 2005, sold at auction for $28 million on Saturday, December 7. The slippers, one of four surviving pairs Garland wore in the film – is the most valuable movie memorabilia ever sold at …