Over 300 Homes Have Been Destroyed And More Than 10,000 People Displaced From Flood In Kaduna State

Following the heavy downpour on Friday, which started in the morning and lasted till evening. More than 10, 000 people have been forced out of their homes.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in July  issued an alert that eight Local Government Areas in the state were likely to experience flooding, and therefore warned residents of those areas to vacate to safer places. The State Emergency Management Agency
had

Beware Of Fake Malaria Drugs In Circulation FG Warns Nigeria

The Federal Government has received a medical alert
that  two falsified drugs that contain zero active
pharmaceutical ingredients are presently in the Nigeria
market.
A statement from the ministry of health, said the drugs
are circulating in West and Central Africa.
According to the statement the two version of the drug
were circulating in Cameroon and Democratic Republic
of Congo.

56 Years-Old Man Remanded In Prison For Having Sex With His Daughter

A Surulere Magistrates’ Court, has given orders for 56-year-old man, Abdullahi Zakari, who allegedly
had sexual intercourse with his 18-year-old daughter,
is to remain behind bars pending the perfection of his
bail condition, a Lagos court has ruled
 the man should be remanded in Ikoyi Prisons
until the bail conditions were met.


The Magistrate, Mrs. M.I. Dan-Oni, had admitted the
accused to a bail of N500,000 with two responsible
sureties in like sum.
One of the sureties, she said, must be a blood relation
of the accused and the other must be living in his own
house.
In addition, the magistrate said the sureties must
show evidence of tax payment to Lagos State
Government.
Zakari, who lives at No.42, Gaskiya St., Ijora-Badia in
Apapa area, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
But the prosecutor, Sgt. Anthonia Osayande told the
court that the accused committed the offence at his
apartment between February and August.
She said, “It is a shameful act that should not be
condoned.
“This is a serious offence and an abomination. The
complainant said the father used to fondle her breast
anytime she was in the room.
“The accused had sex with the daughter against her
wish.”
The offence contravened Section 258 of the Criminal
Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The case was adjourned to Sept.19 for mention.
(NAN)

Man Arrested And Imprisoned For Naming His Dog Buhari

The prosecutor, Inspector Itaita Ebibomini, said the
accused committed the offence on Saturday, August 13,
2016, at the Hausa section of Ketere Market in Sango-Ota,
in the Ota Magisterial District. The man who named his dog, ‘Buhari’, Joachim Iroko, aka
Joe, was remanded on Monday at the Ibara Prison
following his arraignment at the Ota Magistrate Court 2,
Ogun State.
He was charged to court by the police with conduct likely
to cause breach of the peace, in a case with suit number
MOT/617c/2016.

The prosecutor told the court that the offence was
punishable under Section 249 (d) of Criminal Law of Ogun
State, Nigeria, 2016.
The accused, who was represented by a counsel, U.
Michael, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The charge read, “That you, Joachim Iroko, aka Joe, and
others still at large, on Saturday, August 13, 2016, at about
5.30pm at the Ketere area, Sango, in the Ota Magisterial
District did conduct yourselves in a manner likely to cause
breach of the peace, by writing a name,Buhari,on a dog and
parading same in the Hausa section of Ketere Market,
Sango, thereby, committing an offence contrary to and
punishable under Section 249 (d) of the Criminal Law of
Ogun State, Nigeria, 2016.”

The Chief Magistrate, B. J. Ojikutu, admitted Iroko to bail in
the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum, adding
that the sureties must be regular tax payers in the state.
“They must attach four passport photographs each to the
bail bond, depose to affidavits of being gainfully employed,
and reside in the court’s jurisdiction,” he added.
The case was adjourned till September 19, 2016.
Family members had yet to perfect the bail for the
suspect’s release. He was subsequently taken to the Ibara
Prison.

