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Germany’s World Cup-winning team were given the warmest welcome and hailed as national heroes as they returned home on Tuesday morning to celebrate the country’s fourth title and the trophy comeback to Germany for the first time in 24 years. At least 400,000 people gathered at the ‘fan mile’ in front of Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate to take a glimpse of the victorious football players who were touring through Berlin in an open-top bus emblazoned with the years they have won the competition – 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014. It would be recalled that Germany won the World Cup on Sunday after Mario Gotze’s extra-time strike secured a 1-0 victory over Argentina at the Maracana. Germany is the first European team to win a World Cup in the Americas. Coach Joachim Loew said,  " For our sakes the fans suffered with us. They were nervous with us. In the end they cheered with us. Without you we would not be here.  We’re all world champions! We’re incredibl...

A gang of car thieves led by one Solomon Abuede Tuesday narrated how they killed a medical doctor, raped his fiancée and dumped his body in a well. The act was committed at Ekpoma, headquarters of Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. Solomon said the doctor was first strangulated before they tied his body to a wood and throw his body inside a well. He said they were told to kill any victim with flashy cars. Solomon was among 46 suspects arrested for various crimes across the state since June. He said he has been involved in several car snatching especially at Ekpoma axis. A 61 year old man, Sunday Oviasogie, was named as the chief sponsor of Solomon’s gang. Sunday confessed that he has received over 50 stolen cars and has been in the business for the past 15 years. Another gang, Ehis Ogbefu and Innocent Sunday said a ‘command charm’ they procured for N60,000 failed them. They were arrested at Ewohimin with a Lexus Jeep they snatched in Delta State. ...

The founder and the General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi, has revealed why iOS (iPads, iPhones) and Android devices were banned in his Church some weeks ago. A lot of criticisms had trailed the decision of the pastor to prohibit the use of smartphones in his Church. However, according to Encomium Weekly, the ban was placed by Pastor Kumuyi because the members of the Church were pretending to read their Bibles, but instead they were surfing the web and not paying attention to the sermon. The headquarters of Deeper Life Bible Church is situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria. Pastor Kumuyi is the author of several books. In the early 1970s Kumuyi worked as an education lecturer at the University of Lagos. He was born into a Christian family in Erin-Ijesha, Osun State, Nigeria. William Kumuyi completed his secondary school education in 1961, and in 1962 started teaching mathematics at Mayflower Schoo...

Officials of the Los Angeles International Airport have seized and destroyed a consignment of 67 African snails sent from Nigeria to a resident in the US, saying the snails are poisonous and highly destructive. The snail consignment arrived in the States from Nigeria on July 1st in a blue basket pictured above. The snails according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture are prohibited because they can carry parasites that are harmful to humans, including one that can lead to meningitis. They also say it can destroy local crops. Continue... Maveeda Mirza, the U.S Customs and Border Protection  program manager say they are investigating why an individual would want to consume such an amount of deadly snails. "We're investigating what happened, but it doesn't seem like there was smuggling involved. When someone doesn't know a commodity is prohibited under USDA regulations there is usually no punishment," she said.

Adamawa State House of Assembly members this afternoon July 15th impeached the state governor, Murtala Nyako, following a report by a 7-man investigative committee that probed allegations of gross misconduct and financial impropriety against him. The report, which was read by the State Assembly Speaker Umaru Fintiri on the floor of the House, found the governor guilty of all the 16 allegations of gross misconduct. 18 out of the 24 members of the State Assembly then signed a resolution removing the governor. The House then passed a motion that the Speaker, Umaru Fintiri, should be sworn in as the state’s acting governor. According to reports, that will be done by 4pm today. Meanwhile, the state Deputy Governor who was also investigated by the panel, had resigned his position earlier in the day in a letter he sent to the House of Assembly which was read by members and immediately approved.

Suspected members of Boko Haram sect very early yesterday morning July 14th invaded Dille Village in Askira-Uba LGA of Borno State, killing at least five people and razed 3 churches including the Church of Brethern in Nigeria, EYN, as well as shops and residential buildings. Security officials were said to have arrived the village in two Nigerian Air Force fighter jets and killed many of the terrorists. Dille village is around the shores of Sambisa forest.

