Girl, Woman Killed In Lagos Building Collapse

An 11-year-old girl and a woman lost their lives on Saturday after a section of a storeyed building on Abeje Street, Markaz, Agege collapsed.

The deceased residents were identified as Sherifat Olalere and 35-year-old  Toyin Ogundimu while one Mustapha Salaudeen was injured.

Punch learnt that the incident happened around 10am when many residents were around.

The affected section – makeshift structure at the back of the building was said to have been distressed for some time.


Officials of the Lagos State Management Agency, and the state fire service and policemen who responded to a distressed call from the area, removed the two corpses and deposited them in a mortuary.

The LASEMA General Manager, Mr Adesina Tiamiyu said other occupants of the building had been evacuated.

He urged occupants of residential buildings in the state to be conscious of cracks on the walls and raise the alarm.

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Zahra Buhari Indimi Is Pregnant [Photos]

The President's most famous daughter, Zahra who is now married into the Indimi family is pregnant. Zahra was spotted at her uncle's wedding Fatiha and ulalala she's got a bump. We say big congrats to her.

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Thousands Line The Streets To Pay Tribute To Physicist Stephen Hawking

Hawking, who died on March 14 at the age of 76, was famously an atheist but his children Lucy, Robert and Tim chose St Mary the Great, the church of Cambridge’s prestigious university, to say their farewell.

‘Our father’s life and work meant many things to many people, both religious and non-religious. So, the service will be both inclusive and traditional, reflecting the breadth and diversity of his life,’ they said.

 A private reception is to follow at Trinity College. Although it is a private service, with around 500 of his family and friend expected to attend, the crowds have gathered to watch the funeral cortege.

The flags of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Trinity Hall, Cambridge and University College, Oxford are flying at half-mast in honour of Professor Hawking.

Tributes poured in from around the world upon Hawking’s death, from the Queen to NASA, reflecting his huge impact as a physicist and an inspiration, in his refusal to give up in the face of his crippling motor neurone disease.

Professor Hawking’s coffin will be carried by six porters from the college. An arrangement of white lilies, to represent the universe, and another of white roses as the polar star will be placed on Hawking’s solid oak coffin. When he arrives, the church bell will 76 times, once for each year of his life.

Eddie Redmayne, who was among the first mourners to arrive at the church, will read Ecclesiastes 3.1-11 at the service. He played Professor Hawking in The Theory of Everything, a movie about his life, a role for which he was awarded and Academy award. Felicity Jones, who played his wife, Jane Hawking in the adaptation, was not far behind alongside her fiancé Charles Guard.

Eulogies will be delivered by Robert Hawking, Prof Hawking’s eldest child, and Professor Fay Dowker, a former student of Prof Hawking.

The service will be officiated by the Reverend Dr Cally Hammond, Dean of Cambridge University’s Gonville and Caius College, where Prof Hawking was a fellow for 52 years.

Professor Hawking’s ashes will be interred in Westminster Abbey in June, next to Sir Isaac Newton.

‘For this reason, we have decided to hold his funeral in the city that he loved so much and which loved him. ‘Our father’s life and work meant many things to many people, both religious and non-religious.

So, the service will be both inclusive and traditional, reflecting the breadth and diversity of his life. ‘We would like to thank Gonville & Caius College, the University of Cambridge and Trinity College, Cambridge for their assistance with our father’s funeral service.’ Several thousand people have visited Gonville & Caius since Professor Hawking’s death to sign a book of condolence.’

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Man Commits Suicide After Row With Girlfriend

A young man identified as  Sunday Agboola has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself inside his room shortly after a row with his girlfriend

The incident happened penultimate Monday at the deceased’s home in the Abule Iroko area of Sango, in Sango/Ijoko Local Council Development Area of Ogun State.

The deceased was said to have moved into his apartment three months ago.

An altercation was said to have broken out between the deceased and his girlfriend called Esther, following which the lady left the decease’s home in anger.

According to sources, Agboola’s mood changed immediately his girlfriend stormed out of his room and he kept top himself for several hours.

” No one can tell whether it was due to what happened between him and his girlfriend, but we noticed that he was not happy after his girlfriend left in anger and he kept to himself afterwards.

”He later went back to his room and did not come out again. It was when some people knocked on his door and got no response that they peeped through the window and saw his body dangling from the ceiling.”

It was learnt that before his tragic death, Agboola had never been visited by his family members, hence, it was difficult to locate his relatives.

A resident said: ” We know that he is a native of Abeokuta, we never saw him with any of his family members throughout his brief stay in this house.

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Cop Sacked For Shooting Black Man Selling CDs

A Louisiana police officer shouted "stupid a** motherf***er" at a black man selling CDs after shooting him dead.

Shocking new footage of officer Blane Salamoni swearing over the lifeless body of Alton Sterling has emerged as the cop was sacked over the 2016 shooting.

Salamoni will not face criminal charges but the Baton Rouge police department found he had "violated department standards" through his use of force and losing his temper Police Chief Murphy Paul told a news conference.

The second officer, Howie Lake, was suspended for three days for failing to maintain his composure.

The decisions followed an administrative review of the July 2016 shooting, and both officers plan to appeal, Paul said.

The steps are designed “to bring closure to a cloud that has been over our community for far too long,” he said.

Sterling was among black men killed by police whose deaths sparked U.S. protests and helped fuel the Black Lives Matter movement.

Police released four videos of the confrontation with Sterling outside a convenience store, where he was selling CDs.

One showed Salamoni calling Sterling a "stupid a** mother f***er" as he stood over his lifeless body.

Salamoni said he was angry and blamed Sterling for having "forced" him to shoot.

Paul called the footage from a police dash camera, officers’ body cameras, and a store surveillance camera “graphic and shocking to the conscience.”

Salamoni’s camera shows him yelling at Sterling with expletives to put his hands on a car.

He points a gun at his Sterling’s head and shouts he will shoot him if he moves.

While struggling with Sterling, both officers’ cameras came loose.

Lake’s footage ends by showing Sterling on his back in the parking lot, blood draining from his body.

Sterling, 37, was shot after a resident reported he had been threatened by a black man selling CDs.

Police said Sterling was trying to pull a loaded gun out of his pocket when Salamoni opened fire.