Shocking: Pastor publicly Flogs Couple For Fornication

Bishop Daniel Obinim of Obinim Ministries used a belt to
beat his female church member for getting pregnant before
marriage, and the man who impregnated her.
He whipped the man, who had his shirt off, and woman in
front of his congregation in Kumasi, Ghana, while the
service was broadcast live on TV.
At some point, she ran away, and an usher held her while
he struck her repeatedly,

Tragedy; Woman Allows Dog To Bite Boy To Death

Essex police said a 29-year-old woman has been
arrested for allowing dog to be out of control,
after boy dies of injuries sustained at property in
Halstead the boy has died after being bitten by a dog in Essex.
The incident happened at a property in a residential
street in Halstead at 5.40pm on Thursday.
A 29-year-old woman has been arrested for allowing a
dog to be dangerously out of control and injuring a
person, Essex police said. The dog has been seized by
police and placed in kennels.
The boy was taken to hospital but died from his
injuries, police said.
Earlier this week a 52-year-old man was killed by a
dog that had been returned to its owner despite
concerns that it was dangerous.
David Ellam was out walking with his Yorkshire terrier
close to his home in Huddersfield on Monday when he
was attacked by another dog. He later died in hospital.
West Yorkshire police said the animal had been seized
by police following a visit by a dog warden in June,
and had been returned to its owner on 8 August after
it was determined that it was not a banned breed.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)
has said it will open an investigation into Monday’s
attack.

Notorious Burglary Gang Arrested In Ikoyi, Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested six
suspected burglars in the Ikoyi area of the state, while
trying to share their loot.
The suspects were identified as Friday Eze, Stanley Ejiofor,
Femi Miracle, Raphael Ijoha, Emmanuel Omojuwa and
Daniel Thomas.
The police said the gang, which was notorious for breaking
into houses and stealing valuables, were nabbed on August
9 but had other members who escaped arrest.
It was learnt that around 10pm, the gang members
allegedly burgled some houses on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi,
and drove away in a car to a junction in the area to share
the loot.
A source said operatives, who were on patrol, observed the
suspects sharing the stolen items in the car and arrested
them.
He said, “They are notorious in the Ikoyi area for burglary.
They don’t rob to avoid raising suspicion. They only wait
for their target houses to be deserted before they strike.
“We were on a ‘stop-and-search’ in the area when we
observed them sharing some goods inside a car around
10pm. When we arrested them and searched the car, we
found four laptops, three purses, 13 mobile phones and four
iPads. They confessed that they were returning from an
operation. The six of them have been transferred to the
Special Anti-Robery Squad, Ikeja.”
One of the suspects, Eze, a father of two, said he went into
burglary to make ends meet.
He said, “It was frustration that drove me into burglary. The
situation was very critical for me and my family. I have a
wife and two kids to cater to. I am not the gang leader. A
friend brought all these men for the operation. We stole
several laptops. I took two laptops and two iPads. I have
gone for only two operations.
“I was formerly living in Lekki with my family. But when
things became difficult, my in-laws took my wife and
children to Ikorodu. I am the firstborn of my parents. My
sisters have been sent out of school and I have to fund their
studies.”
Another suspect, Thomas, said, “Friday (Eze) introduced
me to the gang. We are friends. I do not rob; I only burgle
houses. It was hard times that led me to this.”
The state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, said the
suspects would be charged to court at the end of
investigation.
“Members of the public should continue to cooperate with
the police in tackling crimes in Lagos State. The suspects
will be arraigned in court at the end of investigation,” he
said.

Angry Community Folks Beats To Stupor Man For Raping To Death 5 Year-Old Girl

20 year-old  Timidou Jephther ‘m’  was arrested by the Bayelsa State police  for sexually assaulting to death a 5 year-old girl, identified as Queen Kaiser.


