Activist, Gwamnishu Emefiena Harrison has shared a sad story of how a 12 year old girl was raped raped and infected in Asaba, Delta state.
He revealed the victim and her guardian have reported the matter to men of the Asaba divisional police and efforts are being made to arrest the suspect. The victim is currently in the hospital receiving treatments.
That's three generations of the Kardashian-Jenner family all on one magazine cover!
Kylie Jenner posed alongside her mom, Kris Jenner, and her baby girl, Stormi, for the cover of Harper’s Bazaar Arabia‘s July/August issue, with all three lovely ladies rocking animal-print ensembles.
In the pic, Kris, 63, stands stoically behind her 21-year-old daughter, who is crouched down with her 1-year-old daughter sitting on her knee. The stylish pic also marks Stormi's magazine cover debut, and she looks absolutely adorable in a leopard-print dress.
Kylie shared a snapshot of the cover to her Instagram, adding the caption "Here’s to STRONG WOMEN! May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them."
A man has been arrested after a spate of sexual assaults in a south London park. The suspect, whose age police are not releasing, was detained on Monday afternoon.
He was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and robbery, Scotland Yard said.
Police are investigating six separate daytime attacks on women at South Norwood Country Park, in Croydon, between Friday May 3 and Friday June 21.
The force said each of the victims, who were aged from their early 30s to mid 60s, were walking or jogging alone, five of them with dogs.
All of the attacks happened on weekdays in broad daylight between 10.50am and 4.30pm, with four women being sexually assaulted and in four cases the attacker either stole or attempted to steal mobile phones from the victims.
The four sexual assaults were at 4.30pm on May 3, 1.15pm on May 14, and at 3.05pm and 3.20pm on June 20, with mobile phones being stolen during the last two attacks.
A mobile phone was stolen at 3pm on June 21 while the attempted theft of a phone took place at 10.50am on May 15.
Labour unions in the public service on Monday said they had started mobilising workers against the delay by the Federal Government to implement the new minimum wage signed into law on April 18.
The unions, under the aegis of the Trade Union Side (TUS) of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), said in Lagos after its meeting that they would commence mobilisation of workers for a showdown to press home their demand for the implementation of the new minimum wage.
A letter signed by Mr Anchaver Simon, Chairman, and Mr Alade Lawal, Secretary accused the Federal Government of working to derail negotiation that would result in a consequential adjustment of salaries in the public service.
The TUS had earlier warned that the eight unions in the public services of the federal and 36 state governments might embark on strike if by June 28, the government failed to make any headway with the negotiation to pay the minimum wage.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office has secured five separate convictions that involved five internet fraudsters before Justice N.I Buba of Federal High Court, sitting in Enugu, the Enugu State.
The convicts are Orji Uchenna, Chime Isaiah, Ogbu Obinnna, Dunu Franklyn Tochukwu and Victor Patrick.
The convicts all pleaded guilty when their separate one-count charge was read to them respectively.
Investigations by the EFCC revealed that the convicts were in the habit of using fraudulent names and emails to defraud unsuspecting citizens of foreign countries.
The presiding judge, Justice N.I Buba, found them guilty and sentenced them to one month imprisonment respectively. He equally ordered that the iphones and laptops recovered from the convicts be forfeited to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
A Nigerian Sampson Agarlor, one of the alleged kidnappers of the two Canadian students in Kumasi, Ghana has shown remorse for his action, by apologising to everyone he has hurt.
Agarlor made the unexpected apology in the court room today, Ghana News Agency reported. He apologised to the Canadian ladies and their families, the Republic of Ghana and Nigeria for his actions.
“I take this opportunity to apologise to the affected Canadian ladies and their families, Ghana and Nigeria and other persons affected by our actions,” Agarlor who is alleged to be the leader of the gang said before an Accra High Court hearing the case.
He also asked for a favour from the court: to order their detention in prison custody, instead of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) cells, where he alleged he and gang members had been tortured.
Agarlor, also known as Romeo explained that “the BNI and the CID exerted torture on me while forcing me to accept a statement against myself. Am not saying am innocent, I played some roles that is the fact, but definitely not all the roles am accused of”.
He claimed that the BNI officials had totally cut them off from interacting with their families, and said if they were remanded in prison custody, they could get people to talk to and receive visitors.
Agarlor and seven other suspects are being tried for the alleged kidnapping of two Canadians ladies, Miss Lauren Patricia Catherine Tilley and Miss Bailey Jordan Chilly, in Kumasi, on June 4
Two other Nigerians, Elvis Ojiyorwe and Jeff Omarsar are members of the gang, arrested along with Agarlor.
