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A n 18-year-old man, Agugu Adau, has allegedly killed his mother for refusing to give him a “disappearing” charm he claimed was his inheritance from his late herbalist father. A family source told the News Agency of Nigeria that Agugu committed the crime at his Kisaghyip village farm in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau. The source said that Agugu, after killing his mother, removed N20,000 from her blood-sucked clothes and used it to buy a mobile phone, a shirt and a pair of slippers. Tyopev Terna, spokesman of the Plateau Police Command, confirmed that the suspect was being held, but declined further comments. “Investigation is ongoing. The details are not ready. Please understand with us and be patient,” he told NAN on phone. But Agugu, who spoke with our correspondent, said that he killed the woman because she refused to give him a charm that was his inheritance from his father. “When I was 14 years old, my late father, who was a native doctor, s

J ustin Gatlin is the new world champion in the 100m event as he emerged tops in Saturday’s final at the ongoing IAAF World Championships. The American sprinter who narrowly lost to Bolt at the Olympics in Rio got his pound of flesh in London as he posted a winning time of 9.92secs. Gatlin is emerging as the world champion again after he last made that feat in 2005. The 35-year old American has been banned twice for drugs and he was never the fans’ favourite in Saturday’s race. Another American Christian Coleman came second in a time of 9.94secs while Bolt finished in third place with 9.95secs. Despite his third-place finish, Usain Bolt got more applause from the crowd as they celebrate the 30-year old Jamaican who is now bowing out of a sport that brought him so much fame and wealth. Source: Premium Times

G overnor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Saturday stated that Igbos in Kano and other parts of the North don’t need to leave as a result of the recent quit notice issued by Arewa Youths. Ganduje made this clear this during a meeting with the Igbo Delegates Assembly (IDA) and Igbo Traditional rulers in the 19 northern states, led by IDA President-General, Chief Chi Nwogu, at the Government House in Kano. According to the Governor, “even if you want to go on your own, we will not allow you to leave. “There is a difference between I will not go and there is no where I can go. You don’t have anywhere to go, this place is your home. “Those advocating ethnic agitation from the East are not speaking for all Igbos. Those of us, who as youth witnessed the Civil war, will never advocate secession,” he stated. Ganduje said the Northern youths who issued quit notice to Igbos in the region, had also been called to order by elders, including governors and t

T he Senator representing Bayelsa East, Ben Murray-Bruce on Friday, disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari was expected back in the country next week. Murray-Bruce also hinted that there will be a high-powered meeting between the Senate and the President when he returns. In an interview with Vanguard, he lamented the continued hardship in Nigeria and how the country was lagging behind in its development. The lawmaker said: “Nigeria has not really made any progress in the last 2 years. I think we are in big trouble right now. “When the President gets back, we would need to sit down with him and have a conversation. There is no point having a conversation with anybody who is not a president. “I am thinking the Senate. We will have a conversation. A bipartisan team will go and meet with Mr. President and have a conversation with him. Not APC senators meeting the president but the Senate meeting him and have a conversation on the future of Nigeria. “That’

T he Department of State Services (DSS) is set to invite three ex-Ministers and some other prominent Nigerians for questioning, following their announcement by a secessionist organisation, Biafra Zionist Federation (BZF) as cabinet members. On Monday, BZF announced the formation of an interim government for the Republic of Biafra, with one Barrister Benjamin Onwuka as the President. Some of the people listed as Ministers at a press conference the group held in Enugu include former Minister of Power, Prof Barth Nnaji; former Minister of Information Prof Jerry Gana and another former Information Minister, Labaran Maku. The pro-Biafra organisation also named Prof. Pat Utomi as Foreign Affairs Minister; Prof. Chukwuma Soludo as Governor of the Central Bank of Biafra (CBB) and Mrs. Aruma Oteh as Minister of Finance. “Respected citizens such as these should not in any way be associated with acts of treason. “Assuming that it was inadvertently or mischievously done

T he details of a tripartite meeting by former Heads of State, all retired Generals- Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar at the IBB home in Minna, on May 2nd, have been revealed. After the meeting only a group photograph taken by the retired generals emerged. But according to Sun, the subject of who succeeds Buhari in 2019 dominated the discussion. At the meeting, said to have been initiated by Obasanjo, the newspaper reports that it was agreed that the next president must be under 70, must be a pan-Nigeria personality from any part of the country. The Generals also agreed that ehnicity and religion must also not be a barrier. They were said to have considered some top politicians who have indicated interest, even though quietly, in the race and they zeroed in on a few they could be identified on the spot, who also met their set criteria. Those considered in the meeting include a former governor of Kano and now a serving Senator

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has visited the high priest of Orlu, in Imo State. The high priest is said to be the supposed spiritual father of IPOB. Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Kanu confirmed the visit to DAILY POST correspondent, when contacted over the authenticity of the report. See photo below Credit to DailyPost

