Ogun State Deputy Governor Yetunde Onanuga's Convoy Was Attacked By Militants Yesterday In Ogun State

Suspected militants yesterday engaged the security team of the deputy governor of Ogun state, Yetunde Onanuga at Akoka Ebute area of Ibafo in Obafemi-Owode Local government area of the state. Onanuga had gone to the community to carry out an assessment of the damage done to the community by the suspected militants last week, when she was attacked.
Her security team where welcomed with heavy gunshots which lasted for about 30 minutes. Fortunately, no casualty was recorded as the bullets were flying and Onanuga was able to leave the place without a scratch.
Reacting to the incident, secretary to the Ogun state government, Taiwo Adeoluwa, expressed concerns over the deteriorating security situation in the state
“It is a thing of regret that things have gone so bad in our country; at this level, the teams led by the deputy governor of the state were not able to have access to a part of our state. It means that without mincing words, the federal government needs to get involved in this. This is something that is beyond the capacity of the police. We need military task force like the one we have in Niger Delta; it’s necessary and desirable. As we can see in Elepete, Igbo-Olomu and Imagbon, nothing can be compared with the violence here in Ibafo.”he said

Justice Caught Up With Man For Impregnating His 15-years Old Daughter

41 year-old Raymond Anyanwu, pictured, has been arrested by the Lagos state police command after it was discovered that he impregnated his 15 years old daughter at their home in Ajao estate Isolo in Lagos.
According to a report by our source , Anyanwu confessed that he had started sleeping with his daughter since January this year after he lost his job.He says frustration drove him to commit the act.
He was exposed after an aunt of the girl suspected that she was pregnant. A test was run on her which showed positive. When she was asked who had been sleeping with her, she said her father.
Confessing to the crime, Anyanwu said “I started sleeping with my 15-year-old daughter sometime around January, after I lost my job. I am a transporter but I took to alcohol after I lost my job and could not meet up with my responsibilities as the head of the house”he said
When his act was exposed, Anyanwu beat up his wife and warned her not to mention it to anyone. The girl's mother quickly arranged for an abortion for her. He was arrested last Wednesday June 22nd after the Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development got wind of the matter and alerted the police.
The 15 year old girl is currently in protective custody by the Lagos State government. The case, which is currently being investigated at the Gender Unit of Lagos State Police Command, will be charged to Ikeja Magistrate’s Court today June 28th.

Private Refineries In Akwa-Ibom With Kaduna Refineries Are Now Functional

With the fuel situation going on in Nigeria  the Akwa-Ibom  governor cautioned marketers against contravening the general code which he said, is punishable by law.
Emmanuel said: “Let’s not take things to the extreme. Yesterday no station was open in the state. I am of the view that if subsidy is removed, the interplay of market forces will bring down the price to where it should be.”
Ibe Kachikwu, minister of petroleum, recently said that Nigeria will continue to import fuel beyond 2016.
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation announced in June, 2015, that the four refineries – two in Port Harcourt, one in Kaduna and the other one in Warri would resume production.
Also Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue, the managing director of Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) said the refinery was reopened to meet up with the December deadline for the four refineries to return to full production.
The PPMC boss disclosed to Premium Times that the refinery is expected to begin trucking of petrol by the end of next week
”Kaduna refinery came back on stream on Saturday as scheduled and is running. PMS (Premium Motor spirit, also called petrol) should be available for trucking by the end of the week. The refinery is expected to produce an average of about 1.6 million litres of PMS daily once in full operation,” she said.
Kaduna refinery
Nnamdi-Ogbue said resumption of production in other refineries would start before the end of the year.
According to her, production will start first at the 210,000 bpd-capacity Port Harcourt refinery which was shut-down in October while the 125,000 bpd-capacity Warri refinery will be the last to come back on stream.
As the refinery resumes production, there are hopes that it will cushion the effect of the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country.
The fact that PPMC is currently saddled with the responsibility of importing and supplying 100 per cent of the average 40 million litres daily national fuel consumption capacity compounds the model of distribution of the products across the country.
PPMC and the other oil marketers used to share the responsibility of importing fuel at the ratio of 52:48 but the major and independent oil marketers involved in the fuel importation programme in the country had opted out due to the backlog of unpaid fuel subsidy and accumulated foreign exchange differential.
According to the NNPC’s monthly operational report for October, the Kaduna refinery was temporarily shut down when its utilisation capacity dropped to about 2.6 per cent and 10.5 per cent respectively.
The Kaduna plant which is currently undergoing a test run of its production lines has the capacity to refine 110,000 barrels of crude oil a day.
The group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Ibe Kachikwu, had earlier issued a 90-day ultimatum to the managements of the four refineries shortly after his appointment last August.

