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An escaped inmate convicted of the attempted murder of a Delaware police officer was captured on Wednesday, ending a five-day manhunt that involved the U.S. Marshals Service and at least six other law enforcement teams, police said. Police found David Watson, 28, hiding in a small drainage pipe in a wooded area of Jessup, Maryland, near the hospital he was being transported to when he escaped from custody last Friday, according to the Howard County Police Department. "Although the pipe had been confirmed empty earlier in the day, officers with night vision equipment rechecked the area after dark," the department said late Wednesday. "They found Watson laying inside, attempting to hide." Watson surrendered and was taken into custody at around 10 p.m., police said. Police said they found cookies and Tootsie Rolls, which he may scavenged from a nearby vehicle for sustenance, at his apparent campsite. A law enforcement official told ABC News on Wednesday that...

The University of Ibadan on Wednesday said a 100 Level female Law student of the institution died on Monday during a show at her hall of residence. A statement signed by the institution’s Director of Public Communications, Olatunji Oladejo, said Miss Effiong Imarbong died after she jumped from a dangerous position having displayed signs of restlessness during the show. The statement said, “It is with deep regret that the management of the University of Ibadan announces the sudden death of Miss Effiong Deborah Imarbong, a 100 Level student in our Faculty of Law on Monday, May 1, 2017 at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. “Her sudden death, however, remains a mystery. It is in the light of the above that the university management wishes to state that the cause(s) of her death are still being investigated by the appropriate authorities. Moreover, her parents had been duly contacted by the relevant key officers of the university on the loss. “It is pertinent to state that ...

The Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that no amount of scare-mongering will dissuade it from “vigorously enforcing its mandate to rid Nigeria of corruption”, if the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, is found guilty in its latest findings. The Commission, was responding to an alarm by Ike Ekweremadu, that it plans to set him up, by planting cash and weapons at his houses, to be unearthed during a planned raid. Ekweremadu, had raised the alarm when he read a letter at plenary on Wednesday, reportedly written to him by an unnamed Nigerian. He said the move is to force him out of office, and give the impression that he is a corrupt Politician, unfit to hold any public office. However, the Agency in a statement on Wednesday night, said: “The Commission’s candid advice to Ekweremadu is to sleep easy, if he is not involved in the looting spree that seems to be the pastime of many Nigerians in the corridors of power. Let it be known however, that there wil...

The Nigerian Senate Committee report, on Wednesday, has revealed how the suspended SGF, Babachir Lawal, racked in billions of Naira through shady deals, in the Presidential Initiative for the North-East, PINE. The Committee report revealed that after receiving payments from PINE, at least five companies separately paid about N450 million to the Eco Bank account (182001809) of Rholavision Engineering Limited, owned by Mr. Lawal, according to CAC and self-admission, as well as his private account (0003004417) with Diamond Bank, bank statements showed. According to a Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, confirmation attached to the report, Lawal was still the signatory to the account of Rholavision, until February 15, 2017, which shares the same Bank Verification Number with his personal account, and 13 other accounts in commercial banks. Here are the companies and transactions details: 1. Between March 29, 2016 and April 20, 2016, Josmon Technologies Limited transferred N317 million ...

Berlin (AFP) - The bizarre case of a racist soldier allegedly plotting an attack while posing as a Syrian refugee and several abuse scandals have sparked a war of words between Germany's defence minister and the military. It is a dangerous political battle for Ursula von der Leyen, the first woman in charge of the Bundeswehr, who is often mentioned as a potential successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel. The mother-of-seven has sternly criticised military "attitude and leadership problems", highlighted by the case of the soldier and by recent sexual abuse and hazing scandals. This in turn has made her a target of chastened rank-and-file soldiers who charge she is tarring them all while dodging personal responsibility after more than three years on the job. The escalating conflict started with the arrest last week of a soldier identified only as 28-year-old army lieutenant Franco A., stationed at a Franco-German base near Strasbourg. He came to the notice of the ...

