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  Operatives of Osun Amotekun Corps have launched a manhunt after a sex worker living in Ofatedo, Osun State developed a strange illness and started vomiting blood after an encounter with some suspected ritualists at a hotel around West bypass, Osogbo.   The victim was dumped by some unknown men at the entrance to the street late on Friday December 24, almost unconscious. Field Commander, Osun Amotekun Corps, Mr.  Amitolu Shittu told journalists that when the operatives visited the scene, she was able to explain what transpired between her and three suspected ritualists, who had taken her from another hotel located in Ofatedo area. While still being interrogated, the lady suddenly started vomiting blood. Shittu said;    “I led the team that visited entrance to Adetunji Estate that evening. Before she started vomiting blood, the lady told me she was living in Ofatedo, though an indigene of Sagamu in Ogun State. She mentioned one Becky as her f...

  A  38-year-old Reverend Father, Luke Adeleke was shot dead while returning from a church service on Christmas Eve in Ogun State.   Adeleke was accosted by gunmen while on his way to his Parish after celebrating Christmas Vigil Mass at an outstation church. He was reportedly killed at Ogunmakin in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state. The state police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the incident said the gunmen exchanged gunfire with policemen in the area and escaped with bullet wounds. He said;  “It happened in Ogunmakin in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state on Friday. “Policemen engaged the gunmen in gunfire. Some of them escaped with bullets wounds.”

  A Nigerian lady has shared photo of an apology note some robbers dropped after carting away her items.    @sisi_icream said the robbery incident took place while she was sleeping. She revealed that she woke up to her house being empty. She added that her phone wasn't taken because she kept it under her pillow.    The apology note the robbers left read "Am so sorry. More progress".   

 The Imo state police command says contrary to earlier claims, former governorship candidate and son-in-law of ex-governor Rochas Okorocha, Uche Nwosu, was arrested and not abducted. A statement released by the spokesperson of the police command, CSP Michael Abattam, reads "This is to inform the general public that chief Uche Nwosu was not kidnapped but was arrested by the police and Imo state police command is aware of the arrest and presently he is in police custody. This is to refute the earlier news that has being making rounds on social media that he was kidnapped by unknown persons / gunmen. The Commissioner of Police while using this medium to assure imolites of the command's commitment in ensuring the safety of Life and prosperity this yuletide seasons , adviced the general public to always shun fake news." He however did not state why he was arrested.

  Actor and politician, Desmond Elliott and his wife, Vicky, are celebrating their 18th wedding anniversary today December 26. The couple released new photos on social media to mark their day. ''18 years and still hitting it like t’was yesterday. Luv you Babamai. #stillondamata''Desmond wrote Vicky on her part wrote ''You + Me = 18'

  Operatives of the Kano State Police Command have arrested syndicates of suspects that specialized in theft of mobile phones in the state.    Spokesperson of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, in a statement on Saturday, December 25, said that two tricycles and seventeen stolen mobile phones were recovered from the suspects.  In line with the directives of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman, psc(+), NPM, fdc on Community-based policing, Operation Puff Adder, round the clock visibility patrols during this festive period and the Command’s efforts to rid Kano State of all forms of crimes and criminality, especially the menace of thuggery (Daba), Drug Abuse (Kwaya) and other social vices, the command arrested syndicates of suspects that specialized in theft of Mobile phones especially with the aid of Tricycles. Suspects will be charged to court upon completion of investigation," he stated.  The PPRO said that the command arrested two...

  As part of efforts to strengthen religious tolerance and Christian-Muslim relationships, some Muslims joined Christian faithful at the Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Ministry in Sabon Tasha in Kaduna state to celebrate their Christmas service on Saturday, December 25.   525 Muslims including members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites, were present at the church. Abdullahi Rabo, district head of Kurmin-Mashi, and Ahmad Rabo, Tijjaniya Imam, also presented a gift to Yuhana Buru, general overseer of the church. Some of the Muslim attendees also joined the Christians in a dance.   See more photos below...

  The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has ordered the immediate release of a female soldier, Pte. Hannah Sofiat, who was detained for accepting a marriage proposal from a male corps member at the National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp in Yikpata, Kwara few weeks ago.   Sources in the Nigerian Army said the Army Chief called for her release in the spirit of Christmas. Sofiat had earlier been detained for violating military rules and regulations by getting involved in a public display of an amorous relationship with a paramilitary trainee, a corps member. She was detained after video clips where she was seen accepting a marriage proposal from a male corps member at the NYSC orientation camp in Kwara, which went viral on social media. Several groups and individuals had called on the Nigerian Army to release the female soldier. 

