Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect have attacked Kukawa, a town in Borno State, and reportedly abducted over 100 persons. According to sources in the Civilian Joint Task Force, the insurgents drove into the town with over 20 trucks and announced their entry with sporadic gunshots, engaging the Nigerian troops stationed in the town for over 30 minutes. Thisday…
US president Donald Trump, on Wednesday August 19, urged Americans to disregard mail-in voting and go to the ballot box to vote, declaring “if you can protest in person, you can vote in person”. Mail-in ballots is a type of voting system where people can vote from home using mail while universal voting is the…
A 500-level student of Electrical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Nzete Ogochukwu Patrick, has died after he was hit by a stray bullet in Ogume town in Ndokwa West local government area on Sunday, August 16. According to reports, Nzete was on his way home from church when he got hit by a stray bullet…
Gunfire was heard on Tuesday, August 18, at an army base outside Mali’s capital Bamako in what diplomatic and security sources said was a mutiny. The soldiers on Tuesday fired their guns into the air in the base in Kati while witnesses said armoured tanks and military vehicles could be seen on its streets, according to…
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has asked the Kano state government to execute 22-year-old singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, who was found guilty of blasphemy few weeks ago. The council in a statement released by its secretary Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad, berated those asking for the convict to be pardoned. It added that the case is purely an Islamic…
Nollywood actor, Sunkanmi Omobolanle has welcomed a baby with his wife. The excited father who shared the goodnews via an Instagram post he shared, wrote; ADERINSOLA .. you are blessing to your generation, you are and always ll be a source of joy to all around you. Grow in wisdom and understanding . Sudden death will never be…
Some unknown gunmen have abducted the two sons ofBello Dankande, a former Zamfara commissioner alongside an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The incident which took place at Dankande’s residence in Gamji, Bakura local government area of the state on Tuesday August 18, left one person dead and a woman with injuries. Spokesperson of…
Minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige has recounted how an armed monarch intervened when he was abducted as the governor of Anambra state. Giving an account of what transpired between him and his abductors in an interview with ThisDay, Ngige who was the Governor of Anambra state between 2003 and 2006 said; “The first thing that comes…
Emmy Award-winning producer, actor, and filmmaker, Ash Christian. has died at the age of 35. According to Dallas Voice, Ash passed away in his sleep, while on vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on August 14. No further details have been released regarding the cause of Christian’s death. Born on Jan. 16, 1985, in Paris, Texas,…
The Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN) in Kano State, have applauded the death sentence handed to 22-year-old Yahaya Sharif-Aminu over an alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. The group in a statement released by its Chairman Muhammad Sani Garba Esq, said the judge was right in his verdict in which he convicted and sentenced the accused to…