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Two brothers and their friend were arrested after they allegedly pummeled their stepfather to death after he was accused of s3xually abusing their sister in a Texas trailer park home, a report said. Alejandro Trevino, 18, and Christian Trevino, 17, ...

Police in Gatanga Murang’a, Kenya are holding in custody a 23-year-old man who is believed to have killed his four-month-old son Tuesday morning. Mark Njuguna is said to have dropped the baby on the concrete floor headfirst killing him instantly. ...

The world’s oldest male gorilla, 61-year-old Ozzie, was found dead by his care team in his habitat at Zoo Atlanta on Tuesday. Ozzie’s cause of death is not yet known and zoo officials are still awaiting the results of a ...

  A Nigerian teenager, Prosperity Olorunfemi, has declared himself a millionaire at the age of 17. In a LinkedIn post, Olorunfemi, who runs a digital business said he came to the realisation after tracking his financial records. The teenager who ...

  Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa caused a sprawling laughter at Tuesday plenary when he sensationally said he was targeting 30 children to have a family unit for his family. Doguwa, 56, representing Doguwa/Tudun ...

  A police office has been captured on camera frantically trying to fix the glove compartment of a car which he had damaged. It was gathered that the officer and his colleagues tried to extort a motorist, but the man ...

  The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has refuted reports that it endorsed ex-Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for President. MACBAN National Secretary, Baba Ngelzarma in a rebuttal on Wednesday, said the position of individuals on ...

The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Lagos, led by its Commander, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, has arrested two principal suspects in the constant clashes in Idumota and its environs. RRS in a statement on Monday said the clashes have intermittently crippled ...

Kano State Government, on Monday, revoked the certificates of operation of all private schools in the state for revalidation. Commissioner for Education, Mr Muhammad Sanusi-Kiru, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Kano. Sanusi-Kiru hinged the decision by the state ...

The Federal High Court, Abuja, today, issued an arrest warrant against a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, over corruption charges pending against her. It is the second arrest warrant to be issued against the ex-minister, who is believed ...

The Federal Government, through the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has suspended the planned petrol subsidy removal. Speaking during a meeting held at the National Assembly in Abuja on Monday, the Minister said the suspension is ...

The Ogun State Police Command has raised the alarm over a viral fake compiled list of suspected internet fraudsters in circulation. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Oyeyemi ...

To curb the abuse of alcohol across the country, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has placed a ban on the registration of alcohol in sachet and small volume PET and Glass bottles below 200ml, ...

Residents of Okeluse in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State have fled the community after an attack by gunmen who killed a dealer and an attendant at a fuel station. The five-man gang was said to have stormed the ...

The founder of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo has appointed his first son, Tobi Ashimolowo, as Resident Pastor 2 of the church in London. He is expected to assist his mother, Yemisi Ashimolowo, who is the Resident ...

Late Hanifa Abubakar’s school set on fire by angry youths. The youths burnt down the school – Noble Kids Academy, Kawaji, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State days after the proprietor confessed to killing her. Hanifa, a five-year-old pupil ...

A man divorced his wife after she requested and danced to a song at their wedding and caused a huge family row, it has been reported. The couple have set a new record for the shortest marriage after calling it ...

A police officer who has been on the run for the last four years was on Saturday, January 22, finally arrested by police officers in Kangundo, Machakos County, Kenya. In a police report seen by K24 Digital, Kenneth Ndombi Obonyo, ...

First Lady Aisha Buhari has endorsed the call for the execution of Abdulmalik Tanko, proprietor of Noble Kids Academy in Kawaji, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano state. Tanko, proprietor of the school, has confessed killing the innocent child with ...

A businessman, identified simply as Uchechukwu, aka Alloy Omo Jesu, is on the run after allegedly torturing his 11-year-old apprentice to death in the Ogba area of Lagos State. Punch Metro gathered that the apprentice, Sunday, was accused of stealing ...

A fire engulfed an upmarket nightclub in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde in the early hours of Sunday, killing at least 16 people. “The incident was caused by the explosion of fireworks usually used in the nightclub,” said the government. It said ...

Governor El-Rufai’s son, Bashir and his wife, Halima have welcomed a set of twins. The new dad shared the news on Twitter saying, “Alhamdulillah. My wife just gave birth to beautiful identical twin boys. Mother is doing great. Father is ...

A professor of political economy and management expert, Pat Utomi, has said if Igbos ask him to contest presidency in the forthcoming 2023 general elections, he would welcome the idea. He, however, stressed that he was not position-drunk, stressing that ...

  Alhaji Saliu Abdulkadir, the Seriki Fulani of Ibarapaland, has opposed the release of Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo alias Sunday Igboho. The traditional head, who was evicted from his Igangan residence, said he opposes Igboho’s release due to his ...

  An eight-year-old girl named Asma’u was killed in Zaria, Kaduna state, by her abductors after her father paid N3m ransom for her release. The young girl was abducted by one of her neighbors on the 9th of December 2021 ...