Category: Odd news

BREAKING: Star actress, Funke Akindele’s Marriage Crashes Days To 6th Anniversary

Abibat Babalola

Abdul Bello better known as JJC Skillz has announced separation from his popular actress wife, Funke Akindele. Platforms Africa reports that the crash in Akindele’s marriage came about 53 days to their 6th anniversary. The couple reportedly celebrated 5th anniversary on August 23rd 2021. JJC announced via his official Instagram handle on Thursday morning stating that his marriage with Akindele has had issues for the last two years. READ ALSO: Again, Nollywood Chacha Eke Announces Split with Producer Husband Actress Funke Akindele’s 2nd Marriage in Trouble, Step Son Confirms Marry,…

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Six Members Of Bridal Train Killed, Three Injured In Road Accident

ADEOLA YUSUF

A road accident has claimed the lives of six bridal train passengers, injuring three others, along Hadejia-Kano Expressway, the police in Jigawa State have announced. A statement signed by the spokesman of the Jigawa State Police Command, Lawan Shisu Adan, confirmed the accident. Adan, in the statement on Tuesday, said the deceased consists of four adults and two minors. The deceased, whose remains have been claimed by their respective families, are Baba Rabi’a Aliyu, Ummi Abubaka, Aisha Soja and Habib Habib as well as Radiya Turaki and Kabir Sani, who…

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Nigerian Popular Sprinter Blessing Okagbare’s Ban Extended To 11 Yrs

Abibat Babalola

Sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been given an additional one-year ban for doping violations on top of her existing 10-year suspension, a decision that rules Nigeria out of the sprint relay at the world championships. The Athletics Integrity Unit charged the 33-year-old with “evading sample collection, and tampering or attempted tampering with the doping control process”. READ ALSO Nigerian footballer found dead inside car in Italy Football Rules Board Approves Permanent Use Of Five Substitutes S’Eagles Captain, Ahmed Musa, Donates N100m to 5,000 Widows In February, Okagbare was given her original…

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Again, Nollywood Chacha Eke Announces Split with Producer Husband

Abibat Babalola

“I am done pretending,You will say I am crazy but I am not.”   Nollywood actress, Chacha Eke has once again, announced the end of her marriage on social media, stating that she’s done pretending. Recall that in October 2020, Chacha took to social media to share a video announcing the end of her marriage to her movie director husband. She said, “You will say I am crazy but I am not. This video is to let the world know that I am done with the marriage. I don’t have…

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Russia Slams Entry Ban on Biden’s Wife, Daughter

Abibat Babalola

U.S. President himself and Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, as well as hundreds of lawmakers, are already on the blacklist, Russia says Russia has placed an entry ban on the family of U.S. President Joe Biden, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday. Joe Biden’s wife, Jill and daughter, Ashley would no longer be allowed to travel to Russia. READ ALSO: Lagos Blames Eko DisCo Power Surge As Fire Guts Storey Building 46 Migrants Found Dead in Abandoned Trailer in US Ogun Workers Declare Strike, To Ground State Indefinitely…

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How Abeokuta-Sagamu road Crash Killed One, Injured 10 – FRSC

Ganiyu Amodu

The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that one person died while 10 others sustained injuries in an accident that occurred at Kobape on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway on Sunday. The FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun, Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital. The FRSC officer explained that the accident involved a Toyota Previa marked KSF 145 HN and a Toyota Avensis with registration number AAA 301 HN. Ahmed Umar said the accident occurred at 6:35 p.m. and was caused by excessive speed and loss…

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Three Children of Same Parents Drown in Lagos Pool

Ganiyu Amodu

How father, Mother of the deceased fainted after news of the tragedy A yet-to-be-identified couple have been inconsolable after their three children drowned in a swimming pool on their estate in the Ajah area of Lagos State. It was gathered that both husband and wife had gone for an event when the three children left their house to swim in the pool. It was, however, learnt that some residents, including security members on the estate, found the children lying motionless in the pool. A source said immediately the children were…

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Gospel Singer, Osinachi, Laid To Rest In Abia

Abibat Babalola

The remains of late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, were laid to rest in Amakpoke Umuaku community, Abia State, on Saturday. Osinachi, who was popularly known for her song “Ekwueme”, died on April 8, 2022 aged 48. She was said to have suffered from an internal injury in her chest following alleged maltreatment by her husband. The police arrested Mr Nwachukwu on April 11, after Osinachi’s younger brother reported a case of culpable homicide against him. READ ALSO: Lung Cancer, Not Me, Killed Osinachi, I’m Innocent – Husband Police Submit Osinachi…

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Afghans Dig for Survivors As Death Toll From Quake Surpasses 1,000

ADEOLA YUSUF

Villagers rushed to bury the dead Thursday and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that killed at least 1,000 people. The Taliban and the international community that fled their takeover struggled to bring help to the disaster’s victims. Under a leaden sky in Paktika province, which was the epicenter of Wednesday’s magnitude 6 earthquake, men dug a line of graves in one village, as they tried to lay the dead to rest quickly in line with…

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How, Why Lagos Bus Driver Killed, Dumped Colleague’s Corpse at Park

Ganiyu Amodu

There was apprehension in the Berger area of Lagos State on Monday after the lifeless body of a bus driver was found near a motor park. The deceased, identified only as Wasiu, was alleged to have been dumped close to the entrance of the park around midnight. Platforms Africa gathered that the late driver, who plied the Ishaga-Fagba route, had a confrontation with a colleague from another park on Sunday, which resulted in a fight between them. READ ALSO: How Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Crash Killed 4, Injured 8 -FRSC Nigerians now…

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