16-yr Old Commits Suicide After Being Raped As Punishment

A 16-year-old girl in India was found hanging on Christmas day after apparently taking her life. She had been kidnapped and gang-raped as punishment for her mother winning a local election. She went to the police with her mother to report the matter but she wasn't taken seriously. Feeling humiliated and traumatised, she took her own life. It was only after her death that police swung into action and arrested two suspects.
The Socialist Party candidate in Mirzapur, Arvind Sen, said that the girl was gang-raped to avenge the poll defeat, allegedly by relatives of a losing candidate.
Her mother was elected for the local government faction, the block development council, in the Mirzapur district of north-east India.
However, a senior police officer told said that a post-mortem report did not find signs of rape.
The latest incident is the latest high-profile case to spotlight women's safety in India in recent years. Two construction workers were arrested for the rape of a woman on the premises of tech giant, Infosys. The men, aged in their 20s, filmed the alleged assault, which occurred on Sunday at one of the IT firm's offices in the western city of Pune in Maharashtra state, officers said.
It comes a week after lawmakers passed a bill allowing harsher punishments for juveniles aged 16-18 following an outcry over the release of a young rapist who served three years in a detention facility for his part in a notorious gang rape in 2012.
Earlier this month, an Indian court sentenced seven men to death after they were convicted of the rape and murder of a Nepalese woman suffering from mental illness, reports said.

'Affluenza' Teenager Detained In Mexico Weeks After Disappearing

Authorities said a Texas teenager serving probation for killing four people in a drunken-driving wreck after invoking an “affluenza” defense was in custody in Mexico, weeks after he and his mother disappeared.
Mexico's Jalisco state prosecutors’ office said in a statement that its agents had been working with American authorities via the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara since Dec. 26 to track down and capture 18-year-old Ethan Couch and his mother, Tonya Couch. The office said the two were located and detained Monday evening in a beachside neighborhood of the Pacific Coast resort city of Puerto Vallarta.
After their detention, they were handed over to Mexican immigration authorities for deportation, the statement said.
During the sentencing phase of Couch's trial, a defense expert argued that Couch's wealthy parents coddled him into a sense of irresponsibility — a condition the expert termed “affluenza.” The condition is not recognized as a medical diagnosis by the American Psychiatric Association, and its invocation drew widespread ridicule.The Tarrant County District Attorney's office also told local media outlets that the two had been taken into custody. A spokesperson for the office could not immediately be reached by The Associated Press for further comment.
Authorities began searching for the pair after Ethan Couch failed to keep a mandatory appointment with his probation officer on Dec. 10, leading authorities to issue the juvenile equivalent of an arrest warrant for him.
Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson has said he believes the two fled in late November after a video surfaced that appears to show Couch at a party where people were drinking. If found to be drinking, Couch's probation could be revoked and he could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
There was no immediate comment Monday night from the U.S. Marshals Service, which had issued a wanted poster promising a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to Ethan Couch's whereabouts and capture.
Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson said Monday at a news conference that the warrant would be issued for Tonya Couch on charges of hindering and apprehension.
Anderson said it appears Tony and Ethan Couch planned their disappearance and even held something of a going-away party.
In June 2013 at age 16, Ethan Couch was driving drunk and speeding on a dark two-lane road south of Fort Worth when he crashed into a disabled SUV off to the side, killing four people and injuring several others, including passengers in Couch's pickup truck.
Couch pleaded guilty to four counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury. Because of his age, he wasn't certified as an adult for trial and a judge sentenced him in juvenile court to 10 years' probation and a stint in a rehabilitation center.
Anderson was among those critical of the judge's decision not to incarcerate Couch. The sheriff said that the teen has never expressed remorse for his actions and that his case sparked more outrage than any other Anderson has encountered in his law enforcement career.

Adamawa State University VC Arrested By EFCC

He was arrested on Monday, August 31, alongside the bursar, K.E. Anjili and other top officials of the University.
On August 6, report surfaced that a former corps marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Haladu Hananiya, paid N150,000 for a new Toyota Land Cruiser SUV worth N13 million .
The arrest was confirmed by the commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren.
“ Our operatives in Yola, Adamawa State today arrested top officials of the Adamawa State University for questioning over the sale of a brand new Toyota Land Cruiser jeep as scrap to the former FRSC boss, Haladu Hananiya,” he said.

