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According to USA Today, a huge construction crane buffeted by strong winds collapsed and crashed onto the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Friday, killing as many as 107 worshipers only days before the start of the annual Muslim pilgrimage, the Saudi Arabia Civil Defense reports. The Civil Defense said on Twitter that as many as 238 […]

A Saudi man instantly divorced his wife after catching her dancing in front of the TV at their home. He told her what she did was an unforgivable act. According to Emirates 24/7, the unnamed woman had waited for her husband to go out before she turned on her favourite TV music channel and started […]

Nicola Austens was given nine months in jail, suspended for a year after she admitted in court to having bought cocaine as a birthday gift for her daughter, Daily Mirror reports. The 37-year-old was arrested on January 31 this year after nearly 6g of cocaine was found at her home in Southborough, near Tunbridge Wells, […]

According to Nigerian Tribune, shocker awaits godfathers of All Progressives Congress (APC), as President Muhammadu Buhari is set to unfold the list of his ministerial nominees. It was gathered that top leaders of the party, who had hints of the president’s direction, were already alarmed. It was gathered that contrary to the practice where the […]

The Ekiti State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a United Kingdom based company, Elemi Energy Limited, for the installation and generation of a 1.15 Megawatts Solar Photo Voltaic Farm in the State.The project, which is a Public Private Partnership, is to be built on 14,000 Square Metres of land belonging to the […]

According to AP, Sept. 11 victims’ relatives marked the anniversary of the terror attacks Friday in a subdued gathering at ground zero, saying their determination to commemorate their loss publicly hadn’t dimmed even as 14 years have passed and crowds at the ceremony have thinned. Hundreds of victims’ relatives — fewer than thronged the observances […]

In 1916, Lord Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, the 1st Baron Lugard, the fourteenth Governor of Hong Kong and the first Governor-General of Nigeria, said the following: “Lagos has for 20 years opposed every Governor and has fomented strife and bloodshed in the hinterland. I have spent the best part of my life in Africa; my […]

Many governors in Nigeria have said they do not support death penalty for convicted looters. They prefer life or long term imprisonment to the death penalty. They said this when Punch tries to seek their opinion on a call by the Nigerian workers, the NLC and TUC that looters should henceforth face death penalty. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun […]

South African anthropologists have announced a ‘groundbreaking fossil discovery of international importance’ at the so-called Cradle of Humankind near Johannesburg. The disclosure was made public on Thursday, in Cape Town to top dignitaries, which include Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. The world heritage site is the same place where the skull of Mrs. Ples was discovered […]

You know your brain makes mistakes without you even realizing it, don’t you? In fact, it’s probably making a few mistakes as you’re reading these words. Yep, you read that right. Your mind is full of biases based on your past experiences. And it’s not just you. That holds true for every one of us. […]

According to LIB, a Nigerian mother went into labour aboard a sinking boat in the Mediterranean sea just off the coast of Italy on September 4 as the boat made its way to the Island of Lampudusa. The unnamed woman was among thousands of Nigerians seeking a better life in Europe by attempting to cross the […]

Open Letter To President Buhari: A Call To Nigerian Patriots By Charlie Oribamise Congratulations to our new president, Muhammadu Buhari who did not let go of his dream to come back and be an instrument God is currently using to effect a profound change in Nigeria that will reverberate throughout the black race. A patriot […]

No fewer than seven people sustained injuries after a popular hotel, the Mekaval hotel situated in Effurun-Warri in Delta state collapsed at about 2am yesterday September 9. The injured were mostly indigenes of neighboring state who had come to the state in search of a miracle at the Christ Mercy Land Church, headed by one Pastor […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose yesterday donated N500,000 and a new Motorcycle to a crippled cobbler, Iseoluwa Adelabu, whose shop and working equipment got burnt in Ikoro-Ekiti recently. See more photos below.

These are some of the 128 suspected Boko Haram members released to the Borno state government yesterday September 9. They were released after investigations showed they had no links to the terror group. Borno state governor Kashim Shettima presented them with clothes and an undisclosed amount of money. Photo credit: KSM news

Some cheering news from the Defence Headquarters’ information unit. At its maiden media chat which held in Abuja yesterday September 9, the Director of Defence Information (DDI), Colonel Rabe Abubakar said the military is winning the war against Boko Haram as all the camps of the terror group have been destroyed. He said: “These terrorists […]

A teenager killed a masked intruder holding a gun to mum’s head – only to learn it was his dad. Malachi Heisler shot his father John Heisler after he broke into the house to speak to his estranged wife. “I had about five to six seconds to make a decision,” said the 18-year-old. “By the […]

And one wealthy Arab family has reportedly paid a staggering £48.5million for the world’s most expensive cake, which features real diamonds. The cake was made by Debbie Wingham, 33, who has turned to baking after previously making the world’s most expensive dress for £11.5million made from black and red diamonds.       Source: TBW. Image credit: […]

The Senate was told, yesterday, that the Federal Government has invested a N2.74 trillion in Nigeria’s power sector over the last 16 years (1999 to date). The investments were made during the regimes of former President Olusegun Obasanjo; his successor, late President Umaru Yar’Adua, and President Goodluck Jonathan. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, Ambassador […]

Reports have it that the Department of State Services, DSS, has commenced the screening of ministerial nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari. It was gathered by Punch that no fewer than 20 nominees had been vetted by the DSS operatives since the exercise started. The President was said to have sent to the agency […]