Month: July 2019

AN Indian man who was bitten by a snake got his revenge on the reptile by biting it back, killing it and chewing it into pieces, the man’s father told newsmen on Monday. The man, Raj Kumar, was relaxing at…

Fifty-three years ago, 29 July 1966 to be precise, Major General Aguiyi Ironsi (Iron Side for style), Head of State and Lt. Col. Adekunle Fajuyi, Military Governor of Western Region, were, in a coup d’etat, abducted and assassinated by soldiers…

Immediate past Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha and the former Governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji clashed during the screening of the immediate past Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola for a ministerial position on Monday. Okorocha had…

Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmed Lawan on Tuesday released the names of chairmen of 63 committees of the Red Chamber. Lawan named Senators Barau Jibrin as Appropriations Committee chairman;  Ali Ndume  (Army ), Dino Melaye  (Aviation) and Ibikunle Amosun (Capital Market). Some…

17 Nigerian nationals and one Ugandan were arrested on Sunday night, in connection with the attack on police personnel by a group of African men, while on duty at the Flora Damansara apartment in Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, last Thursday….

Police in Ludhiana, Punjab’s Khanna district have arrested a Nigerian drug peddler and recovered 200 gram of heroin from his possession. The accused, identified as Ezeke of Imo state, resides at Phase-5 in Uttam Nagar West in New Delhi. Superintendent…

U.S. President Donald Trump issued full pardons on Monday for five criminals who served sentences on charges including drug trafficking, weapons sales and illegal gambling, the White House said in a statement. It cited the men’s acceptance of responsibility for…

Former Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi arrived Istanbul on Monday afternoon and was expected to travel to Trabzon later to begin training with Turkish Super Lig outfit, Trabzonspor, reports Completesports.com. Mikel penned a two – year deal with Trabzonspor…

A trade expert, Dr Olumuyiwa Alaba, has urged the Federal Government to introduce electronic call-up system to sanitise truck movement for speedy decongestion of Apapa port. Alaba made the call while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja at a…

United States bank Capital One said a hacker gained access to more than 100 million credit card applications earlier this month. The compromised data included some Social Security numbers. The Department of Justice said Monday that Paige Thompson, 33, was…