Two Mexican mayoral candidates killed amid political violence
Two mayoral candidates were reported killed in Mexico on Friday, one in the country’s northeast and another in the south, authorities said — part of a wave of political violence ahead of June elections. In Tamaulipas, a state plagued by organized crime situated on the US border, a manhunt was launched for the person who…
One killed, 8 injured during Iraq army base explosion
One person was killed and eight wounded in an overnight explosion at an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups, officials said Saturday. The explosion hit the Kalsu military base in Babylon province south of Baghdad, where Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces, or Hashed al-Shaabi, is stationed. It comes days after Iran launched…
Nigerians who’ve recently won the Guinness World Record
Popular chess master, Tunde Onakoya, has joined the league of Nigerians who recently won the Guinness World Record. The 29-year-old Onakoya broke the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon in New York’s Times Square, when he reached the 57-hour mark, surpassing the previous record of 56 hours and 9 minutes. The previous record…
Tunde Onakoya sets 58-hour new chess marathon record, pushes for 60-hour
Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, on Saturday set a new Guinness World Record for the longest marathon chess. The chestmaster confirmed this in a post on his official X account. He wrote, “We have done it. “We’re pushing to 60 hours guys. We’re not stopping yet. Let’s keep going. “We have a fundraising goal to…
‘We love each other and he is good to me’ – Chibok girl carrying 4th pregnancy for Boko Haram chief says
It has been nearly a year since 26-year-old Rabiat left the Boko Haram enclave she was held in for close to a decade. In her home in Maiduguri, the northeast Nigerian city at the heart of 15 years of fighting by the armed group, the mother of three ruminated on life as a free woman….
Police detain Yahaya Bello’s ADC, security details
The Nigeria Police Force has detained a female police officer who was the aide-de-camp to embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The ADC was arrested alongside other police officers attached to 48-year-old Bello, and is being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Their arrests and…
Oyetola Must Answer Questions On Alleged Sale Of Omoluabi Mortgage To Citi Trust, Adekunle Adewole Or Be Dragged To EFCC – Group
An Osun based civil society coalition, Osun Transparency Alliance, has threatened to drag former Governor Gboyega Oyetola to the anti-graft agencies over an alleged shady sale of the state owned Omoluabi Mortgage firm to Citi Trust and one Adekunle Adewole. In a statement signed by its Convener, Lanre Adebola, the group raised salient questions for…
Sahel Standard Personality Of The Week celebrates Nicholas Hamilton
•••He is a limit defier, racing driver, motivational speaker Nicolas Hamilton is a prime example of ‘you can do anything if you put your mind to it’.Born 2 months premature with Cerebral Palsy on 28 March 1992 in Stevenage, United Kingdom, as a child his parents were told he would never walk due to his cerebral…
Kenyan defence chief, senior officers die in helicopter crash
Kenya’s defence chief and nine other top brass died on Thursday in a military helicopter crash in a remote area of the country, President William Ruto said. “Today at 2:20 pm, our nation suffered a tragic air accident… I am deeply saddened to announce the passing of General Francis Omondi Ogolla,” Ruto told reporters. The…
Fake Rev. sister arrested for allegedly trafficking 38 children
The Edo Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has arrested a fake Reverend sister over the alleged trafficking of 38 children in Delta State. It was gathered that the suspect, Ikejimba Maryvianney (alias Oluchi) 40 years old, and one Chidera, now at large, handed over the children to…