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Ex-husband of Senator Stella Oduah,   Lt. Col. Satchie Emmanuel Etoromi (Rtd.), has urged the ex-aviation minister to return his late son to him now in Warri,   Delta State for burial. Chief Etoromi speaking to newsmen in Warri shortly after sending a powerful delegation to the Igwe of Akili Ozizor, Ogbaru in Anambra State, royal majesty, Igwe D. O. Oduah, expressed sadness over the death of his son and how he was treated by the senator. Late Maxwell Etoromi 

Chelsea have agreed terms to re-sign Brazil defender David Luiz from Paris Saint-Germain, the two clubs announced on Wednesday. was sold by Premier League Chelsea to French side PSG for a world record fee for a defender when he joined the French club for £50 million ($65 million, 58 million euros) in 2014.

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday called on the Nigeria Police Force and DSS to carry out a thorough investigation into the assassination of a Port Harcourt-based human rights lawyer, Ken Atsuwete. Atsuwete was shot dead by yet to be identified gunmen at his Aluu residence in the early hours of Monday. Ken Atsuwete

A 24-year-old security guard who sexually molested his employer’s daughter has been arrested and detained by the Lagos State Police Command. The guard, Ossai Sylvester, assaulted the 10-year-old unnamed girl in the Victoria Island area of the state on Saturday. Sylvester had also inserted his finger into the private parts of the victim and was sucking her breast before his employer caught him and reported to the police.

The Rivers State Police Command has debunked rumours making the rounds that a Divisional Police Officer, DPO, was shot dead in the State. The report had it that a DPO was shot dead at Chinda extension off Iwofe road in the state at about 7:30am on Wednesday.

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 60-year-old man and two others alleged to have repeatedly gang-raped a 13-year-old primary six pupil until she became pregnant, in Majidun area of Lagos. There is, however, a twist to the rape saga as the victim’s mother has raised the alarm over threat to her life by the suspects: Baba Ijebu, 60, Kingsley and Henry, for reporting the matter to the police. 

Residents of Aderin Junction, Powerline area of Osogbo, have expressed concerns over the likelihood of epidemic outbreak following the abandonment of a decomposing body by the roadside. Our correspondent, who visited the area on Wednesday, observed that the corpse had started decomposing and passersby covered their noses due to the stench oozing from it. Some of the residents told our correspondent that the corpse was that of a mentally ill man who used to roam the area. Gov. Of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola

And even as Blac Chyna sat for one of the biggest achievements of her life she couldn't help but throw a slight dig at her ex Tyga. The expectant mother covers the new issue of   Elle   in nothing but lingerie as she talked about her new reality show Rob & Chyna and her past.

The Police in Anambra State have arrested Ekene Aboji, 35, a prophet with Jesus Miracle Ministry, Ifite-Awka, for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old boy after a vigil.  This is just as 37-year-old Olamide Korede, who allegedly raped a lady (names withheld) at a guest house in Ketu, Alapere, was yesterday charged before an Ogudu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos. Anambra State’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nkeiru Nwode, said in Awka, yesterday, that the alleged defilement of the boy by the prophet occurred on August19 at the Church premises. 

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has confirmed that Nigeria is in its worst economic recession in 29 years. According to the NBS gross domestic product (GDP) report for the second quarter of 2016, Nigeria’s economy contracted by 2.06 percent to record its lowest growth rate in three decades. In the first quarter of 2016, the NBS said the economy shrank by 0.36 percent to hit its lowest point in 25 years.

He professed his love for her in front of a TV audience of millions at Sunday's   MTV VMAs . And now insiders have claimed   Drake   and   Rihanna   are 'fully dating', happily putting their relationship out in the open after the weekend's PDA. Speaking to   Entertainment Tonight , a source says the two music stars, who have been romantically involved as well as collaborators on and off for years, are 'definitely a couple.'

The Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has disowned Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim as the party’s candidate for the forthcoming Ondo gubernatorial election, stressing that Ibrahim who is of the Ali Modu Sheriff’s group, illegally emerged as the candidate of the PDP. The Makarfi faction equally declared that the PDP had no other candidate apart from a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, who emerged the candidate of the party last week during the primary of the Makarfi faction, held at the International Events Centre, Akure.

As man's best friend, dogs often want to get as close as possible to their human companions. But some affectionate hounds appear to lack a certain amount of spacial awareness as they leap into the arms and laps of their owners. People have been sharing the amusing photos of their dogs as they try to get as close to their human companions as possible.

A Teacher asked her students what they want her to know about their family, see a student's response? 'I wish my Teacher knew that my family and I live in a shelter'.

A teenager, Segun Adeyefa, 18, has been arrested by officers of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly selling bars of soap as mobile phones to people in traffic. The suspect, who confessed to the crime, was arrested at 7:30PM on Tuesday by the officers on routine patrol of Ikorodu Motor Park, while trying to defraud a man.

International goal keeper, Vincent Enyeama is still celebrating his birthday, this time, with his wife and kids.

