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  The Federal Government has declared Friday, October 1, as public holiday to mark the Nation’s 61st Independence Anniversary Celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Nigerians on this year’s Celebration of the Country’s 61st independence and assured Nigerians of Government’s commitment to tackle and eradicate all forms of challenges –be it political socio-economic and all diverse problems. “A country of about 200 million and above people whose natural talent, grit and passion glitter like the precious DIAMOND that we are. Nigerians are sparkling like diamonds in the pack, whether in Academia, Business, Innovation, Music, Movie, Entertainment, Fashion and culture. We are indeed the leading black nation in the entire world and no doubt Africa’s pride and beacon of hope,” he said. The Minister in a statement by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, confirme

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the right to 14-day paternity leave for male Federal civil servants to allow them to bond with their infants. This was disclosed to State House Correspondents on Wednesday by the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, after the week’s virtual FEC meeting presided over by Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. She said this is to enable for proper bonding between the father and a newborn, either natural-born or adopted, especially at the early stages of the child’s life. Mrs. Yemi -Esan further explained that fathers of adopted babies of less than four months will also enjoy this gesture. 

After becoming the first people in Ireland to be convicted of human trafficking for the prostitution ring they ran, two Nigerian women have received jail sentences of five years and eight months and five years and one month respectively. Alicia Edosa, 45, and Edith Enoghaghase, 31, were each found guilty of two counts of trafficking women around Ireland on dates between September 2016 and June 2018 following a six-week jury trial at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court in June. They were also each convicted of a single charge of organising prostitution as well as a series of money laundering offences. Enoghaghase’s husband, Omonuwa Desmond Osaighbovo, was also convicted of four related money laundering offences. All three had pleaded not guilty to a total of 63 separate offences. At the sentencing hearing on Tuesday, September 28, Judge Francis Comerford said the two accused had taken advantage of vulnerable women who had no real alternative but to accept their exploitation bef

A forensic report presented by a witness, Olabisi Ajayi-Kayode on Tuesday to Special Offenses Court in Ikeja has revealed that the embattled Yoruba actor, James Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as ‘Baba Ijesha’, inserted a car key into the private part of a minor. Olabisi Ajayi-Kayode who’s a child forensic interview expert, narrated how the suspect allegedly groomed and defiled a minor. Led in evidence by Mrs Olayinka Adeyemi, Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Ajayi-Kayode said that the alleged victim was relaxed, cooperative and could recall events when she was being interviewed. “The clinal presentation of child s*xual ab*se was quite evident. The perpetrator engaged the child in s*xual activity when she was seven years old, on two occasions. On the 19th of April 2021, he s*xually hara*sed her, touching her body. He told her: ‘I touched you some years back, you are so grown, so developed. Do you have a boyfriend? We have some unfinished business. Thes

"After 17 years together, Miguel and Nazanin Mandi have decided to separate and have been for some time now," a rep for the couple tells PEOPLE. "The couple both wish each other well." The couple first began dating around 2005. They dated for 10 years before getting engaged in 2016. They then got married in November 2018. The couple appeared together in Miguel’s "So I Lie" music video earlier this year. 

Embattled American R&B singer, R. Kelly, was on Monday, September 27, found guilty of racketeering, including acts of bribery and s*xual exploitation of a child, along with separate charges of s*x trafficking. In this federal case in the Eastern District of New York, Kelly faced a total of nine counts — one count of racketeering, with 14 underlying acts that included s*xual exploitation of a child, kidnapping, bribery and s*x trafficking charges, and also eight additional counts of violations of the Mann Act, a s*x trafficking law. A jury of seven men and five women found Kelly guilty of nine counts — one count of racketeering and eight counts of vi*lating the Mann Act. Of the 14 underlying acts for the racketeering count, he needed to be found guilty of at least two to be convicted of that count, CNN reports. Jurors found prosecutors had proven all but two of the 14 underlying racketeering acts. In all, Kelly could face decades in prison at sentencing, which is schedul

