Sunday 31 July 2016
One dead in Texas shooting
At least one person was killed and four others wounded in a shooting in Austin, Texas early Sunday, with police warning that the shooter was still at large.
Bank manager shoots himself dead in the presence of a priest at Lekki (Photo)
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Manager at a second generation bank, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Plc, Mr.
Olisa Nwakoby on Friday evening shot himself dead in the presence of his Priest
at the Lekki area of Lagos Island, Lagos State.
Couple's £36,000 dream wedding turns into nightmare after they had to wed in HOSPITAL (Photos)
Bride Steph Murphy’s £36,000 dream wedding took a nightmarish twist, just two days before the ceremony.
National Assembly launches “eye service” prayer project to appease Buhari
Nigeria’s National Assembly on Friday kickstarted an “eye service” project which will see muslim federal lawmakers join President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House for jumaat service every Friday.
13 inmates escape in fresh Nigerian prison jailbreak
Thirteen inmates escaped in a fresh jailbreak recorded at Koton Karfe prison in Kogi in the early hours of Saturday.
Saturday 30 July 2016
Flood water kills 26 wedding guests today
At
least 26 people, mostly children, were killed Saturday when a vehicle carrying
wedding guests was washed off a mountainous road by floods and flung into a
gorge, officials said.
Brother kills sisters on their wedding eve
A
man killed his two sisters on the eve of their weddings in Pakistan’s central
Punjab province, police said Saturday, in the latest case of so-called “honour”
killings in the country.
Panic as militants/military clash in Arepo (Photos)
The military on Saturday continued its bombardment of creeks in Arepo and Ibafo areas to dislodge militants who have been terrorising Lagos and Ogun communities.
Don’t force us to take law into our hands – Soldiers warn President Buhari
Nigerian soldiers
currently on a peace-keeping mission in Sudan, has written an SOS letter to
president Mohammadu Buhari over their unpaid salaries by the Nigerian Army. The
offiers warned that if nothing is done to alleviate their sufferings, they
would be forced to take laws into their hands.
I once rejected £1m bribe from a governor – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), says he once rejected a bribe of £1m from a governor he did not name. The EFCC Alert, a monthly magazine, quoted Falana as saying this at an anti-corruption workshop in Abuja recently.
Man allegedly grows breasts after sleeping with neighbour's wife
According to Standard Digital, a popular Kenyan online portal, a 39-year-old man, James Mutua, has suddenly developed breasts after he allegedly slept with the wife of one his neighbours.
Photo of the chained 10-year-old girl rescued by Police in Ogun State
The Ogun Police Command has rescued another child,
10-year-old Promise Udeh, found chained in a house at Saraki, Adigbe area of Abeokuta,
Ogun State.
Troops bomb militants’ camps in Lagos, Ogun
Fergusson Bobai, flag
officer commanding (FOC), western naval command, on Friday said Abayomi
Olonishakin, chief of defence staff (CDS), ordered air strikes on militants’
base in Lagos and Ogun states.
Friday 29 July 2016
Cultists kill retired police officer, son
Suspected cult members
on Thursday killed a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police, Daniel Akogwu,
and his son, Oche, in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
Breaking: Police rescue chained 10-year-old girl in Ogun
The Ogun Police Command has rescued another
chained 10-year-old girl, Promise Udeh, at Adigbe area of Abeokuta.
Photos of 3 Nigerians shortly before they were executed in Indonesia (Photos)
Three Nigerians and one Indonesian were executed by firing squad yesterday, July 28th . Those who were executed have been named as Seck Osmane, Humphrey Jefferson Ejike, Michael Titus Igweh and Indonesian ,Freddy Budiman.
Buhari sacks health agencies DGs
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday sacked all five
heads of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Health.
Man rapes church member after her birthday party in Omole Estate
The Lagos State Police
Command has arrested a 31-year-old man, identified only as Damilola, for
allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman in Omole Estate, in the Ojodu area of the
state.
Indonesia executes three Nigerians by firing squad
Indonesia has executed three Nigerian drug convicts by firing
squad, an official said. The Nigerians were put to death along
with one Indonesian on Thursday (after midnight Indonesian time), Noor Rachmad,
deputy attorney general for general crimes, told reporters.
No one can prove I stole Rivers State money – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has denied allegations of corruption against him.
Thursday 28 July 2016
Trader hacks couple to death over debt
An axe-wielding shopkeeper hacked a couple to
death in northern India Thursday after they failed to pay a debt of 22 US
cents, police said.
‘My husband dates four girls on our street’ - Wife tells Lagos court
A 42-year-old woman, Mrs. Cecilia Ajayi, on
Thursday pleaded with an Igando Customary Court in Lagos State to dissolve her
marriage with her husband, John Ajayi, aged 46.
Nigerian Military launches “Operation Crocodile Tears” after threat of force in Niger Delta
The Nigerian military on Wednesday announced it will launch a series of tactical drills in Enugu from weekend, days after threatening the use of force in neighbouring Niger Delta where militants have attacked oil and gas installations for months.
