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A teacher who r*ped 13 girls at an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia now faces the death penalty, a court has today said, after he had initially been sentenced to life in prison. Herry Wirawan – who judges said sexually ...

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 50-year-old pastor, Isaac Akinbola, and two female members of his church for allegedly assaulting his wife, Dasola Akinbola, leading to the death of their eight-month-old baby, Obadiah Akinbola. The pastor ...

A Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State, on Monday, granted bail in the sum of one million Naira to the Lagos Island Branch B chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers charged with murder. The NURTW Chairman, ...

A former National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has declared his intention to run for the Edo North Senatorial seat under the platform of his party. Oshiomhole, who was also a two-time governor of the state, ...

The world’s largest passenger airliner has completed a three-hour flight powered by cooking oil for the first time. A test model of an Airbus A380 ‘superjumbo’ aircraft, which was filled with 27 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), took off ...

Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has announced that he is battling prostate cancer. The Netherlands head coach confirmed the diagnosis on Dutch television show Humberto as he promoted his new film, LOUIS, explaining that he had kept the ...

Two million people will start receiving about N20bn from June this year as basic cash transfers and conditional cash transfers under the National Cash Transfer Programme, the Federal Government has said. It was gathered that the Federal Government would pay ...

  A Navy officer attached to Umuikaa Naval base in Ngwa, Abia State has allegedly killed a man identified as Eziyi Uchendu over his “refusal to part with a bribe” at a checkpoint around Owerri NTA Junction, along Aba– Umuahia ...

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state has announced a one-day prayer session in the state, to curb the activities of the unknown gunmen enforcing a sit-at-home. The governor said the prayer session slated to hold on Monday, April 4, 2022, ...

The Kano State Police Command have killed three kidnappers and rescued two sisters who were abducted by them. Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdulllahi Haruna Kiyawa, who shared the development in a statement on Saturday April 2, revealed that one ...

  Controversial Nigerian preacher, Kate, has revealed why she wears long hijabs despite being a Christian. The preacher in a video answering some questions of people on her appearance, made it clear that she is not a Muslim. According to ...

Shiekh Nuru Khalid, Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters Mosque, Abuja, has broken his silence on his suspension. Daily Trust had reported how Sheikh Khalid was suspended after delivering a sermon on insecurity on Friday. In the sermon, the Sheik ...

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Friday, shared how he got over his “deep sorrow” caused by the death of his son, Dare, last May. According to the octogenarian preacher, a text ...

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has challenged the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to tour the country by road to prove that Nigeria is safer under President Muhammad Buhari as he claimed. Vatsa, a ...

Police in Ogun State have arrested a 27-year-old man, Ibrahim Sikiru, for allegedly killing his biological father, Mumuni Ibrahim. The suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at the Onipanu divisional headquarters by one Abiodun Sunday, identified as a neighbour ...

A newly born baby boy abandoned in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, has been found with a note from his supposed mother. Daily Trust learnt that the baby, which was found at the residential area opposite Deeper Life Bible Church ...

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government should be held responsible for the bandits’ attack on a Kaduna-bound train. AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima said there were rumours of an imminent attack on ...

Here are photos of branded vehicles for the presidential ambition of the governor of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The photos emerged on social media and has generated a lot of controversy.

Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra State has given the assurance that he will lead his brother governors in the Southeast region to engage the Federal Government in dialogue to handle the insecurity situation in the zone. Soludo stated that ...

Abductors of the traditional ruler of Bukpe community in Kwali area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have directed family members of the monarch to sell his house in order to raise the N20 million ransom they are demanding. ...

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man, Benjamin Ogudoro, who allegedly set his wife, Chinyere, and his brother-in-law, Ifeanyin Edoziem, on fire at their apartment on House 5 Oteyi community, Abule- Ado, in Amuwo Odofin Local Government ...

In the wake of the Abuja, Kaduna train attack, Governor Nasir el-Rufai has insisted the state’s position on not paying ransom to bandits still stands. The Kaduna governor warned that the state will not pay ransom for kidnapped victims from ...

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has apologized to passengers and other airport users who witnessed a temporary power outage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Friday. FAAN in a statement by its Acting General Manager, Corporate ...

Primate Elijah Ayodele has advised the federal government of Nigeria on how to fix the high rate of security in the country. The leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church said the major cause of insecurity in Nigeria is the ...

A 33-year-old man lost his life savings of over N206 million after the death of his cryptocurrency trader. 76,000 investors lost an estimated total of $206 million after the demise of the trader. Tong Zuo recalled when he invested his ...