Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

A woman has died after being hit by debris from a tree which exploded when it was struck by lightning in a town south-west of Sydney on Saturday afternoon. Paramedics and a medical team rushed to the address in Cawdor about 5.30pm Saturday. New South Wales Ambulance said one woman had been fatally injured by shrapnel from the tree. A local cat grooming business posted statements online identifying the victim as Rosanna Hashem, a 43-year-old mother of four. A statement on the website for The Groomery, whose street address matches where the lightning strike occurred, paid tribute to Rosanna as…

A 10-year-old boy identified as Bright James has been arrested by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command following an allegation that he defiled a three-year-old girl. Following reports that James was illegally detained, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, in a statement on Saturday in Uyo, the state capital, disclosed that the suspect voluntarily admitted to the offence without coercion. She added that the suspect would be charged to court on Monday, February 10, 2025. The police spokesperson said, “The attention of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command has been drawn to a viral report alleging the…

An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Shafi’u Bawa, attached to the 61 Police Mobile Force (PMF), in Kontagora town in Niger State was found dead in what was suspected to be a case of suicide. According to reports, the incident reportedly occurred on Saturday afternoon, with sources confirming that the officer’s lifeless body was discovered hanging from the ceiling of his room. The reports said the deceased father, Mallam Usman Bawa, was the first to raise the alarm before reporting the matter to the Kontagora Police Division. Confirming the incident, the Spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu…

In a significant change in the US visa renewal procedure, the dropbox visa processing option has been discontinued for United States visa applicants in Nigeria. Though the US Embassy in Nigeria was yet to issue an official statement on the change, sources have confirmed that the service, which previously allowed eligible applicants to renew their visas without an in-person interview, has been quietly removed from the appointment booking system. Applicants attempting to schedule visa renewals have reported that the Dropbox feature was no longer an option on the appointment booking platform, suggesting that it may be due to a slew…

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck in the western Caribbean on Saturday night, prompting a tsunami advisory for the Cayman Islands as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were cleared of the threat. The temblor struck at 6:23 p.m. ET at a depth of about 6 miles below ground, about 130 miles south-southwest of George Town, Cayman Islands, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Following an alert saying its islands were under the threat of a possible tsunami, the Cayman Islands government’s hazard management agency said late Saturday that an “all clear” had been issued for its land — Grand…

National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives have foiled attempts by two drug kingpins to smuggle consignments of heroin through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), and the Port Harcourt International Airport into Nigeria. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said one of the kingpins, who uses dual identities to aid his cross-border movements, has a Nigerian passport with his original name: Onyekwonike Elochuckwu. The suspect is also said to have a Sierra Leonean identity with a different name, Kargbo Mohamed. The NDLEA spokesman said Elochuckwu was intercepted by NDLEA officers…

President Donald Trump has directed the United States Secret Service to provide him “every bit of information” known about his two attempted assassins last summer during the presidential campaign. The president said he was convinced the Secret Service had been holding back such information because of former President Joe Biden. Speaking to the New York Post, Trump said, “I’m entitled to know,. “I want to find out about the two assassins. . . . Why did the one guy have six cell phones and why did the other guy have foreign apps? “No more holding back because of Biden. .…

Balaclava-wearing gunmen numbering up to seven abducted the President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Saturday. President of the Igbo National Council (INC), Chilos Godsent, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday morning, February 9, 2025. According to Godsent, Igboayaka was whisked away at Works Layout, Owerri, Imo State to an unknown location by the yet-to-be-identified black-clad gunmen. The assailants, who used a Sienna and a Lexus SUV, carried out the abduction at around 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 8, 2025. He stated that Igboayaka’s family is still in…

Two people, including the husband of the victim, have been charged in connection with the death of a Fort Campbell soldier, officials said Saturday. Sofia Rodas, 35, was charged with murder and tampering with evidence, and Reynaldo Salinas Cruz, 40, was charged with tampering with evidence in connection with the death of Pfc. Katia Dueñas-Aguilar, the Clarksville, Tennessee, police department announced in a social media statement. Cruz was Dueñas-Aguilar’s husband, authorities said. He and Rodas were already in federal custody on charges “not directly associated” with the investigation into Dueñas-Aguilar’s death, officials said. Dueñas-Aguilar, 23, was found dead inside her…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has called for the release of popular TikToker, Olumide Ogunsanwo, aka ‘SeaKing’, who was arrested on Thursday, February 6, for allegedly bullying the pastor online. While preaching at a programme in his church on Friday, February 7, the cleric said he has nothing to do with the arrest of the TikToker. He said some persons who were annoyed by SeaKing’s defamatory remarks against him took matters into their hands. “I heard that there was someone who lambasted me thoroughly. What is my offence? Because I asked…