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…
I lost 34 family members To Kaduna bombing – Resident
Idris Dahiru, a resident of Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State says that 34 of his family members were killed in the Nigerian Army’s aerial bombardment Sunday evening. Daily Trust reports that more than 90 villagers…
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…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un calls for action on falling birth rates
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for efforts to tackle the isolated country’s falling birth rates, describing the challenge as “everyone’s housekeeping,” state media KCNA reported on Monday. Kim made the comments during an…
Kaduna village bombed during maulud celebration, many feared killed
Reports indicate numerous villagers in Tudun Biri of the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State are feared dead after a bomb was allegedly dropped by a military jet during a Maulud celebration. According to Daily Trust, about 30 people…
Fuel tanker explodes at Ojota
The incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), via X(formerly Twitter) where it stated that its personnel had been deployed to the scene. At the time of this report, the cause of the explosion as well…
Chilean appeals conviction for murdering Japanese ex-girlfriend
A French court on Monday opened the appeal trial for a Chilean man who was sentenced to 28 years in prison last year for murdering his Japanese ex-girlfriend, Narumi Kurosaki. The trial opened shortly after 9:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) in…
Paris: German tourist killed and British man among 2 injured in ‘terror attack’ near Eiffel Tower
A German man has died and a British man was among two people injured in a knife attack in central Paris. The German tourist was killed on the Quai de Grenelle, a few minutes from the Eiffel Tower, at around…