An American Airlines regional jet crashed the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected amid the extremely cold and windy conditions. Sixty-four people were on board the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas. The collision…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has warned citizens against storing explosive devices in their homes for illegal mining purposes. The warning came during a condolence visit to Sabon Pegi, Niger State, where a dynamite explosion caused loss of lives and significant property damage. In a statement issued by his special…
An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Balogun Mujaid, to three years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing an Itel A50 phone valued at N98,000. Chief Magistrate Dolamu Babalogbon also ordered the convict to pay N130,000 as restitution to the primary complainant in the matter. Mujaid faced additional…
A businesswoman has revealed the response she received from a woman after mistakenly paying money into her account. Roberta Edu explained that the recipient refused to return the money after being told it was a wrong payment, instead, she told the owner of the money that it was a miracle for her. The businesswoman questioned…
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the murd@r of Sgt Leah Malebye, whose lifeless body was discovered by her six-year-old grandson on Saturday, January 25. Malebye, a police officer attached to the Rooiberg police station in Limpopo’s Waterberg District, had reportedly returned home with her boyfriend on the night of her de@th….
The Bishop of Liverpool, John Perumbalath, announced his resignation on Thursday following allegations of sexual assault and harassment aired by a British broadcaster. The claims were reported by Channel 4 News, where two women accused the bishop of “inappropriate behaviour.” In a statement, Perumbalath denied any wrongdoing but described the “rush to judgement” and…
A district head in the Zazzau emirate council of Kaduna State slumped at an event, on Thursday morning, Jan. 30, and later died at the Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Kofar gayan Zaria. The Sarkin Yakin Zazzau, Alhaji Rilwan Yahaya Pate, slumped while attending an event along with the Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli. …
Matthew McConaughey’s mother, Kay McConaughey, has opened up about her multiple marriages and divorce from the same man. In a recent interview with Austin Lifestyle, the 93-year-old mother of three revealed that not only did she marry and divorce her late husband three times, but she was the one who initially proposed. “Jim McConaughey couldn’t make up his mind…
Hall of Fame basketball star, Dwyane Wade has revealed that he had a cancerous tumour removed from his kidney. The 43-year-old retired NBA guard disclosed in the latest episode of his podcast, The WY Network, on Thursday, January 30. According to Dwyane, he had 40% of his right kidney removed 13 months ago. Inspired by his father Dwyane Wade…
Police are on the hunt for a man accused of r@ping a 5-year-old girl inside a Staten Island home last week. Dominique Giles, 30, allegedly sxually ass@ulted the child, who police said was known to him on January 22 inside the residence near Richmond Terrace and Sharpe Avenue in Port Richmond around 5:38 a.m., according to…
