Embattled Nigerian crossdresser Bobrisky who was re-arrested in Lagos last week by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at Murtala Mohammed International Airport while boarding a flight to London has left the country hours after his release from their custody. The crossdresser shared the update in a series of posts on his Instagram story …
36 killed as bus plunges into gorge in Northern India
At least 36 people have died and several others have been injured after a bus fell into a 50-meter-deep gorge in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand. The accident occurred in Marchula, a hilly area in the Almora district, where officials say the driver lost control of the vehicle, which was carrying 44 passengers. Uttarakhand’s state …
EndBadGovernance: Tinubu orders immediate release of detained minors
President Bola Tinubu on Monday bowed to pressures from critics and has directed the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Lateef Fagbemi to facilitate the immediate release of all the minors arrested for their roles in the #EndBadGovernance protest. The President said they should be released unconditionally and without prejudice to the law. Tinubu …
Petrol and diesel prices set to rise in November
Unaudited fuel data from the Central Energy Fund indicates price increases for all grades of fuel in November. Commenting on the data, the Automobile Association (AA) said the numbers show South African motorists will have to budget more money for their fuel consumption. According to the data, the prices of 93ULP and 95 ULP are …
South African police arrest 225 illegal miners
South African police said on Sunday that 225 illegal miners had been arrested after being forced out of an abandoned mine shaft due to a lack of food and water. The miners, known locally as “zama zamas” (“those who try” in Zulu), resurfaced from a mine in Orkney, a gold mining town in the Klerksdorp …
President Tinubu swears in new ministers Monday
Barring any last-minute change, President Bola Tinubu will on Monday swear in seven new ministers. The swearing-in will take place at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. Disclosing this via X, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, wrote: “President Bola Tinubu will swear in the new seven ministers tomorrow Monday. …
Gunmen kill man, sons in Ebonyi State
Suspected gunmen have reportedly killed a man and his two sons on a farm in Amaeze, Ishiagu in the Ivo local government area of Ebonyi State. A source told Vanguard that the dead bodies were found at the farm in the early hours of yesterday following an intensive search when they did not return after …
Cultists wipe out three brothers from same mother in Awka
Suspected cultists on Friday afternoon killed a man identified as Nonso in Awka, the Anambra State capital. Nonso the third son in a family of three sons is said to have lost two of his brothers earlier in similar incidences attributed to cultism. A source said Nonso was killed in broad daylight on Friday afternoon …
Fire breaks out at private telecom outfit in Abuja
Emergency responders are battling to tackle a fire outbreak at a private telecommunications outfit in Gana Street, Maitama, Abuja. The Nigerian Television Authority reports that the inferno also razed down a building housing a local eatery in the area. According to the report, emergency responders are currently battling to curtail the inferno. Government officials in …