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A man in Bahati, Nakuru County on Wednesday, July 18, left the tongues of a mob baying for his blood wagging after he openly confessed to have engaged in unnatural acts with at least five cows. John Mwaura was literally caught pants down with his neighbor’s cow after he stealthy gained his way inside a farm to quench his urge’. The story was shared by Chalz who wrote; ‘Nakuru man offers piece of land after being caught mounting neighbor’s cow Mwaura said he was lonely and really wanted to quench his urge He confessed the cow he was caught with was the fifth he had mounted To prevent the neighbors from killing him, he asked for forgiveness and also offered his land as compensation Police intervened and rescued him from the wrath of his accusers

Boko Haram members Suspected Boko Haram militants killed 18 farmers and kidnapped nine women in western Chad, authorities said, part of a wave of violence that has spread from neighbouring Nigeria across the region. Gov. Mahamat Saleh told Reuters that the attackers came into the village of Mayerom in Lake Chad region after dark on Thursday and slit the farmers’ throats. He said the fighters took nine women, but one had since escaped. “The farmers went beyond the area marked by security services while searching for new land to farm. “This is why they were attacked,” he added. Boko Haram has been fighting for at least nine years to carve an Islamist caliphate out of northeast Nigeria and carried out raids across the border into Chad, Niger and Cameroon. The violence has killed more than 30,000 people and displaced about 2.7 million. Chad, which has not suffered as many attacks as its neighbours, sent 2,000 troops to Niger in 2016 to bolster security after 32 Nigeri...

A middle-aged man got the beating of his life after he was caught raping a seven-year-old girl at Odion in Warri District, Delta State. The suspect, identified as Tenimu, an ex-convict, who has always been in and out of prison, was allegedly caught in the act at around 16:00pm on Saturday, July 14. According to reports, after the suspect confessed to the crime, youths in the community tied him to a stake and gave him the beating of his life. It was gathered that he allegedly lured the victim to a hideout and defiled her. His report comes few days after a 13-year-old Primary 4 pupil in Akoko-Edo LGA of Edo State, was defiled and raped by a 65-year-old man, identified as Matthew Omokhafe. Dr. Joan Osa Oviawe, the Chairman, Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), disclosed that the child’s custody has been handed over to the State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. She assured that the case would be charged to court to ensure that justice is don...

A man identified as Sikiru, was, this afternoon, apprehended while having a carnal knowledge of his friend’s 12 years old daughter, around Muslim high school, Sagamu, Ogun State A lady was said to have alerted the residents of the area after hearing the victim, Eniola, screaming in pain. Sikiru was, subsequently, mobbed while Eniola was rushed to the hospital.  The suspect has since been handed over to the police from the Sagamu police divisional headquarters. In related news, A middle-aged man got the beating of his life after he was caught raping a seven-year-old girl at Odion in Warri District, Delta State. The suspect, identified as Tenimu, an ex-convict, who has always been in and out of prison, was allegedly caught in the act at around 16:00pm on Saturday, July 14. According to reports, after the suspect confessed to the crime, youths in the community tied him to a stake and gave him the beating of his life. 

A final year Business Administration student of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, has been found dead inside an abandoned well, four days after going missing while being chased by SARS operatives. According to reports, the hostel of Saliu Alli Haruna was invaded by the officers on Friday night. Scared by the sudden invasion, all the occupants fled, in different directions, into the surrounding bushes. Unfortunately for Haruna, he fell inside an abandoned well. He was subsequently declared missing, since no one knew what became of him after the raid. However, after almost 4 days of intense search, his body was, today, discovered in the well.

Indonesian villagers armed with knives, hammers and clubs slaughtered 292 crocodiles in revenge for the death of a man killed by a crocodile at a breeding farm, an official said. Photographs released by Antara news agency showed bloodied carcasses of the crocodiles in a large pile in the Sorong district of the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua. The head of Indonesia’s Natural Resources Conservation Agency in West Papua said that the 48-year-old victim had entered the crocodile farm and was likely picking grass for animal feed when he was attacked. “An employee heard someone screaming for help, he quickly went there and saw a crocodile attacking someone,” Basar Manullang said in a statement. After the burial of the man on Saturday, villagers entered the farm and killed all the crocodiles. The farm had been given a license to breed protected saltwater and New Guinea crocodiles in 2013 for preservation and also to harvest some of the animals. But one of the cond...

