Security guard allegedly rapes 9-year-old girl in Lagos

A security guard, Mikemon Solomon, who allegedly raped a nine-year-old girl, on Wednesday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.

Solomon, who lives on Midou Road, Mile 12, is facing a one-count charge of defiling a child, an offence which attracts life imprisonment, if found guilty.

Peter Obi’s Wife Reacts To Divorce Rumor

Wife of former Governor of Anambra State, Mrs. Margaret Peter-Obi, has debunked the rumour of an impending divorce with her husband.

Speaking to newsmen in Lagos, Margaret said she has been receiving text messages from concerned Nigerians about supposed divorce proceedings against her husband.

Xenophobic attacks: Senate pulls out of South Africa trip

Senator Ike Ekweremadu led Committee on xenophobic attacks, scheduled to travel to South Africa this week, have pulled out.

Deputy Senate President, Ekweremadu stated this at Wednesday’s plenary.

Scarlett Johansson 'Files For Divorce' From Second Husband

Scarlett Johansson has filed for divorce from her second husband Romain Dauriac following their recent breakup. The couple revealed in January they had called time on their romance, and his attorney Harold Mayerson has said there will be a custody battle over their two-year-old daughter Rose. 

"He would like to move to France with his daughter and Ms. Johansson does a lot of travelling," he told Page Six, while adding that the divorce is set to be "an interesting process". 

5 killed as Hausa, Yoruba clash in Ile-Ife

Five people are feared killed in an inter-ethnic clash at the Sabo area of Ile-Ife, Osun State.

Eyewitness account says the crisis started on Tuesday night when a rift broke out between a Hausa man and a Yoruba woman.

The violence, however, continued Wednesday morning.

I will decide if to sell Alexis Sanchez or not – Wenger

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has said Alexis Sanchez cannot force his way out of the club this summer.

The Chile attacker is being targeted by Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus, after he was dropped for the trip to Liverpool last Saturday.

Alexis could be recalled for Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Bayern Munich, but Wenger says only the club can decide to sell or not.

Osinbajo Capable of Leading Nigeria - Aisha Buhari

In series of Tweets published on her handle, Aisha Buhari (@aishambuhari), the pretty wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, who congratulated the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo as he celebrated his 60th birthday on Wednesday, revealed that the VP is capable of leading the country, especially now that the president is away in London on medical vacation.

EFCC Arraigns Suspected Native Doctor For N5.6m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, arraigned one Clement Joseph alias Dr. Omale, before Justice O. A. Otaluka of the FCT High Court sitting in Lugbe, Abuja on a 7-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining by pretense to the tune of N5.6million.
 
Joseph and his accomplices who are currently on the run allegedly connived and fraudulently defrauded one Bola Akintola of the said sum under the pretext of having a mystical power to deliver her of untimely death.

Unidentified Beautiful Lady Has Died in a Fatal Road Accident

A social media user named Kecha Celine yesterday, 7th of March, 2017 shared the corpse of a beautiful lady who passed away at the Ugwu Onyeama area of Enugu State in a road accident.

 

All efforts to identity the young lady failed as at press time. A public call is currently being made to the general public who can help identify her or able to reach her family so that her corpse can be claimed.

Ex-ICAN president, Ajaegbu defects to APC

A former President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Mr. Chidi AJAEGBU, has defected to the All Progressives Congress in Abia State.

The former ICAN boss, who served as Director of Finance, Abia PDP, during the 2015 general elections, said he left his former party following the failure of the PDP-led government in Abia State to meet the yearnings and expectations of greater Abians.

Four Thieves Caught While Stealing Deputy Governor's Car Battery in Ondo State

An Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State on Wednesday remanded four men in prison over an alleged theft of a Skybite 100 Arms vehicle battery belonging to the state Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi.

 

The accused – Dare Akinlade, 19; Pius Macauley, 22; Samuel Baniah, 22 and Segun Ilesanmi, 25, are standing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, felony and stealing.

Controversy As Cross Rivers Govt Demotes 11 Teachers to Security Guards

A total of eleven primary school teachers in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, were on Tuesday demoted to security personnel, by the state Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), for failure to present the requisite qualification to work as class teachers before the board.

 

According to The Leadership, the demotion which was announced by the board’s chairman, Dr. Steven Odey, was sequel to the ongoing teachers verification and promotion exercise in the state by SUBEB.

Women should be treated as those with “penis” – Chimamanda Adichie

Award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, wants women to be treated as though they have “penis.”

Adichie stated that her aim for feminism drive was to ensure that marriages change for good, and that women are treated same as “someone who has penis.”

Speaking with The Guardian of London, the novelist noted that having a feminist label attached to her has changed things.

