Crime: EFCC arrests clergymen for N70m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, may soon arraign one Ogunrinde Olushola Kayode and his co-travellers before a court of competent jurisdiction for allegedly defrauding one Ikechukwu Onita of over N70 million naira.

The suspect and his co-travellers allegedly approached Onita, under the guise of being men of God, soothsayers and narrated to him, his life challenges and predicaments, which coincidentally corresponded to the situation and circumstances of his life at that time.

Worried about the revelations about him, the suspects convinced Onita that they could help

News: [Photos] Vice President Yemi Osinbajo receives Bangladesh Chief of Amy Staff

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on behalf of President Buhari, Tuesday received the Bangladesh Chief of Amy Staff, Gen. Abu Muhammad, at the state house Abuja. Bangladesh army chief is in Nigeria on a courtesy visit. 

News: 'Any man who marries a beautiful woman suffers in bed' - Counselor Lutterodt

Controversial Ghanaian marriage counselor, George Lutterodt, in a new bombshell statement has said that any man who marries a beautiful woman suffers in bed. Lutterodt disclosed this in a recent interview with Kasapa FM. 

According to him, 'beautiful women' are not usually very 'enthusiastic' in bed and that is why men would always cheat on them with ugly women.

'Any man who marries a beautiful woman suffers in bed. Mostly women who are beautiful, aren’t romantic in bed. That is why any man who cheats on his wife, do

Foreign News: Policewoman allegedly commits suicide over failed marriage promise in Ghana

Tragedy befell the Ghana Police service as one female officer identified as Peace Agbemefo was on Monday found dead in her room after allegedly shooting herself in the throat with an AK 47 rifle.

Confirming the painful death, the Garu District Police Commander, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Alexander Tieku told Graphic Online on Tuesday, that preliminary investigations showed that the 31-years-old deceased had a relationship problem. According to ASP Tieku, the deceased’s action may have been triggered by a failed

Crime: [Video] 'I work for NNPC' - Suspected Vandal cries uncrollably as he is paraded with others

The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday paraded a group of suspected murderers, militants, and vandals, following a police raid which culminated in their arrest. As the criminal - all ten of them - were being paraded, one particular criminal caught the attention of all present due to the way he continually cried out loudly, calling for his mother and gesticulating, claiming he is innocent.

When questioned on the circumstances that led to him being there, the man who gave his name as Adeniyi Akeju said he was innocent of the crimes and was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. The 38-year-old suspect said he works as a security man for a

Foreign News: Ugandan activist arrested for calling President Museveni a "pair of buttocks" remanded in prison custody

Makerere University Researcher, Dr Stella Nyanzi arrested for calling President Yoweri Museveni a "pair of buttocks", has been remanded in custody until next month.  The Ugandan activist was sent back to Luzira Prison by Buganda Road Magistrate Court pending an application for the revision of her case filed in the high court by her lawyers. 

Lawyer Nicholas Opiyo asked for an adjournment of the case pending determination of their application seeking to block a planned psychiatric examination against Dr Stella Nyanzi. The mental examinations were sought by the state during Nyanzi's maiden appearance before the magistrate's court early this month.

News: President Buhari should run to me for healing before it’s too late - Sat-Guru Maharaji

Sat Guru Maharaji, the founder of the One Love Family has called for President Muhammadu Bihari to rush to him for healing. Maharaji made this call Monday while addressing journalists after a week-long program to celebrated the 30 years of existence of Maharaji Village, DailyPost reports.

“He supposed to seek help from black man and not white men in London.

“Remember the last time he was going out of the country for medical attention, I was the only one said he would come back safe. What I’m saying is that let’s harness our power here to save ourselves.

Foreign News: Thai man hangs their 11-month-old daughter then hangs himself on Facebook Live

A man in Thailand, 20-year-old Wuttisan Wongtalay, who had a fight with his wife took their 11-month-old daughter on Facebook Live and then hanged himself, police said Tuesday.

Police Col. Jirasak Siemsak said officers were alerted to the crime by those who watched the video and that they responded immediately by going to the location in the video. 

Crime: Two Brazilians arrested at Lagos airport with N310m worth of cocaine

Officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested two Brazilians, Dias Dos Santos Marcia Cristina, 36 and Lima Pereira Erick Diego, 20, over the illegal importation of canned, whitish substance which later tested positive for cocaine. 
The female suspect, Dias Dos Santos Marcia Cristina was found with 9.400kg of cocaine in her bag while Lima Pereira Erick Diego was  found with 14.465kg of cocaine in his bag. According to NDLEA the seized illegal substance has an estimated street value of about N310 million.

A statement from the agency said the suspects who claimed to be tourists were arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos with the canned substance

Foreign News: [Photos/Video] Nigerian Christian Association in South Africa condemns Pastor Omotoso

The Christian Association of Nigeria in South Africa has condemned Pastor Tim Omotoso who is being accused of sexually exploiting at least 30 girls.

