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  • Pandemonium as man slumps, dies during presentation at ICPC event

    There was pandemonium in Abuja on Tuesday as a yet unidentified man slumped and died while presenting a paper at a programme organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission, ICPC.

    According to a report by Premium Times, the man who was described as a representative of an invited organisation at the event, suddenly fell and died before arriving the hospital.

    ICPC’s spokesperson, Rasheedat Okoduwa, confirmed the incident in a telephone conversation with PREMIUM TIMES but declined giving the details about the dead man.

    Confirming the tragic event, spokesperson of ICPC, Rasheedat Okoduwa said: “Yes a man had slumped while presenting a paper at an event in our office today. We rushed him immediately to the hospital, but he was confirmed dead at the hospital.”

    Details later…

  • Cab driver returns missing bag containing cash, laptop, other items to rightful owner

    A professor, Mrs. Margaret Olabisi Araoye could not hide her joy as her missing bag containing cash, laptop, international passport and other personal belongings was returned intact to her by one Abubakar Hassan two days after a fruitless search.

    The professor who was traveling enroute Anyigba in Kogi State to Abuja via a commercial transport forgot her luggage during the process of alighting from a cab to join another that will take her to her destination.

    She took to her Facebook page to appreciate Hassan for his honesty.

    Her message reads:

    KINDLY THANK THIS MAN !
    By Professor Margaret Olabisi Araoye

    “‘On my way from Anyigba to Abuja by commercial transport, I had to alight at Giri junction, to pick a cab that was to link me with another cab to my destination. I had a heavy suitcase and a bag.

    When we got to Lugbe, the cab driver hurriedly dropped me off when he saw a cab going to my final destination. In the process of dragging the heavy suitcase, and in the usually chaotic motor park, I forgot to pick my bag.

    As I approached the hotel in Jabi, now feeling relaxed, I remembered my bag which contained the following items:

    1. Laptop
      2. A bundle of N50,000, and a cheque
      3. A pair of golden earrings
      4. My International Passport
      5. Power bank, ATM cards, Driver’s license, etc.

    I went back to Giri junction to report to the NURTW officials. That was when I discovered that many drivers operated as freelancers and might not be traceable. I became desperate.

    I exchanged contact numbers with the NURTW official and went back to the hotel. I couldn’t really concentrate on the assignment I came to Abuja for.

    I’d not informed my husband. The cab driver searched my bag, extracted my husband’s mobile number from my driver’s license and called him.

    My husband mistook him for a fraudster and told him off. I later informed my husband and he gave me the driver’s number. I called him. Alas! He had my bag. He had even attempted to reach me on Facebook.

    I got my colleagues Clara and Moses to speak Hausa with him and we arranged to meet at the hotel two days later, when he returned from a trip. He emerged at the hotel with the bag and the contents intact!

    Despite the rot, decadence and economic hardship in our land, there still exist millions of people like Abubakar Hassan (his mobile 08027164473) with good morals. Please appreciate him with me”‘.

     

     

  • Man, 22 kills 55-yr-old mother, rips her womb, intestines open

    The Edo State Police Command has arrested one Caleb Obasogie, 22, for killing his 55-year old mother, Josephine Igbineweka.

    According investigations, Caleb allegedly killed his mother because she refused to give him money.

    The incidence occurred around 8am at their residence at 31A, Iyamu Street, off Textile Mill Road, Benin City.

    Witnesses said Caleb locked his mother in a room and stabbed her repeatedly with broken bottle until her intestines ripped out.

    He reportedly dangled the intestines and his mother’s womb before neighbours before they could rush in to rescue her.

    Neighbours said the deceased passed the night at a neighbour’s house because her son locked her out for not giving him the money he demanded from her.

    Caleb is a final year student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) while his late mother was a beer parlour operator in Benin.

    Spokesman of the Edo State Police Command, DSP Moses Nkombe, confirmed the incident and disclosed that the suspect has been arrested by the police.

     

  • Court sentence man to death by hanging for killing father

    A Plateau State High Court on Friday sentenced a 20-year-old man, Ponjul Yakubu, to death by hanging, for shooting his father to death.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice A.I. Ashoms gave the sentence after he found Yakubu guilty of a one-count charge of culpable homicide, punishable with death under section 221 of the Penal Code.

    “Going by the findings of this court, you, Ponjul Yakubu, mercilessly took the life of your father, Mr Domsing Yakubu, in cold blood.

    “You have, however, shown remorse and appeared sober throughout your trial; however, this sentence is mandatory as the law states that any person convicted of murder shall be punished with death by hanging.

    “The sentence of this court upon you is that you, Ponjul Yakubu, will be hanged until you are dead. May God have mercy on your soul,” he declared.

    NAN reports that Yakubu was arraigned on July 8, 2015, to face a one-count charge of culpable homicide punishable with death, after allegedly committing the crime on May 5, 2015.