Man Got His Head Smashed With Alarm Clock After Asking For Goodnight Kiss From His Wife

A wife smashed an alarm clock over her husband’s head after he asked for a goodnight kiss.Kathryne Borthwick, 26 – who met husband Monty, 59, online – flew into a rage after a drinking spree.
A judge heard Mr Borthwick took off his shirt in the bedroom and demanded: “What about my goodnight kiss?”
Prosecuting lawyer Tim Dracass said: “She picked up an alarm clock and started to hit him with it.
"The clock broke."Mrs Borthwick then grabbed her husband’s mobile and began hitting his head.”The court heard Mr Borthwick begged “Please, please” as blood ran down his head and his furious wife swore and threw his CDs around their Portsmouth home.An ambulance was called at 9.45pm and Mr Borthwick was left with two cuts to his head after the attack on April 18.
Mrs Borthwick, who arrived to the UK from The Philippines last year, admitted assault with actual bodily harm and was given a 12-month community order.
The court heard that Mr Borthwick did not want his wife to be charged but that it was not the first time she had behaved in this way after drinking.
Portsmouth crown court heard she had quit drinking and the pair wanted to forget the “nightmare”.
Judge Roger Hetherington said: “For some reason, which is something of a mystery, you flew at him in a rage hitting him with whatever came to hand.”

Two Indian Sisters Sentenced To Rape Because Their Brother Ran Off With Someone Else's Wife

2 sisters have been sentenced to be raped as punishment after their brother ran off with a married woman. An unelected all-male village council in India also ordered that 23-year-old Meenakshi Kumari and her 15-year-old sister are paraded naked with blackened faces.The horrific order was revealed by Amnesty International which said the sisters and their family have fled their village in the Baghpat district, just outside of Delhi.
According to news, the sisters' brother Ravi fell in love with a girl from the Jat caste, a higher social caste than Ravi and his family, who are Dalit, once known as the 'untouchables', who are at the bottom of India's caste system.The Jat woman's family married her off to someone else in February but she later escaped and eloped with Ravi in March.As punishment, on July 31 a village council decided Ravi's sisters should be raped to avenge his actions.
Since the family fled their village their home has been ransacked.
Sumit Kumar, another brother of Meenakshi, told Amnesty that members of the Jat caste were powerful members of the village council, saying: "The Jat decision is final."
His family fears for their lives if they return. Meenakshi has filed a petition with India's Supreme Court asking for protection.Meanwhile her father has also lodged a complaint with two national bodies saying he has been harassed by the family of the Jat woman and by police.They are also worried about the safety of the Jat woman, who is believed to be pregnant with Ravi's child.
Amnesty International has launched a petition calling on India's authorities intervene immediately and protect the two sisters.
In an appeal, Amnesty said: "Unelected village councils such as this are widespread in parts of India.
"More often than not they are made up of older men from dominant castes, who prescribe rules for social behaviour and interaction in villages.
"Nothing could justify this abhorrent punishment. It's not fair. It's not right. And it's against the law."

Man Stabs Girlfriend To Death Over N1000 After Sex

30 year old Richard Effiok, confessed to stabbing his girlfriend after three rounds of sex on Monday. Effiok, who identified his deceased girlfriend as 23 year old Bassey Udoh, said the incident happened on May 22, 2015, at Nelson Mandela
Street in Calabar, Cross River State.
The suspect made the confession at the headquarters of the state police command on Diamond Hill Road, when he was paraded along with other suspected criminals by the
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Henry Fadairo. Effiok, who hails from the Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state, said;
“The problem started when I had three rounds of sex with the lady and gave her N1,000 as transport fare back home, but she demanded N5,000.Bassey is my lover. We have been dating for two years. On the
day of her death, we had three rounds of sex. I can’t really say if I was tempted by the devil to kill her.When she refused to collect the N1,000 that I gave her, we started quarrelling and it led to a fight. I
brought out a sharp kitchen knife and stabbed her.After stabbing her, she screamed and neighbours broke into my room. They saw her on the ground in a pool of blood. She later died,” he said.
He said his neighbours were the ones who called the police to arrest him.
“I regret my actions, I wish I did not kill her,” he said.

CBN Governor To Explain Naira's Weakness To The Senate

The Senate has invited the Governor of
the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to
brief the House on the state of the economy
especially with regards to the depreciating
currency.
The upper chamber of the National assembly
also urged the federal government to step up
efforts to diversifying the national economy
from the oil export into an economy that
depends on taxation, agriculture,
manufacturing, international tourism and solid
minerals.
The development follows a motion move by
Senator Nazif Suleiman, representing Bauchi
North, and was seconded by Senator Shehu
Sani. The lawmaker noted with serious concern
the state of Nigeria’s economy as it affected
the growing rate of the depreciation of the
Naira.
He said the local currency had depreciated in
the last few months at a much faster rate than
it had appreciated over the last two years.
Also read: CBN in no mood to devalue naira
“Aware that the cause of this depreciation is the
consequence of the negative cash flow as a
result of the downward trend of oil price which
is further worsened by speculations in the
foreign exchange market” Suleiman said.
He observed that the foreign exchange needs
of the various sectors of the economy and the
country commitment in the global economy are
not being made available. The Senate added
that the banking industry may be defaulting in
the global economy and sending a bad signal
and image about the country economy.
The legislator also noted that the speculation is
resulting to a huge capital flight with its
attendant inflationary consequence which will
affect an average Nigerian on the street.
He said illicit fund flows and money laundering
going through Nigeria financial system
contributes in weakling the value of the
currency.
“This has led to the recent decision of the CBN
to increase its vigilance to ensure that Nigerian
banks are not used as conduit for illicit funds
flow and money laundering in foreign
currencies,” Suleiman said.
Senator Philip Aduda blamed the government
inability to put in place good economic policies
for the problem.
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki,
commended Suleiman for moving the motion.
He also commended the federal government for
its effort to stabilize the country’s currency.
“The Senate will support the government in
defending the Naira.

