A dramatic altercation unfolded in the Turkish Parliament on Friday as a heated debate over the detention of an opposition delegate descended into physical violence. The brawl erupted when Ahmet Sik, a representative from the same party as the jailed deputy, was attacked by a member of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party during a…
The Ondo State Police Command said it had arrested seven persons in connection with the communal clash which occurred at Gbalegi community in the Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State on Friday. No fewer than five persons have reportedly been killed during the communal crisis. It was gathered that a violent clash occurred as…
The Obi-Datti fundraising team has refuted Monday’s claim by the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, that only Aisha Yesufu and Pastor Itua Ighodalo, were responsible for managing the campaign funds of LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, at the 2023 election. Abure had told journalists in Abuja after a meeting of the National…
Fuji music legend Saheed Osupa has withdrawn his legal action against controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, following public appeals and on compassionate grounds. Portable, who was recently arrested by the Kwara State Police Command over allegations of criminal defamation, threat to life, incitement, and character assassination against Osupa, had been remanded in…
Power supply to some parts of the Presidential Villa, Maitama, Wuse, Jabi, Lifecamp, Asokoro, Utako, and Mabushi have been disrupted. This followed the vandalism of the 132kV transmission line and the carting away of underground cable supplying bulk electricity to the Central Area transmission substation in Katampe. The vandals also carted away a 40-metre 1x500mm…
A Gombe-based cardiologist, Dr Abubakar Sani, says excessive consumption of sugary drinks increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases in children. He said excessive consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages might predispose children to the risk of heart disease, hypertension and Type 2 diabetes. Sani, a consultant cardiologist, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, said this in an interview with…
These are the likely successors to Pope Francis amid concerns about the pontiff’s health following his hospitalisation with pneumonia. Pope Francis, 88, developed pneumonia in both lungs over the weekend and is set to remain in hospital as he continues his treatment. The Vatican said in a statement yesterday: “Laboratory tests, chest X-ray, and the…
Residents of Odigbo Local Government Area in Ondo State have been left in shock following the discovery of three headless bodies floating in a river along the old Odigbo-Ore Road. The decomposing bodies were found by locals on Sunday, lodged against the riverbanks. Community sources suspect the victims may have been killed by armed assailants…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has filed a no-case submission in response to the N6.9bn fraud charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos heard the no-case submission and subsequently reserved a ruling on it. Fayose was represented by a former…
The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has announced that Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, popularly known as Kwam 1, will have his flight ban reduced to one month by the NCAA following his unruly behaviour at a ValueJet flight. Keyamo stated that FAAN will collaborate with the music star to engage him as an ambassador for proper…
