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The late Joy Odama above The last seems not have been heard regarding the death of 19-year-old Joy Obama, an undergraduate of University of Technology, Cross River State, who reportedly died of acute overdose of cocaine, allegedly administered on her by one Alhaji. The Senate, yesterday, promised to carry out a holistic investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death by asking its Committee on Police and Judiciary to carry out further legislative action on the case. The resolution of the Senate yesterday, was sequel to a Point of Order by Senator Rose Oko (PDP, Cross River North), who asked the Senate to investigate the "dastardly act committed on the person of one of her constituents, Miss Joy Odama. According to Senator Oko, Odama was holidaying when on December 18, 2016, a friend of hers invited her to the home of one Alhaji, who was introduced to her (Odama) as a philanthropist. Two days after, she honoured the invitation to Alhaji's house and when she didn'...

A 45-year-old suspected ritualist who was arrested by the Police in Lagos with a human skull, has disclosed that he sold fresh human skull for N1 million. The suspect, Lucien Tusume, was arrested at Iraye village in Sagamu area of Ogun State, following intelligence report. Explaining the circumstance that led to the arrest of the suspected ritualist, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Olarinde Famous-Cole, said some policemen, who disguised as buyers, contacted the suspect for a human skull. The suspect reportedly agreed to sell a dried skull for N150,000 to the undercover operatives, but the officers bargained for N81,000 which he accepted.The suspect later took the dried human skull to the 'buyers', and he was subsequently arrested after payment was made to him. During interrogation, the suspect disclosed that the dried skulls were sold between N80,000 and N120,000, adding that fresh human skulls were more expensive.  He said: "I sell fresh skull for N1 mil...

The Imo State Police Command Tuesday said it did not abandon the families of the policemen who lost their lives during the February 22, 2017, bank robbery at the Wetheral Road branch of a bank in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The state Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, while briefing journalists, declared that the Inspector General of Police (IG), Idris Ibrahim, had approved the promotion to the next rank of the gallant officers while the bank had awarded scholarships to the children of the two policemen who died during the robbery incident. He said the bank equally said it would take care of the whole medical expenses of another police Sergeant, Otu Attang, who lost one of his eyes during the armed robbery attack. The dead officers were, Sergeants Chukwudi Iboko whose bravery on the day of the attack was declared heroic by most Nigerians after the footage of the Close Circuit Television (CCTV) during the robbery had gone viral on the social media, and Sunday Agbo. Ezeike said: ...

The deputy headmaster of Makhulela Primary School in Bulilima District committed suicide by hanging after squandering $500 in school funds on beer. Headman Ndolwane said Themba Nyathi (50) was found hanging by a rope from the roof of his cottage located within the school premises on Monday morning. He said Nyathi allegedly committed suicide as school authorities were looking for him after he was sent to withdraw $500 from the bank, but did not report for duty for a week after withdrawing the money. Nyathi reportedly also tried to commit suicide during last school holiday while at his parent's home in Old Magwegwe Suburb, Bulawayo. "There is a deputy headmaster from Makhulela Primary School who was found hanging from his cottage on Monday morning. He is suspected to have hanged himself on Sunday night. Nyathi's body was found by another teacher who shares a cottage with him. "The teacher became curious after Nyathi didn't report for duty on Monday morning and went ...

Lagos – All is not yet heard about the encounter prior to arrest and after arrest of suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudi Dumeme Onuamadike (a.k.a Evans). Independent investigation has revealed that the once dreaded Evans allegedly killed one of his gang members and inherited his wife. He was said to be responsible for the accommodation, upkeep of the family and training of the deceased's children who only knew him as their father. Evans, also an alleged drug baron and former motor parts dealer, whose father had three wives and 11 children, was also said to be dating some of his gang members' wives. One of his members, who was paraded along with him on Sunday, revealed that one of their members who they claimed was killed by the police in an encounter, was actually killed by Evans, who was dating his wife. He revealed that as at the time the gang member discovered, Evans quietly eliminated him and thereafter accommodated her and her children who were five in number in another hou...