A Tennessee fugitive wanted on rape charges killed himself on Thursday, September 10, when confronted by police in Alabama, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) said on Friday. David Whelan, 49, an attorney from Murfreesboro was wanted on multiple rape charges including aggravated and rape of a teenage girl who had been babysitting his daughter, FOX 17…
Naomi Osaka has won her second U.S. Open title at this year’s tournament after beating Victoria Azarenka. The 22-year-old Japanese tennis star battled back from a set down against her Belarusian opponent ,31, to lift her second US Open title in three years with a 1-6 6-3 6-3 victory at Flushing Meadows. “I just thought it would…
Media Personality Daddy Freeze has given a succint view of what being a divorcee means and the challenges they face in the society. The media personality who said this in reaction to report of a 23-year-old lady who recounted how she was ridiculed for being a divorcee before being called to bar, stated that divorce is…
Mr James Ngilari, a former Governor of Adamawa has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Adamawa state Chairman of APC, Alhaji Ibrahim Bilal said the former governor switched camps with thousands of his supporters after “long consultation.” Bilal who said the APC at National and state level are making arrangement to officially receive the former PDP member and his…
A newborn baby was found in a black plastic bin bag with a rusty knife sticking out of her back. The baby, believed to be two days old, was rescued after a passer-by heard her cries in the city of Posadas in the north-eastern Argentine province of Misiones. The passer-by named Diego Sebastian Penayo opened the bag…
He further stated that when surgical procedures are done right and safety is considered first before beauty, it limits the rate of mortality. “For example if somebody has diabetes and there is no deliberate step to control the diabetes first, then there is no surgery. “Sometimes, some of them do not know they have these issues until…
Unknown gunmen who kidnapped an unemployed graduate in Calabar, Cross River State capital have demanded additional N10 million ransom for his release. It was gathered that the victim, Charles Tommy, a graduate of Engineering graduate from the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Ekiti State, was abducted on September, 1, at about 9:30pm along Goldie by Mount Zion,…
At least 2 people have died after a plane crashed in Los Angeles on Friday, September 11.The single-engine airplane crashed into a parking lot between two buildings at 7011 Hayvenhurst Avenue, Van Nuys, California. The impact of the collision started a fire in the parking lot. Emergency Medical Services, EMS, arrived at the scene shortly after the crash…
The police in Ogun Police Command have arrested Mathew Adebayo, a teacher in a private secondary school, for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old- student of the school. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, says the 26-year-old teacher was apprehended after the proprietress of the school reported to Sango-Ota Police Station that…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has once again attacked the Buhari-led government, saying that Nigeria is slowly becoming a failed and divided state under this administration. Obasanjo stated this while delivering a speech titled, ‘Moving Nigeria Away from Tipping Over’ at a consultative dialogue attended by various socio-cultural groups including Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum, Northern Elders Forum,…