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A Police man who shot dead a motorcyclist in Ondo state over an alleged N50 bribe, has been arrested. On Sunday morning Sept. 4th, a source revealed that a police officer in Ondo State shot dead a commercial motorcyclist at Omifun on the Benin-Ore Expressway in the state. There was an allegation that the bribe-seeking police officer attached to the anti-crime patrol unit of the Ondo State Police Command shot man for allegedly refusing to give him a bribe of N50, and immediately fled the scene with his colleagues. The said Inspector has since been arrested and his service riffle recovered.

The Orderly-Room trial (Departmental Court) of this arrested Inspector held on Tuesday 6th September and this is to pave way for his criminal prosecution for Murder in the law court within the next 48hrs.

The Commissioner of Police, Ondo State Command has since opened a direct line of communication with the families of the victim and the community. The Ondo State Police Command is also providing necessary palliative to concerned relatives and persons at this period.
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Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has urged the people of Edo State to give their votes to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu on Saturday, saying;

“Edo people should not make the same mistake Nigerians made last year by enthroning the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of President Mohammadu Buhari.”

The governor, who also called on the people of Edo State to be extra vigilant before, during and after the election, said;

“the people should not just vote and go to sleep, they must make sure that their votes count and victory is ensured for Pastor Ize-Iyamu who is unarguably the best among the contenders.”

According to a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said “party sentiment apart, Pastor Ize-Iyamu has campaigned through the nooks and crannies of Edo State to sell his visions and missions to the people of the State and anyone who saw the Channels Television debate on Sunday will agree with me that Pastor Ize-Iyamu is better equipped for the governance of Edo State.”

The governor declared that;

“If you believe in me and you are a voter in Edo State, give your vote to Pastor Ize-Iyamu, the man who has demonstrated the required capacity to lead Edo State to prosperity.”

He said; “Opportunity to choose comes once in four years and the people of Edo State must grab this opportunity to change the fortune of the State for the better.

“Edo people should also be assured that Nigerians are now looking for a more meaningful change that is better than the APC’s one chance change and Pastor Ize-Iyamu represents that meaningful change in Edo State.”
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FCT Administration has commenced demolition of structures in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Twitter user Nerdy @Nerdy_Dopey, who was at Banex plaza, Wuse 2 said he was almost arrested by soldiers while taking these photos. Meanwhile, panicked shop owners have started clearing out. Staff, friends and family of Chloe's Cupcake are pictured helping them pack out. More details coming soon. Click the link for more photos...
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This is for hungry entrepreneurs who dream about building a successful business, becoming a millionaire, and living life on their own terms. This unwavering ambition is the fuel that drives most entrepreneurs to succeed.

Successful entrepreneurs use their ambition to become the best in the world at what they do and invest their time, energy and money wisely.

Focus your ambition on the following six success principles to drastically increase your income and achieve your wildest dreams.

1. Start Rich

If you want to be rich, start by feeling rich. Being wealthy is a state of mind; it involves feeling abundant from within, irrespective of the dollar amount in your bank account.

Tony Robbins says that the secret to wealth is gratitude. Practicing gratitude daily helps you live in the present moment and learn to fully appreciate life.


2. Accept Responsibility

With such an unstable job market, now is the time for entrepreneurs to absolutely despise being average, to refuse living a life of mediocrity, and avoid living like the majority of the population. You need to wake up and take full control of your financial future by accepting 100% responsibility for your current situation. Determine the reasons why you are where you are. Stop passing blame, and become relentless to change it.

3. Gain a Competitive Edge

Like everything in life, building wealth starts once you learn to master yourself. Wealthy entrepreneurs gain their competitive advantage by consistently training to become physically and mentally strong.

Entrepreneurs must understand how money works before they can make it, why most people struggle before they thrive, and how to play the game before they can effectively change it.

This is achieved through continual learning and mastering the most important success principles. In order to stay sharp and 100% focused on your goals, you must become physically strong to have the energy and stamina necessary to operate at the highest levels.

4. Develop Mental Fortitude

The vast majority of truly successful people have an undeniable mental fortitude. They ask powerful, quality questions, brainstorm, and find solutions rather than looking for excuses. Examples include:


“Is this purchase I’m about to make towards short-term pleasure or long-term wealth?”
“Is it an intelligent or emotional purchase?”
“Am I maximizing my productivity?”
“Is my team as productive as they could be?”
“How much value have I provided to my clients?”

5. Be Selective

The biggest mistake I see entrepreneurs make is accepting or paying for financial advice from those who don’t have financial freedom or a respectable level of net worth.

Be highly selective about whom you take financial advice from. Be diligent with your research; find out information about their achievements, lifestyle and wealth to determine if there is an alignment with what you would like to achieve. Many people receive advice from pretenders or imitators. Once you clear yourself from this noise, you will find individuals who operate at the highest level. They are worth every penny, and your return on investment will be tenfold.

