Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

The senator representing Taraba South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, David Jimkuta, has said 19 senators were denied landing permit at the Kashimbilla airport in Taraba. The All Progressives Congress senator made the complaint at his Senatorial Empowerment Programme in Wukari, Taraba, where he donated assorted items to the constituents on Tuesday. He explained that the 19 senators were selected by the Senate to accompany him and to witness his empowerment programme. The senator lamented that he got the report that the Kashimbila airport was temporary shut down, after he had completed every procedure required to fly into the…

Nigerian singer Akinmayokun Awodumila, also known as Mr. May D, has stirred up a lot of reactions online with his latest message to fans who compare him to Wizkid, whose real name is Ayo Balogun. May D, famous for his hit song “Ile Ijo,” took to Twitter to boast about his impact on the Nigerian music scene. He cautioned fans and critics not to make comparisons with anyone in the music industry, particularly Wizkid. “Don’t ever compare me to anyone in this industry again !! Especially Wiz!! I’m a different breed!!! GOD’s baby,” May D wrote. In the midst of…

47-year-old Prophet Adeleye Akingbaso has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the heinous crime of raping a 13-year-old girl by an Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the state’s capital town. Delivering her judgment on Tuesday, Justice Blessing Ajileye said, “In conclusion, this court has found the defendant guilty on the two-count charge of rape and coercion and convicted him accordingly.” Akingbaso was first arraigned in September 2022 before Justice Ajileye on a two-count charge of rape and coercion. The judge said this would serve as deterrent to others in the class of the convict who have not been caught…

Contrary to widespread rumours, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin, the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, is alive and not dead. The rumours of the reverred monarch’s death began circulating on social media on Monday evening. The Oyo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesperson, Michael Ogunsina, has however, confirmed that the monarch is not dead in a terse statement, saying he spoke with the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Oyo State, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, who told him the Olubadan is alive. Also, the Oyo State Government has denied media reports suggesting that the revered monarch is dead. Also, in a chat with…

A New Jersey mother serving a pair of life sentences in Arizona for the murder of her two young daughters was found dead in her prison cell last week. Retta Cruse committed suicide Feb. 21 at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Perryville, a suburb of Phoenix, officials from the Arizona Department of Corrections said in a statement. Cruse — who fatally drugged her children — hanged herself and was unable to be revived, authorities said. Cruse, 38, admitted killing her kids, Aleyah McIntyre, 9, and Royal McIntyre, 4, shortly after moving from Pleasantville, New Jersey, to Arizona in 2021.…

James Harrison of Australia, whose blood had a rare antibody, donated 1,173 times over six decades, potentially saving millions of lives. He said he hoped someone would break his record. An Australian man credited with saving more than two million babies through decades of regular blood and plasma donations has died at age 88. James Harrison, whose blood contained a rare antibody, died in his sleep February 17 at a nursing home in the Australian state of New South Wales, according to the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, also known as Lifeblood. The antibody in Harrison’s blood was used to…

…After he shared stomach-churning account of Hamas torture President Donald Trump has invited a freed Israeli hostage to the White House after being shocked by his stomach-turning interview following 16 months in Hamas captivity. Eli Sharabi, who was released last month after being held by the Palestinian terror group since October 2023, is expected to meet with Trump on Tuesday, his brother Sharon told Israeli newspaper Haaretz on Sunday. Trump extended the invitation to Sharabi and other hostages after being shown clips of his harrowing interview describing his torture and starvation. Sharabi described being chained, beaten and starved by his…

…After getting kicked out of White House by Trump Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with King Charles following an emergency summit with European leaders in London, where he was urged to repair his relationship with President Trump. The Ukrainian leader, wearing all black, was pictured shaking hands with a beaming king outside of his Sandringham country estate after traveling from the British capital by helicopter. Zelensky was “warmly received” by the king, although the exact details of what the pair discussed were not revealed, as per royal policy on such meetings, a Buckingham Palace official said. The meeting came…

Troops of the 21 Armoured Brigade, in collaboration with the 199 Special Forces Battalion of the Nigerian Army have eliminated a top Boko Haram commander, Abba Alai, also known as the Amirul Khahid of Alafa, in a coordinated military operation in Garin Fallujah and Gwoza, Borno State. The development was contained in a post by security analyst Zagazola Makama on his official X handle on Monday. According to him, troops of the 21 Armoured Brigade, in collaboration with the 199 Special Forces Battalion and the Civilian Joint Task Force, launched the clearance operation based on credible intelligence that insurgents were…

A pastor identified as Apostle Ubong Bassey has murdered his 16-year-old daughter, Deborah, a Down Syndrome patient over alleged witchcraft in Calabar, the capital city of Cross River State. This shocking incident was brought to light in a viral post circulating on the popular social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter. It was reported that occurrence took place at No. 7 Jacob Street, off Eyo Edem, in the Calabar South Local Government Area. Deborah’s younger brother, Bassey, said their father gathered the family and announced her death after the incident. Bassey recalled opening the door to help Deborah dispose…