29-YEAR-OLD FOOTBALLER SLUMPS, DIES DURING MATCH IN OSUN
Adeyemi Adewale, a football player for the Ilesa West Local Government Area team, passed away during a game in Osogbo, the state capital, according to...
ABUJA-KADUNA-KANO ROAD READY IN 14 MONTHS – FG CONFIRMS
According to Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano dual highway will be operational in 14 months. This was announced by Idris...
ANAMBRA GOVT RESCUES 27 UNDERAGED PROSTITUTES, SEAL TWO BROTHELS
Anambra State government has sealed off two brothels used as hideouts for criminals; and arrested and paraded 23 persons suspected to be engaged in...
THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE IS SAFE, ‘ FG FAULTS VIRAL SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES
The Federal Government has debunked a rumour that the Third Mainland Bridge is shaking, describing it as baseless and driven by ulterior motives. The News...
23-YEAR-OLD MAN HACKS FATHER TO DEATH OVER N5,000 IN DELTA
A 23-year-old man named Success has been taken into custody by the Delta State Police Command for reportedly using a cutlass to kill his father...
COURT REMANDS WOMAN OVER ALLEGED STEALING OF RICE, CLOTHES WORTH N100,000 IN IBADAN
Yinka Kabiru, 43, was detained in a correctional facility on Thursday by the Ibadan Chief Magistrates' Court in Mapo for allegedly stealing N100,000 worth of...
UPDATE: MINING TRUCK KILLS 10 IN BENUE STATE
A deadly accident in Okete village, Okpikwu Oglewu, in the Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, has claimed ten lives. On Wednesday, a mining...
CHOLERA OUTBREAK KILLS NINE IN RIVERS
Nine people have been confirmed dead by the Rivers State Government as a result of a possible cholera epidemic in two local government districts. This...
POPULAR SOCIALITE ADEBISI EDIONSERI, ‘CASH MADAM,’ DIES AT 89
A popular socialite and businesswoman, Chief (Mrs) Khadijah Adebisi Edionseri, popularly known as Cash Madam, has passed away at the age of 89. It was...
WORLD’S OLDEST PERSON DIES AT 116
The world’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died aged 116, the city where she lived, Ashiya, announced on Saturday. Itooka, who had four...