If you believe money can solve your problems as an entrepreneur, then prepare for a long, rough ride. If you have money without financial intelligence, money can quickly disappear from your bank account and into someone else’s. Intelligence is required to solve problems, which requires investment in your personal growth in order to become the best version of yourself.

6. Assess Your Daily Routine

If you are not satisfied with your routine, then stop doing what you are doing. Determine what needs to change and take positive, active steps to create the results you want. Regardless of your past decisions, remember that you are one decision away from making the right decision.

Develop a sense of urgency and get on your grind to maximize your income by developing a daily routine and sticking to it. This is non-negotiable if you want to produce quick results. Extraordinary income is derived from fast implementation.

Ultimately, your bank account has nothing to do with who you are. Start from within and start rich. Master these six principles and watch your ambition quickly transform into the income you desire so you can live a life of freedom and achieve your wildest dreams.
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According to a Nigerian gospel singer, Hilary Madu, his brother Chijindu was shot in the head by armed robbers. The gunmen took his car and fled the scene leaving him to die.

He underwent a maxillofacial surgery on September 1. In an update posted on September 2, Mr Madu revealed that Chijindu has regained consciousness following a successful surgery. All glory to God! More before and after surgery photos below...
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Fourteen workers with Nestoil in Ogba Egbema Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State were abducted by unknown gunmen on Saturday, September 3rd.

The workers were reportedly returning from their work site at Omoku area enroute to Port Harcourt when they were ambushed by the kidnappers. The gunmen forcefully diverted the staff bus to an unknown destination under heavy gunfire.
The Public Relations Officer of River State Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni, who confirmed the incident stated that anti-kidnapping teams are combing the bushes in efforts to rescue the workers, according to Sahara Reporters.
Mr. Omoni said police have located the company's Costa van and expressed optimism that the workers will be rescued.
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A 40-year-old deaf teacher was arrested on September 1, for raping a 6-month-old baby in Yobe State. According to reports which trended on twitter under the hashtag #JusticeForHajara, the culprit admitted to his crime and is out on bail.


The Commandant of Nigeria Security and Defence Corps (NSCDC), Muhammad Gidado Fari, revealed that the teacher, identified as Shaaibu Yakubu Abdullahi, was arrested by men of the NSCDC for allegedly raping the baby in the Potiskum area of Yobe state.

The NSCDC commandant revealed that the deaf teacher allegedly connived with his 10-year-old student, who carried the baby to him from her neighbour’s house and he defiled her, adding that although Abdullahi denied the allegation, he was identified by the 10-year-old student in a group picture of staff and student taken in the school.

Yari said the suspected rapist was arrested after a non-governmental organization, National Council of Women Society (NCWS), reported the situation to the corps, added that the matter has been reported to the state’s Ministry of Justice for prosecution as the case needs a professional in sign language to interpret.

The President of NCWS, Halima Kyari Joda, said the baby was taken to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital for examination and proper treatment.
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Arsenal: Granit Xhaka, Lucas Perez, Shkodran Mustafi, Kelechi Nwakali, Takuma Asano, Rob Holding

Chelsea: N’Golo Kante, Eduardo, Marcos Alonso, Michy Batshuayi, David luiz

Liverpool: Sadio Mane, Ragnar Klavan, Joel Matip, Alex Manninger, Georginio Wijnaldum, Loris Karius

Man City: Claudio Bravo, John Stones, Gabriel Jesus, Leroy Sane, Marlos Moreno, Ilkay Gundogan, Nolito, Aaron Mooy

Man Utd: Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Paul Pogba, Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic

LA LIGA

Atletico Madrid: Diogo Jota, Kevin Gameiro, Nicolas Gaitan, Sime Vrsaljko

Barcelona: Samuel Umtiti, Lucas Digne, Denis Suarez, Jasper Cillessen, Andre Gomes

Sevilla: Pablo Sarabia, Franco Vazquez, Hiroshi Kiyotake, Luciano Vietto, Joaquin Correa, Samir Nasri, Salvatore Sirigu, Gabriel Mercado, Wissam Ben Yedder

Real Madrid: Alvaro Morata

SERIE A

Juventus: Gonzalo Higuain, Miralem Pjanic, Marko Pjaca, Dani Alves, Mehdi Benatia, Leonardo Spinazzola, Juan Cuadrado, Simone Ganz

Napoli: Arkadiusz Milik, Amadou Diawara, Nikola Maksimovic, Lorenzo Tonelli, Marko Rog, Emanuele Giaccherini

Roma: Alisson, Antonio Rudiger, Abdullahi Nura, Federico Fazio, Mohamed Salah, Mario Rui Duarte, Thomas Vermaelen, Juan Jesus, Stephan El Shaarawy, Norbert Gyomber, Wojciech Szczesny

