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It would appear that the fear of the unknown and a possible descent into political oblivion upon the completion of the constitutional two terms allowed for governors is, perhaps, driving the Akpabios to do the unthinkable.
Recently, the Akwa Ibom...
A convict serving a life jail sentence at the Maximum Security Prison, Kirikiri, Lagos, Mr. Kabiru Tuwanse was among 4, 308 students who graduated yesterday from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).
He earned a Post Graduate Diploma in...
A man has received 20 lashes after an Islamic court sitting in Bauchi convicted him of homosexual offences.
Under Islamic law, courts can punish homosexual acts by stoning to death.
But the judge said he took into account that the Muslim...
A Salvadorean nun who said she had no idea she was pregnant gave birth in Italy this week after she felt stomach cramps in her convent and was rushed to hospital, Italian media reported on Friday.
The 31-year-old mother and...
A husband, whose low sperm count wreaked havoc on his family’s attempts to have another child after having three, has been accused of killing his wife in Benin.
The late wife, Mrs. Bridget Okumose Osawaru who was allegedly kidnapped was...
A 33-year-old man, Solomon Madu of Onoli Awgu in Enugu State has been arrested by the police in Enugu for allegedly attempting to sell his six-month-old son, Munachim Solomon, for N1 million.
Madu was said to have cited hardship as...
Babies are known to cry to alert their parents to their distress to help ensure their survival.
Yet, confirming what many parents already suspect, scientists have found that infants also fake cry simply to get extra attention - particularly if...
Three men, who claimed to be leaders of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram were yesterday arraigned before a Maiduguri High Court for allegedly swindling the presidential committee on security challenges and peaceful resolution of N70m.
The accused, Kalama Abba,...
A father-of-three (pictured) who had planned to take a second wife next week has been killed by thugs suspected to be supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa for booing a Local Government Chairman.
Ya’u Hussaini Magama, 30,...
Staff in a Kenyan morgue were shocked when a man who had been pronounced dead regained consciousness and began calling for help.
Hospital authorities have launched an investigation into why Paul Mutora, 24 (pictured), was declared dead and
his body taken...
A petty trader and step-mother has been arrested over the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of her step-son at High School Area in Akure.
The woman identified as Mrs. Rukayat Osisi was arrested on the basis of the comments of...
Mother of the 18-year-old boy, Ikechukwu Lucky, who was arrested by the police in Lagos State for strangling a 12-year-old girl, Bose Ogoja, to death for money ritual, in Badagry area of the state, has said that a neigbour...
A man in his early 40s has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for rape in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
The accused was found guilty of raping his best friend’s wife by the Maiduguri High Court No 11.The judgment...
A young lady, Halima Asar Tsar was arrested in Taraba State yesterday for homicide.
Halima who is from Anguwan Awankyesu in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba, stabbed her newborn twins to death and dumped their remains in her neighbour’s...
A part-time student of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State, Timilehin Ayobami Ogundare, has committed suicide.
Ayobami, who was an Admin Secretary at RCM Compuserv, a business centre in Abeokuta where he lived was found dead in his room in Ilupeju...
Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah has kept silent on a fresh scandal over her MBA Certificate, which she claims to have from a United States’ university. Rather, she talked about her visit to Brazil.
Her resume, presented to Senate as a...
Biola Johnson, a struggling single mother in Lagos thought she had walked into comfort in 1993 when Former Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Jubril Ayinla started a romantic tryst with her.
Then, Rear Admiral Ayinla (Rtd) (pitured above with...
Mercy Johnson-Okojie made her way into Nollywood in the movie ‘The Maid’. In this interview, culled from Tribune, the actress talked about marriage, controversies, acting, fashion and other issues.
What has Mercy Johnson been up to lately?
I have been busy...
A trained Pilot, young amiable Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Westoil Petroleum Services Ltd (WPSL), Mr. Bidemi Fahm has been involved in the oil and gas business since 1999.
Apart from being the owner of WPSL, Bidemi is also the...
An Okada rider has been arrested for raping his passenger in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital.
The suspect, Ogunsanya Matthew (pictured) who was caught in the act by a security guard near NIHORT at Idi-Isin abandoned his motorcycle and fled...