The United Kingdom has launched a special visa scheme for immigrant lorry drivers, farmers and poultry workers as the country faces labour shortages. UK Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, says the scheme would ease the effect of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s haulage and food industry. The UK is presently suffering a severe shortage of lorry and fuel tanker drivers, which has disrupted fuel and goods deliveries. Supermarkets and petrol stations have complained over low supply due to the unavailability of lorry drivers to deliver fuel and goods. According to the BBC, lengthy queues were spotted in some petrol stations on Sunday morning in London while other stations put up signposts saying they had no fuel. There are reports that the shortage of truck drivers was due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an ageing workforce, Brexit, low income and poor working conditions. And the situation may worsen with Christmas festivities in view. To solve the shortage of truck drive

Chris Cuomo, a CNN host and brother of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has been accused of sexual harassment by his former boss at ABC News. Shelley Ross, a former executive producer at ABC News in a guest essay for the New York Times, alleged that the CNN host squeezed the cheek of her buttock without her permission in 2005. She also produced an email where Chris Cuomo appeared to admit to the incident and apologize for his behavior. Ross said the incident occurred at a 2005 work party in front of her husband and co-workers. She said Cuomo later called it a “hearty greeting.”  She wrote;   “At the time, I was the executive producer of an ABC entertainment special, but I was Mr. Cuomo’s executive producer at 'Primetime Live' just before that. "I was at the party with my husband, who sat behind me on an ottoman sipping his Diet Coke as I spoke with work friends. When Mr. Cuomo entered the Upper West Side bar, he walked toward me and greeted me with a strong b

A former bank manager, who has spent thousands of Pounds on body modifications, now plans to cut off his penis. Richard Hernandez, a Los Angeles resident, decided to change his path in life and transitioned from banking to become a "dragon lady" called Tiamat Legion Medusa. The American spent £61,000 on an extreme makeover that’s consisted of ear removal and tongue splitting surgery and now wants to cut off his penis. Tiamat has had 18 horns implanted, as well as partial nose removal. Getting tattooed, pulling six teeth, and getting the whites of their eyes stained green are also part of the procedures Tiamat has undergone. After transitioning from male to female, Tiamat’s breasts grew as a result of hormone therapy, but now, they’ve decided they’d rather be genderless. Tiamat said: "I am in the process of going genderless, so I prefer they, them pronouns. Top of my priorities is to say goodbye to Mr. Bojangles, my penis, as soon as possible. "My ultimat

A 7-year-old boy identified as Abdul Ahad Nasiru, has been found dead a day after he was declared missing in Tudun Pera area of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.  It was gathered that the young boy's body with the throat slit was discovered at Rimi River in Angwan Rogo on Friday morning, September 24.  According to one Bello Lukman of Unity Fm 93.3 Jos, the boy was last seen around 2pm on Thursday, September 23, when he returned from an errand and he went out again. "A frantic search was launched in the area to no avail. His corpse was found this morning in a stream in Angwan Rogo after the heavy rain. He was slaughtered in the neck, similar to what happened in the same area last year. Reports say he might have been dumped somewhere in the area and flood took him to the stream in Angwan Rogo.This is satanic, hellish, beastly and barbaric. May God expose perpetrators of this dastard act. Ameen" Bello wrote. 

Elon Musk says he and Grimes have "semi-separated". The couple started dating in 2018 and welcomed a son in May 2020 but it appears they are no longer together. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO told Page Six in a statement on Friday, September 24: "We are semi-separated but still love each other, see each other frequently and are on great terms. "It’s mostly that my work at SpaceX and Tesla requires me to be primarily in Texas or traveling overseas and her work is primarily in LA. She’s staying with me now and Baby X is in the adjacent room." The couple's last public appearance together was at the Met Gala earlier this month. Although Grimes walked the red carpet alone, she was joined by Musk inside the dinner and he also hosted an after-party at the private members only club, Zero Bond. Grimes hasn’t publicly commented on the status of her relationship with Musk. 

