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Skipper Mikel John Obi was joined on the chartered flight from Abuja to London on Wednesday afternoon by deputy skipper Ogenyi Onazi, defender Kenneth Omeruo, pacy winger Ahmed Musa and 21 other players as the Super Eagles headed for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals. There will be stop-overs in London and Austria.

Mikel, Onazi, Omeruo and Musa all represented Nigeria at the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil, and alongside Chelsea FC wingback Victor Moses (who was also in Brazil and who will join the contingent in London) constitute the spine of a young squad inspired to dazzle the world in Russia.

The Super Eagles will train at the Wembley Stadium (venue of Saturday’s clash with England’s Three Lions) between 5pm-6pm on Friday, after a pre-match press conference scheduled for the Stadium’s conference room at 4.15pm.

Saturday’s encounter, the third official match between two countries with considerable historical affinity, will start at 5.15pm.

Meanwhile, the Nigeria team has confirmed that forward Moses Simon, who was earlier ruled out of the finals due to injury, will undergo further medical checks in the United Kingdom to ascertain the seriousness of his injury.

THE TEAM

Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho; Daniel Akpeyi; Ikechukwu Ezenwa

Defenders: Abdullahi Shehu; Olaoluwa Aina; Tyronne Ebuehi; William Ekong; Leon Balogun; Chidozie Awaziem; Elderson Echiejile; Kenneth Omeruo; Bryan Idowu

Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi; Mikel John Obi; Ogenyi Onazi; John Ogu; Mikel Agu; Oghenekaro Etebo; Joel Obi

Forwards: Odion Ighalo; Simeon Nwankwo; Alex Iwobi; Ahmed Musa; Kelechi Iheanacho. Moses Simon (further checks in the UK); Victor Moses (to join team in London

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/england-v-nigeria-super-eagles-team-head-to-london.html

According to reports, the boy who murdered his boss, the late Sapele Butcher’s Association Chairman, Late Mr Michael Onyeach Nweke, has been caught. The suspect was reportedly nabbed in Accra, Ghana. According to reporter Sapele Olofofo Unugbragada, the suspect identified as Tony who worked for the deceased - confessed to the crime and has been transferred from Ghana to Sapele, Delta state.

The Chairman of the Delta Butchers Association, Sapele branch was hacked to death on Saturday night at about 9pm at Sapele market abattoir where he was said to be rounding up the day’s sales.

The wife of the deceased and some family members had earlier accused one Paulo for being responsible for Onyeachi’s death, alleging that the suspect was ungrateful for all the deceased has done for him, yet conspired to eliminate him.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/boy-who-hacked-his-butcher-boss-to-death-in-delta-state-arrested-in-ghana.html

While Nigerians are demanding for improvement in living conditions of citizens, a governor has decided to reach out to his people in style. Governor of Kebbi state, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, yesterday paid a visit to Argungu local government area where he empowered the residents with clay pots, jars, mortars and other local household items.

The governor who was in high spirit presented the items to the excited villagers who thanked him for the 'generous gesture'.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/kebbi-state-governor-atiku-bagudu-gives-villagers-clay-pots-mortars.html

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An outrage has been sparked among online users after a young man was seen kneeling down before the former state governor; Senator Godswill Akpabio while holding the lawmaker's branded campaign T-shirt as others looked on.

Human rights activist and lawyer, Inibehe Effiong was joined by other netizens who took to Facebook to criticize the senator and the young man after the pictures emerged online. Below is what the lawyer wrote;

It will take decades for us to recover from the brutal damage that Godswill Akpabio has inflicted on the psyche of Akwa Ibom people.

How a man who struggled in Lagos State like I am struggling now before Governor Victor Attah brought him home to serve as a Commissioner suddenly assumed the position of Alpha and Omega baffles me.

The so-called political youths have turned themselves to willing slaves and tools in the hands of a dictator who could not create jobs for them.

What else will make a young and energetic young man to kneel before a fellow human being like him holding a shirt bearing the face of the dictator if not mental slavery and low self-esteem?

Why is it so difficult for these people to see that Akpabio is just an ordinary human being like every other person and not a supernatural being?

This is neither humility nor respect for elders. In Akwa Ibom culture, we do not kneel to greet our elders. We do not even bend to greet.

This is idolatry.

SLAVES IN LOVE WITH THEIR CHAINS.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/outrage-as-man-kneels-before-senator-akpabio-in-order-to-win-campaign-contract-photos.html

An unusual incident was witnessed at a wedding yesterday in Delta state after the pastor who conducted the wedding was disappointed by the couple. According to journalist Sapele Oghenek, the pastor became angry after seeing the assorted alcoholic drinks the couple brought for their wedding reception against their church principles and beliefs...

The pastor reportedly gave the couple some time to remove all the drinks at the wedding event. When the time had elapsed and the drinks had not yet been removed, the pastor ordered all the church members to leave the reception.

