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Son Of Former Nigerian Chief Justice Uwais Who Joined ISIS Is Killed In Syrian Airstrike
Ibrahim Uwais, son of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mohammed Uwais, has been reportedly killed in Syria in a United States (US) airstrike targeted at the Islamic State of Syria…
Indian woman in her 70s gives birth to healthy baby boy
A seventy-two-year old Daljinder Kaur delivered a healthy baby boy after 46 years marriage and about 20 years after menopause.Kaur's wish to have a child was fulfilled through the …
101-YEAR-OLD WOMAN GIVES BIRTH AFTER SUCCESSFUL OVARY TRANSPLANT
A 101-year-old Italian woman, has given birth to a 9-pound baby after a controversial ovary transplant widely criticized by medical professionals because of her advanced age, reports the Rivista Napo…
Abia civil servant commits suicide over unpaid salary
A civil servant in Abia State on Sunday hung himself over alleged non payment of his salary.The victim, identified as Dee Nwankwo, 52, until the sad incident, was a member of staff of the state's Min…
Police Nab 2 kidnap suspects in Bauchi
The Police in Bauchi State have arrested members of a syndicate who specialised in robbery and kidnapping along Maiduguri Road and Dass area of the state. The state Command Police Public Relatio…
Fight over woman turns bloody in Kaduna
Fight over a woman between two neighboring communities of Badarawa Kwaru and Unguwar Yero in Kaduna North local government area of Kaduna State has turned bloody. Not fewer than six persons have…
Six die in Kaduna fuel station fire
Six persons were feared dead and seven others seriously injured in a fire outbreak at a filling station in Kaduna on Saturday night.Fifteen vehicles were also burnt in the inferno that gutted the fil…
Many feared killed as Fulani herdsmen invade Enugu communities
Residents of Ukpabi, Nimbo in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State have reportedly fled to neighboring communities of Nkpologu and Uvuru following an attack by suspected Fulani Herdsmen whi…
Man chains and hide his son in their home for 2 months
The Lagos state command operatives from Dopemu division has arrested a man named Akanbi Lawal for chaining his son Yusuf Lawal aged 35years for two months. When he was discovered, Yusuf's hands…
DSS arraigns two for cloning Ambode's number
An Isolo Magistrate Court in Lagos yesterday remanded two suspected fraudster arrested by Department of State Service (DSS) at the kirikiri prison for allegedly cloning the phone number of Lagos Stat…
Police arrest vigilante group leader over death of 6-yr-old girl
Mourners in Azuogba Agu, Umuhuali community in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State had their tragedy doubled when a vigilante leader shot dead a six-year-old girl and injured four other per…
Police raid hotel, arrest 40 as female suspects accuse officers of sexual molestation
No fewer than 40 persons have been arrested in a hotel at Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State by the police for alleged criminal activities.The suspects were arrested at the wee…
Nasarawa residents flee as 3 feared dead over land dispute
Tension, Wednesday, enveloped Tundun Adabu in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State following a violent clash between Eggon and Gwandare ethnic groups that led to the death of one person.The cl…
One student killed in UNIPORT protest
A student of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) in Rivers State was feared killed on Monday during a protest against the institution's alleged non compliance with the new school fees policy.&n…
Wife Tells Husband in Court: Return Me to My Fine Body if You Must Divorce Me
There was drama at the Agboyi/Ketu cus?tomary court when a 35- year old woman, Basirat Alatise blatantly refused that the court should dissolve their marriage, saying that the only condition for acce…
Violence as Fulani herdsmen clash with youths in Okada
Some Fulani herdsmen have been accused of murdering 64 year old farmer, Alex Idemitin in his farm in Ovia North-East Local government area in Edo state on Wednesday April 6th.ITV News reports that th…
Troops arrest pirates' medical doctor in Bayelsa
Troops of Sector 2, Operation PULO SHIELD, during a search and rescue operation in the creek around Otakeme community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have rescued a soldier who…
Burundi Comedian Nabbed For Cracking Joke On President
A popular Burundi comedian known as "Kigingi"? was arrested this week after poking fun at the president, his family said Friday.Humorist and Buja FM radio host Alfred Aubin Mugenzi was arrested on Tu…
Naked model aged 20 jumps to her death rather than be raped by estate agent
A 20 year old model leapt to her death from her rented holiday flat rather than be raped by an estate agent and his friend, it has been reported.University student Gulay Bursali, 20, jumped naked fro…