Pakistan police today said a father shot dead his daughter after she refused to delete her account on the popular video-sharing app, TikTok. In the Muslim-majority country, women can be subjected to violence by family members for not following strict rules on how to behave in public, including in online spaces, reports AFP. “The girl’s [&helli...
The Anambra State Police Command has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of one of its officers, Inspector Okolie Amechi, who was reportedly shot by his 10-year-old son with an AK-47 rifle in Awka, the state capital. According to a statement released today by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, [&hel...
•Late WASSCE student’s father Father of Kehinde Alade, the WASSCE candidate who was killed by a stray bullet at Gbagi Market Road, Ibadan, in the Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State on Tuesday, said that he didn’t stop for law enforcement agents because his son was running late for his examination. The teenager was […]
•Fire outbreak The International Federation of Women Lawyers, Abia State branch, has condemned the recent alleged incident of domestic violence and child abuse in which a father set himself, his wife, and their one-year-old daughter ablaze in Onicha Ngwa community in Obingwa Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred between 1am...
A 20-year-old man, Muhammad Salisu, had allegedly killed his father, Salisu Abubakar, with a machete in the Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Confirming the incident in a statement made available to journalists in Dutse, the state capital yesterday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Shi’isu Adam, said the incident occurred...
•Plateau killings A father and his two sons were killed on Friday as bandits attacked Zogu village, Miango in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The latest incident occurred less than one week after a similar attack in Bokkos villages claimed more than 50 lives, reports NAN. The incident coincided with a call by […]
•Helicopter crashes into Hudson River killing all six onboard Six people including three children were killed after a sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York yesterday, sparking a major water rescue operation, authorities said. The crash killed all those onboard the aircraft: the pilot and a family from Spain. Two of t...
Olumide Akpata, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced the death of his father – Dr Henry Akpata, and his uncle – Dr. Sunny Akpata. Akpata, a candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the Edo State off-cycle gubernatorial election had taken a break off social media after the polls in September […]
•Late Head of State, General Sani Abacha Sadiq S. Abacha, son of former Nigerian military ruler, General Sani Abacha, has praised his late father, describing him as a leader whose legacy remains strong despite continued criticism. In a social media post, Sadiq asserted that his father was the subject of envy and silent deceit but […]
•John Obi Mikel Former Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, has opened up about the harrowing experience of learning about his father’s kidnapping just two hours before Nigeria’s crucial FIFA World Cup match against Argentina. Speaking on The Obi One Podcast published today, Mikel revealed that he received a call from his brother informing hi...
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