An airstrike in two Sokoto communities, Gidan Bisa and Runtuwa, has left 10 civilians dead, sparking conflicting accounts between local authorities and the military. The incident, which occurred at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, saw bombs dropped by military jets reportedly pursuing bandits in Silame Local Government Area. The council chairman, Hon. Abubakar Gitta Rana, disclosed…
Controversial crossdresser, Okuneye Idris popularly known as Bobrisky has finally jetted out of Nigeria. The development is coming days after he was arrested by Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) operatives onboard an Amsterdam-bound plane. He posted a video of himself in an aircraft this morning with the caption ‘See you soon Nigeria’ Recall that…
Popular Nollywood star and film producer, Nkechi Blessing has caused a stir online after she shared her staggering bride price list. She took to her Instagram page to repost a photo capturing the list of items that a netizen had written as her bride price. The list contained such items as 200 cows, 200 bags…
The first patient to undergo recently approved gene therapy for sickle cell disease, Kendric Cromer, has left the hospital. The 12-year-old has been receiving treatment at the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., United States of America, for the past 44 days, but left the facility on Monday, reports the New York Times. Sickle cell…
The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to mitigate dangers posed by extreme heat, with crowd management an essential first step, analysts say. Temperatures soared to 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 degrees Fahrenheit) in the holy city of Mecca last June as 1.8 million worshippers took…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested Chinedu Ernest Ngwaka and his wife, Janet Onyekachi Ngwaka, over their involvement in a fraudulent scheme amounting to N320 million. Narrating the incident, police revealed that on the 9th of September 2024, the Nigerian Police Force received a petition addressed to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, FCID Annex,…
The China Development Bank (CDB) has approved a $254.76 million loan to support the construction of the Kano-Kaduna railway project in Nigeria by the President Bola Tinubu-led government. In a statement released on Tuesday, the bank said the funding would facilitate the smooth implementation of the infrastructure project. The construction is being handled by the…
The Chairman of Oyo State House of Assembly Committee on Women Affairs and Community Development, Hon. Dr. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide joins Well-Wishers to felicitate the birthday of the Chairman of Oyo State Youth Development Agency, Hon. Prince Adebowale Falana. In a message message she made available to the media, Hon. Comforter wished the Celebrant well…
Human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has stated that over 1000 #EndBadGovernance protesters are currently in prison custody nationwide following the recent hunger protests. The protests, which were held between August 1 and 10, turned violent in some parts of the country, with reports of looting and vandalism in several states. On August 6, the Inspector-General…
Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on President Bola Tinubu to caution Vice President Kashim Shettima against further verbal attacks on Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the British Conservative Party. Igboho’s statement, obtained in Osogbo on Sunday, came in response to Shettima’s remarks about Badenoch, who had earlier made…