Synagogue Church Release Statement On Collapsed Building,Says It Was An Attack

The Synagogue Church of all Nations has
released an official statement via their Facebook
page on the building collapse within their
premises on Friday September 12th which has
so far claimed over 77 lives. They say it was an
attack on the church and in particular, their
leader, T.B Joshua and have vowed to reveal the
persons behind it. (they shared this pic
purportedly showing an aircraft close to the
building minutes before the building collapse)
Find the statement below..
Emmanuel – God is with us.
The pain of one is the pain of all. It is
indeed a sad and painful moment for the
families and friends who have lost loved
ones. It is equally so for us in The
Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (The
SCOAN), under the leadership of Prophet
T.B. Joshua.
On Friday, September 12, 2014, at about
12:44pm, one of the buildings on The
SCOAN property unexpectedly collapsed,
tragically resulting in death and injury.
Nigerians and citizens of other nations
were affected. This incident was preceded
by the appearance of a strange aircraft
which flew very low over the building four
times and then disappeared.
Since the day of this incident, The
Synagogue, Church Of All Nations, its
members and partners, have worked in
collaboration with the Nigerian, South
African and other nations’ authorities to
ensure that survivors are rescued, attended
to with the best medical treatment, cared
for in the most humane and hospitable
manner and reunited with their families,
while those who passed on - martyrs of
the Kingdom of God - are retrieved,
identified and treated respectfully.
Amongst those we are working hand-in-
hand with, are: The Federal Government of
Nigeria, the Government of the Republic of
South Africa, Lagos State Government, the
National Emergency Management Agency
(NEMA), the Lagos State Emergency
Management Agency (LASEMA), the Lagos
State Ministry of Health - doctors and
nurses, the Standard Organization of
Nigeria (SON), the Red Cross, the Nigeria
Police Force and various Non-governmental
and humanitarian organisations and
construction and engineering corporations.
"It is very sad that inaccurate reports are
coming from some quarters that we are not
cooperating with the rescue teams and
other agencies in collating information and
providing assistance on the incident.
Contrary to this, we want to categorically
state that the church has provided
assistance when and where required and
continues to do so - good Christians are
good citizens.
We emphasise our commitment to
cooperate with all relevant authorities in
establishing the cause of the collapse of
the building.
The church views this tragedy as part of an
attack on The Synagogue, Church Of All
Nations and in particular, Prophet T.B.
Joshua. In due course, God will reveal the
perpetrators of this unfortunate tragedy.
"We wish to express our gratitude to all
who continue to work tirelessly, show their
solidarity and share their condolences in
this grievous time, particularly all
Government and non-Governmental bodies
mentioned above, Diplomatic Missions,
National and International media houses,
society groups, traditional rulers, all
concerned citizens and the residents of our
local community, Ikotun-Egbe. We equally
appreciate all members and partners of
The SCOAN and Emmanuel TV, along with
Christians and clergy worldwide for their
prayers and support.
To all those who lost family members and
loved ones, please accept our heart-felt
commiserations. No one knows by the
present sign or situation what the future
holds. We must therefore live each day as
if it were our last and leave tomorrow’s
trouble for the One who bore our troubles
on the cross. We thank God for the martyrs
and we pray for the family members and
loved ones left behind."

