A man’s body has been discovered on the former BBC studios site in Manchester city centre. The body was found this morning at the building site on Oxford Road, which is currently being transformed into student flats. Greater Manchester Police have been called to the scene and the area has been taped off. Forensics officers have also been seen combing the area. Police are working to establish the circumstances behind the man’s death. The victim is believed to have been discovered by building site staff on Monday morning. It is thought he gained access to the building site over the weekend. A statement from GMP said: “Shortly before 7:50am on Monday, May 8, 2017, police were called to reports that a body had been found on Oxford Road in Manchester city centre. “Enquiries are on-going to establish the circumstances surrounding the death.” It is understood building staff working on the site have been told to stop working until further notice. An eyewitness said: “A body has been found, he might have tried to jump or has climbed onto the equipment. “There are police on the site now and forensics.” Anybody with information should contact police on 101, quoting incident number 398 of 08/05/17, or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
Prof. Itse Sagay The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay has strongly criticized the insistent refusal of the National Assembly to approve Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Sagay, in an interview with Channels TV early this morning, said the Senate was only discharging its duties with self-love and tyranny at the expense of the country. He noted the case of rejecting appointment of Magu as the EFCC Boss is a peculiar case. "The Senate is the bad party in this country. The Executice can proceed with the confirmation of Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the EFCC as stipulated by the law. if the Senate is not careful, Magu will remain the EFCC boss without the consent of the legislature. The Acting President is right for saying that", the Professor of Law stated.
In an alleged ecstasy to impress their paymaster, a team of police operatives, on Sunday, shot dead one Elvis Ovie and injured another, Onome Eko, during a party in Warri, Delta State. Operatives, three of whom are now in police detention, were said to have been in a shooting spree to impress an alleged internet fraudster popularly called 'yahoo yahoo boys' for whom they were providing security. It was gathered that the gun-wielding cops were led by one Insp. Imana Samuel, a Sergeant and a corporal from the Warri Area Command. The vehicle reportedly used to hurriedly convey late Ovie and injured Eko to a hospital, it was gathered, also brushed off another unidentified victim who is now on admission in an undisclosed location. The killer-cops were later arrested by policemen attached to Warri 'B' Division headed by Mr Anietie Eyoh, the Divisional Police Officer, and is set for arraignment today. But a reliable source informed journalists that the cops were on illegal dut...
Chinyere Sylvia was allegedly beaten to death by the husband A young Nigerian woman, Chinyere Sylvia has reportedly died after receiving the beating of her life from the husband. It was gathered that the woman who just gave birth died at the hospital after giving birth. It was also gathered that the baby died in the process. She was buried yesterday at Ikoyi Cemetery. While sharing the sad news on social media, the aunt, Chichi Bzo wrote: “Today my lovely niece was laid to rest at the ikoyi cemetry amidst tears and sorrow (among her own family). For those castigating DPA listen, if i had known barrister Emeka we wouldnt have fought blindly like we did and if she had spoken out, chi would be here today. She died after receiving some slaps here n there heavily pregnant and by the time she was rushed to the hospital, she delivered a lovely baby girl who also died a few hours later my sylvia gave up she was tired of fighting. PLEASE LADIES SPEAK OUT DONT DIE IN SILENCE THE PAIN ...
Nigerian security forces say they have foiled a plot by ISIS-linked Boko Haram militants to bomb the British High Commission and US Embassy in the capital Abuja. The Department of State Services announced that it had arrested five suspects who were planning attacks. A DSS official said a suspected Boko Haram member who was arrested on March 22, in north-eastern Yobe state, confessed details of the plot. That led to the arrests of the five plotters, who were based in Benue State, in the country's middle belt, and the Federal Capital Territory, on March 25 and 26. The official said in a statement: "The group had perfected plans to attack the UK and American embassies and other western interests in Abuja. A spokesperson for Britain's Foreign & Commonwealth Office said: "We are grateful for the support we receive from the Nigerian security authorities in protecting UK diplomatic staff and premises in Nigeria. "We are in regular contact with the Nig...
According to new satellite images, Kim Jong-Un’s North Korean government is preparing to carry out it’s 6th nuclear missile tests, as an apparent show of defiance towards U.S president Donald Trump, after the U.S on Monday ordered it’s Navy strike force to sail towards the Korean peninsula to act on North Korea if necessary after gaining support from China. The US-based monitoring group 38 North on Thursday morning said that the satellite images from the North’s Punggye-ri site showed it was “primed and ready” for the country’s sixth nuclear test since 2006. “Commercial satellite imagery of North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site from April 12 shows continued activity around the North Portal, new activity in the main administrative area, and a few personnel around the site’s Command Center,” 38 North said on its website. “In the courtyards of the main administrative area are approximately 11 probable tarp-covered pallets ...
An Illegal Oil Refinery destroyed by Men of the Nigerian Navy, Eastern Naval Command in Bonny Onne waterways of Rivers. Photo: Lyold Desmond/ICE/NAN/file The Nigerian Navy says it has discovered 30 new illegal refineries with combined capacity to produce about four million litres of petroleum products daily. Capt. Victor Choji, the Executive Officer of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, said this during the destruction of one of the illegal refineries on Thursday. He said all the refineries were discovered in Asari Toru Local Government area of Rivers, with 40 huge metallic storage tanks . The News Agency of Nigeria reports that some of the storage tanks were filled with petroleum products suspected to be diesel and crude oil. Choji noted that the discovery was in continuation of the current mop-up of illegal refineries and illicit bunkering of petroleum products by crude oil thieves. "The 30 refineries have capacity to refine between three to four million li...
72-year-old Actor John Heard, who played the role of Peter McCallister in hit 90s movies Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, was reportedly found dead in his hotel room. Though the cause of his death has not yet been made public, however TMZ reports that the police was called to the actor’s Palo Alto, California hotel room for a medical emergency, but Heard was pronounced dead on arrival. The actor who was recuperating in the hotel after undergoing a “mino r back surgery” on Wednesday at Stanford Medical Center, was married to actress Margot Kidder for less than a week in 1979. His only surviving child, John Matthew “Jack” Heard, was conceived with ex-girlfriend, actress Melissa Leo.
A 41-year-old man, Sikiru Odejide, who has been sleeping with his 13-year-old daughter since December 2016, has said it was the hand work of the devil. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun State Police Command's Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed that the arrest of the randy father was as a result of a complaint from the victim's mother, who has been separated from the man. The victim's mother said her daughter came to her house to inform her that her father had been having carnal knowledge of her since December 2016 with a threat to kill her if she dares tells anybody about it. "She further complained to her mother that she could no longer bear the frequent sexual assault from her father, hence she decided to inform her mother. "The DPO of Sango Police Station, SP Akinsola Ogunwale, detailed detectives to effect the arrest of the randy father, who lives in Onihale area of Ifo Local Government Area of the state. "The suspect, on interrogation owned up to the c...
Charlie Gard, the critically ill British baby at the centre of a legal battle that attracted worldwide attention and debate, has died days short of his first birthday, according to a family spokeswoman. Key points: ~Charlie suffered from mitochondrial depletion syndrome, a rare genetic disease ~His parents had hoped to take him to the US for experimental treatment ~Doctors objected, and the dispute ended up in court ~Charlie suffered from a rare genetic disease, mitochondrial depletion syndrome, which caused brain damage and left him unable to breathe unaided. The 11-month-old's plight became known around the world when his parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, battled to take their child to the United States for experimental treatment. "Our beautiful little boy has gone, we are so proud of you Charlie," Connie Yates, the baby's mother, was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail newspaper. A short life that captured hearts The baby boy whose fight for life made headlines ...
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