Photo: Hadiza Usman Kneels Down to Greet Acting President Osinbajo in Lagos

Nigerian Ports Authority Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman surprised the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo by kneeling to greet him as he arrived Lagos to commission the flag off of the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan segment of the new Lagos-Kano standard-gauge railway in Lagos.

She knelt on the floor to greet Osinbajo and had a chat with him. The minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and Governor Akinwunmi Ambode were present at the event.

Serious Tension As Customs Officers Kills 3 Over 4 Bags of Rice

According to Balogun who lives in Lagos that shared the story,3 people were shot dead by customs officers along Sagamu-Abeokuta express road over the possession of 4 bags of rice.

Photos: First International Aircraft Lands in Kaduna Airport

The first international aircraft has landed in Kaduna International Airport ahead of the airport's first international flight today.

A ceremonial canon was used by the Airport fire fighters to welcome the plane. According to the Kaduna state government, Captain Alene who flew the first Boeing787 bird into Kaduna International Airport confirmed that the Airport Landing System is in an excellent shape.

Claudio Ranieri rejects first job offer since Leicester sacking

Former Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has reportedly rejected an offer from Bundesliga side Wolfsburg just weeks after his sacking by the Premier League champions.

The Italian tactician was controversially let go by the Foxes at the end of February after failing to get the team to gel anywhere near as well as last season when they achieved the most unlikely of title wins.

N541.8 Billion Debt: Three Nigerian Banks Set To Take Over Etisalat Today

Despite the intervention of the Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, to broker a peaceful resolution between Etisalat Nigeria and a consortium of banks, it appears the effort may not have yielded a truce.

According to PremiumTimes, a consortium of some foreign and Nigerian banks, including Guaranty Trust Bank, Access Bank and Zenith Bank, are set to take over the telecoms firm today (Wednesday).

Why Festus Keyamo, 'Canadian Lover' Are After Me - Apostle Suleman

Apostle Suleiman in a statement signed, by his Communications Manager, Phrank Shaibu, in Abuja, also denied that there was a so-called “amorous relationship” between the said Miss Otobo and the General Overseer, including a promise to marry her.

Instead, the church stated that the lady was arrested by operatives acting on a tip off that she had repeatedly tried to blackmail the preacher, including demanding N500 million from him, failing which she threatened to expose a purported amorous relationship between her and the pastor.

Photo: Apostle Suleman Makes First Church Appearance After Sex Scandal Reports

The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman has made his first appearance to church today after messy sex scandal reports.

It's a Lie, Jonathan's Govt Did Not Reject Help to Rescue Chibok Girls - British Government

The British High Commission in Abuja has debunked a report by The Guardian UK which reported at the weekend that the government of President Goodluck Jonathan rejected the offer by the British Royal Armed Force (RAF) to help rescue over 200 Chibok schoolgirls, when they were kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014.

According to The Nation, the British High Commission on Tuesday said the allegation that the RAF was over the area for a number of months and actually located the girls within weeks, but the Nigerian government under former President Jonathan turned down its offer to rescue the girls, “was false”.

German teenager stabs boy to death then posted video online

Police in the small town of Herne, Germany have launched a manhunt to locate a 19yr old martial arts enthusiast and murder suspect named Marcel H who stabbed his 9yr old victim and shared the video on Facebook.

Military Officers Arrest Fleeing Housemaid Who Absconded With Boss’ Car In Lagos

Punch reports that a house help, Helen Wilson, has been arrested for allegedly stealing her boss’ Toyota Camry and looting her property in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. The suspect was tracked on Tuesday to a location in Benue State through her Facebook post, where she was apprehended by some military officers alerted by her boss, Aisha Bulama.

It was learnt that the  Adamawa State indigene had been working for Bulama for the past five years at her house in Block C6, 1004 Estate, where the incident happened. The boss was said to have travelled to Kaduna State for a wedding last week when Wilson, together with her boyfriend, one Martins, drove the 2009 model car away. A neighbour, who noticed that the car was not in the usual parking lot, alerted Bulama that her car had been stolen.

Lagos Pastor Reportedly Goes Blind After DSS Torture

PUNCH Metro reports that the minister in charge of Gracious and Mercy Prophetic International Church, Egbeda, Lagos State, Pastor Ejimozor Williams, has lost his sight due to a torture he allegedly suffered in the hands of some operatives of the Department of State Services in Lagos. It learnt that the 46-year-old pastor’s house in the Ayobo area of the state had been invaded by the security officials after his houseboy, identified simply as Chukwujekwu, defrauded some residents using fake dollars.

Photos: Woman gate-crashes her ex-husband's wedding to attack him

Daily Mail reports that Vishal Kumar Sonu, a 42-year-old Indian groom was beaten up by his first wife after she barged into his wedding with another woman claiming they were not divorced. He was punched in the face in the street outside the wedding venue by a woman claiming to be the mother of his 13-year-old son in a scene likened to a Bollywood movie. See more photos below