“We used women prostitute to get information on how police are looking for us and the position of the victims after the operation" Arrested Armed Robbers

                     

Notorious 4-man gang which includes 27-year-old commercial bus driver based in Benue State, Monday Otupa and three others, Joseph Oriyan, 27, Basil Fabian 39 and Mike Onazi, 34, have been arrested for armed robbery and car snatching in different parts of Nigeria, as they claimed they get information about their victims from prostitutes.

The suspects who revealed they have members in Lagos, Enugu, Benue and Port Harcourt who they call when they come to the states for operation, further revealed they operate in a Commando way and each member has specific role to play. They have mechanic, rewire, painter, and a member whose role is to perfect customs papers, vehicle number plates and good receivers.

An Ak47 ammunition among other dangerous weapons used by the suspects from Benue State during their operations, was recovered by Security operatives.

The Nation reports that when they operate in Abuja and Lagos, they would take the snatched cars to Port Harcourt to sell. Innocent buyers address them as car dealers without car shops, yet they claimed to be buying the cars from Cotonou and other West African countries and abroad.

One of the gang members named Joseph (Joe) had been arrested more than three times, charged to court and remanded in prison and, at times convicted, yet, he always secures freedom to join his members.

Confessing to the crime, Monday said: “We used women prostitute to get information on how police are looking for us and the position of the victims after the operation.

We used to sleep in hotels that are not well patronized and located in a remote area and at times the owners of the hotels and their staff assist us with information and private accommodation for which we pay special money.”

Singer Mario Winans jailed over child support

“I Don’t Wanna Know” singer, Mario Winans was arrested on Wednesday September 27th at his home in Fort Lee, New Jersey and jailed for not paying child support for his 12-year-old son.

Bossip reports that Authorities from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department raided Winans home, and arrested him without an incident.

The 43-year-old former Bad Boy Records artist and songwriter apparently owes $171,000 in back child support, as it was gathered that his bail is set at same amount of the child support owed. This is coming after Winans plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of failure to file tax returns, at this same time last year; a case that could get him up to five years in prison if convicted.

Some Nigerians parents encourage their daughters to go to Europe for prostitution-NAPTIP

National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons [NAPTIP], has revealed exclusively that some Nigerian parents actually encourage their daughters to travel to Europe to become sex slaves so they could send money to them.

An official to NAPTIP Esther Otegheri made the revelation in an interview with PulseNG, she said some of the parents go as far as providing the money for their wards to travel out or take them to shrines to swear to oaths that they will not abandon the sex trade when they get to Europe.

“It will shock Nigerians to know that most of the girl who gets trafficked to Europe to engage in prostitution are often encouraged or pushed into it by their own parents,” Otegheri begins.

Otegheri who was one of the NAPTIP officials who just came back from Europe where they managed to rescue some girls who were trafficked for the sex trade, said that some of the girls they rescued are as young as 13 and most of them had undergone untold hardship and were exposed to various kinds of diseases.

“I wept bitterly when we saw some of these girls who were as young as 13 roaming the streets of Europe soliciting for men to have sex with them for money.

They have these madams whom they report to and any money they make is used to offset the debts they owe the madams or send back home for their parents to pay off the people they borrowed to send them to Europe.

There are girls aged 13, 14 and 15 on the streets of Europe, selling themselves for money. They are so young, vulnerable and having terrible experiences. Some of them are exposed to sexually transmitted diseases because many of the patrons prefer sleeping with them without condoms.

Only the strongest of hearts would not cry when you see them or hear their stories. Many of them go through harrowing experiences before they get to Europe all in the name of making a living for themselves and their families.

In the course of our investigations, we discovered the routes these traffickers operate from and it would break your heart to see what they go through.

We discovered that some of these young victims go through the border between Sokoto and Bori Koni in the Niger Republic while some trek through the deserts taking the Katsina Maradi-Niamey-Ouagadougou-Mali, on to Libya before crossing the Mediterranean sea into Europe.

