Police Compensate Families Of Officers Who Lost Their Lives In Line Of Duty

The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 12, Bauchi, Yakubu Jibrin, yesterday presented a cheque of N40 million to the families of 36 officers, who lost their lives in the line of duty.

He said the donation was made under the Nigeria Police Insurance Scheme to the 36 families of slain corps within Bauchi, Yobe and Borno states police commands, which make up the zone. Jibrin said the scheme covers death, permanent disability or medical expenses, among others, and expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the police for the gesture.

One of the beneficiaries, Mrs Osawere John, on behalf of the 36 families, thanked the AIG and the police authorities for the gesture, adding that the money will go a long way in addressing their plight.

Sad! Rhythm Fm's DJ Midas Dies

Rhythm Fm's DJ Midas has passed on. DJ Midas, whose real name is Michael Adedoyin, died after a brief illness yesterday Tuesday September 27th.

Shortly before his death, DJ Midas worked with Silverbird's Rhythm FM. He joined the radio station in1998 as a pioneer and regular DJ host. May his soul rest in peace.

P. Diddy Shares Beautiful Photos Of His Daughters

The business mogul shared these lovely photos of his twin daughters D'Lila and Jessie and their half sister Chance. One more below..

Ex-President Obasanjo Backs Sale Of National Assets

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday threw his backings on the proposed sale of national assets but said the problem was in the coinage.

Obasanjo said this in Abeokuta at the opening ceremony of the National Council On Finance and Economic Development Conference (NACOFED).
The theme of the conference is “Enhancing Revenue Generation and Obtaining Best Value for Money in Expenditure”.
According to Obasanjo, “We must begin to do away with things that we can do without and if we must import them, let them attract very high duties,” he said.

Obasanjo who backed the call for the sale of some national assets to raise money, described such act as natural.

The former president said port authorities and Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) were part of assets that Nigeria could partly sell to generate fund.

“I do not see why 49 per cent of NNPC cannot be privatised. “I think the problem is in the coinage “selling of asset” as if we want to throw out our inheritance. “What we are actually doing by that is simply re-organising.

“It should however be done transparently and let it actually go public and not to cabals, relations and friends.

“This is always the fear of Nigerians when issues like this arise,” he said.

Obasanjo expressed confidence in the ability of the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, saying that ” she is doing a marvelous job in a difficult situation and that only time can prove her right”.

Edo Election: Convicted Terrorist On Fake Voters Register, Says Oshiomhole

Ahead today’s governorship election Governor Adams Oshiomhole has alerted the public to the existence of a fake voters’ register in the state, which has the portrait of a convicted terrorist, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, popularly referred to as the “Underwear Bomber.”

Receiving the United States Consul General in Lagos, Mr. F John Bray, Oshiomhole said he was shocked to see the portrait of the “underwear bomber” in the fake register, but with a Benin name. Abdulmutallab was convicted of attempting to detonate explosives hidden in his underwear on board an airline from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan, on December 25, 2009.

Governor Oshiomhole, who raised concern about the duplication of the voter’s register by INEC said “the foundation for credible election is the voters register. Once the register is manipulated, then you have problems.

Supreme Court Suspends Hearing Of Appeal Against Gov. Ikpeazu

The Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily suspended the hearing of appeals against the election of Okezie Ikpeazu as Governor of Abia pending harmonisation of processes by the parties.
Justice Tanko Mohammed-led six other justices of the apex court to arrive at the decision.

Three motions brought by Dr Uche Ogah of PDP, All Progressives Grand Alliance and Alex Oti, were heard and decided.

Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), Dr Alex Izinyon (SAN) and Chief Patrick Ikwueto (SAN) represented the governor, Ogah and Oti respectively.

On Oti’s motion for joinder, Mohammed held that the court required proper addresses to be filed by parties since the application had become contentious.

“In the light of this, we would not be going on with the hearing of the substantive appeals.

“The Counsel to Oti is given four days to file his written address to convince the court why his client should be joined in the matter.

“The respondents counsel are given seven days to file their replies while the applicant’s counsel is given another extra two days to file his replies to the respondents’ arguments,’’ he said.

Mohammed also held that a new hearing date would be communicated to the parties when all the processes were received by the court.

Trump Vows To Hit Clinton Harder In Next US Presidential Debate

Republican Donald Trump has vowed to hit rival Democrat Hillary Clinton harder in the next US presidential debate after she put him on the defensive by accusing him of being racist, sexist and a tax dodger during their first matchup.

