Why generals are reluctant to leave army – Investigation

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The recent retirement of 51 top officers of the Nigerian Army has caused a raging controversy as those affected have indicated their reluctance to pull out of the service. The affected officers had written to the Army Council to appeal for service extension but their appeals were turned down by the council.

Some of the affected officers had written to the council to appeal for extension in order to use the extra period to build their own houses. But the Army Council turned down the requests for lack of strong reasons and on the grounds that granting them would be destructive to established norms in the army.

Air fares may crash by 33% as Dana, others Return

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Indications have emerged that soaring domestic air fares may soon crash by 33 per cent from the present average of N30,000 per hour flight to N20,000 following the return of some local airlines to business. Dana Air, which stopped operations seven months ago after the tragic crash of June 3, 2012, resumed operations on Friday with fare as low as N14,400 for a Lagos-Abuja flight. The airline offered N11,000 fare for passengers who booked online.

Man In Court For Pouring Hot smelly Sh*T On Police Officers

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A 22-year-old man, Olumide Ajayi, has been docked at a Somolu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly pouring faeces on five policemen and attempting to escape from custody. Ajayi, who lives at No. 17, Ikorodu Road, is facing a three-count charge of assault and malicious damage. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

FG launches offensive against new terror sect, Jambs

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The Federal Government has launched an offensive against a little known terror group, Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi Biladis Sudan, which roughly translates as Vanguards for the Aid of Muslims in Black Africa.

Saturday PUNCH’s investigations showed that security agents had intensified their investigation of the brains behind the new group.

It was learnt that security agents were banking on detained members of Boko Haram and JAMBS to unmask the people behind the new sect.

PDP youth group blasts Jonathan over 2015 posters

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Youth wing of the Peoples Democratic Party has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to resign if he is bereft of ideas instead of denying sponsorship of posters for his second term, which surfaced in Abuja on New Year’s day.The group, in an electronic mail on Thursday, said since the the President assumed office, he had not shown any competence to solve the several problems bedevilling the nation.

The statement was signed by its Publicity Director, Comrade Bala Usman, and its National Director, Mr. Fidelis Uzoka. Jonathan’s 2015 posters were seen in several places including the Peoples Democratic Party headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday.

Police rearrest pastor for raping 12-year-old

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The Lagos State Police Command has rearrested a 40-year-old pastor, Alasco Sobowale, for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in Epe area of the state. Police authorities said the suspect, who is a pastor at Okiki Imole Church, Epe, was rearrested on Thursday at his home located at 10, Togodo Street, Temu Town.

The police had arrested Sobowale on December 21, 2012, for allegedly raping the minor but was later released on bail because courts were not in session.

Man Stabs 68-Year-Old Father To Death

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An Arab suffering from a mental disorder reportedly murdered his father in Abu Dhabi, police said. According to Colonel Dr Rashid Mohammad Borshid, Director of Criminal Investigation at Abu Dhabi Police, the suspect was caught soon after the murder. The Arab suspect who stabbed his father to death with a kitchen knife was transferred to a psychiatric clinic for diagnosis.

Inside Nigeria’s Secret Gay Club

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About 50 people, mostly men, crowd around the front porch of a social club in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, cheering on a shy-looking young man, who proceeds to sing a ballad.

Backstage, another man puts on his wig and takes a quick glance at his pocket mirror, before adjusting his tight-fitting red dress. Five other men also dressed in drag outfits appear, checking on each other’s make-up as they wait for their turn to perform for the crowd.

Man Butchers 5-Year-Old Son, Drinks Blood And Removes Private Parts For Money Ritual

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Emotions ran high at a village following a heinous incident which has left residents in total shock.

Apparently a man killed his son and removed his vital organs before drinking his blood…reason being he was told to do so to get rich. According to residents of Lango Baya village, Kenya, the man butchered his five year old son after he threw out his wife from his home the day before the incident occurred.

Chai ! VIDEO: Politician Beaten And Strípped By Villagers After 'Entering A Woman's Home And Raping Her..JJ

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Pictures have emerged of a leading Indian politician being beaten by villagers after allegedly raping a woman in her home at 2am.

Congressman for Assam's ruling party Congress, Bikram Singh Brahma, allegedly raped a woman at Santipura village in lower Assam's Chirang district before being caught by villagers today. It is another shocking sex crime against a woman in a country that is trying to come to terms with the gang rape and death of a 23-year-old student last week, for which six men currently face trial.

Two Nigerian Pastors Charged Over Gay Séx

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Two suspected gay pastors, Prince Ejimole, 26, and Lawrence Udo, 25, have been arrested and charged to court after they were allegedly caught having séx in a hotel room at Ijeshatedo, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria.