Lawyers representing Sterling’s five children applauded Salamoni’s firing, but expressed disappointment that the officers would not face charges.

“The person who was out of control was Blane Salamoni,” attorney Michael Adams said at a news conference.

"The person who stood by and let him be out of control was Howie Lake. That’s a tragedy."

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said this week that Lake and Salamoni would not face charges since they had reason to believe that Sterling was armed and was resisting arrest.

The U.S. Department of Justice declined to prosecute the officers for civil rights violations in 2017, citing insufficient evidence

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3 Hero Schoolboys, Saved Man From Suicide.

Three heroic schoolchildren aged 12, 13 and 14 saved a man who had a rope around his neck and was trying to jump off of a bridge.

The boys were on their way back from school at the time and they saved the man's life while he stood on the edge of an A10 overpass in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire on September 21 last year.

Devonte Cafferkey, 13, and Sammy Farah, 14, rushed to grab the man and persuade him not jump while their friend Shawn Young, who was 12 at the time, called for help

The boys are now set to be presented with national awards.

While they tried to stop the man jumping and talk him out of suicide, he passed the boys his mobile phone saying 'if it rings, don't answer it'.

The boys later appeared on This Morning and spoke about the incident with hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby.

On the show, Devonte Cafferkey said: 'Yeah we were the first to arrive. We were persuading him not to jump. He was crying and wiping his eyes. We said, "You’ve got family and stuff, it’s not worth it".'

The boys were also helped by 47-year-old Joanne Stammers, who is registered disabled with Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome, a rare disability that makes her highly prone to blood clotting.

Despite her condition, which prevents her from working, Joanne took over from the boys and held onto the man 'for what feels like forever'.

She was left with bruising all over her arms.

Another man, James Higlett, also helped to save the man's life.

All five will receive awards from the Royal Humane Society, a charity promoting life-saving intervention.

12-year-old Shawn's mother, Carol, was amazed at the boys' maturity and said they have 'just got on with it' since their brave rescue.

She said: 'I am extremely proud of all three of them, they are all good boys and it's nice that they are getting recognised for doing something good in the community.

'Quite often in the national news there are a lot of negative reports about young people so it is nice to have something positive.

'They are very young and I marvel at how they are all dealing with it. Every time I speak to them I learn something new about what happened.

'For example, the man was passing out and got heavier for them, I didn't know that until recently.'

Jacqueline Cafferkey, Devonte's mother, found out about the hero awards a couple of weeks ago and described it as a 'huge achievement'.

The three children, who go to St Mary's High School in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, have already picked up Special Achievement Awards at the Broxbourne Youth Awards for their bravery.

Meanwhile, Ms Stammers described the award as a 'great honour' and said she is still in touch with Mrs Cafferkey.

'It's amazing to get this award, it's obviously under sad circumstances but it's also great that the kids are getting something for what they did,' she said.

'I am really pleased for them and I hope other children can see it's worth stopping to help someone.'

Ms Stammers, who was on her way back from visiting her mother in Waltham Cross when she saw Shawn calling for help, revealed she 'hates' going under the bridge now and avoids it when she can.

She still sees her mother once a week and pays special attention to any bridge she goes under to make sure nobody is standing by the edge.

The heroes of the day were nominated for their awards by Hertfordshire Police.

A date for the awards presentation has not yet been set.

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NEMA Confirms 3 Killed In Maiduguri Suicide Attacks

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the death of three suicide bombers at Muna area of Maiduguri in an attempt to infiltrate the town in Friday.

Four powerful explosions occurred between 9: 00 and 9: 30 pm, sending terrifying echoes to many parts of the town.

NEMA’s Northeast Zonal Coordinator, Mr Bashir Garga, who confirmed the incident, said that the blast occurred outside the town.

Garga disclosed that the suicide bombers detonated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) strapped to their bodies behind the security trench at Muna Garage area in the outskirts of Maiduguri.

He said that terrifying echoes by the explosions caused some residents of the area to flee which made them to sustain injuries.

Garga added that the wounded were referred to hospital for treatment in Maiduguri.

“Details on the incident is still sketchy. It occurred behind the trenches and only the suicide bombers were killed,” he said, adding that normalcy has been restored to the area.

Muna garage is prone to suicide bomb attacks and the military had imposed a dusk to dawn curfew to secure the area.

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The Weeknd Hints That He Offered Selena Gomez His Kidney

Selena famously received a kidney from her friend Francia Raisa last year, after being diagnosed with Lupus.

'The Weeknd Almost gave Selena Gomez his Kidney and I can't even get a text back,' many fans tweeted.

The Weeknd almost gave Selena Gomez his kidney only for her to get back together with her ex,' many more lamented.

The majority of tweets however thanked Gomez for her public service.

'Shout out to Selena Gomez for breaking The Weeknd’s heart, cause i needed this album,' one summarized .

Other lyrics form his new EP My Dear Melancholy are believed to relate to his brief but intense romance with his fellow singer, which took place between two of her relationships with Justin Bieber.

'Guess I was just another pit stop / 'Til you made up your mind / You just wasted my time,' he also laments in Call Out My Name.

He also talks about how the duo found each other during trying times with the lyrics: 'We found each other / I helped you out of a broken place / You gave me comfort / But falling for you was my mistake.'

The Weeknd and Selena began dating at the start of 2017, during which time the starlet largely kept out of the spotlight while dealing with her health and other personal matters.

Soon after Tesfaye and Gomez's split in October 2017, she was seen spending time with on-off ex Justin Bieber.

The I Feel It Coming singer enjoyed a stroll out in LA Thursday, only hours after releasing his highly anticipated EP the night prior.

Immediately after the record's release, fans of the Toronto, Canada native were sent into a frenzy as they speculated about which songs were about the musician's famous ex girlfriends.

The Starboy singer — birth name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye — was also previously linked to as well as model Bella Hadid, 21.

While out, the Grammy winner was dressed down in a baggy hoodie, grey sweatpants and a backwards cap while appearing at ease after dropping his follow-up to 2016's hit Starboy

Another tune, titled Wasted Times, had fans thinking he was singing about missing ex Bella Hadid.

It was hard to read the provocative line: 'You were equestrian, so ride it like a champion' as anything other than a reference to the IMG beauty, whose passion for horseback riding is no secret.