BUNDESLIGA

Bayern Munich: Mats Hummels, Renato Sanches

Borussia Dortmund: Andre Schurrle, Emre Mor, Mario Gotze, Mikel Merino, Marc Bartra, Ousmane Dembele, Raphael Guerreiro, Sebastian Rode

Wolfsburg: Borja Mayoral, Jeffrey Bruma, Joshua Guilavogui, Josip Brekalo, Philipp Wollscheid, Yannick Gerhardt
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and embattled factional chairman of PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, held a closed door meeting ‎at Obasanjo's Abeokuta home today September 3rd. Sheriff said he visited Obasanjo for consultations over the leadership crisis rocking the PDP.
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A petrol tanker this morning suffered brake failure and rammed into a tricycle popularly known as Keke Napep, killing two people instantly. Graphic photos from the scene of the accident below…
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Niger Delta Avengers have written an open letter to President Buhari, accusing him of using the military through its new formation,  Operation Crocodile Smile, to carry out pre-determined genocide in the Niger Delta region. The Nigerian Army last week launched the “Operation Crocodile Smile” which they say is just a training drill designed to prepare the Amphibious Division for a better mastery of the Niger Delta terrain.

The militant groups in its open letter, allege that the military formation is part of a pre-determined genocide to be carried out in the Niger Delta region. The group says President Buhari’s statement in Kenya over the weekend that they should come forward for negotiation or be treated as Boko Haram members, gives credence to the allegations of pre-determined genocide. Read the statement signed by the group’s spokesperson,  Brig.Gen Mudoch Agbinibo, below…

WE CALL ON PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI TO PUT AWAY THE GARB OF A STOOGE TO THE IMPERIALISTS, WHENEVER HE SPEAKS OUTSIDE NIGERIA. WE HAVE LISTENED CAREFULLY AND HALTED HOSTILITIES IN THE NIGER DELTA; WE EXPECT A GENUINE AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO RESTRUCTURING AND SELF-DETERMINATION FOR EVERY COMPONENT UNIT OF NIGERIA. DEAR PRESIDENT, WHAT MAKES THOSE COUNTRIES (JAPAN, GERMANY, FRANCE, USA, BRITAIN ETC.) GREAT IS THE ABILITY OF THEIR GOVERNMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE INTERNAL PROTESTATIONS AND CONFLICTS FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF THEIR NATIONS OVER THE YEARS. PLEASE STOP PRESENTING YOUR GOVERNMENT AS PAWN TO THE WEB OF MILITARY INDUSTRIALISTS COMPLEX, WHENEVER YOU LEAVE THE SHORES OF NIGERIA.

NIGERIA IS NOT A ONE-MAN PERSONAL PROPERTY WE MUST HAVE THESE TALKS EVERY TIME IF THIS UNION MUST CONTINUE TO WORK AS ONE. THE PEOPLE OF THE NIGER DELTA HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, SO WE HAVE THE SECRET OF THE TERRAIN AND SURVIVAL OF AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS. NO AMOUNT OF TROOP SURGE AND SIMULATION EXERCISES WILL MAKE YOU WIN THE OIL WAR, YOU CAN ONLY WIN BATTLES.

YOU CANNOT APPLY THE MIGHT OF THE STATE TO RESTORE THE PEOPLE’S CONFIDENCE IN YOUR LEADERSHIP WHEN YOU CANNOT DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN GENUINE DEMANDS AND BEING MISMANAGED BY DISORGANIZED CHARACTERS AND TRIBAL LORDS AROUND YOU IN YOUR GOVERNMENT THAT ARE PLAYING THE COURT JESTERS ROLE AS WELL AS COUNTING THE DAYS THAT IS LEFT IN YOUR FOUR YEARS TERM. YOU CAN DECEIVE THE WHOLE WORLD BUT WE CANNOT BE DECEIVED BY THE SO GLAMORIZED ONGOING MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE CREEKS OF IJAW COMMUNITIES IN THE DELTA CODED ” OPERATION CROCODILE SMILES”… THE WORLD SHOULD KNOW THAT WITH YOUR PRONOUNCEMENT IN KENYA AND YOUR ATTITUDE TO THE MILITARY BUILD UP IN THE NIGER DELTA, IT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT THE MILITARY HAS NOTHING LESS THAN A PRE-DETERMINED GENOCIDE IN NIGER DELTA AND BURN MORE ALREADY SCARED NATIONAL RESOURCES TO THE POCKETS OF THOSE THAT HAVE FAILED TO LOCATE THE MISSING  CHIBOKS SCHOOL GIRLS.

CONCLUSIVELY, DEAR PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI PLEASE ALSO TELL THOSE FOREIGN NATIONS THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS AT EASE TALKING TO, WHILE REFUSING TO LISTEN TO NIGERIANS THAT YOUR TROOPS ARE ABOUT TO CARRYING OUT EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLINGS IN THE NIGER DELTA IN VIOLATION OF ARTICLE FOUR OF THE GENEVA CONVENTION WITH “OPERATION CROCODILE SMILES”. ALL SANE MINDS KNOWS THE MEANING OF ” CROCRODILE TEARS” SO BY CODE-NAMING YOUR MILITARY OPERATION CROCODILE SMILES ONLY BETRAYS YOUR MOTIVES AND ATTITUDE TO THE WHOLE WORLD ABOUT THE NIGER DELTA QUESTION.

