A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a 42-year-old tricycle driver, Godswill Akpan, to 10 years imprisonment for k!lling his colleague, Baba Ali Bukar, aged 30. Justice Yetunde Adesanya found Akpan guilty of involuntary manslaughter, holding that the prosecution proved beyond a reasonable doubt that he caused…
Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday, Dec. 2, that he would like to visit Algeria in 2026 as part of a voyage to Africa. The Pope made this known as he wrapped up his first international trip as pontiff. “I hope to make a trip to Africa, which could be my next trip,” the US…
Troops of the 12 Brigade Nigerian Army Lokoja have confirmed the successful rescue of six kidnapped victims of Ejiba community in Yagba East Local Council of Kogi State. Last Sunday, Nov. 30, gunmen invaded the Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba and abducted members, including the pastor and his wife. Acting Assistant Director…
A lecturer suffering mental health issues has disappeared from his sickbed in a hospital in Yola. Emmanuel Peter, 40, a lecturer with the Department of Public Administration, Muhammadu Buhari University, formerly University of Maiduguri, was diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, seizure, and substance abuse addiction. He was being treated at the Psychiatric Ward of…
