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A 59-year-old Nigerian woman simply identified as Maureen is currently writhing in pain after her brother allegedly attacked her over their father's property in Enugu state.   According to Human rights group, Women's Aid Collective WACOL, the victim said their late father left the said property in her custody and made her promise to take care of the property and not transfer ownership to Mr Francis Egbujie.  . . However, the victim alleged that, over time, her brother has been pestering her to hand over the documents to him but she refused. Reports reveals that on Wednesday, Sept.30, 2020, Francis attempted to kill his sister by breaking her head.  . The victim, Maureen, revealed that before her brutalization, when her siblings lodged a complaint at Trans Ekulu Police Station, they were detained for reason unknown to them. Maureen is currently receiving treatment in a hospital. 

Former Minister of State for Education, Kenneth Gbagi has been declared wanted by the police over his hotel staff who were allegedly assaulted and stripped naked over a missing money.    In a statement released by the Delta state police spokesperson DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, Gbagi was accused of refusing to honor several police invitations.   The statement read;    “Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi was invited by the Commissioner of Police through the Area Commander Warri and DPO Ebrumede Division on September 25th, 2020 for questioning concerning the alleged dehumanising manner in which he ordered some of his staff be stripped naked and physically assaulted. “Kenneth Gbagi personally and severally called and gave the excuse that he has a burial ceremony of his elder sister on Friday 25/9/2020 in which he is a key player, and asked for time to finish with the ceremony on Sunday, thereafter will report at the State Headquarters on Monday, September 28, 2020. These requests were granted on humanita

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has announced that unity schools will be reopening across the country on October 11.    The Minister in the letter which confirmed the reopening of Unity Schools, said the decision was taken to enable students who have been at home since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic to complete their academic session which will end in December.   Officials of the schools have been urged to ensure that COVID-19 protocols are strictly observed to prevent its spread among students. Schools that have not concluded their 2nd term examination, were asked to "round off and commence 3rd term immediately which is expected to end in December". 

Music legend, Onyeka Onwenu has revealed that she will be returning to the South-East if Nigeria disintegrates.    Speaking at a virtual pre-book launch briefing ahead of the release of her memoir ‘My Father’s Daughter’ on October 1, the music urged people from the South-East to develop the region while pointing out that they've be marginalized for a long time.    Onwenu said;    “It doesn’t take away whatever you are doing in Lagos, Abuja, or Port Harcourt. You are free to live and do business wherever you are but remember back home, we are being marginalised for a long time. And our people have always done things for themselves. “We built the Imo Airport. I was part of the process. It remains the only airport in the country that was built by the citizens and handed over to the Federal Government. “My father went to school abroad, people in his home town collected money and supported him. That’s how we do things, we are communal people. So, I’m not afraid to go back home. “If that

A Japanese man, dubbed the "Twitter killer" after he lured suicidal social media users to their death, admitted in court on Wednesday, September 30, to killing nine people, local media said.   Takahiro Shiraishi, 29, is also accused of dismembering his victims and storing body parts in coolboxes, did not contest nine counts of murder, saying they "are all correct", public broadcaster NHK reported.   But lawyers for Takahiro Shiraishi argued the charges should be reduced because the victims - who had expressed suicidal thoughts - wanted him to kill them.   He is accused of using Twitter to contact victims aged between 15 and 26 who talked online about committing suicide, telling them he could help them in their plans - or even die alongside them.     His lawyers want the charges against him reduced to "murder with consent", which carries a prison sentence of between six months and seven years.   He is also facing rape charges, according to media reports.   

The lifeless body of a young girl, identified as Anwuli Joy Agu, has been discovered on the premises of Esume-uku Primary School, Obiaruku, Delta State, with some vital organs missing and her hair shaved off. The incident happened on Sunday in Umusume community. According to one of the deceased’s relations, Anwuli was murdered on her way to church mass by some suspected ritualists.  The Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Mohammed, confirmed the development, adding that the police were already on the matter. 

