The police, on Wednesday, arraigned Gbenga Akomolafe, 55, a caretaker, before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ilupeju-Ekiti for allegedly collecting N935,000 house rents without remitting same to the owner, Abbey Olamilekan. The prosecutor, Sergeant Adeniyi Famodimu, told the court that the accused person, on or before January 2018, rented out a block of 14 hostel rooms […]
Former Sweden coach Erik Hamren was on Wednesday announced as Iceland’s new manager, replacing Heimir Hallgrimsson who stepped down after leading the island nation to its first World Cup in Russia. Selected ahead of 30 other candidates, the 61-year-old now faces the task of taking the team to Euro 2020, which would be their third […]
John Charles, Makurdi The twenty-two members of the Benue State House of Assembly on Wednesday took over the Assembly complex following the withdrawal of Policemen from the complex.Our correspondent who visited the complex discovered that the stern looking policemen have been withdrawn. It was also gathered that the official members of the State Assembly were allowed access […]
Former Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. The former governor made the announcement on Wednesday at a rally organised by the APC to welcome him in Ikot Ekpene area of Akwa Ibom State, reports Channels Television. READ ALSO: Court orders IG to […]
The debate over the damage inflicted by heading a football took another turn on Wednesday as a leading expert in brain injuries said children under the age of 18 should not be allowed to. Doctor Bennett Omalu, who was the first specialist to discover how American footballers were affected by the brain disease chronic traumatic […]
Senate President Bukola Saraki has arrived Minna, capital of Niger State, to hold a private meeting with the former military ruler Ibrahim Babangida. The meeting is taking place at the Hilltop residence of the former military dictator. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Saraki landed at Minna International Airport at about 4.10 PM and […]
One week after starting training with the club, Monaco’s big summer signing Russian World Cup star Aleksandr Golovin has twisted his right ankle, the club said on Wednesday. READ ALSO: Condom manufacturer’s apologies over faulty products recall laughable – Twitter users The club announced that the 22-year old midfielder was hurt in training on Wednesday morning. […]
Makers of the Durex brand of condoms have recalled some products, warning that they may burst during sex. The explanation for the recall however elicited hilarious reactions from social media users. Social media users have said the apologies of a condom manufacturer over the recall of faulty products was laughable and have been reacting. The […]
Social media users have said the apologies of a condom manufacturer over the recall of faulty products was laughable and have been reacting. The condom manufacturer recalled three batches of its products from the Malaysian market for not meeting “stringent shelf-life durability tests.” The recall was published as adverts in newspapers, advising customers to take […]
Luka Modric returned to training at Real Madrid on Wednesday along with five other World Cup players, against a background of contradictory rumours about his future. One Spanish sports daily, AS, reported that the midfielder who led Croatia to the World Cup final was subject to a big bid from Inter Milan, while a competing […]
American businessman and entrepreneur Stan Kroenke is unlikely to be upset by the outpouring of heated opposition from Arsenal fans following his takeover of historic Premier League club. The hard-nosed multi-billionaire from Columbia, Missouri, who joined the American invasion of English football over a decade ago, has absorbed a steady volume of abuse since he […]
Samson Folarin Pandemonium broke out at Agulu, in the Awka area of Anambra State on Tuesday after a bribe-seeking policeman shot dead a businessman, Chinonso Onyeme. PUNCH Metro learnt that the 30-year-old was with his friends in a Toyota Sienna when the incident happened around 1pm. READ ALSO: Truck crushes motorcyclist, daughter to death in Bauchi […]
The Benue State government has described as political witch-hunt the freezing of the accounts of the state by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mike Gusa, said this when he was contacted on the telephone to confirmed the freezing of the state accounts but said the state government […]
Ten men and four women kidnapped by suspected Ugandan rebels were found dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s restive east, military sources said Tuesday. “The 14 people who were abducted were found dead and buried” an army source told AFP. Three civilian sources also confirmed the discovery and attributed the attack to Ugandan Allied […]
A religious couple have been charged with murder following the death of their baby daughter from malnutrition and dehydration. Seth Welch and Tatiana Fusari, both 27, refused to get medical help for ‘religious reasons’ and a lack of trust in medical services, Metro UK has reported. They now face murder and first-degree child abuse following […]
No fewer than 202 Batch B National Youth Service Corps members in Osun seeking for relocation had their request granted. The State Coordinator of the NYSC, Mr Emmanuel Attah, said this on Wednesday in Osogbo while briefing the NYSC Director-General, Brig-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, who was on a visit to the permanent orientation camp in Ede. […]
Childbirth and its effect on a woman’s health have been the essence of a trending conversation on Twitter. It had started with a tweet by Ozzy Etomi, @ozzyetomi, on Tuesday, who revealed that she was no longer trying for a sibling for her only child, because “childbirth is dangerous.” She tweeted: “Childbirth is dangerous. Nothing […]
The Federal Executive Council has approved the acquisition of 150 million-dollar World Bank credit facility to support polio eradication in Nigeria. Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun made the disclosure while briefing State House correspondents shortly after the FEC meeting, presided over by the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday in Abuja. She said that the […]
An Indonesian shaman has been arrested for keeping an abducted teenager as a sex slave for 15 years by claiming he was possessed by the spirit of her imaginary boyfriend, police said Wednesday. A shaman is a witch doctor or healer who practices divination. The distressed woman, who is now aged 28, was found naked […]
A 32-year-old man, Lekan Adediran, has stabbed his 80-year-old father, Lawrence, to death after which he killed himself. Lekan, who is believed to be suffering from mental illness, killed his father on Monday in Efon Alaaye, headquarters of Efon Local Government Area of Ekiti. The News Agency Nigeria reports that the state police command had […]
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri The police in Imo State have arrested a couple, Glory and Ugochukwu Nwachukwu for selling their four-month-old son, Marvelous, for N400,000. Parading the couple and other suspects at the command’s headquarters in Owerri on Wednesday, the State Commissioner of Police, Dasuki Galadanchi, said that the action of the couple who hail from […]
A Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered one Abdullahi Saleh to pay his former wife, Abubakar Rabi’s antenatal bills until she delivers her baby. The judge, Abdulwahab Mohammed, ordered Saleh to pay N27,710 which was the amount his former wife, Rabi, spent on her antenatal and subsequently pay the bills until she […]
Six ‘Kwankwassiyya’ members of the Kano State House of Assembly have defected from the All Progressives Congress to People’s Democratic Party. The legislators, who are loyal to former Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso announced their defection in a letter they sent to the House. In the letter read by the Speaker, Alhaji Kabiru Rurum, the six lawmakers […]
Over 5,000 Internally Displaced Persons have returned to their villages in Zamfara following clearance operation conducted by the military against bandits terrorising communities in the state. The Army had launched Operation Sharan Daji to dislodge the bandits and secure communities that had come under attacks in recent months from bandits hitherto operating freely in the […]
A Hellenistic era 2,000-year-old golden earring, featuring ornamentation of a horned animal, was discovered in Jerusalem, Israel Antiquities Authority said on Wednesday. The earring was discovered in the City of David National Park encircling the old city walls. The discovery was made during archaeological digs carried out by the IAA and Tel Aviv University located […]