A couple convicted of causing the de@th of their three-year-old son after his severely malnourished body was found buried in their back garden have been jailed for 44 years in total.  Tai, 42, and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah, 43, were on Thursday, Dec. 12, handed lengthy jail terms for what prosecutors described as a case of “breathtaking” neglect.  Their son Abiyah Yasharahyalah d!ed in early 2020 from a …

Armed men suspected to be herders have k!lled a cleric, Mallam Yusuf Akwara, in Powishi Village, Kalmai District, the Billiri Local Government Area of Gombe State.    The assailants, armed with dangerous weapons, stormed the community on motorbikes in the early hours of Thursday, December 12, 2024, set houses ablaze and rustled an unknown number of animals.    The spokesperson …

Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted the 2034 Saudi Arabia World Cup ‘will probably be the best ever’ after the country was announced as the host nation.     The country was awarded the tournament at a FIFA Congress on Wednesday after not a single alternative candidate came forward.     The acclamation of football nations, rather than a vote, brought an end to a rapid 14-month process which has …

Actress Sarah Martins has accused her married neighbour of having an inappropriate relationship with her domestic help who allegedly stole from her. The actress claimed that the neighbour used his access card to grant her domestic staff access and the staff stole her belongings and ‘’$10,000” cash.  She shared CCTV footage purportedly showing the man granting her help access. After …

The Niger State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old boy, one Fatiyah Abdulhakeem for killing an ex-Permanent Secretary of the State Government, Adamu Jagaba.      Jagaba, who retired from the State Ministry of Environment and Climate Change was stabbed to d3ath at his block moulding industry at the Eastern Bye Pass in Minna on Saturday after, December 7, 2024.  …

Ahead of the next general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is proposing a review of the Permanent Voters Cards as the sole means of accreditation of eligible voters. Along with the PVCs, INEC is proposing computer-generated slips issued to the voter or even downloaded from the Commission’s website as a sufficient means of accreditation. Chairman of the Commission, …

  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has vowed to continue the demolition of properties in the nation’s seat of power, saying he won’t be swayed by blackmail.   According to him, the structures being demolished by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) are properties illegally built on government lands. “Let me use this opportunity to …

Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, and five commissioners  in a major cabinet reshuffle announced on Thursday, December  12.     The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Alh. Shehu Wada Sagagi was also affected, as his office has been entirely scrapped with immediate effect.   The …

Nigerian actor, Daniel Etim Effiong, has been put on the hot seat by his wife, Toyosi. The couple, who have been married for seven years, sat on a round table to discuss their marriage and what they’ve experienced so far. Tagging it, “21 Questions with the Etim Effiongs”, the couple recently released the first part of the series on Toyosi’s …

A former wife of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Queen Dammy, has moved out of Portable’s house after he interrupted her Tiktok video.    LIB had earlier reported that Queen Dammy took to social media to announce the end of their relationship after the singer joined her Tiktok live and accused her of being a pr0stitute. Read here.   She …