Author: Lilian Azuh

Several people have been killed in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness centre in Hamburg, with the gunman believed to be among the dead, German police said Thursday. Police have not given a death toll, but multiple local media outlets reported that the shooting had left seven dead and eight seriously injured. The first emergency calls were made around 2015 GMT after shots rang out at the building in the city’s northern district of Gross Borstel, a police spokesman at the scene said. Police tweeted that “several people were seriously injured, some even fatally” in the incident. “At the moment…

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Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw has slammed Rotimi Oyekanmi, the media aide to the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu. Trouble started after the electoral umpire announced the rescheduling of the Governorship and State House of Assembly election. In response, a Twitter user chastised INEC for providing information at odd hours and wondered if the administrator of the electoral umpire tweets from the club. Kate Henshaw responded to the tweet by saying that only thieves tweet at such strange hours. Dissatisfied with the response, Rotimi Oyekanmi confronted the actress about her remark, claiming she should know…

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The Labour Party has appointed Nollywood actress, Hilda Dokubo, as the new acting chairman of the River State chapter of the party days to the governorship and state assembly elections rescheduled for March 18. A statement signed by the national chairman, Julius Abure, on Thursday, stated that the appointment of Dokubo followed the tenure expiration and dissolution of the caretaker committee led by Dienye Pepple. Other members of the committee include Philip Loveday as secretary and Gogo Wellington as publicity secretary. Abure added that the appointment letter was for one month. The PUNCH reports that the leadership of the Labour…

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The Society of Digital Newspaper Owners of Nigeria (SDNON) has commiserated with her Patron and Chairman of the Polak Group, Chief Pius Olanrewaju over the demise of his wife, Mother Celestial Olayinka Temidayo Olarenwaju. The deceased passed away following a brief illness in Nigeria. In a statement on Friday, SDNON paid tribute to Mother Celeatial Olarewaju, praying to God for the repose of her soul. The SDNON expressed their deepest condolences and sympathies to Chief Pius Olanrewaju and his family at this difficult time, recognizing the significant loss he and his family have suffered. They also expressed their continued support…

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Six persons have now been confirmed dead in the accident on Thursday involving a moving train and Lagos State staff bus in PWD/Sogunle, Ikeja, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor has said. Mr Sanwo-Olu, while giving an update at Lagos state University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) after the incident on Thursday said that 85 passengers, including dependants of the staff, were involved in the accident. Two women were immediately declared dead after the bus was crushed by a moving train. The governor said that 29 persons suffered serious injuries, 42 suffered moderate injuries while eight persons suffered mild injuries. “Unfortunately we have recorded six fatalities,…

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By TANKO ALI President Muhammadu Buhari has learned with deep sadness the death of a 65-year-old security guard, the loss of personal property and means of livelihood of some hardworking Nigerians at the Akere Spare Parts market in the Apapa Ajegunle area of Lagos State. The President’s deepest sympathies are with the traders and their families, who bear the brunt of this unfortunate incident and are at crossroads of what to do after this temporary setback. The President is equally concerned that a similar fire incident occurred at the popular Balogun market a few weeks ago, calling on relevant authorities…

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Tiger Woods’s ex-girlfriend has filed a lawsuit seeking to be released from a nondisclosure agreement she says the golf superstar made her sign at the start of their relationship in 2017, court filings showed Wednesday. Erica Herman, who lived with the 15-time major winner at his Florida mansion until late 2022, filed the request in the Circuit Court of the 19th Judicial Circuit in Martin County, Florida. According to court records seen by AFP, Herman’s attorneys are arguing that the NDA she was required to sign is “invalid and unenforceable” under US federal legislation known as the Speak Out Act.…

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