BREAKING: Election Petition Tribunal dismisses case filed by Akwa Ibom APC guber candidate, Nsima Ekere
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akwa Ibom state has today, dismissed the case filed by Akwa Ibom APC Governorship Candidate, Mr Nsima Ekere.
Couples whipped for public display of affection in Indonesia
A trio of couples were publicly flogged in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday, charged with breaking a local law that outlaws public displays of affection. Despite international condemnation, whipping is a common punishment for a range of offences in the deeply conservative region on Sumatra island, including gambling, drinking alcohol, and having pre-marital sex. Aceh […]
Yellow fever: Gombe confirms three cases, says source traced to Yankari in Bauchi
The Gombe State Government says it has recorded six suspected cases of yellow fever, out of which three are reactive. Dr. Nuhu Vile, State Epidemiologist, disclosed this on Thursday, in Gombe. According to Vile, the three confirmed patients were treated and discharged, and there no death has been recorded in the state. He said that […]
Navy arrests 12, seizes 50 gallons of diesel in A’Ibom
By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo THE Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, Mbo local government area, Akwa Ibom State, has arrested 12 suspects, seized 50 drums of illegal diesel (AGO) as well as 486 bags of smuggled rice from them. The Commanding Officer, FOB, Capt. Peter Yilme who spoke yesterday in Ibaka said Navy was determined to […]
Man, 45, gets gangrenous penis after injecting jelly – doctors reveal
A man’s penis rotted after he injected it with petroleum jelly to try and make his member bigger, doctors have revealed. The unnamed man, from the South Pacific islands, visited A&E feeling unwell and suffering from itchiness on his penis for five days. He recalled injecting himself with petroleum jelly – the main ingredient in […]
Buhari attends 74th session of UN general assembly in New York
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Sunday for New York, United States, to participate in the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA74) which opened on Tuesday, Sept. 17. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Thursday, the president’s participation in […]
