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Lyra McKee Police have arrested men in connection with the killing of Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee during a riot in Londonderry on Thursday, police said, as politicians in the divided British region united to condemn the attack. McKee, an award-winning 29-year-old journalist who was writing a book on the disappearance of young people during decades of violence in Northern Ireland, was shot dead as she watched Irish nationalist youths attack police following a raid. “Major Investigation Team detectives have arrested two men, aged 18 and 19 under the Terrorism Act, in connection with the murder,” the Police Service of Northern Ireland said in a statement. Northern Ireland’s political parties, which are broadly split between Irish nationalists aspiring to unite the British region with Ireland and unionists who want it to remain British, united to condemn the attack. In a joint statement, six parties said they were “united in rejecting those responsible for this heinou...

Nigerian Air Force Alpha jet A team of Nigerian Air Force officers, led by AVM Idi Lubo, on Friday arrived Zamfara to investigate allegations that innocent citizens were recently bombarded through air strikes by NAF personnel in the state. Addressing journalists on arrival at the 307 Quick Response Group headquarters in Gusau, the team leader, Lubo said “the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar is highly disturbed over the allegations. “As concerned Nigerians and part of those charged with the responsibility of ensuring the peace and safety of Nigerians, we are here to verify the claims made by the traditional rulers of Zamfara. “We will meet with all stakeholders in the matter, especially the state government, security chiefs and even the affected community members before filing our report.” The team had on arrival in the evening, separately met with the state Director, Department of State Security and the Secretary to the State Government behind closed door, ...

                  Three policemen and four others have been sentenced to death by hanging by an Akwa Ibom High Court for kidnapping a woman, Deaconess Ime Ekanem in 2012. The criminals were dragged to court by the police after being apprehended while trying to collect a ransom of N1.8 million from the victim after the crime had been committed. According to the court papers, the defendants are Cpl Emmanuel Charlie, Ekaette Moses, Fidelis Jeremiah, Cpl Bassey Sunday (377812), PC Mfon Bassey (478463), Ndu Johnny, Unyime Etukakpan, and Itohowo Akpakwa, worked closely with a friend of the victim to commit the crime. The friend gave the kidnappers the home address of her friend and her itinerary. It was learnt that the victim was dragged out of the Toyota Sienna car driven by her husband, in front of the family house at about 6.30pm and whisked away in a Volvo Wagon car to Afaha Udoeyop in Ibesikpo Asutan council area, wher...

Abike Dabiri-Erewa. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa has described the death sentence passed on eight Nigerians in United Arab Emirate (UAE) as unfortunate. Eight Nigerians were sentenced to death on Wednesday in Sharjah, UAE for a string of robberies at money exchanges and cash machines (ATMs) across the emirate in December 2016. Dabiri-Erewa said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja The presidential aide who expressed concern over the development, however said the incident was not an actual description of personalities of people of Nigeria. ”It is an unfortunate incident, but it is not an incident that defines who we are as a people. ”If a few Nigerians have committed a crime for which they are being punished, thousands of Nigerians are doing great in that same country and are being appreciated and celebrated. ”Mr President, who meets Nigerians ever...

                                            A 71-year-old man,  Harvey J. Fountain , who was arrested on 50 counts of first-degree rape last week has now been charged with 50 more counts. Stephen Phillips  of the  Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office  in  Louisiana  said he began the crimes in the early 1970s and continued for a decade. He said all of the assaults happened in Pineville, La., and involved children under 13. According to Phillips, the decades-old accusations came to light April 1, when one of the victims disclosed the abuse to local authorities. The individual also informed the police that there were other possible victims. “One victim came forward and was aware of others that may have been a victim of Fountain’s,” Phillips told The Washington Post. “After additional interviews, additional victims were located,” Phillips said, t...

These drone photos captured by Lana Sator reveal the devastating scale of the Notre Dame Cathedral fire. The ancient Cathedral in Paris went up in flames on Monday afternoon and efforts to put the fire out continued through the night. French president, Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild the cathedral within a five year period. See more photos below...

                        Naomi Chepkemboi, a Third Year Public Health student at Pwani University, Kenya, was stabbed in the chest and neck by her ex-boyfriend Henry Kipkoech, who is a student at Kenyatta University, Nairobi. Ms Chepkemboi says she left her boyfriend in December last year because he was “irresponsible”. The two have a 4-month old daughter together. Speaking from her hospital bed in Kilifi County, Naomi Chepkemboi said Mr Kipkoech showed up at her rented room in Kilifi early Sunday, when he meted out the ugly attack on her. “He came to my room at 6am, and knocked on my door. I peeped through the window, and saw him. I went back to bed because I did not want to open the door for him. He pleaded with me to open the door, saying he came with an aim of restoring peace between us,” Chepkemboi told Citizen Television on Monday. “After much deliberation, I let him in. When we were done talking to each other, ...

