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According to  Abayomi Shogunle, Assistant Force Public Relations Officer, a 4 year old child accidentally killed an 11-month old baby by putting the child in a plastic container and covered it with clothes. The baby sadly suffocated to death. He said the incident happened on Tuesday March 17th at Katampe, Abuja.

Ricky Jackson (Reuters) - An Ohio man freed last year after spending 39 years in jail for a murder he did not commit will receive more than $1 million from the state for his wrongful imprisonment, court records show. An Ohio Court of Claims judge on Thursday ordered that just over $1 million be paid to Ricky Jackson, the longest-held U.S. prisoner to be cleared of a crime. "Wow, I didn't know that," Jackson told the Cleveland Plain Dealer, which said he learnt of the payment from a journalist. "Wow, wow, wow, that's fantastic, man. I don't even know what to say. This is going to mean so much," he said. Jackson was convicted along with Wiley Bridgeman and Bridgeman's brother, Kwame Ajamu, for the 1975 murder of Harold Franks, a money order salesman in the Cleveland area, after a 12-year-old boy testified he saw the attack, court papers show. The boy, Eddie Vernon, recanted his testimony years later, and told authorit

9yr old Nicole Eniiyi Benson yesterday march 19th donated N10k to the APC  Presidential  campaign team and publicly read the letter she wrote on stage during the Buhari interactive session with women in Lagos. Nicole said she saved up her lunch money given to her by her mum (N5,785) and her mum added the rest to a round figure of N10k. She shared her letter on APC website and was then invited to the event to read the letter to APC members and guests. What she wrote after the cut... In her letter, she wrote thus; Dear   APC   and governor Fashola, My name is Nicole Benson. I am 9 years old. The name of my school is Green Springs School Lekki campus and I am in year 4 peters. I want to be a doctor when I grow up so that I can take care of people who are sick and dying because they take care of me when I am sick. Governor Fashola and  APC  I was listening to the radio on my way to school today and I heard that we can send money to you to help you to

(AFP) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said the military hopes to recapture towns seized by Boko Haram within a month, in what would be a swift victory after six years of bloody conflict. But experts warned against any premature declaration of victory, with the militants still proving capable of carrying out deadly hit-and-run strikes and indications of coalition lapses. Jonathan, who is seeking re-election on March 28, said Boko Haram was "getting weaker and weaker every day". "I'm very hopeful that it will not take us more than a month to recover old territories that hitherto have been in their hands," he told the BBC. Nigeria has claimed major gains against the Islamists with the help of coalition partners Cameroon, Chad and Niger, achieving in just over one month what for years it had failed to on its own. Two out of three of the worst-hit northeast states -- Yobe and Adamawa -- have been declared "cle

Liberia has confirmed a new case of Ebola, undermining growing hopes in the country that it might soon be declared free of the disease. There had not been a new case for 20 days until a woman tested positive on Friday in the capital, Monrovia. The World Heath Organization requires 42 days to elapse from the last known case before a country can be declared free of the virus. More than 4,000 people in Liberia have died from the disease. Liberia's Acting Head of the Ebola Incident Management Team, Dr Francis Kateh, told the BBC that a woman who was taken into a treatment centre in Monrovia on Thursday had tested positive for the virus. Dr Kateh said he was concerned that it had not been possible to establish how the woman became infected, as health workers had run out of "contacts" to pursue. The authorities look to isolate anyone with whom a patient has been in contact and who may be carrying the disease. He said they now

Yesterday, you read about the parents of 10th-grade students who climbed the wall of their school in Bihar to help them cheat on their exams (read  here ). Well, 600 of the students have been expelled. Bihar education authorities announced today in a statement. They said students caught cheating could be barred from taking the exam for up to three years, ordered to pay a fine or even sent to jail but no student on record has ever been sent to jail in the city for cheating. About 1.4m 10th graders are taking the tests at more than 1,200 high schools across the state. The students must pass the exams to continue their education and that's why their parents are so desperate. "It’s virtually impossible to conduct fair examinations without the cooperation of parents," said P.K. Shahi, Bihar’s education minister. "It is not possible to monitor the 6 million parents and others who accompany the students to the examination centers." Many stud

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has told Nigerian voters to ignore the unlawful order by the Inspector-General of Police urging them to go home after casting their ballots during the forthcoming elections. In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said the electorate should rather listen to the INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega, who said the electoral law does not state anywhere that voters cannot or should not wait to watch and ensure that their votes are counted. It therefore urged the electorate to make sure they stay behind to protect their votes after casting their ballots, as was the case in 2011. APC said contrary to the suspicious directive by the IGP, INEC encourages voters to stay behind and watch their votes counted, saying the law expects such voters to stay behind but to conduct themselves in an orderly manner. ”According to Jega, who appeared on Channels TV on Friday morning, the electoral law s

