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A Jehovah's Witness convention in Angola was attacked with toxic gas on Friday, causing over 400 people to faint. A local news source, Portal de Angola, reported on Saturday that three young men were detained after the attack. According to the report, some 7,000 worshippers were at a venue on the outskirts of Luanda for the weekend-long convention. Forty-three victims were rushed to the hospital, but no deaths have been reported. A witness, Abraham Kituxi, told Portal de Angola that his sister-in-law was one of the first to collapse. She told him that she had smelled something foul before passing out. Shortly thereafter, more people began collapsing, creating panic throughout the venue. Some witnesses called the police and firefighters, who assisted with evacuating the victims to Cazenga Municipal Hospital and Cajueiros Hospital. Police arrested three suspects, and four are believed to be on the run. They could not identify the toxic substance, but noted that it was in containers o...

Police investigation indicated that the convicts conspired and dishonestly went into the complainant's bedroom under construction to steal the electric wires. A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Friday, August 25, sentenced one Gambo Ibrahim, and Kabiru Sani, to one year imprisonment each for stealing electric wires worth about N1.1million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the convicts had pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of joint act and theft. The Judge, Mr Abubakar Sadiq , held that the convicts' confessional statements necessitated their convictions. He also said that the prosecutor had carried out a diligent prosecution of the case, adding that the allegations brought against the convicts were not disputed. "This is a summary trial, meaning that the convicts did not waste the time of the court as they have before the court admitted to the offences. "But being first offenders, the court is therefore moved to show mercy by allowing them option of...

Earlier, Kabir who earned his living as a businessman had explained to the court that his wife Funmilola was an unrepentant prostitute and a troublemaker. Mr Ademola Odunade, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Monday dissolved a two year-old marriage between one Kabir Bakare and his wife Funmilola over adultery. Odunade while dissolving the marriage said that the court had nothing more to do since both Kabir and Funmilola had agreed to the dissolution. He however, used the opportunity to advise married or intending couples to be faithful to their spouses in order to enjoy lasting union. "In the interest of peaceful coexistence, the union between Kabir and Funmilola has ceased to be henceforth. "Custody of the two year-old child produced by the union is awarded to the father since Funmilola herself had dumped the child for many months now. "Funmilola shall approach the court anytime she wants to see the child," the Arbitrator said. Earlier, Kabir w...

The former chief intelligence officer was arrested by troops in June along Buni Yadi in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. The ex Boko Haram commander, Abdulkadir Abubakar has revealed that the sect's leader, Abubakar Shekau has left Sambisa forest, and is now hiding in Mandara Mountain. This is coming three days to the end of the order » given to the army by ,Maj. Gen Tukur Buratai to capture- dead or alive- Abubakar Shekau. The former chief intelligence officer was arrested by troops in June along Buni Yadi in Gujba local government area of Yobe State, NAN reports. Abubakar also promised to help the military capture Shekau and also broker peace between the sect's two factions and the Federal Government. He said "I am cooperating with the military and I am ready to provide information on the whereabouts of Shekau. Shekau has left his enclave in Sambisa and moved deep into Mandara Mountain. I know the area where he is hiding and willing to provide a guide to the mi...

Fort Worth officers wounded a man Saturday night after he came out of a house with a gun and fired at them, police said. The officers had responded about 9:15 p.m. to a domestic disturbance at the home in the 900 block of East Shaw Street near Berry Street in South Fort Worth. The man, whose name was not released, was in the backyard arguing as police arrived. When he approached with a gun, the officers ordered him repeatedly to drop it. When he refused, the officers opened fire, police said. The man was alert and talking while he was being taken to a hospital to be treated for a gunshot wound to his lower torso. Police said they had been dispatched to the home twice earlier in the evening. Police said charges are pending against the man, and the officers will be placed on routine administrative leave while an internal investigation is conducted.

Police officers The Ondo State Police Command says it had arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged kidnapping and killing of two female students of the Adeyemi College of Education in Ondo state. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Femi Joseph, revealed that one of the suspects was arrested on Friday after participating in a robbery operation in Ondo town, while the other accomplices were arrested on Saturday. Victims It was gathered that the two students, Oladepo Blessing and Oluwasemilore Mary, had earlier been declared missing, while their whereabouts was unknown. According to the PPRO, the suspects are John Adenikiri, also known as Emir; Fisayo Fasanu, aka Abore; and a herbalist, Alfa Abdurafiu. Joseph also explained that Adenikiri and Fasanu confessed that they sold the mutilated bodies of the victims to Abdurafiu, who used them for rituals. Arrest The police spokesman noted that Adenikiri and Fasanu were arrested in Ondo town while Abdurafu was arrested in ...

A religious leader in India, has been sentenced to a 10-year jail term for rape.The man Ram Rahim, was sentenced to jail for raping two of his followers, a lawyer who spoke with AFP said. "Ram Rahim has been sentenced to 10 years in jail," defence lawyer Utsav Singh Bains said after the sentence was pronounced at a makeshift court in the northern state of Haryana.

