Shekau’s ‘death’: There might be no end in sight to Boko Haram attacks – Shehu Sani

by ‘Jola Sotubo “Shekau’s ‘death’ will not stop Boko Haram”. This was the opinion stated by a Northern based civil rights activist and President of the Civil Rights Congress , Mallam Shehu Sani, after the purported killing of the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau in Maiduguri by the operatives of the Joint Task Force. Sani, further... Read More

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August 25, 2013

Prophet to Fashola: Re-open Yaba Railway Market or lose your children

by ‘Jola Sotubo A man who claims to be a “Prophet” by the name,Christopher U. D. Ukpala has reportedly given the governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola, a two week ultimatum to re-open the Yaba Railway Market or risk losing two of his children. This much was contained on posters placed at Yaba today... Read More

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August 25, 2013

Dead or alive? Report detailing how Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau may have spent his last days (READ)

by ‘Jola Sotubo According to security forces, the leader of Boko Haram, may have been mortally wounded after a recent gun battle. He reportedly sustained the fatal injuries in the forest of Sambisa, Borno State in a June raid and was taken to Mali for immediate treatment by top members of Boko Haram. In Mali,... Read More

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August 23, 2013

Sex game gone wrong: Man dies after getting wrapped in nylon during kinky sex game

A murder investigation has been launched after a man died when he allegedly took part in a kinky sex game involving cling film. Two men aged 21 and 34 were arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of the victim’s body in a flat in Dover, Kent, on Tuesday morning. The victim, who has... Read More

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August 22, 2013

Boko Haram: U.S. gov’t to probe report of Shekau’s ‘death’

by ‘Jola Sotubo Obviously deciding not to take the report of Shekau’s supposed death with a pinch of salt, the United States government has decided to launch its own investigation into the matter. The U.S has begun a probe into the report that Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the dreaded terrorist sect Boko Haram, is... Read More

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August 22, 2013

Terrible: Woman arrested for torturing house-help to death in Lagos

by Oge Okonkwo A woman, identified as Mama Christiana who resides at Barrack Line, Suru Alaba, Olodi, Apapa, Lagos, has been arrested by the police for allegedly torturing her 16-year-old house-help, simply known as Angel, to death. The suspect, was alleged to have beaten her till she slumped and started gasping for breath. Seeing the dying... Read More

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August 21, 2013

Drug trafficking: Nigerian, 31, sentenced to death in Vietnam

by Oge Okonkwo For the crime of drug trafficking, a 31-year-old Nigerian man (name withheld) and a Thai woman, Suracha Chaimongkol, were on Wednesday, sentenced to death in Vietnam. The death sentence was passed in a Vietnam court, after the Nigerian was found guilty of smuggling 3.4 kilograms of methamphetamines from Qatar to Vietnam. Vietnam, the communist... Read More

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August 20, 2013

Sad News: New mother dies from routine surgery after holding baby for just 20 minutes

A devastated family today spoke out about losing a wife and mother shortly after she gave birth to a baby boy. Joanne Jones, 35, delivered Riley Jeff Jo Jones four weeks before his due date. The mother-of-three cradled her premature newborn just once before she was taken to theatre to have routine surgery to remove... Read More

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August 19, 2013

Reeva Steenkamp trial: The blade runner, Oscar Pistorius indicted on murder charge over girlfriend’s death

Oscar Pistorius reacts ahead of court proceedings. Oscar Pistorius was indicted Monday on charges of murder and illegal possession of ammunition for the shooting death of the double-amputee Olympian’s girlfriend on Valentine’s Day. A Pretoria court set March 3 as the trial date for Pistorius, who has said he shot Reeva Steenkamp by mistake, believing she... Read More

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August 19, 2013

Tragic news: Speeding train kills 37 pilgrims in India, angry mob attacks driver (PHOTO)

by ‘Jola Sotubo A train ran over a group of Hindu pilgrims at a crowded station in eastern India early Monday, killing at least 37 people. A mob infuriated by the deaths beat the driver severely and set fire to coaches, officials said. Several hours after the accident, flames and dark smoke could be seen... Read More

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August 19, 2013

Sad news: Prophet Ajanaku, Tope Alabi’s ex-spiritual father dies in Osun

by ‘Jola Sotubo Prophet Elijah Ola Ajanaku, former spiritual father of renowned gospel singer Tope Alabi, is dead. The cleric, who was made popular by his mentorship of the singer and his subsequent sexual harassment claims against her, died early yesterday morning at an undisclosed private hospital. The founder and spiritual leader of the Christ... Read More

