A girl has suffered from horrific facial burns from a squishy toy after engaging in a social media trend that went wrong. The girl’s father said he saw his daughter’s skin “coming off” and ending up in her mouth during the horrific incident. Violet Zerbst, 10, had decided to microwave a gel-filled fidget toy in…
An 11-year-old boy was rushed to hospital following a stabbing incident in Blackburn, with a boy of the same age detained on suspicion of assault. Lancashire Police revealed that officers were summoned shortly before 7pm on Monday, June 22, after reports of a stabbing in the Fishmoor Drive area. Emergency services, including an air ambulance,…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the Vegetable Market kidnapping incident in Benin City. LIB reported that gunmen abducted a woman at the popular market on Sunday, June 14, 2026. The woman was with her husband and children when the gunmen arrived at the scene and whisked…
A former footballer Jorge ‘Garda’ Sánchez, 56, has been arrested on suspicion of k!lling his mother after she was found de@d in her home. Delia Mercedes Romero de Sánchez, 86, was discovered lifeless on Friday afternoon, June 19, with at least one serious head injury. The exact cause of de@th will be determined by a…
A self-confessed cannibal has been arrested on suspicion of collecting human body parts from abandoned cemeteries and from his work at a hospital. Detectives took the 30-year-old into custody after they got a tip he was allegedly storing human remains both at his place of work and at his home. Investigators from Hungary’s National Bureau…
The Lagos State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation after an anonymous package containing two rounds of live ammunition was delivered to the residence of First Bank Managing Director, Oluwasegun Adebiosu. Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, disclosed this on Tuesday, June 23, during a press briefing at the command headquarters. …
Grammy-winning Nigerian Afrobeats singer Damini Ogulu, professionally known as Burna Boy, has become the African artiste with the most entries on the Billboard U.S. Hot 100 chart, surpassing fellow Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, known as Tems. Prior to this week, Burna Boy and Tems were tied with eight entries each on the prestigious American chart….
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has confirmed that a new contract has been agreed with Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle, ending months of uncertainty over his future with the team. NSC chairman Shehu Dikko disclosed this on Tuesday, June 23 at a meeting in Abuja alongside NFF president Ibrahim Gusau and other federation officials….
A former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Koko/Besse Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Alhaji Muhammadu Mai Barga Besse, has d!ed in bandits captivity. LIB reported that Besse was kidnapped alongside a cleric of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah wa Ikamatis-Sunnah (JIBWIS), Alhaji Muhammad Maibarga. A disturbing video later surfaced online showing…
The United States Senate adopted a concurrent resolution on Tuesday, June 23, directing the president to remove military forces from the conflict with Iran, delivering a significant bipartisan rebuke to Donald Trump and sending a clear signal that the ongoing military campaign lacks necessary support in Congress. Congressional Democrats have repeatedly forced legislative votes to…
