Police rescue ‘bird woman’ from Lagos mob

The Victim

An elderly woman escaped lynching on Wednesday after being accused of being a bird and witch in the Ajegunle area of Lagos State.

According to residents of Ojo Road, where the purported transformation took place, the woman was a black bird before suddenly turning into a human being.

Hundreds of residents were said to have gathered around the woman to lynch her.

An eyewitness, Chike, said he was sitting in front of a compound with his girlfriend when they saw three black birds flying.

He said it seemed as if the birds were involved in a fight and as he was watching, suddenly, one of the birds fell into a moving van belonging to the Eko Electricity Distribution Company while the other two flew away.

He said, “The bird suddenly turned to an old woman of about 80. People were shocked as they saw the woman rolling on the road and blood gushing out from her forehead.

Buhari’s Son In EFCC Net Over Alleged N20m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Mohammed Buhari, said to be an adopted son of a former military Head of State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Mohammadu Buhari over an alleged N20m fraud.

According to a report by Sahara Reporters, Buhari was arrested over a “transaction that has the trappings of voodoo investment scheme”.

He allegedly obtained N20 million from one Mrs Florence Nwokocha, with the aim of investing in a lucrative oil and gas business with promises of mouth watery returns to the investor.

According to the report, Buhari was allegedly introduced to the lady by his account officer at Ecobank Plc and he agreed to pay 30 percent annual interest on the sum to Nwokocha.

SHOCKING: Woman Inserts Hot Knife In 13-Year-Olds Private Parts After She Complained About Being Raped

A 29-year-old woman, Lucy Samuel, on Thursday, appeared before a Yaba Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly assaulting her 13-year-old step-daughter with a hot knife.

The accused, who resides at No. 14/6, Isheri Osun Road, Bucknor, Ejigbo, a suburb of Lagos, is charged with a two-count charge of conspiracy and assault.

The prosecutor, Inspector Gbemileke Agoi, told the court that the accused and her husband conspired and assaulted the 13-year-old with a hot knife on April 6, at No. 14/6, Isheri Osun Road, Bucknor, Ejigbo.

Agoi said that the accused inserted the knife into the victim’s private parts and buttocks after the girl had confided in her that her father (the husband of the accused) usually forced her to have sex with him in her absence.

How Borno Villagers Laid Ambush And Killed 200 Boko Haram Fighters (PHOTO)

Almost 200 suspected members of the Boko Haram were killed today by residents of  Rann, the headquarters of Kala-Balge local government area in north eastern part of  Borno State, officials and locals from the area said.

Sources said the insurgents, numbering over 300 stormed Rann and adjoining villages around 4am today but met resistance from the people who had knowledge of the impending attack.

This is the second attempt by Boko Haram insurgents on Rann. A similar one was waged by the attackers some month ago but retreated when they reportedly found it difficult to penetrate the town.

It was however gathered that this time around, the insurgents had succeeded in entering Rann where they killed some people and burnt some houses but reportedly recorded the worst casualty.

“The people in Rann and environs used traditional fighting equipment and charms to repel the attacks…they really confronted the attackers who were equally ready for fight,” a source said.

Judge Orders Oscar Pistorius To Undergo Mental Evaluation

A South African prosecutor asked for Oscar Pistorius to be sent for a mental evaluation after a psychiatrist told the Olympic and Paralympic track star’s murder trial he had an anxiety disorder.

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel argued he wanted to prevent the 27-year-old sprinter, who faces life in prison if convicted of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, from later appealing on the basis of a disturbed mental condition.

Nel told the court there was a “reasonable possibility” that Pistorius suffers from a mental illness, adding that without a proper evaluation the case could later be appealed over Pistorius’ mental health.

If granted, the evaluation would likely further delay a trial now in its 31st day. Defence lawyer Barry Roux has argued against the motion, saying it was “premature” to have the evaluation done now, as he planned to call other witnesses.

FG Ready To Negotiate With Boko Haram

There are indications that the Federal Government is changing its position on the prisoner swap proposed by the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, through a video released on Monday, May 12 2014.

The Islamist extremist group leader said the 276 girls of Government Secondary School, Chibok kidnapped by their group on April 14, 2014 will be released if the Federal Government release members of their terror group held in custody for over 4 years.

