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                  I don't have pics of the new born baby yet, you all have to make do with the clip art.  A new born baby was found on Friday morning at a refuse dump at Ikugbonmilere Street, Mowe, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State.   The woman suspected to be the baby’s mother denied the allegation, saying she gave birth to a Tortoise, and not a human.   An eyewitness revealed that people who went to the suspected mother’s residence for further investigation saw traces of blood.   The woman has however, been taken to a nearby police station for further questioning, while the baby was taken to the palace of the traditional ruler in the town.   More Details later.         Source: Punch    

Chelsea’s German striker Andre Schurrle celebrates scoring the opening goal Up Blues! Those who saw the game, you agree Mourinho makes an entertaining watch, very dramatic personae. that's what makes him special. Read game summary recap by LONDON (AFP ) after the cut.   LONDON (AFP) – Fernando Torres’s perseverance was rewarded when his last-minute goal saw Chelsea to a 2-1 win at home to title rivals Manchester City on Sunday that catapulted the London club into second place in the Premier League table.   The match was heading for a draw when, after Willian had helped the ball forward, a mix-up saw City defender Matija Nastasic head the ball past his own keeper, Joe Hart, with the onrushing Torres turning the ball into an empty net to the delight of the Stamford Bridge faithful.   Torres’s winner left Chelsea just two points behind leaders Arsenal and atoned for his dramatic 29th minute miss when, with the match still goalless, he somehow shot over t...

This is bizarre, may the Lord save us from such...amen.  Read story as reported by NY Post after the cut. Mother And Four Children Stabbed To Death In NY And the weapons of choice were a machete and scissors…. According to NY Post: A crazed man turned a Sunset Park, Brooklyn, home into a slaughterhouse late Saturday, leaving a 37-year-old mom and her four young children stabbed to death.   A 25-year-old suspect — preliminarily identified as the children’s mentally troubled older cousin — was arrested after being subdued at the scene, his feet bare and soaked in blood.     Cops seized a machete and scissors from the home as evidence, a law enforcement source said. The suspect, who neighbors said lived at the home, didn’t flinch as cops led him in handcuffs from the house of horrors, witnesses said — even as one of the children was removed from the house on a stretcher.   The top of the little boy’s yellow pajamas had been cut open at the f...

                          A 19-year-old boy, Ahmed Jimoh, has been arraigned before a Yaba Magistrate’s Court for allegedly killing a woman named Grace Ilekure with a commercial tricycle popularly called Keke Napep . The incident reportedly occurred along Commercial Avenue in Sabo-Yaba area of Lagos.   Jimoh was said to have crushed Ilekure, while driving his tricycle “recklessly and dangerously” on the highway.   The deceased was said to have sustained serious injuries and was rushed to a hospital in the area. She however died some days after the incident.   It was learnt that the family of the deceased decided to take up the matter with Jimoh, leading to his arrest for the offence.   He was arraigned on two counts of manslaughter.   The charges read in part, “That you, Ahmed Jimoh, on or about the 26th day of ...

Breezy as popularly called claims to be cleaning up his act, but this recent alleged act of his doesn't speak so.   Breezy has reportedly been arrested in Washington D.C., and it's a big mess for him since he is on probation. The singer was allegedly arrested for FELONY assault after he supposedly punched another man during an argument and confrontation outside the W Hotel at about 4:30 a.m where he was reportedly hosting a party. Read news as reported by Media Takeout after the cut.   MediaTakeOut confirmed that early this morning, R&B singer Chris Brown was ARRESTED and charged with assault - after having a physical confrontation with a man in Washington DC.   MediaTakeOut crew spoke with A MEMBER OF CHRIS' entourage and they told us what THEY SAY went down. According to them, a man who they call "an unruly fan" managed to make his way onto Chris Brown's tour bus. Chris' peoeps tell MediaTakeOut.com EXCLUSIVELY that security...

                       The Nigerian Navy, Central Naval Command, has arrested nine Nigerians and three Ghanaians on board a vessel laden with crude oil suspected to have been stolen from Akassa community in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.   The suspects were arrested on Friday by operatives of the Forward Operating Base of the Navy, known as FORMOSO, offshore Nun River on board MT FRANKENSEN, allegedly loaded with over 1,092,000 litres of stolen crude oil.   On Saturday, the Flag Officer Commanding, Central Naval Command, Rear Admiral Sidi-Ali Usman, in company with Command Operations Officer, CNC, Commodore Emmanuel Enemor; Commanding Officer, FORMOSO, Capt. Aniedi Ibok; Commander Samuel Garba, among others, visited the arrested vessel.   Usman told PUNCH Metro that the vessel was headed for Tema in Ghana, where the product was ex...

