Captured: Police caught up with Ma Yongdong in China’s Ningxia region A husband has been arrested after allegedly killing his pregnant wife and six of her relatives in China. Ma Yongdong, 24, was detained by police of Friday evening in China’s Ningxia region, according to reports – five days after supposedly murdering relatives including his... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The Oshodi area of Lagos State has been rocked by protests embarked upon by angry youth after a policeman allegedly shot dead one of their own. The protesters, from the Makinde area of Oshodi, yesterday showed their displeasure at the alleged killing of one Rafiu Adeniji, who was allegedly gunned down on... Read More
Fracas broke out, yesterday, in Ikorodu following the death of a motorcyclist after he was allegedly shot by a Policeman attached to Ikorodu Division, Lagos State. The tragedy struck around 4p.m at Ojubode area leading to a serious gridlock which lasted for hours as the deceased’s colleagues trooped out to protest the killing. This resulted... Read More
Six mobile policemen attached to the Ondo State Police Command have been arrested for shooting a tanker driver, simply identified as Mr. Friday, dead and setting the truck ablaze, last Wednesday. They are currently being detained at the state police headquarters, Akure, having allegedly confessed to committing the crime. A Warri-based business man, Mr Muminogho... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Police corporal, Boma Pepple, has being charged for the murder of a 52-year-old man, Timothy Hunpoyanwa. In July 2012, Pepple reportedly “shot the man in his stomach with an AK 47 rifle.” The charge read, “That you, Boma Pepple, on the 21st day of July, 2012 at about 1200hrs at Makoko Water... Read More
by Mark Amaza If we want to build a Nigerian nation that is going to be stronger than our individual religious, ethnic and regional sentiments, we have to start by having a frank and honest discussion on religion, ethnicity and regionalism This evening, I had a very frank debate with a fellow indigene of Borno... Read More
by Taofeek Ramat And the killers of these little men have been dancing on their graves, erasing the memory of their existences all in an effort to get a little reprieve for their fouled souls, in preparation for the killing of the next batch of little men. My addiction to Nigeria has brought me... Read More
from Techyville Fried foods are a killer! Restaurants fry food in the same oil over and over again, which may taste good on your chicken or fires but it is definitely not good for you. If you love your heart then you need to severely restrict or remove some foods from your diet. It’s not... Read More
by Isi Esene The killings in Plateau State does not appear to be abating with multiple reports of killings and maiming in several parts of the state. One policeman and others were yesterday killed in Riyom LGA of the state. Assailants were reported to have laid ambush in some parts of Jwol village and opened... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Boko Haram has come out to flat-out deny responsibility for. the execution of about 40 students in Mubi Adamawa. So who exactly is responsible? The insurgent group, Jamaatu ahlis Sunnah lil daawati wal jihad, also known as Boko Haram, claimed that the lives of over forty persons, most of them students of... Read More
The second lesson is that social media is becoming an important tool for monitoring not just the misdeeds of our leaders but those of fellow citizens (or savages?). “We are at war with the universe, the sky is falling And the only thing that can save us now is sensitivity and compassion” – Lil Wayne... Read More
by Isi Esene All we have seen in the news recently are images of rage, violence, killings, stone-throwing and burning of flags in the Arab world following the release of the amateurish video by allegedly produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula disrespecting the Holy Prophet Mohammed. Despite the outrage in Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Sudan and other... Read More
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