A former governor of Anambra State, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju is dead. Mbadinuju was said to have died at the National Hospital in Abuja on Tuesday at the age of 78. Fondly called Odera, he was governor between 1999 and 2003 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party A statement by his son, Mr Cheta Mbadinuju, said he passed away …

The prime suspect in the case of an Ibadan-based Instagram cloth vendor, Adesina Olayinka (popularly called Khadi), who died mysteriously at Wetland Hotel, Akobo, in Ibadan, Oyo State recently is currently in police custody. Khadi was found dead after the man she was with checked out early on Thursday morning. It was gathered that the suspect is currently in the …

The death toll in Wednesday’s armed herdsmen attack on Umogidi village, Enetekpa Adoka district of Otukpo Local Government Area, Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State has risen to 51. This is just as angry youths of neighbouring Apa LGA, where a traditional ruler in the Ugbobi community and many others were also murdered by the marauders, took over the …

Obukobo Oghenerukhewe, also known as Mayor, was shot and killed by gunmen on Tuesday, according to the Edo State Police Command, which said it was a cult-related killing. Mayor was a final-year student at the University of Benin (UNIBEN). State command Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Chidi Nwabuzor said the late Mayor, who was also the Chief of the Kegites …

In the early hours of Tuesday, a train partially derailed, leaving one person dead and about 30 passengers injured, several of them critically injured. The accident happened around 3:25 am in the town of Voorschoten, near The Hague, Netherlands sending one carriage into a field next to the tracks. Rail network company, Pro Rail said the accident was linked to …

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has lost his first son, Kambilichukwu Edochie on Thursday morning. Kambilichukwu  died two months after Edochie celebrated his 16th birthday with his wife, Mary. On 4th January, Yul celebrated his (son’s) birthday via his verified Instagram handle, saying: “A very happy 16th birthday to my first son, Kambilinachukwu Leo Yul-Edochie. May God lead and protect you …

A domestic worker, Joseph Ogbu, was sentenced to death by hanging by a Lagos State High Court on Monday for the murders of his employer, Adejoke John, 89, and her daughter, Oreoluwa, at their house in the Surulere neighborhood of the city. The verdict was delivered by Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay after she determined that the defendant had committed three charges …

The Titan of Silicon Valley and cofounder of Intel, once the largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world, and a pioneer in the microprocessor business, Gordon Moore, passed away on Friday at the age of 94, according to Intel. Moore played a significant role in the contemporary era’s technical advancements by assisting businesses in developing ever-more-powerful processors for ever-smaller computers. He …

A yet-to-be-identified newborn baby has been reportedly found dead in Ibadan, Oyo State. The dead body, which was wrapped with black polythene, was reportedly dropped under the bridge at the Uncle Joe area in Mokola, Ibadan. According to _The PUNCH_ , the child’s lifeless body was founder under the bridge at the Uncle Joe area in Mokola, wrapped with black …

A truck lost control in the Toll-Gate area of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, resulting in the deaths of no less than three people while two others sustained injuries. Ogun Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Ahmed Umar confirmed the incident to the _News Agency of Nigeria_ on Tuesday in Ota. According to Umar, there were six people, …