5 people confirmed dead, 3 critically injured in land dispute crisis between two communities in Ebonyi and Cross River States

According to CrossRiverWatch, four persons from Abi were killed when some Adadama women went to their farms to harvest cassava on Tuesday, June 21.

"The women were chased and driven from their farms by the Amagu youths, when they reported their ordeal, the youths of Adadama went on rescue mission and a fracas ensued that led to the death of four Adadama youths while four persons were rushed to UCTH with bullet wounds and one, Mr. Ikor Anali, later died at UCTH on Wednesday. While it was not yet possible to get information from anyone in Ebonyi state, some of the Adadama people on the ground allege that, though policemen from Nko police station who were on ground to maintain peace were still trying to intervene, before they knew the Amagu youths commenced attack on us."

The Director-General of Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu, visited to the victims identified as John Edward (16), Emmanuel George (20) and Lebo Linus (17) who are currently receiving treatment at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH. Dr. Edu sympathized with the victims and made cash donation of an undisclosed amount to them.

Photo : Australian man managed to escape from kidnappers in Calabar, Nigeria

Three Australians working for a Perth-based mining company in Nigeria were among a group of seven men kidnapped after their vehicle was attacked in the country's south east.

One of the group, West Australian Tim Croot, managed to escape along with a Nigerian driver. Mr Coot is being assisted by consular officials.

The hold-up, in which the driver was also shot dead, happened in the Akpabuyo district near the capital of Cross River State, Calabar, about 7am local time on Wednesday, June 22.

Three Australians, two Nigerians, a New Zealander and a South African were kidnapped in the ambush that killed their Nigerian driver, Australian officials said today.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull the Australian ambassador was on the scene and working with local authorities. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop confirmed Mr. Coot's lucky escape.

Viernheim cinema complex 'attacked by gunman' in Germany

Heavily armed police have surrounded a cinema complex in western Germany amid reports that a gunman has barricaded himself inside.

German media reports suggest a man fired at least one shot at the Kinopolis complex in Viernheim, near Frankfurt.

At least 20 people are said have been injured, many reportedly as the result of a release of tear gas.

It is unclear if the man is alone or if he has taken hostages.

Culled from BBC

Photos: 20-year-old Nigerian man Uchechukwu Ejimonye found guilty of murder in London

A 20-year-old Nigerian man has been found guilty of murdering a teenage boy in north London.

Uchechukwu Ejimonye, of Roth Walk, N7 was yesterday, Wednesday, 22 June found guilty at the Old Bailey in connection with the death of 17-year-old Vasilaki Kakko in Holloway. He will be sentenced today Thursday, 23 June. 

Detective Inspector Mick Norman, from the Met's Homicide and Major Crime Command, said:

"What started as an evening out with friends quickly escalated into a moment of extreme violence. Whilst it is unclear what led Ejimonye to fatally stab Vasso, it is obvious to most people that there is never any excuse to take someone else's life…"

On 23 November 2015, police were called at approximately 20:50hrs to reports that a man had been stabbed on Yoke Close, close to North Road, N7.

The London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance also attended and Vasilaki - known as Vasso to family and friends - who was from Newington Green was pronounced dead at the scene at 21:22hrs.

Sales girl raped, killed in Delta

A sales girl, simply identified as “Yellow,” has been bludgeoned to death after she was raped. It was gathered that her assailants attacked her inside the building material store where she worked at Afiesere community, Ughelli, Delta State. 

 

Her lifeless body was discovered at about 5p.m. on Tuesday, by her employer who came to the shop, following reports that the shop had not been opened for business all day, only to discover her lifeless body. Giving detail of the incident, a resident of the community who gave his name as Efemena Omokaro, claimed the lifeless body of the victim was discovered naked and mutilated inside the inner room of the shop. 

 

He told Vanguard: 

“From what we saw on the corpse, she was attacked and killed in the morning by someone close to her. But the manner in which she was attacked calls for concern as such a thing has never happened in this community.”

Jesus' statue doesn't get burnt at New York's religious shop (photo)

A 'Jesus' statue in a religious shop located in Brooklyn, New York didn't get burnt as fire, which broke out on Broadway near Belvidere St. in Bushwick at 12:28 p.m., left the shop seriously damaged with a pile of charred debris on the sidewalk, according to witnesses.

“God is good. He was here today,” said Evelyn Arroyo, 56, who works in the shop. “Everything in here is material, but your life is more important. It could have been worse.”

“We were cleaning the floors, and I went out for a few minutes, and then there was smoke, and then fire broke out,” she said. “It happened so quick.”

“Thank God someone came in,” Arroyo said. “She didn’t realize there was smoke. She was in shock.”

Arroyo said she’s grateful for the actions of the firefighters. “I pray for them and their families,” she said.

