Graphic pic: Thugs attack woman in Igando, leave her with severe head injuries

                     

The woman pictured above was attacked by hoodlums suspected to be robbers along Igondo in Ojo, Lagos state, on her to work yesterday morning. I hope the police can comb the area for possible arrest. This hoodlums would have killed her if she were to be a male.



Credit: Linda Ikeji 

Pirates kill four policemen in Rivers

                                     

Four policemen, including an Assistant Superintendent of Police, were shot and killed by armed men suspected to be sea pirates. The policemen were said to be on patrol on the Abonema Wharf in Port Harcourt when the pirates, who were masked, suddenly appeared and opened fire on them.

One of the five occupants of the patrol boat, who survived the attack, reportedly jumped into the sea and swam to safety.

It was gathered that the hoodlums ambushed the unsuspecting marine policemen on their way to prevent criminal activities in the wharf and its environs. The sea pirates, who were 24 in number, came in four boats, each boat having six. An eyewitness told Southern City News that the incident, which occurred at about 3pm on Tuesday, caused panic within the Abonema Jetty as people scampered to safety on hearing gunshots by the sea pirates.

Riots in Lebanese prison over living conditions

                               

Inmates in Lebanon’s largest prison have rioted to protest against poor conditions, days after videos were leaked online depicting Lebanese prison guards beating prisoners. Scores rioted inside Roumieh prison on Tuesday demanding concessions and better living conditions, damaging several cells and injuring fellow inmates in the process.

Men arrested for stealing goat

                               

The men pictured above were arrested by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for stealing goats in Ondo state. More photos after the cut...

Kidnappers – Why They Prosper

                                

SOKA, Oyo State, on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, made the map last year when police said they uncovered a den of kidnappers there. The graphic images of the discoveries were causes for concern. Public expectations that the police would investigate the matter were dashed.

Decaying body parts that littered the place and the 20 decomposing bodies found there were inadequate to elicit police action. Twenty-three people – 18 men and five women – were rescued from their fleeing captors. The police had ignored complaints from residents about suspicious activities of the kidnappers.

Among the women rescued was one who reportedly had a baby on the day the police arrived, the baby was missing. Police confirmed arresting seven persons in connection with the discovery of human parts in the bush, about a kilometre off the busy expressway.

Pandemonium in Oghara as soldiers kill vigilante leader

                             

OGHARA—SOLDIERS attached to 19 Military Battalion, Koko, Delta State, yesterday, trailed and shot dead the chairman of Oghara Vigilante Group in Ethiope-West Local Government Area, Mr. Benson Ogedegbe, in broad daylight. 

There was commotion in the community soon after the killing as residents took to the streets in protest, while the Executive Director of Africa Network for Economic and Environmental Justice, ANEEJ,s Mr. David Ugolor, called on the Inspector General of Police to fish out and prosecute the trigger-happy soldiers.

The Lord's Chosen Pastor robbed and killed in Lagos (photo)

                                         

                                                                   Pastor Chukwuemeka Okpokpo

LAGOS—Unknown gunmen, Monday, shot dead Lagos State Coordinator of The Lord’s Chosen Charis-matic Revival Ministries, Pastor Chukwuemeka Okpokpo, at Apple Junction, Amuwo Odofin area of the state.

The gunmen, said to have used a motorcycle, reportedly trailed the deceased from a Diamond Bank branch, where he had gone to withdraw N3 million for the church.

They reportedly fired shots into the air, which sent other road users and passers-by scampering for safety. Reports said Pastor Okpokpo tried to escape when it became obvious that he was the target.

SARAKI APPOINTS EX THISDAY EDITOR/OGUN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER YUSUPH OLANIYONU AS SA MEDIA

                             

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Tuesday approved the appointment of Senator Isa Galaudu, who represented Kebbi North Senatorial District in the Seventh Senate as his Chief of Staff.He also announced the appointment of the immediate past Commissioner for Information in Ogun State, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, as his Special Adviser on Media.

$2.078BN IS IN EXCESS CRUDE ACCOUNT..FINANCE PERMANENT SECRETARY

                             

The cash in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) is $2.078 billion, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs Anastasia Nwaobia, said yesterday. Mrs Nwaobia, who addressed reporters after the monthly Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting in Abuja, said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has not refunded the $1.48 billion it was directed to refund to the nation’s coffers as recommended after the forensic audit of the alleged missing cash from the Federation Account.

Buhari has secured America's support to recover stolen Billions

                             

                             

President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday in Abuja that his administration has received firm assurances of cooperation from the United States and others on the recovery of funds stolen from Nigeria.

Speaking with members of Northern Traditional Rulers Council led by Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Abubakar, President Buhari said it was now up to Nigeria to provide the international community with the facts and figures needed to drive the recovery effort.

Sister Nirmala Successor To Mother Teresa Dies At 81

                          

Sister Nirmala Joshi, who succeeded Mother Teresa as head of her Missionaries of Charity in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata has died. She died this morning at the age of 81.

Extraordinary Moment A City Worker Was Filmed Snorting Cocaine On London Tube

                               

The dazed-looking drug user was filmed taking the Class A substance on a southbound Northern Line train between Elephant and Castle and Kennington, south London. The man, said to work for a data room provider which helps companies store confidential information, was seen making clucking sounds after snorting the drug, before rubbing it into his gums.

Over 100 Unemployed Youths At The National Assembly In Search of Employment

                               

                                                                           Unemployment Youths 

Right now in the National Assembly hall which, people are waiting to lobby lawmakers for employment as aides, secretaries, assistants, or anything they can lay their hands on. These people are obviously tired of the no work situation and trying to find work. Honestly hope, some good will come out of it.

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Synagogue Church: Shocking confessions from the king of 419

                              

A Nigerian internet fraudster known as the ‘king of dating’ for his sophisticated tactics of online manipulation has given an eye-opening confession at a Lagos-based church.  

Samuel Johnson, an Edo State indigene, explained that his journey into advanced internet scamming began in The University of Port Harcourt after he joined the ‘Black-Axe’ cult.

“I followed them into a very thick forest during the night of initiation,” the young man narrated. He was just 19 years old at the time. “We reached a place where there was a candle and a coffin encircled by 50 young men. They tortured us with canes until we started bleeding. They then cut my tongue on a razor blade and gave me something to drink.”

Death Toll From Pakistan Heatwave Hits 450

                    

The heatwave which started in Pakistan on Saturday and has killed over 120 as at Sunday/Monday morning has now killed atleast 330 people more. The total number of death now recorded according to AFP is now 450. May the Lord step into their boat. 

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