The Managing director of MultiChoice Nigeria, parent production company of the Big Brother Naija franchise, John Ugbe, has revealed that the Big brother Lockdown season recorded the highest votes ever in the history of the show. . He revealed this at a media briefing and presentation of prize money to Laycon, the season’s winner, today in Lagos. He said that the show recorded 900 million votes (inclusive of online voting) from the different voting platforms and cost of producing the show was N3.5bn. 

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that Nigerians are scared of police than criminals. He stated this in his opening remarks in the House following a two-month holiday. He also commended the President for signing the police reform act into law. He added that the Nigeria Police force as presently constituted has failed to meet expectations of Nigerians. Further, he noted that “there will be further legislation to improve police performance across the board and to introduce mechanisms for individual and collective accountability in the Nigeria Police Force. Our objective is nothing short of a total overhaul of the culture and practice of policing in Nigeria.” 

Tragedy struck in Bashua community, Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State as a man allegedly killed his wife and then committed suicide over her alleged infidelity. According to Martmercy Busaosowo, the man, said to hail from neighbouring Akwa Ibom State murdered his wife in the early hours of Monday, September 28, after he heard that she had been sleeping around with other men.   His body was later found dangling from a tree in the bush by members of the community. The names of the couple are yet to be disclosed.

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, 2020, as a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary. According to a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah , the  Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, praised Nigerians for the feats in economy, education, the creative sector, amongst others. He congratulated all Nigerians on the celebration of the country’s Diamond Jubilee while stressing the government’s commitment to the socio-economic transformation of the country. 

More than one million people across the globe have now died of COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins University. The toll comes about nine months after the illness was first detected in Wuhan, China. The first death linked to coronavirus in China was reported on Jan. 11, according to the World Health Organization, and 10 days later the virus  was reported in the US . Since then, America has accounted for over 20 percent of the worldwide COVID-19 fatalities with over 205,000 deaths. Brazil has the second-most fatalities, with more than 142,000 dead. India has the third-most deaths globally, reporting over 95,000. The one millionth death from the novel coronavirus comes as pharmaceutical companies are racing to develop a proven and safe vaccine against the bug. In the US, President Trump  has promoted  the possibility of a vaccine breakthrough as early as October, with enough doses for every American by April. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease doctor,  has said  the

Ryan Dorsey, the grieving ex-husband of Naya Rivera has reportedly moved in with her sister Nickayla Rivera to help raise the late actress’ son.    Glee star, Naya River drowned during a boat trip with her five-year-old son Josey on California's Lake Piru in July , and ever since she died, her sister Nickayla and ex-husband, actor Ryan Dorsey have been inseparable enjoying several outings together.    According to Daily Mail, Ryan, 37, and model Nickayla, 25, have moved into a three-bedroom rented house together where they are caring for Josey, who turned five last week, with the help of Dorsey's parents.   On September 6, Nickayla was pictured helping Ryan move his belongings from his previous home in North Hills, in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley, to a new rented home where the pair are staying together.    They were also seen holding hands as they shopped in a local Target store and went down the escalator on September 19. A source told the outlet, "They were fooling ar

A couple, Niyi and Remilekun Folorunso, have been arrested alongside two others for allegedly cutting off a human skull from a grave in the Odogbolu area of Ogun State. Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command said the suspects were arrested on Thursday “for unlawfully being in possession of human skulls.” The other suspects were identified as Muyideen Tolubi and Sonubi Taiwo. They were arrested following information received by the police that they were “digging a grave with the aim of removing an already buried corpse, which was not in any way related to them.” The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, told newsmen that the DPO at Odogbolu, CSP Afolabi Yusuf, led detectives to the scene but the suspects had already severed the head from the corpse and left. Oyeyemi said the police thereafter “embarked on an intelligence-based investigation, leading to the arrest of the couple as well as Muyideen Tolubi. “Three of them confessed to being the pers

