A Ghanaian man, Andrew Boateng Gyimah has been arrested in Toronto, Canada for allegedly selling packaged rice as IPhone after police received reports of his scam from two individuals.
He met up with one of his victims in an area of Islington Avenue after the victim had seen an advert he put online.
Then he gave the victim a box in which he said contained the iPhone 6 but when the victim opened the box, all he found was grains of rice.
Another person came forward earlier to report that he had fallen victim to the same trick by the suspect.
He is currently facing two counts of false pretence under $5,000, two counts of breaching a court order and two counts of fraud under $5,000.
You have probably heard of the “sharp” dealers at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra who would sell bars of soap and other items to unwitting phone buyers.
It is as well common in some part of Lagos, Nigeria where people fall victims of buying ‘fufu’ instead of the gadget they had paid for.
Apple’s IPhones are highly sought after by many millennials and could set you back by about 550 dollars which is about 2,200 Cedis.
Here are some Behind-the-scene photos from the recent video shoot of Big Brother Naija’s Jon Oga’s featuring Adekunle Gold and Simi, it also stars Legendary singer, 2face Idibia.
Controversial Senator Dino Melaye, has taken to his Instagram page to slam the Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello who said the lawmaker lacks parental care.
He called the governor, a compound fool on cheap drugs and referred to him as a natural liar who converted a known criminal to be a student.
He wrote:
Gov Bello is a compound fool on cheap drugs. He is a natural liar who converted a known criminal to be a student. He is afraid of anyone with rising profile,a characteristic of one suffering superiority complex and intellectual stagnancy. He is shooting the moon and boxing the wind. Yahaya Bello is suffering from chronic mental recklessness. He is a certificated financial scavenger and economic cankerworm. He will soon put on his befitting prison uniform. You must pay salaries and pension. The only devouring spirit ravaging Kogi State. Yeye Bello has more money and guns than sense while I have more sense than money. Olodo rabata.- SDM
Meanwhile, Speaking with state house correspondents after a closed door meeting with acting President Yemi Osinbajo, in Abuja on Wednesday, the governor had referred to Dino as a social deviant in a senate.
He said:
“I’d rather admonish Nigerians that when a child lacks proper parental care and home upbringing, he constitutes social menace in the society. And if the society does not take steps to check and correct such a child, he can turn into criminal and take into criminality. Then, it’ll be left to government to check such criminality. And if government does not, such a child can cause a serious embarrassment. That is what is happening in Kogi State.
Then, talking of the Senate, let me rather admonish the Senate that that is an institution held in a very high esteem and I think the Senate and indeed the National Assembly is made up of men of high calibre and integrity and good character. I think it is necessary that that wonderful House should as matter of urgency and as a matter of fact check any social deviant that exists within them before they could be adjudged birds of the same feather. I know they are not of the same feather. The good people of Okunland and indeed West Senatorial District have learnt from a bitter mistake of not taming and curbing that social deviant and they have decided to take lawful steps in recalling him,”.
In a video which has gone viral on social media, Nigerian Pastor and Founder of Kingsway International Christian Center located in the United Kingdom with branches in Nigeria, Matthew Ashimolowo, asked his church members to donate according to the number of years they have lived on earth so they can receive blessings from what he calls, ‘Seed of Glorious Expectation’.
He said:
“For every year you have lived on earth, I want you to give a N100… No sorry, a N1000 naira.
“If you have lived on earth for 35 years, you give N35,000. You have lived 60 years, you give N60,000.
“Those who are paying one thousand dollars to the left while those paying in naira to the right.
“Thousand dollars to the left, thousand naira to the right, those that are doing the both, to the middle.“Get out of your seats.”
Nigerian radio personality, DaddyFreeze, who has always frowned at the ways pastors in Nigeria become super rich and live flamboyant lifestyles, while their members suffer to pay tithe and offerings, reposted the video on his Instagram page.
He condemned the act saying that such a thing was unheard of in the Bible.
He wrote:
Nigerians, their IQ of 67 and their men of God.
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Come and give a thousand dollars for every year you have lived???
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Can you show me anywhere in the Bible where Jesus used this ‘fund raising’ approach? I remember 5 loaves and 2 fishes but 1000 dollars??????? ~FRZ
Demola Adeleke, younger brother of Late Isiaka Adeleke, who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday night, has emerged the flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the July 8 bye election in Osun West Senatorial District.
He scored 343 votes at the election conducted by Chief Pegba Otemolu-led national committee of the PDP.
The younger brother of late Isiaka Adeleke, Demola, on Wednesday emerged the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the July 8 bye election in Osun West Senatorial District.
Adeleke, who defected to the PDP from the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday night, scored 343 votes at the primary election conducted by Chief Pegba Otemolu-led national committee of the PDP.