'Our Sons Rape Us On Daily Basis'-Imo Christian Mothers

Christian Mothers in Mgbishii, a rural community
in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area in Imo
state have cried out to the government and the
Catholic Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiatical
Province, Dr. Anthony Obinna, over alleged
atrocities being committed by their sons and
daughters in the area.
According to reports , the women made this
appeal during a recent visit to the Catholic
Archbishop at the Maria Assumpta Catholic
Cathedral in Owerri.
"We are raped and molested by our own
children. You cannot come to Mgbuishii
and return home safely because of the
crime rate" the women said. Continue...
According to the women, they have complained
to the state government and other security
agents over the high rate of crime being
committed by their children but all their
complaints have not been answered.
"We are angry because government is not
looking at our direction at all. We have
been completely abandoned for years. Now
we have no good roads, no electricity, no
market, nothing is going on in our place.
To make things worse, we are now
suffering from insecurity" they said
The women decried the lack of police presence
within their community. They say their sons
have become so wayward that they beat up any
police man who tries to intervene during any
criminal activity within the community.
"Each time we report cases to the police
and they manage to send their men at all,
the criminals beat them(policemen) up
because they (criminals) parade more
sophisticated weapons than what the
policemen have. We needed police escort
to get here (Maria Assumpta Cathedral)
and we will also need them to go back
home" they said
The women also said they are thinking of
relocating from their villages to safer places in
Rivers state. They say even the catholic priest in
their community is also threatening to leave
their community
"Even the Reverend Father in our place is
complaining and threatening to go away.
About two weeks ago, some reverend
sisters visited our place and were waylaid
on the road and robbed. We have a lot of
problems and that is why the women have
come to complain to the Archbishop, who
is our father in the lord" they said
The Archbishop after listening to all their
complains prayed for the women.

'Our Sons Rape Us On Daily Basis'-Imo Christian Mothers

Christian Mothers in Mgbishii, a rural community
in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area in Imo
state have cried out to the government and the
Catholic Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiatical
Province, Dr. Anthony Obinna, over alleged
atrocities being committed by their sons and
daughters in the area.
According to reports , the women made this
appeal during a recent visit to the Catholic
Archbishop at the Maria Assumpta Catholic
Cathedral in Owerri.
"We are raped and molested by our own
children. You cannot come to Mgbuishii
and return home safely because of the
crime rate" the women said. Continue...
According to the women, they have complained
to the state government and other security
agents over the high rate of crime being
committed by their children but all their
complaints have not been answered.
"We are angry because government is not
looking at our direction at all. We have
been completely abandoned for years. Now
we have no good roads, no electricity, no
market, nothing is going on in our place.
To make things worse, we are now
suffering from insecurity" they said
The women decried the lack of police presence
within their community. They say their sons
have become so wayward that they beat up any
police man who tries to intervene during any
criminal activity within the community.
"Each time we report cases to the police
and they manage to send their men at all,
the criminals beat them(policemen) up
because they (criminals) parade more
sophisticated weapons than what the
policemen have. We needed police escort
to get here (Maria Assumpta Cathedral)
and we will also need them to go back
home" they said
The women also said they are thinking of
relocating from their villages to safer places in
Rivers state. They say even the catholic priest in
their community is also threatening to leave
their community
"Even the Reverend Father in our place is
complaining and threatening to go away.
About two weeks ago, some reverend
sisters visited our place and were waylaid
on the road and robbed. We have a lot of
problems and that is why the women have
come to complain to the Archbishop, who
is our father in the lord" they said
The Archbishop after listening to all their
complains prayed for the women.

Man Who Specialises In Killing Women,Having Sex With Corpses Arrested In Ebonyi

Police have arrested a 20-year-old man,
Chukwuma (surname withheld), who
allegedly specialised in killing
Women and having sex with their dead
bodies in Ebonyi State. The suspect
allegedly killed three women along farm
pathways in the area and had sex with
them.
The state Police Public Relations Officer
(PPRO), Mr. Chris Anyanwu, who
confirmed the incident, said the suspect
was arrested after the police set him up
with a girl along a farm pathway and
he came out to strangle the girl to
death.
According to reports, anyanwu said the
suspect, who is a painter, confessed to
the crime and said he did it because his
people refused to stop calling him a
nickname he (suspect) hated.
The PRO said the suspect after killing
the last woman stole her N8,500 and
used it to buy handset and drink local
gin.
The PRO said:
“We nabbed him after placing
surveillance at a particular farm,
where he usually waylays women
who are going to farm or coming
back from farm. We got the
information that he had killed
three women in the same way. He
has the habit of waylaying the
women on lonely bush path.
Whenever a woman passes through
the place he pounces on her and
strangles her to death and has sex
with the dead body.One of these
women’s name is Anyigor from the
same village. On July 15, she went
to farm at a place called Okwulike
but never returned. Then, when he
was later arrested, he (the suspect)
confessed that he was hanging
around that farm area when he saw
the woman who is late now, and
pounced on her, strangled her to
death by grabbing her neck region
until she gave up before he had sex
with the dead woman and robbed
her of N8,500, which he found on
her.The suspect said he used the
money to buy Nokia handset phone
and used the remaining money to
drink local gin called ‘kaikai’.
The second incident happened a
week after, on July 23, the victim is
Mrs. Helen, a 54-year-old woman,
who went to Egiagu village to farm
and never returned.So, alarmed by
her non-return, her son alerted the
villagers and a search party later
found her dead body along the
lonely farm path. When Chukwuma
was arrested, he confessed that he
strangled the woman the same way
he strangled the other two
women.When interrogated, the
suspect said his annoyance was that
people from that community called
him a nickname ‘Sogbodo’, adding
that he had warned people to desist
from calling him the name but they
continued.”

