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A woman simply identified as Maria, was banished from her community in Delta state after being accused of witchcraft by her own people.

According to reports, the woman was impregnated while helpless on the streets of Isselle Uku, in Delta State of Nigeria. Her hair was also set on fire by some persons but she survived. 

It was gathered that Maria was delivered of a baby girl three weeks ago and has been nurturing her baby right in the slum, without food or shelter.

Great Saints Orphanage has taken custody of the homeless woman and her baby identified as Miracle.

The woman has well been taken care of and her baby, getting the necessary care needed. 

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/10/woman-banished-from-community-over-witchcraft-gives-birth-on-the-road.html

A Nigerian beauty therapist who sexually assaulted a woman who he was treating has been jailed. Ayoyinka Oladimeji, 29, was sentenced to three years in jail and handed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order at Inner London Crown Court today (Thursday, 11 October).

The Sexual Harm Prevention order will prevent Oladimeji from performing or being present in treatment rooms while treatments are being performed.

He had been found guilty of sexual assault by penetration following a trial at the same court on 6 September.

The court heard how Oladimeji worked as a beauty therapist at a clinic in Peckham.

On 12 October 2017, a woman aged in her 20s attended the clinic for a treatment. During this treatment while she lay on the treatment table, Oladimeji sexually assaulted her. She kicked out at him and left the clinic.

Oladimeji then called her and apologised for his behaviour - the woman recorded this call and reported the matter to police.

Oladimeji was arrested on 14 October and denied the allegation; during further interview after being played the recording of his phone call to the woman, he refused to answer any questions.

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/10/nigerian-beauty-therapist-jailed-in-uk-for-sexually-assaulting-client.html

A soldier attached to 'Operation Safe Haven' was killed on Tuesday when gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed Konnan Soja area of Jos, Plateau state - in a red Gulf car.

According to reports, the hoodlums stormed one Alhaji Idris Gambo's house around 7:50 pm and took away the 21 year old lady.

The deceased identified as Lance Corporal Abdullahi was shot while attempting to rescue the lady by the assailants. May his soul rest in peace.
 
See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/10/soldier-shot-dead-while-trying-to-rescue-lady-from-being-kidnapped.html

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Bishop Davide Oyedepo is trending on twitter and the reason is obvious. Nigerians have taken to social media to react over the presence of David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, better known as Winners’ Chapel, at the residence of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, earlier today. 

The political atmosphere was at its peak at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun state, on Thursday as the ex-President who played host to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, also received religious leaders, top politicians and civil rights activists.

Among the religious leaders were Ahmad Gumi, a Kaduna-based Islamic cleric; Mathew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese; David Oyedepo.

Nigerians took to twitter to express their opinions over the Christian  cleric's presence during the political visit which is connected to the forthcoming election in 2019. 

Meanwhile, Obasanjo says he has forgiven his former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, wholeheartedly, describing him as “president-to-be.”

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/10/what-nigerians-are-saying-about-bishop-oyedepo-after-visit-to-obasanjo.html

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has declared the under-listed men are wanted by the Agency for human trafficking.

1. Linus OKEKE, 36yrs old, state of origin: Abia

2. Godwin NOMYANGE, 34 yes old, state of origin: Benue

Anyone with useful information on their whereabouts should notify the appropriate authorities. 

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/10/two-nigerian-man-declared-wanted-for-human-trafficking-photos.html

A Nigerian lady has revealed how a man made her uncomfortable during her visit to a government office today in Lagos. According to Becky Ebanehita Madojemu, the man positioned himself in front of her as he declined to sit down despite many seats being empty at the office. 

The beautiful lady also revealed that the man constantly stared at her while standing in her front, as she found the situation very awkward. 

Below is what she shared on Facebook; 

I'm at one govt office that isn't mine.  The crowd is thin. We are all waiting our turn.  There are empty seats in the small hall, but this man refuses to take any.

Two officials have attempted to make him comfortable, he tells them "I want to stand. I am okay like this."

Otiooo! Me, Becky, I am not okay because he is positioned right in front of me. Staring into my eyes per second, per second. Very awkward.

They should please hurry up and attend to me. 