A Qatari man has angered people after he shared a video tutorial teaching Muslim men how to beat their wives. Abd Al-Aziz Al-Khazraj, a Qatari sociologist, advised men to punish their wives so she can feel their strength. But he warned that it is not acceptable to injure her with beatings. He then proceeded to teach men how best to punish their wives under Islamic laws. He uploaded the outrageous video to his Al-Mojtama YouTube channel. He is seen in the video with a small boy who he used as the "wife" to demonstrate the techniques. He began the video, saying: "Dear viewers, many people – especially people who are married – would like to know how to beat one's wife. Is beating your wife necessary? Must a man beat his wife every day? No. "First, we must understand that the man is the leader of the house. A leader has authorities, just like a company manager. The leader of the house may decide to discipline the wife so life can move on. How do...

Sudan's former President Omar al-Bashir has been moved to Kobar maximum security prison, days after he was deposed in a military coup.   Reports say the ex-leader has until now been detained at the presidential residence under heavy guard. He is reportedly being held in solitary confinement and is surrounded by tight security.   Months of protests in Sudan led to the ousting and arrest of the long-time ruler on Thursday. Uganda's Minister for Foreign Affairs Henry Oryem Okello told Reuters news agency the country would consider offering the deposed leader asylum if he applied, despite an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).   As an ICC member, Uganda would have to hand over Mr Bashir if he arrived in the country. The ICC has not yet commented. Until now, Bashir's whereabouts since his removal were unknown. The coup leader at the time, Awad Ibn Auf, said Mr Bashir was being detained in a "safe place". He himself stoo...

Odi community leaders and the Bayelsa state government are calling on the federal government, through the Ecological Fund Office, to come to the community’s aid after heavy rains, swept away houses and property worth millions of naira into the nearby River Nun.   It destroyed electricity cables, and threw the town into darkness, Daily Trust reports.  The Odi Council of Chiefs called on FG to approve the Odi shoreline protection project as the river has again overflowed its banks, destroyed four houses and a large portion of the major road in the community.   Chairman of Odi Community Development Committee (CDC), Goddy Niweigha, said:  “we are pleading with President Muhammadu Buhari to come to our aid and ensure that the approval process is fast tracked. Time is of essence, as you can see, Odi community is on the verge of being washed away by the River Nun.”   Governor Seriake Dickson, who visited the area, called on the federal government to ...

                                      Justice D.Z Senchi of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, today April 17th, issued a Warrant of Arrest against former Attorney General, Mohammed Adoke and a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dan Etete over their role in the Malabu oil scandal. Adoke, a Minister of Justice under Goodluck Jonathan and Etete, a Minister of Petroleum during Sani Abacha’s government were both indicted in the shady $1.1bn Malabu bribery scandal. Also involved in the deal are international oil companies, 333Shell And Eni who are currently undergoing trials in Italy due to their involvement in one of Nigeria’s biggest oil scandal. Also declared wanted were Raph Wetzels, Casula Roberto, Pujato Stefeno, and Burrato Sebastiano. They were meant to be arraigned before Justice Senchi on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 to face charges related to the Malabu Oil Scanda...

                          According to an eyewitness report, the dead child was found in a carton beside a church. Read the post below;   A dead child found in awada obosi. beside ANGLICAN CHURCH OF, GOOD SHEPHERD NEPA ROAD By EZEIWEKA. AWADA OBOSI IDEMIRI NORTH L.G.A. ANAMBRA STATE. A mother killed her child put it inside a catorn came to the church field and dropped it.. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!    UMUNWANYI NA AJO OBI. God will never allow such a mother to go unpunish. what a heartless mother    

No fewer than 29 people have died and 22 people were injured after a tourist coach toppled off a mountain road on the holiday island of Madeira, Portugal. The coach, which was carrying 55 passengers and a guide, was heading to Funchal, the island's capital, when it careered off the road near the town of Canico.  Filipe Sousa, the mayor of the nearby town of Santa Cruz, said 12 men and 17 women died in the crash - the majority of whom were German nationals.  Locals said the driver lost control of the coach on a bend, careered off the winding mountain road and crashed onto the top of a house. The bus overturned after falling off the road near a remote hotel - the Quinta Splendida Wellness & Botanical Garden.  The driver and the guide, who are both Portuguese, were hurt in the crash but the extent of their injuries has not been revealed.  Emergency services were first contacted at around 6.30pm local time and at least...

