Estranged hubby beats wife, “abducts” son
‘Quit notice’ as a catalyst
How husband beat wife to death – Witness
Anambra safest state in Nigeria, says Willie Obiano

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Nigerian arrested in South Korea for smuggling hard drug worth $1.7m
South Korean Police said Wednesday they have arrested a 46 year-old Nigerian for smuggling large amounts of methamphetamines, also called meth, into the country through international mail from China.
Gunman fires on congressional baseball practice in Virginia, wounding several
A gunman opened fire on Republican members of Congress during a baseball practice near Washington early on Wednesday, wounding several people including House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise before being taken into custody, police and witnesses said. In a dramatic blow-by-blow account, Representative Mo Brooks of Alabama told CNN the gunman was armed with […]
Super-agent Mendes summoned over Falcao tax evasion
Footballing super-agent Jorge Mendes, who manages Cristiano Ronaldo among others, has been summoned before a Spanish court as part of the probe into Colombian striker Radamel Falcao’s alleged tax evasion, legal sources said on Wednesday.
Okowa’s Aide urges youths to acquire skills
The Political Aide to Delta State Governor on Special Duties (Media), Ossai Ovie has said that Delta State Youths needs skills to empower themselves.
Al-Makura fines demolished radio station
Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa state has directed the demolished Breeze 99.9 FM to pay fine, effectively ruling out the payment of compensation to the management of the private radio.
Trump ‘deeply saddened’ by shooting at congressional baseball practice
President Donald Trump voiced sadness Wednesday after a shooting at a baseball practice in a Washington suburb left a top congressman and several other people wounded.
Trump: Shot lawmaker ‘badly injured, will fully recover’
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a Republican lawmaker shot and “badly injured” by a gunman during a congressional baseball practice “will fully recover.”
Inexperience responsible for Super Eagles’ loss to South Africa — Akanni
Former Super Eagles midfielder Waidi Akanni says inexperience was responsible for the Super Eagles’ 0-2 to the Bafana Bafana of South Africa.
Democratic lawmakers sue Trump over foreign state payments to businesses
More than 190 Democratic lawmakers sued President Donald Trump in federal court on Wednesday, saying he had accepted funds from foreign governments through his businesses without congressional consent in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Performance: Northern leaders hit back at Oyegun’s critics
Prominent politicians from the north on Monday hit back at critics of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, accusing them of plotting to divide the party in every way imaginable. The leaders also praised Oyegun for building up the party’s organisational and competitive capacity. In a statement in Kano […]
Haematologist urges NASS to pass National Blood Transfusion Bill
Prof. Haruna Muktar, a Consultant Haematologist at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), has urged the National Assembly to quickly pass the National Blood Transfusion Bill currently before it.
CCT Trial: Saraki has been vindicated -Frank
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has commended the Senate President Bukola Saraki, for showing courage and submission during his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) over allegations of false asset declaration, saying “God has finally vindicated him.”
Danger, extortion, suffering on migrant route to Europe
Extortion, corruption and fear; violence, hunger and sometimes even death: for west African migrants dreaming of reaching Europe, the road to get there can be an absolute minefield.
‘There’s no hunger for secession in the north’
Nigeria’s government is calling for national unity after southerners were given an ultimatum to leave the country’s north, triggering renewed calls for independence elsewhere.
100 migrants rescued from desert in Niger
Around 100 Libya-bound migrants, including women, have been rescued from the Sahara desert in Niger after being abandoned by their smugglers, a security source told AFP.

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