THE WHOLE WORLD WILL SURELY APPLAUD YOU IN THE HAGUE WHEN YOU LEAVE OFFICE! THIS IS NOT THE NIGERIA AND THE WORLD OF THE 1980S AND 1990S UNDER GENERAL SANI ABACHA AND YOUR WATCH.
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Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army on operations aimed at dealing with the menace of livestock rustling, armed banditry and other forms of criminality have killed an armed bandit, arrested some, cleared camps and recovered livestock in Kaduna and Zamfara States. Yesterday the troops arrested a notorious cattle rustler named Isah Fulani at Mararrabar Jos, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Similarly, the troops have also killed the leader of an livestock and armed banditry gang called Guruguru Magaji at Tashar Nakau, Ikara Local Government Area, in a fierce exchange of gun fire yesterday. The troops recovered a Revolver Pistol and 6 locally fabricated 9mm rounds of ammunition from him.

The troops at Anchau, Kubau Local Government Area, Kaduna State also arrested 2 impersonators that parade themselves as members of a non-existent vigilante group harassing and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public in the area.

The suspects, Mallam Hamza Hare and Mallam Sani Abdul-Aziz also posed as liaison officers to security officers duping people.

The troops have also arrested a notorious armed bandit that terrorised the public especially along the road that linked Kaduna and Katsina States through Birnin Gwari-Funtua. The armed bandit, named Mohammed is also popularly known as “Abedariwa” and was arrested in Birnin Gwari town, Kaduna State. Apart from confessing and giving graphic details of his deadly acts, he promised to cooperate fully with the military to fish out other criminal elements in the society.

The troops in Zamfara State have raided, cleared 2 armed bandits camp and recovered 209 cows, 1062 goats and sheep at Dumburum forest general area, Zurmi Local Government Area, Zamfara State yesterday.
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The Nigerian Army has formally launched a new military exercise in the Niger Delta code named “Exercise Crocodile Smile”. The aim of the new exercise is to provide adequate security for residents as well as critical national economic assets in the region.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, flagged-off the exercise on Saturday in Sapele, Delta State.

Meanwhile the 133 Special Forces Battalion of Nigerian Army troops today carried out a precursor operation to Exercise CROCODILE SMILE aimed at getting rid of all forms of criminal activities in the Niger Delta geo-political region of Nigeria.

In the course of the operation, 5 militants that attacked the troops were killed in action, while numerous others were injured and 23 suspects were arrested. The operations which was conducted yesterday 26th August 2016, was carried out by the Special Forces at the militants camps.

Items recovered from the camps include 2 AK-47 rifles, 11 Pump Action Guns, a locally made revolver pistol, 292 cartridges of live Ammunition, 199 rounds of AK-47 rifle Ammunition, 4 electricity generating sets and a Camp Gas Cooker. The troops also recovered an abandoned Engine Boat left by the fleeing criminals.

The management of Fidei Polytechnic, Gboko in Benue state today shut down the school indefinitely following a violent protest by some students. According to eyewitnesses, there was tension in the school yesterday after the school management disallowed some students who had paid their school fees but had not collected their school receipts to write their exams which started yesterday August 23rd.

The appeal by the students did not move the management who were adamant as they had given the students enough time to do all the necessary registration before the commencement of their semester examination.

Out of frustration, some of the students took laws into their hands by breaking some of the school properties. The policemen that were invited to maintain law and order were attacked by the irate students. More photos from the protest and clash with the police
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The suspected killers of three soldiers during a raid on a military post in Nembe, Bayelsa state on August 8th have been arrested by the special security outfit “Bayelsa Waterways Security Taskforce” led by ex-militant leader, Africanus Ukparasia. The killers dressed in white and pretending to be mourners, attacked the military post, carted away military arms, ammunition and a war boat…

The two suspected killers were arrested at Olugbobiri community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State following a tipoff. They pleaded guilty to the offence and have narrated how they carried out the attack. Two members of their gang were killed during the shoot out leading to their arrest. The other two have been handed over to the “Operation Delta Safe Command ” of the Nigerian military. See the photos at...
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Joachim Chinakwe, the man who named his dog Buhari, failed to meet bail conditions after he was arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Ogun state.

Joachim who is a trader, was said to have behaved himself in a manner that could cause breach of peace by naming his dog Buhari and parading same at the Hausa section of Ketere market in Sango area. Hence his arrest by the police. He has now been remanded at the Ibara Prison. Unbelievable!
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Eight persons were burnt to death yesterday following the religious crisis that broke out at the Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata-Mafara in Zamfara state. According to eyewitnesses, a student who is a Christian allegedly made a blasphemous statement about Prophet Muhammad. This infuriated his Muslim colleagues who immediately descended on him, beating him to a pulp.