Security operatives in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State have arrested a woman who allegedly stole her employer's ATM card in Lagos. The suspect identified as Divine Grace Abbas, was apprehended by the Okehi Security Network code named "Okehi JTF"  King Habib, the SA to the Okehi Local Govt chairman on Media & Publicity, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, September 24, said the suspect had withdrawn over N100,000 from the owner's account before she was arrested.  "The Okehi Security Architecture code named "Okehi JTF" continue to rid Okehi and environs of criminality as upon a credible information few days ago apprehended an ATM fraudster who was in possession of an ATM Card from an unknown person," the statement read.  "Upon a tip off having made withdrawals worth over N100,000 from a POS point in Obangede, the suspect, Divine Grace Abbas aka Junior who hails from Ihima but resides in Obangede was nabbed and

Doctors are baffled by a teenage girl who cries small rocks from one eye. The 15-year-old girl from Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, northern India, is the centre of a bizarre medical mystery, with doctors claiming that her affliction is not medically possible. Her family members claim that between 10-15 stones have come out of her left eye when she cries. In a clip, which was filmed in the village of Gadiya Balidaspur, a lump can be seen in the upper left-hand side of the teen's eyelid. A person off-camera appears to massage it down until what appears to be a stone drops out of her eye and falls onto the girl’s top. Later, another rock-like item drops from her eyelid, this time coming from the upper right-hand side. The family have consulted doctors, all of whom insist it is not medically possible. This isn't the first time such has happened. Back in 2014, the Mail Online reported on Saadiya Saleh, 12, from Yemen, who suffered from a similar condition. Doctors said they sti

The Federal Government has stopped students in Senior Secondary School one and two from participating in external West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), the National Examination Council (NECO), and National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB). The development was contained in a circular issued to principals of federal unity schools by the Federal Ministry of Education, Daily Posts is reporting.  The circular was signed by the ministry’s Director, Senior Secondary Education, Hajia Binta Abdulkadir, and confirmed by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Ben Bem Goong, on Friday, September 24. The circular read, “The ministry’s attention has been drawn to the flagrant disregard to its directive on (the) writing of external examinations such as NABTEB (NTC and NBC), WASSCE, NECO (SSCE) by SS1 and SS2 students. Students who are involved in the practice find it difficult to settle down on serious studies. They become unruly and distract

The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, September 21, attracted vigilantes of Ogobiri and Ammassoma along the Setraco Road, along Ogobiri-Toruebeni drive in Sagbama local government area of the state. It was gathered that the victim, an indigene of Ammasoma in Southern Ijaw local government area, identified as a student of Niger Delta University Wilberforce Island, Amassoma, Deborah Emafridom, was lured to an uncompleted building with promises of monetary reward. A member of the vigilante group, who pleaded anonymity, told police the female student was tied on the legs and hands when she was rescued. She was on the verge of being butchered before they were discovered and apprehended. Confirming the arrest, the spokesman of the Bayelsa Police Command, Asinim Butswat, said the arrest of the suspect was carried out by the combined operation of the Operatives of Operation Doo Akpor in collaboration with the vigilante members of Ogobiri community, Sagbama loc

A 52 years old man, Jimoh Mutaliu was on Tuesday, September 21 arrested by men of Ogun state police command for allegedly impregnating and procuring abortions for his 16 years old niece (namewithheld). A statement released by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson of the state police command, states that the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Adatan divisional headquarters by the victim's father, who reported that he discovered that his 16 years old daughter has been impregnated, and on an enquiry, it was discovered that his own brother who is also an uncle to the girl is responsible for the pregnancy. He reported further that, he also discovered that the man has been having carnal knowledge of the victim for quite some time now and that he has procured abortions for her two times.  Upon the report, the Dpo Adatan division, SP Abiodun Salau detailed his detectives to the scene where the randy uncle was promptly arrested.  On interrogation, the suspect made co

