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19/05/2016
Aviation officials: EgyptAir plane carrying 66 has crashed
CAIRO (AP) — An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday morning, Egyptian aviation officials said.
EgyptAir Flight 804 was lost from radar at 2:45 a.m. local time when it was flying at 37,000 feet, the airline said. It said the Airbus A320 had vanished 10 miles (16 kilometers) after it entered Egyptian airspace, around 280km (175 miles) off the country's coastline north of the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria.
18/05/2016
Woman Kills Her Father For Alleged Witchcraft (photo)
THE Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Glory Dan, 31, over the murder of her 75-year-old father, Mr. Bassey Udo.
The murder was said to have been reported to the police by the village head of Mbiakpan Atan, Chief Linus Okon, in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Cordelia Nwawe, said on Tuesday that the crime was initially reported at ‘D’ Division Itam on May 10 and was subsequently transferred to SCID, Uyo on May 16 for investigation.
Prince’s best friend could be key in death investigation
A central figure in the Prince death investigation is the superstar’s longtime friend and right-hand man, who had a cameo in the movie “Purple Rain.”
According to a search warrant, detectives interviewed Kirk A. Johnson — a former Prince drummer and current manager of the singer’s Paisley Park estate — following the performer’s unexpected death last month.
The court document, obtained by the Los Angeles Times, discloses that police seized Prince Rogers Nelson’s medical records from a Minneapolis-area hospital in early May. Investigators were particularly interested in files involving a family-medicine doctor who had treated Prince in the weeks before the singer was found dead April 21 in a Paisley Park elevator.
Exclusive: Trump willing to talk to North Korea's Kim, wants to renegotiate climate accord
By Steve Holland and Emily Flitter
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is willing to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to stop Pyongyang's nuclear program, proposing a major shift in U.S. policy toward the isolated nation.
In a wide-ranging interview with Reuters, Trump also called for a renegotiation of the Paris climate accord, said he disapproved of Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions in eastern Ukraine, and said he would seek to dismantle most of the U.S. Dodd-Frank financial regulations if he is elected president.
The Man Who Killed His Parents And 2 Sisters In Yobe (Pictured)
•Police: he’s a drug addict
A 28-year-old man, Adamu Mai Bisco, on Monday night allegedly killed his parents and two sisters in Potiskum, Yobe State. Police confirmed the incident.
Spokesman Toyin Gbadegesin said the suspect used a shovel to kill the victims while they were asleep.
“He was not provoked before carrying out the dastardly act.” The police attributed the suspect’s action to hard drugs.
Gbadegesin said: “Bisco acted under the influence of hard drugs.” A source, however, alleged that the suspect killed his parents and siblings because they (parents) threatened to report him to security agents for allegedly being a member of the Boko Haram.
Tout And Bus Conductor Fight In A Gutter In Lagos (photo)
A bus conductor and a tout (Agbero) exchanged blows right inside a gutter yesterday at Ikeja, Lagos. According to an eyewitness Gbenga Oni, the Agbero demanded for money from the conductor as the driver of the danfo bus stopped to drop off passengers but the conductor refused to part with any sum
Brawl erupts in S.Africa parliament as opposition party ejected
About 20 members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, who were wrestled from their seats by plain-clothed guards, had refused to let Zuma speak and furiously shouted down the Speaker, Baleka Mbete.
As Zuma looked on impassively, the radical leftist lawmakers -- dressed in their uniform of red workers' overalls -- fought to try to remain in the chamber until they were physically removed through a side door.
Ronke Shonde Autopsy Report: "She Did Not Die From Marks Of Violence"
A preliminary autopsy report on late Ronke Shonde has said the victim was not killed by the marks of violence on her. PUNCH Metro learnt that the result, which was still sketchy, showed that the cause of the death might be more complex than earlier thought.
Our correspondent had reported how Lekan, 51, allegedly beat his wife, Ronke, to death at their home in the Egbeda-Idimu area of the state last Thursday.
Lekan, a dock worker in the Apapa area, who spoke with our correspondent while in hiding, had denied complicity in the death, saying he only slapped her that night.
TUC,Factional NLC Suspend Strike While Main NLC Continue Strike -
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress on Tuesday walked out of the meeting held with the representatives of the Federal Government, vowing to go ahead with its scheduled nationwide strike on Wednesday (today).
Representatives of the Trade Union Congress, who also attended the meeting, however, said the TUC would not join the strike.