Mr Trump, making his first run for public office, praised himself for not attacking Mrs Clinton about the marital infidelity of her husband, former president Bill Clinton, during the debate at Hofstra University.

But he said in a morning interview with Fox News he may take up the attack line going forward.

"I may hit her harder in certain ways," Mr Trump said. He added that when Mrs Clinton criticised him for his treatment of women, he resisted.

"I was going to hit her with her husband's women. And I decided I shouldn't do it because her daughter was in the room," he said. Mrs Clinton brushed off Mr Trump's promise, saying: "He can run his campaign however he chooses."

The World's Grumpiest Dog Is Set To Become A Star In New Book (Photos)

The Grumpy Cat, real name Tadar Sauce, first became an internet and media star in 2012, but now Earl The Grump is aiming to steal her crown. Earl is a Puggle, that’s half pug, half beagle from the U.S. who is featured in a new book by Derek and Christine Bloomfield.

He looks permanently fed up and posts sour comments on his website, which warns: ‘Earl doesn’t want you to love him . . . he wants to be left in peace to eat, scratch and sleep.’

Court To Rule On Jonathan's Wife's $15.5m October 7

A former Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo Dudafa, yesterday urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to nullify the guilty plea by four companies linked to Jonathan’s wife, Patience.

The companies on September 15 pleaded guilty to laundering $15,591,700 (about N5billion) when they were arraigned.
They are: Pluto Property and Investment Company Ltd (represented by Friday Davis), Seagate Property Development and Investment Company Ltd (represented by Agbor Baro), Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Ltd (represented by Dioghowori Frederick) and Avalon Global Property Development Ltd (represented by Taiwo Ebenezer).

The companies, along with a lawyer Amajuoyi Briggs and a banker, Adedamola Bolodeoku, were arraigned before Justice Babs Kuewumi. Dudafa, Briggs and Bolodeoku, however, pleaded not guilty to a 17-count charge brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Yesterday, Dudafa and Briggs, through their lawyers, urged the court to set aside the guilty plea entered on the firm’ behalf by their representatives.
They urged the court to replace the guilty plea and with a “not-guilty” plea for the companies. They also contended that the court lacked jurisdiction to accept the companies’ guilty plea. The defendants said those who pleaded guilty for the companies did not exhibit any letter authorising them to do so by the firms’ board.

They argued that the prosecution failed to comply with Section 477(3) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 which specifies that such a representative must have authorisation.
Dudafa’s lawyer, Gbenga Oyewole, said the four representatives had earlier made statements to both the EFCC and the court denying any connection with the companies and alleging that their names and signatures were forged.

Besides, he said Mrs Jonathan had sued EFCC claiming ownership of the funds in the companies’ accounts, adding that neither the Federal Government not any state had stated that the funds were stolen from them.
According to him, the same representatives had earlier denied any link to the companies when they were first charged before Justice Abdulazeez Anka, who sat during the vacation. He said Justice Anka replaced their guilty plea with “not guilty” after their denial.

“The purported representatives did not produce a statement of appointment by the companies,” Oyewole argued.
But, EFCC’s lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo, urged the court to refuse the applications.
He said there was evidence at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) that Davies, Baro, Fredrick and Ebenezer were the companies’ directors.
Oyedepo said the four also had the mandate to operate the Skye Bank accounts where the $15.5million is.

Besides, he said the companies representatives were of sound mind and made a deliberate decision to plead guilty.
“The prima facie evidence before Your Lordship is that those who appeared before Your Lordship are the directors of the fourth to seventh defendants (the companies). EFCC said the accused persons conspired on November 13, 2013 in Lagos to launder $15,591,700.
It said the defendants “reasonably ought to have known that the funds form part of the proceeds of an unlawful act”.

Seagate Property, Dudafa, Bolodeoku and Sompre Omiebi (said to be at large) were accused of indirectly retaining $1,094,500 through a Skye Bank Plc account (2110002207) between November 14 and 19, 2013. EFCC said the money “forms part of an unlawful act to wit: stealing.”

They were also accused of indirectly retaining $1,200,000 through the Skye Bank account between January 21 and December 19, 2014; as well as $1,349,700 through the same account between March 31 and May 20, 2015, among others.
Justice Kuewunmi adjourned until October 7 for ruling.


source: The Nation

World's First 'Three-Parent Baby' Concieved Using IVF Technique Is Born

The world's first child has been born using a revolutionary technique that combines the genes of three parents.