A 25-year-old man, Bala Hassan, has bagged two years imprisonment for allegedly referring to policemen as thieves, in Yola, Adamawa State.  The Yola Criminal Area Court 2 on Tuesday, September 21, handed the sentence to him after convicting him for the offence. Bala Hassan was earlier brought before the court presided by Hon. Nuhu Garta by the State Commissioner of Police, Adamu Alhaji, for allegedly saying that all police officers attached to the Jimeta Police Division were thieves. According to the First Information Report (FIR) tendered in court by Inspector Danjuma Hamidu, the Hassan had said he would rather dis than join the Nigeria Police Force because policemen are cr*minals. Court papers indicate that Bala was arrested in Yola on Monday during a crime prevention patrol led by Inspector Ishaya Buba of Jimeta Police Division and charged with being in possession of dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. The Police said he was unable to give satisfactory account of him

Former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has urged Nigerians to be patient, prayerful and desist from c*rsing their leaders because of the current hardship in the country. The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and leader of the Tijjaniyya Sect in Nigeria, said this while addressing members of the Sect from seven states of the North West, in Sokoto on Tuesday September 21.    According to him, “In my own knowledge about economy, I know that we must s*ffer to get things right. What is expected of us now is patient, fervent prayers and we must stand up to get things better in our own way through a legitimate ways. We must desist from ab*sing or c*rsing our leaders because the Holy Prophet is against that. And we will not involve ourselves in corrupt practices and other atrocities because our religion preaches against it. We must change for the better and remain committed to peace and development of our societies.

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday, September 21, sentenced a 23-year-old chef, Joshua Usulor, to 28 years’ imprisonment for k*lling a 34-year-old lawyer, Mrs Feyisayo Obot. The chef k*lled the Abuja-based mother of two on January 26, 2019, at an hotel in Lagos, where both of them lodged in different rooms. He had broke into her room, sl*t her throat and robbed her, in order to offset his outstanding hotel bills. Obot, an employee of an Abuja-based non-governmental organisation – Save the Children – was in Lagos to write a project management examination. She was k*lled on the day she was due to check out of the hotel.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo sentenced Usulor after he approached the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) for a plea bargain agreement in which he would plead guilty to the crime. While sentencing Usulor, Taiwo asked why he k*lled the lawyer. Responding he said, “It was a mistake, I didn’t know

According to him, power is in the North today because they detest idol worshippers. He said until idol worshipping is done away with in Yorubaland, power cannot return to the region again. The monarch gave the charge when he spoke at the Iwo crusade total deliverance which was held at the Prayer Centre Church of God (PCCG) recently. The monarch cursed the deities and those that worship idols. Speaking at the crusade, the monarch said‘Who is Sango, Oya, Ogun, Osun and others before God? What is the supreme being that all these deities worshipped. Our forefathers who have reigned as king throughout the Yoruba race misled everybody, they were wrong. This position of king doesn’t have any connection with deities. The position should not have any meeting point with deities and idols. All those who have been kings in Yoruba kingdom, the pastors, prophets, reverends, especially the Prophet Ogunmodede, I want to tell you that you are all doing great work. The voice of God has manif

Veteran singer, King Sunny Ade is bereaved as he just lost his wife of many years, Risikat Ajoke Adegeye. A former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, and also a former Chairmanship Aspirant under the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area, Mrs. Adegeye reportedly died in the early hours of Tuesday, September 21. The cause of her death is yet unknown. She is survived by her husband and six male children. KSA will be turning 74 tomorrow September 22. May her soul rest in peace, Amen. 

Former Governor and Senator representing Imo West, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has disclosed that he had never received a dime as salary from the National Assembly, since becoming a Senator, over two years ago. Speaking with journalists in Abuja, the senator said he denied knowledge of how much in particular, a Senator receives as basic salary or allowances every month. According to him, the Management of the National Assembly had his express approval from the beginning of his tenure as Senator, to channel his monthly salaries and other allowances into charity, which he said was initially objected to, by the Management. “I have never received salary as a Senator. Even as a Governor of Imo State, I didn’t draw a penny for the years I spent. I hate public funds. One thing about public funds is that, if you don’t work for it, don’t collect it because it has spiritual implications. . I don’t know how much a Senator earns. But I think the basic salary is around N2m, but allowance is