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Monday revealed that it has uncovered a whopping N2.67 billion payment made to some federal colleges for school feeding during the lockdown when children were not in school, which ended up in personal accounts. ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, made the disclosure Monday in his keynote address at the second National Summit on Diminishing Corruption with the theme: “Together Against Corruption and Launch of the National Ethics and Integrity Policy,” held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He explained that in the Open Treasury Portal review carried out between January to August 15, 2020, out of 268 Ministries, Departments and Agendas (MDAs) 72 of them had cumulative infractions of N90 million. He said while 33 MDAs tendered explanations that N4.1 billion was transferred to sub-TSA, N4.2 billion paid to individuals had no satisfactory explanations. According to Owasanoye, “We observed that transfers to

pipeline Vandals Three men were Saturday confirmed dead after a tipper plunged into the Epe River in Lagos. The tipper said to be laden with sand, fell off the Berger Bridge into the River late Friday drowning unspecified number of occupants. It was gathered that officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), police and local divers struggled all Friday night to locate the six-tyre truck without success and had to suspend the operation which continued on Saturday morning. The Nation gatherer that the truck was eventually recovered on Saturday afternoon and all three men who were inside found dead. At the time of this report, emergency workers were still conducting search and rescue to be sure no one else was still inside the water. In another development, residents of Ikotun at the wee hours of Friday waged war against suspected vandals who invaded their neighbourhood to steal Premium Motor Spirit from a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) System 2B pipel

Plus-Size actress, Ifeoma Okeke-Ozzoude, has opened up on her decision to reduce her weight saying it has nothing to do with her love life or yearn for marriage. Okeke said that her fans should watch-out for total transformation while stressing that her reason to lose weight is borne out of the need to stay healthy. The obese actress revealed that she has been on a healthy journey for five months with the use of Joms Slimming Products. “My reason for wanting to slim down is not because of any man or marriage. Why will I want to lose weight because of men? When I was battered many times in my previous relationship – to a point that I felt maybe marriage is not for me,” she said. Continuing, the founder of Purple Campaign Initiative said “My reason for wanting to lose weight is simply because I want to stay healthy and not because of marriage. I recently lost my closest friend. She died as they were struggling to rush her to the hospital, all because she is obese. They couldn’t get her i

Ejiofor after he was caught   A 23-year-old man simply identified as Ejiofor has been apprehended after allegedly stealing a plasma television in Wumba village, Abuja.   A house owner identified as Mrs Comfort Daniel revealed that the 23-year-old suspect was arrested and taken to the chief’s palace in Wumba.   Comfort said Ejiofor invaded her house while she went out to buy something by the roadside.   She said she left her 11-year -old son at home when the suspect entered the house and went straight to the parlour to remove the plasma television from the wall.   “My son asked him what he was looking for, and he replied that I directed him to come and remove the television for repairs. And luckily enough, I was entering the house when I saw him with the television, and I quickly raised an alarm,”  she said.   According to her, it was in the process that some youths immediately arrested him and took him to the chief’s palace in the area.   The chief of the community, Daniel Zhiba, immed

A Nigerian Army colonel, M.Z Manu and two soldiers have been killed by bandits in Unguwar Doka Village under Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. It was gathered that the bandits, armed with AK-47 rifles invaded the villages on Thursday night and started shooting indiscriminately. In the process, the gallant officer, soldiers and some civilians were killed. The acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig. General Benard Onyeuko, who confirmed the incident in a statement issued to journalists at the Special Army Super Camp IV Faskari, said troops of Operation Sahel Sanity responded to a distress call on September 24, 2020 that bandits attacked Unguwar Doka Village and swiftly mobilised to the area where they cleared the bandits. During the encounter, troops neutralised 21 bandits while others escaped with gunshot into the forest as evident by the trails of blood along the criminals’ escape route.   The statement disclosed that the soldiers rescued three kidnapped victims,