    Yakubu was specifically accused of using his father’s dane gun to kill him (father), while the old man was taking an afternoon nap under a tree in their home at Dorowa, in Vwang Gwong Village, Shendam Local Government, Plateau State.

    When Yakubu appeared in court, however, he pleaded not guilty to the allegation of killing his father.

    The Prosecution Counsel, Mr Gideon Azi of the Plateau State Ministry of Justice, who investigated the matter, however, told the court that Yakubu had confessed to killing his father for refusing to buy a motorcycle for him.

    “He (Yakubu) confessed that he returned home on the said date and found his father sleeping on a mat under a tree, went into his (father)’s room, took his loaded gun and shot him at close range,” Azi told the court.

    Azi submitted Yakubu’s confessional statement to the court as evidence, and quoted the accused as saying that he committed the crime alone.

    Yakubu promptly owned up to the statement that bore his thumbprint.

    Azi further quoted the accused as saying that his father, after harvesting about a thousand tubers of yam and several bags of maize and millet, promised to buy a motorcycle for him after selling them.

    The accused was further quoted as saying that his father sold the farm produce without consulting him, and also refused to buy the motorcycle as promised, an action that provoked him into killing him.

    Speaking to NAN after the judgement, Mr Singa Zhatau, the Defense Counsel, said that the judgement was right in view of the evidence presented in the court.

    “Before taking any further step to appeal, I want to state that the reasoning in this judgement is valid.

    “Justice is a three-way traffic – justice for the state, the accused and the victim.

    “I believe that this judgement would further reassure the society that justice can be obtained in the courts.

    “This confidence building will go a long way in addressing the rampant instances of jungle justice that are becoming common in the country,” he said.

     

    NAN

  • Corruption: Diezani harshly condemned because she is not a man [Video] – Chimamanda Adichie

    Nigerian-born author and feminist, Chimamanda Adichie has said the former Minister for Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allinson-Maduekwe is roundly condemned for allegations of corruption because she is a woman.

    The highly revered author condemned what she calls “making a fetish of evil when it manifests in the female form.”

    Adichie spoke on Thursday at the University of Edinburgh where she was awarded an honorary Ph.D.

    In her words: “We shouldn’t have highest standards for women; we shouldn’t assume that because a person is born of a woman, that person is somehow just a step lower than angel.

    “I find it highly dehumanising for women because what it means is that women cannot be judged on the same terms as men,” she argues.

    In her speech, she used the example of ex-Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Maduekwe, to buttress her argument, saying she recalls a journalist exclaiming, “And she’s (Diezani) a woman!”

    “Somehow, the assumption is that it would be better if she were a man because then, we wouldn’t judge her so harshly because we expect men to steal.

    “And so, the idea of women being a species of angels is bad for both women and men because it makes the standards uneven,” she says.

    She reiterates her dream of a world where women are seen as human, “a world in which women are allowed to be many things; a world where women can be something and another thing, rather than something or another thing.”

     

     

  • Man declares separation, within months of marriage

     

    A certain Nigerian man whose Facebook page shows that he resides in Istanbul, Turkey, has proclaimed his separation after months of just tying the knot. According to him, he is back to being ‘Single’

     

    Announcing on his Facebook page, he said he and his estranged wife tried to build a life together, but they eventually decided otherwise, having realized that they were unsuited.

     

     

    He wrote on Facebook:”I have decided to address these and I promise you that this is not a joke and not an attempt to be snarky.

     

    “We realize that this probably comes as a shock to a lot of you and we apologize about that. We did not come to this decision lightly. We tried to “fix” our marriage in various ways, on our own and with the help of various professionals. Ultimately, what we are left with is a situation that makes neither of us happy.

     

    “We are amicable. We are working together to get through this. We are both hurting ? but we do not hate each other. We have decided to part at this time in order to maintain congeniality so that we can continue to face our future. We genuinely wish the best for each other going forward.

     

    “We also ask that if you are going to message us, please do so via private messages instead of a wall post. For those of you who have walked through this with us, you have our thanks and our love. I know that some people might say it’s tacky to announce something so personal on social media but this announcement is going to inspire people to be real and honest to themselves, the plan was to build an empire together not to manage and i place no blame on any of us keep note to this, (judgmental people of Nigeria , we are not just compatible to each other and their is nothing to explain). further statement might come up if pushed to the wall. having said these, i hereby announce to you that our marriage has failed.”#DONKWE

     

     

  • Man, 32, arrested with human head in Ibadan

    Man, 32, arrested with human head in Ibadan

    A suspected ritualist, Taju Olalekan, has been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command for being in possession of a fresh human head.

    In a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Adekunle Ajisebutu, the 32-year old suspect was arrested at Modina area, Idi-Aro, Ibadan, at about 6.30 a.m. on Sunday.

