A 34-year-old man was injured after he fell through a ceiling while breaking into a home in Watsonia, KZN, South Africa. The Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Tongaat Operations Centre received a call for assistance from the homeowner after he discovered the burglar in one of the bedrooms in the early hours of Monday, November 20, 2023. The officers were immediately dispatched and arrived on scene at approximately 07:57. The homeowner explained that he …
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The exchange rate between the naira and dollar opened the week at N1,200/$1 on P2P platforms on Monday, Oct. 23. The implication of this is that the naira is 3.41 percent weaker than on Friday, Oct. 20, when it closed at N1,170 on the same market. This week, on the black market where the exchange rate is sold unofficially, quotes are going for N1200/$1 for cash trades and N1,250-N1300 for wired transfers. By the close of business …
A 21-year-old woman identified as Hamudat has died after she fell into a domestic well in Ilorin, Kwara State. The tragic incident occurred at about 2: PM on Saturday, August, 5, 2023 at Ile-Kangu Compound, Pakata area of Ilorin. The spokesperson of the state Fire Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, who confirmed the incident in a statement said the deceased was mentally handicapped, adding that her corpse was recovered and handed over to her father. “Today, Saturday 5th …
A labourer identified simply as Dogo died after falling into a septic tank belonging to a church in Badore, Ajah area of Lagos State on FridayJune 2. According to reports, Dogo was contracted by the church to evacuate its septic tank. While carrying out the job, Dogo reportedly fell into it and lost his life. He was discovered by the church members inside the septic tank after they couldn’t find him and began a search party for him. …
Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook shares suffered a historic selloff in trading on Thursday, Feb. 3, causing him to fall out of the Top 10 rich list. The Facebook founder’s personal net worth dropped approximately $29.7 billion on Thursday, according to Forbes’ real-time calculations. By the end of trading, Zuckerberg’s on-paper fortune was estimated to be $84.8 billion. Forbes now has Zuckerberg at No. 12 on the list world’s richest individuals. Meta shares fell by more than 26% on …
A Hilux truck conveying alcohol fell inside ditch close to the Hisbah office in Panshekara, Kumbotso Local Government area of Kano State. It was gathered that the truck driver sustained injuries in the incident which happened on Tuesday evening, November 16. Residents rushed to the scene to rescue occupants of the truck and discovered that it was carrying alcoholic drinks. Confirming the incident to Daily Trust, spokesperson of the Kano State Hisbah Board, Ibrahim Lawan Fagge, said …