Asked if the government would reject the suggestion mentioned by Shekau in a new video that the girls may be released once Nigeria frees all militant prisoners, Interior Minister Abba Moro told AFP: “Of course.”

“The issue in question is not about Boko Haram… giving conditions,” he said.

Borno Governor, Senators Often Provide Misleading Information To Troops – DHQ

The defence headquarters has accused the Borno state governor, Kashim Shettima and senators representing the state of giving security officials intelligence reports on the Chibok school abduction that proved to be wrong.

Major General Chris Olukolade, the director of defence information, made this known during an interview on the African Independent Television programme “Focus Nigeria” whch aired on Tuesday, May 13, 2014.

Olukolade said Shettima gave wrong information on movement of 60 trucks in the ongoing case of the abducted schoolgirls.

“I think, what you were saying was in retrospect. Like I said, we want to avoid engaging him(governor) in public. There was a piece of information he gave sometime which was about the movement of 60 vehicles,” he said.

Meet The 6-Year-Old Attends Oxford University, Wants To Be A Neurosurgeon And Astronaut (SNAPSHOT)

 

Every time you think that black children are not just as smart as others, stories like this should be a clear wakeup call.  This child is one of the examples of what black children become with focused parenting, consistency and strong discipline in the household.  Share this story with everyone you know, and this should be the prototype for what our children can become when we focus hard enough. 

This child wants to be a neurosurgeon, so he may end up becoming the next Dr. Ben Carson.  Is there a child in your household who shows his brilliance, but doesn’t do so consistently?  Get him into a program so he can focus.  It’s not about what your kids are learning while they are in school.  It’s about the programs they take after school and during the summer that make all the difference. 

President Jonathan Extends Emergency Rule In Borno, Yobe, Adamawa

For the third time, President Goodluck Jonathan  Tuesday extended emergency rule in the three North-east states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States and asked the National Assembly to expeditiously approve the extension.

The president in letters addressed to Senate President David Mark and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, said extending the emergency rule was an option to consider because the security situation in the affected states had not improved.

According to him, the security situation in the three states remained daunting in view of persistent attacks by members of the Boko Haram sect, whom he said, had continued to unleash terror on both the civilians and the military.

The letter read: “May I respectfully draw your attention to the state of emergency proclamation 2013, in respect of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, which was approved by the National Assembly. By virtue of the provisions of Section 305(6)(c) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended, the proclamation aforementioned would have elapsed after six months from the date of approval of the National Assembly.

NDLEA Arrests 51-Year-Old Man With N2.5 Million Drugs At Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested  Odeyemi Ayodeji, 51, for for attempting to smuggle a 3.870 kilogramme of methamphetamine to Nairobi, Kenya.

Methamphetamine (also known as Ice or Meth) is a solid, sour and powdery substance which could be dissolved in water or alcohol.

This arrest was confirmed by the NDLEA spokesman, Michelle Ofoyeju, who disclosed that  the suspect was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos during the outward screening of passengers on board.

The Commander of the agency at the Lagos Airport, Mr Hamza Umar, who confirmed the arrest to a news correspondent, added that the drug was found inside Odeyemi’s luggage.

The suspect claimed he went into drug trafficking business so as to fend for his family.

77 Chibok Schoolgirls Identified In Video Released By Boko Haram [SEE Full List]

Seventy seven of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists, a month ago, have been identified from the video released Monday by the sect. This came as the United States disclosed that it is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria in an effort to pinpoint the location of the abducted schoolgirls.

The International Criminal Court, ICC, on its part described the abduction of the schoolgirls as a crime against humanity. The alleged conversion of the schoolgirls into Islam by the sect has also been condemned by Islamic groups and the All Progressives Congress, APC describing it as unacceptable. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said the forceful conversion is a call for war.

Following release of the video by sect leader, Mallam Abubakar Shekau showing scores of the girls wearing hijabs and reciting the Holy Q’uran, Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima ordered mass production of the video to be shown to the parents of the abducted girls for identification.