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August 18, 2013

Tragic: Man falls 11 storeys to his death during bachelor party

A man fell backwards from an 11th floor window of a Colorado casino hotel room to his death Saturday morning during a bachelor party. The party had apparently stretched into the early morning, as police say Dirk Anderson, 29, plummeted from the room at Lady Luck Hotel and Casino in Black Hawk around 5am. The Thornton,... Read More

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August 18, 2013

How man survived after getting shot 5 times in the head in Imo (PICTURED)

by Oge Okonkwo What would simply be described as a miracle, occurred in the life of Alex Anosike, an engineer by profession, who cheated death after being shot in the six times, five of the shots in the head and the last one on his shoulder,on July 21. Mr. Anosike’s near death experience happened shortly... Read More

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August 16, 2013

Murder mystery: Misssing man found dead in his Lagos home

The Lagos State Police Command has begun investigation into the discovery of a man’s decomposing corpse in his apartment at 9, Ezemegbu Drive, Okota area of Lagos. Two persons, a security guard attached to the building and a woman have been arrested in connection with the discovery. The deceased identified as Sylvanus Ikelie Okoye,... Read More

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August 15, 2013

SAD: Reality show star found dead after suicide by hanging

“Bachelor” star Gia Allemand — who appeared on Season 14 of the show — is dead, a family member tells TMZ. As we reported, the 29-year-old model had been hospitalized in New Orleans since Monday following what her family called a serious emergency medical event. The details surrounding the event are unclear, but it was... Read More

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August 15, 2013

Saudi beheads man for torturing wife to death

Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a citizen convicted of torturing his wife to death, in the first execution since the start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, state media said. Fawzi al-Khaibari had been found guilty of beating up and burning his wife with an iron before “crushing her skull” and leaving her to... Read More

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August 15, 2013

Obsessed schoolboy jailed for trying to stab to death then strangle 12-year-old girl

Jailed: Cameron Cleland A geeky 16-year-old boy was jailed for life today after attempting to butcher a 12-year-old girl to death. Cameron Cleland donned surgical gloves and told her: “I’m going to have to kill you.” The A* student stabbed the terrified girl in the throat with a penknife before trying to strangle her –... Read More

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August 15, 2013

Just cruel: Man arrested for ‘beheading two small puppies for fun’, another for stabbing dog to death (PICTURED)

Two sickening cases of animal cruelty have emerged in which friends entrusted to look after puppies have instead horrifically killed them. One case, in Marietta, Georgia, involves a man who allegedly beheaded two pit bull puppies for fun after the owners asked him to take care of them for a few days. The second case... Read More

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August 12, 2013

Terrible: Man beats 4-months pregnant wife to death in Oyo

by Oge Okonkwo A 42-year-old woman identified as Mujidat, has been killed by her husband in the Apata area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, last week. The suspect, a middle-aged man fled his home after allegedly beating his wife to death, who was four-months pregnant when the tragedy occurred. According to sources, the victim, was said to... Read More

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August 12, 2013

Bar beach tragedy: Body of drowned teenager yet to be recovered – NEMA

by Akan Ido The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday said it is yet to recover the body of a teenager who drowned at the Lagos Bar Beach on Friday. According to the agency, the identity of the teenager is still not known because no-one has yet to come forward to complain of a missing... Read More

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August 10, 2013

Wickedness: Couple beat 4-year-old nephew to death because he couldn’t count to 10

A Mexican couple have been accused of beating a four-year-old boy to death because he couldn’t count. The child, named by police as Raúl Antonio, was allegedly beaten in by his aunt and uncle till he showed no signs of life, in Ecatepec, in the suburbs of Mexico City, on Tuesday. MarÌa Guadalupe Tovar Hernández,... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Dying wish: I just want to die and donate my organs – Terminally ill woman

Imprisoned by her own body and slowly dying, Sherri Muzher wants to choose when to exit this life so she can help others to live. The 43-year-old Michigan woman has launched a one-woman campaign from her wheelchair to get her home state to reconsider its ban against physician-assisted suicide because she wants to donate her... Read More

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August 6, 2013

Horrific: Dozens watch as man leaps to his death from LA apartment

A man tragically jumped to his death from the Alexandria Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Monday afternoon. Detective Gus Villanueva with the the Los Angeles Police Department said the unidentified man leapt at 3.55 p.m. and that when fire department first responders arrived at 3.58 p.m. he was already dead. According to LA’s City News Service... Read More

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August 6, 2013

AWFUL: 2 young boys strangled to death by escaped python

A criminal investigation is underway into the deaths of two boys who were killed by a python that escaped its enclosure at a pet store in Canada, police said Monday. Police arrived at the apartment in Campbellton, New Brunswick, at 6:30 a.m. and found the two boys, aged 7 and 5, dead. A friend of... Read More

