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Some youths in Evbuomama community in Ikpoba-Okah Local Government Area of Edo have set ablaze the residence of a police officer following the death of one, Glory Imarogie. The  News Agency of Nigeria  reports that the deceased was said to have died in a hospital after he was allegedly tortured at the Edo Police headquarters. He was said to have been arrested after he had an altercation with his landlord, a serving police officer, SP Austin Ehiziegbe. His landlord was said to have been annoyed because late Glory’s niece celebrated her birthday at his residence without his permission. A fracas was said to have ensued between the landlord and his tenant when the deceased and his brothers resisted attempts to stop the birthday party. SP Austin allegedly invited policemen from the Anti-Cult Unit and told his colleagues that cult members had invaded his residence to celebrate a birthday party. Father of the deceased, a retired police officer, Mr. Joseph Imarogie, said his two s

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has returned from his overseas trips amid the crisis in the State. Ortom had travelled out of the country as part of his 12-day vacation. Speaking at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on his return after he cut short his vacation to address the security situation in the state, the governor vowed that Benue would never allow intruders take over their land. He said, “The fact that we in Benue have chosen to be law-abiding does not mean that we are weak. I call on every Benue man and woman to remain resolute. The enemies cannot take our land away from us.”

Armed herdsmen, on Tuesday  morning attacked St. Ignatius Quasi Parish Ukpor-Mbalom in Ayar-Mbalom community of Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State, killing two Catholic priests and 17 other worshipers. Our Correspondent gathered that the attackers also burnt down  over 100 houses during the attack and sacked the entire community. The attack came barely four days after the murder of ten persons by herdsmen in Guma Local Government Area and the destruction of several  houses by men suspected to be military personnel in Naka, Gwer West Local Government Area of the state. Most of the victims were attacked while coming from morning mass.

A 35-year-old man, Hamza Nuhu, was on Tuesday arraigned at a Kano Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly beating up and intimidating his wife, Fatima Hassan. Nuhu, who resides at Bachirawa Quarters Kano, is facing a two-count charge of criminal force and intimidation. The accused, however, denied the allegations leveled against him. The Chief Magistrate, Muhammad Jibril, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200, 000 and two reliable sureties. Earlier, the Prosecuting Counsel, Insp. Pogu Lale, had informed the court that Fatima Hassan, of the same address, lodged a letter of complaint at Metro Area Police Command Kano, endorsed by a Magistrate Court on March 30. He said that about one month ago, the accused who is the husband to the complainant beat her up without any reason and threatened to deal with her by all means till he sees her end. The prosecutor said that the offences contravened sections 265 and 397 of the penal code respectively.

A final year female Unilag student was arrested today for stealing her boyfriend’s ATM card and using it to buy an iPhone 8 and X on Jumia. According to reports, the lady bought other items on Jumia too. However, her boyfriend, in collaboration with Jumia, traced the buyer to Unilag’s Moremi Hall where the delivery was made.  That was how the suspect was arrested and handed over to the school’s DSA. An eyewitness said: “It appears, she's been scamming guys with her friends for a long time. When the Jumia officials came to the hostel, she hid the phones in a bag and threw them in the dustbin. The girl is actually using an iPhone 7 Plus. However, upon realizing what was happening, the boyfriend demanded that the case be dropped.”

Kogi State University Medical Department Not Accredited: Students Protest The medical students of the Kogi State University, (KSU) having kept calm for 5 years now had to stage a protest in the school on Monday over the non accreditation of their faculty. Information reaching us has it that Students in the faculty have been stagnant for over 5 years without professional examination to qualify them for clinical training in the teaching hospital. The College of Health Science has three sets of medical students of which two are still in 200level (A and B) and the other 300 level. The state had earlier set up a committee in December 2016 to work within six weeks and give them feedback, but the committee was reported to have worked for 12 months. According to the students who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the committee was supposed to recommend the Federal Medical Centre in Lokoja, but “decided to go for an upgrade of an ill-staffed, unequipped and structurally backward dia

This is to notify the public and all prospective students of Federal Polytechnic Nekede that the school has commenced sales of evening programme form for the 2018/2019 academic section. The only major difference between the evening programme and regular programme (Morning programme) is regular students come in through JAMB and goes to school in the morning hours(7 am to 2 pm) while the evening programme students just buy’s the evening programme form and gain admission without going through JAMB and they study from 3 pm to 7 pm. Requirements for Federal Polytechnic Nekede Evening Programme Form 2018/2019 The entry requirements vary according to the programme(ND or HND) you are applying for. ND Requirements For ND programme, you will need five O’ level credits which must match with your choice department as stated in JAMB brochure and the credits should be from WAEC, NECO or any related Examination. HND Requirements All candidates are required to possess National Diploma

