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  A suspected hoodlum popularly known as Ojochenemi Atidoga has been stabbed to death by a soldier for disrupting the ongoing election at Open Space University Village polling unit, Anyigba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi state Before the incident, the hoodlum was said to be on rampage threatening to kill anybody who votes for any other party than the All Progressives Congress, APC. Many voters who were not APC supporters had to run away from the polling unit. Through the intervention of Military men on election duty, he was caught, beaten, and stabbed in the lap and was later left on the floor, where he bled to death. Series of chaos however followed after the soldiers left the pooling unit. Okada riders allege to be his fellow hoodlum invaded the polling unit and scattered the whole election process and made way with his corpse to an unknown destination. Toscana media report 🇱🇷

  JUST IN: Atiku's campaigner arrested with $500, 000 in Rivers A member of the House of Representatives and campaigner of Atiku Abubakar, Dr. Chinyere Igwe, has allegedly been arrested with $500,000 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Igwe, who represents Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2, was nabbed on Friday during a stop and search operation along Aba Road. Spokesperson of Rivers Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the arrest, said: "A statement on it will be released soon". Toscana media report 🇱🇷

  Woman Bites Off Rapist Tongue, Hands It To Police As Evidence A 57-year-old woman (name withheld), who was the victim of a sexual assault, bit off her rapist's tongue and handed it to police as evidence of the crime. DailyMail reported on Friday that the woman was walking her dog at 4 am on Sunday, February 19, in Avignon, France, when a man approached her and attempted to forcefully hug and kiss her, while also slipping his hands down her trousers.  During the struggle, the woman bit off her attacker's tongue and fled home. Accompanied by her son, the 57-year-old brought the piece of flesh to the local police station, which led to the man's arrest. It was then discovered that the man was originally from Tunisia but was living in France illegally. However, the man, who faces immediate trial and is obliged to leave France, reportedly told officials that the woman was the one who had attacked him. -- Toscana media report 🇱🇷

  A pastor has sadly died while embarking on a 40-day fasting to allegedly break the record of Jesus on the biblical Mount of Olives. Pastor Barajah was reportedly being treated at a hospital in Beira before he was pronounced dead. He had been rushed there in critical condition after 25 days of fasting. The man of God had lost a lot of weight to the point where he could not stand up, bathe or walk, and efforts to help him regain his health failed, reports say. His relatives and church members thought it prudent to take him to the hospital for treatment as his condition kept deteriorating. Doctors tried their best to save pastor Barajah but the damage to his health was probably beyond redemption, so he gave up the ghost. It is reported that people who had seen his condition before he died are the least surprised because the man of God appeared seriously ill. Relatedly, in 2019, a 46-year-old preacher died after deciding to embark on 40 days of fasting. The Nigerian Evangelist, Chidi...

  Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi said they were told that the Oba of Lagos, HRH Rilwan Akiolu was not “readily available” when they visited his palace on Monday, as part of his campaign tour in Lagos... He said, “I’ve lived in Lagos and I have the utmost respect for Oba of Lagos and I’ve always done that to every other traditional ruler. For me, they are my fathers. On my arrival in Lagos I did ask that I will like to visit the Oba of Lagos, whom I regard as a father figure. “I’ve been to a few states where the Emir, Obi or the Oba was not readily available, so mine is to apply to visit on a new date. This is not the only place. Some people said he refused to see me or he didn’t want to see me, but it’s not true. The truth is that when we arrived, we wanted to do what we used to do, arrived at the palace and see the Oba or the Emir and we were told he (Oba of Lagos) is not readily available and that we should apply and come some other date and that’s what...

  A Nigerian lady identified as Chinesa Emmanule has accused her purported former lover, Ikenna Pope Nworah, of abandoning her to marry another woman after she reportedly supported his migration abroad. Chinesa allegedly paid a lot of money to enable Ikenna’s move overseas with the promise of marrying her when he returns but he married a younger lady instead. Taking to her Facebook page, Chinesa demanded Ikenna to come and settle her or there will be no peace and happiness in his marriage. “Ikenna Nworah, it is time for you to settle me or no joy, no peace, no happiness in this marriage of yours”, she wrote. Ikenna Nworah, you will receive bad news in the morning and you will work in vain and you will fail in all your way. Ikenna Nworah come over to evangelist chukwuebuka anozie obi and Zion prayer movement outreach”, she added. “Settle me or there will be no peace in your marriage” – Nigerian woman calls out her alleged ex-lover who married someone else after she sponsored him abr...

