Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 27-year-old lady, Oluchi Nzemechi, of Uzoagba in Ikeduru Local Government Area of the state for stabbing her partner, Kelechi Nzemechi, to death. The police said upon interrogation, the suspect confessed…
2024 Hajj: Another Nigerian pilgrim dies in Makkah
The Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the death of another pilgrim in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. A statement by Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi Governor, gave the name of the deceased as Abubakar Abdullahi from Gulma town…
Nollywood top director Reginald Ebere is dead
The entertainment industry has lost another top Nollywood player with the demise of one of its leading directors, Reginald Ebere. Veteran entertainer and actor, Segun Arinze broke the news on Nollywood Giants, a WhatsApp platform created for notable Nigerian entertainers…
2 remanded for flogging man to death
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Friday, remanded one 19-year-old Imole Dauda and one 30-year-old Lateef Tajudeen, who allegedly flogged a 22-year-old to death with ‘koboko’ whip. The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, were charged with conspiracy…
At least 9 killed, 50 injured as wind gust brings down stage at Mexican campaign rally
Powerful winds brought down a stage at a presidential election campaign rally in northwestern Mexico killing nine people, including a child, and injuring dozens. At least 50 people were hurt and emergency workers were still on the scene in the…
Generator fumes kill 7 undergraduates in Bayelsa
Tragedy struck in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital on Tuesday as seven young men lost their lives after inhaling the fumes from a power generating set inside a music studio. The deceased persons were said to be to working in…
Many feared dead as truck rams into bus at police checkpoint in Abia
Many passengers were feared dead at a security checkpoint at the Lokpanta axis of the Enugu Port Harcourt Expressway on Thursday morning. An 18-seater bus was said to have been on the queue at the checkpoint when a trailer allegedly…
2 arrested after fatal house fire kills 2 and injures 4
Two young women have died and another is seriously injured following a house fire in Wolverhampton. The women were declared dead at the scene and two men, aged 19, and 22, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the…
Kwara: Police arrest 3 suspected cult members over killing, arson
Kwara State Police command has arrested three suspected members of secret cults in connection with recent clash, death and arson at Budo-Oke, Eiyenkorin area of the Asa local government area of the state. In a statement by the Police Public…
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…