The suspect was reportedly apprehended and and
beaten to stupor by angry community folks after the
discovery of the remains of the kid behind his house.
Spokesman of the command, Asinim Butswat, a DSP,
who confirmed the incident said the suspect was
arrested Tuesday adding that the remains of the victim
had been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre for
autopsy.
“The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested one
Timidou Jephther ‘m’ 20 years, of Akedei Community, a
riverine suburb in Sagbama Local Government Area,
who sexually assaulted one Queen Kaiser ‘f’ 5 years to
death,” Police spokesperson, Asinim Butswat, said.
“The suspect was arrested on the 9th August, 2016.
The corpse has been deposited at the Federal Medical
Centre, Yenagoa, for autopsy.
“The suspect is detained at the State Criminal
Investigations and Intelligence Department SCIID,
Yenagoa. Investigation is ongoing, ” Mr. Butswat said.
Radio Nigeria

Police Van Driver Breaks Traffic Rule Causing Accident Where Five People Where Badly Injured

An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
that the accident occurred on Sani Abacha barracks
road involving a police vehicle’s driver Five persons were seriously injured  in the process because the  police bullion van driver broke traffic regulation.

He said the driver of the police bullion van, “proforce’’
number NPF 2647D, Agada Daniel of the police FCT
commands, allegedly drove against the traffic.
“The driver of the bullion van decided to take one way
and with the rate of his speed, it rammed into an Abuja
painted taxi marked Kaduna, DKA 601XA.
“As a result of the speed, the driver collided with the
oncoming vehicle; another painted taxi driver,’’ he said.
According to him four of the injured are staff of the
Halogen security company in Area 3, FCT.
“Driving against the traffic has become norms for the
police and the military, mostly on Maraba axis.“It is so
unfortunate that the law makers are the law breakers in
this Country,’’ he said.
A leader of the NEMA team on rescue mission declined
to answer question as he was busy evacuating the
injured passengers.
All efforts by NAN to reach the force PRO proved
abortive.
NAN

About Nine Children Confirmed Dead And Over 39 Affected With Unknown Disease In FCT

A report in Daily Trust says that several children in
Abuja have been affected by the unknown disease.
According to the report At least, 41 children have been affected by the
disease that has thrown a new challenge to the World
Health Organization, FCT public health department and
the FCT Primary Health Care Development Board.
The report further revealed that nine children had died
of the yet undiagnosed disease while at least 32 others
in the community of Damagaza are hospitalised.

It was further reported that the epidemic has seen the
Health authorities in Abuja declaring a public health
emergency in the settlement of Angwan Hausawa, a
slum neighbourhood of Abuja Municipal Area Council

According to the executive secretary of FCT Primary
Health Development Board, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, all
the affected children had fever and diarrhoea; their
abdomen were distended; and their stool was mucous
and greenish.
Furthermore, provisional diagnosis reportedly revealed
that the infection is gastroenteritis or food poisoning,
caused by contaminated food or water.
Mohammed also said the disease could be a result of
water contamination as the area is said to be dirty with
residents of the community depending on stream and
wells for water.

Police Constable Arrested For Robbery

The Lagos State Police Command on Friday paraded
two former police sergeants and three others for
various robbery offences.
The ex-police officers identified as Sgt. Ochigbo
Gabriel and Sgt. Francis Onuh were arrested alongside
Emmanuel Audu, James Momoh and Sunday Onuh by
men of the Inspector-General of Police Special
Intelligence Response Team in the state.
The former policemen among the suspects had been
dismissed from the force for different offences.
Audu, 33, said he joined the Nigeria Police in 2003 but
was dismissed as a constable in 2009 over his
involvement in some illegal activities in Warri, Delta
State.
Audu told journalists that shortly after he lost his job,
he relocated to Lagos and became a dispatch rider until
December last year when he was looking for a job and
met Peter Owocho, another member of the gang who
introduced him to the gang.
He said he used his share of their loot to run his family
and pay his children’s school fees.
He said, “I live at Ikorodu with my family. I took part in
all the operations, but I was arrested on June 7, 2016
by the police.”
A source at the police station told Punch that the
suspects specialised in robbing Chinese nationals in
different parts of Lagos State.
The suspects who were apprehended during an
operation at the homes of four Chinese nationals in
Gbagada, had carried out no fewer than 10 robberies
between December 2015 and June 2016.
Accordin to the source “The dismissed policemen
normally gain access into the homes of the Chinese
men under the pretence of conducting routine checks,
or that they had information that they (the Chinese)
were involved in drugs and currency counterfeiting.
“When they are allowed into their homes, the dismissed
policemen would ransack the apartments and cart
away all valuables including cash and electronic
gadgets.”
One of the suspects, 33-year-old Sunday told newsmen
that he had National Diploma in Business
Administration.
He said he lost his job shortly before his marriage, and
met a member of the robbery gang, known as Jack, who
introduced him to their operations.
He said, “He told me he would introduce me to a
business. That was when I learnt that it involved
robbing Chinese expatriates.

