The police, on Tuesday, October 10, arraigned a 20-year-old man, Adeleke Temitope, before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a charge of unlawful abduction, the charge he denied. But the prosecutor, Insp Sodiq Adeniyi, …
Read More »French couple sue art dealer who bought African face mask from them for £129 and sold it for £3.6m
An elderly couple are suing an art dealer who bought an African face mask from them for £129 and sold it for £3.6million. The unnamed pair, aged 81 and 88, from Nimes in France, were clearing out their home in 2021 and decided to sell the ‘Ngil’ mask. …
Read More »Man arrested for raping his married lover’s13-year-old daughter in Yobe
Yobe State Police Command has arrested one Lawan Saidu, 25, for raping his lover’s 13-year-old daughter at Low Cost in Potiskum Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, said Saidu, of Tudun …
Read More »Woman arraigned for allegedly threatening to kill her mother
A 30-year-old Kenyan woman accused of beating and issuing death threats to her mother has been charged with threatening to kill contrary to section 223 (1) of the Penal Code. Ann Wambui is accused of threatening to kill her mother, Jane Muthoni, at her house in Ruai, Nairobi, on September …
Read More »Barry Melrose to step away from ESPN after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease
Barry Melrose, the American media personality described as the best NHL analyst on television will be stepping away from his role on ESPN after being diagnosed with Parkinson. Longtime ESPN personality John Buccigross made the heartbreaking announcement, revealing that Melrose will be spending time with his family for the …
Read More »Concrete road construction: Some elements are fighting me, I will flush those elements out and send them to ICPC – Umahi
Minister of Works Dave Umahi has said that some “elements within” are fighting against his plan to redesign and construct yet-to-be-completed federal roads using reinforced concrete. Addressing State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, Umahi threatened to flush out …
Read More »Nigerians in Israel are safe, we?re not fighting Muslims but terrorists – Israeli envoy
Israeli ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, has said that Nigerians and citizens of other countries are safe in his country in spite of the ongoing offensive against the Hamas who carried out an attack on Saturday, October 7. Freeman who spoke at a press conference on Tuesday, October 10, …
Read More »Between popular influencer Pamilerin and a Twitter user he called out for sharing a nud£ photo taken in a Lagos restaurant restroom
Popular influencer, Pamilerin got into a heated exchange with a Twitter user he called out for sharing a nud£ photo taken in a Lagos restaurant restroom. Pamilerin had said the lady was “stupid” for stripping at a restroom in a restaurant to take a nude photo. Firing back …
Read More »Kogi police arrest three for raising alarm that led to lynching of alleged manhood snatcher
Three suspects were on Tuesday, October 10, paraded by Kogi Police Command for false alarm that led to the lynching of a man accused of snatching their manhood. The suspects identified as Harish Abdurasheed,18; Yakubu Mohammed, 25; and Haruna Adamu, 28, all of Hausa descent living in Ayetoro Gbede, …
Read More »IMF cuts growth projection for Nigeria from 3.3% to 2.9%
The International Monetary Fund has reduced Nigeria’s growth projection from 3.3 percent to 2.9 percent for 2023 and 3.1 for 2024 respectively. This was conveyed in the World Economic Outlook released at the Annual Meeting of the IMF/World in Marrakesh, Morocco earlier today. The growth projection was reduced …
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