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President Mohammadu Buhari touched down at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja this afternoon as he returns from the 70th UN General Assembly in New York USA. He was welcomed by the vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase and many more. His Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina shared the photos on Facebook

34-year-old Nelson Oamen drug addict who allegedly stabbed his 74 years old father, Ehiremen Oamen to deathand took his heart on September 21st in Ipaja axis of Lagos state has reportedly turned himself to the police. Nelson surrendered himself to the police at the Ipaja Police Division on Thursday and has been reportedly transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department Panti, Yaba for further investigation. PUNCH Metro learnt that Nelson walked into the police station to report himself on Thursday and allegedly confessed to the crime. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Joe Offor, confirmed the arrest. He said: “The man has been arrested. He actually handed over himself to the police at Ipaja, who took him to the SCID, Yaba. He has also confessed to the crime.”

As President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list is said to drop anytime soon, the President on Tuesday said he would head the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. According to Daily Independent ,Buhari who was in New York to participate in the 70th United Nations General Assembly dropped the hint in one of the interviews he granted one of the foreign media in his hotel, shortly before departing New York. The President said “I will serve as the Minister of Petroleum Resources myself,” Buhari told his interviewer. Shortly after assuming office, Buhari sacked and replaced the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

The Nigerian death toll at the Hajj stampede has hit 64. This was revealed by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) which said in Mecca that 10 more bodies were identified, raising the toll from 54 to 64. The commission’s Public Affairs Director, Uba Mana, said 244 pilgrims were missing.The figure of the injured also jumped to 71 from 61 previously announced. Mana also said 12 of the 71 injured pilgrims were transported to Saudi Arabia by tour operators and 59 by state pilgrims’ welfare agencies. He said the deceased were from Adamawa,Bauchi, Borno, Ekiti, Jigawa, FCT, Cross River, Gombe, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kaduna, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Plateau, Rivers Sokoto, Yobe, Taraba, and Zamfara. Nigeria is now the third country with the highest number of casualties. Full list below Iran: 228 dead and 246 missing Egypt: 78 dead Nigeria: 64 dead India: 45 dead Indonesia: 41 dead Pakistan: 40 dead, more than 60 missing Cameroon: at least 20 dead Niger: 22 dead Ivory Co...

President Muhammadu Buhari in a statement delivered on Tuesday at the Global Leaders’ Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism organised by President Barack Obama on the sideline of the 70th United Nations General Assembly in New York said military action alone would never be enough to end terrorism and extremism around the globe. He said good governance, transparency, accountability and rule of law, are some of the best ways to start the process of ridding the world of terrorism. He said while Nigeria acknowledges the efforts by the UN and the international community to tackle ISIS, a lot more needs to be done. He said: “Nigeria notes with satisfaction the efforts of the United Nations and the rest of the international community to contain ISIL. We certainly need to do more. “We need to take military action combined with effective border security, intelligence collection and sharing, and vigorous policing action. “These alone may not suffice, but they can certainly stem the ti...

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, says President Muhammadu Buhari, who is a Fulani man, is sympathetic towards Fulani herdsmen. The former minister said this in a Facebook post titled, ‘Herdsmen from hell’ while reacting to the abduction of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Fani-Kayode said Buhari had in the past referred to Fulani herdsmen as ‘my people’. He, therefore, argued that he was not surprised that Fulani herdsmen were hardly arrested despite their many acts of violence. He said, “In the last few years the Fulani herdsmen have attacked, ravaged and pillaged many rural communities south of the River Niger and they have slaughtered and raped thousands of innocent people in the South-South, the South-East and the South-West. “We recall how, after a violent clash between them and some Yoruba farmers in Oyo State in 2000, General Buhari (as he then was) led a strong delegation of northern leaders ...

Former Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State who was declared the winner of the disputed All Progressives Congress governorship primary last week has accepted the cancellation of the exercise by the leadership of the party. His campaign team, however, boasted that he would win the next primary. The Timipre Sylva Campaign Organisation described the invalidation of the primary as unfortunate. A statement signed on behalf of the campaign team by Mr. Doifie Buokoribo, on Tuesday, however, said Sylva would abide by the party’s decision because as a loyal party member, he believes in the supremacy of the party. The campaign organisation, in the statement titled, “We will win again,” told supporters to remain calm and steadfast, saying, “Ultimately, our victory is sure.” The statement by the campaign team read in part, “The cancellation of the September 22 primary, where Chief Timipre Sylva was overwhelmingly voted by the APC family in our state to be the governorship candidate at the Dece...