Like all humans, the five-month-old boy carries DNA from both his parents. But he also has a tiny piece of genetic code from a donor.

It means he has avoided inheriting a genetic condition from his Jordanian mother, known only as IS, that could kill him. The controversial technique has only been legally approved in the UK.

However, the first baby was engineered by a US medical team who treated IS and her husband in Mexico, where there are no laws to block the procedure.

And embryologists believe this birth should fast-forward progress around the world, offering hope to millions who face the prospect of delivering terminally ill children.

'This is a milestone technique,' Dr John Zhang, who led the medical team from New York City's New Hope Fertility Center, told Daily Mail Online.

'It proves for the first time that genetic information from three people can avoid disease,' he said.

'We now know reconstitution of human eggs can produce a healthy baby.

'No other technique has been established.'

Woman Who Defrauded Osaze Odemwingie, Others Of £130,000 Gets Jailed

A bogus lifestyle guru who stole more than £130,000 from Premier League footballers , a top manager and two millionaire businessmen was jailed for three years and eight months.

Claire Liddle, 41, conned wealthy clients including Stoke City frontman Peter Odemwingie , Liverpool defender Andre Wisdom and former Celtic boss Tony Mowbray by offering to organise their luxury holidays.

She was originally spared jail after admitting the £82,000 scam in 2014 but went on to steal another £22,000 from the chairman of telecommunications giant Lebara and £33,000 from the boss of sales solutions firm Flixmedia.

Liddle "frittered away" the money on presents for herself including alcohol and a Rolex watch, the Old Bailey heard.

She wept as she was sentenced to 12 months for the first fraud on the footballers, and 16 months consecutive on each of the other two scams, making a total of 44 months.

Mary J. Blige Asks Judge To Rule Prenup With Estranged Husband Is Valid

Singer Mary J. Blige is determined to make her estranged husband abide by a prenuptial agreement she insists is solid.

The 45-year-old filed for divorce from Martin 'Kendu' Isaacs in July citing irreconcilable differences after 12 years of marriage.

Now, according to TMZ, she's asking a judge to rule that the prenup that sets out what each takes away from the marriage is valid.

The gossip website reports that Blige is concerned that an attorney for Isaacs, who is also her manager, has apparently suggested that the agreement is 'immensely invalid, unenforceable and unconscionable.'

The R&B star claims that the couple signed their agreement on December 5, 2003, two days before they wed.

In her divorce filing, she also asked the judge not to grant Isaacs any spousal support.

Photos: Makarfi Visits Sheriff As PDP Factions Seek End To Crisis

The Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, and the party’s factional National Chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, met in Abuja on Tuesday to resolve the lingering crisis in the party.

It was learnt that the meeting between the two PDP leaders, laying claim to the headship of the former ruling party, was aimed at seeking an end the leadership crisis in the party.

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres Dies Aged 93

Former Israeli president Shimon Peres has died, according to reports.

The elder statesman died in Tel Aviv on Wednesday aged 93. Peres was hospitalised following a stroke two weeks ago.

He was believed to have made some progress before a sudden deterioration in his condition on Tuesday.

England Manager Sam Allardyce Loses Job After Just One Game In Charge

Sam Allardyce, who had insisted he could succeed where so many others had failed in making England a force again in world football, has lost his job in the aftermath of an undercover newspaper investigation.

Allardyce, who was appointed England manager 67 days ago after the national side’s Euro 2016 humiliation, had described the role as his dream job.

But the former Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United manager now finds himself hugely embarrassed after his departure was announced on Tuesday night, despite leaving with a 100% record following an unconvincing 1-0 victory against Slovakia in his only international match in charge.

Allardyce’s future was thrown into doubt on Monday night when the Telegraph published the results of an undercover investigation that showed him negotiating a fee of £400,000 to represent an overseas firm that was hoping to profit from Premier League transfers, before he had even named his first squad.

A dramatic day began with the FA chief executive, Martin Glenn, and the newly appointed chairman, Greg Clarke, arriving at Wembley for a series of crisis meetings, as Allardyce set off for Wembley from his Bolton home. It ended with news filtering out to the media crews huddled outside that a “deeply disappointed” Allardyce had agreed to quit by “mutual consent”.

