Author: Jennifer Okundia
British PM Fights For Survival Ahead Of Talks
British Prime Minister Theresa May fought for survival on Saturday after a failed election gamble undermined her authority and plunged…
91-Year-Old Shoplifter Nabbed
A 91-year-old woman on a meagre pension was caught shoplifting from a department store, but Italian police officers called to…
Divorce: Mary J Blige Ordered To Pay Estranged Husband $235,000
American singer, Mary J. Blige, who filed for divorce from estranged ex-husband and ex-manager Martin “Kendu” Isaacs, has been ordered…
Tonto Dikeh’s Estranged Husband Celebrates Her Birthday
Olakunle Churchill, estranged husband to Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has taken to instagram to celebrate the mother of his son.
7 Women Rape 2 Men
Two men who were offered lifts by seven women in two separate incidents, were reportedly sexually assaulted by the women…
Teenager Who Escaped From Sambisa, Rescued
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Adamawa says it has rescued Mumina Hamidu, a 19-year-old lady who…
Man Arraigned For Defiling 7-Yr-Old Girl
A 41- year-old man, Aminu Umar, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s daughter, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’…
3 UN Peacekeepers Killed In Mali
Insurgents killed three United Nations soldiers and injured three others in northern Mali, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission…
19 Tanzanian Illegal Miners Arrested
Authorities in eastern Zambia have arrested 19 Tanzanians working without immigration permits at an illegal gold mine, an Immigration Department…
NGOs Reinforce Campaign Against Rape, HIV
Miss Oluwaseun Owolabi, the Executive Director of Stand to End Rape (STER) Initiative says there is need to intensify awareness…
NAFDAC Warns Nigerians Against Patronising Middlemen
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged Nigerians not to patronise consultants and middlemen…
Meat Seller Remanded For Assaulting TRACE Official
A 26-year-old meat seller, Kadejo Taiwo, who allegedly assaulted a Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) officer with a cutlass,…
2 Children Killed, Others Injured In Adamawa Blast
The Chairman of Hong Local Government in Adamawa, Alhaji Haliru Lala, has confirmed the death of two children in a…
Sudan Rebels Claim Responsibility For Deadly Convoy Attack
South Sudan’s rebels on Friday claimed responsibility for an ambush on a convoy of buses and other vehicles traveling on…
Mercy Aigbe’s Absence Stalls Estranged Husband’s Trial
The trial of Mr. Lanre Gentry, Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe’s estranged husband, before an Ogba Magistrates’ Court was yesterday stalled…
NDE To Train 1,000 Unemployed Youths
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) says it will offer skills training to 1,000 unemployed youths in Kogi beginning from…
NAFDAC To Introduce Consumer Safety Clubs
The National Agency of Food, Drug and Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it would establish more consumer safety clubs in…
Pensioners Decry Non-Payment Of May Pension
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) said on Thursday that the non-payment of the May pension had caused hardship to…
Cultist Kills Member Of Rival Gang
A suspected cult member identified as Ahmed Suleiman has been arrested and held in police custody for allegedly killing a…
Ebonyi Assembly Passes 18 Bills Into Law
A member of Ebonyi House of Assembly, Mr Victor Aleke, has said that the 5th Assembly passed a total of…
13 Year Old Boy Commits Suicide In Benue
Tragedy struck in a home in Makurdi, the Benue state capital on Sunday, as a 13-year old was found dead…
Video: Teenager Hit By Train Escapes Death
A 19 year old lady in Mumbai, India escaped death after being was hit by a train while talking on…
Omawumi Set To Drop New Album
Megbele crooner Omawumi is set to drop her third studio album, following Wonder Woman (2009) and Lasso of Truth (2015).
Police Re-strategize For Effective Policing
The Enugu State Police Command on Thursday said it had re-strategized its security network and approach for effective policing in…
2 Brothers Remanded Over Alleged Armed Robbery
An Ota Chief Magistrate's’ Court in Ogun on Thursday ordered the remand of two brothers, Musha Mukaila and Azeez Mukaila,…
Al Shabaab Takes Over Somali Town
Al-Shabaab militants captured a town in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region on Thursday, a senior official said.
EU Court Upholds Ban On Positive Health Claims
The European Union’s top Court upheld a 2016 decision that a German Company selling glucose products cannot use adverts with…
Lawmaker Scores 8th Ebonyi Assembly High
Mr Oliver Osi, a member of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, says the 8th Assembly performed creditably.
Zamfara Govt To Provide Free Eye Treatment
The Zamfara Government says it would provide free eye treatment to all people with eye challenges in the state.
Traders Who Stoned KAI Official To Death Remanded
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate's’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded in prison custody two street traders who allegedly stoned…