  Unlawful Flight To Avoid Prosecution - First Degree Sexual Abuse, First Degree Sodomy, Endangering The Welfare Of A Minor, First Degree Unlawful Sexual Penetration. Aliases: Bill Lee, Bill Wayne Date(s) of Birth Used December 24, 1956 Place of Birth-Oregon Hair- Brown Eyes- Blue Height- 6'2" Weight- 270 pounds Sex -Male Race- White Occupation In the past, Silsbee has been employed as a security guard, tax preparer, school bus driver, warehouseman, and has worked for temporary service agencies. Nationality -American Scars and Marks- None known NCIC W955456096 Remarks: Silsbee has a receding hairline. He is known to wear prescription contact lenses. Silsbee has ties to Springfield, Missouri; the San Francisco Bay area of California; Colorado; Arizona; and northwestern Washington State. Silsbee is fluent in sign language and may try to obtain employment or volunteer work in that field. He has previously shown interest in nudist activities...

The former Minister of Aviation and Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Femi Fani-Kayode, has announced the end of the road for President Muhamamdu Buhari. He described Buhari as an ‘evil-minded’ person, who has been rejected by God. In a Facebook post, Fani-Kayode predicted that many things will happen in the few months, asking Nigerians to buckle up. He wrote: “President Muhammadu Buhari is venal and malevolent. He has been rejected by the Living God. “His is a government of psychopaths, ethnic supremacists, radical Islamists, skull and bone diviners, and voodoo merchants. “We are entering the end game. Everything is coming to a head. The next few months will be instructive and critical. Much will happen.” Just few days ago, the ex-Minister had averred that there will be chaos in the country, if President Muhammadu Buhari dies in Aso Rock. He went further to say that: “The truth is that we are sitting on a keg of gunpowder in this country, and I sincerely...

A man has raped a nine-year-old girl in front of monarch’s palace in the Badagry area of Lagos. The man, Adebayo Isaiah, 47,  was said to have raped the girl while she was on her way home. The incident sparked wild protests in the area as residents blamed the security personnel on duty for overlooking the crime. PM Express reports that the victim was allegedly seized by Isaiah opposite the Baale of Mowo’s Palace before he forcefully penetrated her. The girl, who was bleeding after the incident, had reported the matter to her parents who informed the police. Isaiah has since been arrested and arraigned before the Badagry Magistrates Court. He was later transferred to Court Four Apapa where he pleaded not guilty. He was granted bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum. He was remanded in prison pending when he perfects his bail conditions and the matter adjourned till 26 June.

A man, Balarabe Yusuf, also known as Dogo Direba, has been sent to Katsina prison for allegedly having anal sex with two nine-year-old boys. Yusuf, 35, was said to have lured the boys, Abdullahi Nasiru and Abubakar Ibrahim,  into an uncompleted building at different times and had sex with them. The boys were taken to the General Hospital after sustaining various degrees of injuries to their anuses. Yusuf was arraigned before Fadile Dikko of the Katsina Senior Magistrates Court where he was sent to prison until 6 June, when his case would be heard. She also said that his fate would be decided by the high court after police investigation and on the strength of legal advice from the state Ministry of Justice.

Five men have gang raped a 21-year-old woman on her way to work. The incident occurred around 5.30am at Irawo area of Owode Onirin, Ikorodu, Lagos. She was seized on her way to the bus terminal and taken to a corner where the men took turns in raping her. PM Express reports that she reported the matter to her parents who notified the police. The police have arrested one of the suspects, 21-year-old Mathew Odunayo. He has been arraigned before an Ogba Magistrates Court for sexual assault and unlawful penetration. He pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum. The presiding magistrate, JA Abegun, adjourned the case till 19 May.

