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  • Sad! Man dies in Anambra hotel during sex with widow

    A man yet to be identified has allegedly died in a hotel in Onitsha, Anambra State, while having sex with a widow.

    According to reports, the man checked in with a lady at about 5pm on Thursday, but not quite 30 minutes later, he started shouting for help, holding his chest.

    The hotel management reportedly took him to hospital but he passed on before reaching there.

    Haruna Mohammed, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the sad occurrence in a statement.

    Mohammed said,” He was a middle-aged man and allegedly took a lady whose identity has yet been known to the hotel. After about 35 minutes, the manager heard someone shouting for help and holding his chest.

    “The victim was immediately rushed to the hospital for medical attention but certified dead by a doctor on duty. The scene was visited by police detectives attached to CPS Onitsha and photograph of the victim obtained.

    “No mark of violence was on the deceased’s body. The corpse has been deposited at the Boromeo hospital for autopsy while investigation is ongoing to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident.”

  • Police confirm death of man in hotel

    Police confirm death of man in hotel

    The Delta Police Command has confirmed the death of a man in a hotel, in Ibusa community.

    Command spokesperson, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya told journalists on Friday in Asaba that the incident occurred on Thursday in Ibusa community, near Asaba.

    The police image maker said the matter was reported at the Ibusa Police Division by the hotel management.

    “We received a report of the incident and our officers went to the scene and removed the corpse.

    “However, we have commenced investigation into the matter,” Onovwakpoyeya said.

    Sources in the community however alleged that the man died after a sex romp with a woman.

    The deceased until his death, was a 55 year-old commercial bus driver.

    “The man is married and lives in Ibusa with his family.

    “On the day of the incident, he went to the hotel with his lady friend, a mother of three.

    “We learnt that the lady sneaked out of the hotel room and told the hotel receptionist to check on the man that he was not feeling too well.

    “It was the hotel receptionist that raised alarm after she saw the man lying motionless on the bed,” the source said.

    The source, who pleaded anonymity further revealed that the lady went into hiding after she escaped from the hotel but was later apprehended by officers of Ibusa Police Division

  • Man, 25 dies in hotel swimming pool

    Man, 25 dies in hotel swimming pool

    A 25-year- old man Sunday Patrick has drowned in a hotel owned by National President of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTÈAN), Comrade Osakpamwan Eriyo.

    Patrick was reported to have been confirmed dead at the hospital where he was rushed to.

    Sources said he went to swim at the Mega Touch hotel swimming pool and got drown before help got to him.

    A staff at the hotel, who pleaded anonymity, said the incident was unfortunate and shocking.

    The staff said it happened at about 6:30 pm even as many of the staff were said to have run away to avoid being arrested.

    It was gathered that Manager of the hotel was detained for questioning.

    Confirming the incident, Edo police spokesman, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, said mother of the deceased, Mr. Rose Patrick, reported the incident at about at 7pm.

    Nwabuzor said investigation into the death is ongoing.

  • 11 Plc acquires popular Lagos hotel from AMCON

    11 Plc, formerly Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc, yesterday said it had finalised discussions with the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) to acquire the Lagos Continental Hotel.

    The company said this in a letter signed by its Managing Director, Mr Adetunji Oyebanji, to its shareholders, stakeholders and the general public, which was posted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

    Oyebanji said that the acquisition, which would be done through its subsidiary, was subject to the terms and conditions agreed between the parties.

    He said that the acquisition of the asset was consistent with its desire to diversify interests, given the current challenging environment in the downstream sector of the petroleum industry.

    Oyebanji added that the company currently owns several prime properties in its real estate portfolio fully rented to blue chip tenants.

    “Fuel margins in the industry have remained stagnant for several years in the highly competitive and regulated industry.

    “We anticipate that this asset will contribute positively to earnings and underlines the faith of its stakeholders in the future of the Nigerian economy.

    “11Plc plans to partner with a major international brand to provide world class service synonymous with all our operations.

    “The company notes that the asset will require significant investment to raise its standard from the current state to the levels consistent with similar facilities in major cities around the world.

    “Finally, we would like to assure our numerous stakeholders that we remain committed to delivering outstanding value and robust returns in the years ahead.

    “However, in the short term, cash flow and EBITDA could be under strain as a result of funds needed to renovate and upgrade the hotel to attract a 5-star branding.”

    “We also like to assure the employees of the hotel that they will be treated with the utmost dignity and respect during the transition and seek their cooperation to make the takeover a smooth one,” he said.

  • Tragedy! Three waiters burn to death in Anambra hotel

    Tragedy! Three waiters burn to death in Anambra hotel

    Three ladies were burnt to death in a hotel in Ezekwuabo Otolo Nnewi, Anambra state.

    The facility reportedly caught fire in the early hours of the morning after the day’s business.

