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31 year old Carl Wheatley was yesterday May 13th found guilty of murder in the beating death of his 4 year old daughter, Alex Marie (both pictured above). The father, who attacked his own daughter in a fit of rage, caused 66 injuries to her and knocked out two of her teeth over a series of savage attacks in the weeks running up to her death. When he finally called emergency services, they discovered the lifeless body of Alexa-Marie Quinn and he admitted he had lost his temper. The killer had been granted custody of his daughter just three months before her death on March 12 last year, after convincing social workers he could look after her. She had previously been living with foster parents. During the trial, the court heard young Alexa-Marie had probably been dead for several hours before paramedics arrived at their home in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Her father had searched online for how to treat bruising and repair teeth. A post-mortem examination revealed she had died fro...

According to new statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics NBS in Abuja today May 14th, 22.6 million Nigerians were unemployed in the four quarter of the year 2014. At the Unemployment Methodology Review forum in Abuja today, the Statistician General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale said out of 22,620,202 unemployed Nigerians, 4,672,067 million were unemployed in the fourth quarter, 7,027941 million were unemployed in the 3rd quarter and 5,307,375 million was unemployed in the second quarter, while 5,612, 819 million were unemployed in the first quarter of the year under review. According to NBS, the figure increased by 21 per cent from 7,078,450 million (10.0%) recorded in the previous year. The statistics also showed that 17.9 per cent of the figure was under employed in the country in the year under review.

THE NATIONAL DAILY   – The train of events towards the May 29 handover date, which also coincides with the ritual of Democracy Day in the country, is being loaded with divergent issues that necessitate taking bargaining, negotiation, and entering into agreements. One of such issues, National Daily was reliably informed, has been the subtle fence-mending dialogue between President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari which has been going on in their several meetings since the conclusion of the general elections. A striking revelation from sources close to the president-elect was that the outgoing president at the recent meeting purportedly begged the in-coming one to “please spare his wife of investigation or prosecution when he assumes office in the next three weeks”. An aide to the president-elect, who sought anonymity, revealed to this reporter that the two leaders gave deep attention to the discussion and considered several factors before they coul...

A 30 year old Nigerian female student in Malaysia identified as Mary George Unazi, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court today May 14th for trafficking 765.9gm of metamphetamine at the KL International Airport (KLIA) on May 10th 2011. The presiding judge, Judge Datuk Ghazali Cha, while delivering his judgement said all evidence brought against her proved that she was indeed guilty of trafficking the banned substance. He said she had failed on her part to convince the court that the bag which contained the substance wasn't hers Unazi was arrested at the baggage claim area at the international arrival hall of KLIA. She was charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 of Malaysia which carries a mandatory death penalty upon conviction.

This LASTMA official was beaten by workers in an area in Ikorodu today. According to the twitter user who shared the photos, the LASTMA official was trying to arrest a man who he said broke traffic rules, but the driver refused to stop and quickly drove into the premises of the company where he worked. The LASTMA official followed the driver into the premises, started an argument with him and his colleagues and they descended on him after he refused to leave. Other passers-by came to his rescue. More photos below.

Elated by the successful outcome of the last general elections, former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, Thursday, said that despite the assertions of naysayers and uncertified futurologists who predicted the break-up of Nigeria in 2015, the effective prayers of the people of faith moved the hands of God to intervene in the affairs of the country. In his remark, at a lecture entitled: “The Church and Nigerian Nation: Impact, Challenges and the Way Forward,” to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria (FGCN), held at the National Headquarters of the Church in Lagos, Gowon who chaired the occasion said, that Nigeria has remained together should surprise no one because God has given the nation the assurance that He would always answer Nigerians whenever they call upon Him. Recalling the events that led to the civil war in 1967-1970, he jokingly said that his colleague Chukwuemeka Ojukwu never believed he (Gowon) would call out Nigeri...

Residents of Afugiri in Umuahia North local government area of Abia state have been shocked and confused following the tragic news about a mysterious death of a blind prophet, Onyenonachi Agwu, his wife, two children and landlady. The 54-year-old prophet was the founder and general overseer of Faith Healing Tabernacle Ministry at Nkwoegwu, The Punch reports. He hailed from Umukabia area of Umuahia but lived at Afugiri while his church was at Nkwoegwu. Prophet Agwu was believed to be possessed of divine powers as many people had reportedly found solutions to their problems through his prayers. While the cause of the deaths is still unclear, local people have offered various explanations. Some people attribute the deaths to fumes from a generator, while others suspect a spiritual attack as the late cleric was said to have scheduled deliverance prayers for the sick children of his landlady on the fateful day. A family source said that the bodies were disco...

Pretty Agu Chidera Joy has been trekking for about 11 days now. She began her journey from Enugu state and is walking to Abuja. She got to Abaji today. She said her trek is not for any of the 2 parties but for both parties and for every Nigerian as she has chosen her theme to be #Unitywalk. Another photo below

A mother accused of beating her two-year-old daughter to death with her lover 'to stop her crying' is facing life in jail. Maribel Palacios Posada, 24, and her boyfriend Gerardo Gonzalez Mayoral, 27, are said to have murdered the child at their home in Mexico City. The couple initially claimed the girl had sustained her injuries falling down the stairs - but under further questioning Posada confessed that she and her partner regularly beat her daughter when she cried. According to the huffington post,at first, the couple, who are in custody, claimed they had taken the girl to a doctor and had returned home with her after being told it was nothing serious A police spokesman said: 'The autopsy indicated that the baby died of visceral and tissue alterations caused by what were probably punches or kicks to the abdominal area.'