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said Nigeria’s resolve to remain as one indivisible entity is unshakable, in spite of the various challenges facing the nation. He disclosed this at the opening of ‘Nigeria at 60 Photo Exhibition with the theme “60 Years of Our Togetherness,” on Monday, September 20. According to him, “The theme of the photo exhibition has been carefully couched to reflect the unity of this great country in the past 60 years, despite its diverse cultures, traditions, practices, languages and challenges. Like other countries in the world, it is an incontrovertible fact that Nigeria, over the years, has gone through challenging times, but we must not miss the fact of its resolve to remain one indivisible entity.” 

The Police in Ogun State have warned the public against organising prayer sessions at night, especially at forest area, to avoid being victims of kidnappers. The command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, gave the warning in a statement on Sunday, September 19, 2021.  According to the News Agency of Nigeria, he said, “Despite the series of warnings and security tips from the command, some members of public are still in the habit of organising prayer sessions in the forest, thereby making themselves easy prey for kidnappers. However, in as much as the command is not oblivious of right to freedom of religion, it is worthy of note that the present security situation in the country does not favorably disposed to organizing prayer sessions in isolated places.” He appealed to the public to refrain from creating opportunities for kidnappers to operate as the command was working assiduously to get rid of the criminal elements, “who turned kidnapping into business”. Mr Oyeyemi explai

Four persons were on Sunday, September 19, 2021, rescued alive after a container fell on their car at Ojuelegba, Lagos.  The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector Command, in a statement said the crash occurred around 6:38pm and involves a 40ft containerized truck (DAF blue color) that fell on a Toyota Camry car, marked KRD 822 FZ. According to the statement, the rescue operation was carried out by LASEMA forklift with the support of response teams of FRSC, Nigeria Army, Nigeria Police and LASTMA. 

A 25-year-old man, Moses Adam, has passed after been hit by a ‘stray b*llet’ fired by a police officer in Benin City, Edo State. The unfortunate incident occurred on Friday, September 17, when the deceased, said to be the only son of his parents, arrived Benin from Lagos to attend his sister's wedding slated for Saturday.  Spokesperson of the command, SP Kontongs Bello, in a statement said Adam was in a bus when he was hit by a stray b*llet fired by an officer who was trying to arrest a m*rder suspect, Ebuka Nwaechie. “He was rushed to the Edo Specialist Hospital where he gave up the ghost. The erring officer has been arrested and will go through administrative trial that will determine his culpability,” he said. Police said Nwaechie was allegedly involved in the alleged m*rder of one Bright Orikose on December 24, 2020. However, Esther, one of Adam’s elder sisters, disagreed with the account. She lamented the attempt by the police to twist the narrative. “M

The deceased persons were said to have been traveling to Azare, headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State for an official assignment on Friday, September 17, when the incident happened. A source who confirmed the incident to Punch said that the deceased pastor who was also a French teacher with a private school in Bauchi, was recently engaged on a part-time basis with a another Company, along with his wife. She said that the deceased persons were traveling for a “promo activation” when the incident happened, adding that they were four in the vehicle, three of them died except the driver who survived. "I have known the couple for a long time, they got married some few years before us. We used to attend the same church before they later left. I haven’t seen them for a long time until yesterday [Friday] just hours before their unfortunate death," she said. "I saw them yesterday at the central market and I even hugged his wife tightly. We gree

Former Tottenham and Chelsea striker,  Jimmy Greaves MBE, known as one of the greatest goalscorers English football has ever produced, has died at the age of 81.  He passed away at home in the early hours of Sunday morning, September 19. A statement from Tottenham read: 'We are extremely saddened to learn of the passing of the great Jimmy Greaves, not just Tottenham Hotspur’s record goalscorer but the finest marksman this country has ever seen.  'Throughout his wonderful playing career, Jimmy’s strike rate was phenomenal. His Spurs return was 266 goals in 379 appearances between 1961 and 1970 – 220 goals in 321 league games, 32 goals in 36 FA Cup ties, five in just eight League Cup ties and nine in 14 European matches.' The statement ended: 'Football will not see his like again.'   Greaves began his career with Chelsea before spells at AC Milan, Spurs, and West Ham. He scored 44 goals in 57 games for England and was a member of the 1966 World Cup-winning

