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CALABAR – A twenty five year old man, John Ator, who was allegedly caught stealing two basins of garri at the Calabar Marian market escaped while the mob was hunting for petrol to set him alight. The suspect The man who was caught at the market with two basins of garrri at the market was about to be lynched when he escaped with the motor tire hung on his neck waiting for fuel. Ator who is accused to have formed the habit of stealing garri from the market was unlucky as he was caught in the act when the traders decided to lay ambush for him. One of the market managers who pleaded anonymity told Vanguard that following reports of frequent garri theft in the market they decided to lay ambush to find out who the thief was "Ninety Nine days for the thief, and one day for the owner. That is the case with this young man, John Ator, who is now caught as a garri thief who has been a thorn in the flesh of garri women traders at Marian Market, Calabar as he was caught stealing two basins of ...

Johannesburg, – Police have put a "red alert" on South Africa's borders to prevent any attempt by Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe, who is accused of assaulting a model in a Johannesburg hotel, to flee the country. Grace Mugabe Wife Of Zimbabwean president Her husband, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, has meanwhile showed up in South Africa for a regional summit, complicating the diplomatic dilemma now confronting the government. Grace, 52, has asked for diplomatic immunity in the case, although she has not been charged. Her present whereabouts were not known to the authorities. The alleged victim, 20-year-old model Gabriella Engels, has accused Mugabe of barging into a hotel where Engels was meeting with her sons, and whipping her with an electric cord. Police Minister Fikile Mbalula told reporters on Wednesday Grace had been due to appear in court on Tuesday afternoon under a deal struck with authorities, but she failed to turn up. On Thursday, Mbalula said police ...

Another Nigerian killed in South Africa by  Jimi Vaey Lagos – The Nigerian Union in South Africa on Thursday said that another Nigerian, Mr Uchenna Eloh, has been killed in the Western Cape Province of that country. Kanayo Onwumelu, Chairman, Western Cape chapter of the union, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone from Cape Town that Eloh was strangled to death by South African policemen. NAN reports that Eloh hailed from Eziagu in Eziagu Local Government Area of Enugu State. " We want to call the attention of Nigerian Government to the senseless killing of innocent Nigerians by the police in South Africa. "At about 11.00 a.m. South African time on Wednesday, a Nigerian, Uchenna Emmanuel Eloh, popularly known as "Monkey'', was killed by a South African police officer. "He was walking out of his house toward the bus station when a police van stopped to search him, suspecting that he might be in possession of illegal substance. "Three policem...

File: President Buhari has been in London on medical leave for over three months Anti-Buhari protesters #ResumeOrResign movement has said it would take President Muhammadu Buhari  to court should he fail to return to Nigeria within 21 days. The group vowed in a statement that it would go to court to seek an order of mandamus to compel the Federal Executive Council to set up a committee to appraise the health of the president. London vigil It further announced that during this time, it will hold its sit-out at the Freedom Park, Ojota, between 9-10a.m each day. A vigil will also be held in front of the Abuja House in London on Friday, August 18, commencing at 1700hrs. The statement was signed by Charles Oputa, Leader, #ResumeOrResign Movement, for Our Mumu Don Do Movement; Deji Adeyanju Co-Convener, #ResumeOrResign, for Concerned Nigerians; and Ariyo-Dare Atoye, Co-Convener, #ResumeOrResign, for Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution (CDNDC). President Buhari has bee...

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...

Since before he even entered the White House, the word impeachment has swirled around President Donald Trump. But now, after his equating of neo-Nazis and white supremacists with those who oppose them, one Democrat is calling for Trump to be removed from office without the need for a lengthy impeachment process. Representative Jackie Speier of California has advocated for Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet's use of the 25th Amendment to declare Trump unable to discharge the powers of the presidency. "POTUS is showing signs of erratic behavior and mental instability that place the country in grave danger. Time to invoke the 25th Amendment," Speier tweeted Tuesday. His comments came after Trump said there was blame" and "very fine people" on "both sides" following last weekend's white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Virginia, that led to the death of counterprotester Heather Heyer. POTUS is showing signs of erratic behavior and ment...

