A man went on a shooting rampage in California on Wednesday, killing five people including his wife, before taking his own life. The shooting at multiple locations in Bakersfield in central California was possibly “a domestic violence incident,” said Lieutenant…
Life imitates art as author of ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ kills husband
A romantic suspense novelist, Nancy Crampton-Brophy, 68, who once wrote an essay entitled “How To Murder Your Husband,” has been arrested for allegedly killing her husband, Dan Brophy, according to Punch report. Police in Portland, Oregon, US arrested Crampton-Brophy, last…
APC reacts to Dogara’s unusual defection to PDP (PremiumTimes)
The All Progressives Congress said Thursday that it was not disturbed by the effective defection of Speaker Yakubu Dogara to the Peoples Democratic Party, saying the top lawmaker has no political value to be considered a loss. “We have read…
Mimiko declares for presidency, laments incessant killings in Nigeria
Former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, has declared his bid to run for president on the platform of the Labour party in 2019. Mimiko made the declaration at exactly 12:15pm, at an event held at the National Secretariat of the…
Finally! Dogara dumps APC, picks PDP nomination form (Punch)
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, may have finally defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party. According to Punch, it was gathered Wednesday night that the embattled speaker had picked the PDP nomination and…
FG to pay N10m damages to journalist Jones Abiri for illegal detention (Premium Times)
The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has described the two years detention of journalist Jones Abiri as outright conviction and ordered the government to pay N10 million in damages to Abiri. Abiri was arrested in August 2016 and…
‘Your psychological state is damaged’ Jonathan blasts Oshiomhole on vote buying
Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s immediate past President, has responded to an allegation by Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), that he started the practice of “vote buying”. According to Jonathan, the claims by Oshiomhole may be as…
9 reasons you shouldn’t buy a new iPhone (TrustedReview)
Apple announced three new iPhones at its September ‘Gather Round’ event (the iPhone XS, XS Max and iPhone XR) as well as the newly designed Apple Watch series 4. A lot of iPhone lovers are already reaching for credit cards. …
Schneider Electric partners University of Ibadan to establish laboratory for students
In a bid to increase the rate of technology diffusion among Nigerian students, Schneider Electric and the University of Ibadan have partnered to establish a laboratory to facilitate learning. The Schneider Electric branded equipment in the laboratory will fill a…