Super Eagles forward, Ahmed Musa, who was one of the best Nigerian stars at the just concluded 2018 World Cup in Russia has been shortlisted for the Goal of the Tournament Award by FIFA. According to the football governing body, a total of 169 goals were scored at the 2018 World Cup but only18 from that pool were shortlisted for the top award. Musa’s second goal against Iceland in the group stage made it alongside 17 others including Cristiano Ronaldo’s third goal against Spain and Lionel Messi’s goal against Nigeria. The voting for the Best Goal in Russia 2018 is open until July 23 on FIFA’s official website. Top goals on the list are the two goals scored by Russia midfielder Denis Cheryshev and one from his teammate striker Artem Dzyuba. See other contenders for Goal of the Tournament title below: Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal (third goal v Spain) Nacho, Spain (v Portugal) Philippe Coutinho, Brazil (v Switzerland) Dries Mertens, Belgium (v Panama) Juan Quinter...

A 20-year-old Bristol University student identified as Omojola Ogundipe, took her own life in a Cardiff hotel room, just days after a visit home for Mother’s Day.  Staff at the Citrus Hotel in Cardiff found her body hanging in her hotel room after she missed her check-out deadline. The Late Omojola, described as “bright and bubbly”, was in the second year of her economics undergraduate degree at Bristol University, and was a leading member of the Gospel Choir Society. A campaigner on environmental and human rights issues, she volunteered with several groups and was popular among her peers. An inquest into her death heard her dad tell Pontypridd Coroner’s Court his daughter had visited home just three days before they heard the tragic news. During the court hearing on July 5, her dad, Kurle Ogundipe, said in a statement:  “I last saw Omojola on March 11 when she returned home for the weekend. She appeared her usual bubbly self.” He said the family were not aware o...

Crash scene of the medical helicopter It appeared experience counted when a pilot saved lives by crashing a medical helicopter in a grassy area on the South Side of Chicago rather than on major interstate highways or a train station nearby, officials said Sunday. The four people onboard the helicopter Saturday evening were injured but no one was hurt on the ground. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the crash occurred around 9:15 p.m. near the intersection of three expressways. Chicago Fire Deputy District Chief Walter Schroeder said the patient in the helicopter was taken to a hospital in critical condition, while the three crew members onboard were transported in stable condition. The crash caused a snarl in Chicago traffic, with northbound I-57 and southbound I-94 lanes closed Sunday while the investigation continues. Schroeder said the pilot issued a “mayday” call before the crash, but the exact cause is not yet known. He commended the pilot for put...

FILE PHOTO: NNPC Mega Station Dutse on fire Fire gutted a section of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Pogo village, Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger on Sunday with fire service officials still trying to put out the fire. The Niger Police Command on Sunday had deployed armed personnel to prevent people from scooping petroleum products at the NNPC pipeline that exploded in Dagbo community, Paikoro Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police in Niger, Mr Dibal Yakadi, said that deployment became necessary in view of the lightening that occurred following a downpour on Saturday night which led to the explosion of NNPC’s pipeline in the area. Alhaji Ahmed Inga, Director-General Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), told newsmen that the situation is very pathetic. He advised people living in the neighbouring villages to vacate immediately as state fire service was still battling to out the fire. According to him, they cannot assur...

A 25-year-old man, Mohammed Abdullahi, was on Monday brought before a Minna Magistrates’ Court charged with escaping from lawful custody. The Police Prosecutor, Insp. Abdullahi Maiyaki, told the court that the accused had escaped from Minna prison where he was in detention, but was later rearrested. He said that one Adamu Dogonyaro, a prison officer, reported the matter at the police station on June 26 in Minna. Maiyaki said that the offence contravened Section 173 of the Penal Code. The prosecutor urged the court for an adjournment to enable the police carry out further investigation into the matter. The accused had pleaded not guilty, and the Magistrate, Mr Hassan Mohammed, granted him bail in the sum of N100, 000 and a surety in like sum. Mohammed adjourned the case till July 17, for mention.

