Odd News

A young girl tragically ended her life on Sunday evening, shortly after her father forced her to marry his old friend in Borno State. Apparently, she was in great emotional distress after pleading with her father that she was in love with someone else. The father insisted they must proceed …

In the 1994 World Cup, Colombia played against the USA. During the match, Colombian defender Andrés Escobar tried to stop a cross, but the ball ended up in his own net. It was an unlucky own goal. The USA won the game 2-1, and Colombia was knocked out of the …

Kidnappers demand N600 million ransom for abducted Katsina couple and their daughter: Gunmen who abducted a couple and their daughter in Katsina State have demanded N600m as ransom. Recall that Tony Talks Crime previously reported that Anas Ahmadu, 33; his wife, Halimat and their daughter, Jidda, were abducted at their …

A heart-wrenching tragedy has shaken both the UK and Nigerian communities as news broke of the sudden death of a young Nigerian nurse, Nnena Miriam—fondly known as Nurse Miriam—who was found lifeless in her apartment earlier this week under mysterious circumstances. According to sources close to the deceased, Nurse Miriam …

Germiston, South Africa – In a heist described as both daring and meticulously planned, a group of criminals broke into a First National Bank (FNB) branch in Germiston by digging a tunnel beneath the building and making off with an undisclosed sum of money. According to preliminary investigations, the robbers …

Three passengers were injured after a U.S. citizen allegedly hijacked a small plane at knifepoint in Belize on Thursday, police said. Akinyela Sawa Taylor, a U.S. citizen, hijacked a Tropic Air Belize plane with 13 other passengers on board, officials said. Police received information the plane was hijacked by a …

A bricklayer identified as Bayo Jeje has allegedly absconded from home after his wife gave birth to a set of triplets at a private hospital in Igbokoda in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. Jeje was said to have disappeared after some midwives and nurses at the hospital told him …

Seoul, South Korea – A motorcyclist who disappeared into a massive sinkhole on Monday has been found deceased following an extensive 18-hour search by first responders.  The incident occurred when a 65-foot-wide and 65-foot-deep sinkhole suddenly opened up beneath the road in Seoul, swallowing the rider along with his motorcycle. Witnesses …

Some native doctors and traditional medicine practitioners, Ndi Dibia and Ezenwanyi in Anambra State, have protested against alleged selective justice by the state government. They claimed that the use of Agunaechemba security operatives was a witch-hunt, anti-traditional faith, and a violation of their constitutionally-backed fundamental rights to practise the religion …

A wedding in Bauchi State turned into a scene of mourning after a tragic accident claimed the lives of the groom, Abba Musa, and the bride’s elder sister, Maryam Suleiman, just few moments before the ceremony. The fatal crash was said to have occurred in Boto, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area. …