Two candidates – a former Minister of Youth Development, Senator Olasunkanmi Akinlabi, and a retired army colonel, Olayiwola Falabi, earlier cleared for the primary on Tuesday night, stepped down for Adeleke after he had shown intention to defect from the APC.
Adeleke was sole aspirant of the APC until his co-contestant, Mudashiru Hussain, who was earlier disqualified by the party”s screening committee was cleared by the APC National Working Committee.
It was gathered that Adeleke informed the APC of his intention to withdraw from the race, leaving Hussain as the sole candidate for Wednesday’s primary slated for Egbedore local government area of Osun State
In his remark after the exercise, Adeleke assured his supporters that the PDP would win the July 8 bye election, saying “we shall coast home to victory by the grace of God. Nothing can stop us. We are winning this election.”
The PDP Chairman in Osun State, Hon. Soji Adagunodo, said the primary was transparent.
He said: “You can see that we are open and transparent in our primary election. With the consensus candidate we are going to win July 8 bye election. We would have a landslide victory.
“Ademola Adeleke was our member before he joined the APC. Now he has come back. What happened today (Wednesday) is a sign of good thing to come in 2018 when we would win governorship election.”
Facebook user Bamigbaye Abisoye is over the moon as her boyfriend of four years asked her to be his wife recently.
The happy lady who graduated from the University of Jos and her boyfriend, DBoy, have been dating for 4 years. He recently proposed to her and she happily shared the details on her facebook page.
DBoy is a musician and the ring he gifted her with looks divine! The proposal was reportedly down without any of her family or friend’s knowledge and she wasted no time in saying YES when asked.
She said: “‘My baby, lover, best friend and boyfriend of four years just popped the question. It still feels like a dream cos it all started like a joke and of course I said yes. I love you baby.”
The mother of notorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, who was recently arrested in Lagos, has reportedly gone into hiding to avoid the crowd that besiege her Umudim, Nnewi home in Anambra state after news of the arrest of her son filtered in.
Her disappearance coincided with the disclosure by the Obi of Umudim, his village, Chief Benneth Okafor, that the arrested kidnap kingpin was not known in his community as he hardly visited home, neither did he have any investment in the community.
Lady Nwosu, as Evan’s mother is popularly called, was described as a no nonsense woman. Contrary to insinuations from some quarters that her son bought her a car from the proceed of kidnapping; Vanguard gathered that she rides a lady motorcycle popularly called Nwanyi Nnewi.
She was also said to be assisting vendors sell their wares after which they pay her commission weekly. But when Vanguard arrived the canteen where she sells, she was said to have gone into hiding since Tuesday.
A woman who spoke on the condition of anonymity said:
“she went into hiding because people were trooping in to sympathise with her over the arrest of her son. Some came for different purpose; to make mockery of her and to see the face of the mother of the arrested kidnapper. Even you newsmen were troubling her. She has been crying since news of the arrest reached her. I do not know where she has gone to but I think it is good for her.”
Vanguard also visited Emmanuel Anglican Church Primary School, Akamili Umudim Nnewi, the primary school Evans attended. Headmaster of the school was, however, not on seat. A teacher that was accosted said he was not competent to speak on the matter.
Evans cries in cell – Police source
Also, police sources told Vanguard yesterday, that the suspect has been shedding tears since he was thrown into the cell lamenting that; “After making billions and living in mansions, I am in the cell with common criminals.” He was said to have been keeping to himself in the cell and avoids other detained persons.
We don’t know him — Nnewi monarch
When Vanguard visited Nnewi, the industrial city of Anambra state, yesterday, Evans’ arrest was the topic on everyone’s lips. Most of them, particularly traders, described his action as an embarrassment to the city, describing their indigenes as hard-working.
At his palace, the Obi of Umudim, Chief Okafor, stated; “I was told that he hardly came home. It is only the Akamili kindred where he comes from that will be able to give a little account of the young man. It is unfortunate that many people in this village do not know him because he does not have any investment in Nnewi like an average Nnewi man, neither does he own any house here.”
More facts emerge about the arrest
More facts emerged, yesterday, about the circumstances that led to the location of the residence of the kidnap kingpin leading to his arrest, last Saturday.
Sources attributed it to an informant residing in Magodo and intelligence reports that revealed identities of his three girlfriends.
It was gathered that after the Inspector-General of police deployed his Intelligence Response Team to track the notorious kingpin, they made huge progress from the documents recovered from his hideout in Igando, Lagos after the miraculous disappearance of his last victim. The documents reportedly aided them in identifying occupants of that apartment and opened an avalanche of information leading to Evans movement.
That was how they discovered that he lives at Magodo area of Lagos State, while other members were also residing in Lagos, Rivers, Abuja, Edo and Anambara States.