The pastor and his members were on their way going before the couple begged them and finally removed all the drinks, that was when the pastor came back to the reception.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/pastor-orders-church-members-to-leave-wedding-reception-over-alcoholic-drinks.html

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Yesterday, angry youths took down all the political banners in Shiroro is a Local Government Area in Niger State. According to reports, the youths destroyed and burnt all the political Banners in town saying they have not seen any change.

According to the aggrieved protesters, the commissioner of Youths have been having meetings with them concerning light issue but yet no positive result as they realized that they don't have problems with Abuja Electricity Distribution Company AEDC rather the leaders.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/angry-youths-take-down-political-banners-in-shiroro-local-government.html

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The chairman of a slaughter house in Sapele, Delta state, has been killed after being attacked by some hoodlums yesterday night. According to reports, the chairman identified as Mr Onyech was traced to the slaughter house during night hours as he always stays there always either relaxing with friends or guarding the environment.

The attackers stormed the slaughter house and butchered him with knives and cutlasses as they left him in the pool of his blood to die.

He died few hours after the attack. May his soul rest in peace.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/slaughter-house-chairman-assassinated-by-armed-attackers-in-delta-graphic-photos.html

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A suspected thief got more than he bargained for after he was nabbed for allegedly stealing another candidate's phone at police recruitment exam centre, JAMB office Ubakala, Umuahia South LGA, Abia State. According to Abia Breaking News, the young man identified as Ndubuisi Ohabuiro had earlier been dismissed from the Force following his criminal activities.

He successful applied again after his dismissal to rejoin the force from where he had been sacked.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/man-caught-after-stealing-phone-at-police-recruitment-exam-centre-in-abia-photo.html

Two young men who left their homes this early morning never knew they wouldn't make it back home alive after being involved in a tragic accident. According to reports, the victims were killed on the spot after being hit by a trailer which failed brake at Jattu in Etsako West council of Edo state.

Their corpses were evacuated by road safety officials who arrived the scene to control the crowd.

May their souls rest in peace.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/two-killed-after-being-crushed-by-trailer-which-failed-brake-graphic-photos.html

According to reports, some suspected cultists said to be terrorizing the Obosi community in Anambra state have been arrested by security operatives. The cultists who were alleged to have killed over 10 youths in the state in the last 3 days - have been moved from the Obosi police station to the state capital, Awka.

The crack team made up of Police, NDLEA, Army, Navy, DSS, Obosi local vigilante were coordinated by the state government through the ADC to governor Willie Obiano.

The PG Obosi community, the SA to Gov Obiano and other patriotic indigenes of Obosi assisted the crack team who stormed Obosi with over 10 trucks to engage the suspects.

Meanwhile, the team successfully arrested a lady who is the leader of the cult gang.

According to reports, 31 males and a female were rounded up in their hideout. The attempt to escape by the only female in the gang who is the leader failed as the crack team successfully arrested her.

Those arrested will likely be paraded by the police and arraigned to face justice.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/suspected-cultists-arrested-after-killing-of-10-persons-in-anambra-state-photo.html

A young man reported to be 20 years of age was allegedly shot dead by policemen while trying to separate a clash between two warring factions in Ajegunle area of Lagos state. According to the deceased's brother who shared the sad news, the police officers shot directly at the crowd in the course of stopping the fight between two streets before killing the apprentice identified as Obinna who was said to be in his master's shop.

A stray bullet was reported to have hit the victim who is also said to be an orphan.

He was rushed to the hospital where he finally gave up the ghost.

May his soul rest in peace.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/young-man-shot-dead-by-police-while-separating-fight-in-ajegunle-photos.html

During follow up to the gruesome murder Of Dr Ibrahim Mailafia on 3/11/17 between Kaduna-Zaria- Kano Expressway by deadly kidnappers/armed robbers while on his way to Kano to visit his family after obtaining a doctorate degree on Artificial intelligence from United Kingdom, it was gathered that the murderers were the same criminals terrorizing motorists along Niger-Abuja and Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Expressways.

Special Team of the IGP's Intelligence Response Team IRT in an unrelenting follow up eventually arrested 14 confirmed members of the Kidnapping and Armed Robbery Syndicate including the receivers of their robbed cars.

Suspects arrested Includes

1) Sunday Jatau 'M' 35yrs Native of Kaduna State, the leader of the gang who confessed to have Personally Shot and killed Dr Mailafia,

2) Solomon Jatau 'M' 40yrs brother to the gang leader,

3) Ayuba Jatau 'M' 32yrs also younger brother to the Gangleader,

4) Ishaku Luka aka Dogo who sells arms and ammunitions to the gang 'M' 42yrs native of Kujama LGA Kaduna,

5) Bature Adamu 'M' 38yrs,

6) Bello Abdullahi 32yrs,

7) Mamuda Mohammed 'M' 27yrs,

Ibrahim Daniel 'M' 27yrs native of Chad Republic who was found in possession of the late Dr Mailafia's phones,

9) Emmanuel Garba 'M' 27yrs native of Ekot-Epene in Akwa Ibom State.