         A man has killed a commercial motorcyclist, Maniru Yusufu, in the Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto State and robbed him of his motorcycle.          Yusufu was said to have taken the man, who is still at large, to Kauyen Bayan Masallata, a village in Niger Republic, bordering the state.          His decomposing body was found around the border three days after his family declared him missing.          Punch reports that the police said they could not do anything about the murder since it happened withing Niger Republic.          The body was later buried with the district head of Illela, village and ward heads in the area in attendance.

A report claims Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram terror group, has been injured by an air strike, which also killed his deputy. French news media, AFP, claimed it learnt of the occurrence from civilian and security sources. The report stated two Nigerian Air Force jets bombarded fighters who were gathered for prayers in Balla village, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Damboa, on the edge of the Sambisa Forest, last Friday. “Shekau was wounded in the bombings and is believed to be receiving treatment near the Nigerian border with Cameroon around Kolofata,” said one source with contacts within Boko Haram. “His deputy, Abba Mustapha, alias Malam Abba, was killed in the attack along with another key lieutenant, Abubakar Gashua, alias Abu Aisha,” he added. Moreover, the AFP said the Nigerian military has yet to responded to inquiry on the latest attack.

Two men are behind bars in connection with an armed robbery in April in which one of them was brandishing a handgun, and the other a stun-gun. David DeWayne Quinn and Quiney Haroon Perdue are both charged with two counts of first-degree robbery, said Sgt. Bryan Shelton. The robbery happened one week ago - on April 25 - in the 1800 block of Goree Place in southwest Birmingham.  Robbery Sgt. Patrick Crosby said the suspects used Craigslist as if they were selling a vehicle, and the victims were responding to buy that vehicle when they were robbed. The suspects, police said, were both wearing masks and tried to shatter the driver's side window of the victim's vehicle. One of the victims, who has not been publicly identified, retrieved his own gun and fired one round, hitting Perdue in the arm. Quinn and Perdue fled the scene, abandoning their vehicle at that location. Quinn was found a short time later walking the streets of a nearby neighborhood, Shelton said. Perdue sh...

Heavily armed policemen on Tuesday in Dutse, Jigawa State capital, fired teargas canisters at a crowd that gathered at the Chief Magistrate Court Two for the arraignment of former governor Sule Lamido, who is being tried for making inciting remarks. Counsel for the Jigawa State Government, Ikenna Ekpunobi, insisted that Lamido should not be granted bail until investigation was completed. Emphasising that Lamido was charged with disturbing public peace and inciting public disturbance, Ekpunobi argued that the allegations were contrary to the provisions of the Criminal Code of Jigawa State. However, Lamido’s counsel, Felix Osimerah, quoting Section 36, sub-section 5 of the 1999 Constitution, argued that Lamido should be presumed innocent even as he stressed that the offences were bailable. Furthermore, he submitted that granting Lamido bail would avail him the opportunity to prepare his defence. After listening to both the arguments of the defence and the plaintiff, the Chie...

A gay man is suing a funeral home in Mississippi, alleging that it refused to cremate his husband because it did not "deal with their kind." John "Jack" Zawadski, 82, and his nephew filed a lawsuit against the Picayune Funeral Home's owners seeking damages for breach of contract and emotional distress. The lawsuit accuses them of backing out of a verbal agreement to provide final services for Zawadski's husband, Robert Huskey, in May 2016 after discovering he was gay. The reversal compounded the family's grief and left them scrambling for alternatives. The only provider they could find was 90 miles away, the lawsuit alleges, leading the family to cancel Huskey's memorial. Robert Huskey, left, who died in May 2016, seen here with husband John "Jack" Zawadski The funeral home denied all the claims in a response to the lawsuit. Messages left at the funeral home were not returned Tuesday night. The lawsuit, filed in March and announ...

