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         The Police Command in Enugu State says it has commenced investigation into the alleged sale of a baby boy for N300,000 in the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, made the disclosure in a statement in Enugu  on Saturday . Amaraizu said that the investigation commenced on May 3 after the command arrested one of the buyers. He said that the mother of the baby boy identified as Nwanneka Ezechi, 30, from Akama Oghe in Ezeagu Local Government Area was said to have been impregnated by yet to be identified man. The police spokesman said that Ezechi later disappeared from home to an unknown destination. “It was further gathered that in November, 2017, she declared that she had given birth to a baby boy but this was not disclosed to the family,’’. He said that when the family discovered that she had given birth and the whereabouts of the baby was not known, they reported to the police who arrested the lady. ...

                         Nigeria’s former Attorney-General, Bello Adoke, has been heard on a recorded telephone conversation admitting that he knew the controversial Malabu Oil deal was a “presidential scam” whose execution led to fraudulent diversion of billions of naira amongst dubious collaborators across the world, a new court filing says. The recorded telephone call, which was placed by Carlamaria Rumor of RAI Television in Italy, is the latest material to cast light on Mr Adoke’s role as a principal player in the questionable deal —and one who continues to conceal crucial aspects of what he might know to both the Nigerian public and federal authorities alike. The audio was filed before a Milan court, and has been accepted as an exhibit that could form a major part of Italian authorities’ prosecution of the case. PREMIUM TIMES has however not indep...

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Isaac Folorunso Adewole                              Recent directive by the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole banning the sales of Codeine containing cough syrups without prescription across the country is, no doubt, a sad reflection of the alarming state of drug addiction in the country, especially among the youth.  According to Prof Adewole, the directive became necessary due to the gross abuse Codeine usage has been subjected to in the country. A drug is a substance used for medical purposes that changes the state or function of the body. On the other hand, drug abuse is a situation when drug is taken more than it is prescribed. It could be seen as the use of illicit drugs, or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs. It could further be defined as the deliberate use of...

                   Three suspected fraudsters have been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly hacking into DSTV, GOTV computer network data belonging to the Management of Multichoice Nigeria Limited. The suspected fraudsters are Mor Diop, 49, Ekeng Ewa Ekeng, 44 and Anabel Adagbasa, 26. Also charged was Nigcom Network Solution Ltd, the company the accused persons allegedly used to perpetrate the alleged fraudulent act. A police source said that the arrest of the accused persons was ordered by the Commission of Police, in charge of the Police Special Fraud Unit, PSFU, Ikoyi, Lagos, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde following a petition by the Management of Multichoice Nigeria Ltd. Police Counsel, Musa Uhumwangho informed the court in charge No: A/28/2018 that the accused persons committed the alleged offence in March 2017 at 1, Yemi Suara Street, Grace Land Estat...

                         A photo that is believed to show one of the suicide bombers mingling in the crowd moments before detonating his suicide vest at a mosque and market in Mubi Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Tuesday, has emerged According to reports, the photo was taken by CCTV camera in one of the shops around the mosque. Official death toll from the double suicide bombing rose to at least 30 but gravediggers on Wednesday, said they buried over 86 people.

                   Midfielder Luyanda Ntshangase from South African top-flight side Maritzburg United died today, two months after being struck by lightning during a friendly fixture. The promising 21-year-old had been in an induced coma since the March 1st incident and the club said he had succumbed to his injuries in a statement released today. “We are extremely sad about the loss of Luyanda, an exciting young player with enormous potential,” Maritzburg chairman Farook Kadodia said in a statement. Ntshangase, who made his debut against Kaizer Chiefs in October 2016, is the third Maritzburg player to perish in a little more than two years after midfielders Mondli Cele, 27, and Mlondi Dlamini, 20, died in separate car accidents.

