23-Year-Old Man killed In Delta Cult War

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Rival cult groups went on rampage at Okwagbe community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, weekend, leaving a 23-year old man, Victor Odoye, dead.

The police, however, responded immediately and arrested 10 suspected cultists.

The leader of one of the cult groups, identified by the police as an ex-militant, Solomon, is, however, on the run.

The cause of the clash was not clear, but Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Famous Ajieh, who confirmed Odoye’s death to Vanguard, said the cultists used dangerous weapons.

12-Year-Old HIV-Infected Blood Victim Solicits Prayers

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The 12-year-old girl who was given HIV-infected blood in a botched transfusion at a Saudi hospital has appealed for support and prayers. “I need you to stand by me and to pray for me,” Reham said in a video clip that has been widely distributed on social networks.

The case has sparked deep revulsion and outrage in Saudi Arabia where activists, focus groups and columnists have called for prompt action to help the girl and stringent measures against those found guilty of negligence. Messages of compassion and sympathy as well as gifts and flowers were delivered to Reham as doctors attempted to deal with her case.

17-Year-Old Girl Gang-Raped, Butchered And Left To Die (Photos)

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The brutal murder of a 17-year-old girl, who was gang-raped, horrifically mutilated and left to die on a building site, has sparked a national outcry in South Africa.

Anene Booysen was discovered by security guards on the site in the sleepy town of Bredasdorp, 80 miles east of Cape Town. According to a Health Department spokesman, her injuries were so severe that her family asked authorities not to release the details.

 

However it was later revealed that her stomach had been slit open down to her genitals and that she had died from her injuries in hospital. She managed to identify one of her attackers before her death and two men have appeared in court charged with rape and murder.

Female Teacher Had Sèx With 14-Year-Old Student ’40′ Times

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A 35-year-old paraeducator is accused of repeatedly raping a 14-year-old boy during a 10-month period who was friends with her son.

Katheryn L. Carmean, 35, was arrested in Seaford, Del. on Wednesday and charged with ten counts of third-degree rape, continuous sèxual abuse of a child and endangering the welfare of a child, according to a press release from the Delaware State Police.  Delaware Online reports that Carmean was arrested at Seaford Middle School where she works as a paraeducator who assists children with disabilities. She has been suspended from her position.

Reps Propose N25 Million Fine And 15-Year Jail Term For Yahoo Yahoo Boys

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The House of Representatives has proposed heavy penalties for “Computer misuse and Cybercrimes,” with fines ranging from N5m to N25m for offenders. Convicted persons will also serve jail terms ranging from two to 15 years.

Cybercrime is commonly known as Yahoo Yahoo in Nigeria.

The penalties are contained in amendments proposed to the Criminal Code and the Penal Code. The two bills have already passed second reading at the House and are scheduled for public hearing by the House Committee on Justice headed by Mr. Ali Ahmad.

56-Year-Old Man Banned From Talking To Women For 10 Years

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A s*x pest has been banned from speaking to women for ten years.

David Delahunty, 56, could be jailed just for saying hello to a woman he does not know. A judge imposed the ban after Delahunty admitted s*xual assault. He walked up to a stranger at a bus stop, kissed her on the cheek and told her she was a “bonny lass”.  But he then terrified the woman by making lewd suggestions and falsely claiming he was a defiler who had just been freed from prison.

The victim, in her 20s, was left feeling “disgusted and frightened”, the judge was told. Delahunty, of Carlisle, Cumbria, was given a nine-month suspended jail term and 120 hours’ community work.

How Robbers Raped 35-Year-Old Wife In Husband’s Presence

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Residents of Ogida quarters in Benin City were shocked last Saturday when they woke to see a house wife (names withheld) shouting and pleading for help.

They rushed to the house only to discover that the woman was raped by three young men who stormed the house at about 3am.  They further discovered the victim’s husband who was tied by the robbers and pushed  under the bed. Saturday Vanguard learnt that the suspects Peter Anigboro (25 years old), Lucky Williams (22) and Olise Friday, forced the door of the residence of the victim open with an impoverished gun and a dagger.

The suspects immediately went for the husband, whom they tied his legs and hands after which he was pushed under the bed.

Celebrity Saudi preacher 'raped' and tortured his five-year-old daughter to death

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A Saudi preacher who tortured his five-year-old daughter to death has been released after agreeing to pay 'blood money', activists said.   Lama al-Ghamdi died in October having suffered multiple injuries including a crushed skull, broken ribs and left arm, extensive bruising and burns.  The child had also been repeatedly raped and the burned.

Her father Fayhan al-Ghamdi, a prominent Islamist preacher who regularly appears on television in Saudi Arabia, served only a few months in jail despite admitting having used a cane and cables to inflict the injuries.

Activists from the group Women to Drive said the preacher had doubted Lama's virginity and had her checked up by a medic.

Final Year Student Arrested For Stealing 4-Year-Old Boy In Delta

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A 20-year-old final year student of Delta State Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku was Monday, paraded at the State police headquarters Asaba for allegedly stealing a toddler from a day-care school.

State police commissioner, Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba said that “the suspect who once did her IT in the said day care and primary school in Asaba sneaked in and took away the child. Unfortunately, she forget her bag which assisted us (police) in tracing her to Onitsha where the child was rescued”.