After the identification exercises, which Governor Shettima said, yesterday, was on-going, he confirmed that 77 of the girls have been identified in the video. Addressing the #BringBackOurGirls campaigners at the Borno State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, where he released the names of the girls, he announced that he would not relent in the efforts to rescue the girls until they were all safely re-united with their respective families.

According to him, the process of identification was still on-going and, therefore, expressed optimism that more of the abducted students could be identified.

He said: “Fifty-four (names of other 23 girls were released later) of the girls in the video have been identified by their names at an exercise that involved some parents of the girls, fellow students that included escapees from abduction, some teachers, security men and some officials of the Borno State Government led by the Chief of Staff to the Government House, Abubakar Kyari. The parents and students were conveyed to the Government House in Maiduguri for an open identification exercise.”

Fake Soldier Arrested After Boyfriend Reports Her To Army (PICTURED)

Angela Omieh has been arrested by the 323 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Akure, Ondo state for allegedly posing as a soldier.

Captain Ademola Adegoke, the public relations officer of the brigade, said Omieh was arrested following a report by her boyfriend.

According to him, Omieh, who resides in Mile 3, Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, was discovered to be in possession of two pairs of camouflage, camouflage T-shirt and short, one pair of desert boot, one jungle hat and three handsets.

He said the suspect had been parading herself as a soldier attached to the 149 Battalion, but deployed to Joint Task Force, Warri for duty.

10 Die As Cults Clash In Rivers

About 10 people have been killed following a month-long cult war in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State despite several attempts made by armed policemen to restore peace and order in the area.

The most recent killing occurred on Sunday, May 11, 2014, when hoodlums, suspected to be members of the dreaded Degbam cult group unleashed terror on the community and its neigbouring communities.

Members of the cult group from Obibi, Etche, invaded Umuoga and  Amaku  in  Igbodo community, Okehi town and went on killing spree.

One of the deceased, Nnamdi Ajaegbu, was said to be the only child of his parents, whose father is based in the United States and had refused to visit home because of the threat from the cult boys.

According to a source, police were immediately deployed to the area on news of the brutal killings got to them, The command’s deputy spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), confirmed the deployment of policemen in the troubled communities.

Most of the attacks are carried out near the council’s headquarters in Okechi, usually affected non-cultists which has forced the council’s staff working in fear and closing early from work to avoid any encounter with these hoodlums.

Meanwhile, a policeman with the Nnewi Central Police Station (CPS), Anambra State, was shot dead on Friday, May 10, 2014 at Akaboukwu Uruagu Nnewi by a private oil marketer and a member of vigilante group who mistook the policeman for a thief in his compound.

The deceased policeman led an operation with other colleagues from the CPS. He allegedly jumped a fence around 9 p.m. to arrest a suspect in the compound of the oil maketer who allegedly shot the victim. He died on his way to the hospital.

Although, the suspected killer was arrested, the family of the policeman besieged the CPS, demanding justice, a situation that nearly led to a free-for-all, but for the early intervention of the Nnewi Area Commander.

The police spokesman, Mr Emeka Chukwuemeka, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP), when contacted could not comment on the  incident, saying he was on tour with the commissioner but promised to carry out proper investigation about the incident.

Churches, Mosques Burnt In Kaduna As Religious Crisis Brews

The peace in Kachia town of Kaduna State was disrupted on Sunday, as adherents of the two major religions were embroiled in crisis, following

An alleged demolition of places of worship by Christians and Muslims from different communities in Kachia,Kaduna State, Sunday led to crisis between the adherents of the two religions,leading to the burning of places of worship.

Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero of Kaduna State had, on Sunday, warned that his, “government will not fold its arms and allow enemies of peace cause mayhem in the state.”

State Police Public Relations Officer, Aminu Lawal, told newsmen that “the situation is under control, as our men are fully on the ground. No life is lost, but we don’t have the number of worship places that were burnt. We will let you know in due course as we don’t want to give wrong figures.”

Kachia, about 150km from Kaduna, is home to many military formations and had enjoyed peace for many years, until recently when some youths were alleged to have demolished the fence round the Muslim prayer ground in the area.

SAD PHOTOS: Borno Village Destroyed By Boko Haram Which Killed Over 300

Following the attack of Boko Haram on Monday, May 5 , 2014 in Ngala, a local government area of Borno State, Nigeria and border town with Cameroon which left 0ver 300 people dead, pictures of the gruesome act has been released.