Chinese woman set hotel ablaze to kill lover in Lagos
Punch reports:
Forty-seven-year-old
Zhen Zhen attempted to kill her lover, Leo Feng, 41, when she set Ernest Hotel
in the Ikeja area of Lagos on fire.
Man forced to choose between saving mother or wife in deadly floods (Photos)
A man
forced to choose between saving his wife or mother when deadly floods hit his
village in China opted for the latter.
Protesters storm Abuja, accuse Buhari’s govt of nepotism, illegal recruitment
Nigerians
drawn from various civil society groups on Wednesday protested alleged illegal
recruitment and nepotism in some government agencies, questioning the
anti-corruption effort of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Abuja-Kaduna rail project “partially executed” by Jonathan – Amaechi
The
Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday admitted that the
Abuja-Kaduna rail project was partially executed by the Goodluck Jonathan
administration, but added that the President Buhari’s government was
responsible for executing the final stages that were crucial to the project’s
completion.
Wednesday 27 July 2016
Beauty queen sentenced to 15 years for drug smuggling (Photos)
A 23-year-old Colombian model was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday and ordered to pay a fine of 20,000 yuan (£2,284) after being caught carrying cocaine in Guangzhou, China.
Nigerian businessman beaten to death in South Africa
A Nigerian businessman
was beaten to death in Limpopo Province of South Africa, the Nigeria Union in
the country confirmed on Wednesday.
Naira officially slumps to dollar...
The naira fell
to a new record low on Wednesday at the official market, following the central
bank’s decision to hike interest rates to 14 percent on Tuesday.
No alternative to Buhari’s current economic policy — Lai Mohammed
The
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the President
Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is on the right track and there is no
alternative to what it is doing.
APC govs meet Buhari, resolve to seek Ekweremadu’s removal
State governors elected
on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have resolved to do all within
their powers to ensure that Senator Ike Ekweremadu is removed as the Deputy
President of the Senate, Punch has learnt.
Hillary Clinton makes history in America
Hillary
Clinton became the first woman in history to win the White House nomination of
a major US political party Tuesday, securing the backing of Democrats at a
convention in Philadelphia.
Beautiful young doctor killed in a fatal accident in Abia Sate (Photos)
A young female doctor has lost her life in a fatal accident that took place between Umuahia and Aba yesterday, July 24, 2016.
3 killed, as Yoruba, Hausa residents clash in Lagos
Three persons were shot
dead yesterday, during a shootout between hoodlums and some officers attached
to the Federal Operations Zone A, Ikeja, of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS,
at White Sand community in Ijora Badia area of Lagos State.
Militants ‘dust off bullets’ in gun battle with OPC, police in Lagos
Policemen and some members of the Oodu’a Peoples Congress (OPC) engaged suspected Niger Delta militants in a gun battle in Ewedogbon, a riverine community in Igando-Ikotun local council development area of Lagos, on Tuesday.
Tuesday 26 July 2016
10 teachers die every month in Lagos — Perm Sec
The
Lagos State Teachers’ Establishment and Pension Office on Tuesday said that an
average of 10 teachers die each month in the post-primary teaching service of
the state.
Senator attacks Obasanjo, says he rejected ex-president’s “N50 million third term bribe”
The deputy Senate leader, Bala Ibn Na’Allah, has dared former President Olusegun Obasanjo to prove his allegations of corruption against him as a member of the National Assembly.
It’s Biafra or nothing, Nnamdi Kanu warns Nigeria
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of
the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has restated his agitation for the
breakaway of Biafra from the rest of the country, saying: “It is Biafra or
nothing; Nigerians knows that.”
We’ll use force if dialogue fails, Army warns militants
The Chief of Army
Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said the Nigerian Army will not hesitate to
use force should the dialogue between the Federal Government and militants
fails.
Lagos landlord kills tenant of four months
The Lagos State Police
Command has arrested a landlord, Gbade Metibemu, for allegedly stabbing his
tenant of four months, Bright Abraham, to death on Apollo Street in the Makoko
area of the state.
Naira stable against dollar ahead of CBN monetary policy decision
The naira remained
stable on Monday at the parallel market, ahead of the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) monetary policy committee (MPC) decisions on the economy.
19 dead and 45 wounded as knifeman goes on rampage in Japan
At least 19 people have
been killed and 45 wounded Tuesday in Japan after a knifeman went on the
rampage, according to reports.
Why I visited Buhari again — Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday visited President Muhammadu Buhari.
Monday 25 July 2016
Buhari, Obasanjo in closed-door meeting
President
Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a closed-door meeting with former President
Olusegun Obasanjo in his office at the presidential villa in Abuja.
I almost died as Eagles coach, says Oliseh
Former Super Eagles
coach Sunday Oliseh has again made shocking revelations about his time as the
coach of the team. He gave detail account on Sunday via his Twitter handle with
a link to his blog, SundayOliseh.tv.
Another RCCG pastor kidnapped during service in Ikorodu
Gunmen have kidnapped a
pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, branch in Isawo, Ikorodu,
Lagos.
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