                          …Performs First Successful Open-Heart Surgery, Fourth Kidney Transplant, Cochlear Implant, Others …Constructs 61 PHCs In One Year, To Launch Health Insurance Scheme In 2018 Lagos State Government on Friday said comprehensive plans are currently being firmed up to generally address prevalence of drug abuse under the mental health policy in the State, revealing that a law to that effect has already been updated. The Federal Government had on Tuesday directed the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to stop further issuance of permits for the importation of Codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations with immediate effect in response to the gross abuse of Codeine usage in the country. Lagos State   Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris (middle); C...

Two bodies of illegal immigrants washed ashore in Libya on Tuesday, May 1. According to local media, one body was found in Tajoura and the second in Qarabulli, eastern Tripoli.

                    Nsa Ayi, a former relationship officer, Coronation Merchant  Bank, has been sentenced  to seven years imprisonment for diverting clients N700 million meant for Federal Government bonds, treasury bills and fixed deposits. He was sentenced today by Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, Lagos. The convict, who was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on February 26, 2018, on an 11-count charge, was accused of altering instructions and falsifying signatures of customers to transfer money into various accounts outside the bank. The money was allegedly transferred in tranches into his Guaranty Trust Bank account No. 0001600855 as well as his Zenith Bank account No. 1002771899. Delivering her judgment today,  the  judge sentenced him to seven years imprisonment  on each count of the charge...

                                   On Thursday, May 3, 2018 EFCC secured the conviction of Ikechukwu Elom Awoke, before Justice A. Y. Sanya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on a 2-count amended charge bordering on conspiracy and cheating to tune of N350,000 (three hundred and fifty thousand naira). He was sentenced to six months imprisonment with option of fine of N50,000 for conspiracy on count one and eighteen months imprisonment with option of fine of N50,000 for cheating on count two. The case was triggered by a petition dated August 16, 2017 by one Noami Wanya, who claimed she met the convict through the Facebook, and in the process entered into a relationship with the aim of marrying each other. In the course of the relationship, Awoke fraudulently obtained N350,000 from the petitio...

                               A federal judge has ordered Shawn Carter 'Jay-Z' to explain why he shouldn't have to testify in an SEC probe into Iconix, the company that now owns the Rocawear clothing brand he co-founded. Jay Z must now appear in a Manhattan court room on May 8th to make his case, according to a court document made public on Thursday. The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) said it asked a federal judge to step in after Carter ignored two subpoenas requesting his testimony. Though Jay Zis not the focus of the SEC probe, rather the agency is focused on Iconix, a brand management company that owns labels including Candie's, London Fog and Rampage. Carter and business partner Damon "Dame" Dash sold the rights to their urban apparel line Rocawear to Iconix in 2007 for $204 million. Th...

                The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Gombe zonal office, yesterday secured the conviction of one Danladi Joshua before Justice Beatrice Iliya of Gombe State High Court, on a two count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and theft. The case was triggered by a petition from one Edna Ishaya in which she alleged that, between January and August, 2017, the convict fraudulently used a sort code of one of the new generation Banks and her mobile phone number registered with the Bank to transfer the sum of eight hundred and forty three thousand Naira only (N843, 000, 00.) to his personal use, without the petitioner's knowledge and consent. Investigation by the Commission revealed that the amount in question was transferred to the convict's wife account domiciled also at one of the new generation Bank. He was arraigned on April 11, 2018 and pleaded guilty to all t...

                             Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons ( NAPTIP ) on Friday sealed up Amazonia Guest House at Dagri in Gwagwalada, FCT, and rescued 13 women suspected to be victims of human trafficking. Two suspects, including the Manager of the lodge, have been arrested. One Hafeez Abdulsalam who had been on NAPTIPs watch list and was a suspected trafficker in the South-West who specialises in trafficking young girls to Saudi Arabia was the person that brought the girls from various states to Abuja. One of the victims, who gave her name as Rokibat, 22, from Oyo state, revealed that her aunt in Saudi Arabia told her mother to bring her to Saudi through Abdulsalam to be engaged in Housemaid job. Another victim, Rodiya 23, from Lagos state, said Abdulsalam who is a family fri...