Nigeria First Lady, Aisha Buhari Aisha Buhari, Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari says the COVID-19 pandemic is a sign that God is not happy with everyone in the world. The first lady said this on Friday, September 25, 2020, at the national mosque, during a public lecture to mark Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary. While calling for more efforts on the fight against coronavirus, she urged Nigerians to pray for peace, progress and sustainable development as the country marks its 60th independence anniversary.   She said, “ The world is no longer the same as a result of the pandemic and the pandemic is a sign that almighty God is not happy with us. “We need to pray for forgiveness. I think we have no choice than to continue asking for forgiveness from almighty Allah. ” The first lady also urged Nigerians to keep supporting the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to ensure better welfare, saying the president cannot do it alone. “The president cannot do it alone. He needs t

Togo's Prime Minister Komi Selom Klassou and his government have resigned in a political reshuffle delayed by the Coronavirus pandemic.   The resignation came after President Faure Gnassingbe won his re-election in March, extending his 15-year-old rule and a family dynasty that began when his father took power in a 1967 coup.   Komi Selom Klassou has served as prime minister since 2015. Commenting on the resignation of the prime minister, Gnassingbe congratulated Klassou and his team for their "economic, political and social efforts and the encouraging results despite the health crisis around the world."   The presidency did not say when a new prime minister would be appointed.

One Zakaria Isah, 25, has narrated how his sister, Bilikisu Isah died from complications she sustained after she was allegedly tortured by police operatives attached to Bola Police Outpost in Maraba, Karu Local Government of Nasarawa State.   It was gathered that police arrested 20-year-old Bilikisu, an apprentice tailor, on Monday, August 31, 2020, because her ex-boyfriend identified as Abdul, was alleged to have absconded after stealing N1.4 million in the car dealership center in Maitama, Abuja, where he was working for a Lebanese national.    Bilikisu was alleged to have been tortured for a whole day. The police officers only called her parents to come take her after she started vomiting blood. Her health deteriorated and she died few days later.   Speaking to  Punch  Zakaria, a waiter in an Abuja hotel, claimed that the policemen called his sister a prostitute and other unpalatable names, forcibly removed her hijab, and inflicted injuries all over her body with cable wires. "

Scores of persons have been declared missing after a truck conveying sand, fell off the Berger bridge into the Epe river in Lagos State on Friday night September 25.   In a statement released today September 25, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA said the number of persons in the truck was unknown and that efforts are being made to rescue who plunged into the river. The statement reads   ''The Agency received information late last night of an accident involving a Volvo tipper that fell off the Berger bridge at Epe into the Epe river. Upon arrival at the scene of incident, it was discovered that the six (6) Tyre Truck was loaded with Sand And the number of people in the truck was unknown. Since the early hours of the morning, a combined team of Agency responders, Marine Rescue Unit, Nigeria Police and Local Divers have been carrying out Search and Rescue No deaths or casualties confirmed yet''

Hope Uzodimma, the Imo State Governor, says those referring to him as a “Supreme Court Governor”, are ignorant. The governor while speaking on Channels Television’s Hard Copy programme on Friday explained that he emerged through a legitimate means and was never favoured by the Apex Court. According to him: “It is the height of ignorance because they don’t know what they are saying. There is a reason for the Supreme Court. In the doctrine and principle of democracy, the law expected that there would be grievances and malpractices in the electoral process. “When this happens, the only legitimate right you have is to seek redress at the court. And of course, the court determines. Remember that this is not the first time, so many elections had held where the candidates went to court and they got justice. So, why will mine be different? “Human beings voted and the votes were not counted. I went to the Supreme Court and INEC was unable to explain why they did not enter the result. It was a s

A 22-year-old man simply identified as Sarafa Ayuba, has committed suicide beside his uncle’s house at Amuloko area of Ona Ara Local Government part of Oyo State on Friday, September 25.   An uncle of the deceased, Kazeem Tijani, recounted how Ayuba was declared missing and his body was recovered.   “Ayuba got the motorcycle on hire purchase basis and he was paying the instalments adequately. He was my brother’s son. He was not indebted to anyone and he was not starving at all. He was not married. He has been living with me for the past two to three years. He was working with me before he got Okada.” he said     Mr. Oluwatosin James, who is the Chairman of the Association of Commercial Bike Riders in Amuloko area, said they are shocked that Ayuba could take his own life.   “The news of Ayuba’s death came to us as a rude shock. It is this morning that we heard of the news at the Park. He was very reticent and would not fight anybody. Once he did his okada business in the morning, he wou