The association's Archbishop Benson Uwha said they are aware that not all Nigerian men necessarily have good intentions, but pointed out that some South African pastors are also accused of exploiting their congregants.

"We do not shy away from the fact that there are a few Nigerians who come into this land in the name of pastors and otherwise and drive undue excesses and despicable acts.

News: [Graphic Photos] Many feared dead in multiple accident in Abia state

A fatal accident that occured over the weekend on the Ikot-Ekpene-Aba Expressway in Aba, Abia state, led to the death of many and several others injured. The accident, which involved a truck, a couple of tricylces, a commercial bus and a private owned car, was reportedly caused by the truck.

According to witnesses, the truck, heavily loaded with chippings, was speeding as it descended the Ogbor Hill Bridge, when it lost control and crashed into several vehicles and pedestrians. The bus and tricycles popularly called Keke Napep were loading passengers when the truch hit them, sending them through the rail of the bridge, and into the water

Terrorism: [Graphic] Three young female suicide bombers intercepted by CJTF in Maiduguri

Three female suicide bombers were on Monday, April 24, intercepted in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

The suicide bombers had attempted to enter Mamanti village Jere local government area. One of the bombers detonated her bomb which claimed her life but the other two were shot dead while trying to flee. 

A statement by NEMA said:

Foreign News: Ugandan pastor sets thousands of Holy Bibles ablaze, says the bible is misleading

Members of House of Prayer Ministries located in Makerere in Uganda, were left shocked when their pastor, Aloysius Bugingo on Easter Monday set thousands of Holy bibles, belonging to them ablaze saying it was misleading.

According to Zambezi Report, the pastor claims that the lines talking about the Fasting and Lent, in general, were erased and that the word 'Holy Ghost 'appears a whopping 99 times yet the word 'Holy Spirit' appears only seven times. 

Foreign News: 20 school children and a driver burnt to death in minibus crash in South Africa

At least 20 pupils have died in after a minibus they were travelling in crashed into a lorry outside Bronkhortspruit in Gauteng, South Africa on Friday afternoon. The taxi burst into flames, and most of the children were trapped inside.

ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said fire services had managed to extinguish the burning vehicle, which was found lying on its side.

News: [Breaking] EFCC traces another ₦2bn to another account of PDP Gov aspirant in Niger state

The  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have discovered N2 billion in another account operated by a former PDP governorship aspirant in Niger state and former Commissioner of Local Government in the state, Kantigi Liman. Recall that on April 11th, the agency released a statement saying it discovered N4 billion in the accounts of two companies which he had links with.

Confirming the recent discovery, a source in the commission said the politician is currently

Foreign News: See what someone wrote about Nigerian pastor accused of sexual abuse in South Africa

Nigerian pastor Tim Omotoso was arrested on Thursday at the Port Elizabeth Airport by the Hawks and police's tactical response unit. He made his first appearance at the Port Elizabeth Magistrate's Court Friday, on human trafficking charges. The televangelist is accused of allegedly molesting congregants, some of them as young as 14-years-old. 

Maritime: Dana aircraft loses one of it's engines midflight and is forced to make an emergency landing

A Dana aircraft traveling Friday from Lagos to Port Harcourt was forced to make an emergency landing after the aircraft lost one of its engines midflight. The flight with registration number 5N-SRI, which took off from the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, reportedly collided with a bird, leading to the loss of the engine.

Crime: [Photos] Man stole $2600USD from him employees, gave ₦35,000 to his wife & $1,000 to girlfriend

According to a twitter user, @Afolashade_, here's what happened. The brutalized man sitting, simply identified as James, is a house cleaner who stole $2,600 from his employers. Luckily, they were able to recover $1,300 from him. The balance was however already spent with his girlfriend receiving more than his family. James sent ₦5000 home to his mother in Aba, His brother, ₦7000, His wife and two kids, ₦35000, a friend $600 and his girlfriend, $1000.

Crime: Police declares Terwase 'Ghana' Akwaza wanted, ₦10m reward for anyone with useful info leading to his arrest

Terwase Akwaza aka Ghana (pictured) has been declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force. A warrant of arrest has been duly obtained from Court for the arrest of Akwaza aka Ghana and he is wanted for the merciless killings of seventeen (17) innocent persons, wanton destruction of properties worth millions of naira by arson, at Zaki Biam on 20th March 2017, and for the killing in cold blood of about fifty (50) people in other locations in Benue State. 

According to the Police, he is culpable for other capital offences such as Kidnapping, Armed robbery, Culpable Homicide, Mischief by Fire and Criminal Conspiracy.

News: Babypulled out alive from grave three days after his mum buried him

A baby boy was miraculously saved from death after he was pulled out of a shallow grave where he was buried by his 25-year-old South African mother. The child had been in the grave for three days and was discovered after factory staff heard a cry and decided to investigate.

The incident occurred in the town of Paddock, in KwaZulu-Natal Province, eastern South Africa.  The baby's mother, who works in a factory, made a makeshift grave using sand and timber taken from the factory. After the baby was found days later by her co-workers, the