A 50 year old man has been arrested in Ibusa, Delta state for allegedly defiling a 9 year old girl. Activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, who effected his arrest, said the man accosted the little girl while she was out on an errand for her parents, took her to an uncompleted building where he allegedly defiled her and then gave her N20 to buy biscuit. Read the full account of what happened as Gwamnishu shared on his Facebook page below; A young girl aged 9 was sexually molested by a 50-year old man who lives in the same street with the victim. The victim went on an errand to fetch water for her parents when the man called her and convinced her to follow him into a vacant apartment. On reaching the said apartment, the man pulled the victim's clothes and also stripped himself naked and threatened to kill the young girl if she screams... He dipped his fingers into her vagina severally to create room for expansion, laid on her and inserted his penis and...

  Read the Press Statement from the Lagos state police command The Lagos State Police Command has vowed to resist any form of planned protest, procession or gathering under any guise or nomenclature in Lagos State  as the government and people of Lagos still nurture the wounds of the recent Endsars violence that wrecked havocs across the state. The command wishes to inform the general public that based on intelligence gathering from relevant intelligence agencies, some unpatrioric elements or group of people have concluded plans to orchestrate another set of violence in the state in furtherance to the recent  Endsars violence, which has been analysed as dangerous and counterproductive. Premised on this, the command, therefore, wishes to warn any individuals, group of students or any groups who might want to stage any form of protest, either "peaceful" or violent, or gathering whatsoever, to desist as the police and other security agencies will collectively and tactically ...

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has reportedly 'tested positive for coronavirus' just six days after he dinned with President Donald Trump in the US. Top Rio de Janeiro newspaper, O Dia, reported the that president Bolsonaro’s test has come back positive for coronavirus This comes after Bolsonaro’s press secretary, Fabio Wajngarten was diagnosed with the virus following their trip to the US for a meeting. His son Eduardo Bolsonaro, a congressman was also on the trip. After the meeting, Donald Trump hosted a dinner for Mr. Bolsonaro. His aide, Mr. Wajngarten also stopped by the birthday party of Kimberly Guilfoyle, an adviser to Mr. Trump’s re-election campaign and the girlfriend of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. Mr. Trump also attended Kimberly's party, according to the New York Times. Mr. Wajngarten, who was tested in Sao Paulo received his positive result on Thursday after showing signs of flu. Trump later to...

  Popular Nigerian singer,   Davido   has replied a lady who expressed her fears that his 250 million naira birthday donations to orphanages across the country, may never get to them. Recall that the superstar singer who was able to raise N200million from his friends and fans towards his birthday, added 50 million from his personal funds and donated it to orphanages across Nigeria. However, a lady identified as @soboimari on micro-blogging platform, Twitter noted that when her mum heard the news she revolted, stating that the money wont get to the children because of the corruption of welfare officers. According to her, her mum insisted that welfare officers steal. “I told my mum what Davido did and I’ve never seen her revolt so passionately against something. She said the money wont get to the children cos welfare officers steal all. I hate Nigeria she said it’s so bad that nurses never want to leave welfare homes when they’re posted there”. Reacting to her tweet, Davido...

  Nigerians took to the streets on October 8 to demand an end to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit of the Nigeria police and an end to police brutality.   The protest took a different turn when it was hijacked by hoodlums. On October 20, security operatives stormed the Lekki tollgate plaza and allegedly opened fire on the protesters.   Two weeks after the protests, there are allegations that the Federal government has begun a clampdown on persons who promoted the protest via any means.   According to  a report by Punch , some #EndSARS promoters alleged that their banks informed them that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directed that their accounts be frozen. The apex bank reportedly instructed banks to place a “Post No Debit” restriction on the accounts.   Nigerian pharmacist, Bassey Israel, who was in charge of the #EndSARS medical team in Port Harcourt, reportedly said his account with Access Bank marked 003397XXXX has been frozen since Octo...

The Federal Government has declared Thursday 30 and Friday 31 July, 2020 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola while making the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Muslim faithful and all Nigerians both at home and abroad on the occasion. He called on the Muslims to continue to imbibe the spirit of love, peace, kindness and sacrifice, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) and to also use the period to pray for peace, unity, prosperity and the stability of the country especially as the world is witnessing global health challenges caused by Covid-19 pandemic. Aregbosola who assured that the administration of President Buhari is fully committed to battling the scourge with the cooperation of all Nigerians, emphasized that the government would continue to foster peaceful coexistence, national cohesion, and stability in its march towards actualiz...

Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland goalkeeper Harry Gregg has died at the age of 87. Gregg was one of the survivors of the Munich air disaster in 1958 which claimed the lives of 23 people, and was heralded for his role in rescuing other passengers that day, including team-mates Sir Bobby Charlton, Dennis Viollet and Jackie Blanchflower. He also helped Vera Lukic, the wife of a Yugoslavian diplomat who was pregnant at the time, and her two-year-old daughter. His death was announced by the Harry Gregg Foundation on Monday morning. ‘It is with great sorrow that we inform of the death of Manchester United and Northern Ireland legend Harry Gregg, OBE,’ it said in a statement posted on Facebook. ‘Harry passed away peacefully in hospital surrounded by his loving family

The Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in a coordinated action with the U.S. Department of Justice, on Tuesday announced it had taken action against six Nigerian nationals for allegedly conducting an elaborate scheme to steal over six million dollars from vulnerable victims across the United States. The individuals designated by the State Department, targeted U.S. businesses and individuals through deceptive global threats known as business email compromise (BEC) and romance fraud. According to the State Department, American citizens lost over $6,000,000 due to these individuals’ BEC fraud schemes, in which they impersonated business executives and requested and received wire transfers from legitimate business accounts. The department listed the accused as Richard Uzuh, Michael Olorunyomi, Alex Ogunshakin, Felix Okpoh, Nnamdi Benson, and Abiola Kayode. According to the press release, money was also stolen from innocent Americans by r...