N30m IGP reward as a boost A source who spoke with Vanguard disclosed that the leader of IGP’s team, Abba Kyari, who was tracking their locations had planned to round-up all the suspects, in one swoop, but his plans failed as Evans was always changing locations, making it difficult to get his exact location.
The source who spoke with Vanguard on the condition of anonymity disclosed that, while Kyari was searching for Evans, and has also mobilized some residents of Magodo Estate, giving them clear descriptions of Evans, his vehicles and the name of his security man, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, also announced a bounty of N30million on information that could lead to the arrest of Evans.
This led to the rounding up of three women believed to be Evans girlfriends, and they were identified as Amaka, Ijeoma and Ngozi. The operatives were said to have discovered that Evans was very close to Amaka and he rented an apartment for her in Okota area of Lagos State.
Sources explained that Evans was fond of sleeping in Amaka’s house on a regular basis and they decided to use Amaka to lure him.
His plan to evade arrest
It was further gathered that fearing that Amaka may have been picked by the police, he avoided her as much as he could. However, one of the police informants in Magodo made a breakthrough as the IRT were banking on Amaka, and he called and informed the police that he has located Evans apartment.
He also disclosed that Evans has not been seen around his house for a long time and he was believed to have moved out of his house. Our source revealed that, Evans was highly elusive at this time and he was quite aware that the police were closing in on him and he moved away from his home and relocated to a hotel in Agidigingbi area of Ikeja adding that he also moved his wife and children to Ghana and was trying to dispose some of his properties at the time he was arrested.
The final straw
On the day he was arrested, according to sources, he was said to be unaware that operatives had located his apartment in Magodo, when he contacted Ama ka on Saturday morning. “He was said to have called her on the phone around 4:15am, without knowing that some policemen were with her and asked her to wait outside her compound to meet him.
She reportedly joined him later at the spot and as soon as she got into the car, he attacked her, threatening to kill her for not informing him about the police presence in her house. Evans was said to have gotten angry and drove away with her in his Grand Cherokee SUV and they had an accident at Iyana-Ipaja area where he abandoned the vehicle, seized Amaka’s phone and asked her to go home.
It was from there that he picked a cab to his residence at Magodo to pick some few things towards travelling out of the country. After then, we swooped on him and arrested him inside his bedroom.”
In an edition of TheNet’s secret questions, Nigerian born rapper and singer, Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, popularly known as Skales, revealed when given the ‘Kill, Date & Kiss’ game that he will kill Bobrisky, kiss Toke Makinwa and date Yemi Alade.
The 26-year-old also revealed the weirdest place he has had sex, his favourite part of a woman’s body and his wildest sexual fantasies.
Last Night, Wife to Legendary Musician, 2face, Annie Idibia stepped out for Wizkid’s ex-girlfriend, Tania Omotayo’s birthday party, just after she participated in the Hallelujah Challenge.
Then, a follower on Instagram who felt the need to question her decision berated her for “turning up”, just moments after worshiping God.
She of course replied the follower.. See how it all played out below;
Suspected kidnap kingpin Chukwudemeje George Onwuamadike alias Evans is not finding it funny in police custody. He is weeping that he is being held among “common poor criminals”, The Nation learnt yesterday.
The kingpin, who was arrested on Saturday at his 3, Fred Shoboyede Street, Magodo, Lagos home, is being kept in a maximum security cell.
It was gathered that Evans broke down yesterday, lamenting the state of the police cell.
A source said he lamented that after making billions, owning gold, diamond and living like a king, he finally ended up in a cell with poor suspects.
It was gathered that he told his interrogators he has two other detention camps in Lagos.He was also said to have confessed that he started off as an armed robber in Sokoto State.
The source said:
“He has been weeping uncontrollably because he is in a cell with common poor criminals despite all the wealth and mansions he owned.
“He has started talking. He has given us locations of other detention camps he had in Lagos. Aside Igando, he had two others and detectives would visit the place. He also said that his very first robbery was in Sokoto State and that they killed the victim.
“He is still being interrogated and more details would come out after the camps have been visited.”
Meanwhile, The Nation learnt yesterday that Evans has been excommunicated from Nnewi for over five years because of the terror he unleashed on wealthy indigenes of the town.
It was also learnt that his second in command, Felix Chinemerem, a native of Amanagu in Abia State, was also declared wanted in 2014, after his criminal activities led to the killing of many innocent people.
It was learnt that Chinemerem took part in the kidnap of a prominent Nigerian, which prompted policemen to storm the community and allegedly shot randomly, killing villagers.
After the incident, the villagers were said to have moved to kill him but he fled and had not been seen since then.
Denrele Edun has revealed the reasons why he didn’t get to marry his ex-girlfriend, Yvonne.
