Month: April 2023

A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on a Russian city of more than 400,000 people late Thursday, April 20 leaving a crater 40 meters (130 feet) across, blowing a car onto a roof and damaging buildings in what Russian state…

President Buhari has said that he can’t wait to go home after eight years of being President of Nigeria.  While speaking at his final Sallah homage held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday, April 21, the President described himself…

A man has admitted killing his neighbours – a mum and her two children in a house fire but denies murder charges Fatoumatta Hydara, 28, Naeemah, one, and Fatimah Drammeh, three, all died after their first-floor flat in Nottingham, UK…

A middle-aged man identified as Festus Stephen has been convicted and sentenced to death by hanging for killing his friend, Mohammed Sani (Jega) over N30,000. The court heard that Festus of Sabon Pegi bye-pass, Yola town, Yola South LGA on…

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has invited Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to his country on a state visit.  Zelensky extended the invitation in a congratulatory message addressed to Tinubu. Zelensky, in his message, said his war-torn country is…

The eight female students of Government Secondary School, Awon, who were kidnapped by terrorists in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have escaped from the terrorists’ den. Recall that the 8 victims were abducted alongside other citizens while heading home…

A Point of Sale (POS) operator, identified as Alfa Rafiu, has been arrested in Ilorin, Kwara State capital for allegedly spending the sum of N280 million mistakenly sent to his bank account. According to the Nigerian Tribune, the suspect, a resident…

A Chinese acrobat fell to her death during a performance with her husband in Suzhou, China. Sun Moumou, 37, fell onto a hard stage during a flying-trapeze show performed with her acrobatic partner who is also her husband. Disturbing video footage…

Dino wins PDP Gov’ship ticket in Kogi Dino Melaye has been declared the winner of the governorship primary election of the People’s Democratic Party in Kogi. Melaye defeated other aspirants in the keenly contested primary election. The former lawmaker will…

Nigeria’s inflation rate has increased by 0.13% points compared to February 2023’s inflation rate. This is according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Saturday, April 15, 2023. The consumer price index measures…