by stoning a 63-year-old HIV positive for molesting and infecting a minor with the deadly virus...
The Vanguard
KANO
Thursday, April 24, 2014
HIV Patient, 63, Sentenced to Death in Kano For molesting, Infecting a Minor
by stoning a 63-year-old HIV positive for molesting and infecting a minor with the deadly virus...
The Vanguard
KANO
Meet the ‘Mad Man’ caught with ₦4 Million, Human Parts & Ammunition in Benin
He was allegedly arrested around the Upper Sokponba road area of Benin with human parts, a gun, and N4 million cash.
The man, whose identity has not been revealed yet, had reportedly lived in a run down apartment for about two years, pretending to be a mad man.
Nine Bodies Washed Ashore After Easter Festivities In Tema, Ghana
Eight bodies were washed ashore in two seperate beaches in Accra in what was suspected to be another holiday disaster. Reports of revelers drowning in the sea during festive occasions are not new, but the drowning casualties after the Easter festivities appear to be increasing by the day.
Pic: Policeman beaten & tied up by Mob after apparently shooting a driver
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| The driver that was shot. |
This incident happened this afternoon along Patigi Road in Kwara State. Based on eye-witnesses, the policeman was tied and a number of his colleagues stopped a driver delivering telecoms equipment to a niche site at Patigi and allegedly demanded for money. When the driver refused to pay the money, a disagreement ensued and he was shot in the arm.. Following the shooting, a mob descended on the policemen but were only in a position to catch one as others ran away.
The main one caught was beaten and tangled up by a mob.
Boko Haram Threatens to eliminate abducted childlren if search isn't Stopped
The ladies said since efforts by the military to rescue girls haven't worked up to now, it was time to let them to take matters into their hands as concerned mothers.
GEJ holds security meeting with Govs, spiritual leaders, heads of security agencies
President Jonathan this afternoon (meeting may still be going on as you read this) held a closed door meeting with some state governors, heads of security agencies, ministers and spiritual leaders in the country with a view of finding lasting solution to the security problems the nation is currently facing.
The meeting which started around 12.10 this afternoon has in attendance Willie Obiano (Anambra), Theodore Orji (Abia), Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara), Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa), Gabriel Suswam (Benue), Martins Elechi (Ebonyi), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara), Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Kashim Shettima (Borno), Aliyu Wamako (Sokoto), Ramalan Yero (Kaduna ), Garba Umar (Taraba), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Tanko Al-Makura (Nasarawa), Seidu Dakingari (Kebbi), Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo), Lyel Imoke (Cross River), Ibrahim Dankwambo (Gombe) and Isa Yuguda (Bauchi).
Republic Of The Mind And Thralldom Of Fear By Wole Soyinka
I have a cloud of sadness within me as I speak. It has to do with an absence, a non-event which, both as a product in itself and as the product’s fate, could easily stand – among similar testimonies – as symbolic of the mission of this gathering, and a number of others like it, at least in all societies which value the exertion of the mind and products of the imagination.
Gombe spends N152m to mass wed 720 couples
The Gombe State Government says it spent N151.8 million on the mass wedding of 720 couples in the state.
The Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo, made this known during the wedding ceremony of the couples in Gombe on Tuesday.
Dankwambo said the amount was expended on the settlement of dowry, purchase of food items, textile materials, furniture, kitchen utensils, as well as take-off capital for the couples.
‘Nigeria has 1,400 illegal borders’
Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, David Parradang, on Wednesday said there were over 1,400 illegal routes into Nigeria with only 84 approved border control posts.
He made the shocking revelation when he appeared before the Committee on Immigration and Related Matters of the ongoing National Conference in Abuja.
“Whereas we have 84 approved border control posts across 4,000 sq. km., there are well over 1,400 illegal routes which are not manned. This has great security implications for the country,” he said.
Lagos - Ibadan EXPRESSWAY IS SAFE.
There is no Boko Haram attack on this road as currently being circulated. The heavy traffic being witnessed caused due to a fallen Truck with goods at a section of the expressway. Our traffic officers and other relevant agencies are working to clear the road. #Rumour #NPFalert
Pics: Singing duo MamuZEE TwiNs attacked by Gunmen in Abuja
The Twins are still at a healthcare facility now, but are considered doing fine and will return home today.. More pics after the break...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Nollywood actor dies after battle with kidney ailment
Nollywood actor Chris Nkulor has offered after a struggle with a kidney related disease. He died yesterday at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching hospital Ile-Ife where he was undergoing treatment for the ailment. May his soul rest in peace. Ase.
Aftermath of Nyanya, Abuja Bomb blast: Military checkpoint causes Massive traffic gridlock
In the wake of the Nyanya bomb blast which occurred on Monday April 14th, which killed over 80 people, military checkpoints have been mounted at various strategic road junctions to double check human and vehicular activities in the FCT.
Motorists/workers say these checkpoints have grown to be a serious problem for them because they lose many useful hours in traffic with a number of them getting late to work and receiving queries.
Video : Vybz Kartel nabbed on video committing murder; video leaks online
When he was arrested back in 2011, the center piece of the murder case was a video tape made at the crime scene (Vybz' own home) implicating Vybz and his co-defendants. Well, someone just leaked that video footage...and it's chilling! They chopped the guy into pieces...that's why a body has never been found. This guy is ruthless, OMG!
Continue...
Checkout Fulani herdsmen who confessed to being Boko Haram members
The military released the pic above and a record signed by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade.
Find it below...
Spouse Brutality - Photos: Ogun state APC Chieftain violently assaults wife
Just got this mail from an NGO that handles domestic violence cases. According for their story, the woman above could be the wife of a powerful Ogun-state APC chieftain named Bashorun Bayo Awosanya. He reportedly attacked her at their residence in Sagamu on Easter Sunday April 20th around 8.30pm after an argument. The girl was saved by their gateman who heard her cries for help from his station.
Unknown Gunmen shoot and kill 50 in fresh attack in Taraba
Unknown gunmen yesterday struck residents of Gidan Aku community on the outskirts Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State killing no fewer than 50 people with many seriously injured.
According to reports, the men who stormed the area with sophisticated weapons allegedly came in from Nassarawa state and attacked the residents while they were sleeping. They set the whole place on fire forcing residents to flee into nearby bushes for safety.An eyewitness and also a lawyer in the community, Luka Agbu said no security officer came to their rescue during the attack
The new LAUTECH Chancellor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, bags D.Sc honour as well.
The Convocation and Investiture award and lecture will take place in the SIFAX Lecture Theatre within the premises of the University in Ogbomoso starting from 11am on Wednesday April 23rd, 2014. The occasion will be the 11th (special convocation) ceremony of the University. Continue...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Robbers raid 8 Lagos Streets, rape, vandalise 30 vehicles in 7-hr rampage
The hoodlums, who reportedly belonged to two cult groups – Akala boys and Toheeb’s gang – ravaged New Balogun, Euba, Ayonuga, Tiamiyu, Haruna, Ereko, Oyedele streets and Coker Lane. A mosque on Coker Lane was not spared as the worshippers, who slept in the mosque after a vigil, were robbed by the hoodlums.
One of the people in the mosque told Punch that the robbers fired bullets for over one hour before robbing from house-to-house. Continue...
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