Mercedes-Benz has announced it is leaving the Russian market over the Russia-Ukraine war. German carmaker Mercedes-Benz is expected to sell its Russian assets to a local investor, the Russian Industry and Trade Ministry said Wednesday, October 26, becoming the latest automaker to exit since Moscow sent troops to Ukraine. “Mercedes-Benz …
Read More »I have known him for 4 years – 20-year-old mother of 2-month old baby boy whose hand was amputated after assault by his father narrates ordeal
Favour Chikwe, the 20-year-old mother of the two-month old baby boy whose right hand was amputated in Imo State has explained how the child’s father, Confidence Amatobi, impeded her ability to obtain immediate medical care for him.It was reported that Amatobi assaulted little Miracle with a plastic hanger and broke the baby’s …
Read More »BREAKING : CBN Redesigns 200, 500 & 1000 Naira Notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has redesigned some new naira notes. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, said this at a press conference on Wednesday. Emefiele said the new design and issues will be effective from December 2022. He advised Nigerians to take old notes to banks for the new notes. According …
Read More »Osun man rescued after three suicide attempts
Some residents and men of the Osun State Fire Service on Monday foiled an attempt by one Saheed Oladeji to commit suicide in Osogbo, the state capital. Oladeji was said to have jumped into the Osun River from under Gbodofon Bridge in the early hours of the day. But some …
Read More »Timothy Adegoke: Adedoyin absent, Osun CJ threatens case transfer
Osun State Chief Judge, Adepele Ojo, on Tuesday threatened to transfer the case of Hilton Hotels owner, Ile-Ife, Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, and six of his staff, standing trial over the death of a Masters student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Timothy Adegoke to another judge. Justice Ojo, who handed down the …
Read More »World Dirtiest Man, Amou Haji Has Died In Iran At Age 94 (pictures)
An Iranian man nicknamed the “dirtiest man in the world” for not taking a shower for decades has died at the age of 94, state media reported on Tuesday. Amou Haji, who did not wash for more than half a century and was single, died on Sunday in the village of Dejgah …
Read More »Father allegedly beats his 2-month-old son with hanger in Imo for disturbing his sleep, breaks the baby’s arm leading to amputation
The National Human Right Commission (NHRC) and the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Imo State chapter have called on the Imo State Government and the Nigeria Police Force to immediately arrest and prosecute one Mr Confidence Amatobi, for allegedly assaulting his 2-month-old baby, Miracle.Mr Amatobi was said to have assaulted …
Read More »Obi Condemns attack on Apostle Suleman, Mourns Victims
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned the gunmen’s attack on the President of the Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman. In a series of tweets on Monday, Obi also mourned those who lost their lives in the accident and called on the security agencies to fish out …
Read More »Surgeon who killed lover by putting cocaine on his penis ordered to pay £11k in damages
46-year-old Andreas David Niederbichler who was dubbed ‘Dr Coke Penis’ after he killed his lover when he sprinkled drugs on his manhood has been ordered to pay compensation. Niederbichler who was jailed for nine years in 2019 after the woman died after performing oral sex on him, had claimed the victim was aware he had put a …
Read More »Russian Jet Crashes Into Building, Kills Two
Two pilots were killed Sunday after a Russian military jet crashed into a two-storey building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk during a test flight, the local governor said. “Both pilots were killed. None of the local residents were hurt… The Su aircraft was carrying out a test flight,” regional …
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