Rebecca Cheptegei, a celebrated Ugandan marathon runner, tragically passed away after suffering severe burns in an attack allegedly carried out by her former boyfriend. According to AFP, the 33-year-old athlete, who competed in Paris, was doused in petrol and set on fire last Sunday, as confirmed by Ugandan officials. Authorities in north-west Kenya, where Cheptegei…
Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, was sighted at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. The opposition leader attended the Nigeria Forest Economy Summit 2025, organised by the Presidential Committee on Economic and Financial Inclusion(PreCEFI). Kwamlwaso neither delivered a speech at the programme nor…
Israel has temporarily closed all of its diplomatic missions worldwide as its military operation in Iran continues, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday. As a result, consular services would not be available to Israeli citizens currently abroad, the ministry said. It urged Israelis overseas to complete an online form updating their location…
There is tension in the Maraba, Hotoro area of Kano metropolis following the gruesome killing of 70-year-old Alkassim Muhammed, who served as muezzin of a local mosque in the area. The muezzin was reportedly attacked around 5am, when he was about to call the Subhi prayer. His attacker overpowered him and slit his throat, leaving…
The Kano Hisbah Board has intercepted a vehicle conveying assorted alcoholic beverages into the state from Lagos. Mujahideen Aminuddeen, Deputy Commander-General of the Board, confirmed the development on Tuesday. Aminuddeen said the operation followed intelligence reports indicating that the consignment was being transported from Lagos to Kano. He said: “Operatives of the Fagge patrol command…
Billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote has revealed he built his business empire from the scratch despite being born into a wealthy family. Speaking in a video, Dangote said he chose not to rely on inherited wealth. Dangote said he worked with his uncle before venturing into his business, initially trading in cement. He recognised the vast…
Gregg Musgrove, a former California highway patrol officer, has discovered a collection of unreleased songs by Michael Jackson, the late pop singer. The 56-year-old stay-at-home dad unexpectedly came across the trove of Jackson’s tapes when he purchased an abandoned storage unit in the San Fernando Valley. The storage unit was said to have once belonged…
Michelle Trachtenberg, the American actress known for her roles in ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, has died at age 39. The actress was found unresponsive by her mother on Wednesday in an apartment complex. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) also revealed that she was found “unconscious and unresponsive” and pronounced dead…
A middle-aged man identified as a ‘Yahoo boy’ (Internet fraudster) has been apprehended in Agwan Sarki Orozo, Nasarawa State, near the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with the severed head of his girlfriend in a polythene bag. According to reports, the suspect’s arrest was facilitated by an intelligence tip-off, leading security agents to an uncompleted building…
Lagos State Government has begun a new registration to capture poor and vulnerable households not covered in its previous database, as part of efforts to deepen social protection and welfare delivery. The exercise, coordinated by the Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, under the supervision of the Commissioner, Mr. Ope George, was launched at Ajibola…