Former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has recounted how persistent headaches suffered by his wife, Dolapo, led to the discovery that the freshly squeezed orange juice she had been drinking was reportedly unfit for human consumption. Osinbajo disclosed this while speaking at the Open Day of the Gardeners’ Seminar in Lagos, where he used the experience to highlight concerns over the safety of fruits and vegetables sold to Nigerians. He said his wife had switched from carbonated beverages to fresh orange juice because she considered it a healthier choice. However, after making the drink part of her daily routine, she reportedly began…
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A routine trip to a farm in Akure, Ondo State, has ended in tragedy for a family after three siblings, including an 11-year-old set of twins, were found dead near a stream on the property. The deceased children were identified as Joshua Jonah and his twin, Jacob, both aged 11, and their five-year-old sister, Blessing. The children had reportedly accompanied their father, Samuel Jonah, to the farm around the Owena Army Barracks on Friday. They later left the farm for their home, but their father was said to have discovered that they had not arrived after he returned. Concerned by…
A Nigerian-British businessman, Igho Ubiribo, has died after suffering a fatal pulmonary embolism following a cosmetic procedure to increase the size of his penis while on holiday in Thailand. Ubiribo, 43, reportedly travelled to Bangkok with his wife, Danielle Simba Allen, when he opted for the cosmetic treatment at a clinic whose name was not disclosed. The procedure involved the injection of hyaluronic acid and lidocaine into his penis, according to evidence presented during an inquest in the United Kingdom. After the treatment, Ubiribo and his wife reportedly returned to their Marriott hotel and later went for a massage. It…
The Ondo State Police Command under the leadership of CP Felix Ohagwu psc, mnips, mspsp has arrested three suspected fraudsters in connection with separate cases of alleged fraud involving a Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 vehicle valued at N23 million and £10,000 (approximately N19 million) allegedly obtained under false pretences. In the first case, detectives attached to the Command Monitoring Unit arrested two suspects, identified as Bisi Vado ‘m’ and the other known as Small Autos ‘m’, who allegedly paraded themselves as legitimate vehicle dealers. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects allegedly collected a Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 valued at N23,000,000 from one…
Arise News anchor, Oseni Rufai, has vowed to remain outspoken and continue holding those in authority to account despite opposition and criticism. Rufai made the declaration in a post on his verified X handle on Friday, following a heated exchange with Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, during a live television programme. The journalist also thanked Nigerians who reached out to him with messages of support and made calls to him after the incident. The controversy occurred during Arise Television’s The Morning Show, where Olayinka appeared as a guest but declined to…
The Lagos State University has commenced disciplinary proceedings against students allegedly linked to the reported assault of one of its students at a privately operated hostel outside the institution’s campus. The university, while condemning the incident, said the affected student, who is of the College of Medicine, Ikeja, had reported the matter to the police. The development was contained in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by the Deputy Registrar and Coordinator, Centre for Information and Public Relations, Oluwayemisi Thomas-Onashile. According to the statement, the alleged assault occurred at a private hostel located outside the university premises. Thomas-Onashile said…
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old Field Loan Officer with Moniepoint, Thlakham Daniel, over an alleged N74m fraud involving seven Point of Sale operators in Damaturu, the state capital. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yusuf Adamu Ali, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. According to the police, the seven POS operators separately reported the alleged fraud at the ‘A’ Divisional Headquarters, Damaturu, accusing the suspect of visiting their businesses and profiling their accounts under the guise of assisting them to obtain loans. The complainants reportedly alleged that Daniel later used their accounts to…
A suspected human trafficker allegedly lured 15 children from Nasarawa State and sold them to different buyers for N30m, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has disclosed. The NSCDC said the suspect allegedly posed as an official of the National Council of Child Rights Advocates and used promises of free education to deceive parents into surrendering their children. The corps’ Public Relations Officer, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this on Friday during a press briefing at the NSCDC headquarters in Abuja. Afolabi said the suspect operated under the cover of a non-governmental organisation and an orphanage initiative known as the Back…
An 85-year-old woman in Zamfara State has allegedly been stripped naked, beaten and subjected to other forms of brutal treatment after she was accused of witchcraft. The Advocacy for Alleged Witches disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday by its Director, Leo Igwe. Igwe said the incident came to the attention of the organisation after the Zamfara office of the National Human Rights Commission shared an audio recording of the alleged assault with AfAW on August 18, 2026. According to him, the elderly woman had visited a woman who had recently given birth to exchange pleasantries when the mother…
Three women have lost their lives, while 10 other persons sustained injuries after a vehicle plunged from the Long Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway into a ditch. The crash occurred at about 5:24pm on Friday near the Mikano area of the bridge, inward Lagos, according to the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency. The agency’s spokesperson, Babatunde Akinbiyi, disclosed the incident in a statement, saying three vehicles were involved in the crash. They were a white Toyota bus with registration number KJA 247 YM, a white Toyota Corolla marked BDG 867 HG and a white Mazda bus with registration…