Ogun State Police Command yesterday, arraigned a blogger, Emmanuel Ojo before an Ogun State magistrate court for allegedly writing a false report against the wife of Ogun State governor, Mrs Olufunso Amosun. Ojo was arrested last Saturday at Ibara area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The accused during the arraignment pleaded not guilty to the eight count charge brought against him in case number MA/430C/2015 . He was however granted bail in the sum of One Million Naira with two sureties in the like sum. Chief Magistrate Anthony Araba who presided over the case while granting the bail ruled that the two sureties must be residents within the jurisdiction of the court with landed properties. The judge also ruled that the sureties should submit the documents of the landed properties with the court and must also show evidence of regular tax payment to the government. In the charge sheet, Ojo was accused of publishing a false news with intent to malign, cause hatred against the wife...

Marriage is both social and political. Expanding the links of Kano which have already been established by my predecessors through inter-marriage with Katsina, Sokoto, Ilorin, Katagum, Ningi, Bauchi etc to Adamawa is an important and significant step and this is obvious to anyone with a sense of how royal families work and Ibn Khaldun’s sociological concept of Asabiyyah. When the Emir of Kano marries it has to be something beyond what he personally desires to what is appropriate for that position and the expectations of the people he represents. You don’t just pick up any girl on the street. And by the way, for those who shout libido, sex is cheap and available everywhere in all shapes and sizes and all colours if that is what they want. And all ages too. Marriage is a very different proposition. The mother of your children has to be something other than, not at least much more than a mere object of sexual fantasy. But if you do not know that you need to buy yourself a brain. I have da...

I am sure NC members all have their views and have kept quiet out of (appropriate) deference to our right to make our individual choice. Obviously I do not need to explain anything to anyone in a purely personal matter but a few points are worthy of note: 1.The lady in question is 18 and therefore legally of age to marry under all laws and certainly under Muslim law. 2.She is proceeding for her undergraduate education in the UK in January. She had an A in computer science in her O levels and plans to get a degree in computer science. 3.Each and every one of my wives is a university graduate and some have worked and then stopped and in each case the choice was purely theirs. 4.It is a tradition in Kano that emirs and princes in choosing wives consider issues beyond the individual. The family is in every sense a social unit. My predecessor was married to princesses from Ilorin, Katsina and Sokoto. 5.The relationship between the late Lamido of Adamawa Aliyu Musdafa the father of the curr...

Veteran Nollywood actress Joke Silva is a year older today, she shared the photo above on her Instagram page with the caption which reads.... Oh God beyond all praising....Thank you for blessings without number and mercies without end....A new season begins�� Happy birthday ma'am, wishing you many more prosperous years ahead.

It doesn't matter the occupation you find you find your self in, you can still impact on others. Well, here is a good example as Billionaire Femi Otedola daughter, DJ Cuppy shared a video of her sharing the words of God with the children of Jesus House Church in Chicago with her main message being from Philippians 4 vs. 6: Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. DJ Cuppy shared the video on Instagram and captioned ‘Pastor Cups Sharing Phillipans 4:6 So Amazing Preaching To The Teens At Church! Thanks For Having Me! #CuppyOnAMission #ProudChristian #Chicago’ Spread Love Everywhere You Go! ✌��️�������� #Blessings #TeamCuppy #Church A photo posted by Cuppy (@cuppymusic) onSep 28, 2015 at 8:22am PDT Watch the videos below.... Hectic Backstage With The Team At @AFWChicago Getting Ready To Host! �������� #CuppyOnAMission #TeamCuppy A video posted by Cuppy (@cuppymusic) onSep 28, 2015 at 10:52am ...

