ALLEGED RAPIST AND KILLER IFEANYI DIKE AND THE 8th YEAR OLD"S CORPSE Arrested Uniport student Ifeanyi Dike, who murdered his neighbour 8-yr-old girl, has revealed that power outage aided his escape and hunger led to his re-arrest. He, however, pleaded for mercy on the murder of the eight-year-old girl, Chikamso Mezuwuba. Dike, who spoke in Port Harcourt while he was re-paraded by the Rivers State Police Command, insisted that the Investigative Police Officer, IPO, Johnbosco Okoroeze, nabbed over his (Dike’s) escape was innocent. Ifeanyi Dike killed the eight-year-old Chikamso, removed her vital organs and was on his way to dispose of her remains when he was arrested by a local vigilante group in Okporo community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The suspected ritualist had escaped from the custody of State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, but was re-arrested in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, last week, Thursday. Dike told ne...
Members of Boko Haram Boko Haram insurgents have killed six men in a village in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday in what appeared to be a targeted reprisal attack. A militia fighting the group said nine Boko Haram fighters allegedly entered Kijimatari, a village in north-east Borno state, at around 2 am (0100 GMT), breaking into the homes of six men including the village chief before slitting their throats. "The attackers evaded a nearby military checkpoint by entering the village through bush paths," said Ibrahim Liman, the head of a local anti-jihadist militia force. "The chief of the village was among the victims and it was clear the victims were deliberately targeted." Local resident Kulo Musa said that while the attackers had carried guns, they "chose to use knives" to avoid alerting soldiers manning a nearby checkpoint. Musa said the killings were a reprisal for the arrest of two Boko Haram members who moved into the village claiming to have been displac...
Evidence has emerged of another Islamic State militant group (ISIS) mass execution, this time in the Syrian Christian desert town of Al-Qaryatain. The militant group killed at least 116 civilians in executions committed in the days before the Syrian regime recaptured the town, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a U.K.-based monitoring group with an extensive network of contacts in Syria. "ISIS has over a period of 20 days executed at least 116 civilians in reprisal killings, accusing them of collaboration with regime forces," SOHR chief Rami Abdelrahman told the Agence France-Presse news agency. ISIS regained control of the town three weeks ago, and then the killings began. Syrian regime forces, backed by Russian air power, arrived and liberated the town on October 21 after dozens of ISIS fighters retreated, at which point the remains of the victims of the mass execution were found. "After the regime retook it, the town's residents...
The Nigerian music industry has set plans in motion to mark the annual 'No Music Day' across Nigeria on September 1. "No Music Day" is a day the music industry has dedicated to bringing the attention of the Nigerian nation to the widespread infringement of the rights of song writers, composers, performers, music publishers, record labels and other stakeholders in the music industry. With the theme, ''Music for National Stability'', The "No Music Day" 2017 celebration is aimed at building significant public awareness and support for the new national fight against piracy of music, movies, literature, broadcast content, software, etc, which is undermining investments in the Nigerian creative industry. Speaking on the theme of this year's event, renowned Intellectual Property activist and Chairman, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Chief Tony Okoroji said "Every year, in marking 'No Music Day', our objective has been to eng...
A Danish inventor charged with killing a Swedish journalist in his homemade submarine has told investigators she died in an accident on board the vessel — changing his earlier statement that he dropped her off alive before it sank, police say. Peter Madsen, 46, is charged over the suspected death of Kim Wall, who has been missing since he took her out to sea in his 17-metre-long submarine on August 10. Madsen has previously said he left her in Copenhagen before the UC3 Nautilus sank south of the city, but has now changed his story, police said. During preliminary questioning before a judge, Madsen said Wall died in an accident and he buried her at sea in the Bay of Koge, south of the city, police said.Madsen was rescued a day after his UC3 Nautilus sank. Police have said there are indications the vessel was deliberately sank. Police found no-one else in the wreck of the submarine when it was raised. Danish and Swedish maritime authorities are using divers, sonar and helicopters in the ...
PHOTO Lawyer Farha Faiz speaks with the media after the ruling outside the Supreme Court in New Delhi. India's Supreme Court has ruled a controversial Muslim instant divorce law unconstitutional, a landmark victory for Muslim women who had long argued that it violated their right to equality. Key points: •The law allowed men to divorce their wives by saying "talaq" three times, even via text •Women celebrate outside the court saying "finally they feel free" •The ruling was delivered by a panel of five male judges from different faiths •Prime Minister hails the ruling as a "historic" and "powerful measure" The law allows Muslim men to divorce their wives simply by uttering the word "talaq" three times — the phrase even applied if said over Skype or even via text message. For years, Muslim women said they had been left destitute by husbands divorcing them through the controversial practice. Under the new ruling, the Government will no...
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria , on Tuesday reminded Nigerians that it was no longer in the business of issuing them visas. The Embassy's Charge d ' Affaires, Mr Michel Deleen , told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) in Lagos that the Embassy had since 2013 swapped it's visa issuance processes in Nigeria. Deleen said that the Embassy had since 2013 swapped its visas issuance to Nigerians with the French Consulate General in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja. "Let me remind Nigerians that since 2013 , the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria had signed agreements with the French Consulate -General in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja . " What this means is that we have swapped our visa application processes in Nigeria with the French Consulate-General in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja. " Let me remind Nigerians that under these agreements, any Nigerian that wants to visit the Netherlands for ...
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested a suspected female fraudster, identified as Gladys who ran out of luck over the weekend after a complaint was filed against her by one Nkiruka Okon whom she defrauded of N7 million. According to SUN, Police investigation reveals that the suspect also used a network platform to swindle unsuspecting victims, including a Lagos society woman who was duped of mammoth sums. During interrogation, the suspect said: According to the victim, Okon, she decided to go into partnership with her after which she got duped. Okon said: The police are still investigating the matter ahead of possible prosecution. "I met Okon, a banker who reported me to the police in Port Harcourt, in 2008. I did not mean evil. We were just friends then. Later in 2015, I marketed a product, Healthy Halogen Oven, to her. The product was imported into Nigeria by a network marketing company, Avenues to Wealth," "As a network ...
17 Nigerians Killed In Cameroon MARCH 7TH 2017, President Paul Biya of Cameroun No fewer than four million Nigerians resident in Cameroon have been affected by the security clampdown on the South-West region of the country by the government of President Paul Biya. A group, African Rising for Justice and Peace, at a press conference on Monday in Abuja said about 17 persons have lost their lives while over 400 others are currently held in detention since September last year. The statement by the Membership and Mobilization team leader, Sola Folayan explained that many residents of the area, including lawyers, students and traders had embarked on forced exile following the arbitrary arrests by security agencies. She said, “The government responded to the protests with a security crackdown that led to reported human rights violations by the authorities and security forces including killings, arbitrary arrests, det...
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