'Wasted times I spent with someone else,' he continued, possibly referring to his ill-fated romance with Gomez.

Though it's been rumored The Weeknd and Bella are hanging out once more, he hinted that the pair weren't exactly on speaking terms, singing: 'But you've been with me from the beginnin' (ooh, yeah, yeah) / And I know right now that we're not talkin' (not talkin'.)'

The Weekend and Bella began dating at the start of 2015 and were first spotted together during Coachella of that same year.

But the duo split up in November of 2016, citing 'scheduling conflicts' as the reason for their break-up

It appears that a reunion could be on the horizon, though. Since The Weeknd called things quits with Gomez last fall, he and Bella have been rumored to be spending time together once again.

The musical artist was even seen leaving Bella's NYC apartment after late-night rendezvous last November.

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Man Nailed To The Cross 32 Times To Re-Enact Jesus Christ’s Crucifixion

A Philippine man, Ruben Enaje, who has been nailed to a cross every Easter for the past 32 years in a Good Friday re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion says he no longer feels any pain from his wounds.

Enaje, 58, again portrayed Christ on Friday in the traditional religious rite in Cutud village, about 76 km (47 miles) from the capital Manila.

“In the past, I went home injured and limping, but this year I feel so great,” Enaje said after the ritual held under a sweltering sun.

He said he believed his strong Catholic faith helped him avoid pain.

“I feel like he is telling me ‘go ahead, keep it up’,” he said, referring to God.

Easter is a festival marking the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.

About 80 percent of the 105 million people in the Philippines, a former Spanish colony, are Catholic.

Enaje said he felt strong enough to perform in two or three more crucifixions, until he turns 60.

Enaje was among three devotees nailed to wooden crosses in the village on Friday, including a woman taking part for the seventh time.

Actors wearing Roman soldier costumes attached the devotees to crosses by hammering two-inch nails soaked in alcohol through their hands and feet and hoisted them up in a field packed with domestic and foreign tourists.

The Catholic Church in the Philippines tolerates the ritual but says it does not support such gory displays of devotion, describing them as a “misinterpretation of faith”.

Many Catholics in the Philippines perform religious acts of penance during the Holy Week at Easter as a form of worship and supplication.

Some believe penance cleanses sins, cures illnesses and even leads to wishes coming true.

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Court Sentence Driver To Death For Robbing Boss

A High Court sitting in Ondo State has sentenced a man, Akinyemi Babatunde, to death after he was found guilty of armed robbery and killing his boss.

The convict, who was a driver to the victim, was arrested by officers attached to the Ondo State Police Command in December 2012 for robbing. Mrs Faith Omotayo, his employer at the time.

Babatunde went away with a Toyota Camry car; a laptop computer, two mobile phones and a power bank all belonging to the victim.

The convict was said to have tied his boss to a plastic chair at her house on CAC Street, Isanlu, Isuada in Owo Local Government Area of the state.

In his ruling, Justice Yemi Fasanmi said that the prosecution counsel, Wale Bamisile, had proven beyond reasonable doubt that Babatunde was guilty of the crime, thus the verdict by the court.

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Enyinna Nwigwe, Actor - Desperate Girls Harass Me For Love

Give it up for Nollywood hunk, Enyinna Nwigwe, who in a short while has became one of the most sought after faces in the entertainment industry at home and diaspora.

As a handsome actor, Enyinna attracts all calibers of women from all corners.

He squealed to Inside Nollywood that he often receives messages from different ladies constantly harassing and threatening him for marriage.

‘It is so funny. I get messages like, I’m pregnant for you, God told me you are my husband, if you get married and its not, it won’t work. All kinds of random messages. I just look at them and smile,” he said.

The rate of celebrity marriage crash is also part of the worries of Nwigwe as he maintained that although he is not scared of marriage, but fears what might happen after the marriage, if he walks down the aisle with the wrong bride.

‘I’m not scared of getting married at all. I believe in timing. I only worry about getting married to the wrong person. I’m not willing to go through that all. That’s why I have been quiet careful not to make that terrible mistake,” he buttressed.

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Flavour Speaks About His Greatness Achievement As A Musician

Nigerian music act, Flavour has spoken out about his greatest achievement as a musician. Well what he said is what most of you won't expect. Speaking to Sun he said;

I’ve been blessed with so many awards and accolades for my music. The greatest achievement for me is that, my music has given me wonderful opportunities to contribute positively to different African communities, through philanthropy.

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God Has Protected Me From Sexual Harassment In Nollywood- Rachael Okonkwo

While most of her colleagues often lament about their sexual harassment ordeals in the hands film producers, Rachael Okonkwo, who’s better known as Nkoli Nwa Nsukka, is of different opinion.

The beautiful actress claims that she has not really experienced sexual harassment in the movie industry because God has always been taking care of her.

“I have not really encountered sexual harassment. God has always been taking care of that for me. To God be all the glory. And again, I’m still the same old me, fame hasn’t deprived me of anything. I don’t allow my celebrity status get into my head,” she said.

The light-skinned script interpreter, who goes extra mile to put smiles on the faces of children through her Easter Carnival, noted that all is set for this year’s edition slated to hold in her hometown in Enugu State.


“The carnival is a way of giving back to the society after all that God has done for me. It’s a big carnival where we have not less than 20,000 children in attendance. It is happening at Government Field, Nsukka, and this year’s edition promises to be the best ever. Everything is going to be double double, as the popular saying goes.

The next one is likely going to be in Lagos,” she assured.

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Photo: Naomi Campbell Visits Nigeria...

Naomi Campbell is in Nigeria. The supermodel visited President Buhari as part of her activities for ARISE Fashion Week (AFW) 2018.

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Ireland Lifts Good Friday Alcohol Ban

For almost a century, selling alcohol had been banned on Good Friday - a legacy of Ireland's Christian traditions.

But in January 2018 the Irish parliament passed new legislation which means this year will be different.

So what's the story for 2018? And who stands to gain from the change?

Pubs in the Republic will welcome Easter revellers from 10:30 until closing time at 00:30.


Off-licences may see some changes too, with fewer booze-desiring customers stocking up a day in advance.