Christainity and islam are just a religions.....who are you? So many think because they go to church or bear christain names make them true christains,that's a huge lie bro. What makes you a true and abiding christain is your heart,your atitude,your life style. Some people when you ask them ''Are you a christain'' ? The reply you'll get is ''Ofcurse,can'tyou see my name?'' it's not about your name or the church you attend,your life should reflect christ. Some do terrible things behind closed doors and come out in the open claiming they are saints,judging others while theirs is worse. Let me tell you whoever confesses his sin and forsake them shall be forgiven,but he who hiddeth and covereth his sin shall perish. You can't decieve God,He's the All knowing God. TRY AND REFLECT CHRIST WHO YOU PROCLAIM.

Biafrans that was murdered by Nigeria Navy and Police while they were having a peaceful Evangelism on 30 August 2015 in Anambra state...One was laid to rest today..His death will never be in vain..Nigeria must pay dearly for this..Gallant Biafran rest in perfect peace. We will never forget ur names and must be remembered as far as this world continues

Following repeated occurrence of stolen funds discovered to have been stashed in foreign banks by corrupt politicians, President Buhari yesterday urged world leaders to dismantle the seeming safe haven in their countries where these funds are secretly being deposited. President Buhari said this while addressing world leaders at the 70th General Assembly of the United Nations. "By any consideration, corruption and cross border financial crimes are impediments to development, economic growth, and the realization of the wellbeing of citizens across the globe. Nigeria is ready and willing to partner with international agencies and individual countries on a bilateral basis to confront crimes and corruption. In particular, I call upon the global community to urgently redouble efforts towards strengthening the mechanisms for dismantling safe havens for proceeds of corruption and ensuring the return of stolen funds and assets to their countries of origin"he said On the Chibok girls,...

Ghollywood actress Nadia Buari last week provided two bore holes for villages at Boko-Abisem, a suburb Suhum in the Eastern Region of Ghana. According to her, The project tagged ''The Suhum-Abisim Water Extension Project'' was founded by the Nadia Buari Foundation and it provided two boreholes to serve safe and clean water to the native and pupils of Suhum-Abisim LA School. This is a good one from Nadia, may God bless her for remembering the needy.Talking on why she decided to do something for the community, Nadia Buari said.... ‘I remember calling my aid an early morning asking him to immediately visit the community to find out exactly how or what could be done to help them. Upon his return, I was even heartbroken by the visuals he presented me. Even clean water was unavailable! Even though it cost me millions to complete these projects, nothing can be compared to this heartfelt fulfillment I feel now knowing the people of Suhum-Abisim have clean portable water for th...

The All Progressives Congress on Monday ordered a fresh governorship primary. The National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said this at the end of the party’s National Working Committee meeting, in Abuja. He told one of the party’s aspirants, Timpire Sylva, who is also a former governor of the state to go to court if he was dissatisfied with the decision of the party. “Mr. Sylva can go to court because that is what the court is meant for,” Odigie-Oyegun said. He explained that the party was compelled to take the decision to protect its established record of free, fair and credible primaries. The party chairman added that the Bayelsa debacle was the main issue discussed at the meeting because the party was determined to jealously guard its records. According to him, the NWC sees it as a duty to provide a level playing field for all those who aspire to offices in this party. Odigie-Oyegun said, “Unfortunately, in Bayelsa State at Yenagoa, we had serious security challen...

Christainity and islam are just a religions.....who are you? So many think because they go to church or bear christain names make them true christains,that's a huge lie bro. What makes you a true and abiding christain is your heart,your atitude,your life style. Some people when you ask them ''Are you a christain'' ? The reply you'll get is ''Ofcurse,can'tyou see my name?'' it's not about your name or the church you attend,your life should reflect christ. Some do terrible things behind closed doors and come out in the open claiming they are saints,judging others while theirs is worse. Let me tell you whoever confesses his sin and forsake them shall be forgiven,but he who hiddeth and covereth his sin shall perish. You can't decieve God,He's the All knowing God. TRY AND REFLECT CHRIST WHO YOU PROCLAIM.

