Author: Olamilekan

Ibom Air has confirmed a violent incident on its Uyo–Lagos flight of Sunday, August 10, 2025, involving a passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson, whose actions the airline said endangered the safety of its crew, passengers, and aircraft. In a statement issued on Monday, the airline explained that shortly before take-off from Uyo, Ms. Emmanson was instructed to switch off her mobile phone in line with aviation safety procedures, but refused until the Pilot-in-Command made an announcement. According to the statement, a fellow passenger seated beside her eventually switched off the phone, prompting a verbal tirade. The situation was calmed, and the…

Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has tied the knot with his longtime partner, Chioma Avril Rowland, in a grand white wedding worth $3.7 million in Miami, United States. The figure was revealed by the 32-year-old singer in a video he recorded, which fellow artiste, Teni, shared on Instagram. “We’ve spent $3.7 million in cash. So, you should know what we are doing. It’s going to be crazy,” Davido said in the video. The Miami celebration comes after their court wedding in March 2023 and a traditional wedding in June 2024 — both of which drew top politicians,…

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State on Sunday said it has reported the case of a missing female student of the institution to the police. A statement signed by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, said Dorcas Oseghale, a student in the Department of Chemistry with Matric number CHM/2021/165, had not been seen for four days. “The student, Dorcas Oseghale, of the Department of Chemistry with Matric number: CHM/2021/165, was last seen on the evening of 6th of August, 2025 at about 8 pm. “When Dorcas, who resides at Adesanmi House, Ibadan Road, Ile – Ife,…

Nigerian Artiste, Tiwa Savage, has revisited the incident of her leaked intimate video with her partner, revealing that the video was released while she was still mourning her late father. In a candid interview with Zeze Mills, Savage described the incident as the lowest moment of her life. “It was a space of like two months where my dad died and my sex tape was released,” she said. Savage added that she was able to survive the trauma because she tried not to think about it. Recall that in October 2021, the singer made headlines after her sex tape was…

The Ondo State Police Command, on Thursday, arraigned a 23-year old cross-dresser and content creator, Taiwo Austine, before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly engaging in homos3xuality. Austine was docked alongside two other defendants, Haris Abubakar, 25, and Matthew Ogwu, 32, on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy and homos3xuality. Prosecutor, Inspector Abayomi Jejeniwa, told the court that the accused persons, along with others still at large, were arrested in Akure last month after investigations revealed that they allegedly engaged in homos3xual acts. Jejeniwa further alleged that between April 15 and 17, the defendants were found…

Five days after the kidnap of Omoniyi Eleyinmi, a member of staff of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko, AAUA, Ondo State, his abductors have demanded a ransom of N7 million for the release of the victim.Eleyinmi, a staff at the institution’s Faculty of Education, was abducted five days ago while returning to his residence in Supare-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Council Area of the state, from work.The gunmen had, before his arrival, stormed his residence, after which he was seized amid sporadic gunshots while alighting from the commercial motorcycle he rode from Akungba.According to a family source, the kidnappers, who made…

Nigerian Afrobeats star, Tiwa Savage has opened up about freezing her eggs. The mother of one explained that she froze her eggs in case she decided to have more kids in the future.In a candid interview with Zeze Mills, 42-year-old singer said she wished she had frozen her eggs earlier. She urged women in their 30s to freeze their eggs in order to take control of their fertility.Savage said, “Having my first child in my 30s was beautiful because I was more financially and emotionally stable. One advice I will give to women in their 30s is – whether you…

A landlord identified as Chief Gbenga Ajibade, allegedly force fed a poisonous substance to a young man accused of stealing maize at Itetii Ayo, Ilesa, Osun State. In a video posted by a journalist at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Isaac Haastrup, the young man is seen begging for mercy, citing hunger as the reason for his actions. Reacting to the incident, the Ijesa Sport Club announced the suspension of the landlord pending the outcome of police investigation over attempted m8rder. A statement issued on 7th August, 2025 by its spokesperson, Hon. Kenneth Opebiyi, described the suspect’s behaviour…

Actress and producer Mobimpe Adedimeji has called out a YouTube channel for stealing and reposting her original content without permission. Expressing her frustration, Mobimpe described the act as highly disrespectful and warned that the impersonator would face consequences. She emphasized that creators put in a lot of effort and such intellectual theft should not be taken lightly. Actress Mobimpe Adedimeji wrote, “I’m tired. I’m fed up. Someone created a YouTube channel named MOBIMPEWRITE’s STORIES just to copy everything I do. Video for video. Poster for poster. She waits for me to post, then uploads the same thing, tricking people into believing…

A France-based Nigerian, Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, is facing up to 47 years’ imprisonment following his extradition to the United States of America for his alleged involvement in wire fraud, hacking, and identity theft that resulted in losses of $819,000 to victims. A statement by the US Department of Justice on Tuesday that Amachukwu was extradited on Monday and arraigned on Tuesday before a US Magistrate Court. According to the statement, in 2019, Amachukwu, along with other conspirators, allegedly hacked into “US-based tax preparation businesses—including several businesses located in New York, Texas, and other states—by utilising spearphishing emails to obtain access…