The media personality explained that he abandoned his plans to get married when there were demands from his ex-family to change from his weird ways, a personality that he says is getting him his daily bread.
“They said there would be a lot of terms and conditions, that I would have to behave a certain kind of way. I thought about it but when I was “normal”, I didn’t have money, if I am broke how will I pay bride price…the girl and I are still friends,” he told Guardian Life.
He also revealed that his unusual style caused him a lot of embarrassment before he got the fame. He said that he was even banished from coming to Church when he refused to change his ways.
“When I didn’t have a car, conductors would push me out of the buses and they would shout about a mad man on the loose when I was in Unilag people used to stone me with pure water…. I remember going home to cry, it wasn’t just the choir, they told me to stop coming to church, it was difficult,” he said.
When Hannah, a native of Benue State, moved in with Matthew a few years ago, she had hoped that they would become husband and wife.
After bearing three female children in quick succession for Matthew, the Tiv native had hoped earnestly that her fourth pregnancy would bring a male child, so that, perhaps, Matthew would do the needful and formally make her his wife.
But all those dreams are gone with the wind now, as the very man Hannah shared a bed with for years has just dispatched her to an early grave after a minor squabble over domestic chores.
Daily Sun gathered that the mother of three, who was eight months pregnant, was beaten to death by her lover on June 6, 2016, in their residence in Lugbe, an Abuja suburb, because she did not wash his clothes.
It was gathered the late Hannah, 30, had spent the greater part of that day at the ante-natal clinic, and by the time she returned home in the evening, she was too tired to do any chores.
Consequently, she had to postpone all the chores to the following day.
Unfortunately for Hannah, her lover, on his return from work, took offence that his clothes were not washed. The late mother of three was said to have explained and begged her man over her inability to wash his clothes on that particular day, promising to do the laundry the next day.
But all her pleas and explainations were like pouring water on a stone. Matthew promptly descended heavily on his lover. He pummelled her ceaselessly, until she gave up the ghost.
A former neighbour of the couple, Mrs. Precious Igbokwe, told Daily Sun how Matthew made life a living hell for the deceased because she gave birth to only female children.
“I lived close to their apartment as a single lady for over six years; we were close neighbours. Though they were not married legally as confirmed by Hannah, she was hopeful for the future. She really suffered much in the hands of that beast,” Igbokwe said.
She recalled that when the deceased delivered her last girl, her lover abandoned them at the hospital and stopped the neighbours from bathing the baby or assisting the mother.
“Thereafter, he continued maltreating them and calling the baby a bastard. He is a sadist. He doesn’t greet or respond to greetings from neighbours,” she added.
As soon as the incident occurred, Lugbe women took to the streets to protest the gruesome murder of Hannah, whom they described as a rare gem.
Speaking on behalf of Lugbe Women Community, Lan Musa, a native of Kogi State, expressed outrage over the death of the mother of three and called for a stop to domestic violence.
Musa, who has also suffered domestic violence, said Hannah’s death was the third incident of women who have been killed as a result of domestic violence in the locality.
She called on government to take a decisive stand to curb the ugly trend.
Similarly, a friend of the deceased, who she visited on the morning of the day she was killed, Mrs. Felicia Zira, told Abuja Metro with tears in her eyes that: “Hannah complained bitterly how her live-in-lover had been maltreating her for years, beating her uncontrollably, issuing threats to her life.”
“I adviced her to report the matter to her relatives or relevant authorities, like Ministry of Women Affairs, to tackle the domestic violence and stop its recurrence,” she said.
Another of the deceased’s neighbours, Mrs. Joy Ogu, said the the late Hannah lived in fear all through her co-habitation with Matthew, who she respected and adored.
According to her, “In a bid to make life meaningful for herself and children, she engaged in menial jobs in a nearby school, where she sneaked out every morning to clean without the knowledge of her husband, through which she was able to save N10,000 to enable her to set up petty business.
“Painfully, when she started selling kerosine and some foodstuff, he stopped giving them token for feeding, leaving her to worry about their upkeep.”
Ogu lamented that Hannah who desperately craved for a male child, did not live to birth her baby boy.
She said: “Our pastor and some members of the church took her to the mortuary, they evacuated the baby before taking her to the mortuary; they testified it was a handsome male child. What a tragic loss!
“I feel so bad that she died a painful death. Why would a man beat an eight-months-old pregnant woman as if he was in wrestling contest with his fellow man?
“Whitish substances were gushing out from her mouth and he saw her losing life, yet he continued beating her to accomplish his mission,” she said.
Spokesman for the FCT Police Command, ASP Usen Omorodion, confirmed that Matthew was in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department, noting that he would be arraigned in court soon.
“He is with us at the State CID for further investigation. However, we would arraign him in court next week for judgement,” the PPRO said.