Fans of this elegant and hardworking actress, you want to know more about your favourite star actress? You have it! See interview as conducted by Kemi Ashefon for Punch Nigeria after the cut.   Background  I am Mercy Johnson, an actress. I was born 29 years ago and I am the fourth child in a family of seven. My father is an ex-military officer and I left my mother at the age of two to live with him. Due to the nature of his job, he was constantly transferred from one station to another. I am proud of him because he taught me all I needed to know from childhood to adulthood.   Movie industry  I have grown with time and there have been good and bad times. There have been rumours and scandals. Sometimes, when I cry in movies, it wasn’t the script that made me cry. Rather, I reflect on my humble beginning and the height I’ve attained now. This makes me cry.   Journey into acting After my secondary school education, I approached a friend for a...

  Choi!  Not only the common man is angry over the car scandal surrounding the Minister Of Aviation,Mrs Oduah, even those at the top are not happy with her, Yea right! It is rather funny because most, if not all are corrupt, the only difference is Mrs Oduah's issue is out in the public, while theirs are covered and not known to the public. A case of pot calling kettle black .   it was a dramatic at the  River Jordan when the Nigerian delegation in Israel led by President Jonathan went there yesterday to offer prayers , led by the notoriously partisan President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ayo Oritsejafor. Read story below as reported by Sahara Reporters.   After praying for President Jonathan and several dignitaries at the venue, Mr. Oritsejafor then specifically prayed for Mrs. Oduah, but to his surprise several people in the gathering refused to say “Amen” to his prayer, stunning the CAN president and Mr. ...

  Reports says Kim not only invited Bruce Jenner for her upcoming wedding but Bruce is been honoured with an important role of walking Kim K down the aisle despite the breakup between B ruce and Kris Jenner considering he's been a big part of her life for over 20 years, very sweet.   It's good news for Kris Jenner because its pleasure, more rating and cashing in the cash when Bruce Jenner appears on the Kim K and Kanye West TV Wedding Special.      

  Serious anointing and prayers on The Chief Commander Of The Armed Forces Of.....oops! I forget, the presidents says we shouldn't regard him so, let me rephrase "Serious anointing and prayers on President Jonathan to rule this country well I guess". Look closely, see that black man with torchlight eyes and head popping out in between two shoulders, others are praying while he makes certain the cameras gets his view.    

  A retired lieutenant colonel, who was said to have led the Boko Haram attacks on Damaturu, Yobe State, on Thursday was arrested by security forces during the encounter.   The retired army officer is being detained at a military facility.   It could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report if he has been moved to Abuja for interrogation or not.   The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Ibrahim,  had put the casualty figure on the part of the insurgents at 70 in a statement that was silent on the number of soldiers killed in the attack.   It was however, learnt that nine soldiers including a lieutenant and four policemen lost their lives in the attack.   “The retired lieutenant colonel was properly discharged from the Army and it was a big surprise when he was arrested and identified by those who knew him as a former officer,” an Army source said.   It was further learnt that the attack on secu...

This is insane! A Chinese man beats his 10-year-old stepson, severing his hand and quickly drops it in boiling water. The child's crime? Because the child's mom wasn’t able to afford an apartment they were trying to buy. Read the gist below.    NY Daily News reports : A Chinese man hacked off his stepson’s hand with a meat cleaver Tuesday before spitefully throwing it in boiling water so that it could never be reattached, police said. Cheng Sun, 43, allegedly beat 10-year-old Xiao Jun with a stick after a row about money before grabbing the hatchet and smashing it down on his limb. He then lobbed the bloody lump of flesh into a pot of water that had been left on the stove refor their evening meal.   The Daily Mirror further reports that Cheng had met Xiao’s mom, Xiao Shen, a year ago. The couple, who lived in a rented apartment in Shenyang with the boy, were looking to buy a flat together. The mother went to visit relatives to try borrowing som...

This is good news for Algeria, the Nation just hit boom in its resources. The Country's Energy Minister Youcef Yousfi announced Saturday that its national energy firm Sonatrach recently discovered a major oil field with almost 1.3 billion barrels of deposits in Amguid Messaoud, south of the country which is 112 kilometres (70 miles) from Hassi Messaoud, the largest oil field in Algeria.   The Minister further told the nations news agency APS  during a visit to the discovery site that the discovery near Amguid Messaoud is “one of the most important that Sonatrach has made in the past 20 years,”.   Yousfi said Sonatrach would have to use non-conventional methods to extract oil from the new field, adding an extra 10 percent to the costs, according to Sonatrach official Said Sahnoun.