Good Friday is traditionally a popular time for house parties in the Republic, as friends and loved ones gather at home instead of the local boozer. But with the pub doors suddenly open, some may decide they'd rather skip the washing-up.

It's good news for tourists seeking a tipple too. On Good Fridays past, hapless foreigners unaware of the drinks ban could be found wandering the streets of Dublin in a futile search for a pint. The most dedicated were even spotted boarding trains or ferries to exploit an infamous loophole - the on-board bar.

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Tiffany Haddish BANNED From Revealing Who Bit Beyonce Because 'NDAs Are Real'

The mystery of who bit Beyonce may one day be unraveled.

But Tiffany Haddish, who publicly revealed the bite had happened, will not be the one to disclose the identity of the perpetrator.

The comedienne and Girls Trip actress, 38, went live on Instagram and indicated she had singed a Nondisclosure Agreement preventing her from giving the name.

(Earlier this week, it was reported that Haddish had told friends privately that Sanaa Lathan was the culprit. The Love & Basketball actress has publicly denied she was responsible, tweeting: 'Y'all are funny. Under no circumstances did I bite Beyoncé and if I did it would've been a love bite.')

'Y'all need to stop asking me about this Beyonce stuff because NDAs are real. I'm not saying nothing else,' Haddish said near the end of the video on Wednesday, according to E!.

Tiffany set off this biting furor when she gave an interview to GQ and dished about a party she attended in December, where Beyonce introduced herself to her.

Confided Tiffany: 'There was this actress there that's just, like, doing the mostest,' specifically in the sense that 'She bit Beyonce in the face.'

As the evening wound down, 'I said to Beyonce: "Did she really bite you?" She was like: "Yeah." I was like: "She gonna get her a** beat tonight."'

Beyonce, however, 'was like: "Tiffany, no. Don't do that. That b**** is on drugs. She not even drunk. The b**** is on drugs. She not like that all the time. Just chill."'

On her Instagram Live feed, Tiffany vamped for a while, doing a bit where she misled viewers into thinking she would name the biter.

'You wanna know who bit Beyonce? I'm gonna just tell you all. And this is the last time I'm talking about it. I ain't going to say nothing else about it. Let me sip some of my tea. I'm going to tell you who did it then I'm never talking about it again because, really, it's done.'

She plowed ahead: 'People should be focusing on the real issues at hand, like did you do your taxes? Because taxes is due real soon. Can your children - do they know how to read and write? Have you been working with them on their reading and their writing? Is your house clean? That's what we need to be focusing on,' she said.

'But y'all wanna know. Everybody's going crazy about who bit Beyoncé. I'm going to tell you so this can just be done with.'

The punchline was: 'It was Stormy Daniels. Pay attention to what's really going on! That's not real news. Who bit Beyonce is not real news!'

Stormy Daniels is the porn star who has publicly claimed on numerous occasions - including on 60 Minutes last weekend - that she had sex with Donald Trump.

Tiffany said: 'Stormy Daniels bit Beyonce. She's an actress. She also works with the president, as I sip my tea (my water tea).'

In response to viewer interest in the story, she said: 'Why is who bit Beyonce global news? They didn't even, like, take a chunk out of her face. It's not even that serious.'

Though Tiffany will not talk, the public can still hold on to hope that the biter will eventually become known - Chrissy Teigen has tweeted that she knows who bit Beyonce, and she has not as yet said she signed a Nondisclosure Agreement.

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Millionaire Trader Who Attacked Her Husband With A Knife After He Cheated On Her With Her Friend Jailed

A millionaire hedge fund trader who attacked her husband with a seven inch knife after finding out he was having an affair with her horse-riding friend has been jailed for 15 months.

Nasreen Knight had days earlier rammed her husband Julian Knight's Land Rover with her Nissan when she discovered the pair had spent the night together.

Lincoln Crown Court heard Knight lunged at her husband and smashed his glasses before later attacking him in the laundry room of their farmhouse. 

Knight, a mother-of-four who previously had an affair herself, punched Ms Hillyer and pulled her hair before she was arrested.
 She was bailed on condition that she did not return to the house. 

The scorned wife then turned up eight days after the bust-up and demanded her retired husband drop the charges so she could secure a job with Bloomberg.

Knight had been involved in a road collision and her husbands had seen her staggering towards the property clutching a bottle of vodka.

Mr Knight allowed her inside due to her facial injuries.

Mark Achurch, prosecuting, said: 'She was lying down incomprehensible, either through drink or the accident or both.

'The defendant grabbed a kitchen knife from the drawer. She lunged out at him holding the knife in a dagger-style position.'

The couple grappled with one another and Mr Knight's finger was cut during the altercation before he was able to disarm his wife.

She then attacked her husband a second time - biting him on the shoulder, punching him and pulling his hair - before reaching for the knife again and running around looking for the mistress.

Mr Achurch added: 'She was shouting "where is Erika? I want to kill her!"'

Ms Hillyer, who was hiding under the stairs, was able to phone police as Knight stormed around looking for her.

Knight, who speaks five languages and was a director of US-based Striquer LLP, was arrested.

The trader, of Frieston, Lincolnshire, admitted charges including actual bodily harm and assault by beating.

Judge Simon Hirst sentenced Nasreen for 15 months due to the level of violence and use of the knife.

He told her: You are a highly educated woman. You speak five languages and you were a hedge fund trader in London.

'These offences occurred at a very difficult time during the break down of your marriage. There was a degree of goading.

'I’m afraid the level of violence, the use of a weapon and the persistent nature of the offending on two separate days means this is so serious that there must be an immediate custodial sentence.'

Clarkson Baptiste, in mitigation, said of Knight: 'She is of previous good character. She is very sorry for what she has done.

'Her whole life had been turned upside down. She feels that she had been usurped by another.

'She realises that the relationship with her ex partner is over.'

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Boy, 11, Who Plunged From Russian Mall Fire Survived

Tragic Sergei Moskalenko - who fell four storeys and suffered serious injuries in the Kemerovo inferno  has not yet been told his parents and little sister were killed in the appalling fire, say relatives.

The boy, 11, is out of danger and conscious despite multiple fractures after striking an air conditioner and awning as he fell 40 feet to the ground while escaping thick black smoke.

The shocking video of his terrifying fall was seen around the world.