Marcy Dolapo Oni’s Mom Is 70 & We Almost Don’t Believe It

If you ask me why I am featuring her, I will enter your nose. Talk about good genes!! If she was an American, most of us would have been like, Omg, it’s unbelievable, oh I pray for this, I love this bla bla, lol. So because we have got a fabulous mom here, and she is a Nigerian, we are so celebrating her. Marcy’s mom recently turned 70 and her children threw her a big party, but the news is not about the party, but about the woman herself. Do you believe she is 70! Just wow! #Nigeriansaremade #Nigerianmom #Blackdontcrack #Happybirthdaymama #Slayingat70

Top Makeup Artist, Bimpe Onakoya Welcomes Triplets

Wow! After many years of marriage with no child, Nigerian top makeup artist Bimpe Onakoya is finally smiling and her smile is so WIDE. She has put to bed a set of triplet and Bimpe took to her Facebook to announce the good news. We say BIG congrats to her.

Eight Years After, EFCC Re-Arraigns Kalu, Two Others

About eight years after the case was stalled, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today recommenced the trial of former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu and two others.

Kalu, his ex-aide, Jones Udeogo, and the ex-governor’s company, Slok Nigeria Limited, were re-arraigned on a 34-count charge before a Federal High Court in Abuja.

Before the arraignment, Kalu and others had argued against the proceedings and urged the court to await the pending appeal by Slok before the Supreme Court.

Trial judge, Justice Anwuri Chikere, rejected the defendants’ objection to their arraignment and ordered that the charge be read out to them.


In the amended charge, Kalu and others were accused of diverting about N3.2billion from the Abia State Government’s treasury during his (Kalu) tenure as Abia State governor.

They pleaded not guilty when the charges were read out to them, following which the court granted them bail on the terms attached to the one granted them in April 2008 by Justice Adamu Bello (now retired).

The court adjourned to December 6 for the commencement of trial.

The Nation

EFCC Arraigns Fomernigerian Naval Chief Over N600m House

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned a former Chief of Naval Staff, Usman Jibrin, before a court in Abuja on corruption charges.

Mr. Jibrin, a retired vice admiral, was arraigned alongside two others: Bala Mshelia and Shehu Ahmadu, both retired rear admirals.

They were arraigned before Justice A. Umar of the FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja on a 4-count charge of criminal conspiracy.

They were docked alongside Habour Bay International Limited.

The former senior naval officers are accused of buying a house worth N600 million from the account of Naval Engineering Services. The purchase was not captured in the budget.

Instead, the documentation of transfer of ownership of the property was done such that a private
company owned by Mr. Jibrin’s family became the buyer.

The defendants pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them.

In view of their plea, counsel to EFCC, Abdullah Faruk, asked the court for a date for commencement of trial.

Source

After Submission By Various Parties, Court To Decide Tambuwal’s Fate As Sokoto Governor

The Supreme Court will on December 9, 2016 deliver judgment in a legal action challenging the propriety of nomination of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal by the All Progressive Congress, APC, for the 2015 gubernatorial election in the state.

The apex court will among others, determine whether Mr. Tambuwal was nominated in compliance with provisions of the Electoral Act 2010 and the APC 2014 guidelines for the nomination of candidates for elective offices.

Specifically, the court will determine the issue of swapping of delegates list at the primary election of the APC said to have been conducted on December 4, 2014 at Giginya Stadium in Sokoto.


Justice Bode Rhodes Vivour who presided over a session of the court in the matter fixed December 9 date after submissions by various parties in the appeal.

Two appellants, Umaru Dahiru and Aliyu Sanyinna, who were governorship aspirants on the APC Platform in the 2015 general election filed the appeal.

Preacher Who Told Woman She Would "Burn In Hell" For Wearing Skinny Jeans Begs In Court + All The Other Funny Things He Said

When the reality of jail sets in, lol. Sheybi he was bragging on the street before, telling a woman going on her own that she would burn in hell for wearing skinny jeans, lool.

So a street preacher who told a Muslim woman she would "burn in hell" for wearing skinny jeans has walked free from court after VOWING TO KEEP HIS RELIGIOUS VIEWS TO HIMSELF.

Krissoni Henderson also called his victim a non-believer and a prostitute before branding police "disgusting" atheists - but he persuaded magistrates today he was a changed man.

