Friday, 11 August 2017

Danny Rose to cost Manchester United £50m


Tottenham will demand up to £50million for Manchester United and Chelsea target, Danny Rose.
The Sun reports that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, is open to selling the England defender, but will demand a similar fee to what he got for Kyle Walker.

Mother beats son in Kenyan parliamentary election


Kenyan female politician showed her son that she was not only older than him in age, she is also more experienced and more popular politically.

Kipng’etich Kones, the son of a late Cabinet Minister Kipkalya Kones, who ran in the Kenyan parliamentary election lost to his mother, Beatrice Kones.

Woman wraps her newborn baby in black plastic bags and sends to orphanage by courier


A 24-year-old woman is under police investigation in Fuzhou, China after she attempted to mail her newborn baby to an orphanage wrapped in plastic bags.
The baby is currently in a stable condition at a hospital in the southeastern city.

Girl, 10, pregnant after alleged rape by uncle


Argentine authorities ordered the arrest of a man suspected of raping his 10-year-old niece, who is now pregnant, a prosecutor said Friday.
The girl had not realized she was pregnant until her mother took her to hospital after she complained of abdominal pains, prosecutor Alejandro Gulle told television station Canal 9 in the western city of Mendoza.

Woman bags 65-year jail term for starving, suffocating 11-year-old daughter to death

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A 33-year-old mother, Keishanna Thomas, who starved, suffocated and drowned her 11-year-old daughter before locking her body in a freezer for 16 months, has been jailed for 65 years.
According to UK Sun, a court in Florida, united State, US, sentenced the 33-year-old to jail despite pleading no and contesting the charges of second-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and abuse of a dead body.

Leave Niger Delta Before October 1 – Militants Warn Northerners, Yorubas


As hate speeches continue to fester in Nigeria with several tribes locked in a cold war, a militant group in the Niger Delta has asked the northerners and the Yorubas to leave their region.

Niger Delta Agitators, on Thursday asked northerners and the Yorubas in the Niger Delta to leave the region before October 1, 2017.

Two Unilag students die in hotel fire


TWO students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have died in a midnight fire at a Lagos hotel.
Roli Odogwu, a 200-Level Mass Communication student, and Linda Elegeonye, a 300-Level Law student, died of burns, days after they were trapped in the hotel room where they were guests.

He Calls Me Names and Always Complains About My Dressing – Wife Drags Husband to Court


An angry wife has dragged her husband to court for allegedly beating and always complaining about her dressing.

Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, Nasarawa State, on Friday dissolved the five years marriage between Maryam Sani and her husband, Mallam Hassan Sani, over alleged constant insults by the husband.

Police Arrests Farmer In Edo For Murder

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A middle aged farmer at Odighi village in Ovia North East local government area of Edo state whose name was given as Moses Eruteya has been arrested over alleged murder of one Jonathan who he accused of stealing his plantain.
Moses who was paraded by the state Commissioner of Police, Haliru Gwandu alongside 43 other suspects at the police headquarters in Benin City said the deceased had been stealing from him since 2007.

How Osun Govt. Spent Second Tranche of Paris Club Loan Refund


The State Government of Osun has released figures explaining in details how it disbursed the N6.314b received from the Federal Government as the second tranche of the Paris Club Refund given to states in the federation.

Don’t Rely On Nigerian Social Media For Information, Minister Tells Chinese Vice- Minister

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said contrary to what naysayers want people to believe, the Muhammadu Buhari administration is working assiduously to redeem its electoral pledges, especially in the critical areas of developing the economy as well as fighting corruption and insecurity.

I Am Happy I Chose Bahrain Ahead Of Nigeria - Salwa Naser


A Nigerian by birth, is just finally over the country.

Salwa Naser, a 400m silver medalist at the ongoing World Athletics championship in London, has made it known she couldn't be more happy to have chosen Bahrain ahead of Nigeria. Naser, 19,  on Thursday set a  new national record when she won both her heat in 50.57 seconds and the semi-final in 50.08 seconds. 

I Bought 3 Hearts For N10,000 For Goodluck Charm - Suspected Ritualist Confesses


A 35-year old suspected ritualist, has been arrested by the police command in Ogun.

The man Bakare Olalekan, 35, while being paraded by the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Illiyasu, confessed that his quest for good luck led him into buying human hearts from a friend, Oye.

Court Dissolves 14-years Marriage Due To Starvation And Sexual Needs


A 14-year old marriage has been dissolved by a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Friday.

The court dissolved the marriage between  Kafayat Lawal and her husband, Wasiu Lawal.
 due to the husband's inability  to fend for her physical and material needs.

Prophet And Accomplice Arrested For The Murder Of 13-Year Old Girl


The Ogun State Police Command had arrested a prophet and his accomplice on suspicion of the murder of a 13-year old girl.

According to Punch, the accomplice Musiliu Jibril allegedly lured the girl to the prophet Kehinde Onayiga‘s church and killed her. He continued saying contracted him for N20,000 to kill a virgin girl who was to be used for rituals to strengthen some internet fraudsters (Yahoo boys). 

Police To Pay N31m To Muslim Woman Whose Hijab Was Forcefully Removed During Arrest


A muslim woman is about to be paid $85,000 by Long Beach  to settle a lawsuit that accused its police officers of stripping a Muslim woman of her hijab during an arrest and making her spend a night in jail without it.

According to the federal lawsuit, Long Beach resident Kirsty Powell’s head covering was forcefully removed by male officers when they took her into custody in 2015 even after she explained she wore it as part of her religious beliefs.

A White Woman Once Called Me A Dog - Olu Jacobs


He needs little or no introduction in the movie world.

Veteran actor Olu Jacobs, in a recent chat with Punch, revealed how he was called a dog by a white woman, shortly after he moved to London in 1966. 

I Had To Get The Partying Out Of My System - Queen Latifah Talks Finally Being Ready To Be A Mom


Hollywood actress, Queen Latifah is finally ready to be a mom.

The 46-year old revealed she needed to get the partying out of her system to enable her be a good mom. She has revealed her plans to adopt a baby.

Mother And Daughter Who Are Dwarfs Arrested For Selling Skunk


A mother and her daughter has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for selling drugs.

The 43-year-old woman, Alaba Mulika and her 16-year-old daughter, Olamide, were arrested for allegedly trading in cannabis. 

'It will shock her fans': Rihanna's Saudi billionaire beau Hassan Jameel was 'married to esteemed art expert before meeting songstress'


Rihanna's billionaire boyfriend Hassan Jameel was reportedly married before hooking up with the Umbrella hitmaker.

The 29-year-old was first spotted with her new love, whose family have dealership rights to Toyota cars, earlier this year as they got hot-and-heavy in a pool in Spain yet they have remained low-key about their love. 

China weighs in on North Korea crisis saying it will intervene if US strikes first


China has warned the USA that it will only stay neutral in any conflict involving North Korea if Kim Jong-un’s regime is first to attack.

An editorial in the state-run Global Times revealed that if the US strikes first, China will side with North Korea and aim to ‘prevent’ any attack.

However, it will remain neutral in the conflict if North Korea launches an attack that threatens US soil.

Japan moves missile defence system into central Tokyo as people rush to buy bomb shelters


Japan has wheeled missile defence systems into the heart of Tokyo after North Korea threatened to send a volley of rockets over the country towards Guam.

Pictures show how a PAC-3 Patriot missile unit has been moved in to a compound at the Defence Ministry in the capital after officials said they could shoot down North Korean rockets if they pass overhead.