A 19 year old girl identified as Ayomide Adebayo has been arrested for allegedly dumping her 2-months-old baby in a bush in Ikorodu.
Adebayo who is a secondary school cert holder was allegedly impregnated by one Martins Tewogbade, who lives in the Bariga area of the state.
She then gave birth on April 30 at a private hospital in the neighbourhood, but Tewogbade’s parents reportedly rejected the baby and she subsequently relocated with the child to a friend’s house in Igbode, Ogun State.
Adebayo reportedly approached one Mrs. Joke Fatai, a worker at a Cherubim and Seraphim Church in the town sometime in May 2017 and begged her to take custody of the child. The baby was in the care of Mrs Fatai, until Saturday, June 10, when Adebayo went to withdraw her.
She was said to have tied the baby’s mouth and nose, dumped her in the bush and returned to Bariga, telling people that the child was dead. It was learnt that the baby was found by some members of a vigilance group in the early hours of Sunday in a bush in Ikorodu and was later reunited with Fatai.
Adebayo was eventually traced to Bariga. A resident of Bariga, Yusuf Tolagbe, said an angry crowd wanted to beat up the mother, but for the intervention of a child rights organisation in the area, Child Protection Network.
He said,
“Adebayo’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her. Her father’s whereabouts is unknown. She was living with an elderly man. Last year, the man observed that she was pregnant.
After prodding her, she said it was Tewogbade, an apprentice, that impregnated her. But the boy’s parent did not accept the pregnancy, claiming that it belonged to a taxi driver, who they usually saw her with.”
The Coordinator, Child Protection Network, Toyin Okanlawon, said the mother and Tewogbade had been transferred to the Gender Unit of the Lagos State Police Command’s Headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos.
The spokesperson for the command, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, said the police would work with the state government to ensure the safe custody of the baby, while Adebayo and Tewogbola were under investigations.
“I must say you have a rather charming wonderful voice, for a second I though it was a professional radio presenter. Only if I could get to talk to you more often”.
Two Nigerian men have landed in trouble for daylight robbery near the presidential palace in Ghana.
The two suspected robbers who have been apprehended – reportedly deflated the tyres of their victim at the Flagstaff House traffic light and snatched GH¢6,000 (0ver 400 thousand naira) he had withdrawn from a bank at Osu.
According to 3News, the daylight robbery reportedly occurred Wednesday afternoon. The two suspects, Ndubueze Odoemenam and Chiokoko Amadie, according to the Cantonment Divisional Commander, ACP Winfred Frimpong, trailed their victim from a bank in Osu.
The police said the victim stopped at the traffic light at Flagstaff House but suddenly realised that he had a flat tyre when the green light came on.
The victim, the police said, pulled over to the side to check what happened. Just as the victim got down to check the fault, two guys on a motorbike zoomed past him and snatched the money he had withdrawn together with the envelope.
ACP Frimpong said another motor bike rider pursued the robbers and hit the one ridding the bike with his helmet leading to an accident at 37 Military Hospital.
The accident reportedly caused the money to spread on the road attracting commuters, some of whom began to mete instance justice on the three riders.
They were, however, saved by ASP Nanka Bruce, who was returning from a duty point.
GH¢5,250 out of the GH¢6,000 belonging to the victim was also retrieved.
So, it seems like Davido’s Brother, Adewale Adeleke and Dav’s Hypeman, Special ED are currently not cool with each other. Perhaps a war is about to begin, as they were shading each other on their individual snapchat.
Though, it’s not clear what led to the shading, But they definitely were shading each other;
Imo State Police commissioner, Chris Okey Ezike has derived insinuations in the social media that the families of the slain policemen who died at the armed robbery attack at Zenith Bank Wetheral Road have been abandoned saying the Nigeria Police still look at the slain officers as herves of the force.
In a press briefing at the Imo State Police headquarters in Owerri, CP Ezike said all the entitlements of the slain police officers of the February 22, 2017 robbery attack will be paid, saying many organizations and well meaning Nigerians have identified with the police force and families of the affected slain officers.
The police Boss recalled that, the incident went viral and gained public attention early June immediately the 2.58 minutes Closed Circuit Television Camera (CCTV) footage video which captured the moments of the robbery, was released to the public.
However, he averred that, a total of three police officers were involved, while Sergeant Sunday Agbo and Sergeant Chukwudi Iboko died a day after following gunshots injuries they sustained during the attack, but another officer, Sergeant Muran Otu Attang, lost one of his eyes and equally sustained gunshots injuries but alive.
The Imo State CP, Ezike, described the slain cops as heroes who would never be forgotten. According to him, the Inspector General of Police have taken a keen interest on the case which went viral, saying the IGP have instructed that all the entitlement of the slain officers must be paid and the officer who sustained bullet injuries be given adequate medical attention.