Instead of prison he was sentenced to a 24-month community order with a curfew - and ordered to complete an anger management course.

Henderson, 31, was arrested in July after former social worker Noor Alneaimi made a complaint to West Midlands Police.

He was convicted on Monday of religiously aggravated threatening behaviour following a trial at Birmingham Magistrates' Court.

Speaking in court immediately after sentencing, Henderson, who the court was told suffered with bipolar disorder, said: "I am completely innocent."

The married father of one added: "I am going to turn my life around.

"I'm going to be a good father and a good husband."

Chairman of the magistrates' bench Michael Somers, who sentenced Henderson, responded: "Glad to hear it."

Outside, wearing a hooded white robe and trainers, he told reporters his preaching days were over.

He then said: "My skin is as thick as a crocodile, my skin is as thick as a rhinoceros."

Henderson added: "This is just my exterior. Come and live with me for 24 hours and you will know what sort of person I am; I will wash your feet, and I will cook your food, and I will comb your hair and I will make you a cup of tea.

"That's the sort of person I am."

Earlier during sentencing, his lawyer Peter Ricketts told the court: "He is adamant he's stopped preaching.

"He has strong views about religion but he's going to have to keep them to himself, and his family."

Henderson was also told he must complete a course on decision-making and abide by a night-time curfew.

He was ordered to pay £200 compensation to his victim, £425 costs and an £85 victim surcharge.

Buhari Welcomes India’s Suggestion Of Investing $5bn Into Nigerian Economy

President Muhammadu Buhari today at the State House received the Indian Vice President, Mohammad Ansari, who flew into Nigeria yesterday with his wife.

While welcoming him, the President said Nigeria had over the years benefited from the cooperation of the Asian country in trade and investment, agriculture, technology and the fight against terrorism. He also said Nigeria will continue to expand its relationship with India in the areas of health, education, agriculture, technology and trade.

Mr Buhari welcomed the proposed investment of $5 billion in the Nigerian economy by the business delegation that accompanied the Vice President, while noting that India had already invested $10 billion in the Nigerian economy.

Biography On Buhari To Be Launched Oct. 3

A biography on President Muhammadu Buhari will be launched on Oct. 3 at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the book, entitled “The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria”, is written by Prof. John Paden, a notable Don of International Studies, George Mason University, America.

The book chronicles the struggle and career of the President until May 29, 2016.

Some of the personalities expected at the occasion include the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Tinubu, the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Nigeria’s former United Nations (UN) Permanent Representative, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari and former U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell.

Diddy Joined By On & Off Girlfriend Cassie As They Honour Him At Charity Bash

He was recently named as one of the highest-earning hip-hop artists by Forbes magazine.

And Sean 'Diddy' Combs continued to prove his star power at the Boys & Girls Harbor Salute on Monday, where he was honored for his charitable donations and work towards opening a public charter school with the famed nonprofit.

The 46-year-old rapper celebrated with his on-and-off girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, as the two oozed glamour at the NYC event.

Nigerian Couple Who Lure Girls To Libya For Prostitution And Made One Of Them Contact AIDS Are Jailed

Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday sentenced a couple to 14 years imprisonment without an option of fine, for human trafficking.

Abdulmaleek convicted Idowu Folorunso, 37, and his wife, Titilayo, and sentenced them to seven years imprisonment each.

She said the prosecution provided overwhelming oral, documentary and other substantial evidence against the couple.

“Therefore, Idowu and Titilayo are sentenced to seven years imprisonment each for count one, and seven years imprisonment for count two, without any option of fine and with hard labour. The sentences are, however, to run concurrently,” the judge said.


The judge held that Idowu and Titilayo lied to Bidemi Adeshina that there were teaching opportunities for girls in Libya and that she should utilise them since she had National Certificate of Education.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the couple wept as they prayed the court to temper justice with mercy.

NAN reports that Idowu and Titilayo were arraigned on a two-count charge of unlawful procurement of person and organising foreign trip for the purpose of prostitution.

The Folorunsos committed the crime on May 20, 2014, at Odo-Oba Elere, Ibadan, according to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIP).
In her evidence earlier, Adeshina said that Idowu and Titilayo lured her into prostitution in Libya where she became infected with HIV/AIDS.

Adeshina testified that the couple told her that three other girls would be joining her for the teaching job in Libya.