  Reactions are beginning to emerge from across the country as thousand of families were yesterday feted with over N85 million and foodstuff by the Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin Foundation, headed by Warri-based billionaire prophet, Jeremiah Fufeyin.   Coming at a time when economic hardship is taking a toll in a country where more than half of the population are struggling to feed and failing below poverty line, most Nigerians, who commented on a live session broadcast across social media platform of the Christ Mercy Land Deliverance Ministry, pastored by Fufeyin, insisted that the gesture would go a long way to assuage the suffering of the masses. They also noted that the generous prophet was doing what every well meaning Nigerians must embrace, adding that the billionaire prophet remained a blessing to this generation. The development, which equally attracted reactions from followers of the pastor from other country of the world, is coming barely few weeks after Fufeyin provided o...

  A man who was found unconscious in a hotel room in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, has narrated how a yet to be identified woman allegedly raped him and stole his valuables. In an interview with human rights group, Centre for Basic Rights Protection And Accountability Campaign, the Akwa Ibom indigene claimed that the unknown woman used mysterious substance to lure him to the hotel from where he was selling. ''There, she allegedly sexually assaulted him, left him unconscious, stole his money and mobile phones.  "He said he was woken up by the room attendant of the hotel after expiration of the money the lady paid. Abacha Road Divisional Police headquarters,GRA phase 2, Port Harcourt where the matter was reported drove him back to his home when he regained consciousness." the group said in a statement on Thursday, December 23

  Businessman Mompha has shared a lawsuit notice addressed to cross-dresser, Bobrisky following claims made in the past.    Mompha in the lawsuit notice he shared, accused Bobrisky of not debunking a claim made by his former employee, Oye, about them being homosexual partners. He also accused Bobrisky of making false claim of him borrowing his car each time he's in Nigeria. Mompha further alleged that the cross-dresser carried out a campaign to smear his name with assertion of him being "an audio billionaire renting cars in Dubai for the gram".  Asides asking Bobrisky to prove that he rents cars, Mompha demanded for an apology which should be published in two newspapers within 7 days and N1bn as damages over the claims he described as "malicious".     Mompha also debunked claims of engaging in gossips about actress Anita Joseph. He maintained that he only asked Bobrisky to be careful about her over what she allegedly said when the cross-dress...

  Big Brother Naija star, Ka3na has shared intimate details of what went down on her wedding anniversary while people were "taking Panadol for her matter"    The entrepreneur and her husband celebrated their 6th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, December 22.    Taking to Instagram on Thursday morning, the mother of one said that apart from soaking herself with few glasses of champagne, her husband "got lucky with the bestest BJ known to man" 

  The police have rescued three persons including a three-month-old baby who were abducted by bandits in Zamfara State.   Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayuba Elkanah said the victims were abducted from Ruggar Tudu village in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara. Elkanah also revealed that police operatives arrested three suppliers of hard drugs to bandits, and recovered some items from bandits. They include one motorcycle, eight AK-47 rifles, one General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), one Rocket launcher, and five magazines. Giving an update on the activities of the police in the last four months, the police commissioner said the State Police Command has recorded tremendous successes in the ongoing war against banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, and other crimes in Zamfara. He added that police operatives also recovered 69 cows from bandits in the last four months.

  BBNaija ''Shine Ya Eye'' former housemate, Princess Francis has prayed to God to give her a man she can willingly pound yam for.    "Lord give me a man I can willingly pound yam because all these boys deserves nothing but noodles and egg" - she wrote on her Instagram story last night. 

  The police have arrested a woman identified as Tina Ogbonnaya for allegedly starving a five-month-old baby to death. Mrs Ogbonnaya reportedly seized the baby from her 19-year-old maid over an unpaid debt. According to Harrison Gwamnishu, the founder of Behind Bar Rights Initiative (BBI), Mrs Ogbonnaya’s maid, Tina, reported that she was unable to pay back a sum of N200,000, which her boss paid as hospital bills when she was delivered of the baby. Tina reported that after the delivery, Mrs Ogbonnaya was maltreating her and she decided to leave the house, but her madam insisted that she could not leave until she pays the debt. She told BBI that Mrs Ogbonnaya seized her baby, Chidubem, from her and pushed her out of the house. Attempts to recover the baby failed as he was held by Mrs Ogbonnaya for over a month, without feeding. The maid, who reported the matter to the police at the first instance, said the police initially took no steps, but she was able to get back the baby through...

