The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two men, Abubakar Ibrahim and Isah Ayuba, for the abduction, m8rder of a petty trader, Felicia Namkywa, in Obi Local Government Area of the state.   The spokesperson of the command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, October 13, said the prime suspect, Abubakar, was owing the deceased the …

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich broke the world record to win the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. The 30-year-old clocked a time of two hours, nine minutes and 57 seconds to surpass Ethiopian Tigst Assefa’s previous record by nearly two minutes. Chepngetich is the first woman to run a marathon in under two hours and 10 minutes. Assefa set the previous record with …

Bandits have shot the Director General of Zamfara State Community Guards (CPG), General Lawal Muhammed (rtd)   It was gathered that General Muhammad was shot by the bandits during an attack on motorists at Kucheri village in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state.    According to the Daily Trust, the bandits blocked the busy Funtua-Tsafe road late evening and …

The lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has responded to Hadiza El-Rufai, former First Lady of Kaduna State.   On Saturday, Mrs El-Rufai had tackled him after he made a post about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.   In the post via X, Sani opined that President Tinubu’s traveling out of the country has a …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, have arrested a Thailand returnee, Oguejiofor Simonpeter, for importing 13.30kg of heroin worth over N3.192bn.   In a statement released, NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said Oguejiofor was arrested on October 7, 2024, while attempting to smuggle out of the airport the drug concealed in six …

A Nigerian lady, Ogochukwu Juliet Victory has said that DNA testing is not part of her culture and any child born by a married woman belongs to her husband.    She stated this while reacting under a Facebook post by one Chioma Onwuesi, who called for compulsory DNA tests in hospitals after her friend discovered that he’s not the biological …

The newly elected Chairman of Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State,  Chijioke Ihunwo, has removed the name of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, from the administrative block of the council.   Wike who is from Rumuepirikom community in Obio Akpor LGA of the state and a former local council chairman of the area, had …

A Nigerian lady, Chioma Onwuesi has said that DNA tests should be made compulsory in hospitals.    She stated this after her friend discovered that he’s not the biological father of his three children.    “DNA should be compulsory in every hospital. A friend of mine is battling with his life at the hospital after finding out that all his …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old man, Afolabi Michael, for allegedly def!ling an 11-year-old girl.    The suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged by the girl’s mother.   Though the suspect denied having s3xual intercourse with the girl, he admitted engaging in “deep romancing” with her.   The suspect, in his confessional statement to the police, …

The curious scheduling of this World Cup meant England came into this fixture having not played since a seven-wicket win over South Africa just under a week ago. England captain Heather Knight acknowledged her players had filled the days outside of training on the golf course and in coffee shops. So this was a useful encounter to rediscover their match …