Pakistani authorities have hanged 12 convicts, the largest number of people executed on the same day since the country overturned a ban on executions recently. According to an interior ministry spokesperson, the hanged convicts were terrorists and murderers guilty of “heinous crimes”. At least 27 convicts have been executed since the moratorium was lifted, most…
70-year-old Nun Raped In India
A Nun in her 70s has been gang-raped by a group of bandits when she tried to prevent them from robbing a Christian missionary school in eastern India. According to the Police, the nun who has since been hospitalised was in serious condition after the attack, which was committed by seven or eight men at…
Bomb Blasts Hit Pakistan Churches
At least 10 persons have been killed in a twin blast near two churches in a Christian neighbourhood of the Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday. Local officials said at least 50 people were reportedly hurt in the explosions at the Catholic church and Christ Church in the city’s Youhanabad area. Violent protests erupted after…
South African Surgeons Perform World’s First Penis Transplant
A team of South African surgeons has performed the world’s first successful penis transplant in a marathon nine-hour operation, Stellenbosch University, announced on Friday. The operation, led by Prof André van der Merwe, head of the university’s Division of Urology, was performed in December 2014 at Tygerberg Hospital in Bellville, Cape Town, the university said.…
Mile 12 Market Resumes After Early Morning Fire
Trading has resumed at the popular Mile 12 market Ketu, Lagos, barely hours after a deadly inferno engulfed the market in the early hours of Friday. Sympathetic sellers and buyers were seen returning to the market for their daily commercial activities. The fire claimed lives of three persons in the market and also affected shops…
Ivory Coast To Import Gas From Nigeria
The government of Cote D’ Ivoire has presented a formal request indicating its interest in liquefied petroleum gas supplies from Nigeria to support its growing power generation needs. The request came just as Ghana has called on Nigeria to assist it overcome the negative impact of the recent gas supply disruption it is facing through…
EFCC To Arraign Moronfoye, Saraki for N371m Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC will arraign Tunji Moronfoye, the Kwara State Commissioner for Information, and Ope Saraki, the Senior Special Adviser to the Kwara State Governor on Millennium Development Goals, for their alleged involvement in a N371m contract scam. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the EFCC on Thursday. The…
The World Marks Kidney Day
The international society of Nephrology and international federation of Kidney foundation jointly celebrates the 10th anniversary of the World Kidney Day, on Thursday, March 12. The theme of this years’ edition of the widely celebrated event is, “Kidney Health for All.” The theme, according to organizers, was meant to remind all that not everyone is…
How Police Rescued 78-year-old Kidnap Victim
The Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday, rescued Adebowale Omotosho, executive chairman and founder of Bond Group of Companies, from kidnappers’ hideout at Ajia Village, Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State. Seven suspected members of the kidnap gang were arrested by the police in the process. Their names were given as Bisi Babatunde (32),…
Woman, 31, Arrested With Heroin in Her Private Part
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has announced the arrest of a 31-year-old single mother who concealed 430 grammes of heroin in her vagina. The woman, named Onyinye Juliet Aladi, was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, during the inward screening of passengers on an Emirates airlines flight. Mitchell Ofoyeju, Head…
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