We also discover that majority of the victims are trafficked through Lagos to Cotonou for onward trafficking to Europe, with the connivance of Immigration and Customs officials.”

It has been discovered that Nigerians make up the biggest nationality crossing the Mediterranean in smuggling boats launched from Libya, and many of the migrants are girls and young women who are destined for the sex trade.

“Many of the girls come from very poor families and the parents feel the only way they can come out of their poor status is if their daughters could travel Europe and engage in prostitution. That is how low most of our parent’s reason.

Many of the girls have not been to school or have very little education, so they are easily taken advantage of. They dream of a better life in Europe, they see Italy as a paradise.

You will be surprised to hear some parents even boasting about their daughters who are in Europe and when you ask them what the girls do, they will be proud to tell you that they are hustling.

For them, hustling means one thing: prostitution. They are not ashamed to say it and it is very pathetic.

Some of these girls have little or no idea where they are heading or what they would do when they are being trafficked out of Nigeria. They don’t know the danger in front of them only to realize it when they get to a point of no return and they would have no option but to fall in line.

They are forced into prostitution and if they refuse, they are beaten up, detained and threatened with juju. It is very sad.”

Otegheri also pointed out that the victims of the sex trade live in terror of the madams who run them, as well as organized Nigerian gangs who operate as a mafia team and are used to whip the girls into line.

“The madams are like demi-gods and they control the girls in every way imaginable, from beating, torture, illegal imprisonment and threats of death.

There are also Nigerian gangs organized like the Mafia and they are used by the madams to intimidate, abuse and terrorize the girls.

The gang often kidnap the girls, rape them and force them into the streets to solicit for men.

Even some local churches are not left out in the trafficking. We have arrested some so-called pastors ho run these trafficking trade. They pretend to send these girls abroad to work when they know they are being sent to become prostitutes.

Once the girls arrive in Italy or other parts of Europe, they are made to sign agreements to pay back between 30,000 to 50,000 Euros to the madams before they are free to be on their own.

Most of them can spend three to five years without being able to pay up the money, thereby living in perpetual bondage.

The exploitation of these minors by their parents and the organized sex trade rings is rather pathetic. The way our government is handling the matter is also not encouraging. We have advocated for these rings to be smashed by all means but they still keep sprouting and it is worrisome.

Winner Of 2014 Mr Nigeria Emmanuel Ikubese appointed UN Ambassador

Emmanuel Ikubese, who won the Mr. Nigeria 2014 contest, has just been appointed a United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Ambassador.

The model/actor was appointed a UN ambassador based on selfless services, creativity and compassion towards human development. He was also given a customised vehicle plate number, an international identification card and an honorary plaque by the global network of formal and non-formal educators, as well as educational institutions and agencies that are committed to the realization of education for all people from childhood to adulthood.

Wizkid makes history, becomes the first African artiste to sell out at Royal Albert Hall in London (Photos/Video)

Wizkid made history last night, September 29th by becoming the first African artist to sell out the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Tickets were even sold out two days before the concert.

The show was broadcasted live via Wizkid’s Facebook page so his worldwide fans could also get a piece of the action.

He joins the likes of the Beatles and many international superstars who have headlined at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Video From the Concert

British act Yung Bane and Nigeria’s Wande Coal also performed at the concert.

More Photos from the concert

Rihanna Spotted With billionaire boyfriend Hassan Jameel as they enjoy dinner date

                   

Rihanna and boyfriend Hassan Jameel were spotted enjoying a romantic late night dinner at Park Chinois, Chinese restaurant in Mayfair in the early hours of Friday morning.The pair turned heads after not being seen in public together for weeks.

The couple left the restaurant separately choosing not to be pictured together with Rihanna, 29, exiting out the back door at around 2am.