In fact, let me move to another seat. I will do him shageh/wakah, if he looks my way after that.
See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/10/man-makes-lady-uncomfortable-after-this-happened-in-lagos-office-photos.html

It's a sad moment for the family and friends of a vibrant student of Auchi Polytechnic in Edo state, who was killed in a ghastly motor accident.

It was gathered that the deceased identified as Miss Florence Ubuane, a final year student of the department of Office Technology and Management in the institution, died after being involved in the fatal accident which happened three days ago while she was on her way to Auchi. 

One of her colleagues who has been left heartbroken by the tragic demise, took to Facebook to mourn the loss. He wrote; 

RIP Miss Florence Ubuane. Death why? After 3 years of Aluta struggle, just days to our graduation, death decide to take her away from us. The department of OTM particularly NDfinal love you and will miss you..

As it is usually said that Mr death is inevitable but everybody's prayer is that it should only visit at the right time, that is if there is a right time. It's hard to say but I have to say it.... Rest in peace Miss Florence Ubuane.


See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/10/auchi-polytechnic-final-year-student-killed-in-accident-days-to-graduation.html

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Pandemonium broke out yesterday evening as All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters of governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara and senator Kabir Garba Marafa clashed just few hours before the deadline given by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). 

Governor Yari had urged all party faithfuls in the state to conduct the primaries by themselves to beat INEC deadline of 12 midnight to submit the names of its candidates in the primary elections conducted in Zamfara state. 

The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (NWC) had cancelled the Governorship primary of Zamfara state over violence that trailed the exercise.

In a trending video, the supporters were seen throwing punches and chairs as they engaged in a free-for-all fight. 

Meanwhile, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, met with President Muhammadu Buhari, saying they will retire Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state.

Watch the shocking video below.

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/10/governor-abdulaziz-yari-and-senator-marafas-supporters-clash-in-zamfara.html

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has paid a Thank You Visit to Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike at the Government House Port-Harcourt on Sunday evening. 

It was earlier reported that Nyesom Wike, left the venue of the Peoples Democratic Party convention before the convention ended. He reportedly left shortly after congratulating the winner of the party’s presidential primary, Atiku Abubakar.

He was promptly followed out of the Port-Harcourt venue by many of his supporters.

The Rivers governor was one of the major backers of Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, who came second in the presidential primary.

Meanwhile, Wike has declared that all Nigerians irrespective of political affiliation must rise up to sack the most inefficient Federal Government since the country gained independence.

He said though different party leaders supported different aspirants, with the emergence of Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party's Presidential Candidate, all hands must be on deck for the good of the country.

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/10/atiku-abubakar-personally-visits-wike-after-he-stormed-out-of-venue-photos.html

A former chairman of Kuje Area Council, Danladi Etsu Zhin, had his hotel/relaxation spot burnt down on Saturday, October 6th (yesterday) after the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections. 

The ex-council boss declared his intention to contest for the House of Representatives ticket of Abuja South Federal Constituency on the platform of the APC.

It was gathered that the APC House of Representatives primaries in Kuje and some locations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were marred with violence and chaos.

A relaxation spot and event centre belonging to Danladi Etsu Zhin and some private property were burnt by suspected hoodlums while several people were injured in the mayhem in Kuje.

Some said the cause of the violence was as a result of the venue for the primary in Kuje ward while others said the crisis started when news filtered in that one of the aspirants was leading as some supporters alleged irregularities in the process.

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/10/danladi-etsu-zhins-hotel-burnt-down-in-abuja.html

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Former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has joined other Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwarts who have gathered to celebrate Atiku Abubakar after winning the PDP presidential primaries held on Saturday/Sunday in Rivers state.

National Assembly members, Board of Trustee members of the PDP, former Governors Peter Obi, Gbenga Daniel (the DG of Atiku's presidential campaign) and others were pictured in a reception in honour of Atiku at the INTELS premises in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

Atiku Abubakar received the highest number of votes in the exercise which was held in Port Harcourt from Saturday to Sunday.

Atiku beat 11 other contestants after polling 1, 532 to emerge as the winner of the primary at the National Convention in Port Harcourt.

