Day: October 27, 2018

Fingerprint Leads to Charges Against Florida Man for at least 13 Bombs

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Florida resident Cesar Sayoc Jr. was charged Friday with five federal crimes related to at least 13 mail bombs sent to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and a number of other leading Democrats and critics of President Donald Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. A latent fingerprint linked to Sayoc was found on an explosive device sent to Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, according to FBI Director Chris Wray. DNA that could be linked to Sayoc was recovered from two different improvised explosive devices, Wray said. The FBI chief warned…

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67-year-old woman gives birth to child 40 years after marriage

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Professor Samuel Otubusi and his wife, Ajibola finally had their first child 40 years after being married. The couple held on to God’s promise of a child revealed to the husband in a dream after 35 years of marriage but was not fulfilled until five years later when the marriage clocked 40 years. Last Saturday, October 20, Mrs. Otubisi gave birth to a bouncing baby boy at the age of 67. The husband is 72. Before then, the couple had sought medical assistance from within and outside the country without any…

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Efemena, late Ras Kimono’s wife, buried in Lagos

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Late Reggae star, Ras Kimono’s wife, Efemena Okedi was on Friday laid to rest at Atan cemetery, Yaba, Lagos. Okedi was Kimono’s manager and a member of his band when they were alive. She passed away at a Lagos hospital shortly after the death of her husband. The late Efe was buried at exactly 10.45 am in a solemn mood amid tears from friends and family. The officiating minister at the internment, Pastor Emmanuel Ajomafuwe, described the deceased as an epitome of love. “Death is inevitable. It is the most…

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Gunmen abduct Five Catholic nuns in Delta

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Five Catholic nuns have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Delta State. The nuns are of the Order of the Missionary of Martha and Mary in Agbor, under the Issele-Uku Diocese. It was learnt that the victims were returning from a burial ceremony in the East when the hoodlums struck around the Railway Line near Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State. The hoodlums reportedly intercepted the private vehicle of the nuns, and shot at their vehicle, injuring two nuns on the leg before making…

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PDP to Buhari: Order army to release your certificate to INEC

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President Muhammadu Buhari has been challenged by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to show proof of his integrity by presenting his academic credentials, “if he has any,” to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and put to an end the controversy trailing his school certificate. The party also tasked the Commander-in-Chief to fulfil his obligation like other Presidential candidates, instead of bugging the commission with affidavits. The PDP in a statement issued by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan yesterday said while its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has submitted his educational and…

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