A US writer who penned a tract entitled “How to Murder Your Husband” was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for fatally shooting her spouse. Nancy Crampton Brophy, 71, will be eligible to apply for parole in 25 years, a judge in the northwestern state of Oregon told her. Crampton Brophy’s … Continue reading ‘How To Murder Your Husband’ Writer Jailed For Life Over Spouse Killing

  UK campaigners on Monday failed in a last-gasp bid to stop the government’s first flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda, as protests mounted against the policy. Three judges at the Court of Appeal in London rejected a challenge to a High Court ruling last Friday that the deportations could go ahead. Judges Rabinder Singh, … Continue reading Last-Gasp Challenge Fails Against UK’s Rwanda Asylum Plan

  Saudi Arabia has required would-be hajj pilgrims from many Western countries to apply for visas via a government portal online, a move intended to crack down on “fake” travel agencies, officials told AFP on Monday.  The new system was put in place as the kingdom prepares to welcome 850,000 Muslims from abroad for the … Continue reading Saudi Adopts Online Registration For Hajj To Combat Scams

Eleven rescued victims of the Kaduna train attack have reunited with their families.

  Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu has resigned from the African Democratic Congress. He left the party after losing the party’s presidential ticket to the founder of Roots Television, Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu. In a letter dated June 13 and addressed to ADC’s National Chairman, Chief Okey Ralphs Nwosu, Moghalu … Continue reading Moghalu Quits ADC After Losing Presidential Ticket, Laments Corrupt Process

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday congratulated General Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former Head of State and Chairman of the National Peace Committee, on his 80th birthday.

    The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the arrest, and probe of the policemen attached to popular musician Burna Boy who was involved in a shooting at Club Cubana on Victoria Island. The IGP in a statement through the Force PRO, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said “the Police personnel alleged and … Continue reading Club Shooting: IGP Orders Arrest, Probe Of Policemen Attached To Burna Boy

  French troops were on Monday handing back a military base in northeastern Mali ahead of a final withdrawal from the Sahel nation, France’s army said, after nine years fighting a jihadist insurgency. And the UN’s emissary there warned that their withdrawal could leave Menaka, where they were based, vulnerable to a jihadist attack. The … Continue reading French Army Quits Mali Base Ahead Of Total Pullout

  Bitcoin tumbled Monday to an 18-month low under $23,000 in a broad cryptocurrency crash, as investors shunned risky assets in the face of a vicious global markets selloff, just seven months after the virtual unit surged to a record high. The world’s most popular crypto asset also took a heavy knock from news that … Continue reading Bitcoin Slumps Below $23,000 In Crypto Crash

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen scored four goals as the Super Eagles spanked Sao Tome and Principe 10-0 in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Monday.