Friday, 5 May 2017
Photo: 23-year-old Nigerian man stabbed to death in London
23-year-old Seun Isaiah McMillan was stabbed to death in Southgate, London on Tuesday night, May 2.
Homicide detectives believe he was attacked four miles away in a playing field at Masefield Crescent, close to his family home.Witnesses said they alerted police after an argument broke out "over money" between a group of young men gathered in the park.
Mercy Aigbe shows up at police station on invitation
According to LIB, at about 12noon today, embattled Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe arrived at the Area F police station in Ikeja on invitation of the Nigerian police.
It was learnt that the actress and her hubby were both invited to the station but only Mercy showed up and at the moment there's no concrete explanation on the state of things.
FIFA overturns Messi’s four-game ban
Lionel Messi’s four-match ban has been overturned by the world footballing body, FIFA, after reviewing his appeal on Friday.
Police discover new kidnappers’ hideout in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command on Friday said it had discovered a new kidnappers’ hideout where arms as well as police and military life jackets were recovered.
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Mr Fatai Owoseni, who confirmed the discovery to newsmen, said that it was made during raids of creeks at Isawo in Ikorodu area of Lagos.
Owoseni said that the hideout was discovered on Thursday by a team of Ikorodu Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and Volunteer Police led by Superintendent Godfrey Soriweiu.
Pastor trying to evade duties check knocks down Customs official on highway
A Customs officer serving in Akwa Ibom State was critically injured on Thursday after he was knocked down on a highway by a man who allegedly tried to evade duties check.
The man, who was later identified as Nsikanabasi Ese, a pastor, and founder of Kairos Rhema Embassy, Uyo, was driving in an SUV along Eket-Ikot Abasi-Port Harcourt Highway, in Onna Local Government Area of the state, when he was reportedly flagged down by Customs officers at a checkpoint around 10.30 a.m.
India’s Top Court Upholds Death Sentences For 2012 Gang Rape Case
India’s top court on Friday upheld the death sentences of four men convicted for the fatal 2012 gang rape of a Delhi student, an attack that triggered global outrage and national soul-searching about the treatment of women.
The Supreme Court said the 23-year-old woman had suffered a “devastating hour of darkness” as it rejected an appeal against the death penalty, which was handed down in 2013.
The Supreme Court said the 23-year-old woman had suffered a “devastating hour of darkness” as it rejected an appeal against the death penalty, which was handed down in 2013.
Mother of 7 jailed 6yrs for human trafficking
A Benin High Court on Thursday jailed a 58-year old mother-of-seven, Mrs. Joy Raji, six years for human trafficking.
The convict who pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge bordering on deceitful inducement to move from any place, receiving a person to be used for forced labour and slave dealings, was arraigned in January 2016.
She was accused of trafficking an 18-year -old girl (name withheld), who worked as an artist designer in Benin City, before she was trafficked to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, for exploitative purposes.
The convict who pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge bordering on deceitful inducement to move from any place, receiving a person to be used for forced labour and slave dealings, was arraigned in January 2016.
She was accused of trafficking an 18-year -old girl (name withheld), who worked as an artist designer in Benin City, before she was trafficked to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, for exploitative purposes.
Two Cattle Rustlers sentenced to death by hanging in Kogi
A Kogi High Court on Thursday sentenced two trans-border cattle rustlers, Muhammed Lawal Jauro and Yusuf Sanni to death by hanging. The duo got the sentence after Justice Josiah Majebi found them guilty of cattle rustling and culpable homicide.
NAN reports that the accused were arraigned on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide, contrary to various sections of the Penal Code.
The prosecution had told the court that sometimes in January 2016, one Dauda Abdullahi made a report of a gruesome murder and theft of cows, belonging to one Haruna, in one of the farm centres in Okene.
NAN reports that the accused were arraigned on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide, contrary to various sections of the Penal Code.
The prosecution had told the court that sometimes in January 2016, one Dauda Abdullahi made a report of a gruesome murder and theft of cows, belonging to one Haruna, in one of the farm centres in Okene.
Jonathan remembers Yar’adua seven years after
Immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan has paid a glowing tribute to his former boss, Umaru Musa Yar’adua.
Jonathan was immediately sworn in as the President following his demise.
Why I turned down move to China – Ozil
Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil has revealed he rejected a mega offer to play in the Chinese Super League.The 28-year-old whose current contract expires in June 2018, has been linked with an exit from the Emirates, as he is yet to agree a new deal.
Djokovic sacks entire coaching team
Novak Djokovic said Friday that he had parted ways with his entire training team, including long-time coach Marian Vajda, as he attempts to arrest an alarming slide in form in the past year.
The former world number one believes that this “shock therapy” will help him return to the top of the game, said a statement on his official website.
The former world number one believes that this “shock therapy” will help him return to the top of the game, said a statement on his official website.
Teenager sets 43-year-old lover’s house ablaze over sex
A teenager by the name Sophie Stonehewer, has been spared jail term after setting her 43-year-old boyfriend’s house ablaze.
The 18-year-old set fire to a curtain in Steven Beddows’ house while he was in bed around 3.40am on February 1.
She then ran to a neighbour’s house to raise the alarm when she couldn’t put out the fire herself and told them ‘he made me do it.’
The 18-year-old set fire to a curtain in Steven Beddows’ house while he was in bed around 3.40am on February 1.
She then ran to a neighbour’s house to raise the alarm when she couldn’t put out the fire herself and told them ‘he made me do it.’