The Nigerian police has released a statement saying they have arrested a top ranking official of Boko Haram, who says he's the 'Chief Butcher' of Balmo Forest. See the press statement below... Following the massive onslaught by Security Forces on the activities of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, at the Balmo Forest Bauchi State, Police detectives attached to Bauchi State Police Command on Saturday, 12/7/2014 about 2pm have arrested one Mohammed Zakari, a male of 30 years old and senior member of the Boko Haram terrorists’ organization along Darazo-Basrika Road while fleeing from the intensive counter insurgency operations going on around the Balmo Forest. The suspect, who hails from Kaigamari Village, Daptchari in Darazo Local Government Area, Bauchi State is the self-styled “chief butcher” of the insurgent group at the Balmo Forest Camp and is linked with the recent slaughter of seven (7) people, including women and children. Findings as well as disclosures from the...

He's still in court facing charges for the murder of his girlfriend but that didn't stop him from having an incident at a nightclub when a man confronted him about the trial. Don't think this will be good for his case. According to reports, Oscar went to a nightclub in Pretoria on Saturday night with his cousin  after some drinks, allegedly insulted South Africa's president Zuma and started acting "aggressive." He was allegedly pushed into a chair after he poked another clubber in the chest who asked him something about his trial. But last night, Oscar's spokesperson denied he behaved inappropriately inside the club, though she  confirmed he was at the club and there was an incident. Continue... She said: "We can confirm that Oscar was at a night club with one of his cousins. They sat in a quiet area of the private VIP section when they were approached by the individual you have identified as Mr Mortimer." "The individual in que...

Two weeks ago, British magician/illusionist,  Dynamo , 30, correctly predicted that Germany will win the 2014 World Cup.  Dynamo , real name Steven Frayne, also predicted that the triumphant goal will be scored by the youngest player on the pitch in extra time. Amazing. How did he do it? 

Late Prof Dora Akunyili who died on  June 7th  in India would have turned 60 yesterday July 14th. To celebrate her, her husband Dr Chike Akunyili shared a warm birthday message through her Facebook page on behalf of himself and their children. See the full message below... WE MISS YOU, MUMMY -By Chike Akunyili & Children Our darling Dora would have been 60 yesterday (July 14) if she were to be alive But she is no more – felled 37 days ago by the mortal enemy, death, on Saturday, June 7, 2014. Beloved Dora, You had eagerly looked forward to this day But, alas! you never lived to see it. We deeply love you, Mummy It was our wish never to let you go But when death comes, what can we do than to submit to the will of the Almighty? Beloved Dora, We very sincerely admire the decent character in you and those dreams of a golden future for Nigeria For which you were ever ready to sacrifice your life during your days as NAFDAC DG Without good people in politics, good le...

The suspects and the rescued women. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abia State Command, on Monday raided a baby factory, rescuing no fewer than 19 pregnant young women. The home was said to be located at Umunkpeyi in the Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of the state. Security operatives have continued to clamp down on baby factories in the state especially Aba where a popular hospital was recently demolished by government for alleged involvement in the illegal deal. The Abia State Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr. Andy Dateer, while parading the rescued girls and some of the workers in the baby factory, said the arrest was made possible following a tip-off. Apart from the 19 pregnant inmates, NSCDC said three babies, aged two, were also rescued along with four social workers and four young men who were arrested at the premises. According to him, the operators of the home keep young women with unwanted pregnancy in the premises and sell off their babi...

An unnamed commercial sex worker in Yenagoa metropolis, Bayelsa State, has sold her one-day-old baby for N20,000. While some people said the prostitute was delivered of the baby on Sunday, others claimed she gave birth last week. It was learnt that the prostitute was said to have arranged for the buyer of the baby before delivery. It was further learnt that as soon as she was delivered of the baby, the buyer, said to have come from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, came on Monday to take the baby. The prostitute was said to have sold the baby to avoid inconveniences and distraction. When contacted, spokesman for the Bayelsa Police Command, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, said police had traced the matter to Rivers State. He said, “I am aware. We got a report that a commercial sex worker sold her baby to a woman in Port Harcourt. The police are on their way to effect the recovery of the baby and arrest the family that bought the child.” “Right now, Yenagoa Police Division is hand...

