Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has given a clear hint that the country’s land borders may be reopened soon. The borders that have been closed since August 2019. But speaking to State House correspondents on Wednesday, Ahmed said the presidential committee set up on the matter has completed its job…
A 2-year-old child, Nyiko was allegedly repeatedly raped and beaten to death by her teen mother’s 30-year-old boyfriend in Diepkloof, Soweto. The 17-year-old mother and her boyfriend identified as Tebogo Ramokgopa, were arrested on Tuesday, November 24, and are expected to appear in the Protea Magistrate Court, on Wednesday, November 25. The incident occurred on…
Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan has reportedly approved in principle a law on chemical castration of rapists Local reports said Mr. Khan approved the law which would also fast track sexual assault cases during a federal cabinet meeting on Tuesday, November 24th. But Pakistan’s government is yet to make an official announcement. The decision was…
As Nigerians gear up to face the impending hardship as a result of the recession already steering in the face of Nigeria, Niger state government has concluded plans to slash the salaries of civil servants in the state by 50 percent to be able to cope with the present economic reality. But the Organized Labour…
Elisha Abbo, the Adamawa Senator fined for assaulting a woman in a sex toy shop in Abuja has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). His decision to switch parties was read out in a letter at the commencement of plenary on Wednesday by Senate President, Ahmed Lawan. He…
Argentine football icon Diego Armando Maradona has died at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack. The Gimnasia coach had been hospitalised at the start of November, days after celebrating the landmark birthday, after complaining of low spirits and fatigue. Tests at the La Plata clinic revealed a blood clot on the brain,…
Policemen on escort duty in a bizarre show of brutality have shot and severely injured four women including a teenage girl and pastor’s wife at Tombia market in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The 17-year-old female periwinkle seller, Alice Baine, and three other women were left in the pool of their blood by…
Some suspected kidnappers who stormed the Yolde Pate community in the Yola South local government area of Adamawa State on Monday, November 23, have abducted the wife and son of a security detail of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. It was alleged that the gun-wielding kidnappers who stormed the suburb, had “free operations” for nearly 30 minutes. Eyewitnesses alleged…
A suspected thief was beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob in Idjerhe community, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State on Tuesday morning, November 24. It was gathered that the suspect, who was part of a two-man gang accosted a lady with a toy gun and snatched her mobile phone and…
Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19, has asked Nigerians not to travel during the festive season to limit the risk of contracting the coronavirus. Speaking at the PTF media briefing on Monday, Mustapha said such trips should be put on hold because the transmission rate of the virus has become…