Doctors asked him if he remembered how he came to be in hospital, and he told them: 'I was flying...'

Some witnesses believe his father pushed him as he clung to the window ledge.

If so, the last act of Evgeny, 35, saved the child's life.

His parents and sister were on the inside of the smoking window from where he jumped - and this is where they died.

Sergei hit obstacles as he fell but was caught by men holding a rug below.

Funerals for Evgeny, mother Olesya, 30, and sister Ksenia, four, have been held in the Russian city.

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Kim Kardashian's Daughter North Feeds Elephant As Kanye West Dotes On Son Saint During Zoo Day

They're doting parents who relish time with their little ones. Kim Kardashian and her husband Kanye West enjoyed a family day at the San Diego Zoo with their children.

Proud dad Kanye, 40, doted on his son Saint, two, as the duo posed for a sweet father-son photo, all documented on Kim's Instagram stories on Thursday.

Kanye had his arms wrapped around his little boy as he flashed a proud smile while clad in a grey sweatshirt, bright green shorts, and a beige hat to cap off the look. 

North, four, meanwhile, clearly had the time of her life as she fed an elephant a leaf of lettuce.

The youngster placed the vegetable against the elephant's outreached snout. 

Clearly having a blast, North also flashed a peace sign for the camera as she posed beside the animal.

She also flashed a bright smile while taking a photo beside a hippo as he fed off a pile of vegetation.

'Thank you @sandiegozoo,' Kim captioned the picture of her daughter.

Not pictured during the family outing was the couple's newborn daughter, Chicago, who the twosome welcomed via surrogate in January. 

Kim has been busy with the launch of her upcoming cosmetics collaboration, so no doubt the reality star was overjoyed to play her favorite role of doting mom on Thursday.

The star and her makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic are launching a makeup collaboration, set for release on April 5; the KKW Beauty collection is called KKW X Mario.

The collection includes an eye shadow palette with 10 colors, as well as a creme lipstick and two high shine glosses.

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Chinese Arraigned For Attempting To Smuggle N108m Outside Nigeria

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a Chinese national, Li Yanping, before Justice Babatunde Quadri of a Federal High Court, Abuja, for allegedly concealing the sum of $300,000 (N108m) while attempting to board a flight to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The EFCC said in a statement that Yanping failed to inform officers of the Nigerian Customs Service as required by Section 2 (3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012).

The accused was arrested by the Presidential Task Force on Trans Border Cash Movement on March 15, 2018, for failure to disclose the said sum while attempting to board an Emirate flight, EK 8786 en route to Dubai. He was handed over to the EFCC for further investigation and possible prosecution.

The charge read, “That you, Li Yanping, on or about March 15, 2018, at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, had in your possession cash in the sum of $300,000 during your outbound clearance for travel to Dubai and failed to declare the said sum of $300,000 to the officers and men of the Nigerian Customs Service as required under the provision of Section 2 (3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012), thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 2(5) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 ( as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012).”

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Following his plea, counsel for the EFCC, Ene Emonye, asked the court to fix a date for trial and to remand the defendant in EFCC custody pending trial.

Yanping’s counsel, Chinedu Eze, however, prayed the court to admit the defendant to bail.

While moving the application brought under sections 35(1)  and (4) and 36 (5) and (6) of the 1999 Constitution and sections 158, 162, 163 & 165 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, Eze urged the court to exercise its discretion in favour of his client by releasing him on bail pending trial.

Justice Quadri granted the accused bail in the sum of N10m with two sureties in like sum.

The sureties, according to him, must not be below salary grade level 12 in any of the federal ministries or parastatals, and must have traceable addresses.

He added that the sureties must comply with bail bonds accompanied with their passports.

“The defendant is to be remanded in the custody of the EFCC until the perfection of his bail conditions,” the judge said.

The case was adjourned till April 17, 2018 for hearing.

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Two Students Found Dead After Heavy Flood In Lagos

Two male students of a private secondary school were picked up dead in the flood after a heavy rain in Alagbado area of Lagos on Thursday, witnesses confirmed.

The witnesses said the boys were found floating on water at Casso Bus Stop on Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway by shop owners and people waiting to board vehicles to their destinations.

Some commercial motorcycle riders carried them to a private hospital which confirmed them dead.

A witness said she and others were taking shelter from the rain in a nearby shop when they noticed the floating bodies on the water.

“That was how we discovered the boys and quickly the Okada (motorcycle riders) people rushed and lifted them on their shoulders but they were lifeless because their legs and hands were just dangling, the witness said

It was reported that there was heavy rain in the area in the afternoon which resulted in heavy flooding

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10 Men Arraigned For Allegedly Damaging FRSC Vehicles, Building.

The police in Jos yesterday arraigned 10 men at an Upper Area Court, Kabong in Jos North Local Government of Plateau State, for allegedly destroying a building and vehicles of the Federal Road Safety Corps. (FRSC)

They are Abbas Sharanu, Saheed Lawal, Musa Jibrin, Mapi Musa, Bashir Ibrahim, Jethro Danas, Panam Hassan, Usman Umaru, Sanusi Sanusi and Auwal Abubakar, all of Bauchi Road, Jos.

The defendants were charged with criminal conspiracy, disturbance of public peace, unlawful assembly and voluntarily causing grievous hurt.

Police prosecutor Mr. E.A. Inegbenoise told the court that Bernard Tele of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) apprehended and brought the defendants to Nasarawa Gwom Police Station on February 26.

He alleged that the defendants, armed with cutlasses, knives and jerry cans of fuel, destroyed a building and cars at the FRSC office on Bauchi Ring Road.

The Magistrate, Mr. S.N. Dashe, admitted the defendants to bail at N50,000 each and a surety.

He adjourned the matter till May 22 for hearing.

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Alleged N605m Fraud: EFCC Charges Heritage Bank MD, Sekibo, To Court

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged the Managing Director of Heritage Bank, Ifiesimama Sekibo, before the Federal High Court in Lagos for an alleged fraud of N605,321,051.05.

Joined with Sekibo in the charge sheet marked FHC/C/95C/18 is one Kolapo Kola Daisi and a company, Greame Properties Limited.

