Soldiers attached to the Ojo Cantonment Barracks led by a yet-to-be-identified colleague, who was accosted for driving against the traffic around Volks Bus Stop, along the Ojo Iyana Iba Road area of Lagos State have stabbed a policeman, Saka Ganiyu, to death. It was gathered that the soldier, who was not wearing his uniform, while…
A Senior Secondary School student of Akoko Anglican Grammar School, Arigidi, in Akoko North West area of Ondo state, Habib Salau, has been reportedly stabbed to death by a female colleague. Habid, according to sources, was stabbed by the female colleague, identified, as Sandra, following a scuffle. An eyewitness told newsmen in Akure, the state…
Rafael Nadal on Thursday announced he will retire after the Davis Cup finals in November, ending a career which brought 22 Grand Slam titles, global respect and inspired epic, iconic rivalries with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. “I am retiring from professional tennis. The reality is that it has been some difficult years, these last…
Former US president Barack Obama will bring his star power to Kamala Harris’s election campaign Thursday in a bid to get out the vote in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania. America’s first Black president is hitting the campaign trail in the steel city of Pittsburgh a day after Harris’s Republican rival Donald Trump charged…
Ratan Tata, who has died aged 86, was one of India’s most internationally recognised business leaders. The tycoon led the Tata Group – known as a “salt-to-software” conglomerate of more than 100 companies, employing some 660,000 people – for more than two decades. Its annual revenues are in excess of $100bn (£76.5bn). Founded by Jamsetji…
The Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve its pending welfare issues or its members will embark on an industrial action. The unions said it will resume its suspended strike on October 25, if its demands are not met. This was made…
Crowds of mourners gathered in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, on Thursday for the funeral of industrialist Ratan Tata, hailed as a “titan” who led one of the country’s largest conglomerates. Tata, who died aged 86 on Wednesday, transformed the Tata Group into a vast international enterprise, with a portfolio ranging from software to sports cars….
Donald Trump ruled out a second US presidential debate with rival Kamala Harris on Wednesday, hours after Fox News offered to host a candidate showdown later this month before election day on November 5. The Republican ex-president and Democratic vice president, locked in an excruciatingly close White House battle, have faced off just once, in…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Kingsley Otti, a club bouncer, for allegedly stabbing a suspected hoodlum to death during an altercation at a lounge on Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. on Monday, as confirmed by the command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement obtained on Wednesday. Otti…
Iran said on Monday it would respond firmly to any Israeli attack on its soil, stressing that it did not want a wider war in the region. Penultimate Tuesday, Iran launched around 200 missiles in its second direct attack on Israel, in what it said was retaliation for the killing of Tehran-aligned leaders in the…
