Air India Dreamliner Crashes Into Ahmedabad College Hostel, Kills Over 290
More than 290 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from the western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, authorities said, in the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade. The dead included people on the ground as the
Don Jazzy Calls Out Food Vendor Who Gifted Him Nkwobi In Exchange For Rema
Famous Nigerian music executive, Don Jazzy, has dragged a food vendor who gave him free nkwobi in exchange for singer Rema. Speaking in a viral video shared on his Instagram page, he explained that the vendor asked him to let his top signee, Rema perform free at her forthcoming show.
Truck Falls Off Pen Cinema Bridge In Lagos, Crushes Two Commercial Buses
A fully loaded truck with registration number GGE 624 YJ lost control and plunged from the Pen Cinema Bridge in Lagos on Saturday, crushing two commercial buses and leaving the driver critically injured. In a statement issued by Adebayo Taofiq, Director of the Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the
Lagos UTME Candidate Found After Going Missing
A student, who was earlier reported missing while en route to sit for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), has been found and safely reunited with her family. Reports emerged on Friday that a female UTME candidate had disappeared while traveling from the Epe area of Lagos to Ajah.
Two Teachers Bag 44 Years Jail Term For Rape In Ekiti
An Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced two teachers to 44 years imprisonment over offence of rape without an option of fine. The Prosecution, Mr Kunle-Shina Adeyemi told the court on Tuesday that the defendants, Gbenga Ajibola and Olaofe Ayodele were arraigned before Justice Adeniyi Familoni on
Woman Remanded For Sexually Abusing 14-year-Old Boy In Ogun
An Ogun State Magistrate Court sitting in Ago-Iwoye has remanded of 29-year-old Idris Mariam, for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy (name withheld) in Muslim High School Area of Ago-Iwoye. Mariam had unlawful sexual intercourse with the survivor eight times, since December 23, 2024, in her room. This was contained in
19-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Abandoned Ogun Pool
A 19-year-old boy identified as Oluwaferanmi Olasupo, on Friday, drowned at an abandoned quarry pool near Eseke village, in Odeda local government area of Ogun State. His friends, on seeing that he drowned, fled the scene and went into hiding. The Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident
TikTok Sued Over Deaths Of 4 Children After Viral Challenge
Parents of four British teenagers who believe that their children died after participating in viral trends (challenge) that circulated on TikTok in 2022 have sued the video-sharing platform. According to the parents, the children, Isaac Kenevan, Archie Battersbee, Julian “Jools” Sweeney and Maia Walsh, died while attempting the trend called
Stepfather Who Murdered 22-Month-Old Son Jailed For 25 Years
A stepfather, Christopher Stockton, who murdered his partner’s 22-month-old son, Charlie, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years. Stockton had been left alone with Charlie for only 20 minutes while the toddler’s mother, Paula Roberts, went out for an eye test on 12 January 2024.
Two Killed In Bandits Attack In A Community In Sokoto
Suspected bandits attacked Kware community in Sokoto State on Friday night, killing two residents in a violent raid.The attack, which saw the assailants shooting sporadically, claimed the lives of Shamsu Na Alje and Ya’u Na Dudu. The incident was reported by Bakatsine, a security analyst, via a post on X