The Peoples Democratic Party has said that the Senate president, Bukola Saraki, is fit for the office he is occupying; hence it is not considering any candidate to replace him. The PDP denied reports that it was already looking for a senator from the opposition party to replace Saraki, who is currently under pressure to resign from office following his trial for false asset declaration by the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Nigeria’s two main labour unions–Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress – on Saturday demanded Saraki’s resignation on moral grounds consequent upon his trial at the CCT. The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, who spoke to our correspondent on Sunday, said the party still believed that the trial of Saraki was political and that the PDP would not think of abandoning the Senate president until it sees the merit of the case. Metuh said, “We have no candidate for the office of the Senate President, because we have a fit person occupying the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the stoppage of special allowance for security personnel in the Presidential Villa, investigations by The Punch have revealed. Before now, all security personnel posted to the Villa were being paid what is known as Risk and Hazard Allowance. However, since his assumption of office, President Buhari was said to have refused to pay the money to them. During the last regime, our correspondents gathered that senior security officers covering the Villa were said to have been collecting between N75,000 and N50,000 while their junior ones received between N30,000 and N25,000 on a monthly basis. One of the officers manning the Villa told one of our correspondents that the ADC to the President, Lt. Col. Muhammed Abubakar, summoned sectional heads of all the security agencies manning different positions within the Villa to inform them about the stoppage of the allowance. It was gathered that the ADC decided to call the sectional heads following rumours mak...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has identified politics in matters of religion and tribe as a major problem facing the Nation at the moment. Speaking at the National Ecumenical Center Abuja where the Thanksgiving service to commemorate the 55th Independence of Nigeria held yesterday September 27th, Osinbajo said Nigerians must dissociate themselves with from such tribal and religious lines as the issues that affect the country affects all irrespective of tribe or religion. "Our nation is sharply divided for long along religious and tribal lines. The moment we are divided against ourselves we can’t stand. We must also speak on the unity of the country. It will make a difference in the future of this country. Our country’s major problem is that we play politics with everything. We play politics with religion, we play politics with tribe. When a bomb goes off in Potiskum or Maiduguri, it doesn’t ask questions, whether you are a Yoruba, Igbo or Hausa. The issues that we see go beyond th...

Taraba State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has confirmed the death of the state’s Amirul Hajj for the 2015 pilgrimage, Abbas Ibrahim, the first class traditional ruler of Zing. The chairman of the board, Hamman-Adama Tukur, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Mr. Tukur explained that the emir died on Thursday during a stampede that claimed the lives of more than 700 pilgrims. Mr. Tukur said the body of the late traditional ruler had been recovered and buried in Mecca on Friday. Meanwhile, the Zing Traditional Council has also confirmed that the emir died along with two of his four wives during the stampede.The ate emir was aged 62 and had been on the throne for 19 years. He left behind, two wives and 13 children

I read a news report in which the Majority Leader of the State Assembly was quoted as saying the Assembly will embark on a screening exercise of workers next week. According to him, they want to ‘compliment’ the screening done by the State government. A good development, isn’t it? While the Fulani marauders continue to unleash terror on innocent farmers in many parts of the State, the Assembly has done nothing serious in this regard. The last I heard was a motion ( by Hon Terna-kester Kyenge) on the floor of the House. Thereafter, nothing more was done. Not even a visit to the affected communities. Even as I write some people cannot go back to their villages because they are afraid of Fulani attacks. While I see nothing wrong in the State Assembly conducting screening for staff, it is rather strange that the planned screening is coming at a time when the State government is yet to round up her own screening exercise. For those who do not understand the financial implication of such sc...

MTN Project Fame Season 3 winner, Chidinma Ekile recently revealed to Pulse TV in an interview why she can't date a celebrity, She say's it's a lot of headache as there is alot of madness in fame. Her words.... I am actually not a fan of celebrity relationships. I don’t know how others feel about it, but for me I am not a big fan of it. I just think it is a lot of headache. You are both in the same line of work. Who calms who?So it’s a lot of madness already and we are both in it and we are both running around. It doesn’t work for me. It can be anything not music but if God says that’s what is going to be then who am I to argue but as human as I am I don’t think I will like that.

