Yobe State government said 85 persons have died from Cerebrospinal Meningitis in the state while 2,510 have recovered from the disease between January 2023 to April 2024. The Commissioner for Health in the State, Dr Lawan Gana while addressing journalists…
Teens plotted to buy guns and attack Jewish people after Sydney bishop was stabbed, police allege
Four teenagers plotted to buy guns and attack Jewish people days after a bishop was stabbed in a Sydney church, according to police documents cited in news reports on Monday. Five teens, ages 14 to 17, were charged in a…
Tinubu calls for collaboration to address global challenges
President Bola Tinubu has said collaboration and inclusiveness are key to achieving global food security, addressing collective challenges, and driving innovation across a chain of interests for a more stable world. Speaking during a high-level panel session at the World…
Actor Gerard Depardieu, 75, ‘in custody over film set sexual assault claims’
French movie star Gérard Depardieu is in custody at a Paris police station after being accused of sexually assaulting two women on film sets, it has been reported. An investigating source told MailOnline on Monday: ‘Mr Depardieu was summoned to…
P&ID fraud allegation: Seun Kuti apologises to Ayorinde
Afrobeat musician and son of legendary Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Seun Kuti, has apologised to Bolaji Ayorinde, over a defamatory and libellous statement he made against the senior lawyer. Seun had, in a video on social media, insinuated that Ayorinde intentionally passed…
Junior Pope’s mother believes her son was murdered, says AGN president
President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, has revealed how Junior Pope’s mother refused to believe her son drowned to death. Recall that the late actor died on April 10 along with four other team members while commuting…
NSCDC nabs 8 illegal private guards, recovers guns in Anambra
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Anambra State have arrested eight illegal private guards in a recent crackdown on unlicensed private security guards in Awka, the state capital. State Commandant, Maku Olatunde who disclosed this…
British man accused of plotting arson attacks in London on behalf of Russia
A British man has been charged with plotting arson attacks on Ukraine-linked businesses in London after allegedly being recruited as a Russian spy. David Earl, 20, is accused of being the mastermind behind a huge fire on an industrial estate…
Police arrest 16 suspects for rape, kidnapping, others in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested sixteen (16) suspects in connection with raping, culpable homicide, kidnapping for ransom, motorcycle and phone snatching as well as armed robbery among other major crimes in the state. The suspects cut across six…
Jailbreak: FG pledges to relocate ‘a lot of correctional centres’
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said on Thursday that the government would relocate a lot of correctional centres to create better space, security, and infrastructure. Tunji-Ojo made the pledge when he visited Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, where 119…