The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arranged former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. El-Rufai was arraigned with six other defendants before a Federal High Court in Kaduna over allegations of corruption, money laundering, and related offences. Also named in the amended 11-count charge are Jimi Lawal, a former aide to…
Lionel Messi has been honored with a big statue in Cutral Co, a remote town in Patagonia, Argentina, The Barcelona legend, who turned 39 on Wednesday, June 24, two days after breaking Miroslav Klose’s World Cup record for the most goals, now has an 85-foot statue honouring him and his unparalleled achievements at…
A woman who tried to board a flight wearing shorts and a crop top in the heatwave was turned away because the outfit was too revealing. Edda Pilz, known online as Edda Elisa, says she was stopped at the boarding gate and told she appeared “n@ked”. The 25-year-old was wearing sports clothes to keep cool…
Denmark is set to launch a fresh bid to ban the Islamic call to prayer, with the country’s business minister warning that parts of the nation risk sounding like “a suburb of Islamabad” if action is not taken. Morten Bodskov, a senior Social Democrat, announced the Government would reopen an investigation into outlawing the Adhan nationwide. The traditional Muslim…
Ten people have been rescued from the rubble of the three-storey building that collapsed in the Alakija area of Lagos state today June 25. The rescued victims had varying degrees of injuries. According to the General Manager of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margeret Adeseye, the collapsed building is a residential structure…
A heartbreaking social media video captures the emotional moment rescue workers heard a trapped woman crying for help beneath the rubble of a collapsed three-storey building in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The building, which was still under construction, caved in on Wednesday afternoon, trapping construction workers and occupants inside. By Thursday morning, the woman…
A plane has crashed and exploded into a fireball in terrifying scenes at a airport in Warsaw, Poland. Officials have confirmed people have di£d in the incident. The small aircraft went down close to Warsaw’s Bemowo Airport at around 1pm today, June 25, as emergency services raced to the scenes. According to…
A Kano State High Court has sentenced a 32-year-old man, Muhammad Zulfalalu, popularly known as “Mai siket” to 20 years’ imprisonment for r@ping an 85-year-old woman. LIB reported that Zulfalalu was arrested on June 9, 2020 and confessed to have r@ped more than 40 female in a year, including girls and married women. …
A three-year-old boy has tragically been found d£ad in a hot car during a major heatwave in France that saw temperatures reach as high as 44C. The boy was found de@d by his parents on Wednesday evening, June 24, in Saint-Gratien, Val-d’Oise, as calls were made to emergency services at around 7pm. The…
An apprentice who fell asleep while alone at work got a surprise from his boss. The boss was in another of his shops and left his apprentice in his showroom. When he checked the surveillance camera on his phone, he saw that his apprentice had slept off, with two fans facing him. The door to…