She said that she travelled from Ibadan through Kano, to Niger to Libya and found herself in a
“prostitution joint’’.

The witness said within eight months, the Folorunsos made her to abort four pregnancies.

She added that she contracted HIV/AIDS.

She also said that the couple did not give her anything from the proceeds of her prostitution.

(NAN)

Wife Who Helped Man Fake His Death Reveals How They Deceived The World After Release From Prison

The woman who helped her ex husband fake his own death says that lying to her two sons about their father was "the cruellest possible deception".

Anne Darwin went along with John Darwin 's outrageous scheme to fake his own death to claim the insurance in 2002, but the pair were both convicted of fraud in 2008.

In her book, serialised in the Daily Mail , she writes: "As the world now knows, my husband and I had inflicted the cruellest possible deception on those we loved by pretending he had drowned so we could claim the insurance money to pay off our debts.

"How could any mother sink so low? It is a question I ask myself daily.


"God knows what the boys would have thought of me had they known that their dad was alive and well inside the family home just a few yards behind us — possibly even watching from a window, for all I knew.

"I live with the shame of it every moment of my life."

In the tell-all book about the scheme, Anne reveals how John pushed the canoe out to sea to look as though it had capsized.

She then transported him to Durham railway station and reported him missing to the police.

After a while, John returned to the family home in Hartlepool and lived in a secret room attached to the house.

She says: “We kept this problem hidden from everyone, including our sons, but it was at the forefront of my mind all the time.”

Woman who joined her then hysband to deceive the wotld he was dead tells it all after her release from prison

Anne even went to the beach where John 'disappeared' and threw a floral wreath into the sea with her two children.

Since being released from prison, Anne has rekindled her relationship with her two children but has nothing to do with John.

In January this year the canoe conman was found living with his new wife in a cramped room in Manila on £138 a week.

The infamous fraudster’s new life is a far cry from the one he dreamed of after pretending to die at sea 14 years ago and fleeing to Panama.

Couple Bathed With Acid While Making Love In Kano

Lovemaking turned sorrow for a Kano couple after an unidentified person poured acid on them during sexual intercourse.  According to sources, the incident occurred penultimate week at the couple’s house in the Gyadi Gyadi /Karkasara area of Kano.

It was gathered that the unidentified perpetrator fled before neighbours responded to the couple’s distress call.

Although the husband has since been admitted in an undisclosed hospital, it was gathered that the wife, Amina Moses, was the worst hit. Amina, according to a source, was first admitted in Aminu Kano Specialist Hospital, where she spent some days and was treated.


One of the eyewitnesses who asked not be named said that the closeness of the couple’s bed to the window of their apartment made it easy for their assailant to carry out the dastardly act.

She said: “Amina and her husband called Moses were making love in the evening of the unfortunate day, when they suddenly raised the alarm that someone had poured a liquid substance on them through their window.

“We rushed into their room only to find them in pains. Amina was the one that was badly hit by the liquid substance suspected to be acid. She was treated at the Aminu Kano Specialist Hospital and their assailant has not been apprehended as we speak despite the fact that the matter was reported to the state police command.

“The closeness of their bed to the window made it easy for their attacker to successfully carry out his mission and escape without being apprehended.”

Source

'Human Torch' Enters Guinness World Records For The 3rd Time After Being Dragged While On Fire

A stunt man dubbed the "Human Torch" has entered the record books after being dragged 500 metres by a horse and a quad bike while on fire.

Austrian Josef Tödtling also entered the Guinness World Records 2017 edition for doing a 582-metre trip tied to the back of the quad bike.

The records come after Josef achieved the record for the "Longest duration full-body burn (without oxygen)" in 2013 by spending 5 minutes and 41 seconds on fire in a full-body burn at Salzburg Fire Department in Austria.


The new horse feat involved him travelling 500m while completely engulfed in flames in Teichalm-Fladnitz, Styria.

Josef was accompanied on the rough journey by a quad-bike rider who topped up the flames with lamp oil as needed.

“It just feels amazing to be a Guinness World Records holder because there are many people in the world, and I did it best," he said.

"That’s pretty cool and amazing.”

Gunman Kills Four At Washington Mall Shooting

A man carrying a rifle entered a Macy's store at a mall in Washington state, killed four
women and vanished into the night, authorities said.

The shooting at Cascade Mall in Burlington left one man injured Friday night, said Sgt. Mark Francis, a spokesman for the state patrol.

