4 women choke to death on New Year's rice cakes as deadly trend continues in Japan

A grim New Year's trend continued in Japan as four women choked to death on traditional rice cakes and 12 other people were hospitalized, rthe Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported

Maid 14 year old abducts 2- year- old son of mistress in Ogun

                                          

Operatives of Ogun Police Command have arrested a 14 years old house maid, Favour Iwuozor, for abducting and running away with her mistress’s 2 – year- old son.

Ogun Police Command spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement said the maid was arrested following a complaint lodged at Sagamu divisional headquarters by one Victoria Nwafor that she saw a 14- year- old girl on the 22nd of December 2021, with a very sick two year old boy in Yaba Lagos.

Covid: President Macron warns he will 'hassle' France's unvaccinated

        
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned he intends to make life difficult for people in France who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19.


"I really want to hassle them, and we will continue to do this - to the end," he told France's Le Parisien newspaper.

Man kidnapped as a child in China reunited with family after drawing map of home village from memory

A man who was abducted by a child-trafficking gang at the age of four has been reunited with his family after sharing a map of his home village drawn from memory more than 30 years later.

Li Jingwei, from the Chinese province of Yunnan, said online that he had endured "countless nights of yearning" and been "homesick since I was little".

A record 4.5 million workers quit or changed jobs in November

 

                             


An estimated 4.5 million workers quit or changed jobs in November, according to new data from the Department of Labor, as labor shortages have helped create one of the most worker-friendly job climates in years.

Anti-lockdown protester mauled by dog in clash with riot police in Amsterdam

                      

Thousands of people defied a ban on large gatherings as they took to the streets of the Dutch capital on Sunday in a violent demonstration against the strict measures in the country and vaccines.

AEDC: Why power consumers experience blackout during rainfall

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), says that it cuts-off electricity supply most times when it rains to save lives, properties and to protect its equipment.

Mr Oyebode Fadipe, AEDC’s General Manager, Corporate Communications gave the explanation while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Abuja.

Africa’s Richest Presidents

                             

King of Morocco, Mohammed VI (Net worth: $2.5 billion) 

Mohammed VI of Morocco has been ranked as the current richest leader in Africa with the estimated net worth of $2.5 billion. 

2019 Lagos City Marathon: Goyet emerges first Nigerian to cross finishing line

Gideon Goyet, has emerged the first Nigerian to cross the finish line at the 2019 Lagos City Marathon.

Goyet ran the race in two hours and 30 mins, and he will go home with three million Naira.

Organisers of the marathon, Access Bank shared the information on their Twitter handle.

Make Peter Obi your friend, Adefarasin tells church members

The Senior Pastor and founder of House on the Rock, Pastor Paul Adefarasin has advised his Church Members to make Peter Obi their friend, saying that he, himself is Peter’s friend.

Practice 8 Things To Keep Your Marriage Healthy Forever

We all hope for a successful marriage, even though we know it’s not an easy journey. All relationships go through ups and downs, but how we keep up with the relationship that matters. 

The Chinese dream discovered on TV

A three-part documentary, How China Made It, airing on the Discovery Channel and the Chinese streaming platform Youku, reveals that the moving story of China's 40 years of reform and opening-up is the story of the Chinese people.

Suspected Commercial Sex Worker Charged With Stabbing Friend

A 21-year-old suspected commercial sex worker, Charity Emmanuel, who allegedly stabbed her friend with a knife, was on Friday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. 

Married teacher charged with having sex with two students

A young, married teacher in Michigan who was fired earlier this week amid allegations of having sex with two students — including one illicit romp inside a car — is now facing criminal charges, authorities said.

Liberia’s President Declares Free Tuition In All Public Universities

                        

President George Manneh Weah on Thursday declared that all undergraduates entering public universities across the country will enjoy free tuition.

“Today, I’m excited to announce that I have declared the University of Liberia and all other Public Universities in Liberia tuition free for all undergraduates,” Weah wrote on Facebook without giving any further details.

Coco breast-fed daughter while cops arrested Ice-T

Ice-T was busted on Wednesday for blowing through a toll without paying at the George Washington Bridge as he was headed into the Big Apple, police said.

Britain Fines Facebook $645,000 Over Data Protection Breaches

Britain’s data protection watchdog says it has fined Facebook 500,000 pounds (645,000 dollars) for “serious breaches of data protection law’’ in connection with the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Couple sells day-old baby to pay debt

                                  

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris Special Monitoring Team in Rivers State, led by Bennett Igweh, a deputy commissioner of Police (DCP), has bust a notorious child trafficking syndicate.