An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a dismissed Mobile policeman (MOPOL), Omopariola Muritala, 42, to 30 months in prison for unlawfully deserting the force and unlawfully collecting salary.   The convict, who had earlier been found guilty by the police disciplinary committee and dismissed in accordance with the laws of the Police Force, pleaded guilty to the charges.   The prosecutor, Inspector John Idoko, told the committee during the summary trial that the convict was a police officer attached to Police Mobile Force (PMF) 39, Nigeria Police, Osogbo.   According to Idoko, the convict deserted his unit by secretly dropping his police kit and leaving without lawful excuse in December 2012.   “The convict later went ahead to make withdrawals between 2012 and May 2013 to the tune of N230,000 from his police account through the use of his ATM card.   “He (Muritala) was, however, apprehended on July 27, tried, convicted ...

  The police in Lagos have arrested a couple, Mr and Mrs Solomon, for allegedly stabbing their neighbour, Miss Happiness Andrew, 25, during a quarrel over dustbin.   The victim, who has been hospitalised, was  allegedly stabbed in the neck and face with a broken bottle and with a knife following a little misunderstanding.   Hapiness fell down almost unconscious as blood gushed profusely from her neck and face. She was rushed to Ajowa Hospital, Araromi, in the night immediately after the incident occurred where the doctor and nurses in the hospital battled to save her life.   Report gathered says the attack happened at their residence at 4, Modupe Ayode Street, Araromi area of Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria.   The police arrested the man and his wife who hail from Edo State, and charged them to court. Happiness, a security guard working at an eatery at Tollgate area,  narrated to our reporter on her hospital bed...

    Ikeoluwa Olaniyi, three-year-old  was playing with her friends in her grandfather’s compound in Ire Akari Estate, Isolo, Lagos, on September 3, 2013 and never knew or family members suspected that her life would be cut short by a teenage driver.  See Story as reported by PUNCH Metro.   PUNCH Metro learnt that a teenage motorist, Chinyere Wagbaranta, in company with her brother, Chisom, and a police corporal attached to Police Mobile Force 22, Felix Adebayo, in a Mercedes Benz Sports Utility Vehicle, drove into the compound carelessly, hitting the little girl and crushing her skull.   The victim’s grandfather, Adesola Elegbede, who spoke to our correspondent while fighting back tears, said Ikeoluwa was his first grandchild.   He said, “Ikeoluwa lives with me and my wife. Her father works in a bank and her mother works with an accounting firm, which are both located on Victoria Island. Ikeoluwa attends a school in Ilasa...

  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West recently got engaged and the Kardashian clans have started wedding plans, but before they tie the knot they need to agree on certain things. TMZ reports both lovers have decided and agreed they will keep their assets separate by drawing up a prenup.   See how TMZ reports it below. Multiple sources connected with the couple tell us ... both Kanye and Kim are committed to the marriage and they are NOT signing a prenup because they're worried the relationship might fall apart.  But they're both business people and know given their vast wealth it's just the smart thing to do to have a prenup.  Kim especially understands the importance of a prenup because her late father, attorney Robert Kardashian, told her over and over about the necessity of having clear contracts when it came to money. We're also told ... even though they will keep their assets separate, they will have a fat joint account for living expenses tha...

  Am sure many of you don't know about the proposed bill been argued on National Assembly Floor.   The proposed bill been argued is a bill that allows Nigeria Security Agencies to monitor your telephone and internet activities. What do you think?   Would you like anyone to track your conversations, text, voice calls...just name it? Hold on, would you actually like government security agencies to track your conversations? if you ask me..my answer would be a big NO, what??/ I just don't like the sound or feel of  it, I consider it a violation of my civil and individual, including yours.    Further, if the bill is allowed, it would pose such a high risk of terrible harm to so many people, and even if the bill is slightly good, I do believe because of the unmistakable signs that things are getting worse in Nigeria, it would be abused and not properly regulated . My view though.   Read report as reported by PM News below. ...

President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a three man administrative panel of enquiry that will probe The Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah  N255 million BMW cars scandal. This would be chaired by the immediate past Head of Service of the Federation, Alhaji Isa Bello Sali, members include Sambo Dasuki (retd), the National Security Adviser and Air Vice Marshall Dick Iruenabere (retd). Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to President Jonathan who announced this to journalists after the meeting of Federal Executive Council also confirmed reports that the President also issued a query in which explanation was demanded from the Minister over the car scandal yesterday. “President Jonathan will like to assure the general public that nobody, no matter highly placed will be shielded or exempted from this enquiry that he has directed and that appropriate actions will be taken against any person(s) who may be found guilty or misconduct either in this respect or any other re...

