ATMORE, Ala. — Preparations were underway Thursday to put an Alabama man to death using nitrogen gas — the first execution of its kind in the nation — as legal challenges were waged in the final hours attempting to halt…
Extrajudicial killing: 5 vigilante group members to die by hanging
A Kano State High Court presided over by the Chief Judge, Justice Dije Aboki, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced five members of a vigilance group to death by hanging, over the extra-judicial killing of a 17-year-old male, Ahmed Musa. The…
Wike not ready for peace in Rivers — Clark
Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark said on Thursday that despite Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s adherence to the terms of the agreement brokered by President Bola Tinubu, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has shown that…
Same sex marriage remains illegal in Nigeria — Police
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reiterated that same sex marriage is an unnatural offence in Nigeria and remains illegal. This followed the recent upload of a viral video on social media, where some individuals who identified themselves as queer…
Mangu attacks: Police arrest 17, recover 10 corpses
The Plateau State Police Command has paraded 17 suspects arrested in connection with the killings in Mangu and Bokkos local government areas on Christmas Eve and this week’s killings in some communities in Mangu LGA. The Assistant Inspector General of…
FCT Police rescue 14 hostages, kill abductor; scores wounded
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police command says it has rescued 14 abducted persons at Ukya village in Nasarawa State, bordering Abuja. The victims were rescued by operatives of the anti-kidnapping unit and the Rubochi Division Police Headquarters at about…
Supreme Court affirms Fubara as Rivers governor
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Siminalaye Fubara as governor of Rivers State. The court, on Thursday in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, on Thursday, dismissed as lacking in merit, an…
Putin’s £1Bn palace in line of fire as kamikaze drone strikes oil depot
Vladimir Putin has woken up from a night of hell after a kamikaze drone that struck a major oil depot came dangerously close to two of his palaces on the Black Sea. Footage shows giant flames engulfing the Rosneft oil…
NSCDC arrests 3, recovers 450 railway sleepers in Yobe
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Yobe State Command, has impounded one trailer truck conveying no fewer than 450 stolen railway sleepers and arrested three suspected vandals. Parading the suspects to newsmen in Damaturu, the State Commandant of the…
How my Clergy-dad made me hate God – Spyro
HEADIES Award winner and Next Rated award nominee, Oludipe Oluwasanmi David, known professionally as Spyro, recently opened up about his childhood in a strict Christian home and how it affected his relationship with God. In an exclusive interview with Emmanuel…