                             The Katsina State Police Command on Wednesday, paraded a 14-year-old suspected female kidnapper alongside other suspects arrested for various crimes in the state.   Spokesperson for the Command, SP Isah Gambo said that on April 11, based on credible intelligence, the Command raided a criminal hideout at Sabon Layin Sira village, Kafur LGA of Katsina state.   "After a fierce encounter with the bandits, the Police team succeeded in dislodging them.  A search was immediately carried out in the camp and the following exhibits were recovered: One Travor-21 Rifle No.38801176 Seventy nine rounds of 5.6mm live ammunition One unregistered Boxer Motorcycle National ID Card"   "However, on the same date, one Safiya Alh Yakubu, ‘f’, aged 14yrs of Runka village, of Safana LGA of Katsina state was arrested roaming around the camp.  In the course of i...

It was a somber mood in the Asaba High Court in Delta state yesterday April 17th as the Mother of the slain Miss Elozino Ogege, the first class 300 level student of Mass Communication, Delta State University (DELSU) who was gruesomely murdered sometime in November 2018 by suspected ritualists, wept profusely as the suspected murderers pleaded not guilty to the eight-count charge preferred against them by the state Attorney-General. The body of Elozino Ogege, who was declared missing on November 15th 2018, was reportedly found with her tongue and breasts chopped off. She had reportedly gone on a search for a new accomodation when she met her killers who stole her Tecno phone and then killed her. The suspects who earlier confessed to the crime, said they wanted to use her for Yahoo Yahoo money ritual.  At the trial of the suspected killers yesterday, Mrs. Elizabeth Ogege, who was in court to observe proceedings, bursted into uncontrollable tears demandin...

Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji has joined other Nigerians in calling for the release of the 15-year-old child who was arrested for poisoning her much older husband in Kano state. Hassana Lawan, of Bechi Village, allegedly poisoned 33-year-old Sale Abubakar on April 16 at about 2pm. She allegedly gave him food with rat poison.  The husband was rushed to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital Kano for treatment while it was revealed that the housewife will be charged to court. But Nigerians are calling for her release with the hashtag  # FreeHassanaLawan .  According to Prof. Ikechi, an author, it is the husband who married a child bride that deserves arrest, not the "poor girl". He tweeted: "Free this poor girl. Jail all child rapists. To call the animal a husband is insulting to some of us who are husband. How the hell does one become the husband of a 15-year-old child?" See other Twitter reactions below.

                            Alfred Keating , one of New Zealand’s former top-ranked military officials in the US, has been found guilty of planting a secret camera in a unisex bathroom at the country's embassy in Washington DC. The 59-year-old faces up to 18 months in prison for attempting to make an intimate visual recording. According to BBC, Keating's DNA matched traces found on the SD card in the camera, which appeared to have been in place for many months. He will be sentenced on 25 June. Keating was serving as a defence attache at New Zealand’s embassy in Washington when a small, covert camera was discovered in a unisex bathroom after it fell out of a hiding spot in a heating duct on 27 July 2017. It was reported that the motion-activated camera was positioned to capture intimate video recordings of anyone using the toilet. Crown prosecutor Henry Steele told the court that investigators began to s...

A man who seemed to be at his wit's end took off all his clothes to protest non-payment of salary for three months. The man's child is reportedly very ill and he has allegedly not been paid for three months by the company he works for. The man went to the company and took off all his clothes while demanding he gets paid. He said they offered to give him transport money but he wants his three months salary. Spectators can be heard saying, "Make una give this man him money nau." as they stood by the gate with the man carrying out a naked protest.

The Akwa Ibom state police command have arrested a man, Essien Okon,  and his wife, Peace, for allegedly killing their 12-year-old son, Joseph. According to the police, Essien and his wife, Peace allegedly prepared a poisonous concoction with a certain seed called asene and forced the boy to drink it so he can die because they believed he was a wizard and was responsible for the ill-luck they have encountered for many years. When interrogated, Essien said his son was a wizard, who killed his former wife who was his mother. Essien said after the demise of Joseph's mother, he got married to Peace and that ever since then, his family has not known any progress. Confirming his arrest, the state Commissioner of Police, Zaki Ahmed, said  “On March 25, 2019, operatives of Oron division arrested one Essien Okon and Peace Okon of Edoho Emma Street, Oron Local Government Area, who conspired and lured their son, Joseph Okon, now deceased, who...