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/10/goodluck-jonathan-joins-pdp-stalwarts-to-celebrate-atiku-after-his-victory-photos.html

A 25-year-old bricklayer from Ijebu-Igbo who was kidnapped in Ibadan, Oyo state, last month, has revealed how he was freed from the den of the men of the underworld.

Speaking with Omo Edema in an interview in Lagos after he was reportedly rejected by the arrowhead of the ritual killers because of a scar on his head, he said:

“I am a bricklayer. I went to work at Ojoo in Ibadan last week Monday(10/9/2018). And on Wednesday I was still on the work plastering an ark on the building. Then a man came around and told me he liked the way I was doing the work. He later introduced himself as a civil engineer and requested for my phone number with a promise to call and give me job to do on his building contracts.

“l live in Ijebu-igbo in Ogun state. And I returned home in the week. In the following Sunday (16/9/2018), the man called me; in fact I was in the church when his call came in, telling me to come to Ibadan immediately that there was a job for me there. I told him I had no transport fare. And he said I should send my account number to him to credit it with the fare. As I did, he sent ₦2,000 to me. Just as I withdrew the money, I headed for Ibadan.

“As I got to Ibadan, I called to inform him and he told me to wait for him at Iwo road. So, I waited for him at a restaurant there. He came shortly but with one other man. They both came in a Toyota Camry car. The other man drove while the engineer seated by him in the front. They asked me to come in to the back seat of the car. And I asked them of the location of our destination. They told me that the job was somewhere immediately after Ojoo.

“Like about 5 minutes or so after I have entered with them, the man driving the car was now asking from the engineer if he’s sure that I would be able to do the job they were about giving to me. And the engineer replied him that he had seen my work before. It was at this point that the man on the steering stretched his hand to me at the back to give me a handshake. As our palms touched each other, that was the last thing I knew.”

According to Osinlowo, he got hypnotised through the handshake and before he got back to his senses he was already in the bush.

“They took me into a thick bush where there were short rocks like stools. There was no building there. They sat me down on one of the rocky stools and very close to me was an elderly woman seated on the ground. I was hearing mixed noise of people on the other side of the bush but could not tell what was actually going on there.

“The first day I was not fed, but on the second day they came to feed me. When it was the third day, they came to shave off the natural dreadlocks on my head to the scalp with a razor.


“In the twilight of the third day, an elderly man came to the spot and asked that where is the person said to have been brought by ‘Foka’. They told him I was the person. The old man shouted on me ‘stand up’. As I did, I went closer to him and he asked them that where was the hair they shaved off from my head. They brought it to him. And he saw that it was deadlock.

"He now asked me that what happened to my head because there is a scar on my head. I told him I was still a little boy when I got wounded. Then he questioned further that the scar is how old and I told him that my younger brother they gave birth to when the incident happened is now 21 years of age".

"The man now faced the men and told them that he has been warning them not to bring people with scar to him anymore. He later told them that he would not be able to do anything with me because of the scar on my scalp. He then left us there and went his way.”

Osinlowo said in the night of the day the old man rejected him, 2 men came to tie his hands with rope and his face with wraps of cloth and was dragged into a vehicle.

“As they took me into the vehicle, I noticed the vehicle began to move. After driving for a while, they later untied my hands and face and shortly they dropped me down from the vehicle on a bridge with a warning that if I stand up from where they dumped me, they would come back to shoot me.

“Immediately their vehicle began to zoom I too began to shout ‘thief’, ‘thief’, but they have zoomed off . It was the RRS Police around the place that told me I was in Lagos. The policemen now contributed little money for me to enable me return home".

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/10/man-rejected-by-ritual-killers-because-of-a-scar-on-his-head-photo.html

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Tragedy struck in the quiet community of Shimawa in Ogun state after a fresh secondary school graduate simply identified as Ogechi and a 15-year old, Emmanuel, were allegedly killed by a thunder strike.. The incident happened on Sunday, September 30th.

According to Abiodun Adewole (Mr Double A) of Splash F.M, who shared the report after speaking with the bereaved mother of one of the deceased, it was gathered that her son Emmanuel left the church after the end of the service but went to a football field rather than going home. 

The mother said; "I only received a call that Emmanuel is dead as a result of thunder strike".