Aid organisations have warned that the rainy season is not yet over and that more flooding could arrive at any moment in the Sierra Leone capital/ AFP Mass burial of victims of Sierra Leone's devastating floods and mudslides will hold on Thursday, as blame grows over government's "inaction" over deforestation and poor urban planning. According to reports, at least 105 of the dead were children. Citizens and experts alike questioned why the government of President Ernest Bai Koroma had not done more to tackle illegal construction in the overcrowded capital Freetown. 'Not over yet' Aid organisations have also warned that the rainy season is not yet over and that more flooding could arrive at any moment in the west African coastal city of around one million people. People in Sierra Leone line up to find out about the fate of loved ones in the deadly flooding and mudslides in the capital Freetown/ AFP The disaster began on Monday when heavy rains hit the city and ...

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has drawn a line on hate speech affirming that it is equivalent to terrorism and would be appropriately dealt with by the Federal Government. Drawing inspiration from the Prevention of Terrorism Act (As Amended) 2011, Osinbajo said that such hate speeches intentionally done to intimidate the population is tantamount to terrorism. The Acting President in a series of tweets on his twitter handle on Thursday afternoon charged leaders to speak up saying that it was such silence that promoted the genocide in Nazi Germany and Rwanda. "FG has today drawn the line on hate speech. Hate speech is a specie of terrorism. The Terrorism Prevention Act 2011 as amended defines terrorism as an act which deliberately done with malice which may seriously harm a country or is intended or can be reasonably be regarded as having been done to seriously intimidate a population. "Silence in such situations can only be seen as an endorsement. Hate speech & the promot...

A10-year-old rape victim whose plea for an abortion was rejected by India's Supreme Court has given birth to a baby girl in the northern Indian CITY of Chandigarh, a doctor said on Thursday. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was allegedly raped repeatedly by her uncle for several months. The crime came to light when the victim was taken to hospital on complaining of stomach ache last month where she was found to be over 30 weeks pregnant. On July 28, the Supreme Court had dismissed a plea seeking its nod for terminating the 32-week-old pregnancy of the rape survivor after taking note of a medical report that abortion was neither good for the girl nor for the foetus. Last month her parents asked the country's top court to allow her to have a late-term abortion but the request was turned down. Indian law does not allow medical terminations after 20 weeks unless there is a threat to either the life of the mother or her child. "She gave birth through C-section ...

In separate declarations, Nigerian Catholic Bishops and their leader, Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onayekan, have urged adherence to the rules of the church and resistance of moves to introduce pop culture. Onayekan spoke in Ghana, while the Bishops from South west Nigeria issued a statement under the aegis of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, after meeting in Oke Gada, Ede in Osun State. "The Church does not gain anything by promoting a pop religion which accommodates every fad and whims generated by the entertainment industry," said the bishops, emphasizing the significance of both Marian devotion and the observance of liturgical rubrics. Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onayekan in Jasikan, Ghana for a Catholic conference In Ghana, Onayekan said Pope Francis did not change church teaching on the rules for receiving Communion, but rather assured people who are in difficult situations that the church cares for them and the mercy of God extends to them. Onaiyekan spoke at Ghana's Natio...

ABUJA—   Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, yesterday, in Abuja, admitted that the Federal Government has not fulfilled the agreement it entered into with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, after a meeting with the duo last year. The minister, who disclosed this, yesterday, while briefing State House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, also accused the union of not following due process in declaring the indefinite strike. He promised to meet with the leadership of ASUU as soon as possible to find an amicable resolution of all the contentious issues. He said: "Very sad that I am here and ASUU is on strike.  Late last year, we had a meeting because ASUU gave one week notice of strike and we were able to work out some agreements. "I must confess, government has not fulfilled its part of the bargain, even though we are unhappy that ASUU went on this strike without following due process and giving us good notice.  We realise...

The surviving member of the National Youth Service Corps, Ngozi Oformezie, who sustained injuries in the three-storeyed building which collapsed in Owerri , Imo State, is dead. Oformezie died on Wednesday , two days after her boyfriend and fellow corps member , Chinedu Isiogugu , gave up the ghost . Her death brings the casualty figure to six after four persons– two babies and two adults – died at the scene of the incident on Sunday. The Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, Andrew Enwerem, confirmed the death . " She was transferred from the police clinic in Owerri to the University Teaching Hospital , Port Harcourt , Rivers State , on Tuesday for further medical observation. Unfortunately, we received news that she died this morning ( Wednesday ) , " Enwerem said . A source in the police clinic, who equally confirmed the death , said the victim developed complications during treatment. He said , " She developed a urinary problem and we suspected that her kidneys w...

