Police killed six suspects in an early morning shootout Thursday near South Africa’s coastal city of Durban, saying they had targeted a gang after a spate of house robberies and murders. South Africa’s crime statistics have been steadily rising over the past few months. The southern African country, one of the most dangerous in the…
An Abuja High Court sitting at Gudu has ordered the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, to pay the sum of N50million to Prof. Zainab Duke Abiola, wife of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Chief MKO Abiola, for violating her fundamental rights. The court, in the judgement that was delivered…
Governor Ademola Adeleke today paid a congratulatory visit to the Inspector General of Police at the Force Headquarters, Abuja
Olu Jacobs real names are Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs. He is a Nollywood veteran actor, was born to parents from Egba Alake in Ogun state ,South West Nigeria on July 11, 1942. He spent his early childhood in Kano and attended Holy Trinity School where he was a member of the debating and drama societies He…
Hundreds of flights at Frankfurt Airport in Germany were cancelled on Thursday due to a winter storm that forced the airport to briefly suspend take-offs and landings. More than 300 of about 1,000 scheduled flights for Thursday at Frankfurt Airport were cancelled, a spokeswoman for the airport operator, Fraport, said on Thursday morning. Flights were…
… As Police arrest 5 for pirating the N500m movie Award-winning Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, has said she was hospitalised due to panic attacks resulting from the illegal circulation of her new movie, Malaika. The high-budget movie was exclusively released to the cinema on December 15, 2023. Abraham, who recounted how she stumbled on the…
The Nigerian Communications Commission has suspended its planned barring of Glo subscribers from calling MTN lines for 21 days. The commission disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Mouka, as a follow-up to its Pre-Disconnection Notice issued on January 8, 2024. In the first notice, the commission stated…
A teacher, identified simply as Okunola, was crushed to death by a driver in Odeomu, Osun State. After the accident, which occurred on Tuesday, the driver of the car reportedly fled the scene as angry residents burnt down the car. The spokesperson for the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,…
A delegation of the Osun State Government has visited the family of the late father and his three children who lost their lives in the fatal accident that occurred yesterday at the front of WOCDIF event center, Ring Road, Osogbo. The delegation was led by the Secretary to the state government, Hon. Teslim Igbalaye who…
Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Aminu Abdullahi Alkali has expressed optimism that the People’s Democratic Party PDP and governor Kefas Agbu will emerge victorious in a legal battle against them at the Supreme Court. The New Nigeria People’s Party NNPP and its governorship candidate, Prof Yahaya Sani are contesting the victory of the governor and…