    According to the statement, the arrest of the suspect followed information by members of the public who were curious about his strange and suspicious movement and raised the alarm.

    “Consequently, policemen attached to the Idi-Aro Police Division mobilized and promptly raced to the scene where the suspect was eventually arrested with the exhibit.

    “During interrogation, the suspect disclosed that the exhibit was given to him by an accomplice younger brother, Saheed Olalekan, who is currently on the run. Investigation also revealed that the suspect and his cohort have been dealing in human parts.

    “Previously, two human skulls were sold to undisclosed clients. The latest recovered part was meant for a yet- to- be- identified pastor in Ibadan.

    “The State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Odude, has directed the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (CIID), Iyaganku, to take over the case with a view to carrying out diligent investigation and prosecution,” the statement said.

  • Police arrest man, 31, for attempting suicide in Lagos Lagoon

    A 31-year-old man, Hammed Olojo, who attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Lagos lagoon was charged before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday.

    Mr. Olojo was brought before Magistrate O.O.A. Fowowe-Erusiafe on a charge of attempted suicide.

    He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    The Prosecutor, Kehinde Olatunde, a police sergeant, told the court that Mr. Olojo committed the offence on August 27 at about noon on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.

    Mr. Olatunde said that the accused was apprehended while attempting to jump into the lagoon and was quickly restrained.

    He said the offence contravened Section 235 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

    Mr. Fowowe-Erusiafe, however, advised the accused that suicide was not the way out and that he should look at the brighter side of life.

    The magistrate admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N50, 000 with two sureties in like sum.

    She adjourned the case until November 16 for mention.

    NAN

  • Police arrest 26yr old man over attempt to use father, siblings, five friends for ritual

    The Police in Anambra have arrested a 26-year-old man, Chukwuemeka Okafor, for allegedly attempting to use his father, two siblings and five friends for money ritual.

    The suspect, who hailed from Ifite-Awka in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra, was arrested following information made available to the police by a vigilant resident of the community.

    The Commissioner of Police in the state, Garba Umar, who briefed journalists in Amawbia on Thursday on the arrest of the suspect, said the father had innocently provided N100,000 to his son unknown to him that the son had a devilish intention.

    Mr. Umar said that the suspect lied to his father about a business which made him to raise the money for him believing that it was for a genuine venture.

    He further said that after collecting the money, the suspect proceeded to the house of a native doctor to prepare a charm that would enable him to eliminate his father, two siblings and five of his friends.

    He said that the suspect had confessed to the crime, and was assisting the police with useful information for further investigation.

    The commissioner said the suspect would be charged to court after investigation.

    He listed the items recovered from the suspect to include; eight photographs of the victims, including three members of the family and pictures of his five face book friends as well as the sum of N100,000.

    The suspect told journalists that he collected the N100,000 from his father under the pretext that he would use the money to set up a business.

    Mr. Okafor told reporters that he was roped into the act after he was defrauded of N400,000 by one of his friends who promised to take him to Dubai.

    “Amidst these frustrations, I sought for the assistance of one Zaki who is very influential in the society and he told me that he made his money through money ritual.

    “He encouraged me to join him in the ritual act after revealing the secret,” he said.

    Mr. Okafor said he was warned not to reveal the secrets of the ritual to anybody otherwise his life would be terminated.

    He regretted that he had no intention to join the evil act, but that he was pushed into it by the devil, adding that he got the picture of his friends from their Facebook pages.

    NAN

     

  • Police arrest man who poses as woman to defraud American of $80,000 on dating site

    The Police in Osun said on Monday that they have arrested a 23-year-old suspected internet fraudster (name withheld) for allegedly duping an American of $80,000 (N28.8 million).

    The Police Commissioner, Fimihan Adeoye, told journalists in Osogbo that the suspect allegedly committed the crime by posing as a woman to the unsuspecting man on a dating site on the internet.

    Mr. Adeoye said the victim, who was looking for a serious relationship with a woman, was however scammed by the suspect to the tune of $80,000.

    He said the suspect was apprehended with the help and information the command received from an anonymous source.

    “He presented himself as a woman on the internet and he succeeded in seeking the friendship of his victim who thereafter paid the money into his account.

    “Although he denied collecting $80,000 but said he collected $43,000. Our concern, however, is the terrible image his action has given Nigeria.

    “His action and crime has gone to further show that many youths are not interested in hard work again,” he said.

    Mr. Adeoye said the suspect would be prosecuted in court as soon as investigation was concluded and urged the public to see the police as their friend by releasing useful information that could help in apprehending criminals.

    The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the police also paraded a three-man gang believed to be involved in buying and selling stolen motorcycles.

    Twelve motorcycles suspected to have been stolen by them were also displayed.

     

    (NAN)