(CNN) -- In a remarkable news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower, President Donald Trump blamed the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, Saturday on both sides of the conflict, equating the white supremacists on one side with the "alt-left" on the other side. "I think there is blame on both sides," he said. "What about the alt-left that came charging at, as you say, the alt-right, do they have any semblance of guilt?" Trump said. "What about the fact they came charging with clubs in hands, swinging clubs, do they have any problem, I think they do." He added: "You had a group on one side that was bad and you had a group on the other side that was also very violent. nobody wants to say it, but I will say it right now." Trump defended his 48-hour delay in denouncing white supremacists, arguing that he took his time because he didn't know the facts. The President subsequently called the driver of the car that drove through a crowd...

According to Spiegel Online, a German newspaper, tonnes of hazardous electronic waste from Germany find their way into Nigeria daily. According to the story; "Billstrasse", a community, "about five kilometers from the port of Hamburg, is the hub of a global bill of exchange. Before the shops, old stereo systems and yellowed refrigerators are loaded daily in minivans" from where they make their way to West Africa with Nigeria as the ultimate destination. With a population of over 170 million and borders so porous and corruptly manned, Nigeria often serves as the final destination for used goods from all over the world. The report from Spiegel Online indicates that most of the used electronics that end up in Africa's biggest market, are polluting the living environments. This also means putting millions of Nigerians in harm's way. According to the story; "Dismantled, old equipment contains hazardous chemicals and metals such as PCBs (Printed Circuit Board...

Howard Lam Tsz-kin, a member of Hong Kong's Democratic Party, gave a press conference last week in which he recounted being dragged into a car while shopping, violently attacked including having his legs stapled in cross formations 21 times, and dumped on a remote beach . Lam claimed that his attackers were agents of the Chinese government trying to prevent him from contacting Liu Xia, the wife of late Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, to give her a signed photograph of Argentinian soccer player Lionel Messi. The dramatic story escalated concerns about Beijing's increasingly heavy hand in Hong Kong and the security of mainland critics in Hong Kong. Soon after Lam's press conference, where he showed his stapled legs , FactWire obtained CCTV footage from stores in the area where Lam claimed to have been attacked, and found that he was walking alone with no assailants in sight. Lam disavowed the videos , but has since been taken into police custody and may be charged for provid...

AWKA—CHIEF Aloysius Ikegwuonu, the Ozubulu indigene who was alleged to be the target of the attack at St Philip's Catholic Church, Amakwa Ozubulu where 13 people lost their lives has called on the gods of the land to reveal the perpetrators of that dastardly act. Ikegwuonu, who spoke yesterday at the palace of the traditional ruler of Ozubulu, Igwe Nnamdi Oruche, where some members of the Anambra State Council of Traditional Rulers came to commiserate with the community, regretted negative comments against him after the dastardly act by unknown gunmen. Ozubulu church The visiting traditional rulers were led by the traditional ruler of Isekke in Ihiala local government area, Igwe Emma Nnabuife. He said since the traditional rulers were custodians of tradition in their various communities in the state, they should pray that the gods of the land would reveal the killers of the church worshippers and bring them to justice. Ikegwuonu said he was surprised that people started making neg...

ABEOKUTA—Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a pastor and three other suspects in connection with the discovery of human parts buried inside his church in Ota. The state's Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, who paraded the cleric yesterday in Ota, said the arrested 77-year-old prophet, Babatunde, is the founder of a white garment Church at Itedo Isinmi Ayo Parish, Egan Road in Iyana-Iyesi area of Ota. The Police boss, who conducted newsmen round the Church's premises, said the discovery followed the arrest, on Saturday, of a suspected serial kidnapper, Adeola. The prophet (2nd left), the kidnapper (2nd right) and other suspects. POLICIES STORY According to Iliyasu, Adeola, 32, who specialises in kidnapping children, had confessed that the prophet of the white garment church was the receiver of the abducted children. The Police Commissioner added that a 43-year-old herbalist, Afolabi, was among the suspects, who allegedly buried the human parts at the entrance of...