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UK Pastor Charged in Man’s Baptism Drowning Case Could Face Trial in 2027

Okechukwu Nwokoye | Sub Editor -
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — A pastor charged over the death of a man who drowned during a baptism ceremony could go on trial next...
Crime

Boy, 3, Critically Injured at UK Zoo After Stranger Throws Him in Crocodile Enclosure

Okechukwu Nwokoye | Sub Editor -
HUNTINGDON, United Kingdom — A three-year-old boy is in critical but stable condition after being injured inside a crocodile enclosure at Johnsons of Old...
Metro

One Killed, 3 Injured in Violent Clash at Lagos Trade Fair Market

Doyin Ajayi | Sub-Editor -
LAGOS, Nigeria — A dispute over a parcel of land within the Balogun Business Association Market at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex turned...
Celebrity

Brother of WTO Chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Dies at 68, Palace Announces

Ima Matthew | Sub Editor -
OGWASHI-UKU, Nigeria — Prince Ikechukwu Okonjo, a member of the Ogwashi-Uku royal family and younger brother of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World...
Crime

Abductors of Oyo Pupils and Teachers Demand Release of Terror Suspects, ₦1 Billion Ransom

Salisu Sulaimon | Sub-Editor -
IBADAN, Nigeria — Armed men holding dozens of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State have issued a series of demands, including...
Metro

Police Rescue Sister of Former Power Minister and Her Twin Sons After Abduction

Ebenezer Olatunji | News Reporter -
IBADAN, Nigeria — The Nigeria Police Force said it had rescued Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul,...
Health

Akwa Ibom Doctors Suspend Treatment for EFCC Personnel, Families Over UUTH Raid

Ekamma Jacobs | Staff Reporter -
UYO, Nigeria — The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has announced the suspension of medical services to personnel of...
Metro

How U.S.-Based Medical Doctor was Almost Lynched By Ibadan Mob on Kidnapping Suspicion

Doyin Ajayi | Sub-Editor -
IBADAN, Nigeria — A Nigerian medical doctor based in the United States narrowly escaped death after he was attacked by a mob in Ibadan,...
Metro

Two Killed, 32 Injured as Bus Crashes Into Worshippers in Yobe

Salisu Sulaimon | Sub-Editor -
DAMAGUM, Nigeria — Two people were killed and 32 others injured after a commercial passenger bus crashed into worshippers during Juma’at prayers at a...
Metro

Abuja Court Orders Lekki Property Unsealed, Faults Police Role in Emecheta-Orabuchi Land Dispute

Doyin Ajayi | Sub-Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered the unsealing of a disputed Lekki waterfront property and faulted the...
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