A large block of ice fell from the sky and landed just metres from a street cleaner in London. The incident was caught on camera. CCTV showed the man’s narrow escape after the ice crashed to the ground at speed and smashed into pieces in North Road, Kew. The incident on Wednesday morning is believed […]
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), said on Friday that the Department of State Services lacked the powers to summon Mr. Kassim Afegbua for issuing a statement on behalf of a former Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida which was critical of President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Afegbua, the spokesperson for Babangida, had on […]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp expects a frosty reception for Virgil Van Dijk when the world’s most expensive defender returns to Southampton for the first time since his £75 million (85m euros, $104m) January move. Despite Van Dijk scoring the winner in an FA Cup Merseyside derby on debut against Everton, the Dutchman hasn’t had an […]
Authorities are looking for a mother who they believe abandoned her newborn baby at Tucson International Airport with a handwritten note pleading, “I just want what is best for him and it is not me.” The woman, seen on security footage carrying something wrapped in a blanket and walking with an awkward gait, may have […]
Lekan Adetayo, Leke Baiyewu and Olaleye Aluko Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday stated that the Federal Government lacked the powers to seize land from states for the establishment of grazing reserves or livestock production centres. Osinbajo also announced that herdsmen would pay for the services to be rendered by the proposed ranches or grazing reserves […]
Twin bomb blasts struck a mosque in Benghazi in eastern Libya on Friday, killing one person and wounding more than 62, the city’s main hospital said. The explosions hit the mosque at the start of weekly prayers in Libya’s second city, which lies 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) east of Tripoli, a security source told AFP. […]
The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has assured the Republic of Niger that Nigeria will partner with its government to tackle herdsmen/farmers’ conflict. Dambazau stated this when Nigerien lawmakers paid him a visit on Friday in Abuja. The minister disabused the lawmakers’ minds about the misconception that herdsmen from Niger Republic were responsible […]
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Oyo State Police Command on Thursday paraded an Islamic cleric (Alfa), a pastor, and two others, who were allegedly caught with suspected human parts in the Ayegun area of Ibadan. The state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Odude, said Alfa, Sulaiman Hamed, 35, participated in the Fidau prayers for a dead man […]
Facebook said Friday that it will issue up to $10 million (8.2 million euros) in grants to help support and train community leaders around the world. The tech giant unveiled its new initiative at a London summit of more than 300 community leaders from across Europe. The Facebook Community Leadership Programme will offer residency, fellowship […]
A 40-year-old prostitute, Sarah Mutero, who claimed to have ‘serviced’ several thousands of men in the course of 23 years of active commercial sex work, received a parcel of land as part of her retirement benefits from wellwishers. Mutero received a parcel of land worth Sh120,000 (about $1,190) in Makuyu, Murang’a County, in Kenya. For […]
Riyad Mahrez ended his self-imposed exile from Leicester City on Friday, opening up the possibility of a dramatic return against Manchester City, whose pursuit of the Algerian provoked Mahrez’s stand-off with the Foxes. Mahrez, 26, has missed two Premier League matches and had not trained with the team since the move he desperately wanted to […]
A South African court on Friday convicted a self-styled prophet who sprayed his followers in the face with domestic insect killer as a supposed cure for illness. Lethebo Rabalago was found guilty on five charges of grievous assault and contravening chemicals laws for using “Doom”, a well-known household insecticide, as a weapon. “This was a […]
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja Mr. Kazzim Afegbua on Friday in Abuja raised the alarm over his safety, saying that his life was being threatened since he issued a statement on behalf of his principal, in which he advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019. Afegbua, who is the spokesman for the former military dictator, Gen […]
Austria has completed the process of organising skills acquisition programmes for at least 1000 Nigerian irregular migrants in Austria before their repatriation. The programme is to prepare the migrants for employment in some Austrian companies are to be set up later in Nigeria. The country’s Director-General, International Centre for Migration Policy Development , Mr. Michael […]
Antonio Conte said Friday that his Chelsea players must take their share of the blame for recent poor results but repeated his commitment to the reigning Premier League champions. Conte’s team, currently fourth in the table, have endured a torrid spell, losing 3-0 at home to Bournemouth before being beaten 4-1 at Watford. READ ALSO: Woman […]
Residents of Lekki, Lagos on Friday made good their threat to stage a protest over the multiple hikes in tolls collected at two toll plazas in the area, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. On Feb. 1, the Lekki Concession Company effected a hundred per cent increase in some tolls collected at the Lagos-Ajah highway […]
A flaming runaway car was filmed evading police as it sped downhill through a residential area in Alicante, Spain. The driverless car-cum-fireball was reportedly parked by its owner after a dashboard warning light appeared on Sunday morning. Shortly afterwards, it burst into flames. The blaze is believed to have been sparked by an electrical fault, […]
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, on Friday said he was on the same page with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo that state police would go a long way in tackling the nation’s security challenges. Lawan said this in an interview with State House correspondents after joining Buhari for Jumat service at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo […]
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the compulsory retirement of Justice A. F. A Ademola of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court and the dismissal from office of Justice O.O Tokode of the Benin Division of the Federal High Court. The approval was contained in a statement made available to journalists on Friday by […]
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the compulsory retirement of Justice A. F. A Ademola of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court and the dismissal from office of Justice O.O Tokode of the Benin Division of the Federal High Court. The approval was contained in a statement made available to journalists on Friday by […]
Ahead of Saturday’s Lagos City Marathon, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday said the State Government has set a target to get the event listed in the annual calendar of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) that would make the Marathon earn a Gold Label award within the next two years. Governor Ambode, who spoke during […]
A Rwandan pastor, Nicolas Niyibikora, is currently facing attacks for saying that ‘women are out of God’s favour’ during a radio broadcast. He added that it was impossible to find anything good in any woman. Women’s rights group, Pro-Femmes Twese Hamwe, complained to the Rwanda Media Commission, which is set to meet to discuss the issue next […]
A 23-year-old gospel artist, Onyong Yubu, whose stage name is ‘Prince Yubu,’ allegedly faked his own death and announced it to all his friends through various social media platforms. Yubu reportedly pronounced himself dead on Wednesday, February 7, allegedly after “short malaria illness.” The message read, “Let us pray for Prince Yubu, a gospel artiste, […]
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday extended his best wishes to Team Nigeria as they begin their representation of the country in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President commended the women’s bobsleigh team made up of Seun Adigun, […]
A 32-year-old businesswoman, Adenike Bolarinwa, has urged an Agege Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve her eight year loveless marriage, citing sexual harassment and constant battering. Adenike, an indigene of Abeokuta, Ogun State, told the court on Friday that there was no more love between her and the husband, Abiola Bolarinwa. The mother of two, who resides at […]