"I Killed My Wife Because She Gave Me HIV"-Suspect

The Lagos State Police Command has
arrested a man, Phillip Katongu, for
allegedly stabbing his wife to death.
The police said the victim, Justina, was
stabbed to death in a street at Oniru
Estate, Maroko, Lagos, where she and
her husband were living.
Justina was stabbed in about three
places before she died. Also, the knife
used for the murder had been
recovered by the police.
Justina, who hailed from Kauro, Kaduna
State, did not have any child for the
suspect before her death.
According to reports , Katongu, who
worked as a construction worker on the
Victoria Island, had a wife outside the
marriage in Nasarawa State before
marrying the deceased.
However, after having allegedly killing
the wife, Katongu was said to have also
attempted to commit suicide before the
neighbours forced the door open and
rushed him to a nearby hospital where
he was revived.
Forty-five-year-old Katongu, told
policemen that he killed his wife
because she infected him with the
Human Immunodeficiency Virus,
among other misdeeds.
He said,
“I married Justina, my second wife
in December 2010. I later learnt
that she had given birth to two girls
for a man. The girls died of
AIDS.However, when we first met,
she did not tell me all these. I
explained to her that I have a wife
with children and I wanted to
marry her too. Before marriage, I
told her we should go to hospital to
conduct HIV test, but she refused
and said that she was HIV negative.
So we started sleeping together.”
Katongu added that without his
knowledge, his wife had been going to
Abuja for medical treatment every three
months for HIV, until March 2013 when
she took him along.
He said it was at the hospital that she
disclosed her HIV status to him.
He said,
“I was angry and told the doctor
who equally blamed her for not
disclosing it to me. The doctor then
tested me, and I was positive. We
came back to Lagos and continued
with the relationship because I
loved her. But suddenly, she told
me she wanted to pack out from my
house that she was no longer
interested in marrying me having
had another person in Abuja. In
fact, the man usually called her on
phone while we were
together.I told her that with her
status, she should not go and be
infecting people with the virus.
And that I will kill her and kill
myself. We started fighting and I
stabbed her. It was in the early
hours. I stabbed her three times
with a knife. She shouted and
people were knocking at our
door.After she died, I stabbed
myself, and the people broke the
door open. I woke up to find myself
in a hospital. I feel very bad that I
killed my wife. I loved her very
much.”

Ebola-Family Of The Dead Nigerian Nurse On The Run

The husband and children of the
Nigerian nurse who died after getting
infected with the Ebola virus are on the
run,this was
confirmed by Nigerian health officials .
If you recall, she is the first Nigerian to
die from the virus after contacting it
from Liberian,Patrick
Sawyer.Meanwhile, the Minister of
Health said 139 people are under
surveillance with 9 confirmed cases.
“The total number of cases, as of
this morning, (Friday) stands at
nine out of which eight are
Nigerians and one American-
Liberian.Out of the nine confirmed
cases, seven are alive and are
receiving treatment In Lagos.“I am
saying this to enlighten people that
having Ebola does not mean you
have been condemned to death,
survivors have been recorded.
President Jonathan has declared Ebola a
national emergency with N1.6billion
awarded to fight and contain the
epidemic.
Meanwhile,checkout the Ebola Isolation
wards in Lagos .below

Jonathan Declares State Of Emergency Over Ebola

President Goodluck Jonathan declared a
national state of emergency on Friday over the
Ebola outbreak in Africa's most populous
country, and approved 1.9 billion naira ($11.7
million) of emergency funds to contain it.
Nigeria has confirmed seven cases of Ebola in
its commercial capital Lagos since a man fell
sick on arrival from Liberia, two of whom have
died. Several dozen people who came into
contact with the man are under surveillance.
Jonathan's spokesman Reuben Abati said the
money would pay to "strengthen steps to
contain the virus such as ... additional isolation
centres, case management, contact tracing,
deployment of additional personnel, screening at
borders, and the procurement of required items
and facilities".
More Ebola stories: NNPC shuts clinic after
suspected Ebola case admitted
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on
Friday that West Africa's Ebola epidemic
constituted an international health emergency
and the virus, which has killed nearly 1,000
people, could continue spreading for months.
The prospect of Ebola in Lagos, Africa's biggest
city with 21 million people, has ratcheted up
alarm about its spread.
Jonathan warned against "spreading false
information about Ebola which can lead to mass
hysteria, panic and misdirection, including
unverified suggestions about the prevention,
treatment, cure and spread of the virus."
He also urged religious leaders to avoid holding
large gatherings that might spread the virus, a
reference to the many "megachurches" that can
draw tens of thousands of faithful from around
the West Africa region to their services.
He asked schools to extend their summer
holidays and "urged that the movement of
corpses from one community to the other, and
from overseas into the country should be
stopped forthwith".
All deaths from sickness should be reported to
the authorities, he added. The state of
emergency is expected to stay in place until the
outbreak is contained.

