Russia’s FSB detains scientist on suspicion of treason
Reuters MOSCOW – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a scientist in Moscow on suspicion of treason, it said in a statement on Tuesday. The FSB did not name…
Nigerian man, 40, arrested in U.S. over $10m COVID-19 fraud
Agency Report Yomi Jones Olayeye, alias Sabbie, a 40-year-old Nigerian man, was arrested on August 13, 2024, upon his arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.…
Nigeria police arrest two suspected cultists in Ogun State
Morakinyo Akinosun Abeokuta – Two persons have been arrested on suspicion of their involvement in cult-related activities in Sango-Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun State, South-West Nigeria, police said.…
Bandits in Nigeria’s Katsina State kill man, burn corpse, home, abduct his wife, son and three neighbours
Matthew Onocheta KATSINA, Nigeria – A member of the Hunters Association of Nigeria (HAN) was brutally murdered, his body and home set ablaze, and his family kidnapped along with three…
Mpox ‘not the new covid’, says WHO
AFP The mpox outbreak is not another Covid-19, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, because much is already known about the virus and the means to control it. While more…
Man, 58, dies while undergoing 19-day dry fast in Lagos: police
Morakinyo Akinosun Lagos – A 58-year old unnamed man has died in Lagos while embarking on a spiritual fasting, police said Tuesday. The incident happened in Alagbado axis of the…
World’s oldest person dies in Spain at 117, says family
Agency Report The world’s oldest person, Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the United States and lived through two world wars, has died at the age of 117,…
Nigerian female student, 21, acting as girlfriend for ₦15,000 found dead in Ilorin: police
Bella Ifasola ILORIN, Nigeria – A 21-year-old female student of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Mojisola Awesu, who was contracted by her friend to act as a girlfriend…
Israeli military retrieves bodies of six hostages held in Gaza
Blinken: Israel accepts Gaza proposal, urges Hamas to do same Reuters Israel retrieved the bodies of six hostages from the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza overnight, said statements from…
Nigerian soldier arrested with 485 rounds of ammunition concealed in cartons of dry fish in Borno State
Ayomidele Oluwasusi BORNO, Nigeria – A Nigerian soldier, Sergeant Saad Adamu with service number 05NA/56/385 has been arrested over alleged possession of illegal ammunition in Borno State. Adamu was reportedly…