Robbery suspects By Esther Onyegbula Two robbery suspects, who are also members of Aiye and Eiye confraternities have revealed that they wanted to kill their victim before their gun malfunctioned. It was gathered that Ikenna Eze was arrested alongside his colleague Abbey Kolawole, on Friday night by the Operatives of Rapid Response Squad after a…

Pope Francis brought his campaign to abolish nuclear weapons to the only two cities ever hit by atomic bombs on Sunday, calling their possession indefensibly perverse and immoral and their use a crime against mankind and nature. Francis visited the ground zeros of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, both seared in the world’s collective consciousness after the…

…Aborts three pregnancies for him with the help of her mother By Harris Emmanuel & Chioma Onuegbu An Akwa Ibomite, Fortune,  aged 20 has revealed that the first time her father defiled her was in the church vestry and that he threatened to place a curse on her if she dares tell anyone about his…

Embattled Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu A watchdog group asked Israel’s top court on Sunday to order Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step aside after his indictment on corruption charges, adding to the pressure he is facing from within his ruling party. Netanyahu, a four-term conservative leader, has denied the charges of bribery, fraud and…

The leader of a Spanish rescue mission said on Sunday that Italian authorities had refused to grant port access to its Open Arms ship, leaving the vessel stranded in rough conditions in the Mediterranean with more than 70 African migrants on board. The 73 migrants were picked up from a packed rubber dinghy drifting about…

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said on Sunday the Federal Government plans to inject N50 billion into the creative industry to help the industry survives.  Mohammed The minister disclosed this at the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Mohammed also said the…

By Shina Abubakar Three men, Ogundeji Ridwan, 22, Tiamiyu Jelili, 25 and Asimiyu Olaitan, 20,  arraigned before a magistrate court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly defiling a girl. They were said to have unlawfully and indecently assaulted a girl whose age wasn’t known (name withheld) by unlawfully having carnal knowledge of her through rape. According…

People line up to vote outside of a polling place in Hong Kong, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019. Long lines formed outside Hong Kong polling stations Sunday in elections that have become a barometer of public support for anti-government protests now in their sixth month. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) Polls closed in Hong Kong with no major…

Zinedine Zidane is hoping that Gareth Bale can repair his relationship with the Real Madrid fans. The Welsh forward was whistled repeatedly by the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu crowd during Los Blancos’ win over Real Sociedad and he wants that to stop. “I hope the whistling doesn’t carry on for the rest of the season,” Zidane…

Mr Muhammad Babandede The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) says it has arrested a suspected human trafficker with five female victims en route Niger Republic to Europe. The Comptroller General, NIS, Mr Muhammad Babandede, disclosed this in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday James, on Saturday in Abuja. He added that the…