A man accused of throwing acid in the faces of two schoolgirls after his sexual advances were rejected has fainted while being handcuffed and paraded before an angry mob. Pictures taken at a press conference yesterday announcing the arrest of Jiwan BK, 20, show him being dragged by police through a crowd in Kathmandu, Nepal, in a semi-conscious state. His arrest comes a month after schoolgirls Sangita Magar, 16, and Sima Basnet, 15, were studying at a school in the capital when a masked attacker barged into the classroom and splashed acid across their faces. It is feared the suspected revenge attack has left the teenagers scarred for life after they suffered severe chemical burns to their faces, torsos and legs. 'He claimed that he was infatuated with Sangita, one of the victims, and wanted to disfigure her as an act of revenge after she rejected his romantic advances.' Chameli Magar, Sangita's mother, added that the 'coward' had rui

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Here is the Leader Of OPC Faction Dr Fasheun letting people know he had a hand in the shifting of the Feb 14th Elections There Is more to this Country than we see and know Watch Video and see him reveal the true reason for the election shift.

A combined team of security operatives from the Nigerian Army, Department of State Security and plain clothes police officers on Wednesday night raided a building suspected to be a hideout of a Boko Haram commander who sources say was on the run from Maiduguri. The building located at No.4 Fulani Road, Ungwan Dosa, in Kaduna North Local Government Area of the State was allegedly leased out to one Muhammed Mai Borno who moved into the premises with his wife. According to a neighbor who pled anonymity for fear of victimization, the man actually moved into the premises after the rainy season. “When we asked after his children, he said they are in school somewhere in the North East and we discovered that he is always traveling and we never suspected any foul play until we started hearing gun shots in the night,” the neighbor said. Usman Ahmed who spoke to reporters said the security teams arrived the area around 12 midnight and within few minutes the area w

Looks like Lil Wayne is planning to pen a tell-all about his love life.  TMZ  got their hands on excerpts from the book where he writes about the time Drake came to see him while he was locked up in prison on gun charges and told him he was sleeping with one of his girlfriends. Read below... "Lil Wayne was ready to physically attack Drake for screwing his girlfriend ... and Wayne says this himself in a book proposal he's shopping. TMZ has obtained a portion of the proposal Wayne has sent to various publishing houses, and his story is crazy. Wayne claims while he was serving time at Rikers Island for gun possession, Drake visited him and glibly confessed, saying, "Yeah, it's true. Don't f*** with her like that cause I did f*** her." Wayne writes, "This is the type of s*** that a man never wants to find out when he's locked up.   Or, maybe so, cause only God knows what I would have done if I wasn't locked up right now."

The Department of State Services has attributed the fuel queues across the country to the refusal by petrol tankers to load petroleum products from the South for distribution to the North for fear of being caught in likely election violence as witnessed in 2011. The service however assured members of the National Association of Road Transport Owners of security, noting that adequate arrangements have been made to guarantee their safety. “Consequently, Brigade Commanders, Police Commissioners and State Directors of the DSS have been directed by the Chief of Army Staff, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Director-General, Department of State Services respectively, to provide adequate security,” the DSS spokesperson, Marilyn Ogar said in a statement on Thursday night. Ogar said the government recognised the fact that NARTO and other unions provide essential services and as such, would do everything to protect them. She reassured NARTO and all Nigerians

The notorious Abia child trafficker, Mrs. Mma Achumba, who has been on the wanted list of various security agencies has at last been picked up in Akwa Ibom where she had been hibernating. Achumba whose illegal maternity home at Umunkpeyi in Isialangwa South Local Government Area of Abia State had severally been raided by security agencies had been linked with many child trafficking incidents. Police said she had evaded arrest for over five years now . A secret baby factory which was being manned by her son at a remote village in Olokoro in Umuahia South was last year demolished by the state government. Government had also proscribed all maternity homes in the state as part of measures to clamp down on ‘baby factory’ menace in the state. Parading the suspect on Friday at the Police Officers Mess Umuahia,the Commissioner of Police, Joshak Habila, said one Ogechi Kalu from Ebonyi State had reported that a couple she was living with conspired and so

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Report has it that Oge Okoye has been bringing up her children as a single mum. That seems to be over as it is claimed that she is dating a new rich lover. According to Enquirer magazine: – “The mother of two is in love again after her marriage to Holland big Boy, Stanley Duru, which produced two kids packed up due to infidelity allegations from both parties. “The beautiful actress seems to have gotten over her past as she’s said to be in a serious relationship that might be altar bound. Her new man according to reports is a very tall and athletic built successful business man who hails from the Eastern part of country.” He is said to spoil her silly and sponsored her trip to the United States and also donated some money into her cosmetics business, Crystal Glam Enquirer’s source disclosed. It was revealed that Oge’s new man is also a single father who is said to be separated from his baby mama and he shuttles between Nigeria and Europe. Oge O