Abacha Loot:US To Return $480million To Nigeria

The U.S has taken control of $480million which
is part of money stolen by former military
dictator General Sani Abacha, after a court ruling
in D.C on Wednesday August 6th. The U.S
Department of Justice will now hand over the
stolen money to Nigerian government, U.S
government spokesman said yesterday.
According to court documents, late General
Abacha, his son Mohammed Sani Abacha, their
associate Abubakar Atiku Bagudu and others
embezzled, misappropriated, extorted money
from the Nigerian government and stashed them
in various banks across the world. Continue...
During investigations, $303 million was found in
two bank accounts operated by Abacha and his
cronies in the British offshore center of Jersey
while $144 million was also found in 2 bank
accounts they operated in France. Continue...
They also operated three accounts in the UK and
Ireland which had at least $27m. Investigations
are still being carried out on claims to another
$148 million in four investment portfolios in the
UK.
Prosecutors say they laundered funds by buying
bonds backed by the United States using U.S.
financial institutions including banks such as the
Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Holding Plc and
Banque SBA.
Assistant Attorney General, Leslie Caldwell said
in the statement “Rather than serve his county,
General Abacha used his public office in Nigeria
to loot millions of dollars, engaging in brazen
acts of kleptocracy".
In June 2014, after a 16 year court battle,
Nigeria was able to recover $228 million stolen
by Abacha and his associates and deposited in
Liechtenstein.

Man Who Killed Wealthy Lagos Lover Tell His Own Side Of Story

On July 19,2014,around 2am,a 39 year
old Wealthy divorcee and mother of
four Njideka Lizzy Nzewe, was killed by
her lover who fled.They reportedly
went to the bank that day where she
withdrew N4m meant for a trip with
her kids to the US the next day.
Luckily,the 31 year old suspect,Kelechi
Williams was caught with her Range
Rover SUV at the at the border between
Ghana and Cote D’Ivore .While paraded
by the Police,Kelechi who is said to
have done thanksgiving in a Ghanaian
church, claiming he just bought the
Range Rover,narrated his story to
reporters
“Lizzy was my girlfriend. I knew
her three years ago. But we started
getting serious in February this
year. I came back from Ghana to
visit her on July 16, 2014 which
was on a Wednesday. The next day
we went out and came back late.
On Friday, she told me to stay back
at home and rest because I was
tired.
She left the house, saying she was
going to the new apartment she
was to pack into, assuring me she
would be back as usual by 6 p.m.
But she did not return by 6pm.
Rather, the gate man came with a
power generating set, saying
madam had gone to drop the
workers.
When it was 8 p.m. and I did not
see her, I started calling her on
phone but she did not pick. I called
her up to 30 times without
response. She came back by
midnight and when I asked why
she did not pick my calls, she said
the phone was in silent mode. I
brought out my phone and called
her line only for it to ring.
At that point I noticed she was
drunk. I got angry and asked if that
was the way she would pay me
back for leaving everything in
Ghana to come and spend time
with her. I threatened to quit the
relationship. But at that point, her
phone rang and I told her to pick it
but she insisted that I should pick it
and when I did, the caller, who was
a male
asked ‘baby are you home?’
Immediately she discovered it was
a male’s voice, she snatched the
phone from me and asked why I
should pick her calls. I reminded
her of a similar incident when she
came to visit me in Ghana and my
phone rang. She pick it and on
discovering it was a female, she
smashed the phone on the ground,
without knowing who the caller
was. I reminded her also that she
collected my other phones from me
and brought them to Nigeria. In
anger, I took the phone and
smashed it on the ground.
Before I knew it, she threw my
things outside, saying I should leave
her house. I told her to give me the
N300,000 she borrowed from me to
buy an air conditioner, if she
wanted me to leave but she said she
had no money with her and gave
me her ATM card which she said
had just
N140,000.
At a point, she slapped me and we
started fighting. She held on to my
manhood and started stretching it.
That was when I held the wrapper
that was around her neck and used
it to strangle her, thereby forcing
her to let go my manhood. She fell
down and became motionless.
Immediately, I took her three
phones, ATM card and went outside
to meet the gate man to see me off
to any ATM machine, where I
withdrew N100,000. I dropped the
gateman at home, and told him I
was going to pump the tyre. At that
point, I knew I was in trouble. I did
not go back to her house for fear of
being arrested.
I drove straight to Mile Two, from
where I picked a driver who drove
me down to Ghana. I spent some
days in Ghana before I decided to
leave for Cote d’Ivoire, where
unfortunately I was arrested.
I never wanted to kill her. I have
never fought in my life, let alone
kill somebody. I did not also steal
her jewellery and N8 million as
claimed by the Police. The only
money I withdrew was N100,000
and her phone.
On his part, the gate man, John
Tungwim, said ....
“He told me he was going to the
club with madam but that she asked
him to go and withdraw money
with her ATM card first. I went
with him because I know madam’s
pin code. But we came back, he
told me to go inside that madam
said she was tired and could not
go. So, he drove out alone. I never
suspected anything until the next
day when I did not see madam. I
called one of the children’s
attention to it. Out of curiosity, I
climbed a ladder only to discover
that madam was on the floor
foaming in her
mouth. I contacted her brother who
called in the police.”

