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, …

Three people were feared dead following a bloody clash between youths in  Obi and Otukpo Local Government Areas of Benue State. A source from Otukpo claimed that some youths of Ijegwu in Obi LGA had on Monday engaged in a free-for-all with their counterparts in Otukpo over disruption in power supply as a result of falling poles occasioned by windstorms. …

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru on Saturday in Abakaliki dispelled rumors on social media that he was indisposed or possibly dead. Nwifuru, who is the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, told newsmen that the rumor was a destructive tool employed by the opposition which felt threatened by …

A popular presenter with Ibadan-based private radio station, Fresh FM Nigeria, popularly known as Baba Bintin has reportedly died dead after he slumped while trekking to work for his programme on Saturday morning. As gathered by Sunday Vanguard, the death of Baba Bintin was announced during a radio programme by his colleagues, Komolafe Olaiya and Olalomi Amole. Earlier on Saturday …

An American renowned advocate for the rights of disabled people, Judy Heumann died at the age of 75. Heumann died in Washington DC on Saturday, according to BBC. She was a globally recognized leader of the disability rights movement whose activism led to the implementation of major legislation in the United States. After contracting polio as a child, she became …

Twenty-three people were reportedly kidnapped while one was killed by bandits at the Dogon-Daji community along the Abuja-Kaduna road near Kagarko in Kaduna State. Although the police could not be reached for comments as of press time, a local said the bandits raided the community on Wednesday around noon. “They moved from house to house, shot sporadically, and kidnapped 23 …