One of Nigeria’s most popular celebrities, a transgender woman known as Bobrisky, has been sentenced to six months in jail for “spraying” naira banknotes at a film premiere. The judge said Bobrisky must serve her sentence in a male prison. She has not been given the option of paying a fine instead, local media report….
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Chinese businessman sentenced in Nigerian court for murdering his girlfriend.
A Nigerian court has sentenced a Chinese businessman to death after being found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Ummu Kulthum Sani in 2022. Frank Geng Quarong was discovered in her room after having stabbed her several times there. The killing of the 22-year-old university student shocked Nigerians and the case was closely followed. Death sentences…
Tinubu bans ministers, and officials from foreign trips for three months.
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will introduce a three-month ban on ministers and other government officials from going on publicly funded foreign trips. Mr Tinubu’s chief of staff said the move was prompted by the president’s “concerns about the rising cot of travel expenses” by public officials. The ban will take effect on 1 April. President…
We won’t pay ransom for kidnap victims – Tinubu
Nigerias President Bola Tinubu has vowed not to pay ransom to kidnappers of scores of students and other people in parts of Nigeria, an official has said. The kidnappers, who contacted the families, are demanding a ransom of 1bn naira ($600,000; £470,000). They have threatened to kill the captives if the demand is not met. A…
Boko Haram crisis in Nigria Dozen of women in Gamboru Ngala are indoor due to abduction
Updated by Nakayima Ritah at HICGi news Agency Majority of the population now they can not move freely due the fear of being abducted by the jihadists Boko Haram in north-eastern Nigeria. The victims were mostly women who lived in a camp in Gamboru Ngala town after fleeing their homes because of attacks by the…
Mr. Ibu’s Body Leaves Mortuary: A Farewell Amidst Family Grief
By HICGI Staff – Updated at 09:00 EAT on Monday 4th March 2024 In a solemn and poignant moment, the body of Nollywood legend, Mr. Ibu, left the confines of the Evercare Hospital morgue, accompanied by his grieving wife and family. The departure marked a bittersweet farewell to a beloved actor whose larger-than-life presence touched…
Unversity professor earn more in welding, Nigeria.
Welding is widely seen as a menial job across Nigeria and he has shocked many – especially his colleagues – by opening up his own welding workshop. “I am not ashamed that I work as a welder despite being a professor,” he tells the hicginewsagency “I make more money from welding.” The 50-year-old teaches and…
Bwari kidnapping: Nigeria police secure release of sisters taken from Abuja
The girls were freed in a joint police-army operation in a forest in northern Nigeria on Saturday night. They were taken from their home in Abuja earlier this month, along with another sister who was later killed. The kidnappers had demanded a ransom for their release, but the statement made no mention of one being…