    The source of the fire outbreak was unknown at the time of filing this report.

    A witness who pleaded anonymity said the deceased were fast asleep when the hotel went up in flames.

    She said the fire started after the owner of the facility closed for the day, leaving behind three ladies.

    “The ladies were fast asleep when they were caught up in the inferno were burnt beyond recognition.

    “They couldn’t escape because the rooms were locked,” she said.

    According to a report by The Nation, corpses have been deposited at Nnewi Diocesan Hospital awaiting identification by the deceased families.

    Confirming the incident, the Commissioner of Police, job Abang described it as unfortunate.

    “Yes, it’s a drinking joint and the waiters who do sleepover there lost their lives, very unfortunate,” he said.

    He said the owner of the building had made useful statement to the police.

  • Customs operatives raid popular Abuja hotel, give reasons

    The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), said operation of its officers and men at Fraiser Suit Hotel in Abuja was to remove some suspected vehicles hidden there.

    The Customs’ Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.

    Attah explained that the operation was carried out based on intelligence report that some exotic cars were taken to the hotel from cars mart to evade payment of duties.

    “Our attention has been drawn to misinformation making the rounds concerning visit of our operatives to an Abuja Hotel to remove suspected smuggled vehicles.

    “Our operatives relying on intelligence that owners of some exotic cars including bullet proof without duty payment quickly removed their vehicles from a car mart and took same to Frasier Hotel, Abuja.

    “On arrival at the hotel, our operatives interacted with the manager and eventually left with four vehicles, leaving six behind, while expecting the manager to provide the keys to those six,’’ he explained.

    He said the manager of the hotel visited the customs headquarters Thursday morning and dropped a written undertaking to produce a Customs vehicle duty payment documents to support his claim that the vehicles were not smuggled.

    “We assured him of prompt release of the vehicles as soon as evidence of appropriate duty payments is presented.

    “Unfortunately, we woke up to mischievous misrepresentation, our operation has nothing to do with the guests in the hotel.

    “Some even went as far as saying that the operatives went from room to rooms waking up guests to come out for vehicle verification. That is untrue.’’

    He said that NCS did not engage in such thing and had no intention to start raiding hotels.

    Attah emphasised that Customs operatives never infringed on the rights and comfort of guests in the hotel.

    The spokesperson urged Nigerians to be wary of social media posts and also enjoined members of the public to discountenance the fabrication as Customs would continue to work in the interest of Nigerians.

  • Curacao goalkeeper dies at hotel room

    Curacao goalkeeper dies at hotel room

    Curacao goalkeeper Jarzinho Pieter has died the day before his team were due to play Haiti, governing body Concacaf has said.

    Pieter, 31, died at the team hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Monday.

    The players have decided to go ahead with the Concacaf Nations League match “in homage” to Pieter, who had played 12 times for the Caribbean island.

    A minute’s silence will be held before Tuesday’s match (23:00 BST) and before all other matches in the competition.

    Pieter was the back-up keeper to international team-mate Eloy Room and played for Curacao side Centro Dominguito.

    The Curacao squad includes Leandro Bacuna of Cardiff and his younger brother Juninho of Huddersfield, as well as Oldham pair Zeus de la Paz and Gevaro Nepomuceno.

    Leandro Bacuna paid tribute to his friend and team-mate on Instagram describing him as having a “beautiful heart” and “my brother from another mother”.

    “The Football Federation of Curacao informed the Confederation that, after consulting with the players, they decided to play tomorrow’s game against Haiti in homage to their team-mate,” Concacaf said in statement.

    “A minute of silence took place today in the matches of the League of Nations Concacaf and will take place before the kick-off tomorrow, as a tribute to the Confederation and in memory of Jarzinho for his contributions to football.”