She then sat in her car for half hour before Hassan left out of the front door of the restaurant a 2.35am.
Rihanna wore an all black, spilling her curves into a sweater and a mini-skirt, showcasing her pins.

The billionaire kept a low profile with a baseball cap pulled lowly over his eyes. He looked casual in a T-shirt and jacket, jeans and converse in mud green.

Infection Added To The 'Fast Death' Of Hugh Hefner

Hugh Hefner started having serious back issues about 2 years ago, and it was all downhill from there as far as his health was concerned.

Sources close to the Playboy founder say  he already had back problems in his late 80s, but it got much worse when he got an infection. It was so debilitating for Hugh, he could barely walk without assistance and was bedridden soon after.

That's when his public appearances became extremely rare.  One of his last was at the Mansion in May 2016 to announce Playmate of the Year, Eugena Washington.

Hugh was surrounded by his sons Marston and Cooper, his daughter Christie and 2nd wife, Kimberley Conrad when he breathe his last.

Eedris Abdulkareem insulted artistes young enough to be his children – D’Banj

Even as back in the days musician, Eedris Abdulkareem, tongue-lashed D’banj in a recent video, calling him “stupid” to have left Don Jazzy, the Kokomaster has refused to retaliate but rather gave a subtle throwback by saying Eedris insulted people who are young enough to be his children.

The controversial singer had in the said video that surfaced online recently, took some of his younger colleagues to the cleaners while saying D’banj “lacked talent and all he has is ‘razzmatazz’”.

Saturday Beats caught up with the Kokomaster and he bared his mind on Eedris’ outburst. He told Saturday Beats that he felt Eedris could have handled the matter in a better way. He said,

“At first, I did not see the video where Eedris spoke about me and initially, I thought it was something else till people sent me the video. I have seen different videos of him talking about different artistes that are young enough to be his kids. I would have thought that if he was such a role model, there were better ways he could pass his message across but I have nothing against him. I have nothing more to say about him. I feel people just have different ways of expressing themselves.”

Lebanese Expatriate, 3 Others Arraigned For Theft

A 46-year-old Lebanese expatriate and an employee of a water engineering firm, Lana  Engineering Limited, Mr Antoine Alromi was on Friday, arraigned before an Abakaliki Magistrate Court over alleged theft of 5 KVA transformer valued at N7m.

Also arraigned before the court presided over by  Olughu Nnachi  were three other accused persons of Nigerian national. They are Offia Amaechi (25), Malachi Ogbodo (39), and Gregory Ndukwu (42).

According to the Charge No MAB /765/2017 between the Commissioner of Police Vs 4 accused persons, it reads, “That you Antoine Alromi (m) and Offia Benjamin (m) and other at large sometimes in the month of July 2017, at Abakaliki, in the Abakaliki Magisterial District, did conspire among selves to commit felony to wit stealing and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 516 A of the Criminal Code , Cap 33 vol 1, Laws of Ebonyi State 2009.”


 When the matter came up for hearing, all the four accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charge even as the first accused (Alromi) had no legal representation, a Barrister Gabriel Onyike appeared for the 2nd, 3rd  and 4th accused persons.

Onyike had applied for bail for the accused but was opposed by the prosecution counsel DSP Kenneth Adokeme on the ground that the accused would jump bail if granted.

In his ruling, the presiding Magistrate said that the offence was bailable, and granted the 1st accused bail to the sum of N10m with two sureties who must be civil servant on Grade level 15,  while the 2nd, 3rd and 4th accused were granted bail to the sum of N5m with two sureties who must be civil servants of Grade level 10 or above .

 Nnachi however adjourned the matter till  November 27, 2017 for further hearing.

 In a related development, the Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer Lovet Odah has paraded four suspects for their alleged involvement in various crimes ranging from fraud, stealing, armed robbery and conspiracy.

Briefing newsmen at the Command Headquarters in Abakaliki, the state capital on Friday, the PPRO said the command remains resolute to combat all forms of criminality in the state.