The heartbroken mother further stated that 14 people were on the football field but only 3 people were affected.

Ogechi and Emmanuel were reportedly killed as the third person identified as Segun was restored by native doctors who allegedly traced the cause of the shocking incident.

It was alleged that Segun stole money and gave Emmanuel N100 to get soft drink for his friend, Ogechi before he gave the remaining N30 change to Emmanuel.

It was said that the owner of the stolen money allegedly invoked Sango, the god of thunder to strike the person/persons responsible - - as an act of revenge (this was reportedly revealed by Sango worshippers who were invited after the incident).

According to the journalist, the mother who was sobbing throughout their phone conversation, revealed that Sango worshippers performed some rites following the death of her son.

The incident was aired on Splash F.M 105.5 earlier today, leaving most people shocked. 

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/10/two-killed-after-being-struck-by-thunder-over-alleged-theft-in-ogun.html

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A Liberian man has accused of a former senator for allegedly masterminding a brutal attack on him in Sapele area of Delta state.

According to the victim identified as Nana Doe, the former lawmaker named Erhiawarie Eferakeya allegedly sent his boys to beat him mercilessly after requesting for his wages after six months of working for him. 

The Liberian man who feels victimised that he was maltreated because he's not from Nigeria, said that he would do nothing about the attack and that the ex-senator can kill him if he wants. 

Efforts are being made to see how to help the victim get justice and also his wages after he shared the story on Facebook. 

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/10/former-senator-erhiawarie-eferakeya-accused-of-brutalising-man-over-wages.html

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Tragedy was averted after a newly completed hostel near Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, Anambra state capital, collapsed earlier today. It was gathered that the new building was awaiting rentage by the students before it collapsed this afternoon. 

According to eye witnesses, no life was lost in the incident which saw labourers and others narrowly escape during the collapse..

This is coming after a four story building collapsed some months ago in Owelle-Aja layout Obosi, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

The structure, located off Tony Eze Street, was said to have collapsed shortly before the construction workers resume work.

A resident of the area, who gave her name as Obiageli, described the soil texture of the area as soft and easily washed away by the rain.

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/10/newly-completed-students-hostel-collapses-near-unizik-in-awka-photos.html

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The Nigerian army has released an update as regards to the search of the missing officer, Major General Idris M Alkali (retired).

Read the press statement below;

The attention of Headquarters 3 Division Nigerian Army has been drawn to news making the rounds on the various social media platforms in respect of the missing immediate past Chief of Administration (Army), Major General Idris M Alkali (retired). In the social media, it was reported that eleven (11) cars and two (2) corpses had been recovered. This is false and misleading.

This Headquarters wish to appreciate members of the public for the interest they have shown in finding the above named missing retired senior officer. I wish to state unequivocally that since the commencement of the search and rescue operation as directed by Army Headquarters the following have been discovered in the abandoned mining pit filled with water.

On 29 September 2018, a black Toyota Corolla car with the registration number KWARA MUN 670 AA, a customized white T-Shirt with Nigerian Army logo and the general’s name inscribed on it as well as a pair of canvass shoe belonging to the retired missing senior officer.

On 2 October 2018, a white Toyota Hiace bus with registration number PLATEAU RYM 307 XA which was reported missing with the driver on 24 June 2018 and a red Rover car with registration number BAUCHI AG 645 TRR which was also allegedly reported to have been buried along with the occupants on 31 January 2013.

The general public is hereby enjoined to disregard news being circulated on the social media to misinform the public about the ongoing search and rescue operations at it was the handiwork of the fifth columnists.

However, a cordon and search operation is ongoing in the general area of Dura – Du District in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The aim of the operation is to find the retired missing senior officer either dead or alive. This will enable his family to re-unite with him if found alive or for the family and Nigerian Army to give him a befitting military burial if he is dead. Meanwhile, some people have been arrested for further interrogation.

Headquarters 3 Division is hereby urging the entire good and peace loving people of Plateau State and most importantly the people of Dura – Du District to come forward and give credible information about the where about of the missing retired senior officer.

Handsome reward awaits a credible informant and the source of information shall be protected.

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/10/update-on-the-missing-maj-gen-idris-m-alkali-rtd.html