Though their marriage is coming to an end after 24 years,Bruce Jenner admits he still loves Kris to death .In a new clip from E!'s two-part special  About Bruce  ,the two reflected on their former marriage and current relationship.  "We had so much in common that it was kind of a match made in heaven. We went to races. We played golf.  " Kris, 59, recalls..  We went snow skiing,"I mean, there wasn't anything we didn't do, and we could not keep our hands off each other." Bruce admits that he "loves" those memories, too.  "You know, Kris is a really good woman and I love her to death,"And the love and acceptance I have gotten from Kris is absolutely overwhelming."

When Beyonce showed up late at last week's Met Gala red carpet ,she sparked speculation among fans and critics.Many speculated she wanted all the attention to be on her as she was virtually the last star on the red carpet,arriving four hours late..But now, her hairstylist has finally revealed the real reason for her lateness..Her pony tail.He said they originally had on an Asian inspired hairstyle but she felt it was too costumey. According to Neal Farinah,For the Met Ball we did that high ponytail but that wasn't supposed to be the style," Farinah revealed. He told US Weekly "We did that in the elevator as she was on the way out." We were in the elevator on the way down, and she looks at me and says "Neal, I want to change my hair, will you change my hair?"'  And I said, "Honey, there could be cameras in the elevator,"'referring to last year's Met ball incident with Solange  She says, 'You ha...

A think tank established by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to study critical areas of the economy and make recommendations to guide the incoming government on a smooth take off Thursday submitted its report to President elect, General Muhammadu Buhari at his private office along Lobito crescent in the Wuse 2 area of Abuja. The Committee which was established four months ago by former President Obasanjo under the Centre for Human Security of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library studied five key areas of education, power, the economy, security and infrastructure. Head of Buhari’s Media team, Mallam Garba Shehu told newsmen that Vice Chairman of the Committee and former Minister of Finance, Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu presented volumes of the report of the committee to Gen. Buhari during a brief ceremony held behind closed doors. He also said that former Chairman of Cadbury Nigeria, Dr. Christopher Kolade who was head of the power committee, gave various stages of t...

A teenager and her boyfriend were allegedly beaten to death and then burnt on the same pyre for daring to fall in love in India’s Bihar state.  The incident took place in Ametha village in southern Bihar’s Gaya district on Wednesday, sending shock waves in the area. According to  Gulf news, Police said 25-year-old Jaiyram Manjhi, a father of three children, had fallen in love with a 16-year-old Parvati Kumari, his relative, a relationship which was opposed by the girl’s family.  Manjhi eloped with the girl a few days ago, setting off the chain of events.  Extensive searches were first made for the absconding pair but their families failed to locate them.  Manjhi hailed from Kasiadih village whereas Kumari was from close-by Ametha.  On Wednesday, they were seen near a local railway station while trying to flee the area and brought back to Ametha village. Subsequently, a local village court tried to strike a compromise between ...

Hard times await perpetrators of violence before, during and after the recent governorship elections in Rivers State as the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) said he will not “forgive or forget” their evil acts. Buhari spoke, yesterday, when the state chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, paid him a congratulatory visit in Abuja. Buhari, who said he owed the people a duty to ensure justice in the land, also assured that every Nigerian deserved respect and dignity. He said: “We will confront them with facts and figures. We will not forgive and we will not forget those who perpetrated killings and arson in Rivers State during the elections. At least this is the much we owe Nigerians.” He added that his government will not tolerate “an army within the army or a police within the police.” Also speaking to journalists, the former deputy governor of the state, Sir Gabriel Toby, who led the Rivers delegation, said what happened during the...

PRESIDENT-Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari and his wife Aisha, are among the dignitaries expected Friday for the wedding between Governor Adams  Oshiomhole  of Edo state and his fiancée, Miss Lara Fortes, at his country home in Iyamho, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo state. Other dignitaries expected includes former Head of State, Gen.Ibrahim Babangida, former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and many others.

This is what you get when a misguided lady and her mum think they are wise and can fool every man. A middle-aged-man, Collins Nduka, has told an Ojo Customary Court in Lagos to order his estranged wife, Sefinat Nduka, to refund the N1.4million he spent in marrying her. Collins told the court that his wife, whom he married three years ago, had abandon her matrimonial home for well over a year. “I would want a refund of the amount that I spent as marriage and dowry expenses because she has become unfaithful. My wife is not faithful to the marriage because she has other relationships apart from me and I no more love her. “I invited my friends from outside the country to make the marriage an expensive one and after it, she wants to leave me for another man, I need my dowry so she can be free to do what she likes.” “The most painful thing is that she has parked all my belongings in my house to an unknown place in addition to her emptying my shop which I sto...

17 year old Lauren Wiggins was criticized by her school bosses and put in dentition for wearing a 'sexually distracting' halter neck dress (pictured right) to school. Lauren later hit back at teachers at her her school, New Brunswick school in Canada in an emotional letter she posted on Facebook saying that their attitudes are supporting discrimination against women and encouraging the objectification of women. Below is what she wrote; "Today I received a detention because the outfit I am wearing is considered inappropriate and a sexual distraction to the young men in my school. Enough is enough. I’m tired of the unjust standards that we as women are held up to. If you are truly so concerned that a boy in this school will get distracted by my upper back and shoulders, then he needs to be sent home and practice self-control.  I’m tired of the discrimination against our bodies, and I’m absolutely fed up with comments that make us feel like we can’t be comfo...