Ashiya, Japan – The world’s oldest person, Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman, has passed away at the age of 116, the city of Ashiya announced on Saturday. Itooka, who had four children and five grandchildren, died on December 29, 2024, at a nursing home where she had lived since 2019. She was born on May…
Abeokuta, Nigeria – The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Akintoye Waris for allegedly stealing and slaughtering a he-goat valued at ₦200,000 to celebrate his child’s naming ceremony. The arrest, which was confirmed by the state police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, took place on January 2, 2025, in the Odeda area of…
Lagos, Nigeria – The Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) is in mourning following the sudden deaths of three of its pastors on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025. The deceased pastors have been identified as Evangelist Oladotun Elusanmi, Shepherd Olumuyiwa Michael, and Assistant Venerable Superior Evangelist (Prophet) Johnson Olajuwon. Evangelist Elusanmi served as the Shepherd…
Maiduguri, Nigeria – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has announced plans to subsidise the cost of petrol at N600 per litre for farmers in communities ravaged by Boko Haram insurgency. The announcement was made on Friday evening in Bama town during the flag-off of farm input distribution to over 5,000 farmers previously displaced by the…
Calabar, Nigeria – The immediate past Chairman of the National Youths Council of Nigeria (NYCN) in Cross River State, His Youthfulness, Comrade Dan Obo, has handed over the position of the Best NYCN Chairman in Nigeria to Amb. Abdullahi Muhammad Ishaq, Niger State NYCN Chairman. Until December 31, 2024, Obo held the position of the…