A Muslim man by the name Tajudeen, who tried to salvage the situation, rushed in and was able to use his car to carry the unconscious Christian student to the hospital. ‎



This infuriated the Muslim students who then went to Tajudeen’s house and burnt it down, killing eight occupants in his house.

The state governor, ‎Abdulaziz Yari, joined hundreds of others to bury the deceased who were killed in the inferno.

Meanwhile a 12-hour curfew in the community starting from 7p.m. to 7a.m. daily has been imposed by the police.
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Vigilante group in Igboukwu, Anambra State, today nabbed a young man as he attempted to flee with this motorcycle which he stole somewhere in Ezihu, a village in the community. According to Emmanuel Anselem who shared it on a Facebook group, the suspect, a native of Ekwulobia confessed to have killed a woman after raping her by inserting a gun into her private part.
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Soldiers killed 27 Boko Haram insurgents and arrested 10 others in Northern Cameroon, the Commander of a Regional Army Force said on Thursday.

“A Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) set up by Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Benin and Cameroon to fight Boko Haram across borders, ambushed a group of the terrorists on Wednesday near the town of Fotokol.

“It is located close to the border with Nigeria.

No soldiers were killed during the clashes, according to Dobekreo,’’ the MJTF Commander, Bouba Dobekreo said.

Boko Haram poses a steady threat to communities in the north-east of Nigeria and has also launched offensives in neighbouring Chad, Niger and Cameroon.

The group’s goal is to enforce a strict interpretation of Islamic law, known as Sharia.

Since 2009, at least 14,000 people have died at the hands of the Sunni fundamentalists.
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Brig.Gen Mudoch Agbinibo, the spokesperson for militant group Niger Delta Avengers, released this statement via their website. It read,

Our prayer for Buhari and the Northern hypocrite (Northern Governors) is that oil should be found in commercial quantity in the North, so they can let the Niger Delta go. The Buhari Led government has fail Nigerians with their misdirected policies that has divide the country, as such nobody wants to be part of that failed state not even the Niger Delta.The October 1st, declaration of independence is still sacrosanct. If the Nigeria government fails to retrace it’s step by restructuring this country. We want to warn the general public that those using NDA to defraud people days of reckoning is close.
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Gordon Daniel (pictured above) was yesterday arrested by the police in Ajegunle following a complaint from one of his Neighbors, Saidat Shakiru that he poisoned her pot of soup after they had a disagreement over unpaid electricity bill.

According to Saidat, she and Daniel were the only ones in their compound when she found out that her pot of soup had been contaminated with sniper, a popular insecticide.

According to the Nation, Saidat alerted their landlady and also her husband who was at work. The matter was then reported to the chief of their community who alerted the police. When interrogated, Daniel said the devil pushed him to carry out such an act, saying he was very angry with Saidat who was always in the habit of insulting him

“‎THE WOMAN HAS BEEN INSULTING ME OVER ELECTRICITY BILL. I DON’T KNOW WHAT GOT OVER ME SO I DECIDED TO PUT SNIPER INSIDE THEIR SOUP TO PUNISH HER. I AM SORRY. I REGRET WHAT I HAVE DONE. SHE INSULTED ME SO MUCH BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICITY BILL IF NOT I DON’T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH HER AND HER HUSBAND,” HE SAID.

A resident of the community said

“‎SADIAT AND THE SUSPECT WERE AT HOME WHEN SHE WAS COOKING THE SOUP. THE WOMAN ALLEGEDLY WENT OUTSIDE TO BUY SOMETHING AND BEFORE SHE CAME BACK DANIEL HAD DOUSED SNIPER INTO THE SOUP SHE WAS COOKING. WHEN THE WOMAN OPENED THE SOUP POT SHE PERCEIVED AN OFFENSIVE ODOUR FROM THE SOUP AND SHE SENSED FOUL PLAY. THE ANGRY WOMAN DREW THE ATTENTION OF THE LANDLADY TO WHAT SHE HAD OBSERVED. HER LANDLADY ASKED WHOM SHE SUSPECTED. SINCE THERE WAS NOBODY AT HOME, SHE ACCUSED DANIEL OF THE DEED. WHEN HER HUSBAND, SHAKIRU RETURNED FROM WORK, SHE EXPLAINED HER PREDICAMENT ABOUT THE SOUP SHE WAS COOKING AND THE MATTER WAS MOVED TO THE BAALE. AFTER CARRYING OUT INVESTIGATION, THE BAALE HANDED OVER THE SUSPECT TO THE POLICE ALONGSIDE THE POT OF SOUP.”