The EFCC, in the first count, alleged that Sekibo, on July 29, 2016, “while being a bank employee, to wit:  Managing Director of Heritage Bank, acquired the sum of N180m beyond your legitimate income through Greame Properties Limited, a company owned by you.”

The EFCC prosecutor, Ekene Iheanacho, who signed the charge sheet, said the bank chief violated Section 7(1) of the Bank Employees, etc (Declaration of Assets) Act, Cap B1, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and he is liable to be punished under Section 7(2) of the same Act.

In the second count, the anti-graft agency alleged that Sekibo and Greame Properties Limited “did retain in the Diamond Bank Plc account number 0006129214 operated by Greame Properties Limited the sum of N180m received from the account of Vlamings Professionals Limited when you reasonably ought to know that the said money was direct proceeds of your unlawful activity, to wit: conspiracy and fraud.”

According to Iheanacho, Sekibo and Greame Properties Limited acted contrary to Section 15(2)(d) of the Money Laundering Act 2011 (as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012) and are liable to punishment under Section 15(3) of the same Act.

In the third count, the EFCC alleged that Sekibo “acquired N125, 321, 051.05 beyond your legitimate income through the Diamond Bank Plc account of FIFC Development and Management Limited operated by you.”

In count four, the EFCC alleged that Sekibo conspired with Daisi “to transfer the sum of N300m proceeds of an unlawful activity,” into the account of Hiltrans Global Investment Limited “when you reasonably ought to know that the said fund was fraudulently withdrawn from the account of Heritage Bank Company Limited in Access Bank Plc.”

The court has yet to fix a date for arraignment.

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Gunmen Kill Edo APC Leader

Unknown gunmen have shot dead a leader of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Mr. Samson Sedi, in the Etsako West Local Government Area of the state.

It was gathered that Sedi, who was the youth leader of the APC in the area, was killed in Jattu on Wednesday.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Thursday.

According to a source, the deceased, also known as “Power Remain,” died after he was attacked by suspected armed robbers at an NNPC mega station in Jattu.

But Kokumo said that the incident was being investigated as a case of murder as the victim was not dispossessed of his belongings.

The police commissioner said, “We are investigating a murder case. We are not investigating armed robbery. Nobody was dispossessed in this particular case.

“So, what we are investigating is murder and not armed robbery. We have set things in motion. Our men are out there and I assure you that, with intelligence-led policing, we will soon bring the culprits to book.”

Governor Godwin Obaseki, who condemned the killing, described it as shocking.

Obaseki, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, also ordered the arrest and prosecution of the killers.

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Simon Cowell's Ex Suing Tyga Over Non Payment Of Rent, Tells Court, Evict Him & Get Me My Rent

Tyga is nothing if not predictable, because he's being sued again where he lives and he also got his poor little son sued in the process.

Mezhgan Hussainy, Simon Cowell's makeup artist who he was once set on marrying, has a super cool house in Bev Hills that she rented to him for $40k a month. Tyga moved in in March 2017 and paid rent for awhile until he didn't.

Hussainy claims the rent check stopped in January and he's made no effort to catch up.

She's suing to evict Tyga and get all of the back rent. It's interesting, one of the defendants is Tyga's son, King Cairo because Tyga put the kid's name on the lease. The child is listed as "other defendants" in the body of the lawsuit.

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UMG Sued Over Ariana Grande's Song

Ariana Grande's sexy reggae-pop tune featuring Nicki Minaj is a blatant rip-off of another song, just with their vocals added in, according to a new suit.

Texan man Christopher R. O'Connor claims "Side To Side" -- Grande's smash hit from her 2016 "Dangerous Woman" album is essentially his track called "J5 (T6)" ... but someone from UMG Recordings discovered it and got Ariana and Nicki to copy it.

O'Connor says he reached out to UMG about the alleged copyright violation and was instructed to send in a demo but the company didn't address his accusation of song stealing.


O'Connor also says he believes UMG has found some more of his songs online and used them to produce other copies by artists like Mike Shinoda and Taylor Swift.

He's suing UMG, not Grande or Minaj asking for royalties from "Side To Side" (which currently has over a billion views on YouTube) and a song-writing credit.

So far no words from UMG yet.

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Daughter Of Ex-Spy Improving Rapidly- Hospital

Yulia Skripal, the daughter of ex-spy Sergei Skripal, is improving rapidly and no longer in a critical condition, says the hospital treating her.

She and her father were admitted nearly four weeks ago after being exposed to a nerve agent in Salisbury.

The BBC understands from separate sources that Ms Skripal is conscious and talking. However Mr Skripal remains in a critical but stable condition, Salisbury District Hospital said.

Doctors said Ms Skripal, "has responded well to treatment but continues to receive expert clinical care 24 hours a day".

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Man Bathes Girlfriend With Acid After Family Rejects Marriage Proposal

The police in Borno on Thursday confirmed the arrest of one Musa Faisal in connection with alleged acid attack on his 26-year old girlfriend, Fatima Usman.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Damian Chukwu, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Maiduguri.

Fatima Usman, a final year student of Department of Nursing, University of Maiduguri was attacked with corrosive fluid by suspected tricycle operators in Maiduguri on March 16.

She sustained serious injuries on the face and other parts of her body as a result of the attack.


The attack generated public outcry with women groups calling for proactive measures to protect women from abuse and regulate activities of tricycle operators in the metropolis.

Chukwu disclosed that the suspect, Musa Faisal, was arrested by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Kano.

He explained that the police had also arrested one Muhammad Babangida, who conspired with Faisal and attacked the girl.

The commissioner said a preliminary investigation indicated that the suspects conspired and assaulted the girl, contrary to the notion that she was attacked by tricycle operators.

The police boss also revealed that the suspect and the victim dated for over four years and Fatima Usman’s parents rejected the marriage proposal by Faisal.

He added that “our findings indicated that the girl and the suspect had been meeting in secret for a long period of time.

“On the day of the attack, she arranged to meet the suspect at a hotel in Galadima area of Maiduguri and while they were inside a room, his accomplice, Muhammad Babangida joined them.

“Babangida was the one who poured acid on Usman and in the process, some of the liquid spilled over to Faisal.

“It is also established that the suspect vowed to deal with the girl since her family resented their union.”

Chukwu said that the suspects had admitted committing the offence, adding that they would soon be charged to court.

