Singer Bonnie Tyler is out of a coma but remains very unwell in intensive care, a spokesperson has said. The 75-year-old from Skewen, Neath Port Talbot, was rushed to hospital in Faro, Portugal, in May for emergency intestinal surgery and placed in an induced coma to aid her recovery. Her condition is improving and doctors…
Three police officers have been killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated along the Anka-Bagega road in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The incident reportedly happened at about 5:05 p.m. on June 15, according to security sources cited by counter-insurgency publication Zagazola Makama. The officers were part of an operation led by…
The American tourist who was picked up and almost lynched for allegedly s£xually abusing a boy on a balcony in Bogotá, Colombia, was reportedly “saving” the boy from choking, new report claims. According to an updated report, the man was giving his adopted son the Heimlich manoeuvre. However, he was mistaken for abusing the child…
Gunmen have k!lled an Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) executive, Emmanuel Agara, in Plateau State. Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), Sector 3, discovered the body with a gunshot wound in Dantanko community, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Security sources said the troops responded at about 6:50 a.m. on June 16,…
Shocking comments have been shared on a Facebook post seeking advice. A man took to a Facebook group to express concern over his daughter’s sleep posture. In the photos he shared, his daughter is seen with her legs open and raised while sleeping. One Facebook user narrated how her mother applied pepper…
The Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has revealed why he sued his former ally and ex-campaign spokesman, Kenneth Okonkwo, over allegations made against him. Speaking during a podcast interview with broadcaster Rufai Oseni, Obi said he is looking forward to having the matter settled in court, where Okonkwo can openly present any…
The Federal Government has denied media reports claiming it is considering new taxes on telecommunications services and petroleum products following the publication of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV Consultation Report on Nigeria. According to a statement released by the Head Information and Public Relations Unit, Ministry of Finance, Efe Ovuakporie, the Federal…
A little boy in a car with his mum and aunt was k!lled by a police officer who opened fire on their vehicle. Kohen Kartier Wiley, 1, was shot and k!lled by a Mississippi police officer who was responding to an alleged shoplifting incident at Walmart. Officers from the Senatobia Police Department said the boy’s mum and…
One person has di£d and five were left injured when a small business jet carrying six people crashed onto a highway in Texas. The NetsJet-operated Cessna Citation Latitude jet had left San José del Cabo, Mexico, heading towards Austin, Texas, when it diverted towards Laredo on Tuesday, June 16. The plane appeared to have lost contact with…
Abiodun Ajiboye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Executive Secretary of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation, has said Nigeria has been without a clear developmental direction since independence in 1960. Speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Tuesday, June 16, Ajiboye described the country’s infrastructure development as largely uncoordinated, arguing that…
