Kano state police command has confirmed that a 25-year-old housewife, Maryam Usman of Sheka quarters in Kano metropolis committed suicide last Thursday. Spokesman of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa said the incident happened after the deceased relocated from her matrimonial home to receive medical care in her parents’ home. Kiyawa said preliminary investigations revealed that the…
Super Eagles and Watford defender, William Troost-Ekong has revealed that the Nigerian squad will try hard to avoid the mistakes made at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when they face Guinea Bissau in their final Group D game today. The Eagles lost 2-0 to Madagascar in their final group game at 2019 AFCON after…
Venue of Enugu state chapter of the All Progressives Congress reconciliation meeting, was on Tuesday evening, January 18, reportedly invaded by gunmen numbering about seven. Two chieftains were allegedly killed during the attack at the party office at Ward III Obeagu Awkunanaw, Enugu South Local Government Area. A chieftain was abducted, while another was left with…
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker, Lerentee McCray has been arrested after a high-speed pursuit with police over the weekend. According to court records obtained by DiRocco, McCray was issued a citation for speeding and was charged with fleeing/eluding police with disregard of safety to person or property, which is a second-degree felony. He was booked into Lake County Jail in…
The prime suspect in the gruesome murder of 37-year-old US-bound medical doctor, Obisike Donald Ibe, Abdusalam Ibrahim, has said that he personally macheted the doctor at his Games Village home because he is a ‘homosexual’ and he tried to force him into ‘homosexual act’ with him. Dr. Obidike and his friend Mr Ezekiel Edoja…
Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has raised an alarm of bandits allegedly being released without charges. Speaking on Wednesday January 12 when he received the Federal Government delegation on sympathy visit to the state over the recent attacks on some communities in Anka and Bukkuyum Local Government Areas of the state, Matawalle stated that…
A former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has been reported dead in the early hours of Wednesday January 12, in Igbomoso. Akala served as governor of Oyo state between 2007 and 2011. He was also a deputy governor under former governor, Rashidi Ladoja between 2003 and 2006, when Chief Ladoja was impeached and consequently became the acting…
A former minister of Finance, Chu Okongwu is dead. He died at the age of 87 on Wednesday morning. Okongwu, an Economist by profession, was born on September 23, 1934, in Nnewi local government area of Anambra State. He studied Economic theory at Boston University. He completed the degree in 1961. He also attended Harvard…
Bandits have abducted Anas Bashiru, a staff of the Federal College of Education Technical (FCET), Gusau. The victim was kidnapped at his residence in Kortorkorshi around 1:00 am on Tuesday, January 11, and was taken to an unknown destination. It was gathered that Bashiru is one of the data processing officers of the college but…
A New York Judge on Wednesday January 12, ruled that a civil case against Prince Andrew from Virginia Giuffre, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein’s underage sex ring can proceed to trial. Giuffre sued the prince in August, claiming that he abused her on multiple occasions in 2001 when she was a 17-year-old victim of the sex trafficking…
