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It has been reported that some suspected herdsmen have chopped off the fingers and toes of a farmer identified as Osakwe Benard, in Abraka, Delta State, for trying to stop them from grazing their herd on his farm. Vanguard reports that the man, Osakwe Benard, 48, and a father of five, narrowly escaped death as his assailants fled the scene after his cry attracted other farmers in the area, who rescued him. Confirming the incident yesterday, member representing the area in the state House of Assembly, Chief Evance Ivwurie, said:  “Osakwe had gone to his farm when he saw the herdsmen grazing their herds on his farm. “He started screaming for them to leave, not knowing that one of them, who held him for the others, was lurking behind him. “They chopped off the entire toe area of his leg to the middle and the fingers of his two hands were also cut off.” On efforts being put in place to checkmate the activities of herdsmen in the area, Ivwurie, who stated that the p...

The leadership of the Movement for a Sovereign State of Biafra has urged its members to register en mass at the ongoing continuous permanent voter card registration. A statement issued in Owerri , the Imo State capital on Friday by MASSOB National Secretary, Ibem Ugwuoke, said that the decision to order its members to register for PVCs was reached in a meeting presided over by its leader , Uchenna Madu . The statement said that the PVC would be useful for MASSOB in the nearest future in its quest for a sovereign state , not just for election in 2019. “ MASSOB orders all Biafrans that are constitutionally eligible to vote to immediately go for voter registration card in the nearest INEC office . That possession of the Nigeria ’s voter card is not merely for Nigeria ’s elections only but for Biafra Referendum as the only identification card for eligibility of the people that will determine the future of Biafra actualisation through a United Nations observed referendum....

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity  Femi Adesina has revealed that the son of the president  Yusuf Buhari is ready to be discharged from the hospital, Punch reports. Yusuf Buhari had been admitted after he suffered a head injury and a broken rib following a bike accident he was involved in. Yusuf had been operated upon and doctors had reported that he was in stable condition. While Yusuf was admitted in Cedarcrest Hospital , Abuja, several reports had claimed that he was to be flown to Germany for further treatment. Femi Adesina, in a statement made available to journalists, said following successful surgical operations, Yusuf Buhari’s condition has improved and is now ready to be discharged from the hospital. Read his statement below: Mr. Yusuf Muhammadu Buhari, son of His Excellency President Buhari, was admitted into Cedarcrest Hospitals Abuja in the late hours of the 26th of December 2017, following injuries sustained as a r...

There might be blackout in some parts of the country following the fresh explosion that has rocked the Escravos-to-Lagos (ELP) located in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, barely four days after repairs, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation said on Thursday. It is understood that this has led to a drop in the generation of power from hydropower plants by 494 megawatts in six days. It was gathered that a heavy explosion rocked the pipeline criss-crossing the Ugbokodo community near the Warri refinery in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. It was also learnt that the explosion was as a result of leaks from a gas pipeline in the community, which had earlier been reported to the management of the NGC. However, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that repairs have commenced immediately on the facility in order to address the fresh incident. The commission did not state what caused the fresh explosion on the pipeline. “Nigerian Na...

Corporal David Napoleon, a police officer attached to the Department of Operations at the Bayelsa State Police Command shot and killed a Senior Secondary School Student identified as Joseph Tomizibe on Thursday, October 26. The incident which happened in Kpansia community, sparked protest with residents blocking the road and causing traffic gridlock along the busy Yenagoa-Mbiama road. The policeman was said to have been arrested, disarmed and detained for further investigations. But the intervention of Yenagoa Caretaker Committee Chairman, Oforji Oboku, calmed frayed nerves and stopped the angry residents from attacking a traffic policeman in the area. Spokesperson for the command, Mr. Asinim Butswat, who confirmed the incident said the victim was 18 years and was shot when the policeman was trying to escape from being attacked by irate boys and suspected cultists in the area. “The incident occurred at about 10pm on Thursday after six armed cultists invaded the home of Corp...

Three out of the six officers of the National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), were killed by unknown gunmen while on their duty post around Federal College of Education (FCE) Okene by 8:30pm. The death of the officers identified as Onwumere Nicholas, Peter Ebun and Abraham Musa has been confirmed by the State’s commandant of the agency, Idris Bello. Idris also disclosed that NDLEA will be working with other security agency in the state, to arrest the perpetrators of the heinous act.