A 26-year-old man, Chisom Ogum, on Saturday allegedly killed his father, Christopher, 70, in Anambra State. The incident happened in Umuomaku in the Orumba South Local Government Area, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident said. He added that the suspect had been arrested. He said the suspected ran amok in a circumstance yet to be ascertained before he attacked and killed the father. Mohammed said, “On Saturday, about 6am police operatives attached to Umunze Division in collaboration with a local vigilante group arrested one Chisom Ogum(26) of Umuomaku Community in Orumba South LGA of Anambra State. “Suspect allegedly ran amok in circumstances yet to be ascertained, attacked and killed his own biological father, one Christopher Ogum(70) of the same address with a shovel and buried him in a shallow grave. “The suspect attempted to escape before he was apprehended and beaten to stupor by an angry mob who equally forced him to exhume the co

A young graduate from Katsina state identified as Usman Abubakar has reportedly burnt all his certificates including National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) University degree, WAEC.    According to reports on various Hausa Facebook pages, the frustrated young man tore all the certiicates and set them ablaze because he was unable to secure a job since graduation.  

Onyeka Onwenu has opened up about her relationship for the first time.   The ace singer and actress revealed that she got married to a Yoruba Muslim in 1984 and the union produced two sons named Tijani Ogunlende and Ibrahim Ogunlende. Ibrahim later changed his name to Abraham.   Ms Onwenu, who has always kept her life private, made this revelation in her new memoir titled 'My Father’s Daughter'.   In the autobiography, the 68-year-old movie star revealed how she fell in love decades ago and how the union produced her two sons — Tijani and Ibrahim.       "In this book, I am, perhaps for the very first time, setting the records straight with respect to my connubial relationship. Yes, I was married. I married a man I fell in love with in 1984," she said. "We have two children: Tijani and Ibrahim. (Ibrahim later changed the first letter of his name from I to A, and thus became Abraham.) My husband is Yoruba, and was a Muslim when we met."   The autobiography als

Lionel Messi has launched a fresh attack on Barcelona’s hierarchy for the way the club treated his close friend Luis Suárez after the striker left for rival club, Atlético Madrid.    The Argentine playmaker, who threatened to leave Barça last month and recently hit out at the club's president Josep Maria Bartomeu’s leadership, said Suárez was harshly treated and 'thrown out' of the club.   In an emotional goodbye post dedicated to Suarez, the club’s third-highest scorer of all time, Messi wrote: “I had already begun to imagine it but today I went into the dressing room and it truly dawned on me. It’s going to be so difficult to not continue to share every day with you both on the pitches and away from them.   “We’re going to miss you so much. We spent many years together, many mates, many lunches and many dinners. So many things we will never forget, all the time we spent together.   “It will be strange to see you in another shirt and much more to come up against you on the

American Rapper, Cardi B   has disclosed that following her split from Offset, she has been receiving loads of messages in her DM. The Grammy-winning rapper, 27, opened up about the current state of her love life on her OnlyFans page on Wednesday. ‘I could date any man I want … my DMs are flooded,’ said the WAP crooner, who filed for a divorce from the Migos rapper earlier this month in Atlanta, saying the union was ‘irretrievably broken.’ In her filing in Fulton County Courthouse, Cardi B said that there were ‘no prospects for a reconciliation’ in the marriage, which began in 2017. On the possibility of going into another relationship, the rapper whose name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar said she is only focused on her business. ‘I don’t actually want to date nobody – I’m so focused on my business that it’s crazy,’ she said. The mother of one also reiterated that the choice to split from Offset was hers before disclosing that there is no bad blood between them. ‘You cannot hurt my feel