Confirming the incident, a police officer at the Ajegunle police station said a case file had been opened and that the suspect will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Panti.
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In a statement released today by the supposed spokesman for the dialogue group, Ballantyne Agiri, Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, reportedly agreed to dialogue with the Federal government to find a solution to the lingering crisis in the Niger Delta region.

Niger Delta Avengers spokesperson, Brig.Gen Mudoch Agbinibo, has now debunked the report via his Twitter account, insisting that the militant group is not ready for any negotiation or dialogue with the Federal Government. He also encouraged the Nigerian Army and DSS to declared the supposed spokesperson for the ‘dialogue group’,  Ballantyne Agiri, wanted.
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Chelsea on Saturday announced the signing of Leicester City’s defensive midfielder N’Golo Kante on a five-year deal to become new boss Antonio Conte’s second capture of the summer.

The fee for the French international was about £32 million (38 million euros, $42 million), British media said, and comes after Chelsea snapped up Belgian striker Michy Batshuayi from Marseille for a similar fee.

“I am so happy to have signed for one of the biggest clubs in Europe. It’s a dream come true for me,” the 25-year-old Kante told Chelsea’s website.

“The opportunity to work with Antonio Conte, a brilliant coach, and some of the best players in the world was simply too good to turn down.”

Kante, signed for Leicester last summer from French club Caen for a bargain £5.6 million, was a revelation breaking down attacks during his maiden season in England as Claudio Ranieri’s side became shock Premier League champions.

He was named on the six-man shortlist for the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award – won by Foxes team-mate Riyad Mahrez – but his displays also brought him to the attention of Europe’s biggest clubs.

“My first season in English football was very special and now I hope to go on to achieve even more during my time as a Chelsea player,” added Kante.

“I am looking forward to meeting up with my new team-mates and helping the club achieve a lot of success.”

Chelsea’s technical director Michael Emenalo called Kante “a perfect fit in terms of Antonio Conte’s philosophies and the style of football he wants to play.

“For a player of his age he has already built up a wealth of experience and his exceptional quality will without doubt be a great addition to the team.”
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Four child traffickers, including an evangelist were arrested and paraded on Wednesday, June 15, by the police for allegedly kidnapping a four year old child from her school, St Joseph Primary School in Umuhu-Okabia in Orsu local government area of the state.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Andrew Enwerem who paraded the suspects said that the little girl Chinasa Okeke was abducted by Chibueze Okorie,20, in connection with Chinonso Ogbedi, Ijeoma Ogbuehi, an acclaimed Evangelist and Joy Nwosu all of Orsu local government whose plan was to sell the child.

According police Mr Enwerem, the child was rescued following information from the members of the public on the whereabouts of the suspected human traffickers.

"On Friday, we received distress calls that one Chinasa Okeke was stolen from her school, we swung into ation immediately where we rescued the child unhurt and arrested these four miscreants in the process who have all confessed to the crime". the PPRO disclosed

Confirming the incident, the prime suspect, Okorie said that Miss Ogbuehi asked him to abduct the little child, promising to reward him with two hundred thousand Naira (N200,000) when she gets a buyer but unfortunately for him, she never got to pay him as at the time of their arrest. Ogbedi, Nwosu's boyfriend, said the child was sold in Ihiala, Anambra State for an unspecified amount

Ogbuehi, a graduate of Trinity College of Ministerial Acts, Aba in Abia state denied promising to give Okorie N200,000 as he alleged, claiming to be legally qualified to adopt less privileged children, even as she failed to show any certificate to back her claim.

The rescued girl has since been reunited with her parents as her father, Mr Matthew Okeke, who expressed gratitude to the Nigerian Police Force for saving his daughter's life.

The suspects would soon be charged to court for child stealing and trafficking, Mr Enwerem said.
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A pastor and an apostle were today, Friday June 17, caught pants down in Ngwo community of Enugu North Local Government of Enugu State. Below is an eyewitness account shared with Newest Rivers:

"Around 1.00am in the morning two men were caught having sexual intercourse. One of them is a pastor and the other is known as an apostle. The so called pastor who was discovered to be the man in the gay relationship had been reported earlier to the vigilante group of Ngwo neighborhood by a boy of twelve who claimed he was raped by the pastor and had Fluid poured into his mouth after the abuse.

The vigilante group did not prosecute the pastor after the report because there was no concrete evidence. They resolved to monitor the pastor from that day unknown to him. It was on this day, 17th June 2016 that he was caught in the act of gay sex and all said about him by the young boy he molested was believed. The pastor denied the report of the twelve year old boy. " I only masturbated him and kissed him" he said.

He further disclosed he is of Imo state origin"
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The Dangote Foundation announced on Monday in Maiduguri that it had set aside 106 truck-loads of food items for distribution to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), in Borno during the Ramadan fast.

Hajiya Zouwaira Yousif, a member of the foundation, stated this at the launching of the distribution of the items to the IDPs in Maiduguri.

