•Bandits Armed Bandits numbering well over 50 yesterday invaded a village market in Madaka community, Rafi local government area of Niger State and killed no fewer than 21 persons in one of the brutal attacks in recent time. Also killed is the village of Madaka whose name was not immediately known as at the time […]
•Super Eagles before the match against Cote d’Ivoire The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has started the search for a new head coach for the Super Eagles, about two weeks after Jose Peseiro left the post. Peseiro, who led Nigeria to the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in February, left the role […]
•Pastor Idowu Iluyomade and wife, Pastor Siju Pastor Idowu Iluyomade and wife, Dr Siju Iluyomade are still at the helm of affairs at the City of David and Apapa Family of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG. This is according to three pastors from Apapa Family who spoke to our correspondent but did not […]
Honduras striker Alberth Elis remained in an induced coma yesterday after a serious head injury with his French club Bordeaux saying it was “impossible” to comment on his vital signs. Elis, 28, was knocked unconscious just 40 seconds into Saturday’s Ligue 2 game against Guingamp when he met a cross and collided with the head […]
Jalaludeen Zakari, a head teacher in Burra village, Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State, has been sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for fingering one of his pupils. The sentence was pronounced by the Presiding Judge of Bauchi State High Court No. 11, Justice Nana Fatimah Jibrin while delivering judgment on the case brought against [&h...
•Yakubu Gowon Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has advised President Bola Tinubu to listen to concerns about the security situation in the country and deal with the situation decisively. Gowon spoke, yesterday, at the Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN)’s 15th Founder’s Day, Annual Lecture and Awards, held at the Nigerian Institute of Internatio...
A 35-year-old suspect, Akeem, who was arrested by detectives in Ogun State Police Command after he allegedly murdered an 18-year-old student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Quadri Salami, to get body parts for sale, has revealed how he learnt about use of human heads from Facebook groups. The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Quadri for ...
•Artistic director Greta Gerwig The Cannes Film Festival announced today that Greta Gerwig, director of summer blockbuster “Barbie”, will preside over the jury at its 77th edition in May. The 40-year-old Gerwig, also an actor and screenwriter, takes the baton from Sweden’s Ruben Ostlund, whose jury awarded the 2023 Palme d’Or to courtroom dram...
•Hassan Kolawole The Police in Oyo State, yesterday, paraded a 45-year-old suspected ritualist identified as Hassan Kolawole with a fresh human head in Ibadan, the state capital. Kolawole was paraded by the state Commissioner of Police, Adebola Hamzat, at the command headquarters, Eleyele alongside nine others who were arrested for various cri...