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6 Civilians killed in Mali explosion

Six civilians have died in an explosion in Mali.   The incident occurred near Boura, Mali’s southern region of Sikasso. A local security source confirmed the blast to Xinhua on Saturday. The officer said an ambulance carrying a patient from ...

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Naomi Osaka defeats Azarenka to win second US Open title

Naomi Osaka fought back from a bruising first set loss to overcome Belarusian Victoria Azarenka to win her second US Open Grand Slam title, in three years.   After shaking off a 1-6 thrashing in the first set, the Japanese ...

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Suspected Fulani militia kills final year student in Kaduna

Suspected Fulani militia has gruesomely killed a 24-year-old final year student of Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria identified as Isaac Thomas in Atakmawei, Zamandabo ward, in Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area (LGA) in Southern Kaduna.   This was contained ...

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Daddy Freeze finally Apologizes for the Insults on Bishop Oyedepo

  *Apostle Suleman enjoins believers to forgive him I’m passionately committed to the aphorism of the Free Nation In Christ, but I believe a lot more can be achieved through love – Daddy Freeze Leader of Free Nation online church, ...

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Access Bank hacker Chris Ihebuzor arrested by EFCC

Chris Ihebuzo, who claimed to have hacked Access Bank and extracted more than 2,000 customer’s data has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,(EFCC).   The anti-graft agency announced the arrest of the self-acclaimed hacker in an Instagram ...

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Researchers say viagra may cause Flatulence, lip swelling

According to research by watchdog the Medicines and Healthcare products ­Regulatory Agency (MHRA), taking Viagra could have some unwanted side-effects, including flatulence.   Other symptoms include lip swelling, while seven people claimed to have fainted after taking it, according to ...

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Canada reports zero COVID-19 deaths for the first time since March

Canada reported zero Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours for the first time since March 15, according to public health agency data released late on Friday.   Canada’s death toll from the pandemic stood at 9,163 as of Sept. ...

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Dubai-bound passenger arrested with 2,886 ATM cards handed over to EFCC

A Dubai-bound passenger, Ishaq Abubakar, has been handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following his arrest with 2,886 Automated Teller Machine cards and four Subscriber Identification Module cards concealed inside cartons of noodles.   It was learnt ...

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Mechanic loses customer’s car during sex romp at brothel

A mechanic in Lafia, Nasarawa State, John Simon, has got more than he bargained for as a customer’s car he drove to a brothel in the New Nyanya area of the state was stolen.   City Round learnt that Simon ...

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Two artistes found dead inside Lagos studio, others hospitalised

There was apprehension last Thursday at the Awolusi Bus stop in the Alagbado area of Lagos State after residents found two artistes dead inside a studio in the area.   The musicians identified as Ajibawo Lawal and Sunday Akhigbe, were ...

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Nigeria becoming failed state, divided under Buhari – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria is slowly becoming a failed state and a basket case that urgently needs to be pulled from the brink of collapse.   He said this in Abuja on Thursday while delivering a speech titled, ...

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Outrage as man sells dead sister’s dirty underwear online for £10 a pair

A man has sparked fury on social media after he tried to sell unwashed knickers belonging to his dead sister.   The shameless seller from Ayrshire, who has not been identified, shared more than a dozen pictures of frilly thongs ...

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Ex-Governor Wamakko’s 23-year old daughter dies during childbirth (Photos)

Sadiya Magatakarda Wamakka, the daughter of a former governor of Sokoto state, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has died during child birth.   The 23-year-old died on Thursday at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, following complications arising from childbirth. She ...

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Photo: Phone thief stabs Physiotherapist to death in Kano

Atiku Tijjani Shuaibu Rabo Ringim, a Physiotherapist with Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital was last night stabbed to death by yet-to-be-identified assailants.   Zainab Rabo Ringim, a relation to the deceased in a statement made available to reporters in Kano, said ...

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Gana wanted to work for God, be a changed man before he was killed – Widow

One of the five widows of slain notorious militia leader in Benue State, Terwase Akwaza, aka Gana, Mrs Wantor Akwaza, has said her deceased husband was snatched by military men.   Recall that the Commander of Operation Ayem A. Kpatuma, ...

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Man who killed wife for receiving money from ‘lover’ via phone dies

A 30-year-old man from Rukwa region in Tanzania who, on August 25 this year, killed his wife over cheating allegations has died.   Frank Garimoshi, a resident of Chala Location in Nkasi, Rukwa region, died on the night of September ...

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Grandma and dad who ‘burnt newborn baby alive’ arrested

A grandma and dad have been accused of burning a newborn baby boy alive in the early hours of the morning.   The duo were arrested after locals found a half-burnt body of the baby in Tamil Nadu. The body ...

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Video of US-based Ghanaian Pastor, Sylvester Ofori threatening to kill his wife surfaces days after he shot her dead

A disturbing video of the US-based Ghanaian Pastor Sylvester Ofori seriously threatening to kill his wife, Barbara Tommey have surfaced online.  The angry pastor very bold spoke in the face of his wife’s senior brother that he will kill his ...

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Police officer collapses and dies after slapping ‘unwanted guest’

A middle-aged police officer collapsed and died on Wednesday, September 9 while chewing miraa at a secluded place in Malava shopping center in Kakamega North Sub-County, Kenya.   Constable Remko Madowo, who had recently been transferred from Kabras Police Station ...

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Music executive, Audu Maikori loses dad

  Music executive, Audu Maikori has lost his father, Mallam Adamu Maikori at the age of 78.   Taking to his Facebook page to mourn his late dad, Audu wrote; ”I guess there’s no good way to say this – ...

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Alleged frauds: Seun Egbegbe, accomplices return to court

The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed October 6 to hear the no-case submissions in the case of a former Lagos socialite, Olajide Kareem, alias Seun Egbegbe, who is answering charges for a series of alleged frauds.   Egbegbe, ...

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Delta permits cinema houses, hotels, eateries to re-open

The Delta State Government has further relaxed the lockdown placed on businesses to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the state.   The Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, yesterday in Asaba stated that movie houses, hotels, eateries, and others ...

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Islamist militants massacre dozens of villagers in Congo

At least 53 villagers have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province, by Islamist militants, a local official said on Thursday.   The authorities blamed the attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), ...

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