Asos billionaire loses three children in Sri Lanka attacks
Three of the four children of Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen died in the Sri Lanka bombing attacks, a spokesman has confirmed to the...
British tourist killed by kidnappers at Kaduna resort
A British female tourist was killed by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Kaduna state.
Miss Faye Mooney, was a British national who worked with...
NDLEA intercepts men injesting cocaine traffic to Saudi Arabia
The Kano State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency has arrested up two men in possession of 2.927 kilograms of substances suspected...
I’m Nigerian by birth-Atiku fires back
The Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the February 23 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has denied the All Progressives Congress’ allegation that he is...
I killed my wife for planing to remarry after my death-Suspect
A 30-year-old man, Uwani Danjuma, has killed his wife for planning to remarry after his death.
The incident occurred at Uddu village in Rijau Local...
Sri Lankan government blocks social media following deadly blasts
The Sri Lankan government blocked access to social media platforms on Sunday, following a string of explosions that claimed more than 150 lives on...
Lawyer arrested for allegedly raping 5 of his 11 children
A prominent Nairobi lawyer has been arrested on the suspicion that he raped five of his 11 children as well as his family’s domestic...
Inmate gives birth to twins in Calabar Prison
A female inmate of the Afokang prison, Calabar (name withheld), has given birth to twins, a boy and girl, the News Agency of Nigeria...
Woman sets herself ablaze moments before she’s arrested for killing husband
A Houston woman set herself on fire on Friday while police were about to arrest her for allegedly killing her husband last year.
Janet Alexander,...
Mother and son beat father to death
A 50–year-old housewife, Hafsat Aliyu and her son, Babangida Usman, have been arrested for allegedly beating one Ali Haruna to death.
The incident occurred on...
How 2 persons died in petrol fire tanker accident in Ibadan
Two unidentified persons were yesterday burnt beyond recognition when a tanker conveying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) spilled its content on Sawmill Bridge, Onipepeye area...
Nigerian minimum wage officially N30,000
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Minimum Wage Repeal and Re-Enactment Act, 2019.
This officially sets the new minimum wage at N30,000.
The President...
Congo declares mourning as 114 still missing in boat sinking
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has declared Friday a day of mourning with 114 people still missing days after a boat capsized...
Many burnt to death as petrol tanker bursts into flames in Ibadan
Many people have reportedly lost their lives after a petrol tanker tumbled and burst into flames .
The sad incident happened in Ibadan ,Oyo state.
More...
Gang members weep as they are caught smuggling drugs into Ikoyi prison
Officials of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS), Ikoyi, Lagos, have foiled another attempt by a two-man gang to smuggle Indian hemp into Ikoyi Prison.
The...
Asthmatic NYSC member dies after parade
Tragedy struck at the orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps in Bauchi State when a Batch A corps member, Magdaline Yohana, died...
Couple kill 12 year old son over witchcraft
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command on Wednesday paraded a man, Essien Okon, who allegedly killed his 12-year-old son, Joseph.
Essien and his wife, Peace,...
Man splashes acid on his wife for demanding a divorce
A man has been arrested after bathing his wife with acid.
Onyeachonam Chinwuba splashed acid on his wife, Anurika, after she demanded for divorce .
According...
Former Peru president shoots himself in the head
Peru’s former president Alan Garcia shot himself in the head at his home on Wednesday as police were about to arrest him in a...
3 Policemen,4 others sentenced to death for kidnapping woman
Three policemen and four others are to die for kidnapping a woman, a court ruled yesterday.
The State High Court, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, presided...