“Three of us went for the operation at Omole and we
opened the door with a metal cutter since there was no
one in the house. We stole phones, laptops and cash. I
wouldn’t know how much we got, but I was given
N500,000 cash.
“At the operation in Gbagada, we wore coveralls and
told the expatriates we wanted to repair electricity
cables and they opened their doors for us. We went in
and robbed them of their phones, laptop and money. I
got N45,000 as my share after that operation.”
He confessed further that the locally-made revolver
pistol they used for operations belonged to Jack, and
he was able to buy a car for taxi before he was
arrested, after policemen traced one of the phones they
stole at Gbagada to him.

Student Arrested For Killing Neigbour With Hot Water

Ms. Bassey, a student of National Open University of
Nigeria (NOUN) and resident of Surulere Street, Ojo,
Lagos, was arraigned before Magistrate Bola Folarin-
Williams on a charge of murder and she is to be remanded at Ikoyi Prisons pending
advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions
(DPP), according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
She was alleged to have poured hot water on Efe
Okotie, 38, on July 2 at their residence which resulted
in his death.
According to the prosecutor, Olatunde Kehinde, the
deceased had advised Bassey to desist from her
promiscuous lifestyle which did not go down well with
her.
“Out of anger, she bathed the late Okotie with hot
water.
“The deceased died six days after the incident due to
the severe burns he suffered from the hot water,’’ he
told the court.
The offence contravened Section 221 of the Criminal
Law of Lagos State 2011 which prescribes death
sentence for offenders.

The case has been adjourned to Nov. 4

Tragedy; About 22 Feared Dead As Bridge Collapses

Two  or three vehicles carrying dozens of people
plunged into a flooded river after a portion of an old
bridge collapsed on the Mumbai-Goa highway in
western India, police said on Wednesday.
Rescuers had not found the buses or any survivors
hours after the single-lane bridge on the Mumbai-Goa
highway collapsed about midnight Tuesday, said
Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra state’s chief minister.
The two Maharashtra state-run buses were carrying a
total of 18 passengers, two drivers and two conductors,
according to Fadanavis.

He said the bridge, constructed in the 1940s, likely
collapsed because it was buffeted by strong currents
from the Savitri River, which was flooded by monsoon
rains.
chief of the National Disaster Response Force, O.P.
Singh said that 80 rescuers, including divers, rushed to
the area, but that their efforts were being hampered by
heavy rains.
A helicopter hovered over the area trying to spot the
buses or any bodies floating in the swollen river.
Various parts of India have been lashed by heavy
downpours lately. The monsoon season runs from June
to September.

Radio Nigeria

Man Dies in Desert After 30 Days Dry Fasting!

Forty four year old James Ndlovu  South African pastor who went into the
wilderness on June 17th to seek an encounter with
God and also attempt a thirty day fast.

