A man, Obinna, has prayed Grade A Customary Court, sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, to put an end to the union between him and his wife, Chidima, on the account of irresponsibility, infidelity and threat to his life. Obinna said that it took him years to know that he was married to a whore. […]
•Late Bamanga Tukur Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Tukur, has died at the age of 90. Tukur died today, Saturday, September 12, 2026, according to a statement issued by his family and signed by his son, Awwal D. Tukur. The family described the former PDP chairman as its “beloved father and […]
•A collapsed building Tragedy struck the Alimosho area of Lagos State in the early hours of today as a two-storey building undergoing manual demolition partially collapsed, leaving one person dead and two others injured. The incident occurred at No. 42, Governors Road, Aboru, following a distress call, after which the Lagos State Emergency Man...
•Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan (right) and late husband Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s husband died today while being treated in hospital in Zanzibar, an official said. Hassan became leader in 2021 after the death of authoritarian John Magufuli and swept a national election last year with 98 per cent, in a vote that was [...
•A member of Algeria’s Civil Protection looks on as a digger excavates alongside a well in an attempt to rescue a 10-year-old boy Rescuers in Algeria yesterday recovered the body of a 10-year-old boy who was trapped inside a well for four days, civil protection authorities said. Efforts to rescue the boy, whom authorities identified [&he...
•Late singer Cassandra Wilson Grammy Award-winning American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson died yesterday in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi, her manager said. She was 70. “Cassandra Wilson transitioned peacefully at home, surrounded by family, close friends, and her manager,” Robert Torre wrote in a statement, hailing her as a “legendary j...
•Late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV A Ugandan king, who has been recognised as the world’s youngest reigning monarch after ascending to the throne at the age of three, has died aged 34, the Tooro Kingdom said in a statement late yesterday. Uganda is a republic led by longtime President Yoweri Museveni but […]
The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 29-year-old Bolt driver, Emmanuel Effiong Ita, whose body was found in his Honda City vehicle along the Target–Udy King axis of Calabar yesterday, Thursday, August 28, 2026. The Command disclosed this in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday [&hel...
•Late King Harald V Norway’s King Harald has died aged 89, the palace said today, with his 53-year-old son, Crown Prince Haakon, automatically succeeding him on the throne. “It is with deep sadness that we announce that His Majesty King Harald passed away today. King Harald passed away peacefully at Oslo University Hospital on Friday, [&hellip...
Panic erupted around the Agip Junction, Ada George area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday evening after a yet-to-be-identified police officer allegedly shot dead a man and injured three others. The incident reportedly occurred at about 5pm after the deceased, who was driving a vehicle, allegedly failed to stop when he was flagged down ...

