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28-Year-Old Man Stabbed Nigerian Mother To Death In London

  28 Year-Old Man Stabbed Nigerian Mother To Death In London A man has been charged with the murder of his Nigerian mother following a stabbing in east London. Nicolas Aina is accused of killing 64-year-old Caroline Adeyelu, who was ...

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Oyo PDP Leaders Tackle Makinde Over Atiku

Some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State have opposed Governor Seyi Makinde following his declaration not to support the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. They spoke in Ibadan on Wednesday at the emergency meeting ...

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Police Recovers 10 Dead Bodies In Edo

  Operatives of the Edo Police Command on Wednesday recovered 10 male dead bodies aged between 23 years and 25 years on a bush path by Ibillo- Lampese axis along the Lagos-Abuja Expressway. SP Chidi Nwabutor, the state Police Public ...

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1,200 Artisans Now Jobless Over Tejuoso Market Inferno

  No fewer than 1,200 artisans have been rendered jobless in Yaba, Lagos, following the inferno which ravaged the tailoring section of the popular Tejuoso Market. The artisans, who specialise in fabric works, were rendered jobless as over 1,600 industrials, ...

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Three Arrested For Gang-Rap!ng 13-Year-Old Girl In Anambra

  Three persons have been arrested in Anambra State by operatives of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Person (NAPTIP) working in collaboration with vigilante operatives for raping a 13-year-old girl. Media aide to the Commissioner for Women ...

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Deactivated Twitter Accounts May Be Restored – Musk

  New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Wednesday that it would be “a few more weeks” before any banned accounts — such as that of former US president Donald Trump — may be restored on the platform. Twitter users have ...

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NYSC Introduces New Fitness Policy For Corps Members

  The National Youth Service Corps has announced that prospective corps members will henceforth be required to present fitness certificates from recognised public health facilities at orientation camps across the country. Adding that the certificate of fitness will become a requirement for ...

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144 Fake World Cup Trophies Seized In Qatar

  Qatar authorities on Wednesday said they have seized 144 counterfeit World Cup trophies, the latest raid on fakes hitting the market ahead of the football tournament that starts later this month. The interior ministry said officers launched an operation ...

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Ex-Super Eagles striker, Bello Musa Kofarmata Dies At 34

  Ex-Super Eagles and Kano Pillars striker, Bello Musa Kofarmata, has reportedly died at the age of 34. According to Oyo Sports News, he passed away late yesterday in Kano after a brief illness. The deceased will be buried later today  ...

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Zamfara PDP chairman slumps And Dies During Meeting

  The state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Zamfara, Dr. Ahmed Sani Kaura is dead. He died at a peace meeting in Gusau. The PDP publicity Secretary in the state, Abba Bello, said the chairman died immediately after ...

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Five Jailed For ATM Card Fraud In Kano

  Justice Zuwaira Yusuf of the Kano State High Court has convicted and sentenced Salim Mohammed Sarki, Sani M. Auwalu, Bashir Bashir Nasidi, Aliyu Mika’il Muhammed and Yahaya Abdullahi Abubakar (Shoki) to two weeks imprisonment for conspiring to steal the ...

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Drama As Gospel Singer Mary Lincoln’s N*des Are Leaked Online

  Gospel singer Mary Lincoln has set tongues wagging after she was seen n3ked in a leaked s3x video. The whole drama started last week on Wednesday when blogger Martha Mwihaki Hinga (his/her real identity is not known) dropped hints that ...

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Canada Reveals plan To Welcome 500,000 Immigrants Annually

  The Canadian federal government has revealed its immigration plan to welcome half a million immigrants each year by 2025 to tackle the problem of labour shortage. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser released Canada’s 2023-2025 Immigration Levels ...

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Australian Zoo On Lockdown After Five Lions Escape

  An Australian zoo has been placed on lockdown on Wednesday after five lions escaped from their enclosure. Sydney’s Taronga Zoo said five lions, one adult and four cubs were found in a small area beside their exhibit, with a ...

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IGP Orders Investigation Of Alleged Assault On Female Inspector

  The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba has directed Osun Commissioner of Police (CP) Olaleye Faleye to investigate the alleged assault on woman Inspector, Olorunsogo Bamidele by her DCO in Ode Omu, Osun State. A video of Bamidele ...

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No Plan To Remove INEC Chairman – Femi Adesina

  The Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Mr Femi Adesina, has dismissed speculations of a plan to remove the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and stop the use of Bimodal Voter Registration System (BVAS) in 2023 general elections. Adesina ...

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Bauchi commissioner arrested for k#lling his bestie who caught him with his 18-yr-old daughter

  Bauchi commissioner arrested for k#lling his bestie who caught him with his 18-yr-old daughter Mohammed Damina, a former Commissioner of Information in Bauchi State, have been arrested by the police in the state for allegedly k#lling his bestie while ...

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Houses In Jakande Estate About To Be Demolished

  The Lagos State House of Assembly has now summoned Moruf-Akinderu Fatai, Commissioner for Housing, and Oluwatobi Lawal, Managing Director, Lagos Building Investment Company (LBIC). The officials and some residents were invited over the planned demolition of some houses in ...

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Angry Youths Burn Houses Of Suspected Kidnappers In Kano Community

  Angry youths have burnt down the houses of suspected kidnappers of a five-year-old boy in Yantama Village, Doguwa LGA, Kano State. Spokesman, Kano State police command, SP. Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa has confirmed the incident. He said this was after ...

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45-Year-Old Teacher R3pes 13-Year-Old Pupil In Niger

  A 45-year-old primary school teacher has been arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old primary school pupil in Minna, Niger State. The accused, Musa Rabo, was said to have lured the teenager into one of the classes at Umaru Farouk Bahago ...

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Bandits Abduct 39 Children From Katsina Farm

  Parents in rural communities of Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, where bandits abducted 39 children working on a farm, have pleaded with the government to rescue their children from their captors. Daily Trust gathered that bandits in ...

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