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El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele has boastfully shared photographs of thousands of inmates sitting on the floor of a sprawling new prison in the South American nation, that they will ‘never return’ from. More than 65,000 suspected gang members have been arrested since March last year amid a government crackdown in the country. The 40,000-capacity […]

The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions, Ministry of Justice, has ordered the arraignment of a Lekki-based pastor, Bishop Oluwafeyiropo Daniel, over the alleged rape of an assistant pastor of the church and another lady. Daniel is the founder of I Reign Christian Ministry, Ikota, Lekki, and has been trending on social media for making […]

The Presidency said, yesterday, that results of the February 25 presidential election came as a shock to many who had declared a winner before the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, did. It also urged security agencies to deal decisively with those out to perpetrate rigging in tomorrow’s governorship and state assemblies election, cautioning governors not to […]

Ahead of the March 18 governorship and state assembly elections, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has ordered the restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12 am to 6 pm on election day. However, those on essential services such as officials of the Independent […]

A woman who lied about being groomed by a gang of Asian sex traffickers has been jailed for eight and a half years yesterday. Eleanor Williams, 22, published pictures of her injuries and an account of being groomed, trafficked and beaten, on Facebook in May 2020, in a post which was shared more than 100,000 times. Her […]

No fewer than 43 Nigerian nurses in the United States are currently facing criminal charges over certificate forgery. The 43 Nigerians are among the 75 persons being probed by the Texas Board of Nursing for false educational credentials. According to information on the Board’s website about the probe, tagged ‘Operation Nightingale’, the individuals who acquired […]

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old woman, Ifeoma Ossai, for killing her 50-year-old landlord, Monday Oladele, after grabbing his manhood. The police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said in a statement on Tuesday that the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Sango Ota divisional headquarters by the deceased brother, Olaleye Taiwo. Oyeyemi […]

No fewer than 12.9 million cyberattacks have been recorded from within and outside the country during the just-concluded Presidential and National Assembly polls. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, disclosed this on Tuesday, saying over 6.9 million attacks were recorded on election day alone. According to Pantami, the attacks were successfully […]

A wedding proposal nearly ended in tragedy after a Kenyan woman swallowed an engagement ring that was placed in her food as a surprise. Accordung to The Nation Kenya, Ms Jessica Hawayu and her family had gathered on Sunday March 12, at her home in Gongoni, Tana River County, for a family party.  Unknown to […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed commercial banks to dispense and receive old naira notes as legal tender across the country. The CBN gave the directive at a Bankers’ Committee meeting held on Sunday, according to a statement by the acting Director, CBN Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, on Monday. This is coming hours after […]

Beatrice Ekweremadu, the wife of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has denied involvement in the search for an organ donor for their ailing daughter, Sonia. Beatrice was last year arrested alongside her husband in the United Kingdom for allegedly trafficking a young man into the country to harvest his kidney. She denied the allegation […]

The United Kingdom government is developing plans to relax immigration procedures that will combat prolonged shortages in the construction industry. According to Business Standard, the easy visa policy will address labour shortages as encouraging Britons to return to work will not be enough to bridge the gaps. The Migration Advisory Committee, which advises the government […]

The Department of State Services, DSS, has said there are plans to cause a total breakdown of law and order in the country. The secret police said the plot was designed for execution after the governorship and state assembly elections. In a statement released on Wednesday by Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesperson, the DSS decried the […]