Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has empowered 2,386 women by distributing 7,158 goats as part of an economic empowerment initiative. The initiative is the second phase of the women’s empowerment programme under the Livestock Fattening Programme of the Kano Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP). This was disclosed on Tuesday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, in a statement issued in Kano. According to the statement, the program involves the distribution of livestock to women across the 44 Local Government Areas of the state. Each beneficiary received three small ruminants (goats) to support their livestock entrepreneurship. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony,…

Not minding the deadly fuel tanker explosion that killed over 90 people few days earlier, residents in Bida town, Niger State, gathered around another fallen truck on Monday. Video footage showed young people collecting liquid from the broken-down vehicle, while others ran away to avoid potential danger. Local resident Yinusa Jiya said, “The people were not even afraid despite the earlier assumption that it was petrol.” However, another witness, Fatimah Mohammed, explained the truck carried groundnut oil: “It fell around AYM Shafa filling station yesterday (Monday) and residents stole huge amounts of the groundnut oil dripping from the tanker.” This…

Despite the recent much-celebrated peace agreement between the Kaduna State Government and disgruntled elements in the state, the resurgence of a fresh wave of kidnappings seems to have rubbished the efforts of the government under Governor Uba Sani. In the last few weeks, armed bandits have abducted over 20 villagers in Kajuru Local Government, casting doubt on the effectiveness of the deal. A local resident confirmed that armed bandits attacked Gurgu village on Sunday, kidnapping several individuals, including the traditional ruler, Halidu Galamida, and his wife, Martha Galadima. “About 25 people were kidnapped, including my relation, the village head, his…

Turkish OnlyFans model, Azra Ay Vandan, has been arrested for her controversial plan to sleep with 100 men in 24 hours and stream the encounters with her husband, Pedram Behdar Vandan. The shocking announcement, made on January 14 through a post on the social media platform X, led to a viral stir, with Vandan claiming she would become the first Turkish woman to achieve such a feat. In the post, Vandan revealed plans to organize the event and provide further details through her team. However, things took a dramatic turn when authorities in Istanbul, Turkey’s capital, intervened. A disturbing video…

An ex-convict, Adelani Oriyomi has been arrested at a tomb in Kere, Obada-Oko area of Ewekoro Local Government while exhuming a human skull. 54-year-old Oriyomi was arrested by operatives of the State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps (So-Safe Corps) at about 2:35 am on Tuesday. The Commander of So-Safe Corps, Commander (Dr.) Soji Ganzallo disclosed this in a press statement issued through the office of the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Corps, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf, saying the officers who were on routine patrol observed the suspicious activity and spotted the suspect trying to hide. When…

The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has lamented the savage killing of 24-year-old Salome Adaidu, allegedly by her estranged lover in Karu, Nasarawa State. Salome, was Until her tragic death a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), was serving at Nicon Insurance, Abuja. In a statement issued on Tuesday by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Jonathan Eze, the minister, expressed deep shock over the incident and demanded swift justice for the deceased and her grieving family. In her statement, Imaan described the killing as “senseless and brutish,” stressing that such an act has no place…

A 34-year-old man, Peter Ugan, living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been taken into police custody for allegedly raping and deflowering a 17-year-old girl, Ngozi (surname withheld) suffering from sickle-cell anemia in Mabushi, Abuja. Ugan, who hails from Ogoja in Cross River State, was taken into custody by detectives from Mabushi Division in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Monday after he was almost lynched by a mob. It was learnt that while committing the rape, Ugan tore into the girl so much that she started bleeding non-stop. Apparently aware of the gravity of his act, Ugan locked Ngozi…

A fire engulfed a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, killing at least 66 people and injuring 51 others, the interior minister said. Witnesses said desperate guests had tried to escape using ropes, and video showed bedsheets hanging from the windows. Media reports suggested some people had died after trying to jump to safety. “Our pain is great,” Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya told reporters at the Kartalkaya resort, about 100 miles northwest of the capital Ankara. “Sixty-six citizens lost their lives and 51 others wounded.” Other cabinet members also came to the scene of the disaster…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing the Justice Department to not enforce a law that effectively bans TikTok for 75 days. It directs the Justice Department not to take action or impose penalties against “any entity for any noncompliance” with the law. The widely popular short-form video app briefly shuttered in the U.S. this weekend hours before a bipartisan law that gave TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance until Jan. 19 to divest or be cut off from U.S. app stores and web-hosting services went into effect. TikTok said a sale wasn’t possible in the nine-month timeframe…

An operative of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Police Inspector Lawal Ibrahim, attached to the Kwali Division was found dead at the Palasa Guest Inn in Gwagwalada after allegedly engaging in a sexual encounter with a woman he had met online. Reports say the incident occurred on Thursday morning when Ibrahim checked into the hotel with Maryam Abba, whom he had invited from Dutse, Jigawa State. According to eyewitnesses, the two had a sexual encounter on Wednesday night, followed by another round of sex early on Thursday. However, after the second round, Maryam reportedly noticed that Ibrahim’s breathing became erratic,…