Valentine Ozigbo, ex-governorship candidate in Anambra, quits LP
19/2/2025 Valentine Ozigbo, a governorship aspirant of the Labour Party (LP) in Anambra, has resigned his membership from the party. In a statement on Wednesday, Ozigbo, who is aspiring to contest the Anambra governorship election, said his decision to quit the ruling party is in line with his unwavering commitment to the greater vision for the state. […]
A$AP Rocky found not guilty
Los Angeles jury has acquitted rapper A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, of felony assault charges related to a 2021 shooting incident in Hollywood. Mayers was accused of firing a semi-automatic weapon at his former friend, Terell Ephron, during an altercation. Prosecutors argued that he intentionally shot at Ephron, grazing his hand, while […]
Man bags 17 year jail term for sexual assault
19/2/ 2025 Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a man, Sunday Okoronkwo, to 17 years imprisonment at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, for attempting to assault his neighbour’s seven-year-old granddaughter sexually. Okoronkwo was handed down the 17-year jail term to the convict […]
Five held for alleged burning of Ondo police station
19/2/2025 The Ondo State Police Command said it had arrested no fewer than five persons in connection with the alleged burning down of a police station in Ifon Community, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of the state. A crisis broke out in the community as some angry youths allegedly protested against the death […]
Man kills friend with cutlass in Abuja
19/2/ 2025 A man identified as Iliayasu Mohammed has allegedly murdered his friend, Safillahi Muhammad, after hosting him for a meal at his residence. Mohammed was said to have invited his friend to his house in Dantata Village in the Federal Capital Territory, where he served him food before attacking him with a cutlass. The […]
How I survived 6 bullet – Charles Okocha
18/2/2025 Nollywood star and content creator, Charles Okocha has recounted a near-death experience, revealing that he was shot six times. While appearing in a recent episode of ‘Curiosity Made Me Ask,’ Okocha disclosed that one of the bullets passed through one side of his stomach and came out on the other side. According to him, […]
Edwin Clark is dead
18/2/ 2025 Pan Niger Delta Forum leader, Edwin Clark, is dead. Aged 97, the former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South leader’s death was confirmed in a statement by a representative of the family, Prof. C. C. Clark, on Tuesday. The statement read, “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes to announce the […]
K-Drama star Kim Sae-ron found dead at home
17/2/2025 Kim Sae-ron, the South Korean actor known for her role in ‘The Man From Nowhere’, has passed away at 24. According to Yonhap News Agency, Sae-ron was found dead at her home in Seongsu-dong, eastern Seoul, by a friend who had plans to meet with her on Sunday. The cause of her death has yet […]
Newborn found dead inside carton in Kano
17/2/2025 Residents of Tudun Tagarji in Kano State were thrown into shock on Saturday after discovering a newborn baby abandoned in a carton near a drainage in the Kaura area of the state. Newsmen learnt this from a statement issued on Sunday by the leader of the Operation Zaman Lafiya vigilante group, Commander Rabiu Sulaiman. […]
Tragedy as 16-year-old boy kills self in Bayelsa
17/2/ 2025 A 16-year-old boy, Ayibanua Timipre, has reportedly died by suicide in the Kpansia area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Newsmen gathered that the tragic incident occurred on Saturday when the teenager’s lifeless body was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his father’s house. Timipre, believed to be from the Igbomotoru community in the […]