T he Oklahoma County sheriff's office confirms that A 4-month-old girl was found dead after she was left inside an SUV for most of the day, said. The child's grandmother thought she dropped the girl at a daycare in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area on her way to work on Friday morning so she went to pick up her granddaughter about 5 p.m. prompting daycare workers to look for the child inside the facility. They couldn't find her and later discovered the deceased in a car seat inside her grandmother's SUV. Mark Opgrande, a spokesman with the Oklahoma County sheriff's office. said, 'she apparently thought that she dropped off the child this morning, which she had not. The girl was in the car while her grandmother was at her place of work in Oklahoma City the entire day'. Authorities were still investigating the case evening and no charges had been filed. According to the safety organization Kids and Cars, on an average, 37 children d

T here's a viral video online purportedly showing Chinese workers of a photography company drinking dirty toilet water as punishment for missing their commercial target. Hopefully, there's a better explanation for this. Watch the video below...

T he Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Friday explained why the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is yet to be re-arrested. Idris, who spoke during a working visit to The Nation’s corporate headquarters in Lagos, also said the Arewa Youths were yet to be picked up, based on the decision of the National Security Council. “We have the National Security Council in place chaired by the Acting President. We have been meeting and analyzing each of these threat messages from separatist groups. “We have to analyse the pros and cons. As you are aware, the police are on top of the situation. “As an organisation, what we take as paramount is the maintenance of law and order. There was a time we ordered the arrest of the leaders of groups making threat messages. Then, leaders of various ethnic nationalities came to the villa for a meeting with the Acting President. “The agreements reached at the meeting made the police to relax

The White House has officially given the go-ahead for the sale of military planes to Nigeria to aid in the fight against Islamist militant group Boko Haram. According to AP news agency, President Donald Trump told Nigeria's President Buhari in a phone conversation back in February that he supported the deal said to be worth up to $600m (£490m). The deal was agreed by the Obama administration, but was reportedly halted on the day it was due to be sent to Congress, after a catastrophic incident involving the Nigerian military led to 90 people, mainly women and children getting killed in January when the Nigerian Air Force mistakenly bombed a camp in the country's north-east, which was hosting thousands of those who had fled Boko Haram.

N eymar is set to leave Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain for a world-record fee of £198million. According to the Press Association, Neymar will take home a salary of €600,000 a week after tax. Falz heard the salary and it scattered his head. He's now insisting that all his children must play football. Watch his hilarious reaction below.

A Nigerian police officer left a very hateful, tribalistic comment on Facebook that sparked outrage.  Salihu Ajanaku, who is from Kwara state, dropped a comment on a post, insulting the Igbos. He described Igbos as fools, adding that they are the most useless ethnic group in Nigeria. He called their men kidnappers and ritualists then went on to shame Igbo women, calling them all prostitutes and claimed he had sexual relations with three Igbo women the night before. He wrote: "Ibo fools, Ibo idiots, Ibo mumu, Ibos are the most useless ethnic group in Nigeria, their girls are into prostitution for a living, Sincerely I slept with 3 last night. "Three sum". Now talk of their men, Ye paa! They’re robbers, kidnappers and ritualists. Awon olori buruku, konidadfun your mama and your papa" His comment got a lot of replies, with so many of them calling him out for what he wrote but he was unrepentant and stood his ground. See his offensive post below.

T he Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has warned police officers to desist from taking photos with leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu and others who are threatening the unity of Nigeria. The Police boss issued the warning when he met with police officers in Lagos state yesterday.  “We will not take it with levity. There should be no double loyalty to Nigeria. No matter your rank, your commitment to the country should be absolute. Nationalism is key. Some officers were taking pictures with Nnamdi Kanu and this is someone that is challenging the unity of this country. We are changing the face of policing in Nigeria, policemen that are people-oriented with the satisfaction of the citizens as the primary focus. As policemen, you must be committed to unity, leadership, and authority of the government of this country. No double standards are allowed.” he said

T wo of the 14 members announced to the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other offences Commission (ICPC) are being investigated by the anti-corruption agency for alleged corruption in the region of N1billion, the ICIR is reporting. The two nominees are Maimuna Aliyu and Sa’ad Alanamu. The appointments were announced on Tuesday following approval by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. The proposed new board is to be headed by Bolaji Owasanoye, a professor of law and current secretary of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC). While Mr. Alanamu is being investigated on corruption charges allegedly committed while he headed several institutions in Kwara State, Ms. Aliyu has a longstanding case of abuse of office, misappropriation and diversion of public funds against her. In fact, the ICIR learnt on Friday that charges were already being prepared against her by the ICPC in preparation to taking her to court when her name was annou