Popular Nigerian transgender, Daniel Nsikan, popularly known as Jay Boogie, has debunked claims that she scammed Nigerians amidst BBL fraud. Earlier in November, the popular transgender had claimed both her kidneys were failing due to a botched BBL surgery, a…
Court jails Delta teenager three years for rape, lawyer kicks
A legal practitioner and rights activist, Mr. Favour Enuji, has called on the Chief Judge of the state and the State Judiciary to save a 17-year-old male, Chiemere Nneji, who is currently detained at the state police in Agbor, after…
Suspect indicted on multiple hate crime charges in alleged attack on Israeli tourist in Times Square
A man was indicted on multiple hate crime charges in connection with the punching of an Israeli tourist in Times Square in October after the attacker made antisemitic remarks, including, “Hamas should kill more of you,” prosecutors in New York…
Woman killed as police embark on enforcement of okada ban in Lagos
The residents of Santos, a suburb community in Lagos were on Tuesday agitated over the death of a yet to be identified woman who was said to have been crushed by a truck in the Abule- Egba Area of Lagos.…
Biden urges global condemnation of Hamas ‘sexual violence’
US President Joe Biden called on Tuesday for global condemnation of what he said was “horrific” sexual violence by Hamas during the October 7 attacks on Israel.Biden’s comments come after campaigners in Israel have derided what they see as a…
ACF, JNI want justice for Kaduna bomb victims
The pan-Northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum and the Jama’atu Nasril Islam have called for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the military bombing of Tudun Biri villagers in Kaduna State while celebrating Maulud on Sunday. The PUNCH reports…
Nasarawa police arrest two for starving family member to death
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two suspects, Hassan Ismaila and Mohammed Sani, over the death of their relative who died as a result of starvation. The command said the suspects tied the hands and legs of one Sani…
On his deathbed, her father told her a secret: He was a fugitive and had robbed a bank in Ohio
Thomas Randele was dying of lung cancer and had a secret. In March of 2021, with his daughter at his bedside in suburban Boston after his first chemotherapy session, he made a stunning confession: He was a fugitive, and had…
Nigerian Army admits bombing villagers in error – Kaduna
The Kaduna State Government says the Nigerian Army has claimed responsibility for dropping a bomb on Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State which left no fewer than 30 villagers dead on Sunday. The PUNCH reports that…