He recalled Nigeria Police Force is a Federal government agency governed by laws, rules and regulations in all matters, including financial matters, stating that the rights, entitlements, benefits and even privileges of these our own officers shall be fully paid, and on time.
The two deceased officers were recommended for posthumous promotion, while the survivor officer greatly injured was also recommended for a promotion to the next rank.
He confirmed to media houses present that the Zenith Bank has pledged to bankroll the education of the slain officers children at every level, including giving monthly allowance to the families.
He emphasized that the bank took care of the burial expenses of the victims. Also the bank pledged to take responsibility and the bill for full medical treatment of the survivor officer, Sergeant Muran Otu Attang who will be going for skull surgery.
A Port-Harcourt based Nigerian Lady, on Twitter, Laety_Kokolette has shared photos of the different soups and stews she claims she made today, and it cost her less than N3000.
According to an eye-witness, Samira Lamrani, A baby was caught by a member of the public after being dropped from Grenfell Tower as it was engulfed with flames.
She said:
“on the ninth or 10th floor People were starting to appear at the windows, frantically banging and screaming
The windows were slightly ajar, a woman was gesturing that she was about to throw her baby and if somebody could catch her baby.
Somebody did, a gentleman ran forward and managed to grab the baby.
I could see people from all angles, banging and screaming for help.
Us members of the public were reassuring them, telling them we’ve done what we can and that we’ve phoned 999, but obviously the look on their face was death.
My daughter’s friend said she observed an adult who made some sort of homemade parachute and tried to lower himself out of the window.
The more I looked up, floor upon floor. Endless numbers of people. Mainly the kids, because obviously their voices, with their high pitched voices – that will remain with me for a long time.
I could hear them screaming for their lives.”
According to LBC, Another resident said she saw a woman throw her son, who was about five years old, from a fifth or sixth floor window to escape the blaze.
She said:
“One woman actually threw her son out of the window. I think he’s OK.I think he might have just had some broken bones and bruises.
I left my phone at home so I went back to grab it and, by the time I got back, the road was completely blocked off, the fire had dramatically spread.
It was like a scene from a Hollywood movie.
There was another woman screaming ‘my baby, my baby, I need to get out, I need to save my baby’.
“But we were just looking up. We couldn’t do anything. There was nothing we could do.”
At least 12 people have been confirmed dead in the huge fire that ripped through the west London tower block, but police expect the death toll to rise.
Eighteen people are in critical care after 79 injured people were taken to hospital. But many are still missing after residents were left trapped on upper floors as flames rapidly ripped up the block after initially being told to stay in their homes.
Although, Up to 600 people are believed to have been inside the Tower’s 120 flats when the blaze tore through the 24-storey building in the early hours.
According to their report, the female student whose body was found lying lifeless close to the schools main gate shuttle park died while trying to move across an erosion after a heavy rain that started in the early hours of Tuesday.
“The erosion she was trying to get across had a high tension wire in it as a result of a pole that fell yesterday (Monday 12th), the Deceased had no idea there was a wire in the water.”
It was also gathered that men of the PHED was contacted on Monday, the day the electric pole fell but all efforts to get them address the situation had seem fruitless.
According to reports, the total number of reported students death cases on campus has been summed up to three (3) since the beginning of the semester in the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt.
Controversial Penuel Mnguni of End Times Disciples Ministries a.k.a the ‘snake pastor’, who recently claimed that he was forced to confess on Live TV by TB Joshua, has continued with his ‘Miracle’ in South Africa.
After the confession/deliverance which has gone viral on social media, the pastor said he was forced to say what he said because he feared for his safety in Nigeria.
He said nothing can stop him from ‘going higher’ and so continued from where he had stopped.
Nigerian Politician and Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala marked her 63rd birthday yesterday, June 13 with her friends in Switzerland.
She is the founder of Nigeria’s first indigenous opinion-research organization, NOI-Polls and the Center for the Study of Economies of Africa (C-SEA).
She is credited with many honors and awards like David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award, 2014, TIME, 100 Most Influential People in the World, Africa Investor Magazine, Finance Minister of the Year, 2014, Forbes Magazine, 100, Most Powerful Women in the World, 2014, Forbes Magazine, 100 Most Powerful Women in the World, 2013, Forbes Magazine, 100 Most Powerful Women in the World, 2012, Forbes Magazine, 3 Most Powerful Women in Africa, 2012, To mention but a few.
Two men — Promise Oluwabunkenoye and Kehinde Abiola — on Wednesday appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos charged with anal sex.
