Fire destroys Lagos spare parts market
The fire at the Idumota. Properties and goods worth billions of naira have been destroyed at a spare parts market in the Idumota area of Lagos State. In a statement on Saturday, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said that the fire occurred on Friday night. Oke-Osanyintolu said a […]
Drugs: Singapore hangs fourth person in three weeks
Flag of Singapore | File Image Singaporean authorities have executed a 35-year-old Singaporean-Iranian man via hanging for drug trafficking. The hanging of the man on Friday, was fourth in less than a month, despite appeals from Tehran to “reconsider” his execution. The United Nations and rights groups say capital punishment has no proven deterrent effect […]
Female teacher battles sexual abuse of male student in court
Kelly-Anne Jennings | File Image Jennings faces 18 sex crime charges An Ontario school teacher, Kelly-Anne Jennings, accused of multiple sexual offences involving students has been released on bail after she was rearrested for allegedly breaching her bail conditions. CBC News, which broke the news, gathered that Kelly-Anne Jennings had been placed on unpaid leave […]