National Human Rights Commission 'NHRC' State Coordinator, Osogbo Mr. Abayomi Ogundele and his men paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Femi Adefila, CEO Rave 91.7Fm, Osogbo, Osun state to seek the station's cooperation towards Human Rights issues in the state. NHRC' State Coordinator, Osogbo Mr. Abayomi Ogundele and Femi Adefila  CEO Rave 91.7Fm, Osogbo,  

Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) paid a courtesy call to Ogun state first lady, Dr. Mrs. Olufunso Amosun. Among them is Toun Okewale-Sonaiya CEO Wfm, Ogun state. L-R, Ogun state first lady, Dr. Mrs. Olufunso Amosun &  Toun Okewale-Sonaiya CEO Wfm

Ladies now takes their looks more serious, see cute, hot chikito and sexy Mummy Jayden, actress Bimbo Thomas afterbirth looks? Me likey.

Facebook Founder, Mark Zukerberg arrived Nigeria unannounced, he was welcome at CoCreation Hub, Yaba, Lagos. Nigeria is said to be the African Country with the highest number of Facebook users, about 16 million Nigerians access Facebook monthly.

Former Super Eagle Skipper, now a Semior Special Assistant on Sport Development to Governor Wike of Rivers State takes football to Ikoyi prison, Lagos. He believes more star can still be born among the inmates.

National Association Of Nigerian Students, NANS, gave a recognition Awards Of Excellence 'NANS Hall of Fame' to actress Iyabo Ojo for her roles in the entertainment industry. Congratulations to Iyabo.

Nollywood star actress, Funke Akindele, has explained why her marriage to popular rapper, born Abdul Rasheed Bello, fondly called JJC Skillz, was rather quiet. Funke aka Jenifa tied the nuptial nuts with her beau in London, United Kingdom on August 23, her birthday. Although the duo had debunked rumours which made the rounds of their relationship for quite some time, the ‘quiet’ wedding which came as a surprise to Nigerians was witnessed by immediate family members and very close associates.

Police operatives in Abia State have paraded four suspected fake members of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps along the Ugwunagbo axis of the Enugu/Port Harcourt expressway. The suspects are; Thankgod Ani, Chinedu Ezekwem, Peter Onyemachi and Chiemezie Nnadozie.

At least 28 people have been killed as floods wreaked havoc across many states in Nigeria in the last few days. Hundreds of houses were swept away in the floods that followed days of heavy rainfall. The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet) in its updated weather report is predicting that floods will persist up to October in at least 10 states.

The National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday released the much-awaited Gross Domestic Product figures for the second quarter of 2016 with the GDP growth rate sliding further from -0.36 per cent in the first quarter to -2.06 per cent year-on-year. The negative growth rate recorded in the second quarter of this year is a confirmation of the predictions by the Federal Government and economists that the country was heading into recession.

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party assumed another dimension on Tuesday as the factional National Chairman of the party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, rejected the leadership of its Board of Trustees. Sheriff also said that the solutions proferred by the BoT for the resolution of the crisis in the party fell short of the agreement he said his faction had with the peace panel set up by the BoT.

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The Anti-Robbery Squad of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, has arrested a four-man gang that had allegedly been terrorising residents of the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The suspects – Akin Ayotunde, Isaac Ogbonna, Sola Dede and Sodiq Lawal – specialised in lurking around houses at night and switching off their victims’ generators before attacking them.

Prices of various brands of cement skyrocketed overnight across the country putting builders and suppliers under unexpected pressure. Brands of cement initially sold at between N1, 500 and N1, 600 have jumped to between N2, 200 and N2, 400 in most parts of the country. Dealers of cement in Kano State yesterday attributed the increase to unexpected suspension of production by the major cement companies.

The Police in Anambra State have arrested Ekene Aboji, 35, a prophet with Jesus Miracle Ministry, Ifite-Awka, for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old boy after a vigil. This is just as 37-year-old Olamide Korede, who allegedly raped a lady (names withheld) at a guest house in Ketu, Alapere, was yesterday charged before an Ogudu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos.

A 76-year-old man, Ademola Adeniran, has been arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for an alleged fraud committed by his son, Lukman Adeniran. The septuagenarian was arraigned on Tuesday on two counts bordering on perversion of justice. Lukman was arrested by operatives from the Lagos State Police Command headquarters in Ikeja for converting a sum of N3m given to him by a firm to his personal use.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike to press home its demands for the implementation of its 2009 agreement with the Federal Government. The ASUU Lagos Zone Coordinator, Prof. Olusoji Sowande, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos. Sowande said that the union was planning to toe this part after several efforts to ensure that the government address the pending demands, proved abortive.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested Mr. Austin Umahi, the brother of the Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, for his alleged role in the N23bn ($115m) allegedly disbursed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The EFCC also arrested two others – Chinyere Egwuche and Mabel Dikibo –who were associates of Austin.

A 17-year-old Zimbabwean boy, Chinhengo Timothy has reportedly killed himself after he found out that his 37-year-old sugar mummy was cheating on him. Chinhengo committed suicide in police cell after he was arrested for stabbing his older lover, Patricia Chiweshe, to death, H-metro reports.