  A group of un identified gun men this morning invaded St Philip’s Catholic Church, Amakwa Ozubulu and opened fire on the worshipers killing not less than ten people and leaving many others deadly wounded by bullets. This ugly incident happened around 7:00AM. The Anambra state governor Willie Obiano and the men of the Nigerian Police has since arrived the scene and it was established that the shooting was caused by feud between two brothers leaving outside the country. Though only God knows how they arrived at that but here is what Senior Special Assistant to the governor on social media reported below.... Church Shooting: Gov Obiano Storms Ozubulu, Visits Hospital … Shooting caused by Feud between Brothers living Outside Nigeria The Ozubulu community in Ekwusigo local government area of Anambra State were this morning thrown into mourning as a gun man walked into St Philip’s Catholic Church and started shooting sporadically, killing 11 and injuring 18 persons On ...

An Akwa Ibom State resindent Catholic Priest Rev. Fr. Patrick Henry Edet, has announced that he has resigned from Catholic Priesthood. He made this announcement today 2nd August 2017 in a statement on Planet radio 101.1FM, Uyo. Though he said he can also be called Fr., he said hence forth, he should be addressed as Reverend Patrick Edet. in his words...... “From today henceforth, I cease to be a Catholic Priest, in my spirit and in my soul… I forgive those who will criticize me, I live for God…I seek freedom for my soul. As I leave, I leave smiling, I AM SO HAPPY THAT I AM FREE”. This is serious.......

At about 2pm yesterday 25th of July eyewitnesses called the Toll-free emergency line 112 to report that a building had collapsed at No 3 Massey street, Lagos Island. The Emergency responders immediately left base for the scene. As at 7pm last night, 5 children and 10 adults had been rescued. 20 hours after the collapse, the recovery operation is still ongoing by the emergency responders of the LASEMA Response Unit and other responder agencies searching through the debris with Heavy duty and light rescue equipment to ensure that they are no other victims trapped in the rubble. Once the site has been declared stable, reclamation will commence. It is a great relief to know that Lagos State now has a robust Emergency rescue team with the appropriate equipment at its disposal to attend to such emergencies swiftly. The days when emergencies like this occur and we have inadequate manpower or had to rely on construction companies to respond to such incidents are long gone. ...

The Federal High Court in Lagos has on Wednesday ordered the seizure of a property located in Banana Island area of Lagos State belonging to former Minister of Petroleum Resources Allison-Madueke Diezani . The property, according to Punch , was bought in 2013 for $37.5m. The property reportedly contains 24 apartments, made up of 18 flats and 6 penthouses, according to court documents presented at the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court also ordered the seizure of funds amounting to $2,740,197.96 and N84,537,840.70, which was reportedly rent received on the property. Anselem Ozioko , counsel for EFCC, told the judge Justice Chuka Obiozor  that Diezani made the $37.5m payment for the purchase of the property in cash, moving the money from her house into the seller’s account in First Bank, both in Abuja. He said: Nothing could be more suspicious than someone keeping such huge amounts in her apartment. Wh...

The Oyo State Police Command, Monday, confirmed the death of one person in the violence that trailed the public outing of the Ege masquerade in the Egungun festival in Ibadan on Sunday. The police spokesman in the state, ASP Adekunle Ajisebutu, told newsmen in Ibadan that two suspects were also arrested in connection with the incident. Violence had marred the Egungun festival on Sunday as many residents were assaulted while property were destroyed. The festival, which often featured displays by masquerades, is meant to showcase the rich culture and tradition of Ibadan land. Ajisebutu, however, said that the command had beefed up security in the area where the Egungun festival was taking place. He said the state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Odude, had warned all masquerades and their followers to refrain from violence. The police, he said, would not hesitate to deal with any individual or group attempting to cause a breach of the peace. Meanwhile, the Olubadan ...

An Australian woman was dressed in her pyjamas when American police gunned her down, harrowing new details surrounding her death have revealed. Justine Damond, who also uses the name Justine Ruszczyk, was at home on Saturday night when she called 911 to report a noise and a possible assault in an alley in South Minneapolis, Minnesota. While police did not have body cameras switched on during the shooting, sources with knowledge of the incident claim the officers arrived at the alley at 11.30pm on Saturday night. Ms Damond reportedly walked up to the car and began talking to the driver when an officer in the passenger seat pulled a gun and shot her through the drivers side door. No weapon was discovered at the scene, the Star Tribune reports. The 40-year-old was originally from Sydney but had been living in the US for three years and was due to marry American businessman Don Damond, 50, next month. Shattered friends said the woman and her fiance were due to marry nex...

