AFRICA

The Borno Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old housewife, Fatima Abubakar, for allegedly killing her husband, Goni Abbah with poison. The Commissioner Of Police, Mr Abdu Umar, who disclosed this to the News men in Maiduguri, on Sunday, October 30, said that the suspect was arrested on October 19 by …

The much anticipated FIFA World Cup kickstarts in 23 days as Qatar become the first Arabian national to host the biggest football festival in the world. 32 countries out of the 211 national associations including the Black Stars of Ghana will be competing for the golden trophy worth $42 Million. …

A new Zulu king has been crowned at a historic event attended by thousands in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban. King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini was formally acknowledged as monarch by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who gave him a certificate of recognition. The ceremony was the first Zulu coronation since South …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday, stopped the execution of its judgment that quashed the terrorism charge and ordered the release of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the appellate court had on Oct. 13 …

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a notorious drug dealer, Aminu Abukasim, who specializes in supplying illicit drugs to terrorists in the forest. Spokesperson of the command, SP Gambo Isah, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, October 28, said the suspect confessed to the crime and mentioned …

[tps_header][/tps_header] Two men accused of stealing car spare parts have died after running mad and eating grass like goats. The bizarre incident occurred on Monday, October 24 at Tecambia ‘B’ Cell, Western Ward ‘B’ in Bala Town Council, Kenya. According to pulselive.co.ke, 45-year-old Nelson Ogwang, a driver, and 27-year-old Jacob Okello, …

South African-born Elon Musk has completed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, a source familiar with the deal told CNN Thursday, putting the world’s richest man in charge of one of the world’s most influential social media platforms. Musk fired CEO Parag Agrawal and two other executives, according to …

Nigerians have been reacting to the news of the death of the man described as the world’s dirtiest man. The Iranian who is identified as Amou Haji is reported to have kicked the bucket in Dejgah village in the Southern Province of Fars on Sunday, October 23. The reports say …

A viral video circulating online shows a chaplain in a Senior High School in Alata, Nigeria b0nking a fresher on the ‘valenda’. A commentary that accompanied the video available with filasconews.com says, the incident happened during the weekend after denomination service in the school. The one who posted the video …

The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Wednesday, ordered the Federal Government to pay N500 million as damages to the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, for forcefully abducting and renditioning him from Kenya in June last year. Presiding Judge, Justice Evelyn Anyadike, also declared …