Mechanic kills sales boy for scratching customer’s car

The police in Lagos State have launched a manhunt for a mechanic, Fatai Bashiru, for allegedly killing a sales boy, Shedrach Emenike, aka Chiboy, in the Papa Ajao, Mushin area of the state.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Bashiru stabbed the 23-year-old in the armpit and other parts of his body for allegedly scratching a car belonging to his customer.

The victim was rushed to a general hospital where he was confirmed dead.

Emir Sanusi Speaks About Converting Mosques To Schools

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sunusi II, has denied reports that he said that mosques should be converted to schools as avenues of instruction.

Speaking with Leadership, the Emir noted that throughout Islamic history mosques have been used not only as places of prayers but also for meetings, instruction and education.

He said: “even historically mosques are used for the accomplishment of other things other than worship. They have been used for instructions, meetings, arbitrations, policy planning and education.”

US Tavel Ban: Appeals Court Takes Decision On Donald Trump's Travel Ban

United States President Donald Trump on Thursday suffered a legal blow when a federal appeals court refused to reinstate a temporary travel ban he had ordered on people from seven Muslim-majority countries.

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the Trump administration failed to offer any evidence that national security concerns justified immediately restoring the ban, which was launched late last month.

I Never Imagined I Would Be Caught - Notorious Lagos Thief Caught Robbing a Hotel in Lagos

A notorious suspect who was arrested for robbery, has revealed how he was arrested by policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Ikeja, Lagos.

The gallant operatives of the Nigerian Police attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command, have apprehended a 27-year-old suspect, Ahmed Olopade for robbery.

According to reports, the suspect has gone on three operations with members of his gang successfully and was on the fourth operation when he was shot and arrested. He was arrested after he and his gang went to rob Wab Hotel, located at Iju area of the state.

Arik Air Vows To Challenge Nigerian Government Takeover

The management of Arik Air on Thursday said it would challenge the taking over of the airline by the Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) in court.

Ado Sanusi, Senior Vice President, Arik Air made the disclosure at a joint news conference with the newly appointed receiver manager, Oluseye Opasanya, and the airline’s technical consultant, Roy Ilegbodu.

The asset company had on Thursday taken over the airline following its huge indebtedness to local and foreign creditors.

EFCC raids former NNPC boss, Andrew Yakubu’s home in Kaduna, allegedly recover $9.2m, £72,000

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, raided the home of former Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Andrew Yakubu in Kaduna state on Wednesday and allegedly recovered $9.2 million in his safe.

According to Vanguard, also recovered after the raid was £72,000 which is reportedly the largest sum of cash the commission had recovered in recent weeks.

Yakubu who served as NNPC boss from 2012 to 2014 during the Goodluck Jonathan administration, was arraigned by the anti-graft agency in June 2016 on allegations of money laundering.

Wikipedia bans quotations of The Daily Mail for being "generally unreliable"

Wikipedia has barred citations of The Daily Mail after editors of the online encyclopedia concluded on February 8, 2017 that the British tabloid is "generally unreliable." 

The decision came after years of long debate over the Daily Mail's credibility among Wikipedia's active community of volunteer editors. The editors explained that the decision stemmed from "the Daily Mail's reputation for poor fact checking, sensationalism, and flat-out fabrication." 

Plane goes up in flames on tarmac at JFK airport

A very surprising incident occurred last night at the JFK airport tarmac. An Argentina Airlines flight bound for Buenos Aires caught fire as it prepared to take off. The pilot reported the fire incident, but when rescue trucks arrived, they found no evidence of fire.

Pictures taken of the plane shows the jet with flames spewing from the fuselage. The fire was caught on camera by a passenger on board a different plane on the runway and she tweeted about it.

Irish court told Nigerian woman was forced to have sex with up to 10 men a day

A NIGERIAN WOMAN who was allegedly trafficked into the country and forced into prostitution was having sex with up to ten men a day for no payment, a trial has heard.

The woman has told a jury she underwent a “voodoo process” in her home country before coming to Ireland, during which she swore she would not report the alleged trafficker, Joy Imasogie, 40, (pictured above).

The woman also alleged that while she was working as a prostitute, Imasogie’s husband, Kingsley, began “taking advantage” of her and having sex with her.

Photos: Pants, Charms found inside the church of a Pastor accused of committing adultery in Edo

A mob in Benin City, Edo state last week destroyed the Miracle House of God Prophetic Ministry allegedly run by a Pastor who was recently accused of committing adultery. He allegedly had an affair with a married woman who came to his church for prayers. 

27 people killed in Brazilian jail riot, 9 injured

Twenty-seven inmates have been killed in a Brazilian Prison riot between members of a drug gang and their rivals, increasing the number of prison killings in the country this year to 140.

According to NY Times, the riot began around 5PM on Saturday Jan. 14th at the State Penitentiary of Alcaçuz, and continued until around 7am on Sunday, when riot police officers took control of the prison.

Super rich churches that do business must pay tax –Ahmad

The Chief Missioner Ansar-ud-Deen Nigeria, Sheikh Abdur-Rahman Ahmad, in this interview with BAYO AKINLOYE says religious leaders in churches and mosques are answerable to God and the government

Do you think the regulations of the Financial Reporting Council are specifically targeted at churches?

I think nothing can be farther from the truth. Arguments or thoughts like that are very reckless, illogical and unfair. I am not a political apologist and I do not belong to any political party. This was a law that was enacted and passed during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan when a Christian, Senator David Mark, was the Senate

Notorious Instagram Fraudster Who Allegedly Rob Girls Online Finally Caught Pants Down in PH

According to an Instagram user, THAT KOGI GIRL (@preddywealth) who posted the shocking photo on social media, despite series of denials, a notorious Instagram suspected fraudster, @hotty_hottyy, who allegedly robs girls through the internet, has been finally being nabbed red-handed after the lady set him up.

