Wednesday, 20 December 2017

Group Threatens to Sue Atiku If He Refuses to Contest for President in 2019


The Intellectual Think Tank for Advancement Initiative (ITTA), a civil society organisation, has called on a former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to formally declare his intention to contest for president in 2019 general elections or be dragged to court.

The Chairman of the group, Mr Theophilus Ohuoba, told newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja that the time was ripe for Atiku to make public his intention to run for the position.

Man pushes girlfriend into river, jumps in to drown her, before begging to be rescued


Police has arrested a teenager who pushed his girlfriend into the river, jumps in to drown her before begging to be rescued himself as his girlfriend escaped from his grips.

The 19-year-old Afghan asylum seeker is now facing attempted murder charges after the incident which took place at the Berlin’s Havel River.

Two senior officials executed by Kim Jong-un over failed nuclear test


Two top officials, according to reports have been executed by Kim Jong - Un. This is coming just five days after the mishaps at North Korea’s test missile site.One of the men executed was killed after he allegedly took responsibility for issues that arose at the Punggye-ri nuclear base, which led to the date of a rocket launch being pushed back.

Five days ago, a high-ranking official once described as the ‘second most powerful man in North Korea’ disappeared from public life, sparking speculation he too may have been executed by death squads.

Touching Moment Policeman Uses His Clothes To Keep Abandoned Baby Warm [Photos]


A policeman in China has been hailed as a hero after using his own clothes to keep an abandoned baby warm.

The newborn, a boy, had been left abandoned in a park in Chuxiong, Yunnan, Province, on a freezing winter night.

The NFF Boss Questions CAF's Awards Criteria After Moses Snub


Amaju Pinnick reckons the Super Eagles star performed very well in 2017 and should have made the final cut for the Player of the Year gong.

Nigerian Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick believes Super Eagles attacker Victor Moses did just enough to deserve a spot on the final shortlist of nominees for the prestigious CAF African Player of the Year award.

3 Kenyan Men Who Stole Bibles In Church Arraigned In Court (Photo)


Three men have been arraigned in court for breaking into a church and stealing Bibles in Kenya.

David Mwangi Wanjira, Peter Maina Kiburi and James Kamau Njeri were accused of breaking into Wings of Life worship Centre and committing felony in Muthaiga on December 1.

Disgraced US Cardinal Bernard Law Dies In Rome


Cardinal Bernard Law, who was forced to resign as archbishop of Boston in 2002 over a sex abuse scandal, has died aged 86 in Rome.

Cardinal Law was accused of having moved paedophile priests from parishes rather than confront accusations.

Banker Arraigned For Allegedly Diverting N116M To His Friends’ Accounts


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, December 19, arraigned the duo of Temitope Oluwasanmi and Augustine Olayinka before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on a seven-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing and fraudulent diversion of funds to the tune of N116m.

The first defendant, Temitope Oluwasanmi, an employee of Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc, was arrested by operatives of the EFCC sometime in October 2017, following a petition received by the Commission from the bank.

Army colonel to spend six years in jail for announcing presidential ambition in Egypt


Today, an Egyptian military court sentenced a colonel Ahmed Konsowa to six years in prison after he announced plans to stand in the 2018 presidential election.

Konsowa was given the jail term for “stating political opinions contrary to the requirements of military order”, his lawyer Asaad Heikal said.  The colonel had announced he would be a candidate for president in video messages and a statement on Facebook on November 29.

25-year-old South African woman and Ivorian man arrested for drug smuggling at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok


A 25-year-old South African woman and a man from Ivory Coast were arrested for drug smuggling in two separate cases at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.

Thai media report that Ms Nozipho Nene arrived on an Emirates flight from Dubai with a kilo of cocaine in her travel bag.

Enugu Government Begins Evacuation Of Street Beggars


The Enugu State government has pledged wellbeing of street beggars evacuated from various parts of the state. This is pledge is coming after some beggars were arrested on Monday in various locations by the state government officials.
The action according to the Commissioner for Gender and Social Development Peace Nnaji is aimed at stamping out beggars from the streets in Enugu State, part of the vision of the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of empowering them.

Man Allegedly Arrested In Rivers For Not Having Receipts Of 2 Phones On Him


A man was allegedly arrested by police operatives for not being able to “produce receipts for the two phones on him”. According to an online report, the man was in a cab to Rivers State University for a meeting before he was allegedly arrested by officers of the “Operation Delta” Police, Mile One division in Rivers state.