  • Gunmen attack Somali hotel, kill prominent journalist, 25 others

    At least 26 people, including a prominent journalist and several foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a hotel in southern Somalia.
    A suicide bomber rammed a car containing explosives into the Asasey hotel in the port of Kismayo, and gunmen then stormed the building
    Journalist Hodan Naleyah and her husband are thought to be among the dead.
    Islamist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack.
    A local politician, three Kenyans, three Tanzanians, two Americans, and one Briton were also killed, authorities say.
    How did the attack unfold?
    Regional politicians and clan elders were inside the hotel discussing a forthcoming regional election when the attack began.
    Witnesses said they heard a huge blast before several heavily armed men forced their way in.
    “There is chaos inside, I saw several dead bodies carried from the scene and people are fleeing from the nearby buildings,” one witness, Hussein Muktar, said during the attack.
    It took several hours for authorities to regain control over the hotel.
    Regional President Ahmed Mohamed put the death toll at 26 with more than 50 people wounded. Four attackers were also killed in the raid.
    Who were the victims?
    Local media and a Somali journalists’ association said Nalayeh, 43, and her husband Farid were among the dead.
    Nalayeh founded the media platform Integration TV to tell stories about life in Somalia and in the Somali diaspora. Recent episodes had focused on Somalia’s female entrepreneurs and things to do in the city of Las Anod.
    She moved to Canada with her family when she was six years old and went on to become a figurehead of the Somali community there. But the mother of two had recently returned to Somalia.
    Tributes have been paid to her, with BBC journalist Farhan Jimale calling her “a beautiful soul” while Canada’s immigration minister Ahmed Hussen said she was a “voice for many”.
    The Somali Journalists Syndicate said that Nalayeh and another reporter also killed in Kismayo, Mohamed Omar Sahal, were the first journalists to be killed in the country this year.
    How common is this type of attack?
    Somalia sees frequent militant attacks but after al-Shabab was driven out of Kismayo in 2012 the port has been relatively peaceful.
    The militants have been carrying out regular attacks in the capital Mogadishu, despite the heavy presence of African Union peacekeepers and US-trained Somali troops.
    Al-Shabab is affiliated with al-Qaeda and remains a powerful presence in rural Somalia.

  • Terrorists attack hotel in Kenya, kill many, injure others

    Suspected militants have attacked a luxury hotel complex in Nairobi in with several people killed, BBC reports.

    Gunfire and blasts were heard at the compound in the Westlands District of the Kenyan capital, which houses the DusitD2 hotel as well as offices.

    The Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab claimed it was behind the attack but gave no details.

    People, some with bullet wounds and covered in blood, were escorted out of the building by heavily armed police.

    The attack began at about 15:00 local time (12:00 GMT). Kenyan media say the gunmen arrived at the complex by car, shot their way past guards, threw bombs at vehicles in the car park and entered the building.

    A woman working in a neighbouring building told Reuters, “I just started hearing gunshots and then started seeing people running away raising their hands up and some were entering the bank to hide for their lives.”

    Police then rushed to the scene. One officer told the BBC’s Ferdinand Omondi at the scene, “Things are not good. People are dying.”

    Kenyan police chief, Joseph Boinnet, told reporters, “Armed criminals are holding up in the hotel and specialist forces are currently flushing them out.”

    The number of victims is unclear. One photographer for Agence France-Presse reported five bodies slumped over tables on a restaurant terrace in the complex.

    The five-star DusitD2 hotel has 101 rooms. Located in the Westlands suburb, minutes from the capital’s business district, it has its own spa and several restaurants.

    Kenya has seen a number of terror attacks in recent years, most notably in areas close to the Somali border and in the country’s capital.

     

  • Kanu Nwankwo broken as AMCON allegedly takeover his hotel, medals

    Kanu Nwankwo broken as AMCON allegedly takeover his hotel, medals

    Former Super Eagles’ captain, Nwankwo Kanu is currently a sad man. Yesterday in Victoria Island, Lagos, the former Arsenal of England striker almost broke down in tears following the realisation that some people are bent on taking over his hotel.

    The hotel, Hardley Apartment, is subject of a court case over an alleged unrepaid bank loan.A disillusioned Kanu told journalists that the case between him and Assets Management Company (AMCON) has been on since 2015 at the Federal High Court Ikoyi, Lagos, adding he did not understand why AMCON would start renovating his property when the court has not decided the case.

    He disclosed that most of his valued property, including his medals and Olympic torch, has been looted, lamenting, “it is quit unfortunate that a legendary star, who gave his best to the country would be treated like this.

    “This hotel serves many purposes. I have been using the money I get here to fund my heart foundation and also create jobs for people. Over 500 children are on the line for surgery and 200 are on the waiting list.

    “Since the hotel has not been functioning, I find it difficult to get funds to assist these children. I have to go the extra mile to beg for funds. This is not fair. The government always tells former footballers not to invest overseas after retirement. They tell us to come back home and invest. I came back to invest and see what I am facing.“Is this a good experience for other upcoming footballers? Everybody knows I made my money from football. I deserve to be treated well in my country.

    “I am Kanu Nwankwo not a foreigner. Right now I need my medals because they are what I will show my children that I served the country with all my heart when they grow up.” Kanu said the case was last heard in 2018 and then adjourned to January 31, 2019, adding that he was surprised to see that some people have taken possession of the hotel.

    “They broke into my hotel without permission from the court. This is injustice to me for a country I gave my best,” he lamented.The Atlanta 1996 gold medallist called on the appropriate authority to wade into the matter, saying he thought the best thing to do was to wait for the court’s verdict based on the law of the land. All efforts to get AMCON’s view on the matter proved abortive as officials seen at the hotel premises said they were not permitted to talk to the media.