Below are the remains of the once lively small community after the attack:

Nigerian Gov’t Rejects Boko Haram Prisoner Swap For Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls

The Federal Government  on Monday, May 12, 2014 rejected conditions set out by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by the insurgents.

Asked if the government would reject the suggestion mentioned by Shekau in a new video that the girls may be released once Nigeria frees all militant prisoners, Interior Minister Abba Moro told AFP: “Of course.”

“The issue in question is not about Boko Haram… giving conditions,” he said.

Manchester City Crowned English Premier League Champions

Manchester City have won the Premier League for the second time in the space of three years after beating West Ham 2-0.

Nasiri and Kompany gave Man City their much needed victory by scoring the goals that declared them winners over West Ham.

They have the best team, they have the best players, they won the most games and they scored the most goals. In the end, as wonderful as Liverpool were, Man City are deserved champions of 2014.

2 Suspected Kidnappers, 3 Armed Robbers Nabbed By Police In Ogun

Two suspected kidnappers and three suspected robbers have been arrested along Lagos‑Ibadan expressway and in Agbado in Ifo Local Government Area respectively by the Ogun State Police Command, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) yesterday said.

The suspected kidnappers had reportedly attempted to kidnap two children, Damilola Folorunsho, 6 and Olaitan Folorunsho, 5 at Agbado Road, Dalemo Agbado in Ifo Local Government Area.

Muyiwa Adejobi, State PPRO, in a statement said the two suspects were reported by grandfather of the two children and when they were questioned about their mission in the area, they could not give any satisfactory explanation.

Adejobi also said that the three suspected robbers were arrested on the popular long bridge along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway on Saturday around 2:40pm by Policemen attached to Ibafo Division and the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), Ogun State.

“The suspects arrested on the bridge, who have been terrorising commuters and road users in the axis, have confessed to the crime and they include Christopher Abuo, Nwanorim Ukachukwu and Ali Segun. All are adults and have been detained at the SARS office for further investigation.

Revealed: Boko Haram, Others Received $3 Million From Osama Bin Laden

The Islamist terror group, Boko Haram reportedly received huge funding from the former leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, a United States analysis has said.

Boko Haram along with other groups in the northern part of the country received a total of $3 million from Bin Laden in 2002.

Boko Haram has been terrorizing the citizens of Nigeria for many years and recently abducted over 200 girls from the Government Secondary School, Chibok.

The United States, Britain, France, and China are among nations who have joined the Nigerian government to rescue the kidnapped Chibok girls.

Punch reports:

The violent sect, Boko Haram and other groups in northern Nigeria received $3m from Osama bin Laden in 2002, according to a report by some United States intelligence analysts.

Bin Laden was said to have dispatched an aide to Nigeria to hand out the seed money in naira to a wide array of Salafist political organisations that shared al Qaeda’s goal of imposing Islamic rule.

According to  a report in a United States-based newspaper, The Daily Beast, the Al-Qaeda founder helped provide Boko Haram’s seed money.

Boko Haram was founded by Mohammed Yusuf in 2002. Yusuf was killed in police custody in 2009.

Boko Haram Lays Booby Traps, Landmines To Stop Military

As the world rallies to secure the release of the over 200 schoolgirls who were kidnapped from their school in Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram terrorists about a month ago, it has emerged that the insurgents are likely to have laid booby traps and landmines to stop the military from finding them, Sky News reported yesterday.

Last week, the insurgents blew up two bridges in Borno and Adamawa States, ostensibly to slow down Nigerian soldiers who have been searching for them and their victims for weeks.

Notwithstanding the attempts by the sect to stop the military from tracking them down, the global effort to rescue the girls continued at the weekend, with the offer by the Israeli government to send a team of counter-terrorism experts to assist in the search and rescue operations.

Japan, at the weekend, also assured the Nigerian government of its preparedness to send its civil defence forces as long as the United Nations endorses it.

Similarly, British Prime Minister David Cameron joined the BringBackOurGirls campaign during an interview yesterday on the BBC with fellow guest Christiane Amanpour.

