Author: Olamilekan

A trained nurse who resorted to selling sachet water on the streets after five years of unemployment has finally received support, thanks to her story going viral on social media. The touching account was shared by X (formerly Twitter) user @eddie_wrt, who revealed that the woman, despite being professionally trained, had been unable to secure a nursing job and was forced to hawk water to survive. Her situation quickly captured the attention of many Nigerians online, who expressed sympathy and a strong desire to help. As her story circulated, it inspired well-meaning individuals to contribute financially, offering her a lifeline…

A lady reveals the moment her dad’s overzealous bodyguard almost stopped her from meeting him on the stage at an event. The woman @iambhims0 was seen on camera approaching the stage when her father’s bodyguard barred her way, suggesting that she was not permitted to be there. When her father saw what was happening, he immediately gave the bodyguard the order to let his daughter pass so she could meet him on stage. Her father’s gesture was a warning, subtly telling his security to exercise caution. One of his live band members was astonished by the bodyguard’s boldness to prevent his employer’s…

Afrobeats star Michael Adebayo Olayinka, popularly known as Ruger, has revealed that he donated the first proceeds he received from his musical career to a church. He said after the donation he made millions from music in less than a year. Ruger, who disclosed this in a recent interview with VJ Adams, also admitted that becoming rich changed him in some ways. He said, “My first earnings from music were N500,000 when I first came out. I can remember I gave everything to the church. I didn’t use it. The next payment was N1 million. I was feeling like I…

Popular singer and activist Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, better known as Charly Boy, said he took some suggestive nude pictures about 30 years ago because he had a banging body. Charly Boy also claimed that women didn’t let him rest, even though they all knew he was married. In a post on his X handle on Tuesday, the singer said he had heard stories about his late father from when he was young and single. According to Charly Boy, rumours had it that women didn’t let his father rest while he was attending Achimota College in Ghana. He said:  “There are…

The Police commissioner for the Federal Capital Territory, Adewale Ajao, has ordered the prompt arrest of a woman who has reportedly been abusing and starving a 14-year-old girl who was placed to work as a maid in Abuja. The police have taken action following the widely-circulated video that surfaced online showing the girl, who was identified as Bashariya, narrating her experience in Hausa. In the video, Bashariya reported that she is from Zamfara State. Her parents had fled their community due to repeated attacks from bandits and had moved to the Gwiwa Eka IDP camp. In search of a better…

The Katsina State Police Command said its operatives have foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued 11 kidnapped victims. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, in a statement on Monday, said those rescued include nine females and two males. They were rescued along the Danmusa to Mara Dangeza village road in Danmusa LGA of the state. “On June 8, 2025, at about 2230 hrs (10:30 pm), a joint security team comprising police operatives, the military, DSS, a team of Operation Sharan Daji operatives, members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps, and vigilantes, while on a routine patrol along…

The Nasarawa State Police Command has recovered an AK-47 rifle, two magazines, 45 rounds of live ammunition, and a suspected stolen motorcycle during a targeted operation in Keana Local Government Area. According to a statement issued on Sunday by SP Ramhan Nansel, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, the recovery was made by officers attached to the Giza Division, following credible intelligence about the movement of a suspected arms trafficker. “The Commissioner of Police, Shetima Jauro Mohammed, immediately ordered a coordinated manhunt based on the intelligence received. “In compliance with these directives, police operatives from Giza Division mounted a strategic…

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, is set to make history as a headliner of the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup Final halftime show. FIFA announced Tems as one of the performers at the Global Citizen-produced halftime show alongside American rapper Doja Cat and Colombian star J Balvin on Monday, June 9, 2025. The Club World Cup final will take place on July 13 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, United States. Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, is set to make history as a headliner of the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has firmly rejected a proposed rescheduling request by controversial Nigerian entertainer Darlington Okoye, widely known as Speed Darlington, in connection to a widely condemned online claim involving a minor. The agency insists the gravity of the matter demands urgent action and is actively considering legal avenues to compel the artist’s cooperation. Darlington stirred nationwide outrage following an Instagram live video where he made an alarming claim of engaging in sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl. The clip, which rapidly went viral, drew the ire of viewers and women’s rights…

Fear and uncertainty are gripping residents of Imo State once again, following a deeply unsettling incident involving a commuter who claims he was drugged and nearly abducted, possibly for organ harvesting. The alarming ordeal, which occurred on May 28, 2025, is raising fresh questions about the rising wave of criminal activity across the southeastern state. Onyekwere Edward Emeka, a native of Olakwo Enyiogugu in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area, narrated his harrowing experience from Owerri, where he spoke to Vanguard reporters. His account, filled with shock and disbelief, paints a disturbing picture of a region grappling with a new, more sinister threat.…