EFCC can prosecute Fayose as governor – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has declared that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) can investigate and prosecute the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, even as a sitting governor.The human rights lawyer in a statement on Wednesday said Fayose could not rely on section 308 of the 1999 Constitution to escape criminal act.

He said the immunity clause did not come to play in criminal investigation of a sitting governor or a sitting president.
Falana added that in view of the fact that the effect of section 308 of the 1999 Constitution had been watered down, Fayose could not invoke the immunity clause to shield himself from investigation.”

“While not challenging the allegation by the EFCC that the sum of N1.3 billion has been traced to his personal account, Mr. Fayose has attempted to hide under the immunity clause to shield himself from investigation. Contrary to the governor’s claim he does not enjoy immunity from investigation with respect to his criminal involvement in treasonable conduct and corrupt practices.
“It is trite law that all the public officers protected by Section 308 of the Constitution can be investigated for corruption and other criminal offences.
“If he is indicted, Fayose ought to be prosecuted by the EFCC since the immunity of a governor is put in abeyance when the legitimacy of his election is in dispute. In his desperate bid to divert public attention from the ongoing investigation of the criminal diversion of public funds, Fayose has attempted to link me with his indictment by the Nigerian Army and the EFCC.

“Notwithstanding that the allegation is completely baseless, I fully support the investigations. I do not need to instigate the anti-graft agencies to enquire into the activities of a serial treasury looter.
“Having admitted his involvement in the coup which occurred in Ekiti State which culminated in his emergence as the Ekiti State governor, Fayose ought to be prosecuted for treason which arose from the electoral malfeasance,” he said.

Some Ecobank staff may lose their jobs as bank plans to close some of its operational centers due reduction in profit.

Job loss is imminent in Ecobank as the management of the bank plans to review it's expansion strategy following a decline in profit and that may result in closing some of the African countries to focus on promising markets.
In an interview with Reuters, chairman of the bank, Emmanuel Ikazoboh, said falling global commodity prices that have hit economies in countries such as Nigeria and Ghana have caused a reduction in the banks profit margin.

Angry cop kills girlfriend, ex-girlfiend and then shot himself.

A police constable killed his girlfriend and ex-girlfriend and then turned his gun on himself, Daily Sun SA, reports.

Robbie Raburabu, a spokesman for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, said the trouble started when the constable’s ex-girlfriend, 23-year-old Leah Mahlangu-Magwala (pictured), visited his neighbour in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng on Thursday June 16.

Leah then learned that the constable, who cannot be named as his family has not yet been informed of his death, had a new girlfriend, Buhle Mabena (18).

"Mahlangu-Magwala went to his house for a while before returning to the neighbour’s house. Shortly after her visit they heard the constable and Mabena arguing," said Raburabu.

During the argument a gun went off. The neighbour and Mahlangu-Magwala rushed over to see what had happened.

"When they got there they saw Mabena had been shot in her face. The constable then opened the door and grabbed Mahlangu-Magwala. He shot her in the chest," said Raburabu.

Man remanded in custody for pouring hot soup on a policeman in Lagos(Graphic photo)

An Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded a 33-year-old man, Imole Emmanuel, in prison custody for allegedly pouring hot soup on a police corporal, Kayode Akingbade.

 Emmanuel was arraigned on counts of assault and conduct likely to cause a breach of the public peace.

 It was learnt that he also attempted to snatch the corporal’s rifle.

A team of policemen was said to be on surveillance around the Baptist College, Ilawe Road, when one of them asked the suspect to leave the area in order for them to carry out their operation.

 Akingbade was said to have gone to a canteen to eat about 30 minutes later only for the suspect to trace him there and pour hot soup on him.

 At the sitting held on Monday, the police prosecutor, Bankole Olasunkanmi, prayed the court for a short adjournment to enable him to study the case file and assemble his witnesses.

Cook allegedly kills friend for reporting him to police

The Lagos State police command has arrested a man, Daniel Okorie, for allegedly stabbing his friend, Onyeka Jackson, to death in the Iyana Isashi area of the state.

 PUNCH Metro learnt that Okorie, who worked as a cook, was wanted by the police for beating up a female customer, allegedly killed Jackson for reporting him to the police station.

 Our correspondent learnt that Okorie stabbed Jackson on the neck when he visited the suspect’s apartment at Clinic Bus stop, Iyana Isashi.

 It was gathered that the incident occurred around 6.30am on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 and was reported at the Isashi Police Division.

Our correspondent learnt that Okorie, who hails from Ebonyi State, and Jackson worked as cooks in the Ijanikin area.

 It was gathered that a week before the incident, a female customer was allegedly beaten up by Okorie, and the woman reported the incident at a police station.

Okorie was said to have fled the store while the policemen, who launched a manhunt for him, arrested Jackson and asked him to produce his friend.

