Nicola Gratteri is overseeing the prosecution of more than 350 people with alleged links to the mafia in Calabria, southern Italy. An Italian prosecutor, who has been called a “dead man walking” by members of the mafia, has told Sky News he will not be intimidated at the start of the biggest trial against a criminal syndicate in decades.
Read More »Former Speaker Dimeji Bankole to marry Kebbi Governor’s daughter on Friday
Dimeji Bankole, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives will on Friday 15 January tie the nuptial knot with Miss Aisha Shinkafi Saidu, daughter of Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu.
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By Justin Rowlatt BBC News Elon Musk has just become the richest person in the world, overtaking Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Read More »‘I tried to pray the gay away until I realised it was church that was the problem’ – Nigerian gay
By Chisom Peter Job My Sunday school teacher explained to us when I was just eight years old: ‘If any of you lie with a boy or girl like you, you will die the same way the people of Sodom and Gomorrah died.’
Read More »Samuel Little: America’s ‘most prolific’ serial killer dies at 80
Samuel Little, a man described by the FBI as the most prolific serial killer in US history, has died aged 80.
Read More »Saudi activist who campaigned for women’s right to drive is sentenced to nearly six years
A court in Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced Loujain al-Hathloul, one of the country’s most prominent women’s rights advocates, to a prison term of five years and eight months after convicting her on terrorism-related charges, her family said in a statement.
Read More »A season of fear, not cheer, as virus changes Christmas
By VANESSA GERA Montserrat Parello lost her husband eight years ago, and Christmas gatherings with children and grandchildren had helped her deal with her loneliness. But this year, the 83-year-old will be alone for the holiday at her home in Barcelona, due to the risk of infection from the coronavirus.
Read More »UK court finds two men guilty of manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants
The bodies of the migrants were discovered in a lorry container at an industrial estate in Grays, Essex, in October last year. Two men have been found guilty of the manslaughter of 39 men, women and children from Vietnam after they were found dead in the back of a refrigerated truck near London last year.
Read More »COVID-19 could cause erectile dysfunction in patients who have recovered from the virus, doctor warns
People infected with COVID-19 may be likely to suffer long-term health effects from the virus, including erectile dysfunction among men, according to medical experts.
Read More »Man ‘comes back to life’ in morgue as workers were getting ready to embalm him
Peter Kigen, who suffers from a chronic illness, was pronounced dead in hospital after he collapsed at his home in Kenya. He woke up when a mortuary worker cut into his leg A man who was declared dead by medics woke up hours later when a morgue worker cut into his leg as they prepared to embalm him. Peter Kigen, …
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