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August 6, 2013

Opinion: Why I reject local government autonomy

by Ochereome Nnanna If you grant financial autonomy to local councils, the chairmen will turn into 774 demons and tin gods, just as we have 36 of them in the states. They will spend the money as they like. They will defy the governor and run to the president for protection. IT will fail for... Read More

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August 4, 2013

Scene of the vehicle accident which killed 3 NUJ officials, injured others (PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido Three members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Friday died while returning from a meeting in Abuja. Reports say the accident was caused by a burst tyre which exploded as the Toyota Hiace bus moved in top speed. It somersaulted about nine times and veered off the road into the... Read More

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August 2, 2013

Chinese girl, 17, raped to death after pregnant woman tricked her to meet with her husband

Victim: Teenage intern nurse Hu Yixuan (pictured) was murdered after helping a pregnant woman who lured her back to her husband so he could have sex with a virgin, it was claimed A 17-year-old Chinese girl was allegedly raped and murdered after helping a pregnant woman who faked an illness to lure her to her... Read More

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August 2, 2013

Man crushed to death by trash compactor while searching for his lost cell phone

The body of an Illinois man who was reported missing on Tuesday was recovered later that evening in a particularly gruesome condition. According to authorities, the body of 56-year-old Roger Mirro – a beloved friend and neighbor who is described as having a ‘big heart’ – was found crushed to death in a trash compactor... Read More

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August 1, 2013

Wickedness: 5-year-old boy beaten to death for wetting his pants

From the left, Vonta McClellan and India Kimble have been charged with capital murder in the death of the woman’s five-year-old son. Prosecutors in eastern Alabama say a 5-year-old boy was killed because he wet his pants. Calhoun County District Attorney Brian McVeigh told WBMA-TV Wednesday that Gregory Caver of Anniston was beaten until he... Read More

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August 1, 2013

“I killed him because of his high libido” – 17-year-old wife confesses

The Plateau Police Command on Wednesday in Jos said it had arrested a 17-year-old minor who allegedly killed her husband over his sexual demands. The minor allegedly killed Lawal Bala, 26, in his sleep on their matrimonial bed on July 8. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Chris Olakpe, said the police had... Read More

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Shekau’s ‘death’: There might be no end in sight to Boko Haram attacks – Shehu Sani

Prophet to Fashola: Re-open Yaba Railway Market or lose your children

Dead or alive? Report detailing how Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau may have spent his last days (READ)

Sex game gone wrong: Man dies after getting wrapped in nylon during kinky sex game

Boko Haram: U.S. gov’t to probe report of Shekau’s ‘death’

Terrible: Woman arrested for torturing house-help to death in Lagos

Drug trafficking: Nigerian, 31, sentenced to death in Vietnam

Sad News: New mother dies from routine surgery after holding baby for just 20 minutes

Reeva Steenkamp trial: The blade runner, Oscar Pistorius indicted on murder charge over girlfriend’s death

Tragic news: Speeding train kills 37 pilgrims in India, angry mob attacks driver (PHOTO)

Sad news: Prophet Ajanaku, Tope Alabi’s ex-spiritual father dies in Osun

Tragic: Man falls 11 storeys to his death during bachelor party

How man survived after getting shot 5 times in the head in Imo (PICTURED)

Murder mystery: Misssing man found dead in his Lagos home

SAD: Reality show star found dead after suicide by hanging

Saudi beheads man for torturing wife to death

Obsessed schoolboy jailed for trying to stab to death then strangle 12-year-old girl

Just cruel: Man arrested for ‘beheading two small puppies for fun’, another for stabbing dog to death (PICTURED)

Terrible: Man beats 4-months pregnant wife to death in Oyo

Bar beach tragedy: Body of drowned teenager yet to be recovered – NEMA

Wickedness: Couple beat 4-year-old nephew to death because he couldn’t count to 10

Dying wish: I just want to die and donate my organs – Terminally ill woman

Horrific: Dozens watch as man leaps to his death from LA apartment

AWFUL: 2 young boys strangled to death by escaped python

Opinion: Why I reject local government autonomy

Scene of the vehicle accident which killed 3 NUJ officials, injured others (PHOTOS)

Chinese girl, 17, raped to death after pregnant woman tricked her to meet with her husband

Man crushed to death by trash compactor while searching for his lost cell phone

Wickedness: 5-year-old boy beaten to death for wetting his pants

“I killed him because of his high libido” – 17-year-old wife confesses

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