Rescuers in remote villages in northwest China dug through the rubble of collapsed homes on Tuesday after China’s deadliest earthquake in years killed at least 118 people and injured hundreds more. Officials in impoverished Gansu province said the shallow tremor just before midnight had caused the deaths of at least 105 and injured almost 400…

The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has rejoiced with a former President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki on the auspicious occasion of his 61st birthday, hailing him as a consummate politician with strong flare for development. In a statement by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Tuesday,…

Osun State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Monday called on Hunters and residents of the state to collaborate with the agency in its bid to tackle use of illicit drugs. The NDLEA Assistant State Commander, Administration and Logistics, Mr Ganiyu Adeloye, made the call in Osogbo while addressing members of the…

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan remanded five men on Monday for their alleged involvement in the attempted murder of a farmer in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The defendants, identified as Ademola Isiaka (58), Alabi Rasak (58), Ademola Aremu (22), Muritala Habideen (24), and Abisoye Taiwo (55), appeared before Chief Magistrate Mrs O. O. Ogunkanmi….

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has won a new six-year term with 89.6 percent of the vote, the election authority announced Monday. Turnout reached an “unprecedented” 66.8 percent of voters, said authority head Hazem Badawy. Over 39 million had cast their ballots for Sisi, a former army chief who has ruled the most populous Arab…

The Delta State Command has arrested four male suspects for the alleged shooting of one Tive Tobi and Weyinmi Awala on Sunday night in Sapele, Delta State. Though the arrest could not be confirmed by the Delta state Public Relations Officer Edafe Bright as text messages and calls to his lines were left unanswered, However,…

Nigeria’s Eniola Bolaji has won the gold medal in women’s singles at the 5th Pazza Dubai Para Badminton International 2023. Eniola has continued her dominance in para badminton by qualifying for the Paralympics in Paris next year by defeating women’s world number five, three, and one in the Women’s Singles of the SL-3 category of…

A 23-year-old motorcyclist, Ogunleye Ayorinde, has been nabbed by police detectives in Ondo State for alleged rape and armed robbery. It was learnt that the suspect raped a young woman, who boarded his commercial motorcycle along Owo raid en route Alagbaka, in Akure, Ondo State capital. The victim was said to have been threatened by…

In the UCL draw which took place on Monday at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, Arsenal who finished top of Group B were drawn against Porto who were runners-up from Group H. Victor Osimhen’s Napoli have been drawn to face FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. In the draw which took…

There was panic across social media platforms on Monday morning over reports that a Nigerian Juju musician, Omoba De Jombo Beats, and his band members were reportedly kidnapped on Sunday. According to reports making the rounds on the internet, the singer and his band members were returning from an event when they were abducted. A…