The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 36 scavengers over alleged possession of illicit drugs and weapons in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NSCDC Commandant in the FCT, Dr. Olusola Odumosu, disclosed this to journalists on Friday in Abuja. He said the suspects were caught in various parts of the FCT….
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. North Korea tested on Tuesday what were believed to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast less than a week before Donald Trump is inaugurated for his second term as U.S. president, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported. The…
Popular businessman and celebrity barman, Cubana Chief Priest, has reignited his online beef with singer, Burna Boy. Recall their beef started earlier this month after Burnaboy came for Cubana ChiefPriest and accused him of being a fraudster. Read here During the back-to-back clash, Burna Boy promised to give $30,000 to a phone repairer who…
Gunmen have abducted the wife of retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Hakeem Odumosu. The victim was kidnapped from her residence in the Arepo area of Ogun State. The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday in Abeokuta. She said the kidnappers stormed the residence…
A Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper cartoonist, who previously mocked conservatives for child grooming concerns and has been critical of President-elect Donald Trump, was arrested for the possession of child pornography on Wednesday. In a Thursday press release, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office announced that the Sacramento Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Detectives (ICAC) conducted an investigation…
Barack Obama took to Instagram to celebrate his wife of 31 years, Michelle Obama on her birthday. The former US First Lady turns 61 today. Barack shared a photo of them together and wrote in the caption: “Happy Birthday to the love of my life @MichelleObama. You fill every room with warmth, wisdom, humour, and…
Police on Friday arraigned a gospel singer, Timilehin Ajayi, at the Nasarawa State High Court, Lafia, for the alleged murder of his girlfriend. The singer was caught with the dismembered body of the victim, Salome Adaidu, Karu Local Government Area of the state last week. Salome, 24, was a member of the National Youth Service…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said his government hoped to impress upon incoming U.S. leader Donald Trump how important the South China Sea issue is to peace in Asia. Iwaya visited Manila on Wednesday as part of a high-profile diplomatic push by…
A 35-year-old Nigerian man, Timilehin Olatunji, who r3ped a woman in a ‘violent, degrading and sustained’ attack at a home in Nottingham, United Kingdom has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. Nottinghamshire Police said Olatunji launched a sustained attack on the woman at a property in Nottingham in the early hours of 29…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday thanked the 36 state governors following their endorsement of the tax reform bills under consideration in the National Assembly. The governors had during a meeting with the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, on Thursday in Abuja acknowledged the importance of improving the tax…
