A High Court sitting in Ibusa, Delta State has sentenced three men to d3ath by hanging for the m3rder of Obi Edward Akaeze Ofulue III, the traditional ruler of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom.   Obi Ofulue was abducted by gunmen along the Ubulu-Uku-Obior Road in January 2016 and later k!lled by his captors.    His then 15-year-old son, Chukwuka Noah Akaeze I, …

Real Madrid and Brazil winger, Vinicius Jr has been named the men’s player of the year at the Fifa Best Awards. The 24-year-old was awarded at the FIFA awards ceremony, which held in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday, December 17. The award comes a couple of months after he dramatically missed out on the Ballon d’Or to Manchester City midfielder Rodri. Vinicius …

The National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday, December 17, revealed that Nigerians paid a total of N2.23tn as ransom to secure their freedom between May 2023 and April 2024.   According to the NBS’s latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) report, the sum was paid by households affected by kidnapping incidents.   The CESPS report provides an in-depth …

The Gombe State Police Command has arrested one Yayaji Shaibu, 27, for r3ping a 5-year-old girl in Akko Local Government Area of the state.     The spokesperson of the command, ASP Buhari Abdullahi paraded the suspect on Tuesday, December 17, 2024,  alongside others arrested for various crimes in the state.     “On 15|12|2024 at about 0830hrs a complaint …

Workers at the Los Angeles Times say the newspaper’s billionaire owner is demanding that the editorial board “take a break from writing about” US President-elect Donald Trump, a New York Post report claims . Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the physician and entrepreneur who bought the LA Times in 2018, has reportedly angered workers at the paper with his “meddling” in editorial …

Rapper, JAY-Z through his lawyer, has denied being close to Diddy and presented a catalog of evidence refuting a lawsuit that accuses the rap legend of r@ping a 13-year-old girl with Diddy following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards.   Speaking at Roc Nation’s New York City headquarters on Tuesday, December 17, in front of reporters, Alex Spiro poked holes …

Kevin Doets survived a scare to defeat Noa-Lynn van Leuven 3-1 in the first round of the PDC World Championship. Doets will face 2023 champion Michael Smith next after the victory against Dutch compatriot Van Leuven, who was the first transgender player to compete in the tournament. “It was very tough, especially at the beginning. She played better than I …

Russia’s parliament on Tuesday, December 17, approved a bill that could allow Moscow to lift its designation of the Taliban as a banned “terrorist” organisation.   Moscow has been fostering relations with the Taliban since the group seized power in Afghanistan following the United States’ chaotic withdrawal in 2021. Officials have since been working toward removing the Taliban from Russia’s …

The Jigawa State Government has uncovered 6,348 ghost workers following a staff verification exercise conducted across the state.   Mr. Sagir Musa, Commissioner for Information, Youths, Sports, and Culture, announced this in a statement on Tuesday, December 17, in Dutse.   He revealed that the report of the Statewide Staff Audit Biometric Data Capture and Validation Exercise exposed the ghost …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State has filed a lawsuit against Rt. Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, the member representing Ethiope Federal Constituency, at the Federal High Court in Warri.   The PDP is seeking a court declaration to have her seat declared vacant following her recent defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).   In an originating summons filed …