The Nigerian police in Lagos on Wednesday arraigned a 34-year-old man, Omowuyi Kelvin, over alleged rape of a 25-year old girl he met on Facebook.   Kelvin, who was charged before an Isheri Magistrates’ Court, lives at Shangisha, a suburb of Lagos. He is facing a two-count charge of rape and stealing.   The prosecutor, Insp Nurudeen Thomas, told the court that the accused committed the offences at 8.00p.m., on 15 October at his residence. The accused invited his victim all the way from Benin to Lagos. “On arrival, the accused unlawfully detained her for five days in a room, had carnal knowledge of her and stripped her of N5,000, among other valuables,” he said.   He said that the offences contravened Sections 285 and 258 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.   Section 258 provides for life imprisonment for rape, while Section 285 prescribes three years imprisonment for theft. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.   Senior...

The former Personal Assistant To Nollywood Actor Bolaji Amusan for about 8 years  , Lanre Adedeji Commits Suicide in Texas, United States, where he had been living since 2012. Lanre settled down in Minnesota, USA, after a tour with Mr Latin. And later moved to Texas, where things got better for him and he was able to acquire some exotic cars and lived a good life.  Report says things changed this year, when he was reported to have started behaving strangely (this was adduced to spiritual attacks), and all efforts by friends and relatives met brick-wall as he didn’t speak with anyone. However, Mr Amusan eventually spoke to him and Mr. Adedeji later told him all the happenings around him. Unfortunately, he ended it all by jumping inside a river, and his friends got to know about the situation when the American brought his ID card to them. Depression is real. He needed professional help to sort out his demons, but unfortunately he didn...

Detectives attached to the Obosi Police Division in Anambra State have arrested a man, Tonna Enedo from the Umuezeshime royal family in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area, for allegedly killing his mother.   Enedo spoke yesterday on why he killed his mother.   He blamed the incident on his quest to make money at all cost, adding that he was lured into a fraternity.   He said he has slept in the mortuary for seven hours as part of the money-making rituals.   Tonna said: “I was asked by the chief priest of the society that if I wanted to be rich, I should go and have fun with a mad woman. I should also go and sleep with a body for seven hours; I should fast for seven days dry; I was told that I would first kill my father and the last stage is that I will go mad and after I might have completed all the condition, I will become the richest man in Africa, if not in the whole world.”   He said he met all other conditions and was plannin...

A group of anti-corruption protesters was today in Abuja confronted by armed hoodlums escorted by the police to frustrate a public protest aimed at forcing the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, to resign from office.   The Minister is facing a public uproar over her scandalous purchase of BMW armoured cars from a cash-strapped agency in her ministry.   Dino Melaye, a former member of the House of Representatives, led the protest, but the protesters were attacked by the crowd who claimed they were there to ‘support’ the Minister.   The police arrested several protesters, including Mr. Melaye, saying he was leading an “illegal protest”. He was taken in a car to the office of the Commissioner of Police office where he was taken into custody.   The police also seized vehicles belonging to the anti-corruption protesters, claiming they were obstructing traffic.   A contingent of police officers also prevented the protesters from leaving the ...

As reported by Thisday. Mr. Paul Ohia, Thisday Foreign and Diplomatic Editor, was found dead yesterday October 22nd in his official car, a white Kia Optima along Marine Road, Apapa,-Lagos.   According to eyewitness reports, the deceased had parked his car for several hours by the side of the road, which aroused the suspicion of passers by, prompting them to move closer to check on him. The eyewitnesses said the deceased had reclined the driver’s seat and lay on it as if he was sleeping; until they opened the car doors to find out that he was motionless and lifeless.   The sympathisers who noticed the THISDAY sticker on the windshield of the car, called THISDAY office, informing of the tragic incident. THISDAY management in turn called the police from Area B Command, who arrived the spot to meet THISDAY Editors – Messrs Collins Edomaruse and Olawale Olaleye. They moved the body to Lagoon Hospital in Apapa where he was confirmed dead. Although, the hospital sa...

  Blue is girly and grown up! She looks like Daddy Jay Z from cheek down and King Bey from eyes up Blue Ivy and King Bey were photographed by the paparazzi's while going into the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne for The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour.