(NAN)

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Serious Negotiations Ongoing For Leah’s Release – Senator

The senator representing Yobe East in the National Assembly, Bukar Ibrahim, has said “very serious negotiations” are ongoing to ensure the release of Leah Shabiru.

Leah is one of the schoolgirls abducted from Dapchi, Yobe State by Boko Haram insurgents on February 19.

The insurgents later returned all the girls (apart from five who died), but held onto Shabiru.

Leah was reportedly not released with others because she refused to renounce her Christian faith.


Speaking on the floor of the Senate on Thursday, Ibrahim said Shabiru would be released “not far from now.”

“I want to reassure the distinguished senators that very serious negotiations are going on and I believe not far from now, she would also be released,” he said.

Moving a motion earlier, the senator representing Taraba South, Emmanuel Bwacha, had urged the negotiating team to ensure the release of Leah and the remaining of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted in April 2014.

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Video: P-Square Family Problem Made Me Leave Rudeboy Records, Singer Lucy

Nigerian singer, Lucy who was formerly signed to Rudeboy Records owned by one-half of defunct music group P-Square, Paul Okoye has revealed P-Square's family problems made her leave.

Revealing this to Hip Tv, she said the family drama overshadowed her career back then. Watch the video below...

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Travelling Out Of Nigeria With $10k Without Declaring It Is A Financial Crime- EFCC

EFCC on it's official twitter page has said travelling out of Nigeria with $10,000 or it's equivalent in other currencies without declaring it to customs officers is a financial crime that attracts a two-year jail term. Ignorance is not an excuse the tweet concluded.

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Photos: Deola Smart Joins The D&G Gang

Deola Smart has joined the D&G gang. It was Toke Makinwa that rocked it first, then Ini Edo joined and now Deola Smart, Malivelihood's fiancee. Luxury has always been her thing tho, so we ain't surprised.If you were a N56m engagement ring, what then is a D&G? Lol.

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Malala Yousafzai Returns To Pakistan For First Time Since She Was Shot

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has returned to Pakistan for the first time since being shot by Taliban militants.

Ms Yousafzai, now aged 20 and a vocal human rights activist, was shot in the head by a gunman for campaigning for female education in 2012.

In an emotional speech at the prime minister's office, she said it had been her dream to return "without any fear".

Details of the surprise trip are being kept secret for security reasons.


Pakistani television broadcast video showing her arriving with her parents at Islamabad's Benazir Bhutto International Airport under tight security.

"Always it has been my dream that I should go to Pakistan and there, in peace and without any fear, I can move on streets, I can meet people, I can talk to people," Ms Yousafzai said in a televised address from the PM's house in Islamabad.

"And I think that it's my old home again... so it is actually happening, and I am grateful to all of you."

The trip is expected to last four days. Officials from her Malala Fund group travelled with her.

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Couple Die 72hrs To Daughter’s Wedding

A yet to be identified couple have been reported dead after their motorcycle collided with a commercial bus in Ugwunagbo Local government Area of Abia State 72hrs to their daughter’s wedding.

It was gathered that the incidence occurred near a village called Umuaja in Ugwunagbo left many passengers of the commercial bus wounded as many of them were said to be in critical conditions.

It was learnt that while the husband and wife died on the spot, some of the injured were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and the critically injured were reportedly referred to Abia State Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba for issues beyond their capacity to handle.


Reports have it that one of the tyres of the vehicle busted while the driver was said to have lost control of the car and in the process, ramming into the couple.

A source who pleaded anonymity said that the daughter of the couple would be having her traditional wedding this weekend in their village.

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Marenikae: AJEBUTTER : THE ALBUM

Ajebutter is the debut Album from Nigerian singer/songwriter MARENIKAE. An eclectic mix of rich African culture meshed with Western European subtexts and overtones, the project is a refreshing journey into the mind of a Nigerian millennial with womanist roots.

The album is bold and tasteful. The pace is familiar, marked with African drum beats and patterns, yet complemented by MARENIKAE’s signature sound which is rooted in a blend of neo soul and afropop with electronic vibes throughout.

Her vocals range from sultry, to passionate; flirtatious to bold; transitioning between tracks and sometimes verses.  Besides its cultural influence, Ajebutter is the product of the millennial mind-set challenging age old beliefs and cultural norms.

You can hear the range of Marenikae’s musical influences on the album ranging all the way from Nigerian artists like 9ice & Styl-plus to British Freddie Mercury and 90’s girl group Spice Girls.

The term Aje-butter is a Nigerian slang that seeks to devalue children of the affluent pitting their privileged birth against society’s perception of them. MARENIKAE recalls being taunted with the term throughout childhood.

After growing into her ‘’independence’’ as an artist she jumped at the opportunity to redefine the cultural label that creates a socioeconomic division and prohibits inclusion into the larger society. The album was released March 11th 2018.                 

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NDLEA, Arraigns 58-Year-Old Alleged Drug Baron

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday arraigned a 58-year-old alleged drug baron before a Jos Federal High Court for illegal possession of tons of hard drugs.

The Jos based accused, Jude Okoye alias Zuma, was arrested by officers of the agency on June 9, 2017 at his store in Apata quarters, Jos North Local Government of Plateau.

Okoye is being tried on an eight-count charge of unlawful possession of 1, 372Kg of Tramadol drug, 1, 089 Kg of cough syrup containing codeine, 28. 3 Kg Diazepam injection.

Also in his possession was 16Kg of Pentazocine injection, all alleged to be Psychotropic substances similar to cocaine and heroin.

Others substances allegedly found in his possessions include; 18Kg of cough syrup containing codeine, 200gm of Lorazepam tablets, 250gm of Tramadol and 100gm of Pentazocine Injection.

The NDLEA prosecuting counsel, Mr Buhari Abdullahi told Justice Dorathy Agishi that by possessing such hard drugs the suspect had committed offences contrary and punishable under sections 19 of the NDLEA Act Cap N30 Law of the Federation 2004.

When the charges were read to the accused, he pleaded not guilty, and the prosecution prayed the court to commence trial.

“My Lord, the frightening aspect is that most of the hard drugs found in the accused possession are expired drugs, which if they find their way into the market would have posed serious danger to the lives of innocent Nigerians, ” he said.

