An army of 30 depraved gunmen has stormed a Catholic church in Burkina Faso this morning and killed at least six people, security sources have said. The church’s priest was also slaughtered as he said Mass in the town of Dablo in the north of the West African country, reportsContinue Reading
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their first born, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, on May 6 at 5.26am. As the first born son of a duke, Archie could have become Earl of Dumbarton – one of Harry’s subsidiary titles – or have been Lord Archie Mountbatten-Windsor. But the couple choseContinue Reading
Kano state governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, is expected to present staff-of-office to four newly appointed emirs of Gaya, Rano, Karaye and Bichi emirates. The emirs are Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila (Rano), Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulkadir Gaya (Gaya), Dr Ibrahim Abubakar ll (Karaye) and Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero (Bichi). Confirming theContinue Reading
The broadcaster and former Labour politician Brian Walden has died at the age of 86. He succumbed to complications arising from emphysema on the afternoon of Thursday at home in St Peter Port, Guernsey. He leaves a widow, Hazel, and four sons. Brian, whose oratory in Parliament allowed for capitalContinue Reading
A plane has crashed onto a dual carriageway in Wales, injuring three people and closing the road in both directions. Gwent Police said the light aircraft made an “unscheduled landing” after hitting overhead wiring shortly after 11am. Three people in the plane were injured in the crash and were treatedContinue Reading
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has presented appointment letters to the four newly appointed emirs in the state. Ganduje presented the emirs their appointment letters in a ceremony on Saturday at Sani Abatcha Stadium. Kano State High Court had on Friday asked all parties to maintain status quo. But KanoContinue Reading
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has slammed the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Professor Charles Dokubo, and passed a vote of no confidence on him over alleged poor performance in office. President, IYC worldwide, Pereotubo R. Oweilaemi, Esq., in a statement on behalf of the entire Ijaw nation, saidContinue Reading
Local media reports that Pearl Continental Hotel in the city of Gwadar has been attacked by at least three gunmen. Gunfire has been heard from inside the hotel, but there have been no reports of causalities so far. More to follow………Continue Reading
The final tally of the South African election is out, with the ruling African National Congress (ANC), winning 57.51% of votes cast. The website of the Electoral Commission, which showed 100 per cent capturing of the 17 668 318 votes cast, showed that the ANC polled 10 026 047 votes,Continue Reading
A prosecution witness, Mr Patrick Ogo, on Friday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that Kayode Odukoya, Managing Director, FirstNation Airways, secured a N1.7 billion loan from Skye Bank with a forged document. Ogo, a Legal Officer with Polaris Bank, formerly Skye Bank, testified at the beginning of the trialContinue Reading
