Nurudeen Shotayo

Nurudeen Shotayo is a Senior News Reporter at Pulse Nigeria. He has a special interest in politics which he's covered extensively for years. You can hit him up via nurudeen.shotayo@pulse.ngNurudeen has covered two national elections and several off-cycle elections, including field reporting and studio analysis. He wrote an important fact-check to debunk viral misinformation during Nigeria's 2023 presidential election. He also has a huge interest in sports and digital marketing. 88

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Filla

5 Oct 2024

Man stabs newlywed wife multiple times, locks room, sets house on fire in Lagos

The incident reportedly occurred in the Ikorodu area of Lagos on Friday after a heated argument between the couple.

Filla

1 Sep 2024

You've to impregnate my daughter before you can marry her - Presidential aspirant

The Ghanaian presidential aspirant said his daughter's suitor must prove his potency and commitment to the marriage.

Filla

30 Aug 2024

Indian man poisons wife 12 times to continue love affair with her daughter

The man and his wife's daughter conspired to eliminate the woman to clear the way for their marriage.

Filla

28 Aug 2024

54-year-old woman delivers 11 babies 7 days apart, husband cries for help

The husband said he's struggling to meet the huge financial cost of caring for the decuplets and their mother.

Celebrities

17 Aug 2024

Burna Boy richest Nigerian artiste, makes $80m in 2023 alone - Paul Okoye

The music executive said Burna Boy remains the most commercially successful Nigerian artiste in the last four years.

Filla

10 Aug 2024

38-year-old TikToker in search of 'submissive husband', offers ₦50m, salary

The TikToker was seen in a viral video holding a placard with the inscription that said she was ready to offer her prospective husband 50 million naira.

Celebrities

9 Aug 2024

Court summons Tonto Dikeh, bodyguard for alleged assault of car dealer

Dikeh and her bodyguard reportedly assaulted the car dealer and his staff following a dispute over a vehicle purchase.

Celebrities

9 Aug 2024

Tonto Dikeh invited by Police over defamation, cyberbullying, others

The Police said Dike's name appeared prominently in the investigation into a case of defamation, forgery and cyberbullying.

Filla

24 Jul 2024

Meta cracks down on Yahoo boys, deletes 63,000 accounts used for sextortion scams

Meta said over 7,000 Facebook accounts belonging to Nigerian online fraudsters, infamously referred to as Yahoo boys, were also removed in the crackdown.

World

14 Jul 2024

Who is Thomas Crooks, Trump shooter who came inches close to taking out ex-President?

Crooks nearly took out Trump after a bullet from his weapon came agonisingly close to the former US President's head during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

Filla

10 Jul 2024

Murmurs on social media as popular Nigerian pastor says 'God isn't a Christian'

The controversial pastor said Christians should jettison the belief that only followers of Christ will make heaven.

Filla

7 Jul 2024

Woman sells sibling for ₦410k, gives money to fiancé to buy items for their wedding

The woman blamed the biting economic hardship in the country as the reason for her desperate action.

World

4 Jul 2024

Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali not showing interest to return - ECOWAS president

Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali announced their intention to leave ECOWAS in January after several sanctions were imposed on them by the bloc.

Filla

3 Jul 2024

He died hungry and cold - Mother mourns as Lagos flood sweeps pupil away

The distraught mother said her son was supposed to write his common entrance exam.

Celebrities

30 Jun 2024

Olu Jacobs is alive - Kate Henshaw dismisses fresh rumour of actor's death

Another rumour of Olu Jacob's death spread on Nigerian social media on Sunday afternoon.

Filla

23 Jun 2024

Student punished to death at Kaduna Air Force school by 2 seniors

The deceased student was reportedly subjected to corporal punishment by two SS3 students leading to his death.

Filla

23 Jun 2024

'We'll build a better one' - Pastor Chris reacts to burning of Christ Embassy church

An early Sunday morning fire destroyed the main auditorium of a Christ Embassy Church branch in Ikeja, Lagos.

Filla

22 May 2024

Tragedy in court as man who went to defend his friend slumps, dies

An eyewitness said the deceased looked hale and hearty when he entered the court before he suddenly slumped and died on the spot.

Filla

22 May 2024

Forex Crisis: Nigerian students told to leave UK after failure to pay tuitions

The UK university said the Nigerian students breached their visa sponsorship requirements by failing to pay tuition as and when due.

World

19 May 2024

Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso ignore ECOWAS peace offer, form new confederation

ECOWAS had lifted sanctions on Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso in a bid to reconcile the three nations with the regional bloc after they announced their withdrawal.