Five whaling ships set sail from Kushiro in Japan for the country's first commercial hunt since 1986.
The ships are allowed to catch up to 227 whales in Japanese waters, after it pulled out of an international whaling moratorium.
Shigeto Hase, the Director General of the Japanese Fisheries Agency, said many people had been hoping for this moment but conservationist groups like Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd remain critical of Japan's resumption of whaling. But that's over now.
She wasn't even born by the time Venus Williams had won four grand slams, but 15-year-old American Cori Gauff downed the five-time Wimbledon champion on her debut in the tournament Monday.
Gauff, nicknamed "Coco," is the youngest player in the Open era to advance through qualifying to reach Wimbledon's main draw, but she wasn't content to stop there and beat the 39-year-old Williams, one of her biggest idols, 6-4 6-4 in their first-round clash at the All England Club.
"I don't really know how to feel, this is the first time I've cried after a match, after winning," Gauff told the BBC.
The world No. 313 added: "I never thought this would happen. I'm living my dream right now, not many people get to say that."
Gauff revealed Williams said to her afterward: "Congratulations, keep going and good luck." She added: "I just told her I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her, she's so inspiring. I've always wanted to tell her that but I've never had the guts to before.
"My parents will be super happy, my dad was jumping up every time I won a point. I'm so happy they spent all their time on me and my brothers and making sure we're successful."
The comedian called them out on his social media page -- instagram, saying he wonders why they are have not said anything and have remained mute. He says if it were to be a political matter, many of them would have jumped on the train. What he wrote below…
We all know his mom. In fact, his mom is part of his management team and it's no news on how close they are. But little or nothing is known about Burna's dad. He has now ended that by sharing photos of himself and dad. Pops! He captioned the pics...
Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo has announced he will be stepping down after consulting Christian leaders around the world. He announced this on his Instagram page, saying for now, he will be going on the low.
This is coming after the hashtag #PastorStepDown began on twitter and won’t stop trending. This also saw some members of the public yesterday storming COZA parishes in Abuja and Lagos demanding the pastor steps down for investigation. The announcement below…
Jude Ighalo’s wife, Sonia has slamed a family member who made use of her husband;s mansion in their absence. According to Sonia, she doesn’t take such shits and went on to call him a Motherfuck*** fam.
Sonia who shared a screen shot of the said party, however gave him 24hours to take down the video form social media. The man in question also shared videos from the party on his insta-story. Jude is currently in Egypt playing for Nigeria, while his wife and kids are also not in the country.
The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II on Sunday declared that there is nothing like non-indigeneship in Kano, insisting that everybody residing in the state is a bonafide indigene irrespective of his ethnic, cultural and religious background.
The Emir stated this during the 10th anniversary/Ofala 2019 festival of Eze Ndigbo Kano, His Royal Highness, Chief (Dr.) Boniface Ibekwe, held at Ado Bayero Square, Sabon Gari.
“The wealth and prosperity of Kano is based on its ability as a cosmopolitan city. Right things to make Nigeria great.
“For us in Kano, whether you are Nupe, Yoruba, Igbo, Kanuri, Muslim, Christian, if you identify yourself as a son of Kano, you are from Kano.
“Religion of Islam expressly prohibit tribalism. The Qu’aran is very clear on this issues. Allah says all mankind were created from one man and one woman (Adam and Eve). We made you as a people from different tribes so that you can recognize each other. The best of all among you is he who fears God most” he said.
A woman, her two children, a retired military personnel and 20 others were feared dead in an early morning attack on Okokolo community by armed youths and militia from Abugbe village all in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, yesterday.
Vanguard gathered from sources in the troubled communities that the age-long crisis, centred on the ownership of ponds in the fishing communities, left many others including health personnel with bullet wounds, while several houses were also razed in Okokolo village.
According to the source, the latest attack came less than 24 hours after the signing of a peace accord by the feuding communities to put an end to the lingering feud.
The source said: “Just when we thought that peace was returning to these communities that have been engaged in bloody conflicts, early this morning(yesterday), when majority of the people of Okokolo had gone to church, armed youths from Abugbe supported by a gang of militia stormed Okokolo, shooting sporadically and killing any person in sight.
“The people ran for their lives, but the invaders chased them and killed anyone they caught up with.
They did not stop there, but set houses and other property ablaze, after which they retreated.
“As we speak, some of the houses and huts are still on fire while the entire village has been deserted. So far we have been able to recover 12 corpses including a mother and her two children and a retired WO II (names withheld). But we are yet to locate about 11 persons and we fear that they must have been killed. But the search is ongoing.