Many graves have been reportedly dismantled and their corpses exhumed in Ijoko, Ifo Local Government, Ogun State, in the ongoing demolition exercise of the state government. Residents told PUNCH Metro that the number was expected to rise as the state continued to take down houses in its road expansion project.   PUNCH Metro had, on Tuesday, reported the demolition of several buildings and structures along the Yakoyo/Alagbole road and the Ijoko/Sango areas by the Ogun State Government. The demolition was said to be have been carried out in preparation for the expansion of the said roads.   Our correspondent gathered that while some of the corpses had been interred for as long as 30 years, a few were said to have been in the graves for about eight years or less.   PUNCH Metro counted three of such exhumed graves when our correspondent visited Ijoko. The families of the deceased were said to have taken the exhumed corpses to unknown destinations. A co...

What kind of Suspicious egg is this? Imagine been served this kind of egg that grows a horn.    View the horn like looking egg. This deformed and bizarre looking egg was photographed and submitted on Reddit by a user. This one is more than a unique looking egg. Ugly egg!

I saw this while surfing the net and I call this absolutely beyond crazy. Cases like this is getting rampant by the day, by the way how would schools and  institution tell when a person is a paedophile? Read down.   NC ABC affiliate WTVD.com reports that A North Carolina middle school principal has resigned after he was accused of having sex with a male student while the boy’s unsuspecting parent was outside the office.   David Ellis Edwards, 49, was arrested last week Friday and charged with numerous sex offenses against a minor, Edwards is also facing a crime against Nature charge.   It’s no secret that paedophiles and other perverts often seek employment in programs involving children, such as schools, churches and childcare centre.   Detectives say there are at least three alleged victims. The sex acts allegedly took place at Ramsey Street Alternative and Douglas Byrd Middle Schools. Deputies said the victims told them t...

43-year-old Bad Boy Records founder and Rap Mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs has battled homosexual rumors for most of his illustrious 24-year career.   Recently, Us federal investigation into a major cocaine trafficking case has triggered a fresh new round of rumours against Comb who has 5 children with 3 women.   Federal investigators interrogating former hip hop manager Jimmy “The Henchman” Rosemond wanted to know about the sexual predilections of numerous rap heavyweights, including Combs.   A secret affidavit revealed the feds were very keen in knowing whether Combs had sex with underage boys. When the Feds get fishy for information, something uncovers. See report from Smoking Gun.   From The Smoking Gun : During a debriefing session with federal investigators, James Rosemond, the music manager-turned-cocaine kingpin, was reportedly questioned about the sexual preferences of entertainers, including whether Sean “Diddy” Combs was “havin...

                                                              COALITION of Civil Society Organizations, Market women and students have staged a protest with placards of different inscriptions at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, over the continuous strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, alleging that the strike has increased prostitution in the country.    The group which noted that the strike was entering the fourth month appealed to the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, the Trade Union Congress, TUC and appealed to the union to call off the strike in the interest of Nigerians.   Some of the placards read, “ASUU please save our youn...

  The Kano Hisbah Board reports that on Friday it arrested 15 young women for alleged prostitution during the Eid-el-Kabir festivities in Sabon Gari area of Kano, the state capital.   News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano stated that The Public Relations Officer of the Board, Malam Yusuf Yolathat confirms to NAN the defaulters had been charged to court.   He told NAN that members of the Hisbah corps also arrested “deviant youths’’ during the festivities. Yola said that apart from those arrested for prostitution, more than 40 male and female youths were also picked up during the festive period for “misconduct’’ at places of leisure across the state.   According to him, the parents of some of those arrested were invited to the board for discussions and advice and most of the youth were later released.   “For those who had mischievous haircuts, the board made sure that they had clean haircuts before they were released. (lol! thi...

  A pretty teenage shoplifter, Tiona Rodriguez  pictured above was arrested in US after allegedly stealing from a Victoria’s Secret lingerie store in Herald Store square, Manhattan on Thursday. On alert by store employee who spotted the teenager and her shoplifting partner, Francis Estevez snatching sexy underwear off the rack, the security guard while searching their bags for the stolen items found a dead fetus of a boy wrapped in a plastic bag at the bottom of Rodriguez’s handbag.   NY Daily News reports: The discovery was made around 1:10 p.m. at the Herald Square store, after a store employee spotted the teens snatching sexy underwear and lingerie off a rack. Rodriguez and Estevez, both 17, were charged with petty larceny and possession of stolen property.   Police responded to a routine report of shoplifters and detained the two girls in the store. A security guard detected a foul odor and the gruesome discovery was made....