The Inspector General of Police, IG Usman Baba Alkali has called on officers and men of the Force in the country to get married to themselves to strengthen the service. Giving the advice during his one-day working visit to the Niger State Police Command in Minna, Alkali urged the personnel to put aside the idea of looking for good husbands and wives outside and start searching inwards. The Police boss told his officers and men that among themselves, there are good men and women they could get married to in order to enhance the good working relationship existing between them. “We have some handsome single men and beautiful ladies among us. I would like to advise us to start taking our wives and husbands from our colleagues to buttress our already existing working relationship to that of full family affairs. By doing so, the good working relationship existing among the personnel will go just beyond the normal office relationship and will help in the improvement of confidence

A 22-year-old woman, Maryam Sadiq and her husband, Abubakar Sadiq, 50, have been arrested for stealing a day-old baby boy from a Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital in Kano state. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, September 10, said Maryam stole one of the newborn male twins when their aunt fell asleep while looking after them. According to the PPRO, after stealing the baby, the couple threw a party to celebrate the much-awaited arrival of a male child in their family. During interrogation, Maryam claimed that she carried out the act under the influence of her husband who has been longing a male child. “On the September 8, one Rabi’u Muhammad of Ungogo LGA Kano, reported that on the same day one of his newly-born male twin babies was missing. He said his wife delivered of the twins on September 7 at Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital Kano and was admitted. That his sister in-law w

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, called out to striking medical doctors to call off the industrial action as Nigerians are in critical need of their services. Buhari, who made the call when he received members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, also urged those contemplating strike to choose amicable settlement of all grievances instead. . According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari noted that doctors’ striking at a time when the country is struggling to find its way out of a pandemic is not a good decision, the nature of grievances notwithstanding. He urged the striking unions to opt for settlement of issues by negotiation, no matter how long it takes, assuring that all outstanding benefits owed medical doctors will be cleared, after verifications, even as he reminded them that his administration has a track record of paying its debt to workers and pensioners. “

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced a Lebanese cyber criminal, Hamza Koudeih, to one-year imprisonment or a fine of N1million in lieu of jail. Justice Tijjani Ringim, who convicted him, also forfeited Koudeih’s N100million to the Federal Government. The N100m was hidden in the bank account of CHK Property Investment Ltd. Also forfeited were the convict’s luxury Mercedes Benz GLE43 SUV, two iPhones and a HP Desktop computer. The judge handed down the judgment after upholding a plea bargain agreement Koudeih entered with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The sentence was in accordance with the terms of the deal. The EFCC arraigned 2nd defendant Koudeih in November last year alongside his Nigerian co-defendant Kayode Philip, alias ‘Voice of the King’. They pleaded not guilty to a charge of engaging in cyber fraud and attempting to retain the sums of $6million and £1million in the Bank of China. The EFCC said they also “knowingly engaged in co

A forensics company, Sentinel Forensic Limited, has testified before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution set up to unravel details of the shooting that took place at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20, 2020, during the #EndSARS protest. Addressing the panel, the company’s representative, Joseph Kayode Funsho, said the Cartridge Casing obtained from the Lekki Toll Gate are of the same calibre as the Nigerian Army’s Live Ammunition. “The live ammunition presented by the Nigerian Army is of the same calibre as the cartridge casing submitted by the judicial panel,” Funsho said. He, however, said the blanks submitted by the panel, didn’t match the records from the Nigerian Army’s inventory. “While the blank ammunition submitted by the Nigerian Army is not of the same calibre as the cartridge casings submitted by the Judicial Panel. The blank ammunition submitted by the Nigerian Army is not designed to be fired by rifles chambered to 7.62 x 39mm.” The case was, thereafte

