Archive for year: 2024

Actress Olivia Hussey Eisley, best known for starring in Franco Zeffirelli’s film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, has passed away at the age of 73. According to a statement shared on her Instagram account, the multi award winning thespian passed away on December 27, 2024, “It is with profound...

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Plateau State Police Command has distanced itself from the probe into the alleged hacking of VeryDarkMan’s NGO, Martins Vincent Otse Initiative, where N180 million was reportedly stolen. Speaking on the issue, DSP Alabo Alfred, the Police Public Relations Officer, clarified that the case was neither reported to them nor...

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A Florida pizza delivery driver has been arrested after allegedly st**bing a pregnant woman multiple times in front of her young daughter due to dissatisfaction with a tip. According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, 22-year-old Brianna Alvelo from Kissimmee faces charges of attempted m+rder, kidn+pping, home invasion, and...

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Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has said President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills are tantamount to “calls for an+rchy”. Mohammed, who is the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, said this at an event on Thursday, December 26. According to him, “We are calling on the...

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Abdulwahab Umar Namadi, first son of Jigawa state governor, Malam Umar Namadi, has passed away. He di3d after a fatal accident just a day after the d3ath of his grandmother, DailyTrust reports. Hajia Maryam Namadi, the mother of Jigawa State governor, died on Wednesday, after a brief illness at...

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Hudson Meek, a teenage Hollywood actor known for portraying a young version of Ansel Elgort in the 2017 movie Baby Driver, has tragically passed away at 16 after a car accident. The incident happened on December 21 when Meek reportedly fell from a moving vehicle in Vestavia Hills, Alabama,...

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A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced four dr¥g lords to prison after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized 2,139.55 kilograms of coc@ine from a residential estate in Ikorodu in 2022. The convicted individuals are 71-year-old Soji Jubril Oke, 55-year-old Wasiu Akinade, 67-year-old Emmanuel Arinze Chukwu,...

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The International Police (INTERPOL) has placed at least 14 Nigerians on its “wanted” list for crimes such as human trafficking, drug smuggling, robbery, fraud, and document forgery. According to Red Notices available on the INTERPOL website, these individuals are being sought by different nations for alleged criminal activities committed...

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The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has assured Nigerians that the President Bola Tinubu’s administration will benefit everyone. She said this in her Christmas message on December 25. “As we celebrate Christmas and look forward to the new year, 2025, I want to take a moment to send my...

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The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 25th December, Thursday, 26th December 2024, and Wednesday, 1st January 2025 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year celebrations. The announcement was made on Monday in Abuja by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, through a statement released...

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