                       Last night, President Trump spoke at the National Rifle Association of America's annual meeting where he re-iterated the fact that protection of the second ammendment is not negotiable. The president then went on to tweet, 'Democrats and liberals in Congress want to disarm law-abiding Americans at the same time they are releasing dangerous criminal aliens and savage gang members onto our streets. Politicians who put criminal aliens before American Citizens should be voted out of office'. Democrats and liberals in Congress want to disarm law-abiding Americans at the same time they are releasing dangerous criminal aliens and savage gang members onto our streets. Politicians who put criminal aliens before American Citizens should be voted out of office! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 4, 2018

                            The state Police Command on Friday smashed a gang what have been terrorizing Igbogene-Yenagoa and its environs arresting six members of a notorious robbery gang, including a female with arms and ammunition recovered from them. The suspects are Sunday Alo, 22; Henry Goddy, 25; Justice John Ukpaka, 23; Choima Blessing 22; Favour Ojum 20; and a female, Justina Odua, 23. Asinim Butswat, spokesman to command said in Yenagoa that the arrest was made possible through a tip- off by members of the public. “On 4th May, 2018 at about 0400hrs, in a coordinated operation, the tactical commanders and operatives from Igbogene Police Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, raided the hideout of the criminal gang at Igbogene. Upon a thorough search of the house, the Police recovered the following arms and...

                          Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong'o wants American RnB star R Kelly to be properly investigated over claims of sexual abuse on underage girls. The 'Black Panther' star has thrown her weight behind 'Time's Up' campaign that led to a similar push against comedian Bill Cosby over sexual assaults allegations against him. The 'Time's Up' started the campaign against R Kelly with a call for fresh investigation on the musician's past accusations of sexual and physical abuse on young girls. Lupita wrote, ' we demand appropriate investigations and inquiries into the allegations of R. Kelly’s abuse'. So far, R Kelly has successfully defended himself against the allegations even as the list of women accusing him of sexual harassment keeps growing. The musician has welcomed the 'Time's Up' campaign against him, through his spo...

                       Two suspected fraudsters, Akin Ogunsemi and Shina Fatola, who specialised in masquerading as herbalists to defraud unsuspecting members of the public, have landed in police net in Enugu. According to Punchng, the suspects are said to be indigenes of Ijebu Igbo in Ogun State. They were apprehended at Ukwuoji, Enugu, on May 1, 2018, by men of the police Anti-Cult Unit. Items recovered from them are some fake foreign currencies, charms and other suspected shrine materials.

                           An APC chairmanship aspirant at Jeremi Ward 10 (III), Ughelli South Local Government, Jeremiah Oghoveta, was stabbed to death during the party ward congress today May 5th. According to reports, Jeremiah was stabbed to death near God’s Grace Ministry at Okwagbe Town allegedly by the younger brother of one the leaders of the party in the area. Jeremiah had witnessed the hijacking of electoral materials by some members of the party and had protested. In anger, one of the party members engaged him in a fight and in the process stabbed him in the neck. The suspected killer fled the scene afterwards.

                                          Justice Nasir Ajanah of the Kogi State High Court in Lokoja has given an interim order that embattled senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, be moved from police custody in the state to the National Hospital Abuja, for further treatment. Recall that a magistrte court in the state yesterday ordered Melaye to be remanded in police custody till June 11th after he was arraigned for unlawful possession of arms and funding of a criminal group. Melaye is currently nursing injuries he sustained after jumping off a police van last month

             A young South African father shot three intruders that held him and his wife captive while threatening to kill their baby. According to reports, one of the intruders stood by his baby daughter’s crib. The mother repeatedly pleaded with the intruders not to hurt the baby. Her pleas were ignored by one the intruders, said to be Mozambican, who instead tackled the father with a knife. Another allegedly told the father: “I’ll kill your baby.” While the father was being attacked, he moved closer towards his loaded ACP Colt, which was under his pillow. With one arm, he defended himself against the knife-wielding intruder, and shot at the intruders. Two died on the scene, and one was wounded. The wounded intruder fled to a neighbour’s house, who tackled him with a shovel. He is currently in a critical condition in a hospital in Pretoria. The intruders accessed the house by bending...

