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File picture of rival groups in battle  No fewer than 14 people died in the early hours of Friday when members of two rival gangs faced off in Sime area of Rivers state, south-south Nigeria. A community leader said told AFP that it was a clash between the Icelanders and Greenlanders. "I totally condemn the killing of 14 persons so far killed as a result of the incident. Earlier in the week, two persons were also killed," Bob Uelor Nkue, governor of the Tai local government council, told AFP. Meanwhile, the spokesman for the police command in the state Omoni Nnamdi confirmed the clash but declined to give further details. "I am still awaiting reports on the incident," he said. Jacobson Nbina, a politician with the Peoples Democratic Party, said: "As I speak to you over 20 PDP youths of my community, Sime, have been brutally murdered and several others taken away alive as unknown gunmen invaded my community." Such gangs, known as "cults" in Nigeria...

Dare devil armed robbers invaded a private female hostel of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, stripping them unclad and molesting them before carting away cash and property.   A private hostel occupied majorly by female students of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, was on Tuesday night, invaded by dare devil armed robbers who molested the students before carting away cash and property estimated at about N2 million. According to eyewitness accounts, the dare-devil robbers, stripped the ladies unclad and locked them inside a room occupied by the only male member of the hostel, after they had removed the properties belonging to the ladies. The incident, which occurred at about 11.00pm according to eyewitness accounts has made the ladies and other occupants to desert the hostel, located along Bukola Bukoye Street in Oyun area of the state capital. The hostel has about eight self-contained apartments and was mainly occupied by ladies apparently with means. The robbers were said to have scaled...

At least 36 bodies have been found at the Resorts World Manila entertainment complex that was stormed by a gunman, in what officials believe was a botched robbery. Most of the dead suffocated in the chaos as guests and staff tried to flee choking smoke at the complex after the attack began shortly after midnight. Police office chief Oscar Albayalde said they were in the casino's main gaming area. "What caused their deaths is the thick smoke," he said. "The room was carpeted and of course the tables, highly combustible." A resort official said the dead included 13 employees and 22 guests. A South Korean person was among the dead, apparently after a heart attack, a foreign ministry official said. Officials said at least 54 people were also injured, some seriously. The gunman burst into the Manila entertainment complex , firing gunshots and setting a casino ablaze. Videos posted on social media showed people fleeing as several loud bangs were heard. At about dawn, ...

A 45-year-old beer parlour operator, Kudirat Sodiq, on Friday told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos that her husband always bites her whenever they quarrel. She said that Wahabi, her husband of 23 years, was also threatening her life. 'My husband left scars on my body as he always bites me whenever we fight. 'My husband will not leave me until he sees blood coming out from the wound, I have scars all over my body as proof of his abuse.' The petitioner said that apart from the bites, her husband was also threatening her life. 'Wahabi is always threatening to kill me by suffocating me to death with a pillow. 'Because of his threat, I ran away from the house I built and relocated just to save my life. 'Last month, he came to my shop, saying that he will kill me, he smashed a beer bottle on the ground and wanted to stab me on my neck. 'I used my hand to dodge it and the bottle cut me on my right hand, blood was gushing out but for the quick intervention of nei...

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP's) Intelligence Response Team (IRT) announced the arrest of five suspected armed robbers who planned to attack some banks in Lagos. The IRT Commander, ACP Abba Kyari, disclosed this on Friday in Lagos. The commander said that the suspects were arrested at Ikorodu and Ajah areas of Lagos State, as they were about attacking the banks, Daily Trust  reports.  He said their arrest was part of the IGP Ibrahim Idris' effort to neutralize the threat posed on Lagos by the notorious new militant leader called  America . "Five key members of the notorious militant group led by  America , who have perfected plans to attack and rob five banks in Lagos have been arrested in Ikorodu and Ajah areas of Lagos state. "They were all arrested after several days of unrelenting follow-ups by the IRT. "Four of the arrested suspects are militants, who were sent by their gang leader,  America , to survey the banks. "The team was also to hire two o...

The Nigeria Customs Service Tincan Island Port Command, on 1st June, 2017, handed over 2 suspected stolen Range Rover SUV to Interpol. In his narrative while handing over the Range Rovers, the Controller Tincan Island Port, Comptroller Bashar Yusuf disclosed that the interception was sequel to intelligence report from Interpol. He stated that the vehicles were imported from Washington D.C and declared as Toyota Tundra and Chevrolet Cruiz with some bicycles. Generally speaking, he was emphatic that the interception will portray the country in good light considering the concerted effort of the service in ensuring that the exhibits were tracked.  He reiterated the need for Nigerians to desist from acts capable of bringing the country to disrepute, particularly in this era of Information Technology where interception of this nature will be Internet based.

A  mild drama played out at the Plateau State orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the Mangu area of the state as two newly sworn-in corps members were reportedly caught having sex inside a gutter. The randy corps members are among the many young graduates that were recently sworn in for the Batch A Stream 1 for the compulsory one year national service. According to multiple online reports, the incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday, May 30, 2017 when some camp soldiers on parade walked in on the duo in the middle of a heated sexcapade. The man blamed the devil for pushing him into the act while the woman who is reportedly married blamed the cold weather of the state for pushing her into the act. The woman whose identity was not immediately disclosed, stated that she finds it difficult to stay away from sex for too long. By the standards of the NYSC body, the erring corps members have been dismissed from the orientation camp.

Lewa Timothy , A Lagos - based pastor of First Born of The Spirit Ministries , Lagos has been apprehended and will be arraigned at a Lagos State Magistrate court for allegedly impregnating a 14 - year -old identified as Chineye , the daughter of one of his members. Read Below the report by LIB . A Lagos based pastor , Lewa Timothy of First Born Of The Spirit Ministries, Lagos , has been arrested and will be arraigned at a Lagos state magistrate court for allegedly having sex and impregnating 14 year old Chineye, the daughter of one of his members . In an interview with LIB , Barrister Kingsley Ughe who is the General Council of the Joint Action Legal Aids , an NGO following up the case , said Chineye is a student and an ardent worshipper of the church. She became very close to the pastor so much so that he entrusted her with his protocols in the church. According to Ughe , the parents of the girl said the pastor would lavish the little girl with new clothes , shoes , expensive phones b...

The police in Ghana have arrested about four people who allegedly murdered and lynched a soldier in Ghana after mistaking him for an armed robber.   Four out of the five prime suspects have been arrested in connection with the lynching of a Captain of the Ghana Army have been sent to the Central Regional Police Headquarters in Cape Coast. According to Adom News, the fifth suspect who sustained bullet wounds during a struggle with the lynched Captain Maxwell Mahama is also at the hospital.  They were paraded before the media by the police at the Regional Headquarters of the Police in Cape Coast as part of the investigations

Soldiers have allegedly invaded a community in Ghana and dealt mercilessly with the people after they lynched a soldier to death,mistaken him for a robber. The Assembly Member alleged to have incited Monday's murder of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama in Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region has been arrested. Also, soldiers have allegedly beat the hell out of some of the resident alleged to have participated in the lynching of the soldier. William Baah turned himself in to the Diaso police at exactly 3:30pm, the police have confirmed. He is currently being transported to the Regional Police Headquarters in Cape Coast to assist with investigations. Late Captain Maxwell Mahama was a military officer with the 5th Infantry Batallion (5BN) at Burma Camp in Accra but on detachment duties at the Denkyira Boase of the Central region. Captain Mahama who is the commander of the area military detachment according to his subordinates, was seen jogging along the main road and as he stopped by to as...