Drunk Assistant Superintendent of Police Shoots Tricycle Driver Dead In Broad Daylight

The police in Lagos have launched a manhunt for an Assistant Superintendent of Police, identified simply as Mohammed, who allegedly shot dead a tricycle driver, Akeem Aranse, during an argument in the Shasha, Akowonjo area.

It was learnt that Mohammed, who is attached to the Disaster Management Unit of the Department of Operations, Lagos State Police Command headquarters, Ikeja, moved out of his apartment on Unity Close, Egbeda, shortly after the incident.

PHOTO: Young Street Robbers Who Terrorize Apapa, Ebute-Metta Apprehended

Suspected members of a notorious robbery gang said to be responsible for the killings and series of robbery attacks on Apapa Road, Ebute-Metta, Lagos have been picked up. They are currently being interrogated by the police at the State Department of Criminal Investigations, Yaba, Lagos.

The latest victim of their attack was a 30-year-old railway employee, Kehinde Adebayo, who was robbed of valuable items and cash running into about N250,000 while on his way to work on April 9, 2015.

Trader Survives Boko Haram, Loses Life to Armed Robbers

A 24-year-old trader, Chinedu Eneje, who fled from the Northern part of the country in order to save his life from the onslaught of the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents, has, unfortunately, been killed by armed robbers.

Chinedu died few days after returning to the warm embrace of members of his family by bandits who laid siege to the Adani/Nsukka Expressway in Enugu State.

PHOTO: Touching Story Of A Little Boy Abandoned By Mother At a Filling Station In Lagos

The touching story of a little boy, his story leaves me so speechless. A nine-year-old boy, identified only as Kingsley, was on Thursday abandoned at a filling station at Adetola bus stop on Ijaiye Road, Agbado, Lagos State, by his mother.

It was learnt that the mother, Blessing, allegedly tortured him for greeting a neighbour. She was said to have brought the boy from Ojuelegba, where they live and dumped him at the station around 7am.

DISTURBING PHOTO: Female AAU Student Crushed to Death in Edo State

A female student of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma in Edo State faces the wrost day of her life, she was crushed to death yesterday by a tipper lorry. The unfortunate incident happened on the Uhumudumun Road in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area.

Sympathisers gathered on the scene to catch a glimpse of the body and learn more about her death. There was a gridlock, following the accident, for hours. An eyewitness said a commercial motorcycle (Okada) carrying the woman attempted to overtake another Okada.

PHOTO: Couple Stabs 10-year old Girl in her Private Parts

A 10-year-old girl, Chidinma, has been admitted at an undisclosed hospital after a couple – Eucheria Chukwuma and Jerry Oko-Oboh – allegedly beat her up and stabbed her in the private parts with a broken bottle.

It was learnt that the couple and the victim’s family lived on Joshua Street, Agbabiaka, in the Ajangbadi area of Lagos. And that the couple assaulted the minor for allegedly fiddling with the vagina of their three-year-old daughter, Peace.

Orubebe Denies Involvement in Plot to Kidnap Jega - "So Shocking To Hear.. He Says''

The former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, has denied being a part in the alleged plot to kidnap the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega at the presidential results collation centre in Abuja.

Reports had claimed that Orubebe’s protest against the abandonment of his petition against underage voting in the North among other complaints against Prof Attahiru Jega was a deliberate action by him to cause confusion at the presidential result collation centre to pave way for Jega’s abduction and trigger national violence.

Grant Presidential Pardon To Ibori, Ijaw Group Urges Jonathan

An Ijaw group, the Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI, in Delta State, last weekend, called on President Godluck Jonathan to grant presidential pardon to the former governor of the state, Chief James Ibori, before his exit from Aso Villa, next month.

National President the group, Mr. Austin Ozobo, in interactive with newsmen, said:
“Chief Ibori has suffered enough and there is no justification for not granting him mercy, as had been done to others.”

PHOTO: Girl Gives Birth to Baby Boy in Oyo after Having Sex with Snake

It sounds unbelievable, but from the account of 19-year-old Kehinde Adegoke, it really happened. The teenager who is an indigene of Ogbomoso in Oyo State, but whose parents live in Minna, Niger State, has told Sunday Tribune how she had sex with a snake in her dream for four years and eventually got pregnant without any physical relationship with any man.

Not only that, Kehinde was delivered of a baby boy in the early hours of March 28, 2015. The baby, however, brought strangeness as he had two teeth protruding from the gum in its lower jaw. He
however died on Sunday, March 29 without any ill health pinned to him.

20 Dies From Cholera Outbreak in Ebonyi State

20 people have been confirmed dead from a Cholera outbreak in Ebonyi state. The state Director, Public Health and Disease Control, in the Ministry of Health, Dr Chris Achi, who made this known to newsmen in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, said seven local government areas namely Ohaukwu, Izzi, Ezza North, Ishielu, Ebonyi, Abakaliki and Ohaozara have recorded the highest number of cases.

Dr Ashi said one student of the Ebonyi State University has just died from the epidemic while 9 others are in the hospital after contracting the disease.

Ondo State Has Been Hit By a Diseases Deadlier Than Ebola; 15 People Dead!

Residents of Irele township in Ondo state have been hit by a deadly disease at first suspected to be ebola but has been discovered to be even more dangerous than the Ebola virus itself.

According to reports, the victims wake up to be blind, with a terrible headache and die within a few hours. At least 15 people who contracted the disease are feared dead. Ondo state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju, told Channels Television that the disease was discovered yesterday but didn’t say how the victims contracted the disease or how it can be passed on to others.”It is strange and it’s symptoms include headache and loss of sight.