An alleged murder victim has turned up safe and well 31 years after vanishing off the face of the earth. The woman, Petra Pazsitka, from the northern German city of Braunschweig, was 24 years old when she was last seen in 1980. A man later confessed to killing her. Now she is 55 and living as Mrs Schneider in Düsseldorf. Two weeks ago her home was burgled and she called police who discovered her true identity. A police spokesman: “It is indeed the missing-presumed-dead woman. She said she lived in different cities under a false name. She never had a new identity card.”But her original one was found in the flat by detectives investigating the break-in. She eventually confessed to living a lie for the past 31 years. Petra had gone missing after she visited a Dentist on 26 July 1984. She had left the place at 3.00pm to take the bus to her parents in nearby Wolfsburg, according to a friend but she never arrived. And because a year earlier, a 14-year-old girl had been murdered close to the...

A 20 year old woman, Stephanie Moore sitting over a sea turtle, apparently riding it, on a beach surfaced in July and sparked outrage and has been arrested. Animal rights activists were furious at the creature being used for joke photographs and claimed the woman's actions could have harmed the beast. In the United States it is illegal to interfere with sea turtle nesting. As the outrage grew, the photo was shared hundreds of ties on social media in the US and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission began an investigation. The Melbourne Police Department posted the photo of Moore riding the turtle on their facebook page and said the 20-year-old has been arrested after officers responded to a "disturbance". They said: "During the course of this investigation, officers encountered a subject with an active felony warrant. "The felony warrant was in reference to a county court capias request reference possess, sell, molest marine turtle or eggs nest....

A letter of apology to some of guys from writer, Joy Oforka. Read below... The world would be a peaceful place if people learnt to say "I'm sorry". Knowing that you have so badly offended, I, on behalf of those offenders, come to offer my sincere apologies. I sincerely apologise for those silly girls. I am deeply sorry for whatever wrongs their senselessness caused them to commit. I do not blame you for trying to beat some sense into them. I only blame the first lady you hit who made you think it was not really bad to hit a lady. She probably went "you go kill me today" when she should have served you your own meal in a finer dish. That should have restored your default settings. So, for that terrible first impression, I go on bended knees. I apologise for those girls who did what they did on that date with you. I was about to explain the difference between you and their godfathers when your calls came in and they ran off. Just on a two-hour date, they ate brea...

A TV news presenter who landed her job after revealing her breasts during her audition has been suspended – after agreeing to do a Playboy photoshoot. According to Mailonline,TV chiefs in Albania were so impressed by the screen-test of Enki Bracaj they offered her a news reader role.The 21-year-old presented an international news programme wearing a cleavage-revealing outfit – and it proved a ratings hit. But now her bosses are furious after she decided to cash in on her celebrity by baring all for the American men's magazine Playboy.Nudity and even topless bathing are still taboo in conservative Albania, where some 60 per cent of the population are Muslim. TV station boss Ismet Drishti said she was currently suspended over the issue and he was trying to talk her out of the shoot. He said: 'I told her she should concentrate on the journalism and her studies and told her to not go ahead and do this photoshoot. We are still negotiating how we might get round the problem.' Mr...

Ghollywood beautiful actress, Juliet Ibrahim has explained why she may end up marrying a white man, In a recent interview she said.... ''Friends of these men even jump into the equation—hastily labeling all actresses as wh*res based on what they’ve read online. And some of the men I have met actually get cold feet because of such unfounded speculations,” According to her, she is not over, dating a black man as long as she can find one who understands her career and lifestyle. She continued.... “For me it’s not about the colour of a man’s skin but his mind. The reason why I think a white man will work for me is because their mentality fits my lifestyle and my career. But if I meet a black man who sits well with my wants and expectations, I will jump for it

In an interview with Saturday Beats, Nigeria's most eligible celebrity bachelor Banky W says its tough being single, he however gives hints on the type of ladies he admires. He said she must be independent, His words.... “Yes I am single and it’s tough. It is a question of time. I’d like to think that I will eventually make a great boyfriend and husband. I try to be a romantic guy. I am very spontaneous. I like to enjoy my relationships. When the time is right, I will be able to do all of that. “Physical beauty is important to a certain extent because you have to be attracted to someone to want to get to know more. I like girls that are independent and ambitious, that I can have a real conversation with. I like fun girls; girls who love music and can dance because I love to dance. If you can cook, it’s a huge plus because I am a sucker for good food,” he said

We now agreed,thank God we now have a reputable diagnostic centre where we can have that test done. Appointment was fixed, we went there. I paid the fee of N75, 000 for the test. Sincerely speaking, the first time I entered that place was the first time I met the guy that conducted the test. And the second time I was meeting him was when we went for the result. “We went there and the man asked us salient questions; are we conducting the test for peace of mind or judicial purposes? And the two parties agreed that it was just to clear our conscience. I didn’t know there were different types of tests for different purposes. The test was done and some few days later, I was called by the man that the result was ready. The other party was called too. We attended. “And the guy opened his e-mail, having made us to realise that they have a partner in the US and that they don’t run the test in their own lab there. He said the specimen would be taken and through courier to their partner in the U...