 Odah reiterated that the suspects would be arraigned in court after investigation was completed.

Drake’s father inks monster tattoo of Drake’s face on his arm (photos)

     

Rapper Drake’s proud dad, Dennis Graham has gotten an enormous tattoo of his boy’s face on his right arm.

TMZ reports Drake’s dad got the tattoo to match the mug shot of him Drake got tattooed on his own arm in 2014. Dennis also wants the world to know he loves his boy.

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Man Whose Face Was Ripped Off By A Tiger While He Slept Now Eager For A New One After 23 Years

A man whose entire face was ripped off by a tiger as he slept has finally spoken out after 23 years of "hiding behind a mask".

Hashmot Ali, 45, was left severely disfigured after he was savaged by the animal while out on a boat in the mangrove forests of Bangladesh.

The dad-of-three has lived a life of seclusion since the attack, confining himself to his own village for fear of judgement from outsiders.

But now he will make an eight-hour journey to the country's capital of Dhaka in search of life-changing surgery.


Hashmot said: "I desperately need to get my deformed face fixed.

"I feel it's very important that I get my looks back to normal.

“I want to live my life with pride. I don't want to hide behind this mask anymore.

"I have done enough hiding, now I want to live with joy with my kids.”

The horrific attack occurred while Hashmot was working as a fisherman and was sleeping in a docked boat in a forest canal.

Hashmot has had several surgeries since the incident in an attempt to reconstruct the left side of his face, including three unsuccessful attempts at skin grafts.

Hashmot, who lives with his wife, two sons, and a daughter, will meet with doctors that are offering treatment to reconstruct his face, using skin from other parts of his body.

The series of procedures would be carried out over two years, and if Hashmot decides to go ahead with them they could give him the life he’s been yearning for.

Shakila Akter, Hashmot’s wife, said: “We would be very happy if Hashmot is cured. My whole family would love to have a healthy and normal Hashmot with us.

Little Boy found wondering in Epe, Lagos, Owners yet to Identify him (Photo)

                  
A little boy is yet to reunite with his family after he was found by some well-meaning Nigerians wondering on the streets of Epe Lagos, they took him to a Police station, but owners are yet to identify him, read what IG user posted below!
         

“A woman who does not submit to the husband and trust his instincts is not going to be successful in marriage"Chris Attoh hints that Damilola Adegbite was not submissive in their marriage

                      

Ghanaian actor, Chris Attoh, has reportedly one of the reasons his 2 year marriage to Nigerian actress, Damilola Adegbite, crashed. According to the actor, the actress was not submissive.

Chris said this in a chat with Bola Ray on Starr Chat, he has said that women should be submissive to their husband whenever they get the opportunity to be married. He said;

“A woman who does not submit to the husband and trust his instincts is not going to be successful in marriage.

I think that we have forgotten about the fundamentals of marriage. When you love someone, it’s important to be able to forgive, respect and submit.” he told Bola Ray.

“As a woman you need to trust the captain of the ship. It’s truly important if you want peace in your home.”

If you are a Christian, it is your bible that will take you through your wedding days.”

Everything happens for a reason. I have a beautiful baby boy, a wealth of experience and a lot of work to do”, Chris explained.

Chichi Igbo Comes Out As A Lesbian

Ex Super Falcons player, Chichi Igbo has officially come out as a lesbian, but you know that's no news to most of us, except for JJCs on social media! Though she has never confirmed it before now, Chi chi known as Chified acts and live it online and sources who know her well, say she is a real Lele!.

Well today, Chichi took to instagram and dropped some real bars for the p*ssy. Please forgive us for our dirty words lately, it's what your people dish that we serve you. Enjoy Sorry, I mean find her lyrics below... How about laying your hands on some rap game woman?