The accused — Oluwabunkenoye, 24, and Abiola, 29 — whose addresses are unknown, are facing a two-count charge of same-sex, having sexual intercourse and fighting in the public.The duo, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Anthonia Osayande told the court that the accused with others still at large committed the offences at City Centre Hotel at Ijeshatedo in Surulere about 3.00.p.m. on June 1.
Osayande said the accused were caught by a police patrol team fighting publicly over non payment of money for sexual acts. She alleged that while the police interrogated them, one of the accused confessed to the fact.that he was invited to Romeo and Juliet Hotel located at Ejigbo on May 28 at 5.00 a.m. for anal sex.
“He promised to pay some money if he consented to the act, but the accused refused to pay after enjoying himself.”’
He noted that the offences contravened Sections 54 and 136 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015 (Revised). The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Ipaye Nwachukwu, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N100,000 each with two sureties each in like sum.
She ordered that the accused should submit their passport-size photographs to the court registrar. Nwachukwu said one of the sureties must be a blood relation of the accused, while the other must be a cleric or a community leader.
In addition, the sureties should provide evidence of tax payment to the government. She adjourned the case until Aug. 3 for mention.
BBNaija 2017 winner, Efe recently reunited with BBNaija 2017 1st runner up, Bisola Aiyeola and fellow ex-Housemate, Bally in Abuja.
The ‘Based On Logistics’ singer, is currently on one of his media tours in Abuja, while Bisola is currently shooting her first movie and Bally has been visiting IDP’s dropping gifts in his wake.
Prince Gwamnishu Harrison, CEO of Behind Bars Initiative, has revealed the ordeal he went through in the hands of kidnappers in Delta state.
According to him, He was approached aggressively and abducted by the men of the underworld while returning from Agbor, Delta State and was robbed of about N200,000 cash.
The criminals allegedly held him hostage for hours, collected his ATM card, requested for his pin and was finally released after the money in his account was transferred out and his phones and other valuables were collected.
He added that the hoodlums offered him cigarettes and Alomo (alcoholic drink) before dropping him close to a village in Ughelli, Delta state.
He wrote:
You know what truly pains? Having so much inside you and not having the slightest clue of how to pour it out. This period has been a tough one for me. God bless Counsel Kingsley Ughe and JLAA members for your supports.
JLAA Ughelli Chapter and JLAA Asaba I appreciate your love.
In less than 48hours will be leaving Nigeria to United State of America.
Kechi Okwuchi, The talented and resilient contestant of Nigerian descent, who survived the Sosoliso plane crash and flourished in spite of it, has revealed that she’s succeeded at the America’s Got Talent show.
The distraught actress shared a touching tribute to her late grandmother and condolence messages has since flooded her page.
She wrote:
“#WCW You will always be my woman crush! The queen has gone home ? My Nana left me and I couldn’t talk about it. My Nana went to be with Jesus less than two weeks after my dad.”
She goes further to reveal how broken she was and couldn’t take it as her grandmother has been there for her since the death of her mother died fifteen years ago.
“I was completely shattered! I was so heart broken and I felt I couldn’t take it. It was too much. I lost my mom almost fifteen years ago and my Nana for me, was mom so it was like loosing both Dad and Mom in a space of two weeks. I didn’t know how to face it and I couldn’t tell you guys because I know how most of you have fallen in love with her from my videos and pictures with her. I didn’t want to break your hearts ?My beautiful, strong, funny, energetic and angelic queen ??. She loved God with all her heart. She even danced at the altar with two white handkerchiefs a day before she passed. I miss you Nana. I miss you so much it hurts. If I could have one more day…? I love you till eternity ?? #QueenAlice #NaturalistaQueen #MamaLolo”
Billionaire Kidnap Kingpin, Evans has revealed more chilling details about his involvement in the crime. He has already begged for forgiveness, promising to be a good Christian if he is freed.
The father of five who is known for not negotiating his ransom also said he had already relocated his wife and children from Ghana to Canada.
He also said though his mother was aware of his life of crime, she was never in support.
He said;
My mum has never been to my house. She knows I’m into crime but never supports me.
It all started in the year 2000 when I fled my home town in Opi, Nsukka Local Government of Enugu State to Lagos after stabbing my fiancee when she decided not to marry me
‘I started in Anambra state during the tenure of Peter Obi as the governor of the state when a hunch man introduced me to kidnapping’,
We were later forced to leave Anambra state and moved to Edo later Lagos. ‘I had boys from Warri, Delta state who worked for me. The first job I got in Lagos was at Johnbulls Ikoyi as a driver to the CEO. One day we were going to his office and my boss said that he wanted to visit a friend. The moment he stepped into his friend’s house, I took the sum of N350,000 he had in the car and ran away to Ghana’ he continued.
I later returned to Nigeria after few months and avoided Ikoyi where my ex-boss office is situated. I then got a new job as a driver in the fashion I did before. I also stole N600,000 and eloped to Ghana again.