A National Youth Service Corps member serving in Kogi State has been arrested for allegedly breaking into an Automated Teller Machine of a new generation bank, with the intention to steal. The man identified as Aka-Jude Tersoo was among the 36 suspects arrested in the last one week in the state. The police also arrested five persons believed to be members of the Boko Haram sect were apprehended by the officers and men of the command.Read more after cut.... Speaking more on the arrested criminals yesterday in Lokoja, the Commissioner of Police, Wilson Inalegwu, said that the culprit, Akah Jude Tersoo, who was posted to the state for the one-year national service, was apprehended alongside an accomplice, Godwin Idih, on April 26th around 2.30am. Inalegwu said the arrested men were caught while attempting to break the ATM belonging to the EcoBank with digger and axe with the aim to rob the bank. “My men who were on patrol duty noticed suspicious movement at EcoBank branch, Gana...

Modern-day Lagos was founded by Prince Ado, the son of the Oba of Benin, Prince Ado was the First Oba of Lagos, the son of the Bini King, Prince Ado, named the town Eko until the Portuguese explorer Ruy de Segueira changed the Maritime town to Lagos, which at that time from 1942 was Portuguese expedition center down the African Coast.Read more after cut.... It was a major center of the slave trade until 1851. Lagos was annexed by Britain via the Lagos treaty of cession in 1861, ending the consular period and starting the British Colonial Period. The remainder of Modern-day Nigeria was seized in 1886, when the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was established in 1914 Lagos was declared its Capital due to the struggle of the Bini King. Lagos experienced growth pro to the British Colonial rule and even more rapid growth during the Colonial rule throughout the 1960s, 70s, continued through the 80s and 90s till date. Thanks to the Awori's, Bini's, Yoruba's, migrants acro...

Policemen from the Ipakodo division have arrested a suspected killer of a family of three in Ibeshe Titun, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. It was learnt that the suspect, whose identity had yet to be ascertained, was arrested on Tuesday in the community. A resident, who asked not to be identified, said the suspect had been taken into custody and was being interrogated by the police. He said, “The man was arrested this morning (Tuesday) and he confessed to being a member of the gang that attacked and killed members of the family. He was beaten to a pulp by an angry mob as he also mentioned the names of their sponsors. We are hoping that he would not be set free.” PUNCH Metro had reported that the couple, Mr. Lucky Ebhodaghe and Mrs. Margaret Ebhodaghe, and their son, Jonathan, were killed in their home in April. Jonathan, the only child of the family, was sitting for the West African Secondary School Certificate Examination when the incident happened. It was reported ...

AJC HOMEPAGE Odell Edwards wipes away tears as he sits with his wife, Charmaine Edwards The police on Monday changed their story about the shooting death of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards by a Balch Springs, Texas, officer.  The car in which Jordan was riding was not backing toward officers “in an aggressive manner,” as police initially described, Police Chief Jonathan Haber said. Rather, police video shows that the car was actually driving away when an officer fired his rifle into the vehicle, striking Jordan in the head, Haber said. Jordan was killed Saturday night as he and four other teenagers left the scene of a house party at the home of another teen. A neighbor had called police, saying he thought teenagers were drinking at the house. Attorney Lee Merritt, who is representing Jordan’s family, said during an earlier press conference Monday that police were "offering facts that they believe paint a picture that would justify the unjustifiable." ...

LEEDS, Ala. A 12-year-old girl died Sunday after authorities believe she was accidentally shot by a family member during a gathering in Alabama, according to multiple reports. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified the girl as Kayla Mendenhall, AL.com reported. Authorities told the news site that Kayla and an adult family member were wrestling when a gun worn by the adult discharged. Kayla was shot in the upper leg and died at a hospital. Police declined to comment further on the investigation. View image on Twitter  Follow carol robinson   ✔ @RobinsonCarol Kayla Mendenhall was in 6th grade at Leeds and loved by her teachers and classmates:  http://www. al.com/news/birmingha m/index.ssf/2017/05/12-year-old_girl_shot_killed_i.html  … 3:38 PM - 1 May 2017     3 3 Retweets     4 4 likes "It's just really difficult when a child is involved in something...