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday promised Miss Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was almost killed by the Taliban in her country’s Swat Valley District, that he would soon meet with parents of the abducted pupils of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. Malala had been targeted by the Taliban because of her girl child education campaign. The Chibok girls had been kidnapped from their hostels by members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, since April 14. Jonathan told the 17-year-old Pakistani girl that the abducted Chibok girls would soon regain their freedom and that his government would grant scholarship to the girls to study in other parts of the country. Malala had paid the President a visit in Abuja as part of her three-day visit to Nigeria. The teenager disclosed what transpired between her and the President to State House correspondents at the end of the closed-door session. She said she intimated Jonathan with the subject of her ...

Legislators in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Monday adopted alleged impeachment offences to be served on Governor Tanko Al-Makura. The development coincided with the submission of the report of the panel that investigated impeachment allegations against Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako. Both Al-Makura and Nyako belong to the opposition All Progressives Congress. Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Musa Ahmed, on Monday, directed the Clerk of the House to serve the governor with notice of impeachment for acts of gross misconduct. The Speaker’s directive followed a motion of public interest raised by the Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Mr.Yahaya Usman (PDP-Umaisha/Ugya), during the house plenary in Lafia. The lawmaker presented a document containing allegations of gross misconduct against the governor, which he said was signed by 20 of the 24 members of the Assembly. He said “I am on my feet to raise a motion under a matter of public...

Former governor of Bayelsa State and delegate to the ongoing national conference, Chief Diepreiye Alamieyeisegha on Monday said that the Niger delta communities were planning to shut down oil production in the region to forestall a looming earthquake and other natural disasters. Alamieyeisegha who spoke on point of information stated that the information he gave was an offshoot of a meeting he had with leaders and elders of the oil producing, weekend. The former governor who is representing his state said that between the last 58 years and now, a minimum of 1.8 to 2 million barrels of crude oil has been extracted from the Niger delta on daily basis. He said: Leaders of oil producing communities in the Niger delta met with me over the weekend and asked me to convey this information to the conference. In the past 58years a minimum of 1.8 to 2million barrels of crude oil is being extracted on daily basis. The consequences is that we have started experiencing earth mov...

MINNA — A Kontagora High Court has sentenced a 40-year-old man, Isah Makeri, to a four-year jail term without an option of fine for raping a nine-year-old girl.  In the case which lasted about six months, Resident Counsel, Abubakar Suleiman, tendered exhibits and were all upheld by the presiding judge, Justice Yusuf Tanko Usman. Before pronouncing his judgment on the convict, the judge had asked him whether he had a plea to mitigate the sentence but instead he pleaded guilty to the one-count charge of unlawful intercourse with the teenager and asked for pardon. Justice Usman, therefore, convicted him under Section 283 of the Penal Code. Meanwhile, another similar case involving three adults has been adjourned till September 10. They were alleged to have raped a 14-year-old girl in Kontagora town which contradicts Sections 79, 83 and 283 of the Pensl Code. Chief counsel, Ahmed Attahiru, had tendered an application for motion on notice to add one more witness in the ...

FORTY- Four years after, the Civil War ,  Igbo delegates asked for N2. 6 trillion as reparation and compensation for the devastation Igbo land experienced during the 1967 to 1970 war. In an amendment to the proposed National Intervention Fund, the South East delegates said the former Eastern region and part of the former Mid-West region which are now in South-East and South-South zones were centres of war, with high level of devastation that brought untold hardship to their citizens. In a document titled: “Atrocities and Injustices against Ndigbo: Ohaneze demand for Reparation” which was circulated with the amendment to the proposed National Intervention Fund, the delegates said it was incalculable to put a price on the death of millions of Igbo who were killed in the civil war and other occasions. They said: “The case of the South-East, which bore the full brunt of the civil war for 30 months, is particularly tragic. Most of it remained a wasteland, despite General...