According to several media reports, Miss Olivia Uchechi Ihionu lost her life at Adoration Ministry Uke on 15 August 2017. The deceased was the first daughter of her parents. She got engaged last Christmas and wass preparing to be married this Christmas. According to an eyewitness, she went to urinate in a nearby gutter after arriving the prayer ground and suddenly went missing. Due to heavy rainfall that day, she apparently drowned. It was later discovered that she fell into gutter, her lifeless body was found in the neighbouring village the following day.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a civil society organisation, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to instruct the military to immediately end any monitoring of Nigerians on the social media. SERAP, in a statement yesterday by its deputy director, Timothy Adewale, also called on the president to ensure that military operations comply with the constitution and the country's obligations under international human rights law. Instead of authorising the monitoring of Nigerians' communication on the social media, SERAP called on the president to develop proactive and holistic policies that ensure technology is used to increase both freedom and security of Nigerians and ensure that everyone benefits from digital technology and not criminalised and penalised for using it. SERAP also asked Buhari to focus on promoting open, transparent and democratic dialogue, and protecting those at risk of being attacked for their opinions, instead of monitoring or clampi...

There are critical differences between the Cuban Missile Crisis and the current situation on the Korean Peninsula. Cuban crisis was handled largely in private save for the naval "embargo", but the North Korean crisis has been handled mostly in public, writes Klass [AP] It has become popular to describe the current situation on the Korean Peninsula as a "slow motion Cuban Missile Crisis". The temptation to do so is understandable since there are significant similarities between the two. For instance, both occurred because the militarily weaker power made a strategic move to even the balance. In 1962, the Soviets tried to sneak missiles into range of the United States to offset their lack of reliable intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM). Today, North Korea is undertaking an accelerated ICBM and associated nuclear warhead programme to deter the overwhelming conventional and nuclear superiority of the US. Yet, there are critical differences that make the North Kor...

- Nnamdi Kanu says anyone who tries to arrest him will not leave Biafra land alive - He said this while speaking at The Boys Technical College (BTC) in Aba, Abia state - The IPOB leader also claimed that the struggle for Biafra began at Christ the King Catholic Cathedral Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra on Sunday, August 27, insisted that there will not be election in Abia state unless a referendum which his group has been clamouring, is conducted. Kanu while speaking at Boys Technical College (BTC) in Aba, Abia state, said that the agitation for Biafra is a "message from heaven." The IPOB leader who is aware that the federal government has commenced process to have him rearrested said that anyone who tries to arrest him will not leave Biafra land alive, the Cable reports. "Where we are, is Biafra Land. Aba is the spiritual capital of Biafra land. We started in Aba in 2015 at CKC (Christ the King Catholic Cathedral),"  Kanu said. "That day...

The controversial OurMumuDonDo Protest group led by the popular Nigerian entertainer, Charles Oputa, has stormed EFCC offices to demand that Diezani be repatriated. Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, and his #OurMumuDonDo protesters on Monday stormed the offices of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja to demand the repatriation of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke. Diezani, who served under former President Goodluck Jonathan, has been the subject of several graft probes. Already, the courts in Nigeria had ordered the forfeiture of some properties, linked to the former ministers and believed to have been acquired with stolen wealth, to the federal government. Details later…

A Nigerian man has set the perfect example in Qatar after he returned the whopping sum of N150 Million wrongly paid into his account.   Michael Asemota returned the whopping sum of money A Nigerian man living in Qatar has returned about QR1.5 million ($411,127.99/N150 million) mistakenly paid into his account, according to Qatar Tribune. The man, Michael Asemota, had opened an account with a cheque of QR150,200 with an undisclosed commercial bank, where he is the sole signatory of the account. As he got back home, he received an alert showing that a QR1,502,000 had been credited into his account by mistake instead of QR150,200. Asemota went back to the bank and returned the money. Speaking to Qatar Tribune, Asemota said,"After opening the account with the bank, I checked my balance to make withdrawals for a supply job and found the huge sum. I was amazed and decided to contact the bank. He said,"I went to see the manager to report the error of QR1,502,000 deposited into my ac...

If you are not A beer binge by two airmen ended tragically in Kwekwe last week when one of them went berserk and murdered his colleague for allegedly stealing a six-pack of Golden Pilsener. Kelvin Nhete, an Air Force of Zimbabwe officer based at Air Defence Regiment in Redcliff, fatally assaulted his colleague, Phillip Muhenyeri, whom he accused of stealing the six-pack, while they were drinking at a night club in Old Mbizo. Nhete (29) appeared before Kwekwe resident magistrate Mr Philemon Livard charged with murder. He was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody to September 9. He was advised to apply to the High Court for bail consideration. The prosecutor Ms Chipo Hungwe told the court that on August 18 and at Old Mbizo Shopping Centre, Kwekwe, Nhete assaulted Muhenyeri with a blunt object and left him lying on the ground. "Muhenyeri sustained head injuries and bruises on the chest, face and head," she said. "He was ferried to Kwekwe General Hospital where he d...