One Mercy Duru Ezinne, 35, a single mother of two, has reportedly been arrested for allegedly impersonating as a medical doctor. It’s being reported that Mercy, whose highest educational qualification was as an auxiliary nurse, allegedly fooled her neighbors in the Oluwo area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, that she is a medical doctor attached to the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, and had been living on that until recently when she met her doom. She has become a guest of operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) in Abeokuta. The petty food stuff trader was consulted to treat one Hassan Olawale who, according to her, was diagnosed of having heart problem, for which she suggested heart transplant. Meanwhile, the ailing Hassan, currently in a critical condition in a private hospital within the Government Reserved Area (GRA), Ibara, also in Abeokuta, has reportedly cried out to the effect that his condition has been deteriorating ever ...

Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool celebrates (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is confident the team can step up another level in the upcoming campaign. The Premier League side looks to end their trophy drought after coming close in recent seasons, especially last season when they fell to Real Madrid in the Champions League final. The Merseyside outfit’s most recent triumph was a League Cup win in 2012. And despite showing improvement under Juergen Klopp, the German manager has seen them lose three finals since he joined the club in 2015. “We’re going to work our socks off and do everything possible to make it happen this season. “We were very close to silverware but obviously not close enough,” Netherlands international Dijk told Liverpool’s website. “I can improve in any aspect of the game. At the moment, it’s getting back to full fitness, making sure I’m getting better and stronger than I was before. “I will work every day an...

A Man identified as Musibau Asinde has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly raping an 11-year-old-girl at Ibese, Ilaro. The suspect was arrested after the mother of the victim reported to the police. The mother said she sent her daughter on an errand, but when she returned, she complained that she was lured by the suspect with N100 note into his apartment and raped. “On receiving the report, the DPO Ilaro Division, CSP Opebiyi Sunday led his men to the resident of the suspect where he was promptly arrested. The victim has been taken to Ilaro general hospital for medical attention,”  Mr Oyeyemi said. It is the Devil’s work. On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the crime but blamed it all on the devil. The victim has been taken to Ilaro general hospital for medical attention. The police advised parents to desist from sending their children out at night.

A fraudster who has been extorting people using a police identity card has been arrested by the police in Sokoto. Mahmuda Hamza was paraded at the police headquarters in the state on Friday alongside some area boys, and he confessed to extortion using a fake ID card. Speaking to newsmen, Hamza explained that he took the identity card from a deceased policeman and attached his passport photograph to it. According to reports from Punch, Hamza is quoted as saying:  “I am a fraudster and I know I have committed an offence but I am pleading, I will not go into crime again if I am pardoned. I am not an armed robber, but a fraudster. I have two wives and seven children and I feed them all from the money I make through this fraud.”

Aduba Daniel, a student of the Niger Delta University in Bayelsa state, has died after reportedly drinking Sniper (a deadly insecticide) upon discovering that he had about four carry overs. According to journalist, Bodmas Kemepadei, Daniel was rushed to the Tantua hospital, Amassoma, where it was realized that he had drank the whole bottle. At that point, all efforts to save him proved abortive. The sister of the deceased, Deborah took to her Facebook page to pay tribute to him, she wrote, Until we meet again What a painful exit Those special memories of you will always bring a smile if only I could have you back for just a little while Then we could sit and talk again just like we used to do you always meant so very much and always will do too the fact that you’re no longer here will alwalys cause me pain but you’re forever in my heart My dear brother Aduba Daniel Until we meet again

Duduzane Zuma Duduzane Zuma, the son of scandal-plagued former South African president Jacob Zuma, has been charged with corruption, his lawyer said on Monday. Duduzane Zuma, who returned to South Africa on Friday to attend his brother’s funeral, intends to contest the charges and will apply for bail at a court hearing in Johannesburg, said lawyer Rudi Krause told Reuters. Deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas said in 2016 the Guptas offered him the position of finance minister shortly before former president Zuma sacked then finance minister Nhlanhla Nene, in December, a move that sent markets into a tailspin. Zuma and the Guptas have denied any wrongdoing. Former president Zuma, 76, faces charges of fraud, racketeering and money laundering relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal in the late 1990s, which he denies. South Africa’s elite police investigating unit, the Hawks, launched a corruption probe into Duduzane and the Gupta family in 2016. The Hawks and the Nation...