74-year-old ‘ninja’ arrested for burglary
Japanese police have finally nabbed a nimble “ninja” thief who dressed in black and scrambled over walls to commit scores of break-ins over an eight-year career — and were astonished to find he was 74....
View ArticlePlague kills 124 in Madagascar, report says
A plague epidemic in Madagascar has killed 124 people since August in an outbreak that hit the island’s two main cities the hardest, authorities said on Wednesday. Plague is endemic in Madagascar, but...
View ArticleSecessionist struggle in anglophone Cameroon led from exile
A secessionist revolt is gaining ground in the English-speaking west of Cameroon, but for lack of charismatic local leaders, the impetus is coming from the diaspora, analysts say. On October 1,...
View ArticleFCE Okene gets new provost
Gbenga Odogun, Lokoja President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Umar Hassan as the substantive Provost of the Federal College of Education, Okene, Kogi State. A statement issued on...
View ArticleMelania Trump is lonely, obsessed with Michelle Obama, says Chimamanda...
Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote a micro-novel where she describes Melania Trump as lonely, slightly racist and obsessed with Michelle Obama. Adichie’s micro novel, “Janelle Asked to the...
View ArticleHealthcare: Canada earmarks $3.5bn to support Nigerian women, children
Dr Christopher Thorney, Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, says the Canadian government has earmarked $3.5 billion to advance the health of women and children in Nigeria. The High Commissioner made...
View ArticleNGO provides shelter to 99 indigent children in Plateau
An NGO, Societal Socialize Children Villages International, established to meet the children’s needs and protect their rights, has given shelter to 99 indigent children in Plateau since 2010. The...
View ArticleNigeria ranks among world’s least powerful passport as Singapore tops most...
Nigeria has one of the least powerful passports in the world, a new ranking showed on Wednesday. The Passport Index, done by Canada-based global consultancy Arton Capital, showed Nigerians can travel...
View ArticleGermany expels 14 Afghan asylum seekers amid protests
Germany expelled 14 rejected Afghan asylum seekers, the interior ministry said Wednesday, amid angry protests that the war-ravaged country is unsafe for returnees. A chartered Czech plane with the...
View ArticleJonathan’s loyalists responsible for Maina’s reinstatement – Presidency
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Presidency on Wednesday said some influential government officials loyal to the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan were responsible for the reinstatement...
View ArticleNetanyahu personal diplomatic envoy steps down
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal diplomatic envoy and confidant announced Wednesday he was relinquishing his voluntary position on the backdrop of growing public criticism of his...
View ArticleBuhari didn’t invite Maina home, says Presidency
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Presidency on Wednesday said there was no truth in the claim by Maina’s family that the present administration invited the former pension boss back to the country to join...
View ArticleEFCC arrests deacon for defrauding RCCG, school of N47.9m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a deacon of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Cyril Idakwoji, and handed over two cheques covering N11.9m to the church. The anti-graft...
View ArticleSenators donate 1,280 bags of rice to unpaid Kogi workers
Members of the Senate have donated 1,280 bags of rice as of Wednesday to Kogi State Government workers owed salaries. This was made know by lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator...
View ArticleUS poker player loses £7.7m winnings in UK court case
A top US poker player lost his high-stakes court battle at London’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, with judges ruling Phil Ivey’s tactic to win £7.7 million amounted to cheating. The 40-year-old...
View ArticleIstanbul court orders release of eight human rights activists
A Turkish court late Wednesday ordered the release of eight human rights activists including Amnesty International’s director of Turkey Idil Eser, an AFP correspondent at the court said. A total of 11...
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Sexual Harassment: Ex-president George HW Bush apologises to actress
Former United States of America’s President, George HW Bush, has apologised after an actress, Heather Lind, alleged he ‘sexually assaulted’ and told her a dirty joke. In a statement to DailyMail the...
View ArticleCourt gives bailiff five days ultimatum to serve subpoena on Jonathan
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday gave the court bailiff five days to serve former President Goodluck Jonathan with the subpoena compelling him to appear in court with...
View ArticleMan, 50, allegedly rapes stepdaughters
A 50-year-old step father, David Ekong, who allegedly had carnal knowledge of two of his stepdaughters was on Wednesday charged before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The accused, a bricklayer, who...
View ArticleBalotelli’s Nigerian friend, Ogunbayo, stabbed to death in London
A twenty-nine-year-old Nigerian, Mayowa Ogunbayo, has been found stabbed to death at a London flat he shared with his fiancée. Ogunbayo, who is a friend to Italian striker, Mario Balotelli, was...
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