Authorities believe only one shooter is involved and are searching for a man who headed toward Interstate 5 after the attack.


They released a blurry surveillance video picture of an armed man they described as the suspect.

His motive or relationship to the women, if any, were unclear.

Witnesses described chaotic scenes and confusion when the shooting started about 7 p.m. local time

I Cry Regularly Because I'm A Passionate Person - Bimbo Akintola

Nollywood actress, Bimbo Akintola has revealed why she cries effortlessly in movies. Well, according to the star actress it is easy for her to shed tears because she is a very passionate person.

“I cry out of frustration. When I am upset, I cry. I am one of those people that cry easily because I am a very passionate and emotional person. If I am frustrated, I can cry. If I am angry and you ask me to explain myself, I would cry, I am that kind of person; so I cry regularly,” she said.

The sultry actress further revealed that she is not throwing in the towel any time soon when it comes to her career because it is the reason for her existence. She added that there is only one reason that would make her quit acting.

“I have several mummies in the industry and I am like them. I have Taiwo Ajai-Lycett who I know would act till the day she dies; I know Joke Silva would act till the day she dies and I will act till the day I die. I can never get tired or walk out of this profession. Acting is my reason for being; it is one of the main reasons for my being,” Akintola said.

162 Bodies Retrieved After Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Egypt

The bodies of 162 people had been pulled from the waters off the Egyptian coast by Friday, two days after a boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized in the Mediterranean while attempting to head to Europe.

Dozens more are feared dead, said Mohammed Sultan, the governor of Beheira, who provided The Associated Press with the latest figures. He also said that the search operation is still ongoing. Many of them are believed to be children and women who were unable to swim away when the boat sank.

EFCC Arrests Own Official For Collecting N15m Bribe From Lawmaker

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday said it had arrested one of its operatives, Uzodinma Kingsley Agbazue, over alleged N15 million bribe.

The Commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja.

Uwujaren noted that the arrest was in line with EFCC’s determination to flush out corrupt operatives aimed at upholding its integrity.

He stated that “in furtherance of its avowed commitment to uphold the integrity of its officers, EFCC has arrested one of its operatives.


“Uzodinma Kingsley Agbazue was arrested for offences bordering on criminal conspiracy and extortion.’’

According to Uwujaren, the suspect, who is until his arrest a Deputy Detective Superintendent (DSS), collected N15 million from a lawmaker who is under investigation by the commission.

He noted that “Agbazue was arrested following a complaint by a lawmaker currently under investigation by the commission, alleging that the operative collected N15 million from him and promised to give him (the lawmaker) soft landing.”

He added that the lawmaker had told the commission that the defendant could not deliver on his promise as he could not get the bidding of the investigating officer.

“Following the approach, the sum of N15 million was given to Agbazue, whose game plan collapsed after the investigating officer, who was ignorant of his scheme, refused to do his bidding.

“And with the investigation gathering increased momentum after parting with the hefty sum, the complainant became uncomfortable and demanded for refund.

“The complainant stated that when he requested for the refund of his money, Agbazue only returned N5 million, claiming that the balance of N10 million had been given to someone “to kill the case from the top.”

It would be recalled that the EFCC as an anti-graft agency has the constitutional backing to investigate, arrest and prosecute alleged financial crimes aimed at complementing Federal Government’s war against corruption.

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Sokoto Shuts Down 20 Illegal Schools

Sokoto State Government today, September 23, 2016 announced the closure of 20 illegal primary and secondary schools in the state.

This is contained in a statement signed by the chairman of the committee on the closure of unregistered schools in the state, Alhaji Shehu Lema whuch was made available to newsmen in Sokoto.

According to the statement, ”the axed schools were closed as they were operating illegally and in unconducive environment. They were also operating in rented apartments in contravention of the laid down rules and regulations of establishing such schools. These affected schools had also recruited unqualified teachers which is another flagrant violation of the regulations.”

Tompolo Absent As Father Is Laid To Restin Warri (Photos)

Wanted High Chief Oweizide Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo has been visibly absent since the final rites for his father began yesterday in Warri. The rites which will last till Sunday, September 25th will sadly see one of his favourite sons not in attendance. However, Tompolo’s younger brother George Ekpemupolo who is the Chairman of Warri South-West local government council is on ground and making sure everything goes as planned. Below are some photos from the funeral which extends to Sunday.