Five British nationals, including a child, have contracted coronavirus at a ski chalet in France, according to a report. The latest outbreak originated from a resort visitor who had spent time in Singapore, officials said. French health minister Agnes Buzyn told Reuters the affected individuals were being treated and are not in serious condition. […]

An off-duty NYPD cop was busted early Saturday for allegedly biting his wife as she brawled with his lover in the Bronx, police said. Jose Prada was inside a Fordham apartment at about 3:30 a.m. when his wife got into a fight with another woman he was seeing, officials said. It was not immediately clear […]

A Florida woman whose husband said he was leaving her soon dealt him an even bigger shock tasing him several times as they fought, according to cops. Pamela Jane Carr, 68, blew a fuse Sunday morning at her Clearwater home when hubby Thomas Burke, 73, asked for a separation after nine years of marriage, according […]

A 43-year-old truck driver, Abubakar Musa, appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, Lagos, for allegedly driving recklessly and swerving into the motorcade of the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Musa, who resides in Oshodi, Lagos, is charged with reckless driving and obstruction on a public road. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the […]

Eight out of the 14 Local Government Area Council chairmen on the platform of the  All Progressives Congress (APC), in Zamfara  have announced their defection to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This was contained in a statement signed by Zailani Bappa, Special Adviser (Media) to Gov. Bello Matawalle and made available to journalists in […]

The police, on Friday, arraigned a 43-year- old petty trader, Ogochukwu Ojakor, before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing the sum of N25,000 at Alapere market, Ketu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ojakor, of no fixed address, is facing a count charge of stealing, to which he, however, pleaded […]

The Trump administration fired Gordon Sondland who testified against the president in the House impeachment hearing from his post as the ambassador to the European Union on Friday, hours after axing Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, another witness against him. Sondland confirmed his firing in a statement to the New York Times Friday evening. “I was […]

President Trump slammed the “very insubordinate” Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman in a pair of tweets meant to justify the impeachment witness’s White House dismissal. “I don’t know him, never spoke to him, or met him (I don’t believe!)” Trump posted Saturday putting Vindman’s Army rank in satirical scare quotes. ALSO READ: Surety in court over alleged […]

The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) has commended the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) for considering its female members for leadership of the association. The Director-General (DG), Mr Olusegun Runsewe, gave the commendation in a statement made available to journalists in Lagos by his media aide, Mr Frank Meke, on Saturday. […]

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Friday ordered that a 20-year-old trader, Aminu Nazifi, who allegedly defiled a neighbour’s five-year-old daughter, be remanded in a Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Kano. The police charged Nazifi, who resides in Gandu Quarters, Kano, is charged with rape, contrary to Section 283 of the Penal Code. Chief […]

Lionel Messi admitted in December he could soon retire but Barcelona’s frenzied attempts to make the most of his final years appear to be having the opposite effect. As Athletic Bilbao’s players celebrated Inaki Williams’ 94th-minute winner at San Mames on Thursday night, Messi stood still in the centre circle, hands on his hips and […]

A woman who married an Islamic State fighter in Syria as a teenager, on Friday lost an appeal against the British Government’s decision to strip her of her citizenship. An immigration appeals tribunal ruled that removing British citizenship had not left Shamima Begum, 20, stateless. Lawyer Daniel Furner of Birnberg Peirce said that Begum would […]

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, party, National Chairman, Chief  Ralphs Nwosu yesterday, inaugurated a 14-member caretaker committee to oversee the party’s affairs in its Lagos State Chapter.

Kenyans are queuing up to view the body of the country’s longest-serving president, Daniel arap Moi, as it lies in state in the capital, Nairobi. Mr Moi, who led the country from 1978 to 2002, died on Tuesday at 95. Speaking before the body was taken through Nairobi, President Uhuru Kenyatta called him an “iconic […]

A 30-year-old man, Ibrahim Shina, who allegedly stole a transformer and one pumping machine, belonging to the Ekiti Ministry of Agriculture, on Friday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti. Shina, whose address was not given, is charged with theft. The prosecution counsel, Insp. Caleb Leranmo, told the Court that the defendant and others at […]