Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have k!lled a commercial motorcyclist identified as Emmanuel and abducted a female student of the Federal University of Technology (FUTO) along the Ihiagwa-Amaeze road in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State. According to vanguard, the victim, who was conveying the student to school, was reportedly attacked and…
The court martial proceedings involving three dozen military officers accused of a foiled coup plot are scheduled to resume on May 8, according to from Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters. The trial involves 36 officers allegedly involved in a conspiracy to overthrow the government, an act that would have threatened over twenty-five years of democratic rule…
A woman fell 50 feet to her d£ath at the Indianapolis airport over the weekend, officials said. The woman, identified only as a 38-year-old, was at the Indianapolis International Airport on Saturday, April 25, around 12:15 p.m. when she fell from the outside edge of the Upper Terminal Drive. First responders performed life-saving measures for…
Suspected poisonous grass has k!lled over 80 cattle in Chafajaule village, Ribasu District in Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa Stare. According to Daily Trust report on Monday, April 27, 2026, the incident reportedly occurred after the animals consumed a harmful grass known in Fulfulde as ngayari (wild sorghum). Confirming the incident, the Director of…
Residents of Old Tafo in the Eastern Region have opposed plans for a mining company, Parin Gold Limited, to operate in their area. The decision was made public after the Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly informed traditional leaders and community members about the proposed mining activities. In response, the Chief of Akyem Tafo, Daasebre Adusei Peasah…
A dad whose wife is expecting his second child was gored to d£ath during a Spanish bull-running festival in an area known as the “street of hell.” Video shared online shows the bull lifting cattle breeder Santiago Barrero San Román, 33, into the air on Friday, April 24, then repeatedly stabbing him with its horns during the…
Gunmen allegedly attacked herders, k!lling one and shooting 21 cattle in Diyan village, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. Speaking to journalists in Jos on Monday, April 27, 2026, State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo, identified the deceased as Rabiu Aliyu Ya’u. According…
Lagos State has emerged as the most indebted state in Nigeria. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), as at the fourth quarter (Q4) 2025, Lagos state is owing a total of N1.22 trillion and $1.17 billion as domestic and external debts respectively. Making the announcement on Monday, April 27, in its Q4 2025…
Police in Nairobi, Kenya are investigating the d3ath of a 22-year-old university student who reportedly fell from the sixth floor of an apartment at a short-stay accommodation facility in Kileleshwa. The woman, identified as Consolata Githinji, is said to have fallen from apartment C601 in the early hours of Sunday, April 16, 2026. …
British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua will return to boxing in a comeback bout on July 25 in Saudi Arabia. The former unified world champion will fight Albania’s Kristian Prenga in Riyadh this summer. It will be Joshua’s first contest since returning to training after a car accident in Nigeria in December, which saw…
