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A South African man, Hilton van Zyl, shot dead his wife and daughter before turning the gun on himself. The shooting incident occurred during the early hours of Sunday, September 25, 2022, in Kuilsriver, Cape Town. The victims are identified as Annastasia van Zyl, 44, and Cassidy van Zyl, 15. His 23-year-old son survived the attack as he managed to flee. It is said the man worked at a steel company in Blackheath, while his wife worked as a real estate agent. Provincial police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi confirmed the shooting incident in a statement on Monday, September 26. “Kuilsriver police attended…

Justice Polycarp Hamman of the National Industrial Court Abuja has struck out a suit instituted by one Umar Lawal, the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, asking the Academic Staff Union of Universities, to call off its seven-month-old strike and return to school. Lawal had instituted the case on behalf of himself and the association. The presiding judge struck out the suit on Tuesday after the counsel to Lawal, Debo Ikuesan, withdrew the suit on the grounds that the student body is challenging his position as president, denying that he is the leader of NANS as he had…

Abidemi Rufai, the suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for fraud by a US court. Rufai had attempted to use stolen identities to steal nearly $2.4 million from the United States government, including approximately $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits. According to the statement, Rufai admitted a long history of using stolen identities to defraud U.S. disaster programs, including aid for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and file fraudulent U.S. tax returns. The 45-year-old convict who pleaded guilty to the charges in May, was said to have succeeded in defrauding 12 US agencies of $600,000 paid out into…

Super Eagles defender, Ola Aina is set for a long stay at his club, Torino. According to Italian publication, Calcio Mercato, Torino president Urbano Cairo, and sporting director, Davide Vagnati, will open negotiations with the Nigerian international in order to extend the defender’s contract. Aina has less than a year on his four-year contract, which he signed in 2019, and will be free to discuss terms with any interested parties from January 2023. But with just a few months left for the Nigerian to be able to discuss terms with other suitors, Torino will have to offer him a contract extension. “Ola Aina ‘s…

Two persons are feared dead after unknown gunmen attacked an Army Checkpoint at Obeagu-Amodu road in Enugu South local government area of Enugu State on Tuesday, September 27. Eyewitnesses say the hoodlums stormed the area in two Lexus SUVs and one Toyota Sienna bus around 7:25 am. They reportedly opened fire at the combined team of Police and military. Daniel Ndukwe, the command’s spokesperson, told TheCable that the policemen were attacked during a “stop and search duty”. He said the police are on the trail of the gunmen but that details of the incident are still “sketchy”. “There was an attack…

Prince George knows he will one day be king and made this known in a cheeky comeback to a classmate who crossed him, a royal expert has claimed. The eldest son of Prince William and Kate Middleton told his schoolmate that his father would be King and that they “better watch out”, according to royal author Katie Nicholl. In her book The New Royals, Nicholl claimed George, 9, and his siblings, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4, were being raised with an understanding of the monarchy and a “sense of duty”. She added that while George has been told he will one…

The Students Union Government Executives, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has lauded the commitment of the State government, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq and the Rector, Engr. Abdul Jimoh Muhammed for going extra mile to ensure that students welfare is well catered for. The President of the Students body, Ishola Abdulsalam gave the commendation while speaking during a meeting with the Management of the Polytechnic and the representatives of the students. The meeting which was at the instance of the Management has the presence of Special Adviser to His Excellency, Mr. Sulaiman Abubakar, to address the issue of alleged extortion of students. He…

The federal government has withdrawn its order to vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors and governing councils to re-open federal universities in the country. The Federal Government had through the National Universities Commission, in a circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135 and addressed to all vice-chancellors; pro-chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities ordered the reopening of universities. However in another circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/136, which was also signed by the Director, Finance and Account of the NUC, Sam Onazi, the commission withdrew the order. Punch reported that why the withdrawal was made wasn’t disclosed. The circular partly read;  “I have been directed to withdraw the NUC…

WBC world heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury has called off his proposed ‘Battle of Britain’ bout with Anthony Joshua, saying his compatriot failed to sign the contract before the deadline at 5 pm on Monday. Fury had challenged Joshua earlier this month, saying he would come out of retirement to defend his title in December, a challenge Joshua accepted. Joshua’s 258 Management and promoter Matchroom Boxing had said that they had “accepted all terms presented to us by Fury’s team” but agreed to halt all communication due to the death of Queen Elizabeth. ‘Well guys, it’s official: D-Day has come and…

A seven-count money laundering charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh and his firm, Destra Investment Ltd, has been struck out by a federal high court sitting in Abuja. Justice Emeka Nwite struck out the lawsuit on Monday, September 26, after listening to arguments from the prosecution and the defendant’s lawyers. The judge stated that it was of no use keeping the charge in his court’s docket when the prosecution and defendants have appeals pending at the Supreme Court. Nwite who described the retention…