How ExxonMobil Causes Nigeria To Lose $35m Daily
Mismanagement by oil giants, ExxonMobil, of the Joint Venture deal with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), SaharaReporters has learned, has resulted in production losses amounting to 600,000 barrels per day, which cost Nigeria $35million daily.
I met Christ where I went to buy Indian hemp in 1972 – Ayewa
Joseph Adelakun fondly called Ayewa is a gospel singer, songwriter and televangelist. He shares his life experience with Ademola Olonilua
You have been a musician for over forty years. When you started out, did you ever imagine your brand would be this big?
I thank God for everything but if I say that I ever envisaged that I would be this great in life, I would be telling a lie. I was just like the biblical Joseph who did not know how great he would be in life even though he had visions and dreams. I was from a Muslim background. My father was an Alhaji and he built a mosque for the community. I had in a staunch Islamic background where we never drank alcohol not to talk of smoking.
Shell to invest $25 billion in Nigeria, other countries
Oil giant, Royal Dutch Shell, has announced plans to invest about 25 billion dollars this year in Nigeria and all its oil and gas operation across the world.
Shell made the announcement in its first quarter 2017 financial results released on Thursday.
The report revealed that Shell netted an income of 2.2 billion dollars and was expecting to generate 10 billion dollars in cash flow from the delivery of some of its new projects by 2018.
I left my matrimonial home to retain my job – Woman tells court
Joy Udo, a teacher, on Wednesday told a Jikwoyi Customary Court, Abuja, that she left her matrimonial home because her husband asked her to choose between the marriage and her job.
Joy, who filed a petition seeking dissolution of the marriage, said her husband Sammul Udo, asked her to resign from her job.
APC rubbishing me – Kwankwaso
Former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on Thursday condemned the search of his brother’s house in Kano by the police.
Ghanaian Loses N15m To Fake Nigerian Spiritualists
A Ghanaian, Jona Borty has become rendered stranded in Lagos after falling for the pranks of two Nigerian fake spiritualists who invited and defrauded him of N15 million.
P.M.EXPRESS gathered that the Ghanaian was promised of spiritual deliverance and prosperity thereafter by the two men Olamide Fatai, 35 and Safara Babatunde, 47, whom he met through the social media.
Funeral home sued for refusing to cremate gay man
After losing his husband and partner of more than 50 years, a grieving man is suing a Mississippi funeral home for allegedly refusing to cremate his husband after realizing the men were a couple.
John “Jack” Zawadski and Robert “Bob” Huskey fell in love soon after they met in 1965. They lived together in California, Colorado and Wisconsin before they retired and settled in Picayune, Mississippi, in 1997.
John “Jack” Zawadski and Robert “Bob” Huskey fell in love soon after they met in 1965. They lived together in California, Colorado and Wisconsin before they retired and settled in Picayune, Mississippi, in 1997.
Car robbers severely beaten in Abuja
Two suspected car robbers have been mobbed along the Solomon Law Way in the Utako area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
It was learnt that the suspects, whose names had yet to be ascertained, were beaten with iron rods and stones, after they were caught trying to steal a car on Tuesday.
It was learnt that the suspects, whose names had yet to be ascertained, were beaten with iron rods and stones, after they were caught trying to steal a car on Tuesday.
How a Woman Swallowed $7000 in a Bid to Hide It from Her Husband
A jilted woman has swallowed rolls of $100 bills amounting to a total of $7000 in a desperate attempt to hide the cash during a fight with her husband.
Surgeons extracted 57 $100 bills from a woman who swallowed $7,000 in cash
A 30-year-old Colombian lady identified as Sandra Milena Almeida, swallowed $7,000 in a desperate bid to hide the cash from her husband after she discovered that he had cheated on her.
A 30-year-old Colombian lady identified as Sandra Milena Almeida, swallowed $7,000 in a desperate bid to hide the cash from her husband after she discovered that he had cheated on her.
Oil Palm Is Our New Crude Oil - Governor Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has revealed that his administration would massively invest in the Oil Palm sector in its quest to diversify the state economy beyond crude oil.
The governor announced this yesterday at the Edo State Government House in Benin when a 14-member committee set up to develop an oil palm plan for the state presented its report to him.He said: “Oil Palm is our new crude oil; it will be the key driver of our development. The state still has one of the largest estates of oil palm, which have the highest yield in the country. We want to leverage on our high-yielding varieties and long tradition of oil palm production to acquire about 100, 000 hectares of land for the development of oil palm estates. The production will be of global standards and yield”.
The governor announced this yesterday at the Edo State Government House in Benin when a 14-member committee set up to develop an oil palm plan for the state presented its report to him.He said: “Oil Palm is our new crude oil; it will be the key driver of our development. The state still has one of the largest estates of oil palm, which have the highest yield in the country. We want to leverage on our high-yielding varieties and long tradition of oil palm production to acquire about 100, 000 hectares of land for the development of oil palm estates. The production will be of global standards and yield”.
Husband And Wife Arrested For Armed Robbery In Ogun
Officers of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) in Ogun State, have arrested one Mathew Abioro and his wife, Precious, for reportedly engaging in armed robbery and serving as receivers of stolen items.
News Telegraph reeports that the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, revealed that the robbery gang had planned to carry out an operation before meeting their waterloo, adding the couple had confessed to the crime.
News Telegraph reeports that the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, revealed that the robbery gang had planned to carry out an operation before meeting their waterloo, adding the couple had confessed to the crime.
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