 PUNCH Metro learnt that when Jackson left the police station, he headed for Okorie’s rented apartment on Tuesday, and told him to report himself to the police.

 Okorie was said to have become infuriated and an altercation ensued, during which the suspect allegedly grabbed a knife and stabbed his colleague. Jackson was said to have been rushed to a private hospital in the area, where he was confirmed dead.

 When our correspondent visited Okorie’s apartment,  a neighbour, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the suspect thought his colleague reported the assault to the police.

 He said, “They both worked in a store in Ijanikin. They have another store in Iyana Era area. Sometime last week, Daniel (Okorie) beat up a woman, who was one of their customers. The woman went to the police station to report.

 “When the policemen came, Daniel had run away. So, the policemen arrested Jackson when they could not find Okorie. When Jackson was released, the first place he went to was Daniel’s place, warning him to turn himself in to the police.

 “Daniel became angry, thinking that it was his friend who reported him to the police. An argument ensued and he stabbed him with a knife. He lost a lot of blood. He stabbed him in three places.”

The Nigerian job was an eye-opener for me-Oliseh

Former Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has revealed he has rejected some jobs ever since he resigned from his post with the Super Eagles. Oliseh, who quit the Super Eagles after 7 months in the job, will be at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil with the FIFA Technical Study Group.

Speaking to CompleteSportsNigeria, he said,

“The Nigerian job was an eye-opener for me and I think I want to focus more on my job with FIFA at the moment, There are offers at the moment and I have turned down three teams from the Southern part of Africa. For a while I’d love to analyse matches at international tournaments going on and learn the latest trends in the game and also develop myself more,” the former Nigeria captain added.

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Man slaps wife to death in Imo state(Photo)

A man has been arrested after he slapped his wife to death in Owerri. Trouble began when 36 year old Anele’s wife, 32-year-old Chikodi, asked him to give her son from an earlier marriage, N100 to take to school.He told the Sunday Sun

“I got married to my late wife Chikodi Anele over four years ago. She had a son for another man before we got married. We have been living together in peace. We have two children. Our first child, a girl, is four years old while the second child is a boy, who is just one year old.”

 “On May 31, 2016, I went to my church, Jesus Disciples Fellowship, where we had a vigil. I came back around 5: 30 am and started playing Christian music. My wife came to where I was and said that I should give my stepson N100 naira to go to school. I told her that I had no money with me.

“You see, my late wife was hypertensive; she became very an­gry that I did not give my stepson N100. She started to insult me. I got angry and slapped her.

She slapped me in return. I was shocked by her effrontery and slapped her a second time. She fell down and fainted.

“I rushed her to City Hospital, Nekede. On getting there, the doc­tor checked her and confirmed that she was dead. I went to the nearby police station at Umuguma and reported the matter to the police and they arrested me,” he said.

Fr.Mbaka-Buhari's people are rejecting my calls to hear the vision I had concerning his life

Fiery cleric and the Spiritual Director, ‎Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria, AMEN, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has disclosed of his recent vision concerning President Muhammadu Buhari’s ailment. ‎Mbaka, who made the revelation in one of his Adoration programmes, stated that several efforts he made to reach people close to Buhari over the vision had remained unsuccessful as they refused picking his calls.

On Buhari’s ailment, he declared that his chances of recovery may be slim but that with the prayer of the members of the congregation, he would receive healing.

He equally declared that there were some people who were not happy that Buhari was alive.

“Such people hate everything about the President”

According to him, in the vision, the President was critically sick and was being flown abroad for treatment.

“His health was in a bad shape and he was asking that (Fr Mbaka) should pray for him. None among the people I have called, picked my calls.
“People think I speak with Buhari everyday. When people climb into power, they are dazed. It is a long dream. Our job is to pray for him but there are things that he must do and there is no way to communicate it to him”, Fr. Mbaka said.

Blac Chyna flaunts famous bum in very tight pants

The pregnant reality star - who is expecting her first child with soon-to-be husband Rob Kardashian - was spotted going shopping in West Hollywood on Saturday in a very tight pair of pants.

Suspected Fulani herdsmen attack and kill 59 at Benue.

The death toll of the suspected Fulani herdsmen attack on Benue community over the weekend has risen to 59. A traditional ruler, some pregnant women, and little children were killed after the armed herdsmen attacked Gabo village in Nengev and Turan Councils wards of Logo Local Government Area of Benue State on Friday June 17th.

They reportedly carried out another attack on Ugondo community in the same Local government area yesterday morning Sunday June 19th.

Many of the villagers have fled their homes and farmlands following the renewed attacks.

Commenting on the matter, the state's Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Moses Yamu,said more mobile policemen have been drafted to the area to forestall further attacks.

Hilary and Bill Clinton with their new grandson.

 Chelsea Clinton,Bill Clinton's daughter and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky, welcomed their son Aidan, on Saturday June 18th.

