A 31-year-old Nigerian disc jockey, Abayomi Babatunde Ogunremi, was arrested for allegedly overstaying in India. Babatunde alias DJ Echo Buzz has been residing at Yeolewadi in Pune city, Maharashtra and worked as DJ at popular pubs. Police said on Friday, October 21, that Babatunde, who had come to India on a student visa a few…
The United States embassy in Nigeria has warned Americans in Nigeria to be cautious of their movement in response to elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja. In a security alert issued today October 23, the US embassy advised its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel or movement, stay alert and…
A man has been killed by a lion at the Accra Zoo in Ghana. According to a statement by the Forest Commission, the man jumped the security fence of the zoo and entered the inner fencing of the lions’ enclosure on Sunday, August 28. One of the lions attacked and killed the man. The…
Detectives attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a man who raped and killed his friend’s fiancé in Nairobi, Kenya. The suspect, Edwin Onditi Odada murdered Pamela Asesa, 26, after she welcomed him into the home of her fiancée’ while he was away at work. DCI in a statement on Thursday, July 21, 2022, revealed…
Glee star Blake Jenner has been arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles County. The actor was pulled over for a traffic violation after he allegedly failed to stop at a red light in Burbank, California on July 9. Officers conducted a safety test and allegedly discovered Jenner was driving above the legal blood alcohol content limit. The “Billy…
North Korea has accused the United States of setting up a military alliance like NATO in Asia.. According to North Korea’s government, it has been forced to develop stronger defences because of the U.S’ aim to oust Kim Jong Un from power. The North Korean criticism comes amid concern it could be preparing its…
A 60-year-old woman has been arrested after the body of her three-year-old granddaughter was found in a rubbish bin outside her home. Grandmother Becky Ann Vreeland has been charged with first-degree murder and child neglect and is currently being held at Cleveland County Jail in Oklahoma, USA. Following a 911 call from inside the house, police rushed to…
The European Union has urged Nigerians to get their Permanent Voter Cards, register and vote during the 2023 general elections. The EU pledged to support the mobilisation of voters to fully participate in the polls. The EU delegation said it will embark on the “Youth Vote Count Campaign 2.0, organised in collaboration with INEC,…
Senegal’s President Macky Sall has fired his health minister after 11 newborn babies were killed in a hospital fire blamed on an electrical short circuit. The tragedy late Wednesday, May 25, in the western city of Tivaouane was the latest in a series of hospital deaths that have exposed the weaknesses of the nation’s…
A Nigerian national has been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on the charge of duping at least 300 women out of crores of rupees on the pretext of marriage, officials said on Friday, May 27. The accused identified as Garuba Galumje,38, allegedly befriended women through social media and matrimonial websites, where he introduced himself as a…