NLC President, Aliyu Wabba, led the labour delegation while the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, led the Federal Government delegation at the talks held in the SGF’s office in Abuja on Tuesday night.
» Niger Delta Militants Bomb Agip Gas Pipeline Again «
There were indications on Tuesday evening that militants operating in the Niger Delta may have again blown up a gas pipeline belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) at Ogbembiri in Southern Ijaw local government area, Bayelsa State.
It would be more than a dozen times that the oil and gas facilities belonging to the Italian Oil giant would be breached this year alone.
Fadeyi: Violence Breaks Out In Lagos Over NLC Strike (photo)
Hoodlums have reportedly taken advantage of the confusion surrounding a proposed labour strike to unleash violence on Lagos residents. Suspected hoodlums, Wednesday morning, created a blockade at the Fadeyi axis of the popular Ikorodu expressway.
17/05/2016
Bad Economy Forces Calabar Prostitutes To Slash Insertion Price
I saw this today on one of Nigeria leading newspapers outlet, we are in a pitiable condition and nobody is spared not even our sisters who only have nothing but their bodies to offer for solace.
Vandals wreak havoc on golf course for the second time this year
You don’t need to be a golf fan to feel terrible for Brian Buckner, the Director of Agronomy at the Golf Club of Houston, which hosts the PGA Tour’s Shell Houston Open. It started on New Year’s Eve, when Buckner’s crew got to work only to discover that a group of vandals had ruined the course’s 16th green. The markings on the green appear to be from a car doing donuts.
A Child Kidnapper Caught At Owode Ajegunle Lagos
Like the popular saying goes everyday for the thief one day for the owner, a child kidnapper was caught today at Owode Ajegunle Ikorodu road area. For the past few months over five children was reported missing, the same area the child reportedly missing in a previous post
But the kidnapper met her dead end today as she was trying to escape with two children she abducted in front of a primary school. A woman who saw her identified one of the children she was carrying, she suspected a foul play and immediately called the child's mother, the mother of the child replied immediately that she has been searching for the child.
Senate Backs Subsidy Removal -
After over one hour closed door session, Senate, on Tuesday, decided to back Federal government's decision to hike fuel price by removing fuel subsidy.
The House of Representatives on Monday had urged the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress [NLC] to suspend the union’s planned strike to protest.
In Yobe, Man Kills His Father, Mother, 2 Sisters In Potiskum after taking Igbo & Tramadol (picture)
A 20-year-old Adamu Mai-bisco has killed his father, mother, and two sisters in cold blood at Batayya ward in Potiskum town, Yobe state.
Daily Trust gathered that the incident happened last night around 11:35pm before a distress call to the police led to arrest of the suspect.
The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Toyin Gbadegesin confirmed that the suspect used a shovel to kill four of the family members and he was under investigation.
12/05/2016
Health Doctors raise concerns after elderly Indian woman gives birth
Doctors raise concerns after elderly Indian woman gives birth
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New Delhi (AFP) - Doctors in India on Wednesday raised ethical and health concerns after a woman gave birth to her first child in her 70s, following two years of IVF treatment.
Man Kills Wife With Acid In Ghana(photo)
A 54 year old man is currently on the run for attacking his wife with acid, resulting in her death. Agya Kwaku alias ‘schoolboy’ poured acid on his wife,Maame Abena Safoah, 45, at their matrimonial home at Atwima Mim near Nkawie in the Atwima Nwabiagya District of the Ashanti Region,Ghana.
Safoah suffered serious burns on her entire body due to the quantity of acid poured on her. The corrosive liquid also burned her mattress and floor carpet. The couple had quarreled that day over their inability to have children in the 20 year old relationship.
Navy vows to deal with militancy in Niger Delta
The Central Naval Command (CNC) of the Nigerian Navy on Thursday reiterated its resolve to deal with the resurgence of militancy in the Niger Delta region.
Rear Admiral Mohammed Garba, Flag Officer Commanding, CNC, said on assumption of command in Yenagoa that the navy had acquired the capacity to flush out recent resurgence of pockets of militant activities.
Garba said that the CNC, under his leadership, would pursue a zero tolerance stance against oil theft, pipeline vandalism and illegal oil bunkering in line with the strategic directive of the Chief of Naval Staff.
