Germany’s highest court on Wednesday ruled that a 2015 law banning professional assisted suicide was unconstitutional, as it robbed terminally ill patients of “the right to a self-determined death”. Judge Andreas Vosskuhle said the right included “the freedom to take one’s life and seek help doing so”. The ruling is a major victory for the […]

Egufe Yafugborhi – Port Harcourt Police in Rivers State said on Wednesday that at least 25 children and six pregnant women have been rescued from a baby factory in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The spokesman of the state police command, Nnamdi Omoni, said the development followed the offensive launched by the command’s E-Crack Team […]

A Texas demolition company was left red-faced after it mistakenly tore down the wrong home in Dallas, according to a news report. Excavating contractor JR’s Demolition demolished the home, locally known as the “pink house,” in the Victory Place neighborhood Wednesday, KTVT reported. It wasn’t until after the job was done that they learned they […]

Elon Musk is calling for regulation on organizations developing advanced artificial intelligence, including his companies. The Tesla and SpaceX head tweeting earlier this week, “All orgs developing advanced AI should be regulated, including Tesla.” Musk was, according to TechCrunch, “responding to a new MIT Technology Review profile of OpenAI, an organization founded in 2015 by […]

Wole Mosadomi The National Examinations Council (NECO) has approved the dismissal of another 19 staff for certificate forgery this is coming after the dismissal of 70 staff in November last year. The decision to dismiss the 19 staff was reportedly approved by the governing board at the 52nd Regular meeting. The spokesperson of the board, […]

…Her intention is to inherit my brother’s wealth, says brother-in-law By Joseph Erunke – Abuja A widow, Mrs Stella Ndidi Amaka Ekwerekwu, has been taken into police custody in Abuja for presenting a four-month old baby boy as son and next of kin to her late husband, Victor Ameachi Ekwerekwu. Mrs Ekwerekwu, according to a […]

Port Harcourt was thrown into disarray as a man, was allegedly beaten to death by men of the state task force on street. The man whose identity was not confirmed was trading, illegal markets and motor parks. The man was suspected to be a Bureau de change operator near the Presidential Hotel. Spokesman of the […]

Sam Allardyce has revealed he tried to sign then-Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for £60m during his time as manager of Everton. The Gabonese international eventually signed for Arsenal in January 2018, with the Gunners spending a then-club record fee of £56m on Aubameyang, who has scored 49 Premier League goals during his time in north […]

By Bashir Bello – Kano A 37 years old woman, Hauwa Ali, who thought her sick husband was dead and decided to marry another man, has been arrested by the Hisbah Corps (Shariah police) in Kumbotso local government area of Kano State. The Corps Public Relations Officer, PRO, Lawan Ibrahim Fagge, who confirmed the development […]

…demonstrate against attempted extension of market leadership tenure to two yrs By Nwabueze Okonkwo – Onitsha Barely four months after the October 16, 2019, widely-reported Ochanja Market fire incident near Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State, leader of the Ochanja Market Stakeholders Association, Chief Oliver Nwankwo has debunked the Ochanja Market inferno claim, alleging that […]

 Launches Eko City Farmers’ Market  By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stressed that to achieve the desire of making Lagos a 21st Century Economy, his administration will uphold Smart-Agriculture driven by innovative technologies in tandem with international standards. Sanwo-Olu, also said that agriculture is capable of increasing the state Gross Domestic […]

By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt There was pandemonium,  around GRA junction on Aba-Port Harcourt expressway, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, when men of State’s Taskforce Committee on Street Trading reportedly hacked a currency trader to death. It was gathered the Rivers State Taskforce on Road Decongestion and Street Trading had visited the area during its […]

By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The Igbo National Council, INC, on Tuesday, handed down a ninety days ultimatum to the governors of the five states of the South East zone, to establish a regional security outfit just like the Northern and South West regions did. The warning came from the statement issued in Owerri, by the […]

As the world battles to contain the novel coronavirus, which has so far affected 78,994 persons in 33 countries with a death toll of 2,470 as at February 23, 2020, internet fraudsters are also exploiting the desperation for information as a potential for cyber attack using social engineering and many other gimmicks.

By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri An investigation by Vanguard has revealed that at least three illegal orphanage homes popularly known as baby factory, have been discovered in Imo state. The investigation in Owerri by Vanguard followed after a series of disturbing discussions around some persons on the business of child trafficking while using the orphanage homes […]