A 31-year-old Nigerian woman, Amenze Rita, has allegedly been shot dead by her husband in Italy.  Amenze was killed in front of her colleagues in the parking lot of Mf Mushroom, a company where she worked on Friday morning, September 10, in Noventa Vicentina.  It was gathered that the suspect, Pierangelo Pellizzar, 61, laid an ambush for the deeased at about 7:30am and shot her four times, killing her instantly.  After killing Amenze, he reportedly escaped from the crime scene aboard a grey Cherokee Jeep which was later found abandoned at his brother's house. However, the carabinieri are currently on hunt for the suspect, who is said to armed and dangerous.  Italian media are reporting that Amenze was killed because she filed for a divorce after she returned from Nigeria a week ago. It was further gathered that late Amenze arrived in Italy in 2017 through Libya and got married to an Italian man in 2018. 

A priest with the Anglican Communion in Nigeria, Rev Efe Urhogo has reportedly d*ed while ministering at St John's Anglican Church, Okpara Inland, Ethiope East Local Government Area in Delta State. It was learnt that the priest sl*mped while ministering from the pulpit on Wednesday evening during the Anglican Youth Week programme. He was subsequently rushed to hospital. He was, however, confirmed d*ead at the Eku Government General Hospital, Eku. 

Recently evicted BBN housemate, Boma has reacted to  those judging him. He says many of them sleep with other people’s wives and yet they dare judge him. Speaking in an interview with The Punch about his affair with Tega in the house, Boma stated that those judging him were just being hyp*critical. “Those actresses, are they not married with kids in their family? Don’t they kiss people on set? So, I feel people just want to be hyp*crites. Even the people that are sleeping with other people’s wives are still talking. People were just projecting their an*er. It’s like most people woke up and didn’t have a good day. With things practically rough with them, they wanted to take out their ag*ression or fr*stration on somebody. They all come on social media and start backlashing someone.” 

. Oluwatobi Amusan has become the 1st Nigerian athlete ever to win a Diamond League Trophy since inception in 2010. Tobi stormed to a new African Record of 12.42s, going past the field to win W 100m Hurdles at the #WDLFinal. “It’s great, it is a great feeling. Looking back, I did not win a medal at the Olympics. It was a very challenging time for me afterwards, but I never gave up, and I came out here and I was like… if I did not get a medal in Tokyo, the least I can do is to get a Diamond League Trophy – and I just did that!,” she said. 

 The Governor was chosen after the board of Editors vetted all aspects of his administration, from which his sterling leadership  performance was determined to be the most outstanding of the nominees.  Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has redefined governance in Nigeria by assessing , evaluating and restructuring all facets of the administration of the sixteen local government areas of Kwara state .  The Governor on resumption , was faced with a lot of challenges in the state from decaying infrastructure to a crippling educational sector The Governor  was able to tackle each issue head-on resulting in a dynamic change in all sectors of Kwara state.  Highest number of Health consultants employed in the state , Eight state of the art ambulances. Ilorin general hospital accreditation to train resident doctors. Also the state has the largest ICU center in central Nigeria today.First ever infectious disease center in the state with ventilators , defibrillators , oxygen concentrat

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) has warned that the price of a cow could go up as high as N2 million if the Lagos State Government passes the proposed anti-open grazing law. The association’s zonal secretary for South-West, Maikudi Usman, made the disclosure on Wednesday during a one-day public hearing organised by the state House of Assembly on the anti-open grazing bill. Mr Usman said ranching, as being proposed by the government, was capital intensive and his members could not afford it. “If cattle are bred in one place, the price could go up to about two million naira each. We agreed with some local chiefs in other states that anyone who wants to rear cows in a location should register and should indicate when he is leaving,” he disclosed. The Miyetti Allah leader added that the best way to breed cattle was to move them from one place to another, saying that they were moved to different places during the rainy and dry season. Our breeders are not