According to Sky News, a former member of the Nigerian military recommended that starving members of Boko Haram could be a way of rescuing the girls.
Former Air Commodore Darlington Abdullahi said: “They may have made land mines, one cannot rule that out.

How Teachers Locked Up Our Daughters In School And Ran Away – Chibok Parent Reveals

One of the parents of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls  Sunday introduced a new twist to the saga surrounding the abduction of almost 300 girls from their school in Chibok, Borno State almost a month ago, when he said the students were locked up by their teachers who subsequently scampered for safety and left them at the mercy of the terrorist group, Boko Haram.

Speaking to reporters from THISDAY and ARISE TV Networks, who were in Chibok Sunday for almost two hours, Watila Simon, the father of one of the girls, Godiya Simon, said though he was out of town when the insurgents laid siege to Chibok, he immediately made a phone call to his daughter, but was told that the school had not yet been attacked.

His daughter was one of the few girls who was fortunate to escape from the notorious Sambisa forest, the enclave of the terrorists.

He said: “I called my daughter in the school, asking, ‘Godiya where are you?’ She told me she was in the hostel. Then I said but they are attacking the town and they have started burning houses and you are still in the school, and she said yes.

“I asked, ‘Are you together with soldiers?’ She said no, and I asked about the police, and she said they were not with them, but that they were safe in the school.”

He revealed that when he spoke with Godiya, the insurgents were still attacking the town and had not gone to the school.

“She equally told me that all the teachers had already left and there was no elderly person with them,” he said.

High Security Alert As Youths Vow To Shut Down Shell’s Facilities In Bayelsa

Men of the Joint Task Force, code-named Operation Pulo Shield, were, weekend, put on high alert as protesters besieged oil facilities operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, over the company’s divestment plans and proposed sale of its Oil Mining Licenses, OMLs.

Stakeholders and indigenes of Nembe-Bassambiri, who are hosts to some of SPDC’s installations in Nembe Local Government Area of the state, were angry at the plan by Shell to sell OML 29 located in their territory without consulting them.

The oil major has reportedly placed its 45 percent stake in four oil wells, including OML 29, for sale as part of its divestment.
The aggrieved indigenes, armed with placards, stormed the company’s facilities on Saturday and asked Shell to stop production for three days to address their demands.

Flood Washes Dobi Bridge Away In Abuja

An improvised bridge linking residents of Dobi community in Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja (FCT) and other communities in the area has been washed away by flood.

Residents of the community on Wednesday expressed concern over the development, as the bridge was the only link connecting them with other areas.

Mohammed Yusuf, a resident in the community, told newsmen on Wednesday in Dobi that the bridge was washed away by flood, following a downpour on May 5.

He said that residents of the community, who were mostly farmers, could no longer sell their produce at Gwagwalada market and appealed to the FCT administration to to come to their aid.

“We are now facing serious hardships as we cannot go to Gwagwalada town and people in Gwagwalada cannot come to Dobi.

Meet The Man Who Wants To MARRY His Laptop, Says Computers Are His ‘Preferred Sexual Object’ (PICTURED)

Challenge: Chris Sevier, who wants to marry his laptop, has claimed he should be allowed the same rights as same-sex couples.

An army veteran has challenged a court decision denying him the right to marry his laptop in a bizarre case that loosely resembles the plot of Oscar-winning film Her.

Chris Sevier has filed a motion to the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeal arguing that if same-sex couples are allowed to wed, he should be able to tie the knot with his Macbook.

The amateur model claims computers are his ‘preferred sexual object’ and enjoys sex with the devices more than with ‘real women’.

He tried to marry the device, which he says is laden with porn, but the licence was rejected by Utah officials on the grounds of ‘sexual orientation’.

The case bears similarities to Her, a Spike Jonze film in which the protagonist, played by Joaquin Phoenix, falls in love with his operating system (voiced by Scarlett Johansson). Jonze picked up the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

In Sevier’s motion, which is 50 pages long, Mr Sevier states: ‘They discriminated against me when they rejected my request to marry my computer.

PHOTO Showing A Whirl Of ‘Tornado’ Fire Shooting Into The Sky While A Farmer Was Burning His Field [LOOK]

This is the moment a quick-spinning whirl of multi-coloured ‘tornado’ fire shot into the sky while a farmer was burning off his field.

