Former NFL wide receiver, David Patten, who won three Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots, has been killed in a motorcycle crash. He was 47. The crash occured in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, on Thursday, Sept 2, according to Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol…
Alhaji Kabir Muhammed, the elder brother of the Secretary to Katsina State Government, Alhaji Mustapha Muhammed has been abducted by gunmen. Kabir was working on his farm in Daftau Village, Danmusa Local Government Area of Kano state when he was kidnapped on Wednesday September 1. Neighbours noticed the sudden disappearance of the kidnap victim who…
The FCT police command has begun a probe of one Chinedu Ifesinachi John, a 19-year-old candidate in the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), who accused the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board JAMB of altering his original score of 380. John had claimed he scored 380 in the examination conducted in June this year…
A bare-chested “shaman” wearing horns and face paint who became one of the most infamous faces of the US Capitol insurrection, has pleaded guilty to felony. The Arizona man identified as Jacob Anthony Chansley was caught on camera shirtless, carrying a spear and sporting a horned fur hat during the violence. It became one of the…
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of a five-year-old boy who drowned after falling inside a well at Zangon Dinya in Bagwai Local Government Area of Kano State. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Saminu Abdullahi, said this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday September 3, in Kano. Abdullahi…
Two-time CAF Champions League winner Enyimba FC of Aba have reportedly appointed ex-Nigerian international George Finidi as the team’s Technical Adviser. The 50-year-old will replace coach Fatai Osho who led the Aba Elephants to a second-place finish in the recently concluded 2020-21 season of the Nigeria Professional Football League. Finidi was a key member…
Olajide Sowore, the immediate younger brother of Sahara Reporters Publisher and human rights activist , Omoyele Sowore has been shot dead in Edo state. Omoyele who penned down a tribute to his brother, said that Olajide was killed today September 4 near Okada in Edo state by “herdsmen /kidnappers”, while on his way from Igbinedion University in Edo sate…
Four people have been killed by bandits who invaded Ruwan Doruwa district in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The bandits who also abducted several others, invaded the town in the early hours of Friday September 3. Eyewitnesses said they started shooting sporadically, forcing many residents to flee for their safety. A source told…
A 45-year old school teacher, Nelson Akinsowon, who has allegedly been having carnal knowledge of his 17-year-old daughter since she was 10 years old has been arrested by men of the Ondo state police command. The suspect was arrested and detained by the police in Ondo, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area after…
The Kano Hisbah Board has explained why it treats the rich and the poor differently while enforcing some of its rules. A director of the Islamic police, Aliyu Kibiya gave the explanation while featuring on a Freedom Radio programme. Kibiya said it is against the tenets of Islam to publicly criticize a leader. He said; “Although we…
