By Ruth Akpan Some lives leave footprints that time can never erase. They are remembered not merely for the years they spent on earth, but for the countless lives they touched, the values they upheld, the institutions they built, and the love they so generously shared. Such was the remarkable life of Chief (Mrs.) Folasade…
FIFA has suspended a one-match ban given to United States striker Folarin Balogun for his straight red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup Round of 32. The striker had received a straight red card during the US’ match against Bosnia, which normally would have ruled him out of the next game. However,…
A Sharia Court sitting at Sharada Hisbah in Kano State has sentenced one Mohammed Habibu to six months imprisonment without the option of a fine for insulting and assaulting his parents. The court heard that the convict had been mistreating and insulting his parents after they advised him to desist from engaging in immoral…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old quack doctor, identified as Osaze Okungbowa, following the disappearance of a newborn at a private health facility. The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, said the baby’s mother, Princess Oke, reported the incident to the police, alleging that the baby she delivered under Okungbowa’s care…
Andy Reid, an America football coach, revealed the simple advice wedding officiant Adam Sandler gave Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at their wedding. The Kansas City Chiefs coach attended Swift and Kelce’s star-studded wedding at Madison Square Garden in New York City Friday, July 3, and shared what Sandler told the newlyweds when the comedian officiated the ceremony. “He…
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court has ordered the remand of a 36-year-old man, Kayode Adepoju, at a correctional centre over the alleged r@pe of a 14-year-old girl. The prosecutor, Inspector Elijah Adejare, told the court that there was probable cause to remand the defendant, who is reasonably suspected of r@ping the teenage girl. He said the…
A married Nigerian woman has alleged that her life is in danger in her marriage but she can’t just leave because it is a taboo in her culture. The woman took to Facebook to claim that her husband has seized her properties, claiming they are his and has also threatened to k!ll her. Ifeoma Best…
A Nigerian woman, Usman Hanatu, has said she would rather remain single or marry a Muslim man with ten wives than marry a Christian guy. The post I would rather remain single or marry a Muslim man with ten wives than marry a Christian – Nigerian woman says appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog. [og_img]
The Federal Government is finalizing arrangements to receive a fresh batch of 270 Nigerian citizens from South Africa on Wednesday. The incoming flight marks the latest phase in the government’s coordinated, voluntary evacuation program designed to bring nationals home safely. According to an official announcement on Monday by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign…
At least 10 people were k!lled and six others injured in a road crash at the Saapade Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Afolabi Odunsin, the crash involved a white Sinotruk truck with an…
