Crashed helicopter's black box found - NAIB

Nigeria's Accident Investigation Bureau this evening announced that they have finally recovered the Black Box of the Bristow helicopter that crashed into the Lagos lagoon on Wednesday August 12t

OMG! 4 died as passenger helicopter plunged into Lagos lagoon

Below is a press statement from the Lagos State Police Command. Read below...

Following a distress call received from Local Divers at about 3:10 pm today, 12th August, 2015, that a Helicopter plunged into the Lagos Lagoon at Oworonshoki, a

Tragedy as woman slashes 3month old son's throat

Police say they have arrested a woman suspected of killing her 3-month-old baby by slashing his throat in a cemetery chapel in a small central Spanish town.

Why I killed my girlfriend after 3 rounds of 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.

ATM: No more 150k but 60k per day - CBN

In the new arrangement, all ATMs that were enabled for domestic and foreign transactions have been restructured to limit Naira cash withdrawal at ATMs from N150,000 per day to N60,000 per day while foreign currency is $300 per day.

Tragic! Imo state NSCDC officers killed man of 26years accidentally

26-year-old Okechuku Izuchukwu Iwuchukwu, a tricycle (keke) operator, allegedly died in the hands of some men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Orji, Imo state.

Jealous ex-boyfriend bathe girl with acid

The Lagos state police have arrested a 30-year-old factory worker, Paul Nwokobia, for an acid attack, which has left his former gf, Rosemary, a 23-year-old caterer, badly disfigured.

It was learnt that for many years, Nwokobia, a Delta State indigene and

ISIS executes 19 girls for refusing to have sex with fighters

According to reports, ISIS members executed 19 women for refusing to have sex with its fighters. A Kurdish official claimed that the women were being held hostage in Mosul, Iraq, when they were rounded up and shot dead this week for refusing to be sex slaves to ISIS fighters.
"They were put to death because they refused to 'participate in the practice of sexual jihad,' a spokesman for the Kurdish Democratic Party in Mosul told Iraqi News

Another Lecturer rapes 18- year-old female seeking admission in Unilag

A part-time lecturer at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Afeez Baruwa, has been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly raping an 18-year-old girl, identified as Caroline (not her real name).

It was learnt that the victim, who was reportedly raped inside a study room, was seeking admission into the University.

Very Graphics: Man crushed by train in Makurdi yesterday

 A man was crushed by a train in Makurdi, Benue state yesterday evening. *Warning* See the very graphic pics after the cut...

How some teens attack shops, stab 3 to death in Oyingbo, Lagos State

There was pandemonium on Freeman and Borno streets in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State when teenagers, armed with cutlasses and knives, attacked and looted shops, while some traders were injured in the area.

 

It was learnt that the teenagers, on the fateful day went to Old Apapa Road, Oyingbo, and stabbed three persons to death on Saturday. During the 30 mins attack on the two streets, the teenagers, who

Photos: VP Osinbajo to commission Dangote cement factory in Ndola, Zambia

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo arrived Zambia yesterday for a one day visit where he will be joining the Zambian president, Edgar Chagwa Lungu to commission a 1.5Mt Dangote Cement plant and 30MW coal-fired power plant in Ndola, Zambia. Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomole and some

Photos: Another fuel tanker involved in a ghastly accident along Ikorodu road

A fuel tanker carrying petroleum product was involved in a ghastly accident at Mobil junction close to Anthony bustop along the busy Ikorodu road this morning. Petroleum products spilled all over the road but thankfully no one died in the incident. Fire service and LASTMA officials are already at the scene to contain the situation. See more photo...

OMG!!! Photos of a newborn abandoned and found stuck head-first down a toilet

A newborn baby was rescued from inside a Beijing public toilet after her mother gave birth and walked away.

The child became stuck, head-first, down the pipe of the toilet, and was discovered by the police after members of the public called them to say they could hear a baby crying.

Political Magic! How Jonathan raised fuel subsidy from N300bn to N1.9trn – Amaechi

Former Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, has accused former President Goodluck Jonathan of increasing the country’s subsidy claim from N300 billion to N1.9trillion all by himself during his administration.

He said: 

“The fuel subsidy was N300 billion under former President Olusegun Obasanjo and it remained the same under late President  Yar’Adua. Within 6 months under President

How Burundian Journalist and AFP correspondent were arrested and beaten up

According to Esdras Ndikumana, (pictured above), who is a reporter with AFP, he was taking photos at the scene of the assassination of Burundian top general on Sunday in the capital Bujumbura when he was arrested by members of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) and taken to their office where he was subjected to severe beatings on his back, legs and the soles of his feet. They also broke his finger. He was later released and hospitalized...

OMG! 5 children died after SUV they were in rolled into a pond

Five children drowned after an SUV they were traveling in plunged into a pond near a temple in Bihar, East India yesterday Monday August 3rd. Of the deceased, three are girls and two boys, aged between eight and twelve. The heart-breaking incident took place at Brahmpur village in western Bihar’s Buxur district.

Governor Ambode approved and appoints 19 new permanent secretaries in the SPS

Press statement from Lagos state government

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the appointment of 19 new Permanent Secretaries in the State Public Service. In a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib Aruna, the appointments are in line with the Governor’s drive to restructure the civil service for efficient performance and service delivery. The development is also coming on the heels of the streamlining of some

9yr old Kaiser Carlile dies after being accidentally struck in the head with a bat in Kansas

Kaiser Carlile, the bat boy for the Liberal Bee Jays summer baseball team in Liberal, Kansas, was struck in the head with a bat as a player took practice swings during a game against the San Diego Waves on Saturday August 1st. Carlile, who was wearing a helmet, immediately slumped. He was rushed to the hospital where he died the following day. The bat had pierced through his helmet.

The team president Nathan McCaffrey announced the sad news in a statement yesterday, on Sunday

Nigeria Senators, Businessmen, politicians, others make list of chronic bank debtors

Nigerian Deposit Money Banks on Monday continued with the policy of naming and shaming their delinquent debtors with further publication of the names of firms and their directors whose loans have become non-performing for more than one year.

While nine banks published the names of the loans defaulters on Monday, four banks released the lists of their chronic debtors, owing a total of N143.81bn, on Tuesday. The four banks are First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Access Bank Plc, Diamond Bank Plc and Unity Bank Plc.