March 15, 2025
How Mohbad died after I treated him – Nurse Ogedengbe
Feyisayo Ogedengbe, the auxiliary nurse who treated Mohbad, has revealed that the late singer had a severe reaction to a tetanus injection she administered. According to her testimony before Justice C.A. Shotobi at the Coroner’s Court in Ikorodu, Lagos, Mohbad started vomiting and developed goosebumps after the injection. Ogedengbe explained that she was contacted by Ayobami […]
Cuba suffers fourth nationwide blackout in five months
Cuba suffered a general blackout on Friday caused by a crash of its national electricity grid, officials said, the fourth major power outage on the cash-strapped communist island in five months. “At around 8:15 pm tonight, a breakdown… caused the significant loss of power in western Cuba and with it the fall of the national […]
Former Meta employee barred from promoting explosive memoir
Facebook parent company Meta is seeking to silence a former employee who has made scandalous allegations in a new tell-all book, obtaining a ruling to temporarily bar her from promoting the memoir or bad-mouthing the tech giant. In “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism,” released on Tuesday, Sarah Wynn-Williams recounts […]
Iraq kills senior Islamic State group leader
Iraqi security forces have killed a senior Islamic State (IS) group leader responsible for foreign operations, according to the country’s prime minister, with US President Donald Trump saying later Friday his “miserable life was terminated”. Although Iraq had proclaimed in 2017 the defeat of the jihadist group on its territory, IS cells have remained active […]
A’Ibom CJ visits correctional centres, pardons 55 inmates
The Chief Judge (CJ) of Akwa Ibom, Justice Ekaette Obot, on Friday rounded up a three-day visit to correctional centres and freed a total of 55 inmates in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 18 out of the 55 inmates were released on health grounds. Four inmates regained freedom in Ikot […]
Trump confirms killing of ISIS leader by US soldiers in Iraq
US President Donald Trump has confirmed the death of Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, the leader of the Islamic State, ISIS, in Iraq and Syria. On Friday, Iraq’s prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced that al-Rifai was killed in an operation by both US forces and members of the Iraqi intelligence service. He was described as […]
Edo governor suspends Public Safety Response Team
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo has ordered the indefinite suspension of the Public Safety Response Team (PSRT), led by Kelly Okungbowa. This is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor, on Friday in Benin. Ikhilor stated that the decision followed numerous complaints of extortion, harassment, and unruly behaviour by […]
Why I ended my marriage with Ijoba Lande — Estranged wife, Dara
Dara, the estranged wife of comedian and skit maker Kehinde Ganiyu, popularly known as Ijoba Lande, has said that her ex-husband is an addicted gambler and assaults her at every slightest opportunity. The estranged wife made the disclosure in an interview with actress Biola Adebayo on Friday. She swore to have never slept with 21 […]
Don’t drag Lagosians into your present predicament – APC chieftain warns El-Rufai
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Ambassador Abayomi Nurain Mumuni, has warned former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, not to drag Lagosians into his present predicament. Mumuni, in a statement, condemned recent remarks made by El-Rufai, in which he alleged that those who worked for the APC were sidelined while political […]
Houses destroyed as Adamawa villages clash over boundary
A violent clash between residents of Lamza and Kawa villages in Guyuk Local Government Area of Adamawa State over a boundary dispute has led to the destruction of four thatched huts. The incident, which occurred on Friday, was contained in a post by security analyst, Zagazola Makama on X on Saturday. According to Makama, the […]