Hundreds of the members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State, on Tuesday, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Meanwhile, the defectors, drummed support for…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made an unannounced visit to the frontline city of Bakhmut, where Ukrainian and Russian forces have fought a fierce, months-long battle. He met troops and handed out awards to soldiers, the presidency said. For months,…
….Agency warns other impersonators to turn a new leaf or go to jail. The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Mobile) Court sitting at Bolade, Oshodi on Monday, 19th of December, 2022 sentenced an arrested fake Lastma Officer (David Oluchkwu)…
Severe turbulence rocked a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu Sunday, seriously injuring 11 people in what an Hawaiian Airlines official called an isolated and unusual event. Jon Snook, the airline’s chief operating officer, said the airline hasn’t experienced “an incident…
A former secretary who worked for the commander of a Nazi concentration camp has been convicted of complicity in the murders of more than 10,505 people. Irmgard Furchner, 97, was taken on as a teenaged typist at Stutthof and worked…
Policemen attached to the Sagamu Road Police Division, Lagos State Police Command, have allegedly shot dead a motorcyclist, Stephen Alabi, aka Doctor, at Sabo Market, in the Ikorodu area of the state. Alabi and his colleagues were said to be…
Top local and international artistes, including Tion Wayne, Yemi Alade and Pheelz are expected to perform at the Beat FM 99.9 Christmas Concert in Lagos on Tuesday evening. At the presentation of the artistes in Lagos, the station’s Programme Director,…
All state agencies in Germany agree on the “substantial return” of the valuable Benin bronzes cultural assets to Nigeria. State Minister of Culture Monika Grütters (CDU) also said that a coordinated stance on the German side is important “in order…
Thousands of ecstatic fans gave Argentina’s football squad a hero’s welcome in Buenos Aires in the early hours before dawn on Tuesday, after the plane carrying Lionel Messi and his World Cup-winning teammates touched down at Ezeiza airport. The Argentinian…
A woman who sexually assaulted a man at a football match has been sentenced. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Jemma Whiteside attacked the man at Everton’s game against Manchester City at Goodison Park on 26 February. The 40-year-old from…
