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Justice Ahmad Tijjani Badamasi of the Kano State High Court, today, Friday, February 21, sentenced a housewife, Rashida Saidu, to death by hanging for pushing her husband, Dr Adamu Ali, to his death during an argument. Prosecution Counsel, Mariam Jilbrin, had told the court that the suspect engaged her 56-year-old husband in a fistcuff at […]
Continue ReadingNollywood actor, Frank Dallas is reportedly dead. He died on Wednesday February 19 in his hotel room in Abia State while attending a summit. In a statement released by the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN) PRO Monalisa Chinda-Coker, it was gathered that the President of the Guild, Mr. Emeja Rollas cancelled all official activities for three days to mourn the late […]
Continue ReadingLesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, who was due to be charged with the murder of his estranged wife, failed to appear in court on Friday on medical grounds, an aide said. “He is not attending court, he has gone for a medical check-up in South Africa,” his personal secretary Thabo Thakalekoala told AFP, adding it is […]
Continue ReadingEdo Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has revoked the statutory right of occupancy (CofO) granted to a former Delta Governor Chief James Ibori in respect to a property on plot 103A Aiguobasimwin Crescent, old GRA, Oredo local government. Governor Obaseki said he revoked the property in exercise of the power conferred on him by sections (28) […]
Continue ReadingPhotos of Amotekun commanders speaking at Ekiti State House of Assembly in their combat regalia have gone viral on social media. The commanders were at the Assembly complex for a public hearing on the security outfit and also to give their submission on the security initiative. This is coming after the Ekiti Assembly passed into law […]
Continue ReadingTwo Brazilian suspects have been arrested in connection to the murder of a Nigerian DJ, Emmanuel Okonyia in Turkey. Recall LIB reported that the Nigerian DJ was found dead in his apartment at Mecidiyeköy with his hands and feet tied behind. An early police investigation revealed that Emmanuel who had a knife next to his body, was tortured before […]
Continue ReadingLawrence Gordon Tesler, an American computer scientist whose accomplishments include inventing the cut, copy, and paste, find & replace command, and more, has died at the age of 74. He died on Monday, February 17. His death was announced on Twitter on Wednesday, February 19, by Xerox, where he spent part of his career. Xerox tweeted. […]
Continue ReadingA new British banknote featuring a self-portrait by the 19th-century painter J.M.W. Turner entered circulation on Thursday. The 20-pound note is the third to be made of durable polymer material rather than paper, following the launch of new five-pound and 10-pound notes in 2016 and 2017. “Moving the 20-pound note to polymer marks a major […]
Continue ReadingUtah state senate in the US voted unanimously on Tuesday to effectively decriminalize polygamy among consenting adults, reducing penalties for a practice with deep religious roots in the predominantly Mormon state. The bill, which would treat the offense of plural marriage as a simple infraction on par with a parking ticket, now moves to the […]
Continue ReadingAn Ikeja High Court, Lagos State, on Thursday sentenced a part-time lecturer at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Afeez Baruwa, to 21 years imprisonment for raping an 18-year-old girl admission seeker. Justice Josephine Oyefeso convicted Baruwa of the one count charge of rape brought against him. Justice Oyefeso said: “the prosecution has proven his case […]
Continue ReadingFounder of the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Chief Afe Babalola SAN, has said the news of crude oil discovery in the North gladdens his heart, because such a discovery will hasten the restructuring of the country. Speaking in Lagos on Wednesday at the maiden edition of the Goke Omisore Annual Lecture organised by the […]
Continue ReadingA major road in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja has been named after late Dr. Stella Adadevoh, the medical doctor who played a major role in preventing an Ebola epidemic in Nigeria in 2014. The road, located along Ahmadu Bello Way, close to the Nigerian Air Force Conference Centre, was renamed after Adedovah, about six […]
Continue ReadingThe lifeless body of a 78-year-old retired teacher was found in a hotel room in Nyamira County in Kenya. The deceased, Saul Mokua from the neighbouring Bosamaro Chache, was last seen on Monday evening checking into the Club78 with a middle-aged woman. The next day, the lifeless body of Mr. Saul was discovered in the […]
Continue ReadingA lady who attempted to kidnap her friend’s mother has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police command. Paulina Santos who was paraded before newsmen on Wednesday February 19, was accused of planning the kidnap of the mother of her friend whose husband works with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC). The State’s Commissioner of Police, […]
Continue ReadingSuspected cultists on Monday night killed a final year student of the Benue State University (BSU) in Makurdi. It was gathered that the incident happened at about 7:30pm at Gyado villa, a Makurdi suburb close to the university community. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Benue Command, DSP Catherine Anene, confirmed the incident and identified […]
Continue ReadingWhen Rapper Pop Smoke took to Twitter some hours ago to share a tweet, he had no idea that would be his last tweet ever. The rapper was shot dead in his Hollywood Hills home shortly after he shared the tweet and fans are in shock. The 20-year-old hip hop star was killed on Wednesday […]
Continue ReadingSome Nigerians and their gang members have been convicted and jailed after they were arraigned in court by Hampshire Constabulary’s Economic Crime Unit. The convicts who gained access to as much as 2,000 BT customers’ accounts in an elaborate phone and email divert scam between May 2014 and July 2016, were busted after a complex investigation which […]
Continue ReadingThe police in Mecklenburg outside Burgersfort have launched a manhunt for a 52 year old suspect Senyatse Lucas Phasha, who allegedly killed his four children at ga-Pasha village, Polokwane in South Africa. The bodies of the children were found at two different locations in the area. The suspect allegedly informed a neighbor on Tuesday morning, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria police have announced the arrest of a suspect in the murder of a State House official who was murdered on Monday. The victim, Laetitia Dagan was at home at about 11:00 p.m. when assailants breached her residence and took her life. She was an assistant director handling administrative matters at the Presidential Villa before […]
Continue ReadingNigerian born British heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua was pictured enrolling for his National Identity Card and this has spurred various reactions from Nigerians. The National Identity Management Commission announced that Joshua enrolled for his National Identification Number through its twitter handle @nimc_ng: Anthony Joshua @anthonyfjoshua enrolls for the National Identification Number and issued his NIN […]
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