A Nigerian lady has revealed what her future partner has to do before being allowed to marry  her. According to Angela Nwosu, a sex therapist who claims to be Anaedo priestess, her husband will need to bathe in a river for three days for spiritual fortification and also to prevent cheating of any kind due to bond involved and also the repercussion. Below is what she shared online. My future husband must bathe in the river for three days, for spiritual purification, before he will be qualified and allowed to marry me. There are still other rituals that will be performed but the river is the first port of call... agreeing to do this, means denouncing a whole lot of things. You will be forever bound to me on a deeper level, you will never cheat, if you cheat on me, even by mistake, you will die. You will never get so angry to the extent of laying your hands on me, if you touch me violently, the gods will take drastic action on you, and no matter how much I love you and forgive yo

Daddy Freeze shares five reasons why Pastor Enoch A. Adeboye will not make Heaven after  initial reaction to preacher’s tithing statement. These reasons are revealed in his latest Youtube video titled: ‘Addressing Adeboye’s False Claim That You Won’t Make Heaven if you don’t pay tithe.’ Referring to the preacher’s reference to Mathew 23:23, the leader of  the free the sheeple movement  says,  “I am going to teach you what Mathew 23:23, what the entire book actually says. And I’m going to show you scripturally why this man can not make heaven.” this man can not make heaven.” Below are his reasons for saying that the RCCG G.O will not go to heaven: 1. Leading children astray — Freeze uses Luke 17:1 -3 as his Biblical reason for why the preacher will not make heaven. It says, “ Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.  It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied

The names of five persons who reportedly entered the Senate to steal the mace which is the symbol of authority of the Red Chamber have emerged. According to Daily Independent, the names emerged on Wednesday, April 18, hours after they were arrested by the FCT Police Command.  The five suspects who are all from Delta state are:  Tuoyo Mabiaku – Warri North Local Government Area  Peter Orede – Warri South LGA  Blessing Edjeke from Abraka In Ethiope East LGA  Lucky Okomu from Oghara in Ethiope West LGA  Prince Enayemo – Ughelli South LGA 

A Nigerian writer, Mark Anthony has reacted to Cee-c uncourteous behaviour in the house and the height of it was what happened this morning where she was caught yelling at Tobi calling him different demeaning names. Mark Anthony has taken to social media account to express his mind about Cee-c going beyond her limits in the house: I find it really depressing that a young girl of Cece’s age can bear in her heart and lips a bitterness of thousands of generations. I find it more appalling that there is a group of humans somewhere who claim to see what we can’t see. They say she is a king. I don’t have a problem with a woman being called a king but I have a problem with the fact that whoever she marries will be a queen which will obviously make the kingdom worse than Nigeria. It is painful to say but Cece doesn’t have the criteria to be human. She has done everything an animal would have done in the house. From refusing to move when her partner wanted to move which made

President Muhammadu Buhari says many Nigerian youths just want to sit down and do nothing, banking on the notion that Nigerian is an oil-rich nation. Speaking at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Westminster on Wednesday, the president said a lot of Nigerian youths have not been to school and they want everything free. “About the economy, we have a very young population, our population is estimated conservatively to be 180 million. This is a very conservative one,” Buhari said. “More than 60 percent of the population is below 30, a lot of them haven’t been to school and they are claiming that Nigeria is an oil producing country, therefore, they should sit and do nothing, and get housing, healthcare, education free.” The President said he has done well on the three cardinal points of his campaign, including economy and security. “Recently, my minister for information was constrained to answer a question on people accusing this administration of doing nothing, he said ‘let Ni

The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) says it has commenced its nationwide indefinite strike. Obisesan Oluwatuyi, general secretary of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday in Abuja. Oluwatuyi said the workers will not call off the strike until the government meets their demands. He said: “The soldiers have been let loose, no retreat, no surrender until the government does the needful.” JOHESU had earlier issued a strike threat through Josiah Biobelemoye, president of the union. Biobelemoye had attributed the industrial action to the “insensitivity and lackadaisical attitude of drivers of the health sector”. The union’s demands include upward adjustment of CONHESS Salary Scale, arrears of skipping of CONHESS 10 and employment of additional health professionals, implementation of court judgments and upward review of retirement age from 60 to 65 years. Biobelemoye had said: “It is disheartening