Nursing mother pushed off a commercial cyclist by a policeman over N100, baby off Okada over N100

A nursing mother and her son were injured in an accident caused by attempt by a policeman to extort N100 from a commercial motorcyclist, Okadaman, in Ondo town, Ondo State.

 Eyewitness account said trouble started when a team of anti-crime police officers attached to one of the police stations in the town allegedly mounted a road block in one of the major roads.

 

 Vanguard learned that one of the officers, in an attempt to stop the Okada rider, pulled down the boy and mother, while the motorcycle was in motion. Mother and child were rushed to the hospital, while commercial motorcycle operators staged a peaceful protest to show their displeasure over alleged incessant extortion by policemen in the town. Vanguard gathered that the protest, which started at about 9:30a.m. was led by leaders of the association. They reportedly protested to all the three divisional police stations in the town. Spokesman of Okadamen, Timilehon Akinrolabu, condemned the attitude of the policemen, who he said were in the habit of extortion at illegal road block in strategic locations in the town. He said: 

“We decided to embark on the peaceful protest to tell the police that we are tired with the way they extort money from our members. “This is common when the month is about to end as they would be looking for their monthly contributions, at times they usually used their patrol vehicles to raid our parks and arrest our members over flimsy excuses.”

 However, the state police command has, however, denied the allegation of extortion by its officers. A top police officer in Ondo town said that Okada riders who were arrested had no identification numbers on the motorcycles. Speaking in confidence, the officer added that the directive was to guide against crime in the state. 

Terrible Accident along Lagos-Ibadan expressway,19 people lost their lives.

Nineteen people yesterday died in a multiple auto  accidents on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
It involved a truck, a fuel tanker and a commercial bus.
The eighteen passengers and one driver lost their lives on Sunday afternoon around Fidiwo/Ajebo axis along Lagos-Ibadan expressway at about 1.00pm.


The accident, according to the Public Relations Officer of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE)‎, in Ogun State, Babatunde Akinbiyi, involved a tanker laden with fuel marked RAN 571 XA, ‎a 18-seater passenger bus ‎with registration number LAGOS AGL 373 XR and a cement truck marked AJG 40 XA.

The TRACE PRO explained that the fuel truck travelling towards Ibadan rammed into the cement truck while trying to overtake it at a diversion point and also had a collision with the passenger bus heading towards Lagos.

Man impregnates 15-year-old daughter in Lagos,mother arrested for aborting it

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man, Ike Iwuanyanwu, for allegedly raping and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter, Priscilla (pseudonym) at Ajao Estate, in the Isolo area of the state.

He was arrested on Wednesday after the matter was reported at the Ajao Estate Police Division.

 It was learnt that the victim had been taken into custody by the Lagos State Government.

According to PUNCH Metro ,Iwuanyanwu had also allegedly beaten his daughter and wife, warning them not to disclose the incident to anyone.

It was learnt that Priscilla’s mother, however, informed her family members on Wednesday, who went to the girl’s school to confirm the story from her.

The case was thereafter reported to the state Ministry of Youth and Social Development, which informed the police.

A neighbour of the Iwuanyanwus, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the victim was the first child of the family, adding that the father had allegedly confessed to the crime.

She said, “The man is a driver and the girl is his first child. None of us knew anything about the incident until he was arrested. The only thing we saw was that the man beat up his wife and daughter late in the night on Tuesday.

“The girl was pregnant and the father tried to hide it. It was her school that informed the Lagos State Government.

Heartbreaking story of the man and his pregnant wife who died in the Umuahia auto crash (graphic pics)

Chiemela Ihemanma, his pregnant wife, and their friend were killed in the fatal accident which occurred at Ubalaka, Umuahia on Saturday June 18th, involving a truck and a Honda Pilot Jeep. Below is the heartbreaking story shared by their family friend, Onyebuchi (meanwhile, the photos after the cut are graphic...*viewer discretion advised*

"I was the Master of Ceremonies when Chiemela Ihemanma and his wife wedded some eight years ago in Umuahia.  They gave me that honor.  I have special love for the Ihemanma family.

When I had my accident in Abuja in 2003, they were there for me. Ezii Ezii Ihemanma and her elder sister Nwamara, together with Uche were very kind to me as I lay in the hospital.

Their parents Chief Sir and Lady Simeon Ihemanma have special love for me. Their last son, Chikaodi Ihemanma, like me, had survived a terrible accident that almost claimed his life some few years back.  We thought it was over with accidents. Then yesterday, tragedy struck! A tragedy of inexplicable proportions.

Chiemela Ihemanma and his wife had gone to Aba from Umuahia to shop for for maternity stuff. The wife was heavy with a child. She was due in a few months.
Shopping over, they stood at the express way to take a bus back to Umuahia.