Divers swim through 90 feet of raw sewage to unclog giant, hairy ‘fatberg’

                                  

A team of divers in South Carolina went plunging to the dirtiest depths — up to 90 feet — in raw sewage to unclog pipes blocked by so-called “flushable” wipes, officials said.

The Charleston Water System announced their assault Monday on social media against non-flushable items that clogged pumps beginning on Thursday at the Plum Island Wastewater Treatment Center, including thousands of baby wipes, a baseball and a large piece of metal.

Daughter sues dad for refusing her marriage

                              

A 20-year-old woman, Amina Hassan, yesterday took her father, Hassan Adamu, to a Sharia Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna for his refusal to allow her marry the man she loves.

The woman, who lives with her grandmother on Bashama Road, Tudun Wada, Kaduna said through her lawyer, Ado Ali that she wanted the court to order her father to marry her off to her heartthrob.

Grandma accused of stabbing toddler, burning her inside oven

                                    

The death of a 20-month-old girl found stabbed and burned inside an oven of a Mississippi Delta home led to a murder charge Tuesday against the child’s grandmother, authorities said.

Bolivar County Sheriff Kelvin Williams Sr. said 48-year-old Carolyn Jones was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Royalty Marie Floyd in the town of Shaw.

NANS hails boxer Anthony Joshua’s victory

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Sunday congratulated the Nigeria-born boxer, Anthony Joshua, on his victory over the Russian Alexander Povetkin to retain his World Heavyweight titles.

Causes of Itching in Genitals

The human body is made up of several folds and it is natural that bacteria and fungi dwell in our body parts . This creates s natural balance , which can also be altered if there is s change in the environmental conditions . Either by increase in temperature or external infecting agent .

Woman on vacation reportedly finds dead tortoise in her vag*na

                                   

A British woman has been questioned by police in Spain after doctors found a dead tortoise inside her vagina, according to reports in the Spanish media.

Staff at the emergency department of a medical center in the south of the island Tenerife are said to have called local cops after making the bizarre discovery, the respected daily El Dia claimed.

Customs Intercepts 11 Truck Loads Of Foreign Rice

                                  

The strike force unit of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) yesterday seized 11 trucks load of smuggled foreign parboiled rice in the south west. 

The strike force is an ad-hoc unit set-uby the comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) to complement the activities of the border commands and the Federal Operations Unit to suppress smuggling in the country. 

Police investigate theft of twins in Bayelsa

                                     

The police in Bayelsa State have commenced an investigation in the circumstances that led to the abduction of three-year-old male twins in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Asinim Butswat, who confirmed the theft said: “we have commenced investigation.”

Moscow: Thousand Protest Against Proposed Increase On Retirement Age

                           


Thousands protested in central Moscow on Sunday against a proposed increase to the retirement age. The crowd chanted slogans critical of President Vladimir Putin whose approval ratings have been dented by the bill.

FG vows to prosecute airline agents for swindling stranded fans in Russia

                                  

The Federal Government has vowed to arrest and prosecute the airline travel agents who cancelled the return tickets of 230 Nigerian football fans stranded after the 2018 World Cup Tournament in Russia.

Mesut Ozil does not regret photo with Turkey President: 'It was not about politics, it was about respect'

                                  
Mesut Ozil has defended his controversial photo with Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying it wasn’t about politics but about respecting the office of the presidency.

Everton Close to £50m Richarlison Deal

Everton are close to signing Watford’s Brazilian forward Richarlison in a deal that could eventually be worth £50m. He signed a five-year deal with the Hornets in August 2017, arriving from Fluminense for £11.5m after starring in the Under-20 World Cup.

18 Years After, Ethiopian Finds Family In Eritrea

When Ethiopia and Eritrea went to war in 1998 and deported each other’s nationals en masse, Addisalem Hadgu thought he had nothing to worry about, safe in the belief his Ethiopian passport would shield his Eritrean wife from expulsion.

Nigeria Whip Mauritania 5-0, Qualify For 2019 U-20 AFCON

The Flying Eagles on Saturday affirmed their superiority over their Mauritanian counterparts by defeating them 5-0 to qualify 6-1 aggregate for the 2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The match played at the Agege Stadium in Lagos Nigeria were emphatic in qualifying as they completely overwhelmed their opponents.