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari against his plans to re-arrest the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, over his violation of his bail conditions, stating that the re-arrest of the IPOB leader would "set Nigeria in flames." The IYC, under the leadership of Eric Omare, also criticized the presidency for its poor handling of the quit notice given to Igbos in the North by Arewa youths. The group claimed things would have taken an entirely different twist if the threat had emanated from another tribe. "It is the height of nepotism and sectionalism for the Buhari administration to treat the Arewa youth leaders who committed a serious offense bordering on a threat to national security with kid gloves while the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is being threatened with arrest and several Niger Delta activists are languishing in detention," the IYC said. The IYC urged President Buhari to rel...

Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, says he is ready to risk his life to prevent the All Progressives Congress (APC) from winning the governorship election in 2019. Speaking at a thanksgiving service in honour of George Sekibo, the sacked senator who represented Rivers east in the national assembly, Wike charged his supporters to be ready to fight. He also accused the federal government of destroying key national institutions through their "poor governance model". He said APC had made the police and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to "metamorphose into rigging machines that threaten the peace of the country". "Instead of bringing change as they promised, things are getting worse. They have introduced extreme fraud in the country, especially denying the people their mandate," the governor said. "2019, they will not succeed. As far as we are concerned, we have no senator in Rivers east. The man going there has no capacity to represe...

•Freeze: I have lost business goodwill, can't pay N514m debts on chartered aircraft, Shagaya tells court  •Unity Bank: Our hands are tied by the law The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen over N8, 627,458,773.36 billion in three accounts of Hajiya Muinat Bola Shagaya, an associate and friend of a former First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan. Shagaya's relationship with about 10 firms/account names are also being investigated by the anti-graft agency, The Nation learnt yesterday. But Shagaya, who did not hold any public appointment during the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has dragged Unity Bank to the High Court of Lagos State for allowing the EFCC to Post No Debit (PND) on her accounts without a valid court order. She says the action taken on her accounts violates Section34 (1) of the EFCC Act, 2004. Besides, the withdrawal ban placed on one of her accounts has prevented her from defraying N514, 800,000 incurred as cumulative costs in th...

The Nigerian Police Force have said that Senator Isah Hamma Misau is wanted for being a deserter from the organisation and that he will be arrested for the crime and possible forgery of a retirement letter. It was the twist in the financial allegation slammed against the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris by the Senator, who claimed that Idris diverted N10billion income made by the police. The police responded by not only debunking the allegation, but also claiming that Senator Isah Mamman Misau deserted his post in Niger state seven years ago as a Deputy Superintendent. According to the police, Misau still exists on the Nigeria Police Force Officers Staff List as AP. No 57300 DSP Mohammed Isa Hamman. His last posting was to Niger State Police Command on the 24 September, 2010. The police said the retirement letter which the Senator showed journalists may have been forged. THE POLICE FULL STATEMENT: "The Force's attention was drawn to the publications in the media attr...

The mother of a three-year-old girl who died after being shot in the neck overnight in Sydney was heard saying "he shouldn't have had a gun in the house" and expressing concern her other children could be taken away from her. Emergency crews were called to a house on Danny Road in Lalor Park, in Sydney's west, just after 8:00pm on Sunday following reports of gunfire and loud yelling. They found the child with a gunshot wound to her neck.The girl's mother, in a state of high distress, was led out of the house and into an ambulance. She was yelling: "I hate you, I hate you". And then cried out: "Not my baby girl, not my baby girl."Police are investigating whether the toddler managed to shoot herself inside the family home. A crime scene was set up and the house and part of the road was cordoned off. A neighbour, Mark Tupua, told the ABC he rushed outside after hearing a loud bang. "I thought it was a gun so I ran out as quick as I could,...

File: Boko Haram A former commander of the dreaded Boko Haram, Abdulkadir Abubakar, claims two factions of the insurgency group may be ready for talks with the federal government. Abubakar, also known as Abu Muhammad, was the chief intelligence officer of the group and one of its top commanders, until his arrest in June by the military in Buni Yadi in Gujba local government area of Yobe state. Abubakar at his cell in Maiduguri told NAN that Albarnawi and Mamman Nur factions of Boko Haram were willing to dialogue and cooperate with the government to defeat the most visible leader of the group, Abubakar Shekau. Dead or alive According to him, Shekau, whose capture, dead or alive, the military high command has ordered, has been the major obstacle to peace, since the insurgency began in 2009. "Shekau is not willing to surrender due to his high handedness. Unfortunately, the government and military authorities accorded priority on dealing with Shekau, who is blood thirsty. "Albarn...

Nigeria's Former Minister of Petroleum Diezani Allison-Madueke The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has frozen a £10million worth of London property allegedly bought for Diezani Alison-Madueke as investigations into the case against the former minister unravels by the day. Two properties at Regents Park in London, along with one in Buckinghamshire, have now been frozen based on the request of Nigerian authorities. A London court gave the frozen order in September 2016 but details of the rulings have only recently become public. But the agency was too late in preventing a further two properties worth £8m from being sold. In July, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed four properties it alleged were bought for the former petroleum minister by individuals and firms seeking her influence in obtaining lucrative oil asset and crude oil lifting contracts. Some of the oil asset were assigned to people believed to be her cronies through controversial Strategic Alliance Agreements. The...