Yousif said that about 30,000 IDPs were expected to benefit from the programme that was aimed at providing succour to the displaced persons.

She said that the idea was mooted by the chairman of the foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, after his visit to the state last month.

The whole exercise is aimed at providing food to Borno IDPs to enable them observe the Ramadan fast with ease.

The idea was conceived by Alhaji Aliko Dangote after he visited the IDPs camps in Maiduguri and was touched by their situation,” she said.

She explained that each IDP will receive a 50 kg bag of rice, a carton of noodles, a packet of sugar, salt and some seasonings under the programme.

The official said that 43 trucks had already arrived Maiduguri for distribution to the beneficiaries.

We are expecting the remaining consignment in Maiduguri as soon as possible.

After the official flag-off, the remaining items will be distributed to the IDPs by a team comprising members of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), and other emergency agencies to ensure that only those in need are given,” she said.

Yousif said that the gesture was in addition to a pledge of N2 billion cash donation made by Dangote to the Borno Government toward improving child and women health.

In his remarks, Gov. Kashim Shettima commended the foundation for the gesture and urged other philanthropists to emulate it.

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that the freezing of accounts of those being investigated for financial crimes is lawful and not vindictive as is being insinuated.

Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity of the commission, explained this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
It explained that the action was a lawful mandatory investigative step.

Indeed, Section 34 (1) of the EFCC Act 2004 empowers the commission to freeze any account suspected of being used for financial crimes,’’ the statement quoted Uwujaren as saying.

It said the section empowers the commission’s chairman or any authorised officer to order the freezing of such account if he was satisfied that the money in the account was made fraudulently.

It added that the commission by the Act has the power to issue or instruct a Bank examiner or such other appropriate authority to freeze such account.

It further said that 2012 amended Money Laundering Prohibition Act also empowers the EFCC chairman or his representatives to place a stop order on accounts or transactions suspected to be involved in crime.

The statement added that the Act was to ensure that the commission safeguards suspected proceeds of crime pending the completion of its investigation.

It is without prejudice to the social standing of the holder of such accounts or whether they are individual, corporate or government accounts.

Freezing orders are incidental to investigation and doing otherwise will jeopardise the prospects of recovering stolen assets,’’ the statement said.

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The Niger Delta Avengers on Monday said it was open to dialogue with the Federal Government, but said such talks would happen if the government met their conditions.

“We want the federal government to commit members states of the multinational oil Corporations to commit independent mediators to this proposed dialogue,” said the group’s spokesperson, Mudoch Agbinibo.

“We believed that it is only such environment that will engender genuine dialogue that will be aimed at setting up a framework for achieving the short, medium and long-term demands of the Niger delta to de-escalating this conflict and bring about a lasting peace.”

Agbinibo restated the group’s readiness to “attack the interest of oil corporation and international refineries operators that bring in vessels to the Niger delta territory to buy our oil that every successive government has refused to use and reapply the proceeds towards any development in the region since 1958.

“If they refuse be heed (sic) to our advice will result to sinking of two their mother vessel as an example to others. They should not undertake any repair of pipeline, oil and gas facilities that is damaged or attacked by our forces during this period of “Operation Red Economy” until and/or after the dialogue.”

He said the government should show ‘genuine attitude’ and provide a conducive atmosphere for the proposed talks.

Minister of state for petroleum resources,Emmanuel Kachikwu, said on June 6 that the Federal Government was keen on exploring the dialogue option in solving the renewed crisis in the region.

“We are making contacts with everybody who is involved, the ones that we can identify, through them, the ones that we can’t identify so that there is a lot more inclusiveness in this dialogue,” he said.

But NDA had declined to dialogue with the government, demanding that oil multinationals leave the region.

The group has emerged as the most prominent militant group in the Niger Delta region in 2016 with series of attacks launched on oil installations belonging to Shell, Chevron, ENI and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

The strikes have cut Nigeria’s output to a 20-year low, crashing daily crude production to 1.4 million barrels per day from 2.2 million bpd.

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45 year old Richard Macaulay Obafemi, a medical doctor who trained at the University College London, has been arrested for Armed robbery by the Anambra state police command.

According to The Sun, Richard had his primary and secondary school education at Ipaja, Lagos State before proceeding to the Univer­sity College London, UCL, where he obtained a degree in Microbiology in 1987 and later studied medicine at University Colege London UCL, from 1987-1992.

In 1993, he did the housemanship in Hatsfield, London. In 1996, Obafemi who is an indigene of Ogun state, came to Nigeria for the Nation­al Youth Service Corps Scheme and was posted to Kwara State. At the end of the service year, Obafemi took up appointment with the College of Medicine, University of Benin, where he worked for two years from 1998 to 2000, before travelling to Saudi Arabia. He thereafter got another job offer at the University of Ghana in 2006 and worked there till 2015 when he decided to visit Nigeria.