Man Who Killed Wealthy Lagos Lover Tell His Own Side Of Story

On July 19,2014,around 2am,a 39 year
old Wealthy divorcee and mother of
four Njideka Lizzy Nzewe, was killed by
her lover who fled.They reportedly
went to the bank that day where she
withdrew N4m meant for a trip with
her kids to the US the next day.
Luckily,the 31 year old suspect,Kelechi
Williams was caught with her Range
Rover SUV at the at the border between
Ghana and Cote D’Ivore .While paraded
by the Police,Kelechi who is said to
have done thanksgiving in a Ghanaian
church, claiming he just bought the
Range Rover,narrated his story to
reporters
“Lizzy was my girlfriend. I knew
her three years ago. But we started
getting serious in February this
year. I came back from Ghana to
visit her on July 16, 2014 which
was on a Wednesday. The next day
we went out and came back late.
On Friday, she told me to stay back
at home and rest because I was
tired.
She left the house, saying she was
going to the new apartment she
was to pack into, assuring me she
would be back as usual by 6 p.m.
But she did not return by 6pm.
Rather, the gate man came with a
power generating set, saying
madam had gone to drop the
workers.
When it was 8 p.m. and I did not
see her, I started calling her on
phone but she did not pick. I called
her up to 30 times without
response. She came back by
midnight and when I asked why
she did not pick my calls, she said
the phone was in silent mode. I
brought out my phone and called
her line only for it to ring.
At that point I noticed she was
drunk. I got angry and asked if that
was the way she would pay me
back for leaving everything in
Ghana to come and spend time
with her. I threatened to quit the
relationship. But at that point, her
phone rang and I told her to pick it
but she insisted that I should pick it
and when I did, the caller, who was
a male
asked ‘baby are you home?’
Immediately she discovered it was
a male’s voice, she snatched the
phone from me and asked why I
should pick her calls. I reminded
her of a similar incident when she
came to visit me in Ghana and my
phone rang. She pick it and on
discovering it was a female, she
smashed the phone on the ground,
without knowing who the caller
was. I reminded her also that she
collected my other phones from me
and brought them to Nigeria. In
anger, I took the phone and
smashed it on the ground.
Before I knew it, she threw my
things outside, saying I should leave
her house. I told her to give me the
N300,000 she borrowed from me to
buy an air conditioner, if she
wanted me to leave but she said she
had no money with her and gave
me her ATM card which she said
had just
N140,000.
At a point, she slapped me and we
started fighting. She held on to my
manhood and started stretching it.
That was when I held the wrapper
that was around her neck and used
it to strangle her, thereby forcing
her to let go my manhood. She fell
down and became motionless.
Immediately, I took her three
phones, ATM card and went outside
to meet the gate man to see me off
to any ATM machine, where I
withdrew N100,000. I dropped the
gateman at home, and told him I
was going to pump the tyre. At that
point, I knew I was in trouble. I did
not go back to her house for fear of
being arrested.
I drove straight to Mile Two, from
where I picked a driver who drove
me down to Ghana. I spent some
days in Ghana before I decided to
leave for Cote d’Ivoire, where
unfortunately I was arrested.
I never wanted to kill her. I have
never fought in my life, let alone
kill somebody. I did not also steal
her jewellery and N8 million as
claimed by the Police. The only
money I withdrew was N100,000
and her phone.
On his part, the gate man, John
Tungwim, said ....
“He told me he was going to the
club with madam but that she asked
him to go and withdraw money
with her ATM card first. I went
with him because I know madam’s
pin code. But we came back, he
told me to go inside that madam
said she was tired and could not
go. So, he drove out alone. I never
suspected anything until the next
day when I did not see madam. I
called one of the children’s
attention to it. Out of curiosity, I
climbed a ladder only to discover
that madam was on the floor
foaming in her
mouth. I contacted her brother who
called in the police.”