The natural phenomenon, sometimes described as a ‘fire devil’, was caught on camera in this incredible image by stunned driver Janae Copelin in Chillicothe, Missouri.

The photographer who snapped the scene said the colourful inferno and thick clouds of grey smoke – created when the fire mixed with strong winds – was the ‘coolest/scariest thing’ she had ever seen.

Al Qaeda’s Shocking Response To Boko Haram’s Abduction Of Over 200 Schoolgirls

As word spread like wildfire on Twitter and Facebook that Nigerian militants were preparing to auction off more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls in the name of Islam, a very different Internet network started quietly buzzing too.

“Such news is spread to taint the image of the Mujahedeen,” wrote one dubious poster on a web forum used by Islamic militants whose administrator uses a picture of Osama bin Laden. “I have brothers from Africa who are in this group,” attested another, insisting that they were like “the Quran walking the earth.”

Boko Haram, the cultlike Nigerian group that carried out the kidnappings, was rejected long ago by mainstream Muslim scholars and Islamist parties around the world for its seemingly senseless cruelty and capricious violence against civilians. But this week its stunning abduction appeared too much even for fellow militants normally eager to condone terrorist acts against the West and its allies.

Hard To Believe But This Woman Walks On A Busy Road Wearing A G-String (PHOTOS)

At first glance this just looks like an ordinary woman wearing an, albeit very skinny, pair of jeans.

But look a little closer and you’ll see she’s actually wearing nothing from the waist down, save for a tiny G-string.

The French model allowed her her pal, make-up artist Marie “Marie P” Przybylski to paint on a pair of trusty blue jeans and then she went outside for a stroll.

Unical Lecturer Battles To Live After He Was Shot In His Office

Gunmen suspected to be students, Tuesday, shot a lecturer in the University of Calabar, Dr Godwin Iwatt in his office mortally wounding him.

The lecturer who was shot in the stomach was rushed to the General Hospital Calabar where he is still in a coma at the emergency unit of the hospital with doctors battling to save his life.

An eyewitness who spoke to Vanguard on condition of anonymity said the lecturer was in his office at the Department of Microbiology at about 3 pm when two persons suspected to be students went into his office and opened fire on him.

Police Arrest 6 Over Murder Of Delta Vigilante Chiefs

Men of the Delta State Police Command have arrested six persons in connection with the killing of the chairmen of Udu Central Vigilante Red Bar Security, Prosper Erhinyojare and Godwin Migaga in Udu Local Government Area of the state.

Erhinyojare and Migaga were allegedly killed by assassins last month.

In a statement, yesterday, by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Celestina Kalu, Delta State Police Commissioner, Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba, gave the name of those arrested as David, Rege, Festus and Ojekom, while others are at large.

“Items recovered from them include two AK 47 rifles, 90 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition and two locally made cut to size single barrelled shot-guns.

“The arrested suspects, some of whom had made confessional statements highlighting their functions and degree of involvement in the dastardly act, at the completion of investigation, will be charged to court.

SEE Boko Haram Suspect Arrested By Nigerian Troops, Arms Recovered (PHOTOS)

Nigerian Soldiers deployed to the North Central and North Western parts of the Federation on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 recovered  cache of arms and ammunition during a cordon and search operation at Anyibe in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.

According to a statement by the director of defence information, Major General Chris Olukolade, he arms included two Rifles, 3 locally fabricated pistols and 61 rounds of special ammunition were recovered during the operation.  The arrested gang member is currently being interrogated.

Nigeria, US Commence Talks On Modalities To Rescue Chibok School Girls

Nigeria and United States have commenced talks aimed at ironing out modalities of what is expected to be an inter-agency collaboration to rescue the over 200 schoolgirls who were kidnapped from their school in Chibok, Borno State, over three weeks ago.

The meeting between the countries came on the back of more offers of assistance from China and France to the Nigerian government in its efforts to rescue the students.

To complement the international support, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has also offered a cash reward of N50 million for credible information that could lead to finding and rescuing the girls.

