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Man poisons three sons with Sniper over suspicion of witchcraft

Jan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2019 topnews

Sunday Otasi, a 42-year-old father of three, has been arrested by the Bayelsa State police command for allegedly killing his two sons with a poisonous substance known as ‘Sniper’ over his suspicion of witchcraft. One of the sons, however, cheated death though he is in critical condition after he escaped from the bush where his father and uncle had tied them to a tree. The man, who hails from Agbobiri-Okodia in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa, reportedly took his three sons, Success Otasi, aged 14; Miracle Otasi, aged 12;…

Sharp Rise in Air Crash Deaths in 2018

Jan 2, 2019 topnews

Last year saw a sharp rise in fatalities from air crashes compared with 2017 but 2018 was still the ninth safest year on record, figures show. Airliner accidents killed 556 people last year compared with 44 in 2017, the Aviation Safety Network (ASN) reports. Last year’s worst civilian accident was in October when a Lion Air plane crashed in Indonesia, killing 189. The year 2017 was the safest in history for commercial airlines with no passenger jet crashes recorded. Share on: WhatsApp

Buhari’s claim on Boko Haram makes mental test for presidential candidates logical —Atiku

Jan 2, 2019 topnews

Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s denial of the continued threats of the Boko Haram insurgency has made the demand for mental test for all presidential candidates imperative. Atiku in a statement on New Year’s day, also faulted Buhari’s declaration at the Uyo All Progressives Congress, APC, rally that he had fulfilled all his election promises as he drew to light the fact that under the APC administration the number of Nigerians living under extreme poverty had reached an alarming 90 million persons.…

Man jailed for raping 80-year-old woman

Jan 1, 2019 topnews

Jimoh Oyemomi, 40-year-old man, was on Monday, arraigned before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Modakeke for raping an 80-year-old woman. Oyemomi was arraigned on two counts of rape and assault, and pleaded guilty to the first count of rape, and not guilty to the second count of assault. The suspect, according to the details presented before the court, assaulted and raped the victim on a farm at Onibambu village, near Modakeke around 2.30pm. It was gathered that the rape victim, identified only as Mrs Sangolana, was also strangled…

11,100 Nigerian Women Landed In Sicily As Prostitutes In 2016

Dec 31, 2018 topnews

The Economist magazine is reporting on Twitter that over 11,000 women from Nigeria landed in Sicily in 2016 alone and most of that number are into involuntary flesh trade. One of the most notorious North-South rackets involves transporting young women, often minors, for sex work in Italy and beyond from Nigeria, in particular the southern area around Benin City. That part of the country has a powerful Christian presence, from Catholic to Pentecostal, but it is also a stronghold of traditional animist practices, including witchcraft. Its sex-slave trade has existed…

Dwayne Johnson Surprises Mother With A House for Christmas

Dec 31, 2018 topnews

Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, has surprised his mother, Ata Johnson with a brand new home for Christmas. Taking to Instagram to share the video, the former wrestler captured the emotional moment his mom was overwhelmed with joy on receiving the gift. The 46-year-old captioned the post: “This one felt good. Surprise! Bought my mom a new home for Christmas. All our lives growing up we lived in little apartments all across the country. Lived like gypsies on the road from one state to another. The first home my parents…

Ex-President Jonathan carpets Hamzat;over $5m bribe: ” I don’t know this character “

Dec 31, 2018 topnews

“In the first place this character is an obscure individual who in 2015 had neither a recognizable name nor political clout,” these were words from a statement issued on behalf of ex-president, Jonathan Goodluck by Ikechukwu Eze, his media adviser . Continuing, it reads, “the point has to be clearly made that former President Jonathan has never met this man who was obviously not relevant in the national politics of 2015, let alone someone who was handpicked as a commissioner. “If the former President did not offer anyone bribe, having…

Jigawa state sponsors wedding of 270 orphans with N93Million

Dec 30, 2018 topnews

Malam Mustapha Saleh, Special Adviser to Jigawa governor, Muhammad Badaru, has disclosed that the Jigawa State Government has sponsored and conducted the wedding of 270 selected girls who are orphans in the state. He made this known on Saturday in Dutse during the exercise in Dutse. Saleh said that 10 orphans were selected from each of the 27 Local Government Areas of the state. “Ten beneficiaries were selected from each of the 27 wards of the state by the committee shouldered with the responsibilities of selecting and screening the eligible…

Man wins N4m lottery, arrested three weeks later for robbery

Dec 29, 2018 topnews

Two suspected armed robbers have been arrested by the Bayelsa State Police Command. They were caught while trying to steal from bank customers during the Christmas celebrations in Yenagoa. One of the suspects was said to have won a jackpot of N4m from a popular football lottery firm about three weeks earlier, before he was arrested over his involvement in armed robbery. According to sources, the suspect was also a popular member of a cult in the area. The sources, who said they were surprised by the development, noted that…

First Bank extends agency banking network

Dec 29, 2018 topnews

Foremost financial institution in Nigeria, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has extended its agency banking network to 14 major markets and business points across Bayelsa, Cross River and Delta states through a campaign. The bank said in a statement that the campaign was part of efforts to deepen financial inclusion in Nigeria. It said the market activation, which spanned over three weeks between November 24 and December 16, 2018, was an intensive period of customer engagement, education and awareness creation of the Firstmonie Agent Network and by extension, financial inclusion.…