Below is how she narrated the story;

Ademola Lookman adds flourish for Everton in defeat of Manchester City

Two teenagers – the outstanding Davies and recent £11m signing Lookman – scored their debut goals for Everton as they recorded their biggest win over City for 31 years. Romelu Lukaku and Kevin Mirallas, two outstanding Belgians on the day, were also on the scoresheet as the hosts produced the finest performance of the Koeman era and the heaviest defeat of the Guardiola one. The expensively-assembled visitors toiled badly against a complete second-half display from their hosts.

10 Reasons Why MMM is Dying and Will Soon Be Dead

Since the return of MMM on the 13th of January, 2016 more Nigerians have continued to voice out their views against the financial social network which has been dubbed fraudulent both in Nigeria and abroad.

Read a couple of reasons why MMM may never stand the test of time:

Politician Who Planned To Bribe God To In Order To Enter Into Heaven Buried With N17M

An Ugandan Politician, Charles Obong, who planned to bribe God in other to enter heaven was buried with Ugandan Shillings 200 million (N17 million).

 It was reported that the money was supposed to be used by the deceased to ask for forgiveness for his sins on earth.

In his will, Obong stated that the money had been deposited to his wife, asking her to put it in his coffin during his burial.

Southwest APC leaders meet to strategise

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the South West led by the former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu were in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday for a strategic meeting to reposition the region for it to occupy its rightful position in the country.

Apart from the host governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state, others governors present include Akinwumi Ambode, Lagos; Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Osun and Sen. Ibikunle Amosun, Ogun.

Pope Francis Tells the Story of a Beautiful Woman Who Had an Abortion Just to Preserve Her Figure

Using a woman who had an abortion to preserve her looks, Pope Francis, has condemned the modern world's obsessions with power, success and beauty.

While speaking to pilgrims in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall during his weekly general audience on Wednesday, Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis has spoken against women who have abortions to keep their figures as he warned about the modern world's obsessions with power, success and beauty.

Evil Herbalist Who Kidnapped and Used UNIOSUN Student for Rituals Caught by Security Operatives

It is the end of the road for a herbalist who kidnapped and used a pretty university student for ritual purposes in Osun state.

An Ifa herbalist simply identified as Jelili and a commercial driver, Elijah Oyebode have been apprehended by men of the Department of State Services (DSS), Osun State Command for allegedly kidnapping and killing a 400 Level student of Osun State University, Osogbo, Adebisi Rofiat Damilola.

Plane carrying $1 million worth of gold crashes in Zimbabwe

Authorities in Zimbabwe has announced that a small aircraft transporting $1 million worth of 22 kg gold from Bulawayo to Harare on Tuesday crash-landed due to engine failure. The Cessna 206 aircraft, which had two people on board, crash-landed in Kennilworth, Bubi District in Matabeleland North. According to the authorities, the two persons were rescued but one of them suffered minor injuries.
Source: Zim News

Super Eagles & Chelsea’s Victor Moses hails coach Antonio Conte for 'best year in his career'

Nigeria/ Chelsea winger Victor Moses has heaped praise on Chelsea coach Antonio Conte for transforming his playing style this season, saying he never believed he could play the wing-back role, and that with every match he feels better and more confident at the position. Chelsea have been on a winning run, using Conte's preferred 3-4-3/3-5-2 formation where Moses has excelled as a wing back despite losing recently to Tottenham.

The Reason Why Police Arrested SaharaReporters’ Publisher In Lagos

Publisher of SaharaReporters, an online news agency based in New York city, United States of America, Mr Omoyele Sowore, was yesterday arrested by the Police in Lagos, over allegation of threat to life and blackmail on a London based journalist, Lekan Fatodu. Fatodu in a petition to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Mr Fatai Owoseni, accused Sowore of publishing a story on alleged money laundering against him.

I Moved To China To Help Super Eagles Push For 2018 World Cup In Brazil – Mikel Obi

Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel explained why he accepted to move to Chinese Premier League to team up with Tianjin Teda. He said it was done to help Nigeria’s push to be at the 2018 World Cup in Brazil. Mikel had been primarily snubbed from playing with the first team by Chelsea Coach, Antonio Conte, but he still remained a regular for the national team.

Three Men Storm Ekiti Government House to Steal N25m... and This Happened to Them

Three persons have been reanded in custody by a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado Ekiti for allegedly stealing N25m in the Ekiti Government House in Ado Ekiti, The Punch reports.

The accused – Bamidele Temitope, 36; Afolabi Sunday, 42; and Shuaib Amidu, 67 – allegedly stole N25m belonging to one Sunday Omosilade, the Personal Assistant to Governor Ayodele Fayose.

The police prosecutor, Sergeant Caleb Leranmo, told the court that the accused committed the offence on December 29, 2016, at the Ekiti State Government House Lodge in Ado-Ekiti.

Baale Oloode sues Olubadan for removal

The Baale of Oloode in Oluyole Local Government of Oyo State, Chief Lukman Ilufemiloye Alao, has sued  the Olubadan, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, for his removal from office.

He is asking for N2million general damages for the pain, embarrassment and degradation he suffered for what he called his “unlawful deposition by Olubadan”.

The Baale, in a motion on notice by his counsel, Saani Oyedele, joined the Olubadan-in-council, Oluyole Local Government, and the new Baale,  Dauda Odeyemi, as co-defendants.