The Kano State Fire Service yesterday confirmed the death of two boys of the same parent in a fire incident. The children reportedly died yesterday during an early morning inferno that gutted their parent’s two-bedroom apartment at Sharada, Ja’en Yamma…
How to survive the no man’s land between Christmas and New Year (Metro)
It’s the strangest time of the year. Fondly known as Twixmas, it is a week of festive limbo, in which no one knows what day of the week it is, you barely leave your front room, you replace all milk…
Why you should never hold in a fart (Metro)
We all hold in farts on occasion. Sometimes we feel a fart coming in at work. Or we’re in a confined space with strangers, and aren’t feeling evil. Or we’re dating someone and we haven’t reached that stage of comfort…
Man arrested over death of girlfriend (Punch)
The Police in Enugu State says it has started investigation into the incident involving one Chibuzor Okonkwo, who killed his lover, Nkemakonam Onovo. The Command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement in Enugu on Tuesday that the incident happened on…
Robbers kill priest on his way to bank to deposit Sunday offering (Punch)
A reverend father, John Njoroge, has been murdered by armed robbers, on his way to the bank to deposit Sunday’s offering. Father Njoroge of Kinoo Parish in Kikuyu, Kenya was ambushed by four men who were riding two motorcycles, as…
Catholic Church keeps priest arrested naked threatening to rape women (Metro)
The Catholic Church has refused to fire a priest who told police he was trying to rape women after he was arrested naked at a mall. Reverend Jeremy Wind, 39, was meeting with a female parishioner at a Sioux Center…
Man broke passenger’s leg on train after he was asked to behave (Metro)
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was knocked unconscious on a train because he asked a fellow passenger to behave. The incident took place between 8pm and 9pm on-board the delayed 7.59pm service from London Bridge to…
Three rushed to hospital after double shooting in London’s latest violence (Metro)
Three men have been rushed to hospital following a shooting on a north London road tonight. Two men suffered gunshot wounds following the incidents on Gordon in Enfield around 6pm on Saturday. One shocked witness said one victim with blood…
Horrific moment British thug stabs US tourist eight times in takeaway (Metro)
This is the horrific moment a British thug repeatedly stabs an American tourist eight times in a takeaway after a night out. The victim, from Chicago, had been clubbing with a family member before heading to a local takeaway in…
Manhunt after attempted abductions of three children in Greater Manchester (Metro)
A manhunt is underway after three attempted child abductions in Greater Manchester. In two separate incidents, children were approached by a white Transit van with blacked out windows and a sliding door. In the first incident, three people wearing balaclavas…