His fast was without food or water.
Before his adventure, he was said to have disclosed he
wanted to embark on a journey of no food-no-water to

emulate Jesus Christ’s 40 days and 40 nights fasting.
He abandoned all his worldly possessions in search of
God but his end was ultimately as a result of
malnutrition.
His body was reportedly found by a stranger who then
reached out to his family members.
A close family relative was quoted to have said: “He
was a very spiritual man. It’s unfortunate he had to die
this way. After a month, we got the sad news of his
death. He could not reach the 40 days, he died on the
30th day.

Bizarre; Man Grows Sagging Breast After Sleeping With Neigbour's Wife

The report has it that Mutua confessed to developing
sagging breasts Mutua, according to the report, began growing the
breasts that have now become saggy, in 2015 after
several warnings from the neighbor to desist from
having affairs with his wife fell on deaf ears.

He began to develop the breast after ignoring the warning as he is now

seriously looking for a cure for his condition and is of

the view that the husband of the woman he was

sleeping with decided to punish him through spiritual

means.

I Never Planned To Be A Polygamist, I Regret Marrying More Than One Wife; Jide Kosoko Confesses

Nollywood icon, Jide Kosoko, has shared his greatest
regrets in life which he attributed to being a polygamist.
The actor, married to four wives, three of whom are dead,
said he does not wish his enemy practice polygamy.
In a chat with the Punch, the 62-year-old veteran actor,
who has over 12 children, spoke on the things he didn’t do
rightly.
He said, “Let me say this today for the first time, from the
beginning of my life I never planned to be a polygamist. I
found myself in that situation and I had to adjust to the
system. I didn’t set out in life to go into polygamy.
“I was never designed to have more than one. My major
regret in life is that I went into polygamy. I regret it,” he
stressed.
“Let me tell you, I don’t pray that my enemy should
practice polygamy. And, this should be a lesson to the
young ones coming. I know some people will say their
religion permits it, but the religion did not enforce it. I have

serious business to do now. I have young children to take
care of.”
The actor said he wished God could reduce his age to 10
because he has many corrections to make.

Asked if he would love to have more children, he said,
“That will be madness. Stage madness. Apart from age, if
you hear that Jide Kosoko welcomes new baby tomorrow, I
am sure you will say this man is mad.
“Am I going to be selling the children to make money?”
Kosoko asked rhetorically.

FG Bans Usage Of Souvenirs At Events

This was in a statement on Sunday in Abuja by the Director
of Information, Federal Ministry of Finance, Salisu
Dambatta.

In a bid to ensure the efficient utilization of public funds, the
Federal Government has banned the procurement and
distribution of bags, T-shirts and other souvenirs at events
funded by Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies
(MDAs).

According to the statement, President Buhari had approved
the ban following recommendations by the Efficiency Unit of
the Ministry.

It said the Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari,
had forwarded the directive to the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, the Head of the Civil Service
of the Federation and the Ministers of Finance and Budget
and National Planning, for implementation.
“The directive which is a recognition of the fact that in a
period of lean financial resources unnecessary expenditure
on overheads such souvenirs are luxuries that the
government must eliminate.
“This will enable release of funds for infrastructure and
services such as health and education that would have
direct positive impact on the well being of the citizenry and
promote economic development.
“The directive also contained specific guidelines that would
reduce the cost of printing Invitation Cards, Programme of
events, Brochures, Folders and Note Pads.
“Among the guidelines are that they should be in black and
white and limited to only one page and in the case of
Brochures they should be streamlined to contain only
essential information,” it said.
Also, the statement said the printing of unnecessary
publications and books of short shelf life has also been
banned.
“MDAs were encouraged to save costs by uploading such
publications on their websites which has the added benefit
of wider visibility,” it said.
President Buhari had set up the Efficiency Unit to review all
federal government’s overhead expenditure with the aim of
reducing wastage, promoting efficiency and ensuring
quantifiable savings for the country.
The Minister of Finance, Head of Service of the Federation,
Accountant-General of the Federation, Auditor-General of
the Federation and Director, Budget Office of the Federation
are members of the Unit.