                A Twitter user took to the platform to narrate how her cousin was killed in the most gruesome way by her boyfriend. She wrote; My cousin was stabbed repeatedly by her boyfriend who dumped her body at a grave yard when he realised she wasn't dead, he drove over her 10+ times. We couldn't dress her body for the funeral b/c all her bones were crushed.

                               The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, have arraigned the trio of Owolabi Kayode Samuel, Esther Olubukola Mate and Abimbola David-Orugun before Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing to the tune of N4, 576, 000.00 (Four Million, Five Hundred and Seventy-six Thousand Naira). The defendants, who are staff of Hope Worldwide Foundation, a non-governmental Organisation (NGO), were arraigned alongside Cumulative Ventures Limited and Continental Best Buys Limited. One of the count reads: “That you, Owolabi Kayode Samuel, Esther Olubukola (a.k.a Bukky Mate, Bukola Mate), Abimbola David-Orugun, Cumulative Ventures, Continental Best Buys Limited, Olaoshebikan Candido Clemen...

A primary school student was crushed to death in Igbariam, Anambra state, this afternoon. The girl, a student of St. Timothy Primary School Mary Ville Ukwulu in Dunukofia LGA, was on her way home from school when she was hit along the express road close to Anambra State University Igbariam. (St. Timothy Primary School is situated inside Anambra State University, Igbariam campus). An eyewitness told LIB that the girl died instantly after being knocked down by a reckless tipper driver. In photos sent to LIB, the girl's brain can be seen splattered all over the floor as she lay lifeless in her school's sports uniform.

                                 The Nigerian police has declared wanted four of the robbers that participated in the bloody bank robbery incident that took place in Offa on April 4th. The state police command released the photos of the robbers from the CCTV footage of the bank. The Kwara State Government has also announced a N5 million reward for anyone that can help with information that would lead to the arrest of the suspects. The number to be contacted are  08062080913, 08126285268, 08032365122, 07056792065, 08088450152. Speaking on the recent development, the Assistant Commissioner of police, Moshood Jimoh, said “All the suspects are cooperating with the Police in the investigation into the incident. Currently, some of the other gang leaders and principal suspects at large are...

  ISIS thugs have issued another threat, ordering their supporters to launch attacks at the 2018 World Cup , which kicks off on June 14 in Moscow, Russia . The terror group made the chilling threat in a new poster released by a French ISIS-linked group, according to SITE Intelligence, which monitors terror activity. They wrote in French on the poster translated as 'Kill them all'. Back in April, ISIS also released a poster which warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that he will 'pay the price for killing Muslims'. They wrote: 'Russia 2018. Putin you disbeliever. You will pay the price for killing Muslims.' While in March, ISIS supporters targeted Barcelona and Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi in a poster showing him kneeling next to a jihadist. See other posters shared by the terror group below.

Seven people were killed on Friday after a fatal auto crash involving two Toyota Hiace buses along Gusau - Zaria road. The Public Relations Officer of Federal Road Safety Corps in Zamfara state, Mr Nasir Ahmad who confirmed the news to Daily Trust, blamed the accident on over speeding and dangerous overtaking. "In all the persengers involved were 28, 7 have died and 21 were injured. Among the dead were six adults and one child and those who were injured are responding to treatment at Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital," he added. Ahmad warned the drivers especially those using commercial vehicles to obtained speed limiting devices which are available in the market adding that this would go along way in safeguarding lives and property. More photos below...