The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of two staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) Idi-Ayunre and debunked reports circulating on social media of a mass abduction within Ibadan and surrounding communities. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, the abduction…
The family of Michael Oyedokun, the schoolteacher abducted and later beheaded by terrorists in Oyo State, has described his death as a devastating and irreplaceable loss. In a heartbreaking revelation, family members revealed that the teacher slain in the prime of his life died childless, despite being married for more than a decade….
The United States government has unsealed a major federal indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro and five other individuals. The criminal charges stem from the fatal February 24, 1996, shoot-down of two unarmed U.S. civilian aircraft operated by the Miami-based Cuban exile humanitarian organization, Brothers to the Rescue. The update to the case…
An unconscious woman was dropped off at Lagos Garage in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, and concerned citizens are asking for help to locate her loved ones. According to Facebook group Ijebu Rewa, the woman’s certificate from Abia State Univeristy was found on her and it shows that her name is Chinyere Blessing Ubani. The post…
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday arraigned a 55-year-old chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Shamsudeen Oladiti, popularly known as “Shamelon,” before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja over the alleged involuntary manslaughter of a dispatch rider, Ramon Imam. Oladiti was arraigned on three counts bothering on involuntary manslaughter,…
Democratic Republic of the Congo has cancelled a planned three-day World Cup training camp and farewell event in Kinshasa due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the country. The outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which has reportedly caused more than 130 deaths and nearly 600 suspected cases. The…
Southampton manager Tonda Eckert is reportedly facing the sack if the club fails in its appeal against the EFL’s decision to expel them from the Championship play-off final over the growing “Spygate” scandal. Southampton F.C. were removed from Saturday’s play-off final against Hull City A.F.C. after admitting analysts were sent to spy on rivals including…
Media personality, Toke Makinwa, has responded after she was berated for lashing out at Sandra Edoho, on social media yesterday May 19. Recall that a purported audio recording between Sandra and her alleged lover, singer Chike, surfaced online yesterday, May 19. In the viral audio recording , the singer expressed concern that their alleged…
The government has announced a comprehensive “Welcome Home” support package for Ghanaian nationals being evacuated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals. The evacuees are expected to arrive in Accra on Thursday, May 21, 2026, as part of an emergency repatriation exercise being coordinated by Ghana’s diplomatic mission in Pretoria in collaboration…
A Glendale doctor has been convicted of federal charges for submitting more than $45 million in bogus claims to Medicare for Botox injections that were medically unnecessary or never provided, and for using falsified documents to attempt to obstruct an investigation, officials announced today. Violetta Mailyan, 45, was found guilty late Monday…