  This online newspaper understands that the APC Leader made the remark in a congratulatory statement to mark Buhari’s 79th birthday. The president had marked his 79 birthday yesterday, with the cutting of a cake in Istanbul, Turkey, where he is to participate in the 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit, hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. However, the former Lagos State Governor described Buhari as a great reformer and democrat. According to Tinubu: “Your legacy as a great reformer and democrat will live long into the future. You are a man of high intellect and exceptional character. “Your tenure in office has coincided with some of the most difficult and challenging times this country and, indeed, the entire global community has faced. “Economic crises, global pandemics, insecurity and criminality have all played a role in making the past few years difficult for the people of our great country. “Yet, despite it all, you continue, calmly and with uncommon dignity, to steer t...

  Buhari, who identified funding as a major problem confronting the Nigerian university system and as well the primary basis of incessant industrial actions in the ivory towers, said his administration had “consistently paid serious attention to the issue of university funding. The President, who was represented by a Director in the National Universities Commission, John Ahmadu, spoke at the 5th and 6th combined convocation ceremonies of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti where 2,599 students graduated across all the departments. Buhari said his administration had handled funding issues in universities “through multiple sources, including education budgets across various Ministries, Departments and Agencies, but most importantly through the Federal Ministry of Education as well as the Tertiary Education Trust Fund. As a government, we will not relent on this commitment. We will continue to support the university system through improved funding and infrastructural development. In thi...

  Sylvester was said to have died from the injuries sustained during an assault by five of his colleagues who wanted to initiate him into cultism The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adekunle Ajisebutu, said the release followed the conclusion of an autopsy on the corpse to ascertain the cause and nature of death. Sylvester’s body was moved to Lagos on Monday from Delta state for the Autopsy at a public facility in the nation’s commercial hub. The autopsy was carried out in the presence of five parties: the victim’s parents, parents of the alleged students, the school’s representatives, the police investigators while representatives from the Ministry of Health stood in for the Lagos State government On Wednesday, the body was escorted back to Delta State where he will be laid to rest. The Lagos State Government is keenly interested in the outcome of the investigation to unravel the mystery behind the course of death of the young schoolboy But the result of the autopsy ...

  A final year student of the Department of Economics/Geography, College of Education (COE) Akwanga, Nasarawa State, Ruth Abraham, has died in a motorcycle accident.    It was gathered that the student was killed shortly after her 8:00am exam on Thursday December 16.   The accident which occurred at the school gate left her dead on the spot while her friend and coursemate identified as Felicia survived.    Felicia  

  Monday Kenneth Eze, the former Senior Technical Assistant to the Ebonyi State Governor on Media, has said that he is undeniably a handsome or even beautiful man.    Sharing a photo with the SSG, Ebonyi State on Friday morning, Mr Eze said he does not show off his "good looks because he is a humble man."   "A SHOT WITH SSG, EBONYI STATE. His Honour, Kenneth Igwe Ugbala PhD - SSG of Ebonyi State and my dear brother - and yours sincerely. "You cannot deny that I am really a handsome or even beautiful man. The only thing be say I no dey too like show my "fine-ness" all the time because I am a humble man." he wrote.  Eze resigned his appointment early this year citing "his conscience" "You cannot deny that I am really a handsome man" - Ebonyi Governor  

  A 33-year-old man Oyebode Odewale was on Thursday, December 16, arraigned before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court for allegedly writing RIP on his girlfriend, Ademola Omolade’s picture on social media on December 13.   The police charged Odewale with two counts of breach of peace and threat to life.   Prosecution Counsel Insp Sunday Osanyintuyi told the court that Oyebode committed the offence on December 13 around 11:30 pm at Eleyele Street, Ile-Ife. Mr. Osanyintuyi said that the defendant conducted himself in a manner that caused a breach of public peace by posting RIP on Ademola Omolade’s social media data page. He also claimed that the defendant threatened to kill Omolade because she refused to marry him. Osanyintuyi said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 86 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun, 2002.   The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty.   Defence Counsel Ben Adirieje pleaded for bail for the defendant in the most liberal term...

  That the world may know that greatness can be found in the most unlikely places” The above statement has proven to be true following the ascent of a chess prodigy in a popular ‘hood’ in Lagos. In a true-life story that would really become a hit if retold in the Nollywood/Hollywood industry, a teenager known as Adeoye Fawaz has risen like ashes from a phoenix to touch the blue sky. Fawaz works as a ‘teen bus conductor’ and he has lived his years under Oshodi Bridge but on the 14th of December, 2021, Christmas came early for Fawaz as he became the overall champion in both Chess and Mental maths in a competition created by Tunde Onakoya. There is no doubt whatsoever that Fawaz’ life is about to change for the better because donations are already coming in to fund his education and indeed, that of his fellow contestants. This is the stuff of dreams. In addition to the cash prize and other goodies he’s won, Dr. Adeola Olubamiji, the founder of StemHub has declared her intention to sen...