10) Alhaji Usman Mohammed 'M' 35yrs Receiver Of their Robbed goods

11) Alhaji Ibrahim Baba 'M' 49yrs Receiver Of Robbed goods,

12) Bello Aliyu 'M' 36yrs Receiver Of Robbed goods,

13) Surajo Mohammed 'M' 35yrs Receiver Of Robbed goods and

14) Hassan Ibrahim 'M' 55yrs Receiver Of Robbed goods were all Arrested in Kaduna and Zaria respectively.

Suspects Confessed to Several Armed Robberies, Kidnappings And Murders within the Highways Of kaduna, Kano and Niger States.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/robbers-who-killed-uk-returnee-along-kaduna-zaria-expressway-arrested-photos.html

Rev.Chibuike Ezeokeke, a self acclaimed pastor of the Holy Junction Prayer Ministry in Okpo Ekwulobia, Anambra state who is now on the death row cell of the Enugu medium prison has reportedly cried out, asking for God's divine intervention in his ordeal.

Pastor Ezeokeke was found guilty of murder and condemned to death by hanging by the Court 1of the Anambra State High,Ekwulobia presided over by His Lordship, Justice P.Obiora on June 21 last year for killing his cousin, Mr Emmanuel Ezeokeke.

Pastor Chibuike is only waiting for the hangman's appointment, having lost 90 days of appeal grace on September 2017.

The Ekwulobia UrbanNews learnt that the pastor's travails began on May 6th, 2009 when he stabbed late Emmanuel, son of his sister, Rita Okonkwor, nee Ezeokeke during a fight over the family's land.

Pastor Chibuike had built on a land the late Emmanuel and his mother Rita believed was their share of the family lands, but the pastor disapproved and asked his sister and her son to meet the first son of their father, Louis, whom the pastor accused of selling the very land apportioned to Emmanuel.

Pastor Chibuike after stabbing Emmanuel to death, absconded with his family of six to an unknown destination resulting in the police putting a tag on him and declaring him wanted.

According to reports, nobody knew his whereabouts until November 2010, sixteen months after killing his cousin when he was sighted in a town called Akpugoeze in Enugu state near Orumba North local government area of Anambra.

Someone who knew him while he was doing commercial bike business had alerted the neighborhood and told them about the pastor's case in Ekwulobia. And that was how he was almost lynched at the scene of his capture before the arrival of detectives of the homicide division of the Aguata Divisional Police headquarters Ekwulobia.

It was said that Pastor Chibuike was caught while organizing a church crusade in Akpugoeze.

On June 21,2017,the presiding judge found Pastor Chibuike guilty as charged and sentenced him to death by hanging without option of fine.

Pastor Chibuike had 90 days grace to appeal against the judgement, starting from the date it was delivered, but he never did.

He is now from the death row inmate cell of the Enugu medium prison hoping for a divine intervention to escape from the hangman's appointment.

Ekwulobia UrbanNews exclusively learnt that Pastor Chibuike has equally began evangelical works among his fellow condemned inmates of the prison with a view to turning a new leaf and be part of any prerogative of mercy measures anytime by the Anambra state governor, Sir Willie Obiano.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/rev-chibuike-ezeokeke-condemned-to-death-by-hanging.html

A bereaved mother couldn't contain her tears after the corpse of her son was brought home yesterday after the clash between security operatives and residents in Amassoma, Southern Ijaw, Bayelsa State. The clash, which reportedly started in the morning at the gate of the state-owned Niger Delta University (NDU), was said to have left many people injured.

It was gathered that the university community was thrown into tension as sporadic gunshots and fired teargas canisters caused panic among the residents.

The problem was said to have started when a detachment of armed security operatives, who arrived the community early in the morning, forcefully opened the gate of the troubled school.

The school was shut down by aggrieved community women, whose names were removed from NDU’s payroll after they were indicted by the ongoing public sector reforms of Governor Seriake Dickson.

The women, who insisted that their names must be returned to the payroll against civil service rules, were said to have hired the services of a welder to permanently seal the university’s gate.

The protesters including women and youths were said to be angry when they woke up in the morning to discover that the school’s gate was forcefully opened and surrounded by scores of heavily armed security operatives.

They were said to have regrouped in their numbers and marched towards the gate to confront the security men.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/ndu-protest-amassoma-youth-killed-during-clash-with-security-operatives.html

A thief was seriously dealt with after he was apprehended for stealing recharge cards worth over N150,000. It was gathered that the man arrived a shop where phones, recharge cards are sold and deceived the new sales girl to give him the cards.

After getting the recharge cards without paying, the man was about to flee in a motorcycle which was waiting for him before the owner of the shop walked in.

The shop owner pursued him on top of the motorcycle and dragged him to the floor.

His accomplice, the motorcycle rider fled and abandoned his colleague.

The thief who was beaten black and blue by passersby - had to beg for his life before he was handed over to security operatives.

The incident reportedly happened yesterday in Sapele area of Delta state.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/man-who-stole-n150k-worth-of-recharge-cards-nabbed-in-delta.html

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