I returned to Lagos in 200 and used my old method to secure another job as a driver at the home of the first family I kidnapped their daughter. When I realised that they are very rich and loved their daughter deeply. I took the girl to Ghana from where I demanded a ransom of only N20m but the girl’s father paid N22m instead. I then freed the girl in Ghana/
Once I got this money, I ventured into an extravagant lifestyle and bought a house in Ghana. Then, I bought over five exotic cars and a truck. I began to show prominently in social functions where people hailed the way I was spending money.
I spent over N2m on orphanages and local primary schools in Ghana. The Deputy Nigeria Ambassador to Ghana and other prominent Nigerians were also in attendance at the handing over ceremony of my donations.
Early this year, I was arrested along with my wife, in Lagos. We were brought to the court but we later regained our freedom due to the power of my money and connections.
I have to admit, I have done wrong and I have caused pains to several families but I want to live and pay for my evil crimes.
I heard several stories about SARS and their operations but I never thought that I would one day be brought here for reckoning.
“I am just asking for another chance, I am sorry for my action, I will become a Christian, if only I have another chance. I cannot remember the number of people I have kidnapped so far. I took part in high profile kidnappings in Edo State where I got N10million as my share.”
A Lady identified as Ruth Orji, was brutally attacked and dehumanized by six soldiers in the 174 Battalion, Ikorodu, Lagos State.
The military officers who viciously attacked her after she challenged them for slapping her brother have been arrested.
There was an uproar after photos of her battered body went viral on social media.
An NGO, the Joint Legal Action Aids, picked up her case and filed a legal process at the Federal High Court against the Nigerian Army and her assailants, demanding for N250m compensation.
According to a statement released by the General Counsel of JLAA, Kingsley Ughe today, the Army High Command called for out-of-court settlement few days ago.
The Army requested that the meeting take place at the 9 Brigade Headquarters at Ikeja but the NGO requested that the meeting be held at its office at Akowonjo, Lagos which was granted.
In attendance at the meeting yesterday were the Commanding Officer, 714 Battalion, Ikorodu, Lt.Col. B.C. Ezeh, Army Legal Director , Major C. Biambo, Major S.U. Obongha and host of other officers in a convoy of three military trucks. The victim, Ruth Orji alongside Kingsley Ughe, Opeyemi Baderu were in attendance.
The Army apologized for the conduct of Major S.U.Obongha for the brutal assault on JLAA member, Ruth Orji. Major S.U. Obongha himself tendered unreserved apology to the Ruth.
After the formality of apologies, the meeting entered into the very delicate terrain of monetary compensation.
JLAA’s position was eloquently presented to the visiting team by Kingsley Ughe. There were offers and counter offers. Both side stuck to their position. At the end, the meeting was adjourned to today for both side to evaluate the settlement proposals being offered.
Christopher Archibong, A retired Police Officer, has been arrested and detained at Mbukpa Police station for allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl in calabar, Cross River State.
According to CrossRiverWatch, Mrs. Peace Edem Okon, mother of the victim, said she had gone to the market and left instructions with the victim to wash the clothes of her siblings and upon her return something foul had happened.
She said:
“When I got back I discovered that my daughter wasn’t herself, all efforts to make her tell me what was wrong were futile. Then the younger ones told me that blood was coming out from her bottom. I was surprise and thought she had started seeing her period. It was when I bought pad and tried helping her fix it that I discovered it was mucus, and upon persuasion she told me what happened”.
In the same statement, She said that the victim said on May 31, 2017 after when her mother left for the market, the accused came and asked about the whereabouts of her parents. She told him they had gone out.
“So (he) told me to come and pick some firewood. So as I went to pick the firewood, he came and held me to the ground and climbed on me,”
“You will sleep and will not wakeup”
She screamed and said she was going to tell her mother but the accused threatened that he will kill her – he told her and then unzipped his trouser and raped her.
The victim said when the mother came and saw her and asked what has happened she was scared to speak-up as the accused had threatened that she would die and she only told her mother “because my mother wanted to die”.
Mrs. Theresa Okpa of Basic Rights Council (BRCI), the law firm handling the case said that the family of the victim fears the case may be compromised, especially as the accused is a former Police officer.
She added that the Ministry of Women Affairs and the Commissioner are already involved and aware of the case as the organization will do all it can do make sure this particular case is not swept under the carpet.
The medical report Form D5 of the victim obtained by CRW shows that the child was defiled.
Meanwhile, the matter has been moved to the State Criminal Investigation Department.
? #QueenAlice #NaturalistaQueen #MamaLolo”
Billionaire Kidnap Kingpin, Evans has revealed more chilling details about his involvement in the crime. He has already begged for forgiveness, promising to be a good Christian if he is freed.