They are facing charges of having carnal knowledge of each other against the order of nature before the presiding Magistrate, Mrs A. O. Awogboro.

OUTRAGE: Court Overrules Rape Conviction Because Raped Woman Is Unmarried

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A California appeals court overturned the rape conviction of a man who authorities say pretended to be a sleeping woman's boyfriend before initiating intercourse, ruling that an arcane law from 1872 doesn't protect unmarried women in such cases.

A panel of judges reversed the trial court's conviction of Julio Morales and remanded it for retrial, in a decision posted Wednesday from the Los Angeles-based court.

The Untold Story Of Bisi Komolafe's Mysterious Death

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The Nigerian entertainment industry was thrown into a mourning mood on Monday, December 31st, 2012 when news broke that popular Yoruba movie star, Bisi Komolafe is dead.

The talented thespian died at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan. Findings revealed that Bisi battled with an undisclosed illness that kept her in and out of hospital for more than 3 months. 

A close friend of the actress revealed to us that Bisi was a few weeks pregnant before the illness started, and that the pregnancy had to be terminated at the hospital to save her life when her condition got worse.

Gunmen Kill Son Of Oba-Elect In Ondo Riverside Community

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Police authorities are investigating the murder of Orioye Oyetakin, the 23-year-old first child of a traditional ruler elect (Olikan) in the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The late prince was killed on December 27 last year.  His murder is the second to have occurred in the community. The Regent of the Town, Shem Omoreigha, was also murdered eight months ago by yet to be apprehended criminals. 

2015 Presidency: BNC Vows To Stop Jonathan Unless

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Benin National Congress, BNC, a socio-cultural organisation in Edo State, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan not to consider running for the 2015 presidential election, if he fails to find solution to insecurity and crisis in the power sector.

President of BNC, Mr. Aiyamenkhue Edokpolo, in his paper entitled Nigeria: Nation-State in Dire Need of Patriots, at the 2012 Merit Award ceremony organised by the group in Benin City, accused the political class of abandoning public institutions for selfish reasons, adding that kidnapping and restiveness were a fall-out of mis-governance.

Nice!!! Osun Students To Study Ifa – Governor Aregbesola

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The Osun State Government has announced a comprehensive plan for the state’s secondary school students to study Ifa as one of their subjects. The state Governor, Ogbeni Raufu Aregbesola, said the schools’ computer tablet had application for Ifa studies.

Woman Jumps Out Of Moving Train To Escape Molestation

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A woman travelling from New Jalpaiguri station in north Bengal on the Dibrugarh-Delhi Brahmaputra Express had to jump off the train to escape r*pe. According to railway officials, the woman was attacked near Ara, 50km west of Patna, by an army officer, identified as Rakesh Kumar, on her way to the bathroom. Seeing no escape route she jumped out of the moving train. The accused was captured by a co-passenger A.D. Upadhyaya, another army man attached to Assam Rifles, and was handed over to the police at Buxar railway station.

INEC Preparing Special Salary Scale For Its Staff To Lead Them Away From “Great Temptations” – Oluro

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, it has been revealed, might be planning a special salary scale for its workers. National Commissioner of INEC in charge of South-West, Prof. Lai Olurode, made this known in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Thursday. According to Olurode, the commission is seeking special pay for its workers to motivate them and to discourage them from engaging in electoral malpractice. He said, “The commission is working to make sure that the staff begin to enjoy a special salary scale. What the commission is doing is a special assignment and we know that the workers are open to great temptations, especially from politicians.

“The work is very risky and the workers who do their work as expected at times risk being killed. We hope that this would be granted before the 2015 election. We have started engaging the relevant authorities to make sure that this is done.” The INEC commissioner also added that INEC would do everything to make the workers happy in order to get the best from them.

Gang Take Turns With Girl Till She Slipped Into A Coma In Delta State

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The ugly trend of r*pe which is fast becoming a norm rather than an exception, took a dangerous dimension when a lady believed to be in her early twenties, was ganged-r*ped to an unconscious state by four men around Cemetery Road in Warri, Delta State. The victim, who is now receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital, was said to have boarded a taxi cab with four male passengers from Odion Road to her residence in Aguowe Street, Off Mac Demot Road.

Photo: Baby Grabs Doctor's Finger From Womb

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A truly amazing image of a baby grabbing the doctor’s fingers during childbirth has been shared all over the world. Randy Atkins was on hand to capture the moment his wife Alicia gave birth last October, but had no idea the images for his family photo album would become so famous.