According to a source who is a Corper in Kebbi state, he said Corps members are being taught how to use the m60 guns for protection because of the insecurity related to the forthcoming election. "The corp members were given security tips on how to prevent and handle mishaps in the course of the elections. They will not be given guns and ammunitions but in case the Boko boys decide to show their faces, Corpers will be able to help the security agents. After all, we are all serving our father's land." He said Dignitaries at the event today where Corpers were shown how to shoot by soldiers include the Emir of Gwandu, Commanding officer of the 1Battalion Dukku Barracks Lieutenant colonel M.M Abu,  the Commissioner of police, Director of Ndlea, military and paramilitary personnel and some corp members.

Popular Abuja based gospel musician RhymeStar Ray Ekwu was beaten up last night by two soldiers on mufty for wearing camouflage shorts. He said he was coming back from seeing off a friend when the men accosted him. He said they slapped and beat him with their hands and belt and injured his ears but thankfully, it wasn't ruptured. He had to be treated in hospital.

The Directorate of Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organization (PDPPCO) denied an allegation by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that a plan was stirring to implicate the opposition party with a huge amount of US dollars being ferried into Nigeria. The APC had alleged in a statement by its spokesperson, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday, that the hard currency being shipped into Nigeria by an unnamed group would be hanged on it (APC) as the conveyor. But the Director PDP Campaign Organization, Femi Fani-Kayode, dismissed the allegation, stating rather that the APC leaders should get ready to face the full wrath of the law if they violated any law. Fani-Kayode, who described the allegation as another set of lie fabricated by the APC, said the party’s leaders should let the people know if they were planning to bring in some hard currencies into the country with a view to using it for the coming election.

This man was caught trying to steal a car around 10.25am today March 20th in front of Lozumba commercial complex area 10, Garki, Abuja, behind the popular UTC complex. The plaza security said he acted like he was answering a call while using a master key to unlock the car. They chased and caught him and beat him up. Police from UTC came and took him away. 

A man suspected to be a leader of the Boko Haram insurgents escaped a military raid on his hideout in the Ugwan Dosa area of Kaduna on the night of Wednesday, Match 18. The Boko Haram leader, identified as Mallam Muhammed Mai Borno, reportedly escaped with his wife through an escape door, blocked with cartons but painted to look like a brick wall fence of the house. The raid which was preceded by several hours of surveillance, was reportedly a joint operation by soldiers, policemen and operatives of the Department of State Service. The building was said to have been leased out to the suspect, who recently moved in with his wife late last year. The owner of the property had been arrested by security agencies. A resident of the area said the suspect had been tight-lipped about his background and family members ever since he moved into the house. He said: “When we asked after his children, he said they were in school somewhere in the North-East a

Thugs suspected to loyal to the Peoples Democratic Party attacked the campaign team of the governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia, Dr. Alex Otti, on Thursday, March 19, at Ntigha Junction on the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, The attack against the former Diamond Bank boss was the second in less than two weeks. The campaign team was initially attacked on March 9, while on their way to Oboro in Ukwuano Local Government Area of the state for town hall meetings with the people of the area. According to eyewitnesses, the new attack occurred while Otti’s motorcade was heading to Mbawsi in Isialangwa North Local Government Area of the state, for a town hall meeting. The eyewitness account revealed that the thugs waylaid Otti’s team at Ntigha Junction on the expressway. The thugs were said to have blocked the way to Mbawsi, shooting randomly into the air, resulting in a stampede as motorists on the expressway as well as cyc

Some Imo state University students (IMSU) are claiming on Facebook that their Governor, Rochas Okorocha distributed fake laptops to them while politicking. Pictures of the laptop and the governor handing them out as seen on twitter above. One person said he eventually sold his laptop for N7k as that was the value.  

A mob in Afghanistan, punched, kicked, stoned, and beat a woman to death and then set her body on fire and threw it into a muddy river in Kabul yesterday Thursday March 19th for burning pages of Islam's holy book near the Shah-e Doh Shamshira shrine and mosque and it was all caught on tape. The woman was later identified as 27 year old Farkhunda. Her parents later told police that she suffered from mental illness for many years and that she had not meant to burn Islam's holy book   The head of Kabul's criminal police General Farid Afzali told AFP: "A woman burned a copy of the Koran in the Shahi Doshamshira neighbourhood. She was killed. The woman's body was then thrown into the Kabul Rive" A spokesman for the Ministry of Interior later confirmed that four suspects have so far been arrested in connection with the killing.