Herbalist cut friend’s throat on sick bed to make ritual soap for ‘Yahoo boys’ in Nigeria’s Osun State
Bella Ifasola OSUN, Nigeria ‐ A Nigerian man was paraded by police in Osun State for allegedly slaughtering his friend. The suspect, Kehinde Ganiyu, 50, reportedly killed his Ghanaian friend…
NASA Mars rover captures rock that could hold fossilized microbes
AFP NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has made what could be its most astonishing discovery to date: possible signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. The six-wheeled robotic explorer came…
Rain, cooling slow huge blaze in Canada’s Jasper park
AFP HINTON, Canada – Rain and cooler temperatures were helping firefighters battling a huge forest fire that has devastated part of the popular tourist town of Jasper in western Canada,…
Pioneer of Nigeria’s road safety agency visits Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority recruits training event
Matthew Onocheta The pioneer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Major Rasaki Salawu (retd.), on Friday, attended the ongoing training of newly recruited officers of the Oyo State Road…
After a leaked memo revealed that Kayode Egbetokun ordered police operatives to stop protest from happening, the Nigerian police chief has said that intelligence at the disposal of the Force has revealed that foreign mercenaries are involved in the planned nationwide protest
Morakinyo Akinosun Abuja – Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Friday, said that intelligence at the disposal of the Nigeria Police Force has revealed that foreign mercenaries are…
Porn, betting sites recorded 162 million Nigerian visitors in June 2024: report
Matthew Onocheta Nigerian mobile users made over 162 million visits to porn and betting websites in June 2024, according to a report by global data and business intelligence platform, StatiSense.…
Nigerian police chief ordered personnel to work with military, others to prevent all forms of protest from August 1-10, according to a leaked memo
Morakinyo Akinosun Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has directed that no form of protest must be allowed between August 1 and 10, 2024. This comes amid plans by…
Nigeria’s fuel imports from Malta jumped 43 times in 10 years: data
Agency Report Following Aliko Dangote’s allegations of illegal activities in the petroleum sector, involving blending plants in Malta, a data has revealed that Nigeria’s oil imports from Malta have skyrocketed…
Police foil attempted carjacking, kill two, arrest others in Nigeria’s capital
Abuja – Two suspected armed robbers were killed on Thursday night while trying to hijack a Prado Jeep at gunpoint in the Jahi area of Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory,…
Kenya’s William Ruto nominates US-named suspected drug trafficker Hassan Joho as Cabinet Secretary for Mining
By West Africa Weekly NAIROBI – Kenya’s embattled President, William Ruto, has nominated a U.S.-named suspected drug trafficker and former Mombasa Governor, Ali Hassan Joho, as Cabinet Secretary for Mining,…