Two officers of the NDLEA gave testimonies of the arrest and substances found in the possession of the baron.

Mr Etsu Daniel, the agency exhibit keeper told the court the exact quantity of each of the substances found in Jude’s possession and presented them to the court as exhibits.

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Police Declare Couple Wanted Over Alleged N63m Fraud

The Police Command in Enugu State has declared a couple wanted for alleged N63 million forgery and fraud in a mortgage institution.

The command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement in Enugu on Thursday that the Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department had commenced a full scale investigation into the matter.

Amaraizu said that the wife, Mrs Chinyere Amalunweze, 36, a native of Umuegbu Ego village in Nnobi community in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra, is fair in complexion and a former staff of a mortgage institution.

He noted that her husband, Mr Tony Amalunweze, 38, from Umulumgbe community in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu, who resides at No. 2a Akpugo St. Independence Layout, Enugu, is dark in complexion.

“They were alleged to have been involved in alleged case of conspiracy, forgery and fraud in which they defrauded a mortgage institution up to the tune of N63 million and escaped.

“The command is requesting members of the public with relevant information about how they can be traced, to report promptly to any nearest police station in the state for necessary action.

“The command had already issued a warrant of arrest against the suspects,’’ he said.

NAN

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Pope Under Attack Over Canadian School Abuse

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was disappointed by the refusal of Pope Francis to personally apologise for the role of the Catholic Church in abuse suffered by tens of thousands of Indigenous children at Canada’s infamous Indian residential schools.

“Obviously I’m disappointed with the Catholic Church’s decision not to apologise for their role in residential schools,” Trudeau told reporters, adding that he would continue pressing the pontiff for an apology.

It is estimated that more than 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis children were separated from their families and forced into residential schools run by the Catholic and Anglican churches on behalf of the federal government over much of the last century.

It was part of a deliberate policy of forced assimilation to “take the Indian out of the child.”

Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has called it “a cultural genocide.”

A papal apology was one of the 94 Calls to Action recommended by the commission on the road to reconciliation between Canada and its Indigenous population in 2015.

However, a letter released Tuesday by the president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) said Pope Francis could not personally apologise for residential schools.

“The Holy Father is aware of the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which he takes seriously,” said the letter from Bishop Lionel Gendron, president of the CCCB.

“As far as Call to Action #58 is concerned, after carefully considering the request and extensive dialogue with the Bishops of Canada, he [Francis] felt that he could not personally respond.”

Ted Quewezance, who was abused while attending a Catholic residential school, told CBC News he was disgusted with the pontiff’s stance.

“They haven’t changed their position from day one. And they never will. The only thing [the Church] could say is sorry he got caught, that’s all,” said Quewezance.

“They know they did wrong. When you do wrong, you apologise.”

The pontiff’s refusal to extend a personal apology has perplexed many Canadian Catholics, especially since Pope Francis has extended similar apologies for the treatment of Indigenous people in Latin America, as well as
to victims of sexual abuse in Ireland.

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde said he too would be writing to Pope Francis to seek a meeting to discuss an apology

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I Love Her, Says 65-Yr-Old Man Who raped A Minor

One of two men accused of defiling an 11-year-old girl in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has said he loves her, but did not know her age, while the other man said he slept with her just once.

Both men are currently cooling their heels in Police cell at Ikot Akpanabia, headquarters of Akwa Ibom State Police Command.

The victim was said to have been lured by one Glory to the house of a 65-year-old man, Okon Edet, who defiled her, while his accomplice, Akan Ebong, a 27-year-old man living in the neighbourhood, also took advantage of the girl’s vulnerability and slept with her, while she was begging for money to transport her home.

The two suspects admitted on interrogation to committing the offence and pleaded for clemency, pledging that they will turn a new leaf if let off the hooks.

 Edet said: “My mother and my wife died four years ago and I have not remarried since then.

 “I was drunk, so I don’t know what happened.But I love the girl and I slept with her. I don’t know her age.

” The suspect, a commercial motorcycle rider, claimed that all his children were dead and he was living alone and also does not know the parents of the victim or where she lives.
s begging him for money to transport her home.

 Also, Ebong confessed that he only slept once with the minor when she came to the vicinity to hawk oranges for her mother.

 He said: “I only slept with her once. When I saw the girl selling, she came to me and begged for money and I gave her.
That was in July 2017.

 “This year, when I saw her, she said the person she is living with does not have money.

” Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Odiko Macdon, said a formal complaint was logged with the Police on the defilement of the minor which led to the arrest of the suspects, describing the incident as odious.

 According to him, investigations into the incident were on-going and the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded.

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Bandits Kill Three In Zamfara

The Police Command in Zamfara on Wednesday confirmed the killing of three persons at Bawan Daji village in Anka Local Government Area of the state.

The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Mohammed Shehu, told our correspondent in Gusau that the killing was perpetrated by gunmen.

Shehu said the gunmen who came in large numbers attacked the village in the early hours of Wednesday shooting sporadically which led to the death of the three persons.

He said  the villagers who were taken unawares were quick to alert a nearby mobile police patrol team which came and engaged the bandits in a gun battle.

The PPRO said the policemen overpowered the bandits and many of them escaped with gunshot wounds.

He urged members of the public to be on alert to report to the nearest authority anyone seen with bullet wounds and seeking medical attention.

Shehu said normalcy had returned to the affected village with people going about their normal businesses.

NAN

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Government Shuts 23 Radio Stations For "Promoting Witchcraft"

Ugandan authorities have shut down 23 radio stations for “promoting witchcraft’’ and trying to con people out of money.

The stations’ licencses were suspended after they had guests on air who claimed they could heal diseases like HIV, Pamela Ankunda, the Uganda Communications Commission spokesperson, told dpa on Wednesday.

“The radios have been promoting witchcraft. People claimed on these radios to cure diseases like AIDS and cancer,’’ she said.

“These people have been fraudulently getting money from the public,’’ she added.

“Their operations and licences have been suspended until they are able to assure the commission through writing that they will abide by the minimum broadcasting standards,’’ Ankunda said.

She said that Uganda has 292 radio stations, mostly privately-owned.

It is not uncommon for various religious leaders, self-proclaimed prophets and traditional healers in Africa to claim being able to cure HIV and other incurable diseases.

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