A tragedy was narrowly averted during a protest against coal mining in Germany when a train applied its emergency brakes to avoid two demonstrators who had chained themselves to the tracks. The railcar almost ran over the two demonstrators, but…
Suicide attack on Kabul election workers kills one (Punch)
A suicide bomber targeting the headquarters of Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday killed at least one person and injured six, officials said, in the latest violence to strike the controversial poll. There was no immediate claim of responsibility…
‘Cop involved in ex-minister’s daughter killing part of investigating team’ (Punch)
A police officer who was said to be part of the police team that allegedly killed Anita Akapson in Abuja, is involved in the investigation into the homicide, Northern City News has learnt. Akapson, the daughter of a former Minister…
Yoruba youths warn Tinubu against supporting Buhari (Punch)
A group of Yoruba youths known as the Yoruba Youth Socio-cultural Association has warned Asiwaju Bola Tinubu against supporting President Muhammadu Buhari reelection in 2019. The President of the YYSA, Mr Olalekan Hammed, made the position of the group known…
Helicopter crash: Mourning, tributes pour in for Leicester boss (Punch)
Leicester City’s Thai billionaire boss was among five people killed when his helicopter crashed and burst into flames in the Premier League side’s stadium car park moments after taking off from the pitch, the club said on Sunday. A stream…
Seplat Pearls Quiz winning school gets N7m prize money
Winning school gets N7m to execute a project Programme is in its 7th year Seplat promises to sustain programme Asaba: 26/10/18: Preparation National High School, Benin, Edo State on Friday, October 26, 2018, emerged winners of the 2018 edition…
Knife-wielding woman attacks school, injures 14 children in China (Punch)
A knife-wielding woman attacked and injured 14 children at a kindergarten in China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Friday, authorities said. The 39-year-old assailant used a kitchen knife to slashed students while they were returning to the classroom after morning exercises,…
Buhari says he is disappointed in Nigerian press (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he is disappointed in the Nigerian press. He said his grouse was that the media did not give his administration the credit for the agricultural revolution he said was ongoing in the country. Buhari…
Soldier brutalises journalist at P’Harcourt International Airport (Punch)
A journalist working with the Leadership Newspapers, Mr Anayo Onukwugha, had a dose of brutality on Thursday from one of the soldiers manning the main entrance of the new terminal of the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers State. Onukwugha,…
Court remands Benue lecturer in custody for rape of 13-year-old (Punch)
The Chief Magistrate’s Court One, Makurdi, Benue State, on Thursday remanded a 51-year-old lecturer in the Department of Catering and Hotel Management, Benue State Polytechnic, Mr Andrew Ogbuja, in custody. The lecturer, who had earlier been charged for allegedly raping…