Rapper 21 Savage has revealed why it's acceptable for men to cheat in a relationship but intolerable for women to do same. While appearing on Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, he said that men can cheat on women because he feels it'll be viewed as the man conquering the woman. According to him: “We conquer women. Your girl gon' look at it like, 'OK, my man conquered a woman.' So it's like, yo' he won in the situation.  She just got hit but vice versa, you my queen, so if a man conquers you, our whole castle is now like, vulnerable. Once a man get between your legs, he can get anything else up out of you.  He can know where I live, how I move, the problems we having in the house, what I'm going through in my life. Once you get a girl in your bed, you damn near can get her to do anything you say.  Especially if she got a man. If a girl is willing to risk it to get in the bed with you, she's ready to do whatever you say." 

The Office of The Sheriff’s Warrant and Fugitive Division has announced the arrest of Tolulope Oluwakorede Adetayo for thre*t of mass vi*lence. According to authorities, on Aug. 8, Adetayo called a local hospital and spoke with a call taker. She stated that she planned to bl*w up the hospital. The call taker asked the suspect to repeat herself, which she did, and said again that she was going to bl*w up the hospital. Through investigation, officials were able to identify Adetayo as a suspect. On August 12, deputies found her hiding in a closet at a home in Landover. She was taken into custody, and is currently being held without bond, according to online court records. 📷: Fox5News 

Two Nigerians, simply identified as Tony and Ubaka, have been arrested in India for allegedly r*ping a young lady who works at a software company in Bengaluru. According to the SD Sharanappa, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), the victim, who is in her 20s, was dating Tony, 35, before the alleged r*pe on August 29, ANI reports. According to the complaint filed by the victim, Tony invited her from Andhra Pradesh to his house, where him and his friend allegedly s*dated and r*ped her. She said she partied with Tony that night and allegedly had s*x, but when she woke up, she found the other accused, Ubaka, 36, also n*ked on the bed next to her. She found that both Tony and Ubaka had s*x with her when she fell unconscious, the Karnataka police said. According to her, Ubaka had tried to befriend her many times. However, she ignored him. On the day of the incident, Ubaka was present when she visited Tony’s house following which she became furious. Her boyfriend Tony and Ubaka th

Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have busted a drug syndicate in Plateau state and arrested two suspects including a retired police Sergeant, Patrick Kalu.  The Media Officer of the taskforce, Maj. Ishaku Takwa, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, September 4, said 320 blocks of Indian hemp worth 9.5 million naira were recovered from the suspects.  He said the suspects, Kalu, 60, and Friday Kalu, 40, were arrested along Manchok - Vom road on Saturday. "This afternoon, our troops arrested two suspected drug dealers and recovered 320 blocks of Indian hemp worth N9.5 million concealed in a Toyota Camry car with registration number Abuja ABC 214 HV," he stated. "The suspects Patrick Kalu, a retired police officer and Mr Friday Kalu were nabbed by the troops during a stop and search operation on Manchok-Vom road "They told our personnel that they were contracted to convey the illicit substance from Ondo state to Yola in Adamawa State," he

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked two ministers from his cabinet. The two cabinet members affected are Saleh Mamman, the minister of power; and Sabo Nanono, the minister of agriculture and rural development. Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, announced the termination of their appointment on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. 

The management of the Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has suspended a Grade two teacher of Central Primary School Karabonde in Borgu, Alhaji Usman Galadima, who allegedly defiled 14 pupils of the school. Galadima, who’s HIV positive, was said to had s*xually molested some pupils of the school and thr*atening to k*ll them should they reveal what he did to them. However, some of the pupils had mustered courage and narrated the incident to their school Head Mistress, Maimunat Tanko, who reported the matter to the Head Master, Mallam Abdullahi Toure. According to Daily Post, the school reported the activities of the randy teacher to the social welfare department of Borgu LGA on August 25, 2021, which prompted the Education Secretary of the council to set up a panel to investigate the incident.  It was gathered that Galadima appeared before the committee and confessed to the crime, during its meeting. The board through its spokesperson, Idirs Kolo, said the a