President Buhari today participated in the Commonwealth Busines Forum, a sideline of the Commonwealth of Heads of Governments meeting. At the forum, President Buhari told the world leaders that many Nigerian youths just want to sit down and do nothing, believing that Nigeria is an oil-rich nation and that their needs will somehow be met by the government. See more photos from the meeting below

A professor at the Obafemi Awolowo University , Ile Ife , Osun State, who was accused of demanding sex from a female student of the institution in return for marks , has allegedly gone into hiding . PUNCH Metro visited his office on Thursday , but he was not around . One of the lecturers at his department said the man had been hiding since his leaked conversation with the female student went viral on the social media. The lecturer, who did not want to be identified, added that the professor was also not at his residence, adding that some members of his church had been going to his house to sympathise with his wife . He said , “ The prof is not in the office . He has not been coming since his alleged conversation with a female student went viral . I don’ t know where he is, but he has finished his sabbatical and has come back to the campus before this scandal broke out. ” There were few lecturers and workers standing in clusters in front of the Faculty of Administration where the d

Suspected bandits on Wednesday attacked two villages in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State , killing some people . The Cable reported that the suspects attacked a mining site at Kuru - kuru village and also ambushed some people from the neighbouring Jarkuka village as they mobilised to bring help to Kuru - kuru . A witness, Sadi Musa , said scores of people were killed at the mining site on Wednesday evening which forced the miners to flee for safety . Musa said when residents from the nearby Jarkuka came later to join the Kuru - kuru survivors in burying the dead , the gunmen attacked again , and killed more people . The state Police Public Relations Officer , Mohammed Shehu , confirmed the incident , saying , “ We are aware of the attack but I cannot give you the details until my commissioner is fully briefed . ” The bandits had attacked Bawan Daji village in the same Anka Local Government Area two weeks ago and killed over 30 people . They returned the following day a

NO fewer than 257 people , including Western Sahara refugees , were killed when a military plane crashed near Algeria’ s capital on Wednesday , with witnesses saying they saw a wing catch fire shortly after the plane took off. Dozens of firefighters, rescue workers and military officials worked around the blackened fuselage of the aircraft, which had been ripped open near its wings . Reuters reports that bits of mangled and smouldering debris were scattered across the field near Boufarik airport southwest of Algiers where people were searching for bodies among the rubble. Earlier TV images showed flames and smoke billowing from the site of the crash, the country ’ s worst air disaster . “ This morning at around 8 am an Ilyushin model military transport plane crashed directly after take -off in an agricultural field that was clear of residents , ” Major General Boualem Madi told state TV . A line of white body bags could be seen on the ground next to the wreck of what media said wa

A Japanese police officer was arrested Thursday for allegedly shooting a colleague dead , a rare fatal gun crime in a country where weapons are strictly regulated . The 19- year - old suspect, who has not been named , reportedly told authorities he shot Akira Imoto after being verbally bullied by him . Imoto, 41 , was found dead inside a police office in western Japan ’ s Hikone in the Shiga region on Wednesday evening , a police spokesman told AFP . Authorities realised that the dead man ’ s colleague was missing and began searching for him . “ At about 1 : 35 am (1635 GMT ) , police found the 19- year - old and arrested him on suspicion of murder, ” the spokesman said . A police car that had run off the road was found near the scene of the crime , the spokesman added , with local media reporting the suspect had tried to escape in the car . The suspect told investigators he shot Imoto because he had been bullied by his colleague , public broadcaster NHK reported , citing unnamed

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said the killings in some parts of Nigeria would soon come to an end as his administration was finding solutions to them. The President’ s assurance followed a fresh attack by Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday night , during which 10 persons were killed , while many others were injured in the Logo and Ukum local government areas of Benue State . According to a statement by Buhari ’ s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina , the President spoke while receiving the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, in London. Responding to his guest’ s comment on the clashes between herdsmen and farmers in different parts of Nigeria , the President, who noted that the problem was not new , added that the situation was compounded by the influx of armed men from the Sahel region into West Africa . Buhari said the problem should not been seen from the point of view of religion , saying it was sociological and economic . The President said , “The