Investigators seek more time to comb through evidence in Salman Rushdie stabbing case

Officials are looking through tens of thousands of pieces of evidence in the investigation surrounding the stabbing of bestselling author Salman Rushdie last month. Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of stabbing Rushdie roughly a dozen times at the Chautauqua Institution…

Man narrowly escapes assassination in Lagos

There has been apprehension in the family of a man simply identified as Sunny Afuye as he narrowly escaped being killed by some assailants who invaded his residence in Ikorodu area of Lagos state. Sources disclosed that some gunmen invaded…

Police arrest two herders over Lagos killing

Lagos State Police Command, on Monday, said it has arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of a man by some suspected cattle rearers in Age-Mowo area of Badagry. However, the Command said the victim was neither a bus…

Remains found in remote Amazon those of British journalist, Brazilian police say

Federal police said Friday that some of the human remains found deep in Brazil’s Amazon have been identified as belonging to British journalist Dom Phillips. The remains of two people were found Wednesday near the city of Atalaia do Norte…

Suspected car snatcher beaten to death in Katsina

Police in Katsina State have confirmed the death of a car snatcher, who is a member of a notorious syndicate of armed robbers and car snatchers. He was said to have robbed a motor vehicle at gunpoint. Upon getting the…

Bayelsa NNPP demands justice for assassinated member

The New Nigeria People’s Party on Sunday has condemned the rising spate of killings across Nigeria and the assassination of its member in Bayelsa State, Sunday Frank Oputu. While describing killings in the country as a threat to the country’s…

Bayelsa Police arrest 3 suspected kidnappers

Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command, on Saturday, arrested three suspected kidnappers. They also recovered one .9mm ammunition, a red Toyota Camry car with a mutilated number plate and N1million cash from the suspects. This was contained in a…

Police arrest husband of late popular singer, Osinachi

Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of late popular gospel artiste, Osinachi, has been arrested by the police over the death of his wife. The 42-year-old artiste died on Friday after spending days at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja. Colleagues of Osinachi,…

My take on Abortion as a Christian who is Pro-choice and Pro-life-Tara Aisida

The first time I had an abortion. I was 18, a newcomer in adult games and I knew without a doubt I couldn’t keep the child. There was no point telling anyone apart from the father who turned tail and…

Tiwa Savage’s sex tape: What goes on behind closed doors should stay there-Tara Aisida

I am sure by now most of us have heard about Tiwa Savage’s sex tape, some may even have watched it. The facts are simple, sometime last week, Tiwa informed the public that she was being blackmailed over a sex…

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