However, despite the global outcry over the kidnapping and attempts to reunite the girls with their families, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) played the blame game yesterday, when it accused the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, of conspiracy and colluding with his state Commissioner for Education and the Chibok school authorities to set the country on the path of deception.

Finally, The US And Great Britain Join Nigerian In Search Of Abducted Girls

In a good new development, the Great Britain and America have finally decided to help in the search for 234 girls kidnapped from their school in Chibok Borno state on April 14.

British Foreign Minister William Hague confirmed that Britain would provide ‘practical help’ to secure the safe release of girls while the US Attorney General Eric Holder says the United States was sending FBI agents to trace the abducted school girls.

‘What has happened here… the actions of Boko Haram to use girls as the spoils of war, the spoils of terrorism, is disgusting. It is immoral,’ William said.

However, he said he did not want to discuss the details of what help Britain was offering.

The news that both the UK and U.S. will help in the search comes after a video was released of the head of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau where he claims responsibility for the abduction of the missing girls.

‘I abducted your girls. I will sell them in the market, by Allah,’ Shekau says in the video.

2 Men Sentenced To Death For Robbery And Rape Of NYSC Member In Warri

Ebikeme Igangan (26), a member of a local vigilance group in Delta State, along with his co-accused, Ovwigho Udjor (36) a welder, has been sentenced to death by hanging by the state High Court  in Warri for robbing a female shop owner of goods worth over N3 million and also raping her cousin, a member of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

The men were found guilty of the three-count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery and rape levelled against them.

Ebikeme is a native of Ogbe-Ijaw in Warri South Local Government Area while Udjor of Jesse hails from Ethiope West Council with 3 of their accomplice had, robbed a manager of a popular shop inside the Shell Yard of various valuables including two laptop computers, jewellery, five Nokia handsets, a Motorola Blade handset, and cash of N2.8 million in December 2010 at Shell, Ogunu within the Warri Judicial Division

After the robbery, the convicts with his gang proceeded to the victim’s house near the Shell Yard and raped the cousin of the victim who went for a visit at the time of the incident.

Pregnant Woman Stabs Boyfriend To Death In Mall Because He Didn’t Buy Her A Gift (PICTURED)

A pregnant woman in Chicago is in big trouble after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend.  The story being told by prosecutors is that the woman took the man’s life for not buying her a gift at the mall.

The 24-year old woman, named Miata Phelan, went after her boyfriend Larry Martin on April 30th.   After she stabbed the man, her words were nearly as hurtful as her actions.

“This is what you get for messing with me. I hope you die mother f—-r,” she said as her boyfriend was bleeding.

UPDATE: Police Arrests Gunmen Who Hijacked School Bus In Nyanya, Abuja (PICTURED)

Suspects have been arrested for the hijacked of the school bus belonging to The Vine International Academy, Nyanya, Phase IV, Nyanya in the outskirts of Abuja.

The Toyota Hiace with registration number XG 246 GWA, was taken away at gun point on Tuesday morning, May 6, 2014 at about 7:40 a. m.

Policemen attached to Nasarawa Police Command have intercepted and recovered the bus. The vehicle was recovered along Lafia Road in Nasarwa State.

Father Kills His 9-Month-Old Sick Son By Poisoning Him With Herbicide In Bauchi

The Bauchi State High Court Number 10 presided by Justice Abdulkadir Hussein Suleiman has sentenced a father to six years in prison for administering chemical herbicide to his 9-month-old child.

Counsel to the state Ministry of Justice, Mr Sha’awanatu Yusuf, earlier told the court that on June 6, 2013, the convict, Shitu Adamu of Zakshi village in Toro Local Government Area  poisoned his nine-month-old biological son by administering herbicide chemical on him and as a result, the son died on the spot.

He said the act was culpable homicide punishable with death contrary to section 221 of the penal code.
In his evidence, the Police prosecutor, Sgt. Caiphas Adamu, told the court that the accused, who is a father of two, confessed to have committed the crime during investigation.

He said his nine-month-old son was sick and his wife, who was four-month pregnant,  took him to hospital.
The Police prosecutor said his wife gave her husband a list of prescription, but he complained that he had no money at that time, so he administered a chemical herbicide on his son, thinking that it will cure the sickness, unfortunately the boy died.