•Scene of the incident The downpour that fell for hours in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has left a trail of calamity, with flooding, erosion, and blocked drainage affecting the metropolis, while some passengers and Okada riders narrowly escaped death today. With the incident prominent on the Oke Aro axis of the state capital, commercial [&he...
Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science have uncovered a cellular mechanism that could deepen understanding of tissue regeneration while offering clues to why some cancers return after treatment. Published in Nature Communications, the study identified a population of cells that begins the process of programmed cell death but surv...
•Tonto Dikeh and her late mother, Mrs Veronica Dikeh Actress Tonto Dikeh has marked what she described as ‘one of the most painful days of my life’ with an emotional tribute to her late mother, Veronica Dikeh. In an Instagram post, Dikeh said she chose to celebrate her mother’s life rather than mourn her death. […]
•Late Chiamaka Vivian Chilaka The family of late Miss Chiamaka Vivian Chilaka, a 23-year-old final-year student of the College of Nursing Sciences, Alor, Anambra State, has demanded a fresh and independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death. Chiamaka was reportedly found dead at her residence in Alor on June 14, 2026, w...
A meat seller has allegedly hacked his 25-year-old wife to death during a domestic dispute in the Dalimore area of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. According to reports, the butcher attacked his wife with a machete during a heated argument while efforts were being made to resolve their marital differences. Sources said the couple had [&hell...
•Late Igho Ubiribo and his wife, Danielle Simba Allen Nigerian-British businessman and social media influencer, Igho Ubiribo, had undergone five penis enlargement procedures at a Bangkok clinic before his death, Thai health authorities have revealed. The Department of Health Service Support, under Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health, disclose...
•President Donald Trump and Late singer/actor, Dolly Parton The cause of the death of music legend Dolly Parton has been revealed. The music superstar died after “a brief battle with cancer,” her representatives told US media after the 80-year-old’s death was announced yesterday.. People magazine also reported Parton was admitted to a cancer t...
•Bandits One of the 16 kidnap victims rescued in Kogi State, Victor Anyichie, has recounted how his abductors allegedly beat him almost to death after he told them his family could only afford N500,000 ransom. Anyichie and the other victims were abducted last Sunday when armed men attacked commuters along the Ojuwo-Ajengo-Memarebo and Ojiwo-It...
•A copy of a birth certificate in Nigeria The federal government has launched a new digital platform that allows Nigerians to register births and deaths, apply for birth attestation, correct civil registration records and verify certificates online. The platform was introduced by the National Population Commission and announced by the National...
A Kano High Court today sentenced a 37-year-old man, Tahir Tanimu, to death by hanging for stabbing one Shamsu Yakubu to death. Tanimu, alongside Martins Joseph of Unguwa Uku Quarters, Kano, was convicted on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, abetment and culpable homicide, reports Vanguard. Delivering judgment, Justice Aisha Mahmoud...

