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A Nigerian doctor identified as Ben Okigbo and his wife, Theresa, were found dead in their Texas home on Friday morning, according to police. The United States police reports that the death of the Nigerian couple is believed to have resulted from a murder-suicide. “One of the kids dialled 911 (the emergency police number), apparently there was a fight or …

Chilean president Sebastián Piñera has been fined $3,500 (£2,588) for breaching coronavirus rules by posing for a selfie with no facemask on, Reuters reports. Mr Piñera apologised after the photo of him with a woman also without a mask went viral earlier this month. The president admitted he should have worn a mask when the woman requested a photo on …

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the rescued students of Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State, to return to school. The President said this on Friday December 18, when he met with the 344 students at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Katsina State. Buhari who disclosed that he became President of Nigeria by going to …

At least three people were killed after a teenage girl suspected to be a suicide bomber detonated explosives device in Konduga, about 40 kilometres southeast of Borno State capital, Maiduguri. According to an AFP report, three persons were killed while two others seriously injured. “We evacuated three dead bodies and two people who were seriously injured from the scene,” Abubakar …

A woman identified as Mrs Mary Omifunto has reportedly poured hot water on her 14-year-old daughter, Kaosarat, inflicting burns on many parts of her body. According to reports, the teenager’s offence was that she refused to assist her mother, who sells rice, to hawk the food last Sunday. Omifunto reportedly had a lot of unsold beef the previous day and …

A ten year old girl has been arrested by the police force after she allegedly threw her step brother into a well in Ondo State. The incident happened at Owode, behind Central Mosque, Akure. The girl whose name was withheld, was said to have thrown her step brother inside a well because their father showed much love for him. Ondo …

An unidentified female suicide bomber has killed at least three persons as her bomb exploded in Borno State. The attack happened in the town of Konduga, about 38 kilometres (24 miles) from the regional capital Maiduguri. An aid worker, Abubakar Mohammed told news sources that three dead bodies were evacuated and two people were seriously injured from the incident. The …

Ebonyi state government has directed that all religious worship centers must be restricted to a maximum period of two hours following the rising number of confirmed COVID19 cases in the state and the nation. This directive was announced by the state governor, David Umahi today, December 18. He said all large gatherings are also banned in the state. The governor …

Alhaji Usman Farouk, the first Military Governor of the defunct North-Western State is dead at the age 85. Usman died at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe at about 1:00 am where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. Daily Trust reported that his funeral prayer was held at the Emir of Gombe’s palace at 4:00 pm on Friday December …

One of the schoolboys of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State who was featured in a video released by suspected Boko Haram Gunmen has revealed he was ordered to testify that the abductors were Boko Haram members. “I don’t know who they are but they said I should say they are Boko Haram —gang of Abu Shekau,” the student …