Pope’s lung surgery successful – Vatican
Pope Leo XIV has successfully undergone surgery to remove a “small, localised nodule” from his lung. This was disclosed in a statement by the Holy See Press Office, published on the Vatican website, on Tuesday evening. The 71-year-old pontiff entered the hospital smiling and waving on Tuesday morning, hours before the operation to remove the […]
Iran executes man for killing police officer
Iranian authorities have executed a man for killing a police officer who was run over by a vehicle during clashes four years ago, the judiciary said Sunday. The country has ramped up executions since the outbreak of the Middle East war in February and since anti-government protests erupted late last year. “The death sentence for […]
Three sisters took own lives 16 years after mother’s death in UK, inquest finds
An inquest in the United Kingdom has found that three sisters who drowned in the sea off Brighton took their own lives, BBC reports on Thursday. Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, had been living together in Greenford, London, and were described by a coroner as having lived “very secluded lives” […]
US Marine arrested in Japan on suspicion of murder
A US Marine stationed on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa was arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Japanese woman, police said on Sunday. The suspect “killed the 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha and stole her wallet on Saturday”, a local police spokesman told AFP. Crimes including rapes, assaults, hit-and-run and drunk-driving […]
US man freed after 41 years on death row as DNA clears him
A 71-year-old man who spent 41 years on death row in the United States after being convicted of murdering a woman has been released on bail after prosecutors said newly analysed DNA evidence did not link him to the crime. Douglas Stewart Carter was convicted of killing Eva Olesen in Provo, Utah, in February 1985 […]
Pastor Jerry Eze apologises to worshippers denied entry at Old Trafford prayer conference
Pastor Jerry Eze has apologised to worshippers who were turned away from the NSPPD UK Prayer Conference held at Manchester United’s 74,000-capacity Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, United Kingdom. The conference, organised by Eze’s Streams of Joy International, attracted worshippers from across Britain and other parts of the world. Although admission was free, attendees were […]
Nigerian woman arrested in US over illegal voting
A 56-year-old Nigerian woman residing in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States, Gladys Adaeze Okafor, has been arrested and charged with allegedly voting illegally in the 2022 midterm elections.The woman was also accused of voting in the 2024 presidential primary election despite not being a United States citizen.The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts […]
Five S’Africa-based Nigerians face 100 years in US jail
Five Nigerians based in South Africa who were extradited to the United States on September 11 over alleged wire fraud and money laundering offences could face a combined maximum of up to 100 years in prison if convicted on the conspiracy charges against them.The five men were scheduled to appear before US District Judge Michael […]
China denies giving Iran intel before strike that killed US troops
Beijing rejected on Monday “groundless” reports that Chinese entities supplied Tehran with satellite images of a military base housing US troops in Jordan, before and after an Iranian strike killed three American soldiers.The reports by the Wall Street Journal over the weekend related to July 17 missile strikes launched by Iran on the Muwaffaq Salti […]
53-year-old woman jailed for dumping refuse in Lagos drain
A 53-year-old woman, Nelly Monday, has been sentenced to one month in prison for dumping refuse in a drainage channel in Lagos State.Monday was arrested in Meiran on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, for allegedly dumping refuse in the drain during rainfall.The Lagos Waste Management Authority disclosed this in a Thursday statement, saying she was subsequently […]
