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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...