“Our worry is that this crisis is being propelled by prominent people, who are not willing and ready to bring it to an end despite all the peace efforts.
“Several of the wounded have also been rushed to public and private hospitals in Agatu and Apa Local Government areas.”
Contacted, the Caretaker Chairman Agatu council, Mr. Usman Alilu, said he had directed soldiers to the area to deal decisively with the situation and arrest the masterminds. “We are on top of the situation,” he said.
A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Raphael Ogbolu, on Sunday urged the Federal Government not to criminalise cases of suicide as some other nations of the world had done.
Ogbolu, a Consultant in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, made the call on Sunday at a Day Seminar/Rally held at the Saint John Ambulance Brigade, Nigerian Railway Compound, Ebute-Meta, Lagos.
Responding to questions from participants on why it was still a criminal offence to commit suicide in Nigeria, the psychiatrist decried the rising cases of suicides across the country.
“The government is in a better position to explain why suicide has not been decriminalised as obtained in other parts of the world,” he said.
Ogbolu, however, commended the Federal Government for restricting the sales and banning the production of small packs of Sniper, a chemical substance mostly being used to commit suicide in the country.
According to him, statistics made available by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that the number of people who committed suicide increased from 6.5 per cent in 2012 to 9.9 per cent in 2015.
He said that an average of about one case of suicide takes place every month.
Ogbolu said increase in the number of people who committed suicide brought about the concern that informed the decision to drive the process against the increase.
According to him, figures of suicide cases is underestimated because most cases of suicide are not reported.
The medical practitioner said research had shown that cases of suicide were attributed to broken relationships, drug abuse, and depression.
He said that most of the cases of suicide occurred within the academic circles due to self-esteem and sour relationships.
Ogbolu said that in some cases, female students who were sexually abused committed suicide due to self-esteem.
The consultant said that symptoms of people who committed suicide included sudden change of attitude, loneliness and looking depressed.
According to him, “When such symptoms are noticed, it’s better to counsel such persons before it gets out of hand,” he advised.
Having more fat on legs compared with the stomach protects postmenopausal women from heart disease, a study says.
Women of a healthy weight with the highest risk of stroke or heart disease had the most belly fat and the least hip and thigh fat, the European Heart Journal research found.
The scientists said "apple-shaped" women should try to lose belly fat and become more "pear-shaped".
The research followed 2,600 women who were a healthy weight - with a body mass index (BMI) of between 18 and 25 - over 18 years.
They were all taking part in a major US study, the Women's Health Initiative, which began in the mid-1990s, and had regular scans to check fat, muscle and bone density.
The study found "apple-shaped" women, with more fat around the belly, had a more than threefold increased cardiovascular disease risk compared with those who were "pear-shaped", with fat around the hips and thighs.
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has sued the Special Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, for her alleged libelous tweet via her twitter handle on May 7, 2019.
In the suit filed on June 26, 2019 before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by his lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), Atiku claimed Onochie alleged in her post, that he was on the watch list of security operatives in the United Arab Emirates and had traveled to shop for terrorists in the Middle East.
In a supporting affidavit, Atiku, a former Vice President, denied the allegation contained in the said tweet and stated that the tweet was “politically orchestrated” “solely to cause maximum damage” to his “high reputation.”
Atiku stated that: “To say that the claimant is shopping for terrorists knowing same to be untrue and without any foundation is not only dishonest and reckless but is calculated and politically designed to instigate security agents against him not only in the UAE but across the world,” he stated in his statement of claim accompanying the suit.
In a statement of claim, Atiku said he had in a May 14, 2019 letter, demanded an apology, retraction, and payment of N500m compensation from Onochie “to assuage” the damage allegedly caused him by her social media post.
Atiku stated that even when he threatened to sue her should she fail to accede to the demand within 48 hours, Onochie was unmoved by his demand letter, Atiku noted that rather than show “remorse by retracting her earlier publication”, she further, on May 20, made “another derogatory publication and also published same globally online in the social and other print media” against his person.
Operatives of Lagos State Police command have arrested a 19-year old cult kingpin who has led his gang to terrorise residents of Bariga, Lagos sttae.
A statement issued by Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana on Sunday said on 26th June, 2019 at about 8.00am, operatives of Operation Crush from Bariga Police Station arrested one Ifeoeoluwa Dodo, 19 years old, a strong member of Aiye confraternity at Odo-Eran Street, Bariga.
He said the suspect has been on the wanted list of the Police for the murder of one Ojo Taiwo in February, 2019 in Bariga.
“He escaped after leading eight other members of his cult to carry out the murder.