  A 47-year-old man has lost his life for standing up to a school bus driver who allegedly defiled his seven-year-old daughter. The deceased, identified simply as Federick, died on the school premises in a scuffle with the driver, known as Jacob. Frederick had gone to meet the school’s management in the company of his widow and their daughter to narrate their daughter’s experience with Jacob and to ask for immediate action. After he died in the scuffle, Jacob absconded from the scene, leading to a manhunt by the police. The spokesman for the police in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident and said the police were on the trail of the driver and would not relent until he is brought to book. Frederick’s widow had told the News Agency of Nigeria that her daughter narrated to her how Jacob had been taking her to his house at Ajuwon in Ogun to molest her. She said she narrated the same report to her deceased husband after which, he called the school and was asked to co...

 The father of a 12-year-old girl, Whitney Adeniran, a student of Chrisland International School, Opebi branch, has cried out on social media over a sudden death of the girl. Mr Michael Adeniran revealed that his daughter died during the school’s inter-house sports activities. According to posts he published on social media on Saturday night, Adeniran said his daughter died on Thursday at the Agege Stadium, where the school used for its sporting activities. According to him, the child had no health condition or ailment before leaving the house for sports event.  Adeniran, who also said that there was no explanation given to himself and his wife from the school.  The man added that his wife’s attention who graced the occasion at the stadium was not called immediately to the incident.  He has subsequently called on the Lagos State Government and the police to look into the matter and get justice for his slain child. Adeniran wrote, “To the biggest shock of my life by 1...

  Lekan Akanbi, the suspected mastermind behind the murder of a former employee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Kehinde and his wife, Bukola, on New Year Day in Ogun State, has revealed he killed the couple and their son over rejected salary increment request. He claimed the failure on part of the deceased to grant his request and approve his salary led him to the act. The suspect, who spoke when he was paraded by the Ogun State Police Command on Friday, claimed he contracted two cultists to kill the couple and their only son, Oreoluwa. He said, “I took the step because the couple refused to increase my salary, and when I approached them for a loan to buy a motorcycle, they didn’t oblige. Since that failed, I gave the deceased my Access Bank account to which the sum of N1,102,000 (One million one hundred and two thousand) was transferred at gunpoint. When I realised that my identity had been known through my bank account, I decided with others to terminate the couple. That was w...

    Wike approves stadium for Tinubu’s rally ‘free of charge’ The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has approved the use of Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Elekahia, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area for the February 15th Presidential Campaign of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. This was following an application by the Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, and Independent Campaign Council, ICC, in the state to the state government for a venue for the presidential campaign in the state. The APC had on the 15th of January applied to the state government for the release of Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium for the campaign of its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu in the state scheduled for 15th February in the state. However, in a letter dated 3rd of February, signed by the State Commissioner of Sports, Christopher Green, the government approved the use of Yakubu Gowon Stadium instead of Amiesimaka’s stadium sort for, with a waiver on the N5 million cautio...

  Wike approves stadium for Tinubu’s rally ‘free of charge’ The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has approved the use of Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Elekahia, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area for the February 15th Presidential Campaign of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. This was following an application by the Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, and Independent Campaign Council, ICC, in the state to the state government for a venue for the presidential campaign in the state. The APC had on the 15th of January applied to the state government for the release of Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium for the campaign of its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu in the state scheduled for 15th February in the state. However, in a letter dated 3rd of February, signed by the State Commissioner of Sports, Christopher Green, the government approved the use of Yakubu Gowon Stadium instead of Amiesimaka’s stadium sort for, with a waiver on the N5 million caution charg...

ENTERTAINMENT2023 Grammy Award: Burnaboy loses, Tems, others win [Full list of winners] The 2023 Grammy award held on Sunday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, U.S. The 65th annual Grammy awards, acclaimed to be the world’s most prestigious music honours, saw major wins for Adele and Beyoncé, Harry Styles and Kendrick Lamar. Beyonce became the biggest winner in history, after receiving her 32nd trophy at the ceremon Harry Styles won the album of the year for “Harry’s House.” Other award winners were: Samara Joy (best new artist), Lizzo (record of the year) and Bonnie Raitt (song of the year). Nigeria’s Tems, real name, Temilade Openiyi, won the ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ category on Sunday night for her role in ‘Wait for U’, the 2022 hit song by Future, featuring Drake Tems is the first female Nigerian artiste to win a Grammy award. However, Burna boy lost two awards at the ceremony. South Africa’s Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini & Nomcebo Zikode defeated the Nigerian...