A 74-year-old Kano resident, Ashiru Suleiman has been remanded in prison custody by a Kano Magistrate court for allegedly raping his granddaughter, DailyPost learnt. Suleiman was arraigned before the court for defiling his 4-yr-old granddaughter and making attempt to rape another 5-yr-old daughter of his neighbour. The accused person, who was charged under section 283 of the Penal Code Law, was said to have lured his victims into former Shari’ah court’s building at Rijiyar Lemo to commit the offence. The case was reported to the police by one Suleiman Muhammad, the charge sheet, said. “Suleiman criminally deceived and lured his granddaughter and his neighbour’s daughter, aged 5, into Shari’ah court premises and raped his grandoughter. He was caught while trying to rape the second girl,” it added. The court also heard that the victim was rushed to a hospital for treatment of some injuries she sustained. When the charge was read to the accused, he pleaded guilty to t...

Three policemen attached to the Bariga Police Division, Lagos State, have been detained for allegedly chaining a suspect to a generator at the station. Although the identities of the erring cops were not disclosed, they were said to be facing orderly room trial for the misconduct. This is just as the state police command identified one Samson Agbetoye, aka Goldie, and Babatunde Saka, aka Anger, as the two principal suspects involved in the killing of Rasaq Bello, aka Hamburger, a former treasurer of the state Tricycle Operators Association, a branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers. Hamburger was murdered in Sogunle, Oshodi, on May 29 after the council primaries of the All Progressives Congress in the area turned violent. Suspected robbers were also paraded on Tuesday at the command headquarters in Ikeja along with arms and ammunition recovered from them. PUNCH Metro learnt that the three policemen arrested the unidentified suspect on Sunday in t...

The Ekiti State governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari has been on life support since June 6 at a hospital in West End, London. The governor made the claim in a personally signed statement issued on Wednesday.                         According to Mr. Fayose, the President needs prayers to surmount his health challenges and called on him to resign from office to attend to his health. He also called on the Presidency to be honest about President Buhari's health status, saying it has been handled with a lot of opacity.                         Gov. Ayodele Fayose He noted that Wednesday makes it 53 days since President; Muhammadu Buhari left Nigeria for treatment abroad and there has been no official information as to his whereabouts and his state of health. Mr. Fayose said he does not wish the Presi...

The people of Taraba state were thrown into mourning  this morning as former Taraba state governor Danbaba Suntai dies just two day to his 56th birthday. He was said to have died in London where he was undergoing rehabilitation from the injuries he sustained from the 2012 plane crash that kept him in a very terrible state and truncated his tenure as the governor of Taraba state. Governor Danbaba is survived by his wife, children and grand children.

The governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari has in an interview recently said that the dream of Biafra can never become a reality. Masari, who described the agitations as an expression freedom, said it is just like the time when Boko Haram wanted to declare sovereignty, and Oodua People’s Congress were making different agitations. He said that just as those agitations did not see the light of day, the same will be for Biafra. He added that referendum cannot give them Biafra. The governor of the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari said, “Agitations are bound to continue. Yesterday, it was Boko Haram trying to create an empire. Before then, we have the OPC (Oodua People’s Congress). The Biafran agitation is part of the freedom of expression, and we don’t know whose turn it will be tomorrow to agitate.  The average Igbo man, when you talk to him about Biafra, he will laugh, but Nigeria is bigger than Biafra, it is bigger than Igbo, it is bigger than Hausa, it is b...

The Ikeja, Lagos residence of former Chief of General Staff, retired Lt. General Oladipo Diya, has been gutted by fire. A thick smoke was seen bellowing from the residence being guarded by military men. Fire fighters battled for hours to put out the fire. The exact cause of the fire was not immediately known. It was also not clear if the retired general was in the house at the time of the incident or if there was any casualty.

35 Nigerians comprising 30 males and five females, were today deported by the government of the United Kingdom for committing immigration-related offences. The deported Nigerians arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA) Lagos in a chartered Titanic airways aircraft at about 5.50 a.m. Recall that in March, the UK also deported 23 Nigerians for immigration related offences.

A 69-year-old man died of a heart attack while masturbating live on camera on a popular LGBT website. The man who is married to a woman and lives in Eastern Pennsylvania was livestreaming his masturbation to an LGBT audience when he began feeling chest pains and fell unconscious. At about 9:45 minutes into the video his wife found him dead in the chair. When paramedics tried to save him, it was too late.  The man, who goes by Bill on his profile on the dating site, revealed on his profile page that he is interested in men aged 20 to 75. He said he loves sucking on people, loves to cam naked for and with guys, loves car sex, loves nude men, sucking cocks and swallows.  See the video and his dating website profile below...