I’ve gained four kilos eating Nigerian foods foods –Outgoing US envoy Zotter

                           

Darcy Zotter, a U.S Department of State Career Foreign Service Officer, has worked as the Public Affairs Officer at the US Consulate since 2016. Preparatory to her retirement after 25 years of active service in different parts of the world, she spoke with select journalists about her work and experience working in Nigeria. 

Woman tried to extort married man who left phone at bar: cops

A woman in Florida tried to extort $500 from a married man who left his cellphone unattended at a bar by threatening to tell his wife he cheated on her, police said.

Ex-Chief Justice of Nigeria Katsina Alu is dead

                           

Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, has died.

He was aged 76, and would have been 77 next month.

Nigeria enriching China, Dogara warns

                                       

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, yesterday, raised the alarm over the huge sums of money Nigeria was sinking in China to buy steel, saying it portended danger for the country.

Observer groups reject Ekiti election results

                               

A coalition of observer groups and civil society organisations have rejected the outcome of Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election.

In a statement by spokespersons Comrade Haruna Farouk and Nze Adachi Okoro, they said the exercise did not reflect their findings, promising a full disclosure tomorrow.

Buhari commissions Abuja light rail

                                    

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commissioned Abuja light rail system.

He was optimistic that a modern rail service would bring about a boost to the FCT economy and enhance social life in the city.

Hero doctor’s dad died shortly after last of trapped soccer kids was rescued

The last member of the rescue team to leave the Thai cave, Australian doctor Richard Harris, has lost his father.
Harris’s boss Andrew Pearce says in a statement the father had died shortly after the last of the 13 soccer team members was freed from the cave.

Béninoise police detain 50 Nigerian students, parents claim

Over 50 Nigerian students are being wrongly detained in police stations in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin’s commercial capital, their parents claimed yesterday.

How to Meet the Right Person For You

The world of dating can often be confusing and one of the most frustrating things is when you feel like you're doing absolutely everything you can to find someone, but not feeling the connection that you should feel when you're talking to 'the one'. 

Nigeria Kicks as Another Citizen is Killed in South Africa

A Nigerian, Ozumba Tochukwu-Lawrence was reportedly killed by a gunman on July 6, in South Africa.

The Nigeria Mission in South Africa has condemned the killing.
The Consul-General of Nigeria in South Africa made this known in a statement by the Vice Consul Information and Culture, David Abraham, yesterday in Abuja.

Jamie Foxx’s alleged penis-slapping case closed

Jamie Foxx won’t be facing any charges for allegedly slapping a woman in the face with his penis.
The Las Vegas police department says the case is closed, according to TMZ.
The site claims the statute of limitations, which is three years, have expired.

Croatia’s Vida says Ukraine message not political

Croatia defender Domagoj Vida’s “glory to Ukraine” video after his team beat Russia on penalties in the World Cup quarter-finals was not a political message, the player said on Sunday Vida’s video after the game on Saturday appeared online and led to criticism from Russian politicians and a warning from FIFA’s disciplinary committee.

Japan floods: Death Toll Climbs to 94

The number of people who have died in floods and landslides triggered by “historic” levels of torrential rain in Japan climbed to 94 on Monday, with the eventual death toll expected to exceed 100. 

Banks stop cash withdrawal from overseas ATMs

Banks have suspended all cash withdrawals from overseas Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), except for customers whose cards are linked to domiciliary accounts funded locally, The Nation has learnt.

World Cup: ref gets life ban for bribery

A Kenyan referee who had been due to officiate at the ongoing World Cup in Russia has been handed a life ban after being caught in a bribery sting.

Aden Marwa was filmed receiving a 600-dollar bribe during Confederation of African Football (CAF) assignment in Ghana.

Court Jails Pakistan ex-PM Sharif 10 years For Corruption

A court in Pakistan on Friday sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in jail in a corruption case.

I’ll score against Argentina – Musa

Ahmed Musa is basking in confidence to score again for Nigeria ahead of tonight’s crunch clash against Argentina.

Musa, 25, scored the two goals that gave Nigeria victory over Iceland in the Group D fixture of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Scientists Discover New Genes Associated With Intelligence

Scientists have identified hundreds of new genes associated with intelligence, a joint research project from the University of Queensland’s Brain Institute and its partners in the Netherlands revealed on Tuesday.