Catch a flight for the p*ssy
Flying overseas like it's the next street for that p*ssy
Break a bank for that p*ssy
Treat her like the princess that she is for that p*ssy
Change my ways for that p*ssy
Block all the thirsty b***es in my dm for that p*ssy
I fell in love for that p*ssy
Shot down every social media platform for that p*ssy
Gym harder for that p*ssy
Add two more packs to the 6 for the p*ssy
Bail on a d**k for that p*ssy
RIP for the D for that p*ssy
14 years for that p*ssy
Get in there and do another 14 for that p*ssy
Fuck my *hmm* for the p*ssy and anyone that got a fucking problem for the p*ssy
I'am a sinner for that p*ssy
Get down on my knees and beg for forgiveness for the p*ssy
Yea I did this for the p*ssy
Your opinion on this video don't matter for the pussy (So much to spit on the pussy but sorry I got only a minuet for the p*ssy 😂)

41-yr-old man lands in prison for raping and impregnating his neighbour’s 15-year-old daughter

A forty-year-old man, Yahaya Idris, has landed in prison for allegedly raping and impregnating his neighbour’s 15-year-old daughter.

Hajiya Falile Dikko of the Katsina State Senior Magistrates’ Court on Thursday directed that Idris should be remanded in the prison custody till November 6, 2017 when his case would come up for mention.

The prosecuting counsel for the police, Inspector Sani Ado, had told the court that Idris resided in the same house with the victim’s father, Lawal Abubakar, at Gawa Village in the Bindawa Local Government Area of the state where the offence was allegedly committed.

Ado said Abubakar reported the incident to the police on September 23, prompting Idris’ arrest.

The prosecutor said by deceiving and raping the victim, who ended up being impregnated, Idris “committed an offence contrary to Section 283 of the Penal Code.’

The prosecutor however said investigation into the incident was in progress and requested for an adjournment.

The magistrate told Idris that the offence he was accused of was only triable at the high court, adding that he was only arraigned before the Magistrates’ Court “for cognisance purpose.” (Punch)

Woman Dies During S*x Romp With Married Man

A man simply identified as Tolu has landed in trouble after he had sex with an epileptic woman and she died in his room during a sex romp in Lagos.

The incident happened at Oke Odo area of Lagos where both the woman and the man reside. The man has been arrested and detained at Oke Odo Police Division and he is now being charged for murder.

P.M.Express gathered that the suspect secretly invited the deceased when his wife was not around and engaged her in sex romp that lasted for hours.


However, during the romp, the lady started breathing heavily and became unconscious on the bed. The suspect quickly wore his clothes, came out and raised alarm which attracted the neighbours.

She was rushed to a hospital. However, before the doctors would attend to her she passed on. The doctors only certified her dead and her corpse was deposited at the morgue for autopsy report. The incident was reported to the police and the suspect was arrested and detained at the police cell.

P.M.Express gathered that the deceased’s family was contacted, they confirmed that she had epilepsy and she might have died due to suffocation during the romp. However, the police insisted that the suspect was culpable until the report proved otherwise.

Meanwhile, both the police and the suspect were waiting for the report to know the next line of action. When our reporter visited Oke Odo Police Division, the suspect was still detained there.

The DPO was said to have gone to the State Command at Ikeja for CP briefing. However, a police source said the matter will be transferred to SCID Panti for further investigation.

Man finds baby abandoned with money, birth certificate (photo)

A 1-month-old baby abandoned on the side of a highway in Oklahoma, USA, was found in a car seat stuffed with $5,500 in cash, a birth certificate and a Social Security card.

Oklahoma City police say a church group returning from an amusement park spotted the child on Saturday.

At first glance, people driving along Interstate 40 in Oklahoma City thought they were seeing a discarded doll in the patchy grass and weeds.

The driver of a church bus full of kids was the first to stop. He quickly realized the tiny body strapped into the car seat just 10 feet off the busy road was a living and breathing baby.

“It was not moving. Its eyes were closed,” Roger Prater told The Oklahoman. “I thought, ‘Lord, don’t let this thing be hurt,'” Prater said.

