As many as four U.S. Marines have been killed. They were killed when their Osprey aircraft crashed in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle during a NATO exercise unrelated to the Ukraine war, authorities said Saturday. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere tweeted that they died in the crash on Friday night, March 18….
Russia has labeled those leaving the country and resigning from their jobs in response to the invasion of Ukraine as “traitors”, saying that it will make the country stronger if they are gotten rid of. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov (pictured bottom left) said many people in Russia were showing themselves to be “traitors”, following similar…
Rahab Hassan, a 16-year-old secondary school student was recetnly killed by a commercial driver in Kumo town of Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State. The young girl was hit while awaiting the arrival of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya on an official visit. Daily Trust Saturday visited Rahab’s family in her country home, Tula-Baule in…
The Oluwo of Iwo land, Oba Abdularosheed Adewale Akanbi (Telu 1) has tied the nuptial knot with a Kano princess, Firdaus Abdullahi, who is the granddaughter of the late emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero. The wedding, which took place at the residence of the Madakin Kano, witnessed a low turnout from dignitaries despite the…
Some gunmen went on rampage on Saturday morning and razed the country home of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof George Obiozor, at Awo-Omanma in the Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State, according to The PUNCH. It was gathered that the attackers who arrived at the Igbo leader’s home in vehicles threw explosive…
Two children have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a toilet at UK Bello Memorial Primary School, Paiko, in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State. Daily Trust reported that it is unclear what the children were doing around the building that was said to be weak. While some eyewitnesses claimed that the children,…
Google Maps, the popular popular navigation app, on Friday afternoon went down, leaving users frustrated around the world. According to Down Detector, the issues started at around 3:44pm on Friday. While the reason for the outage remains unclear, more than 11,000 reports have now been logged on Down Detector. Of those who reported issues, 58…
Some gunmen who are yet to be identified during the early hours of Saturday bombed the Umuguma Divisional Police Headquarters situated at the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo state. The attackers also killed two police constabularies who were on duty. It was learnt that on arrival, the gunmen who came with guns and…
The family of the late Lagos BRT passenger, Bamise Ayanwola, have rejected the autopsy date. The brother, Pelumi Abegunde spoke to reporters on Friday in Ikeja, Lagos State. He said the police gave them a short notice as they received an invitation on Wednesday for the autopsy scheduled for Thursday. “We rejected it because we…
According to a report by The PUNCH, the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria on Friday submitted a report on its investigation into the collapse of a 21-storey building on Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. The council’s Head of Lagos Liaison Office, Mr Tomide Akinnawo, submitted the report while testifying at the inquest. The…