National Theatre Lagos looted (Sun) The Society for Transparency has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over looting of national assets in the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos. The petition, which was signed by the Corporate Director, Society for…
2 men killed in Tesla car crash ‘without driver’ in seat
Two men were killed after a Tesla car crashed into a tree and caught fire in Texas, and police believe there was nobody present in the driver’s seat at the time of the accident. The 2019 Tesla Model S was…
Actor Eddie Hassell dies aged 30 after being shot
US actor Eddie Hassell has died aged 30 after being shot in Texas on Sunday morning. The star was best known for his roles in the 2010 Oscar-nominated film The Kids Are All Right, and the NBC TV show Surface.…
Texas church shooting: Two fatally shot before gunman killed by churchgoer (BBC)
A gunman opened fire in a church in Texas, fatally shooting two parishioners before being killed by an armed member of the congregation. The gunman stood up from a pew at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, a…
Oya, see why I wrote a love letter to my ex
Once an American singer boasted that his exes are in Texas. Like him, I also have had exes and even if I can’t tell if any one of them is in Texas, I know for a fact that one of…
Texas shootings: Gun attacks leave five dead (BBC)
At least five people have been killed and many more injured in the second mass shooting in the US state of Texas in a month. First to be shot was a policeman who stopped the gunman’s car between the cities…
Alligator with knife in head spotted swimming in Texas (NYDailynews)
Orchard Lakes Estates Estates resident Erin Weaver spotted the alligator with a knife in the top of his head, pictured here. (Erin Weaver) An alligator with a knife in its head was spotted swimming in Texas. Orchard Lakes Estates Estates…
Julián Castro set to launch presidential bid with San Antonio speech (Guardian)
Julián Castro, the federal housing secretary under Barack Obama, is expected to announce his presidential bid on Saturday with an address in his home city of San Antonio, Texas, where he served for five years as mayor. The 44-year-old, who…
Court rules Obamacare is unconstitutional (BBC)
A federal judge in the US state of Texas has ruled that a key part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as Obamacare, is unconstitutional. Twenty states argued the whole law was invalidated by a change in tax…
Texas newlyweds die in helicopter crash leaving wedding (BBC)
A young couple from Texas were killed when a helicopter carrying them away from their own wedding crashed late on Saturday night, according to officials. Will Byler and Bailee Ackerman Byler were both students at Sam Houston State University. Their…
