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Zimbabwe: V’Preisdent’s Wife Jailed For Assaulting Maid

February 4, 2020 2:56 pm

Marry Mubaiwa’s mother, Helga Mubaiwa, has assured her daughter that the tribulations she is going through will soon come to an end.

Helga was trying to comfort her embattled daughter moments before she was whisked away to languish at Chikurubi Women’s Prison Saturday again.

This was after she was remanded in custody Saturday on charges of assaulting a family maid, Delight Munyoro, at Harare’s Hellenic School where her minor children attend school.

Marry is estranged wife to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who, past few months, has seen her fortunes take turn for the worse after her powerful husband has been …

Breaking: Customs Seize $8m At Lagos Airport (Photos)

February 4, 2020 8:29 am

The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA)  Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted $8,065,615 at the airport.

A driver working with Nigerian Aviation Handling Company, NAHCO, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport has been arrested by men of Murtala Mohammed International Airport Command over the sum of $8,065,615 loaded into a vehicle he was driving.

Speaking to journalists in Lagos on Tuesday, Mr. Hameed Ali, the customs comptroller-general, said the cash was intercepted while it was about to be loaded into an aircraft from the vehicle.

He did not provide details of the aircraft or the name of …

\IGP Adamu Bans FSARS From Patrols, Checking Phones

IG Police Orders Clampdown On Illegal Use of Siren

February 4, 2020 4:04 am

The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, yesterday ordered a clampdown on illegal use of siren, revolving lights and spy number plates.

Adamu also directed the Commissioners of Police in the 36 states and FCT to impound all vehicles using illegal spy number plates, siren and revolving lights and ensure diligent prosecution of offenders.

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The IG gave the order at a meeting with the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, in Abuja.

The IG said the practice was illegal and poses monumental security risks to …

Police Speaks On Hijack Of GUO, Ezenwata, YSG Buses

February 3, 2020 3:46 pm

The Nigeria Police on Monday said GUO, Ezenwata and Young Shall Grow luxury buses were not hijacked by bandits on the Lokoja-Okene road.

This was contained in a statement in Lokoja by the Kogi State Police Command spokesman, DSP William Aya.

He said some persons were attempting to manipulate “the mindsets of Nigerians and the good people of the State that, Kogi State is not safe.”

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“Such incident never occurred in Kogi State and the Command has not received any such report.

“The Commissioner urged the law abiding citizens of

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Police Confirm Murder Of Civil Service Director

February 3, 2020 3:46 pm

Delta Police Command has confirmed the killing of a Director in the Delta State Ministry of Works, Ugo Onochie, by gunmen.

The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, told newsmen on Monday in Asaba that the incident happened on Sunday in Illah community, Oshimili North local government.

“The man was with his driver when he was shot dead.

Read Also: Bandits Kill Seminarian After Three Weeks In Captivity

“The driver survived the attack and is currently receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba.

“From what we have gathered so far the attack looks more like an assassination.

“The police

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Son To Get A 99-Year Sentence For Having His Mom Killed

February 3, 2020 3:45 pm

According to the Chicago Sun Times, aspiring rapper, Qaw’mane Wilson, known by his stage name “Young QC”, hired a hitman to murder his mother so he could inherit her savings. He was sentenced to 99 years in prison. The hitman, Eugene Spencer, also received a 100-year sentence.

“The word is ‘matricide,’ meaning murder of one’s own mother,” Cook County Judge Stanley Sacks said during the sentencing.

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Bandits Kill Seminarian After Three Weeks In Captivity

February 3, 2020 5:59 am

One of the four students of the Catholic Good Shepherd Major Seminary, Kaduna, kidnapped  by gunmen about three weeks ago, has been killed by his abductors.

The four students were abducted on January 9, when the bandits invaded the school, located at Kakau, on the dreaded Kaduna-Abuja road, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The bandits, dressed in military uniforms, shot sporadically upon arrival at the school.

In the wake of their abduction, the state police command had called on all private school proprietors within the state to liaise with the nearest police formation for security advice/coverage and to …

London Police Kill Man After ‘Islamist-Related’ Stabbings

February 2, 2020 5:08 pm

British police on Sunday shot dead a man in London wearing a “hoax device” and suspected of stabbing two people, leaving one of them with life-threatening injuries, in an “Islamist-related” terrorist incident.

The Metropolitan Police said armed officers responded immediately “as part of a proactive counter terrorism operation” when they shot the attacker, who was declared dead at the scene — a busy south London street packed with Sunday shoppers.

An eye-witness described seeing a man “with a machete and silver canisters on his chest” fleeing from police before they opened fire.

Sunday’s events in Streatham, a largely residential neighbourhood …

NY: Teen Leaps To Death Off Hudson Yards Vessel

February 2, 2020 1:18 pm

A 19-year-old jumped to his death from the gigantic Vessel in Hudson Yards on Saturday, cops said.

The tragic plunge happened around 6 p.m. in front of tourists as they milled around the popular New York City attraction.

The tragic plunged happened around 6 p.m. in front of tourists as they milled around the popular New York City attraction.
The tragic plunged happened around 6 p.m. in front of tourists as they milled around the popular New York City attraction. (Jeff Bachner/for New York Daily News)

The death is believed to be the first suicide at the 16-story structure, which opened last March.

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Bomb Scare At Living Faith Church, Kaduna

February 2, 2020 1:13 pm
Worshipers at Living Faith Church, Sabon Tasha, Chikun local government of Kaduna State were on Sunday scared after a man suspected to be a suicide bomber gained access into the church’s auditorium.
The suspect, who having a device suspected to be improvised explosive device (IED) in his bag was monitored on close circuit television (CCTV) and subsequently acosted and his bag searched.
But, the Chief Security of the Church, Ekpenyong Edet, said, the suspect was monitored on a CCTV Camera, carrying the bag into the church auditorium after beating security check at the entrance.
“He successfully gained access and was
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APC

APC Chieftain’s House Bombed In Benin

February 2, 2020 1:09 pm

The crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), took a dangerous dimension yesterday, when the private residence of a chieftain of the party, Chief Francis Inegbeneki, was bombed in Benin City.

It was learnt that the attackers struck at about 3 am with two hand grenades which resulted in serious damage to his building and a motor vehicle parked in the compound located‎ in the Government Reservation Area of Benin, off Ihama.

No one was hurt in the attack, as the news was broken to APC faithful at a rally hosted by Chief Inegbeneki at …

LASTMA Official Reportedly Commits Suicide

February 2, 2020 8:35 am
An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) has reportedly committed suicide.

His lifeless body was found on Saturday, dangling at Opebi near the popular Adebola House.

Identified as Akinde, the deceased was recently redeployed from his Alausa unit.

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A source told The Nation that Akinde had been battling with mental illness.

“We don’t know what could have led to the incident. He was working at Alausa before his new posting. He did not hide his intention of not happy with the posting.

“Though, he was suffering from mental

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