Lagos Herbalist Rapes And Impregnates Patient
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a ‘doctor’, identified only as Abiodun, for allegedly raping and impregnating a 26-year-old ulcer patient in the Ipaja Ayobo area of the state.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Abiodun, a trado-medical doctor, who had his health centre – Damola Healthcare – on Agbaje Street, was arrested on Tuesday by the Isokoko Police Division.
The Family Support Unit of the division was said to be in charge of the matter.
Our correspondent gathered that the victim, Funmilayo (pseudonym), who hails from Abeokuta, Ogun State, and lives two streets away from the centre, had in December 2015, gone to the place to complain about ulcer.
50Cent Battles D’banj Over Imelda J’s Love.
Call it mere ‘infatuation’ or “social media madness”, you may not be wrong. But the truth is that American rapper, Curtis James Jackson a.k.a 50 Cent has been caught crushing openly on the charming Nigerian songstress, Ada Jane Okwori popularly known as Imelda J.
The New York-based rapper cum businessman publicly confessed his love for the Nigerian Afro pop star on his Instagram page when he responded to her comment on his page to the consternation of his ten million followers. “I love you back @imeldajmusic”, 50 Cent said with ecstasy.
» Ogun State University Law Student Declared Missing (Photos) «
Abiola Okanlawon has been missing for over a month now, according to a family member. He is a diploma student at Ogun State university, studying Law. His brother said;
11/05/2016
Buhai Reacts To David Cameron's Statement About Nigeria
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari says he does not want an apology from UK Prime Minister David Cameron for describing his country as "fantastically corrupt" - but he does want the repatriation of assets stashed in the UK by corrupt Nigerians. Speaking at an anti-corruption conference in London, he said:
Husband Smashes Wooden Plank On His Wife's Head During Argument (PHOTO)
According to a Facebook user, Olubunmi Ajai Layode shared the photo of a woman whose husband allegedly smashed a plank on her head during an argument at their home.
Layode wrote;
SOS! I'm in private inbox with a lady who has fled DV She is in Abuja with her sister. Her family is putting pressure on her to go back to her husband. Her mother says 'da'le mosu' - single parenthood is not good. Her father who is retired is fending for her.
Hilarious!! Spend time with your elders, not everything is found on google.
Do you agree with this advice?
10/05/2016
Women Protest Unclad In Nkwegu, Ebonyi
There was pandemonium at Nkwegu community near Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi state as over 200 women from Afikpo South Council area of Ebonyi state protested Unclad over the alleged continued detention of the President General of the community, Ndubuisi Ekumankama. He was detained by the police for allegedly demolishing a widow’s house in Amangwu Edda community.
The women, who had planned to storm the Government House in protest were intercepted by policemen at the Nkwegu, near military cantonment when they resisted the first team of policemen who could not withstand the sight of the rampaging Unclad women.
Court Awards $1Million To Ricky Jackson For Spending 40 Years In Jail Wrongly
An African American man who spent nearly 40 years behind bars in the US state of Ohio for a murder he did not commit will receive $1 million from the state for his wrongful imprisonment.
On Thursday, an Ohio Court of Claims judge ordered that just more than $1 million be paid to Ricky Jackson.
Jackson said he learnt about the payment from a reporter who had called him on Thursday afternoon to get his reaction over the court order. “Wow, I didn’t know that,” Jackson said. “Wow wow wow, that’s fantastic, man. I don’t even know what to say. This is going to mean so much.”
Michele Berry, his attorney from the Innocence Project, said a financial advisor will help Jackson to handle the money in the wisest way.
This Muslim Student Raised $30,000 To Help Fix Black churches Destroyed By Fire!
Today they have managed to raise over $30,000 – money that will be used to help up to seven churches that were destroyed in the American south in the aftermath of the Charleston shooting and the campaign against the Confederate flag.
Faatimah Knight
“We have been overwhelmed by how generous people have been,” Ms Knight, 23, told The Independent. “We will stop it today…We will figure out how to distribute the money.”
'Sorry for linking terror drill to Islam': Police apologise after fake suicide bomber shouted 'Allahu Akhbar'
Police boss ACC Garry Shewan said sorry after receiving several critical tweets claiming the training exercise had 'stereotyped' Muslims
A police chief has apologised over today's terror drill at the Trafford Centre after critics claimed it had 'stereotyped' Muslims.
The training exercise involved a fake suicide bomber who shouting "Allahu Akhbar" while detonating explosives and opening fire in the middle of a busy shopping centre.
Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money -
Nigerian officials penchant for looting surely knows no bounds as some officials have been caught red-handed stealing $3.8million aid meant to assist the country in battling the scourge of AIDS, Tuberculosis and malaria.
The stolen money was donated to Nigeria by Global Fund. It was stolen between 2010 and 2014, part of the locust years of the Goodluck Jonathan administration. Although Nigeria has agreed to refund the money, Global Fund has applied sanctions on the country, announcing it is suspending aid to Nigeria’s AIDS agency.
The Fund said it has evidence that the money was stolen by workers and consultants of Nigeria’s National Agency for the Control of AIDs(NACA), Spokesman Seth Faison said Friday that Nigeria’s government has promised to repay the money to the Geneva-based agency and to prosecute suspects.
Army Storms Oporoza As Militants Plan To Bomb Abuja, Lagos, PH, Calabar
SOLDIERS invaded Oporoza community, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State and home base of ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, at the early hours of Monday, in two gunboats in search of members of Niger Delta Avengers, the militant group bombing oil installations in the state.
Thief "Emma-B" Burnt Alive In Warri (Graphic Photos)
The 9th day of May 2016 will forever be a date that strikes fear in the hearts of criminals in Warri as a certain Emma B, 22, at the early hours of today met his waterloo as he was another jungle justice subject when an angry mob set him ablaze after he was accused of theft.
Shell To Continue Operations, Denies Plan To Evacuate Workers
EIA: Nigeria loses 500,000bpd of crude to disruptions
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Shell Companies in Nigeria have restated their long-term commitment to the Niger Delta, saying they would continue operations in the oil-rich region despite the spate of militant attacks in recent days.
Shell has also denied evacuating its personnel from the region, saying that it was monitoring the security situation in the region very closely.
A militant group, which has identified itself as Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), had attacked Chevron’s facilities in the Escravos area of Delta State last Wednesday and Thursday.
The twin attacks affected the Escravos-Warri pipeline, which feeds the Warri and Kaduna refineries, cutting off crude feedstock to the two facilities.
Ibrahim Uwais, Who Joined ISIS, Killed - Sahara Reporters
SaharaReporters has learned that Ibrahim Uwais, a son of former Chief Justice Mohammed Uwais, died today near Aleppo, Syria as the United States targeted members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in fierce airstrikes. A source told our correspondent that the late Ibrahim Uwais, who secretly traveled to Syria in February 2015 to join ISIS, was one of numerous Islamist terrorists who perished as US military aircraft bombarded known ISIS camps near the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo.
Tompolo Writes Buhari A Letter: ‘I Supported Jonathan NOT Because I Hate You’
Government Ekpemupolo, militant leader better known as Tompolo, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to relax the pressure on him at the moment, saying he did not support former President Goodlcuk Jonathan in the presidential election because he hated his opponent.
Tompolo, who has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said some “anti-Ijaw elements” around the president were misleading him.
Going down memory lane, the former commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), recalled his relationship with the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.
Why I Delayed Signing Of 2016 Budget – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed why he had to delay in signing the 2016 Appropriation Bill into law.
Speaking during a radio interview over the weekend in Katsina his home State, Buhari assured Nigerians that his administration will effectively utilise available resources to turn around the fortunes of the country.
'Terror' in the Trafford Centre: Chilling images show police training to deal with ISIS shopping centre attack
Anti-terror police have swooped on one of the largest shopping centres in Britain - to practice for a Paris or Brussels-style terrorist attack. A mock ISIS strike was staged at the Trafford Centre in Manchester at midnight.
Members of the public have been told not to panic if they hear loud bangs or see emergency vehicles rushing towards the mall. Hundreds of volunteers played the role of shoppers involved in the staged 'attack' , the Manchester Evening News reported .
09/05/2016
President Buhari then as a Colonel at the same time the Federal Commissioner for Petroleum Resources
President Buhari then as a Colonel at the same time the Federal Commissioner for Petroleum Resources with Chevron Staff inspecting some oil fieldsPresident
SAD!!! RASHIDI YEKINI'S MOTHER IN EXTREME POVERTY
RASHIDI YEKINI'S MOTHER IN EXTREME POVERTY: Look At This Elderly Woman Living In Extremely Poverty, Rashidi Yekini's Mother, Alhaja Sidikat Sells Bread For Survival In Kwara State: Unfortunately! Rashidi Yekini died exactly four years ago.
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