•Taliban fighters A Taliban court publicly flogged a woman in Afghanistan’s northern province of Faryab for having an illegitimate relationship and running away from home. In a statement, the Taliban’s Supreme Court announced today, said that the woman received a punishment of 30 lashes and was sentenced to six months in prison. In Afghanistan...
•Collapsed building A resident of Ifetedo in Osun State, identified as Idowu, had reportedly died in an incident of collapse building that occurred in the town. The collapsed structure was said to be a dilapidated building that suddenly caved in and killed the woman, reports The PUNCH. A resident of Ifetedo, simply identified as Ogunyemi, [&he...
•Sonnberger and Kingsley Despite the fascinating ethnic and religious tapestry that is Nigeria, the unity of the country has been consistently threatened by lingering ethnic conflicts, which continue to manifest in the form of hate speech and genocidal threats on social media, reports Saturday PUNCH. On August 28, a deeply unsettling TikTok li...
•A corpse. Photo used for illustration purposes only A woman identified as Ifeoma reportedly died shortly after sharing her testimony at the Ministry Church in Ejigbo, Lagos State. Ifeoma, aged 55, was said to have collapsed on the altar of the church while sharing her testimony at about 8.48 am on Sunday, September 8, reports […]
•The suspect, Fatimo Agboke A 19-year-old woman, Fatimo Agboke, has been accused of fatally stabbing her neighbour’s son, Faroul Azeez, during a confrontation in the Ijegun area of Lagos State. It was learnt that the incident occurred around 9:20 p.m. on September 9, 2024, reports The PUNCH. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin ...
•Lagos PPRO, Benjamin Hundeyin The Lagos State Police Command is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs. Abiola, a 36-year-old resident of Diamond Estate, Sangotedo. She died after receiving a BBL injection aimed at buttock enlargement in a clinic in Lekki Phase 1. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson Lagos...
•Amaka Patience Sunnberger The federal government has disclosed the identity of a Canada-based woman who allegedly threatened to kill fellow Nigerians living in the North American country. In a video clip circulating on X (formerly Twitter) obtained by our correspondent, a woman’s voice is heard making anti-Yoruba comments in what appears to b...
•Father and some of the babies A 54-year-old Alake Latoyosi has delivered eleven (11) babies in Cotonou, Benin Republic. She delivered the babies in two batches. The first set of six arrived on August 7, while the second arrived seven days later, on August 14, reports The Nation. Her husband, Yahaya Nafiu, 56, is seeking […]
•World’d oldest person, Tomiko Itooka A 116-year-old Japanese woman who used to be a mountaineer is set to be named the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records, a research group said today, following the death of a 117-year-old Spanish woman earlier this week. Tomiko Itooka, who was born on May 23, 1908, lives in […]
•Crocodile A crocodile killed a woman bathing in a river in eastern Indonesia, police and locals said today, with villagers later recovering parts of her body from the slaughtered animal. Indonesia is home to several species of crocodiles that regularly attack and kill humans, reports AFP. Halima Rahakbauw, 54, was swimming in a river in [&hel...
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