The suspect (names withheld) who claimed to be presently pregnant and a mother of two denied stealing the baby.

University Final Year Student, 5 Others Arrested For Kidnapping In Ogun

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The Ogun State Vigilance Service, Sunday,  said it had arrested six suspected kidnappers including  a final year student  of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago-Iwoye,  (name withheld) who demanded a sum of N25million ransom from their victim’s family.

Speaking to newsmen in Abeokuta, the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Soji Ganzallo said that the suspects had on Thursday trailed one Aremu Peters from his office located at number 86 Ibadan road,Ijebu-Ode, at about 7.00p.m. and subsequently kidnapped him.

Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ Wins Korean Song Of The Year Award

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“Gangnam Style” has been crowned song of the year by South Korea’s music industry association.

Rapper PSY’s worldwide hit that topped charts internationally last year won the Digital Daesang honour at the 2013 Golden Disk Awards, considered South Korea’s version of the Grammys after breaking Justin Bieber’s record of most views on YouTube, and going ahead to reach the 1 billion mark.

5-year-old boy sent away from school for having long hair (PICTURED)

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The school, Roberts Road Elementary, in Hockley had turned away a 5-year-old boy for sporting a long hair during enrollment, as reported by local news, Thursday, January 10. The boy’s mother, Ursula Martin, said that her son’s hair was not a problem in the previous school that he came from. The family had just moved to Hockley. Martin could not understand how the length of his son’s hair could affect his education. Martin said: “He doesn’t feel like he should have to cut his hair to go to school.” 

21-Year-Old Student Dumps New Born In Pit Latrine

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Residents of Manchok in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday recovered a baby from a pit latrine where its mother had dumped it. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the residents, who were attracted by the cry of the baby, had to break the latrine to remove the baby girl allegedly delivered by a 21-year-old student. The suspected mother, an unmarried secondary school student, allegedly induced the delivery of her seven-month-old pregnancy and threw it away. The suspect, however, ran out of luck when one Miss Rifkatu John, who runs a beer parlour, went to use the latrine and heard the cry of the baby.

Extra: 9 relationship resolutions you should make this Year

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A new year has rolled around again and it’s time to re-examine our lives and find ways to improve ourselves. Over Christmas we are constantly reminded of the fact that the most important thing in life is love, so surely the best New Year’s resolution we can make is to improve our relationships. Here are 10 ways to make your relationships even better than they were last year.

Driver killed by LASTMAmen Planned New Year party

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A commercial driver, Mr. Isaac Popoola, who was allegedly beaten to death on Monday by two officials of the Lagos State Transportation Management Authority, had before his brutal killing, started preparing for the Yuletide celebration. The deceased’s son, Ibukunoluwa, told our correspondent, at the family residence in Akowonjo, Egbeda area of the state on Tuesday that his father had fixed January 2, 2013 for the celebration.

Mom Finds Seven Deadly Snake In 3 Year Old Son's Wardrobe

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A three-year-old boy had a lucky escape after his mother found a box of seven deadly snakes in his wardrobe.

Kyle Cumming had found the snake eggs in his garden in Townsville in Queensland, Australia and was given a takeaway container to put them in. Several weeks later his mother Donna Sim was shocked when she opened the bedroom wardrobe to discover the box full of recently hatched eastern brown snakes – the world’s second deadliest species.

Daughter Beats 92-year-old Grandma To Death, Says Her Grandmother Was A Demon

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A WOMAN who allegedly stomped her 92-year-old grandmother because she feared the old woman was possessed by a demon may face stiff penalties now that the victim has died. Angela Armstrong died recently at a hospital in St. Louis Country, Mo, following the November 21 attack by her granddaughter, Rachel Armstrong. The younger woman threw her grandmother down the stairs before stomping her, which left Angela with broken arms and eight cracked ribs.

Who deserves to be Silverbird Man of the Year 2012?

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See the nominees below..
1. Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu - former Lagos State governor
2. Sule Lamido - Jigawa State governor
3. Mohammed Abubakar _ Inspector General of Police
4. Shamsuddeen Usman - Minister of National Planning
5. Akinwunmi Adesina - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
6. Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - Minister of Finance
7. Ahmadu Guiade - National Drug Law Enforcement Agency chairman

24-Year-Old Man Sneaks Out Of Bedroom, Rapés 2-Year-Old Niece

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Police have arrested a 24-year-old man who allegedly failed to control his séxual appetite and rapéd his two-year-old niece.The man, whose name is withheld to protect the identity of the child, is in custody assisting police with investigations. Acting police spokesperson for Midlands, Assistant Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko, said the incident occurred last Wednesday at around 5 am at Thornhill Airbase in Gweru.
The suspect is the brother to the toddler's 36-year-old mother, whose name is also being withheld in the interest of the toddler.

34-year-old Farmer Sentenced To Death For Robbery

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A farmer at Kwale town, in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, Emeka Ogwu, has been sentenced to death by an Effurun High Court for armed robbery. Speaking in court, one of the prosecution witnesses, Dorothy Asekpokai, a business woman, had told the court that the convict attempted to rob her on June 12, 2007, when she visited her new building site around Osubi. She also identified the convict as the one who attempted to rob her with a gun but she narrowly escaped after driving away at top speed.