“In 2015, I came to Nige­ria and visited Kaduna State. During that trip, a car I was driving had an accident and the victim died. I was charged to court and remanded at Kaduna Central Prison. But I was later released from prison on April 8, 2016". While in prison, Obafemi developed a relationship WITH two other inmates, Stephen and Ifeanyi who were professional car snatchers and armed robbers. When he left prison, he met with these men who had also regained freedom and they convinced him to join their business. “After I left prison, I had followed Ifeanyi to Asaba and joined their gang, which specialized in snatching cars. We have stolen cars like Lexus, SUV in Lagos State, which I drove to Katsina State to sell to buyers from Niger Repub­lic. I sold one for N450,000. I didn’t go back to University of Ghana because when I was in prison in Kaduna, I didn’t communicate with them. When I came out from prison, I found out that there was no going back. I decided to join the armed robbery gang to earn a living. I am married and blessed with three children. I lost my wife, Mary in 2012 while my three children are in Canada.”

Luck however ran out on them when the Anambra state police arrested an alleged member of their gang, Vincent, in Onitsha who revealed information to the police. Investigations by the police led to the arrest of Obafemi on May 17th at a hotel in Anambra.

The police will charge him and his accomplices to court soon.

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Former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, has appealed to members of the Niger Delta Avengers, to stop their continuous attack on oil installations in the Niger Delta Region. Tompolo who has been declared wanted after failing to appear before a court for corruption charges, made his appeal in a statement he released today June 10th. In the statement, Tompolo insisted he has no link with the militant group. Part of his statement reads;



“I wish to once again write the members of the Niger Delta Avengers to embrace the Federal Government dialogue option as a way out of the brewing crisis in the Niger Delta region. As I have said before now, I do not know you and how to reach you except through the mass media, therefore it is high time you stopped the bombing and destruction of crude oil facilities in the Niger Delta region. One thing you guys may not be aware of is that you have not only succeeded in militarizing the Niger Delta region now, but also succeeded in given birth to so many negotiators and political jobbers within the government circle, who are very serious rumour peddlers in the country now. Presently all communities in Gbaramatu kingdom have been deserted by residents for fear of a repeat of the 2009 military invasion, which still leave the communities in shambles. Even until now, the military has not returned the symbol of authority they took away from the Egbesu Shrine and other valuables in Oporoza community during the May 28, 2016 invasion. It is pertinent to state that I have not heard and seen in any part of Nigeria, even the most volatile North Eastern part of Nigeria,where Boko Haram has been killing innocent people, the way and manner the Military desecrated the traditional worship centres in Gbaramatu Kingdom. This is a clear oppression and intimidation of the peace loving people of Gbaramatu Kingdom Another dangerous dimension my traducers have introduced into this issue is the allegation that some of my closest men are coordinators of the Niger Delta Avengers. In addition, this is currently trending in the social media, specifically in the niaja.com platform, that Benji Ekeremor, Super and Owomor aka VIP are the coordinators of the Avengers. The truth of the matter is that I can no longer endure these blackmails from my traducers, as I have seen that they are not resting in their oars, as they have vowed to implicate me by all means necessary. God forbid! To set the records straight, these are responsible men who had had skilled training under the Presidential Amnesty programme that are currently using their acquired skills to eke out a living. Therefore, the allegation that they are the coordinators of various axes of the Avengers is a malicious and mischievous one. On a final note, I wish to reiterate that you guys must stop the bombing and destruction of oil facilities in the Niger Delta region now and embrace the dialogue option from the Federal Government as it is (dialogue) the only pragmatic means in resolving a crisis no matter huge and complicated such crisis is. In addition, I believe fervently that the Government is serious and willing to end this re-occurring crisis in the Niger Delta region. Enough is enough,”.

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Boko Haram has killed four women in a remote village in Nigeria’s northeast in the latest attack by the Islamist group, local vigilantes assisting the military said on Saturday.

Fourteen Boko Haram gunmen on seven motorcycles stormed Mairari village, 80 kilometres from Maiduguri, the state capital late Friday and picked four women from their homes and slit their throats, they said.

The women were aged between 27 and 45.

“They went into four homes while residents were breaking their fast around 7:00 pm, brought out the four women and slaughtered them,” Babakura Kolo, a vigilante in Maiduguri told AFP.

“We believe the killings were targeted, the gunmen were from all indications after the husbands of the women,” he said.

“They killed the women when they didn’t find their husbands”.

Another vigilante, Musa Ari gave a similar account.

“The general feeling is that the women’s husbands either refused to accept Boko Haram’s invitation to join their ranks or the group suspects them of passing information about them to the authorities,” Ari told AFP.

Boko Haram has been accused of forcing residents to join its fighters or get killed.

The Islamist group has abducted thousands of people, including women and children who it used as conscripts, suicide bombers and sex slaves.

Boko Haram, which seeks a hardline Islamic legal system in northern Nigeria, has killed more than 20,000 people and displaced some 2.6 million since 2009.

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