Therefore, the boy, Shola and his people have petitioned the diagnostic centre, and copied the medical and dental council of Nigeria, Abuja, Correspondents Chapel of the NUJ in the state and Legal Aid Council, Kwara state chapter on the alleged unethical practice/breach of agreement of the Centre and its staff. The petition reads as follow: This is to bring to the knowledge of the management and the public a case of unethical practice / breach of agreement by the (name withheld) centre, Ilorin. On September 3, 2015, myself, my mother and two other witnesses from my end, as a party, my alleged father, Engr. SHEU Sulyman Warah who denied my paternity for 23 years, his new wife and one Mr. Idris as another party were present at the diagnostic centre for DNA test to determine my paternity that has been in dispute. The sample of our saliva were taken (myself and Engr. Sulyman Warah) and the doctor on duty immediately sent for a courier service rider to dispatch the specimen to Lagos for a ...

Shola Olusola Warah, 21, a student of Federal College of Technology, Akure, in company of his mother Sarah and other members of the family was looking psychologically distraught when they visited Saturday Vanguardoffice in Ilorin last week to narrate their dilemma.They insist Honourable Sulyman Warah is his father. But Honourable Sulyman Warah,immediate past member of Kwara state house of assembly ,now married to another woman with four girls still denied that Sola is his biological son even though he admitted that he dated her mother several years ago. The pressure being mounted on him at critical moment of his political life,according to him, prompted him to accept to do a DNA test so as to put the case behind him once and for all. Confusion followed when the result did not confirm him as Shola’s father. Hon Sulyman Warah also said he was ready to follow them to carry out another DNA test elsewhere.Shola suspected a strong foul play that his father had used his political influence a...

For the third time in the last few years, one of the men linked to 2pac Shakur's shooting death in 1996, has been shot dead. Out of the 4 men who were allegedly in the car that night, three have died mysteriously. The latest victim was shot dead inside Cheif Keef's dispensary in LA on Wednesday.

An Abeokuta-based oil magnate, Mr Akeem Lawal, 36, was kidnapped and shot after the kidnappers were paid N30 million as ransom. The incident happened while he was on his way to his home after the day’s business. The Ayetoro-born Lawal, who owns Alak Vision Filling Station in Abeokuta North local government area of the state, was reported to have been abducted by a four-man gang of kidnappers around 6:30 pm a few days to his trip to Saudi Arabia for the hajj exercise. He was among the intending pilgrims to this year’s hajj as he had completed all arrangements and was shortlisted among those to leave the state on 11th September before he was abducted. Our correspondent reliably gathered that he spent three days in the hands of his abductors. It was further gathered that his abandoned SUV was seen along Ilaro road the night he was abducted. Furthermore, it was gathered that he was beaten blue black and later shot by his abductors. A very close friend of the man told our correspondent tha...

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, makes solo visit to HMP Send in Surrey The Duchess of Cambridge has met inmates on a visit to one of Britain's toughest women's jails to find out how they are being helped with drug and alcohol addicition. On her first ever prison visit, the Duchess spent almost two hours inside HMP Send in Surrey, which houses murderers among its 282 prisoners. Send was in lock-down when Kate arrived and with its immaculate gardens, tended by the inmates, the complex of two-storey cell blocks had a tranquil air. On D wing, the prison's 20-bed Addictive Treatment Unit, the Duchess chatted to prisoners to hear their personal stories of how they became addicted to drugs and alcohol and how the unit is helping them to overcome their substance abuse. The women at the prison did not know who their visitor would be until half an hour before she arrived. Some were expecting Russell Brand. “They were surprised,” said one charity worker. “Pleasantly surpris...