PHOTO: Woman Delivers Bouncing Baby Boy Inside BRT Bus

The very bus where it happened

Passengers on a Bus Rapid Transit (popularly known as BRT) going to the CMS area of Lagos on Wednesday were forced to become emergency midwives when a pregnant woman went into labour and delivered a bouncing baby boy right inside the BRT bus.

According to reports, the woman identified simply by the name "Afolaranmi", was going to a private hospital in CMS for a medical checkup, when her labour suddenly started. Fortunately, some medical workers in the bus immediately organised other passengers and helped in delivering the baby at about 12pm, around the Constain bus stop.

VIDEO: Mother of Missing Orekoya Children Still Weeps and Pleads for their Return

                           

This is not pleasant at all, heart-broken moment when mother of the three children kidnaped cries for help. its been 5 days now since the children were adopted.

The three kids; Aderomola Orekoya, 11 months, Adedamola Orekoya, 4, and Demola Orekoya, 6, were kidnapped by their nanny and her cohorts. They had asked for a N13million ransome which was supposed to be paid today today or they will loose their kids forever. The family obviously can not afford that. The heartbroken mother poured her heart in a cover with TVC, saying she's dying. Press play to watch the heart piercing video. its right here after the cut...

PHOTOS: Guy Treks from Lagos to Abuja after Vowing to Do So if Buhari Wins

Some call this act an incredible one, a road with no finish or end "like is this really possible?" while other take him for a fool "like who send am?". The guy in red walking so majestically goes by the name Hasheem Sulema is out on a quest to do the unthinkable - walk with an amazing distance of about 747km, from Lagos to Abuja in honour of Gen Buhari.

Hasheem had said he will do the over 8 hours journey by car on foot if Gen Buhari won the 2015 presidential election. Reality unfolds as Gen Buhari now becomes the president-elect and Hasheem is pushed within him to started his journey. Hasheem who has now become a 'celebrity' via his act, was spotted in Kutigi, a town in Niger state yesterday and 'fans' flocked around him to take photos. They continue after the cut.

Nanny Demands N15m for Kidnapped Orekoya Children

The heart twisted nanny by the name "Mary Akinloye", who allegedly kidnapped three kids from the Orekoya family in the Surulere area of Lagos State has demanded N15m from the victims' parents.

The family was contacted on Thursday by the suspect and others, who are suspected to be members of her group. They were said to have demanded a sum of N15m as ransom.

You recall that the Orekoya family had posted information on OLX, an online sales portal, seeking the service of a nanny. Akinloye indicated interest and gave the Orekoyas the contacts of two people
who she said were her relatives and that sealed the deal for her to start.

PHOTOS: Bank Owners Disappear with Customers' Deposit in Kwara State

One Ayonitemi Cooperative Business Finance bank located at Oniyangi, near the Emir Road, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital is alledgly reported to have defrauded its customers.

Scores of people in Kwara State who claimed to be customers of this finance bank, on Tuesday as early as 7am, surrounded the premises of the bank alleging that they had been defrauded by the firm.

Most of the customers were in a very sad mood; shedding tears and some weeping seriously. PUNCH Metro interviewed some of them and they claimed to have lost substantial amount of money which they deposited in the finance house. They mentioned that they had been promised mouth watering financial offers if they made deposit in the bank.

PHOTOS: Firebug Sets Baptist Church Ablaze, Pastor's Daughter Killed In The Act

Barely one week after an attack on a branch of Living Faith Church popularly called Winners Chapel in Giwa, Headquarters of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State by two unidentified arsonists, the Baptist Church at Gidan Maso village in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State has been set ablaze and the residence of the Pastor, Rev Habila Garba, burnt by irate youths.

During the incident which happened on April 1 at about 7:30 pm, one of the Pastor's daughters died of suffocation and most parts of the house destroyed as a result of the fire.

PHOTO: Incredible!! Labourer Kills Civil Servant Three Days To Retirement

A fedral civil servant has been murdered some days into his retirement from active service, leaving his family in so much agony and pain. This poor man is disclosed to by one "Mr Emmanuel Emereonye".

Emmanuel, an administrative officer at the Federal Government Girls College, Umuahia, was on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, butchered by a labourer he hired to work for him in his hometown at Dioka Nzerem village, in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State.

It was gathered that Emmanuel had decided to build a befitting country house where he hoped to relocate to after his retirement.

Oops! Cleric Busted for Tapping on Neighbour's Generator

A cleric by the name "Saheed Momodu" and his neighbour "Hammed Adebayo" have been arrested by the Nigerian police over the allegation of conniving illegally to tap the electricity from the generating set of a of a fellow neighbor; Tunde by name.

Punch reported that the two men had actually been in the act for months before they were discovered by Tunde recently. Momodu and Tunde were initially disconnected for non-payment of their electricity bills for one year.

Can you blame them? If only we had steady power supply... that is not an excuse anyway! smiles.

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PHOTOS: Fire Completely Takes Down Gabriel Igbinedion’s "Independent TV & Radio" in Benin

According to City People report, Sir Gabriel Igbinedion-owned Independent Television and Radio(ITV) Station in Benin the capital of Edo state was totally took down by fire last night. 

According to report, The cause of the fire is not known yet but his daughter Barrister Omosede Igbinedion has said, “It is clear that the attack on ITV is purely a deliberate act of destruction or sabotage, a calculated attempt at that.” See more photos after the cut...