A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, remanded one Saviour Daniel, 25; and David Isaiah, 25; in a correctional facility in Ado-Ekiti over alleged murder. The defendants, whose addresses were unknown, are being tried for alleged murder and conspiracy. The prosecutor, Insp Olubu Apata, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on…
An 80-year-old man, Darshan Singh Brar who was declared dead by medical doctors and was being carried in an ambulance to his hometown for burial quickly came back to life after the ambulance hit a pothole, leaving everyone in a state of shock. Reports say the octogenarian, hailed from the Indian state of Haryana, was…
The Cross River police command on Thursday paraded a 30-year-old man, Amber Ubung who allegedly macheted his lover for failing to show up in his house on the last Valentine’s Day. The police alleged that the suspect carried out the act when his lover, Blessing Onawu, 25, reneged on her promise to spend Valentine’s night…
The Accident and Emergency, A&E, Department of 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna, has lost three members of staff and a patient suspected to have died from acute Viral Hemorrhagic Fever, VHF. A statement from Brig Gen. Aso Okoigi, said, “This followed the management of a patient with febrile illness thought to have been the…
A court in Spain has found former Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub. He has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. The 40-year-old, who is one of the most decorated footballers in history, had denied sexually assaulting the woman in the early…
The Kelebe-Omu Landowners Association has called for the intervention of President Bola Tinubu, the National Assembly Leaders, Osun State Government, the State Assembly and relevant stakeholders over illegal possession of their land by the Nigerian Army against court judgement. They also urged the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja to respect and act…
A fun-seeking Lagos-based prophet, Oriyomi Remilekun, was said to have drowned during a beach hangout in the Ajah area of the state to celebrate this year’s Valentine’s Day. The deceased led some youths of his white garment church to the Avista Beach situated in the area on Saturday, February 17, to commemorate the Day. A…
By Lee Crawfurd and Helen Dempster One of the few silver linings from Brexit for the UK has been the increase in non-EU migration. But this has led to renewed concerns about a “brain drain”, the notion that the exodus of skilled workers from poorer countries will leave them unable to meet their own development…
Osun State Police Command has arrested a Beninois man for sexually assaulting a 70-year-old woman at Iwoye-Ijesa in Oriade local government area, Osun State. Narrating her ordeal on Wednesday, the Septuagenarian identified as Chief Adunni said the incident happened around 10am on Tuesday morning at Osunoye village along Esa-odo road. She added that the young…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is working to distribute some seized food items nationwide as the biting food crisis continues in the country. According to the National Public Relations, CSC Abdullahi Maiwada, the food items will be distributed after they are certified fit for human consumption. In a Tuesday statement, he said the…