Kanye West wasn't joking when he said he was going to run for president of the USA come 2020 while receiving his awardat the 2015 MTV VMAs. He confirmed it to Vanity Fair' I’ve got five years before I go and run for office and I’ve got a lot of research to do, I’ve got a lot of growing up to do,' said West. My dad has two masters degrees. My mom has a PhD, she used to work at Operation PUSH. Somehow the more and more creative I get, the closer and closer I get to who I was as a child. When I was a child, I was holding my mom’s hand at Operation PUSH. I think it’s time.'

Police releases statement on the rescue of Chief Olu Falae. Read below.. The rescue of Chief Olu Falae from his captives on September 24th, 2015 was made possible as the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, fdc NPM coordinated both aerial and land operations to ensure the freedom of the former presidential candidate of the SDP. The operation which started in the early hours of the aforementioned date, combed every nook and cranny of Ondo state till success was achieved in Owo. Speaking in Owo while re-uniting Chief Olu Falae with his family, the Inspector-General of Police said; those who think Nigeria is lawless should have a rethink as the Nigeria Police Force and other sister agencies are everywhere to deal decisively with those miscreants who intend to test the capabilities of the Force. He further said that the Former Secretary to the Federal Government is hale and hearty meanwhile, the Nigeria Police promised to leave no stone unturned till the perpetrators of the ...

Eleven political parties in Bayelsa State under the aegis of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) and the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) on Thursday shut the gate against governorship aspirants in the state with the adoption of Governor Seriake Dickson as their candidates for the December 5 general election. They are African Democratic Congress (ADC), KOWA Party, Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party (P), Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), APA, Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Youths Democratic Party (YDP), Independent Democrats (ID). Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) and New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) They premised their action on the fact that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Governor Seriake Dickson did very well adding that with him, "Bayelsa is in a safe hands." The Chairmen of the Seven Political Parties led by the CNPP Chairman, Luky Akpeli and the Treasurer of IPAC and state chairman of New Nigerian Pe...

There was pandemonium in Osogbo, Osun State, on Wednesday, as two kids of the same mother were burnt to death when Bovas Filling Station in front of Osogbo Grammar School, went up in flames. It was gathered that the victims were children of the owner of the filling station. The mother of the kids was also said to have suffered burns in the process of trying to rescue them. Although she was said to have succeeded in rescuing one, she lost the two kids to the mysterious fire. The remains of the kids were said to have been deposited at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Mortuary, while their mum was taken to the same hospital for treatment. Eyewitnesses said the woman and her three children were inside the mini market attached to the filling station when the fire started. The woman was said to have escaped with one of the kids, but the other two kids were burnt alive. One of the eyewitnesses said the two kids dodged beside a refrigerator inside the supermarket, but they were ki...

The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has charged Nigerians to shun night clubs, cultism and other social vices as these are destructive to their lives. Kumuyi spoke at the ongoing Lagos City-wide Crusade in Agege, Lagos, which thousands of Lagosians attended. Speaking on the topic: “The Supernatural Beginning of a Better Future,” Kumuyi urged Nigerians to root out the habit of night clubbing, cultism and other negative social pastimes from their lives and surrender to Jesus who has the power to break the negative habits from their lives. “Every plant that has not been planted in your life shall be rooted out. You would have gone to school, but night club will not allow you; you would have earned money but roaming about will not allow you. The original plan and purpose of God for your life will be fulfilled. “People could not get the original plan God has for them because there has been a derailment. Satan, the society and sin conspired to ...

The war against terror received a major boost on Wednesday when Nigerian troops captured a member of the highest hierarchy of the Boko Haram group, Bulama Modu, along with 43 other members in Borno State. Modu, a commander of the Amir cadre, which is the highest organ of the group, was captured when the troops destroyed Janguoriri and Bulatori Camps of the insurgents in northern Borno. The acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, who confirmed the development, also said that women and children numbering 241 were rescued during the operation. Usman said that the troops recovered some bows and arrows from Bulama who confessed that he also used a horse to carry out his murderous attacks on innocent people. The Army spokesperson said that Boko Haram kingpins had resorted to burying their weapons in the sand, adding that some members of the group had abandoned their commanders in the heat of battle against the country’s Special Forces. According to Usman, one terror suspect...