A Nigerian, Fathia Kareem, has set a record at the School of Medical Sciences of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, breaking its academic history. For her feat, she received 12 out of 15 awards presented during the oath-swearing and induction ceremony for fresh doctors of the institution last Saturday.

A Grade 1 Area Court, Karmo, Life Camp, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced an 18-year-old boy, Musa Abdullahi, to one month imprisonment for buying stolen diesel.  The Area Court judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, who sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty, however, gave him an option to pay N5,000 as fine. Abubakar warned the convict to desist from committing crimes, adding that the sentenced would serve as deterrent to others.

The Iyase of Udo kingdom, Patrick Igbinidu, on Tuesday placed curse on his subjects who fails to vote for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Godwin Obaseki, in the September 10 governorship poll in Edo. The monarch placed this curse when he received Obaseki and members of his campaign team at the palace, in Udo, near Benin, in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Benin.

After 27 years of nuptial bliss, a man, Atoyebi Lawal, on Tuesday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his marriage, alleging that his wife beats him. “She destroyed three of my cars due to her constant violent behaviours and has beaten me on different occasions causing me grievous bodily harm,’’ he said, urging the court to dissolve the union.  Lawal, a resident of Desalu Street, Ebute Meta, Lagos, alleged that his wife, Seyi, was destructive, troublesome and that she had been threatening his life. 

French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron resigned Tuesday, clearing the way for him to challenge his mentor, President François Hollande, in the 2017 presidential elections.  Mr. Macron tendered his resignation during a meeting with Mr. Hollande in the Élysée Palace, the president’s office said, allowing the 38-year-old to “dedicate himself entirely to his political movement.” Finance Minister Michel Sapin will take control of the Economy Ministry in addition to his current duties, Mr. Hollande’s office said.  The move sets the stage for Mr. Macron to enter a crowded field of presidential contenders, complicating Mr. Hollande’s own bid for re-election.

Electricity consumers in Ijeshatedo in SuruLere Local Government Area, Lagos State, have threatened not to pay their monthly electricity bills to the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) until it installed prepaid meters in their houses. They told newsmen in Lagos in separate interviews that they were tired of paying estimated bills, while the neighbouring communities enjoyed minimal charges on their prepaid meters. Mr Eniola Taiwo, a resident of Ogunlana Street, told pressmen that electricity consumers in the area were usually served outrageous bills ranging from N10, 000 to N35,000 monthly.

A 24-year-old woman, Angela Job, who allegedly bit off her friend’s eyelid during a fight, has appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Standing trial on assault occasioning grievous harm charge, the accused entered a `not guilty’ plea.  According to the prosecutor, Insp. Ben Ekundayo, the accused had on Aug. 19 at about 6.30 p.m. at Papa Bus Stop, Badore Road in Ajah on the Lekki-Epe Expressway, bit off the eyelid of the complainant, Uche Anyanwu. 

A 36-year-old husband, Abraham Dominic, on Tuesday told a Mararaba Upper Area Court in Nasarawa State that his wife always threaten to poison his children anytime he corrects her mistakes. Dominic, a businessman of Gwagwa Mararaba, had urged the court to dissolve his eight-year-old marriage to his wife, Onyedikachi, for alleged lack of understanding and peace.

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the statement credited to the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, accusing lawyers in the country as rogues. The NBA in a press statement signed by the NBA General Secretary, Isiaka Abiola Olagunju Esq. issued in Abuja called on the commission to withdraw the statement.

A Lagos pastor’s 19-year-old marriage has hit the rocks following the dissolution of the union by the court afters the pastor alleged that his wife accused him of using charms to marry her. The 50-year-old Pastor Idowu Abiola has finally separated from his wife, Esther, who accused him of being fetish and marrying her with ‘juju.’ An Alimosho Customary Court on Tuesday gave the order after the pastor had sued for divorce on grounds of defamation of character.

The popular Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG, group, led by former Minister of Education and leader of the BBOG, Tuesday, Oby Ezekwesili again were denied access to Aso Rock to see the President, airing their voices for the release of the abducted Chibok girls kidnapped over 2 years ago. The group with different inscription on playcards like: ‘Mr President, No More Excuses, No More Delay’’ and so on also 'tape' their mouth sending a signal to the President that his 'Silence' is a pain to the parents of the abducted innocent girls. 

Nigerian international footballer Emmanuel Emenike just purchased a new luxury ride and he's showing it off.. He shared the photo of the Mercedes-Benz above via his Instagram page and wrote, “E:E 29 new gift from me to me“

The manager of popular comedian, Julius Agwu, has debunked the rumour that the comedian has been hospitalized again for brain tumour relapse. Agwu’s manager, Bishop, said the comedian was hospitalized by his doctors in the United Kingdom, UK, for stress and not for a brain-related issue.

Cameroon international Samuel Nlend has been sacked by Egyptian Premier League club, Al Ittihad after testing positive for AIDS. The 21-year-old was fired just four days after signing a three year contract. There are no rules against playing football with the condition but it’s unlikely Nlend would be able to get a work permit in another nation.