Abusive ex-lover sets his Woman's home on fire (photos)


An American lady, Jalecia Jennings has taken to Facebook to call for justice against her abusive ex, after he set her house on fire.

She shared photos of him and the destroyed home and wrote;

Man Loses 17-Year-Old Marriage For Raping Wife


A tricycle operator, Olasunkanmi Abdul-Kareem, 42, on Tuesday in Igando, Lagos State, lost his 17-year-old marriage for raping his wife in the presence of their children many times.

Delivering judgment, the president of Igando Customary Court, Lagos, Moses Akinniyi, said the marriage between Bolanle AbdulKareem and Olasunkanmi Abdul-Kareem had been dissolved.

Police Arraign Lawyer For Assaulting 15-Year-Old Maid, But Victims Father Wants Case Dismissed


A female lawyer, Tolu Olaoye, has been arraigned by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly inflicting a cut on the forehead of her maid, 15-year-old Abigail Opebiyi.

The victim lived with Olaoye on El Shaddai Crescent in the Ipaja area of the state.

Olaoye was arrested on Friday on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, after a video of the assault went viral.

Man accused of raping 12-year-old, tells court she’s girlfriend


A 27-year-old man, Lawal Abubakar, on Tuesday told a Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja, that a 12-year-old girl he abducted was his girlfriend.

‎Mr. Abubakar of Byazhin, Kubwa, Abuja, pleaded guilty to charges of abduction and gross indecency of a minor leveled against him, but said the girl was his girlfriend.

Ikoyi cash: More sanctions coming for culprits, says Buhari


President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the persons behind the large sums of foreign and local currencies recovered in April by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a residential apartment at the Osborne Towers, Lagos would be sanctioned.

According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President spoke at the Presidential Villa, Abuja while receiving the report of a panel established to review the operational, technical and administrative structure of the National Intelligence Agency.

Jonathan got $2bn, says Yari as he defends $1bn Boko Haram fund


Abdulaziz Yari, governor of Zamfara state and chairman of Nigeria governors’ forum, says there is nothing wrong with the approval of $1 billion for the fight against insurgency.
Addressing reporters after a meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja, Yari said the government of former President Goodluck Jonathan got twice the amount approved for the current administration.

Atletico Report Barca For Illegal Griezmann Approach


Atletico Madrid reported Barcelona to football’s governing body FIFA over illegal contact made to star forward Antoine Griezmann, Atletico club sources confirmed on Tuesday.

“The complaint has been presented for repeated contact between Barcelona, the player and his team,” an Atletico source told AFP.

Zambia Makes Chinese Men Police Officers, Citizens Say It's Unacceptable


Zambia's police force has scrapped plans to employ eight Chinese nationals barely 24 hours after it unveiled the scheme, following a public outcry.

The new reservists were commissioned in the capital, Lusaka, on Monday.

Kastina Police Arraign Teenager For Incest


An 18-year old boy, Saidu Abdullahi, has been arraigned before a Katsina Senior Magistrates’ Court for allegedly having sexual intercourse with his eight-year-old sibling.

Abdullahi, a junior secondary school student, lives with his family at Jabango Quarters, Katsina.

‘You are a disgrace’ — Faleke slams Bello over double registration


James Faleke, running mate to late Abubakar Audu in the 2015 gubernatorial election in Kogi state, says Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, is a disgrace to the state.
Faleke said this in response to the double registration controversy involving the governor.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had accused Bello of registering twice. It also sacked three of its staff which it said were involved in the act.

More than 25,000 Nigerians held in slave and sex camps Libya in 2017


The Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons(NAPTIP), Julie Okah-Donli, has disclosed that more than 25,000 Nigerians have been held in slave and sex camps in Lybia.

Okah-Donli made this known while defending the agency’s 2018 budget before the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters on Tuesday.

Court dissolves marriage over wife’s constant twisting of husband’s testicles


An Igando Customary Court in Lagos yesterday dissolved the five-year-old marriage between Mr Chukwuma Onwumere and his wife, Obianuju, following the respondent’s threat to the petitioner’s life by always twisting his testicles anytime they were fighting.

The president of the court, Mr Moses Akinniyi, said the estranged couple was tired of the marriage, adding that all efforts to reconcile them had failed.

Disgraced US Cardinal Bernard Law Dies In Rome


Cardinal Bernard Law, who was forced to resign as archbishop of Boston in 2002 over a sex abuse scandal, has died aged 86 in Rome.

Cardinal Law was accused of having moved paedophile priests from parishes rather than confront accusations.