The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, who was kidnapped earlier this week, has regained his freedom, Africa Independent Television (AIT) has reported. Falae was kidnapped on Monday at his farm in Ondo State by people described as Fulani herdsmen. We earlier reported that the abductors demanded N100 million ransom but the family managed to raise N2million, the abductors rejected it and reduced the ransom to N90m. It was not known at the time of filing this report if any ransom was paid. But President Muhammadu Buhari earlier yesterday condemned the abduction of Falaeand ordered the security agencies to ensure his safe rescue. Also, Afenifere, the socio-cultural group in the South West earlier yesterday warned against anything untoward happening to Falae. Afenifere in a statement by its Spokesman,Yinka Odumakin urged northern leaders to ask the Fulani herdsmen to release the former presidential candidate. Afenifere revealed that Falae and the Fulan...

While condoling with the Awolowo family over the death of Chief HID Awolowo, former president Goodluck Jonathan said if not for the death of the wife of late Obafemi Awolowo, him and his wife wanted to to stay away from the public for the next 12 months. He revealed this while speaking at the Awolowo's country home in Ikenne Ogun State yesterday September 23rd, Jonathan said they came out to condole with the Awolowo's because the late Mrs. Awolowo was a rare mother. His words... "Ordinarily, we wouldn’t have been mourning but mama was a rare mother. She was a woman of virtue described in the Bible and she was a mother to all of us; a mother whose milk of kindness we still need, her milk of encouragement we still need, her milk of advice we still need and today she’s no more with us. We, just like the immediate children, and indeed this country, have missed her. Within this period, myself and my wife have been hiding; we don’t even go out. We thought we’ll be hiding for a...

Onalaja, Oluwakemi and DeleLagos state police have arrested Mr. Olawale Onalaja, a traditional-medicine doctor for allegedly selling a one week-old baby to a couple Dele and Oluwakemi Ayangbile, for N300,000 in Iyana Ipaja, Lagos. It was learnt that the 29 year old mother of the baby, Idiat Babatunde, had her baby on September 5th. Then on Sept 13th, she had a misunderstanding with her Husband, Akinola Babatunde, and because she had to travel to school for her convocation, she took the 8 days old baby to Onalaja, who was supposed to be a family friend and asked him to watch the infant until she returned from school, a Polytechnic in Osun State. However, as soon as she left, he contacted the Ayangbiles and sold the baby to them for N300,000. So when Idiat returned from school, she went straight to Onalaja to pick up her baby, however, he lied to her that the baby was in the custody of a government-owned orphanage where he would be properly taken care of. In regards to the Ayangbiles, t...

A couple were arrested after they left their 1 year old baby on a beach for 2 hours while they went for a naked jog, police have said. The couple were accused of leaving the baby on the sand on Holly Beach, Louisiana and went for a three mile run. The child was spotted by passers-by who called the police, KPLC-TV reported. Cody and Monique Bourgeois were arrested. Police reportedly suspect that the couple had been taking drugs. “Not only did they abandon their child, we never got the first call from them about them missing their child,” Sheriff Ron Johnson told the TV station.Johnson said the child had likely been alone for two hours. The couple face charges of child desertion and obscenity, according to authorities.

A 30-year-old Beninoise man, Samuel Francis, stabbed 35-year-old Clement Houme to death in Lagos, during a fight over a pig for a birthday celebration. According to reports, Samuel had been contracted by a relative of the deceased, identified as Victoria, to kill the pig for her birthday celebration. When Houme got there with his brother, he asked the celebrant where they got the pig from, accusing them of stealing the pig. According to Punch, an argument ensued among the three men, and in the ensuing scuffle, Samuel stabbed the victim with the knife he brought to slaughter the pig with. Houme reportedly died from his injuries. Samuel, who was also injured, was first treated before he was arrested by policemen from the Tarkwa Bay Police Division. Samuel that Huome had first attacked his brother. He said: “I have my family in Cotonou, but I came to Lagos in 2010 to hustle. I was in my house on Saturday when I was called to kill a pig meant for a birthday celebration. “The next day, a...