Several other drivers pulled over, startled by the sight of the 1-month-old abandoned near a freeway, facing oncoming traffic.

Someone changed the boy’s diaper. Calls were made to 911.

The child appeared perfectly healthy. He wasn’t fussing. He was scooped up and placed inside a car, away from the scorching sun and temperatures hovering in the 90s.

When police arrived Saturday, they found more than $5,000 in cash stuffed in the car seat, as well as a Social Security card, authorities said.

First responders said the infant could not have been out in the elements for more than 30 minutes. He was given a clean bill of health at a local hospital and placed in the care of social workers.

Police say they located the child’s mother through family members and that she was taken to a hospital to be evaluated.

Police are investigating how and why the infant was left on the roadside.

Pirates Strike Again, Hijack Passenger Boat

Barely 48 hours after launching an ambush that killed three passengers on Tuesday, gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Thursday hijacked a passenger boat along Nembe-Brass waterways.

Militants had on August 28 ambushed a military houseboat and killed a soldier and civilian crew. Again, last Friday, the bandits attacked an oil services vessel killing three security men on board.

It was gathered in the latest onslaught by the elusive pirates, that they trailed the boat after it had dropped off its occupants in Brass from Nembe before hijacking the boat.

Community sources who witnessed the incident said the suspected pirates armed with sophisticated weapons shot sporadically into the air before seizing the boat.


The driver of the boat and his crewmen were later allowed to disembark at the creeks while the bandits moved on.

The Chairman of the Bayelsa state Chapter of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria Lloyd Sese who confirmed the incident said that pirates’ activities on the waterways had made life unbearable.

A youth leader from area, Robert Desmond, condemned the incessant sea pirate attacks on the waterways.

Mr. Desmond described the acts as not only senseless but inhuman and wondered why a group of Bayelsa youth should be ”terrorising their own people.”

He tasked security personnel to be on the alert particularly the Brass-Nembe people who are in dire need of marine security.

He called on law enforcement agents to apprehend the pirates, destroy every network and arsenal they may have in their possession, in order to bring respite to the Nembe-Brass people.

Asinim Butswat, a deputy superintendent of police, and spokesman of Bayelsa Police Command, who confirmed the incident said that the command has intensified efforts to check criminality and restore security in the area.

Man bags two years jail term for defrauding lady N100,000 by sending her fake bank sms

Ojotomobor Ovuakponye has been sentenced to two years in prison by Justice Mohammed Yahaya of the Kano State High Court for fraud

According to NGHUBS, Ojotomobor Ovuakponye was arraigned in court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for fraudulently obtaining the sum of N100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Naira Only) from the account of one Jummai Ruqayya Mohammed.

The convict allegedly claimed to be a staff of Guarantee Trust Bank by sending fraudulent SMS to the complainant that her bank account had a problem and that she should contact her bank but unknown to her, she ended up contacting the convict.

A statement by EFCC read

The EFCC has secured the conviction of one Ojotomobor Ovuakponye before Honourable Justice Mohammed Yahaya of the Kano State High Court sitting in Gezawa.The convict fraudulently obtained the sum of N100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Naira Only) from the account of one Jummai Ruqayya Mohammed through the bank account of his girlfriend under the guise that he is a staff of Guaranty Trust Bank by sending fraudulent SMS to the complainant that her bank account had a problem and that she should contact her bank but unknown to her, she ended up contacting the convict.

Akon Spotted At An Airport in France

American-born Senegalese singer, Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam, better known as Akon was pictured with one of his wives at CDG airport in Roissy en France, France.

This is the latest wife of the businessman who practices polygamy – His other wives including Rosina Bruck and Tomeka Thiam. He also has multiple girlfriends and has several kids, online reports say.

Kylie & Travis Scott are not Talking Marriage

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott are not ready to get married -- not even close -- despite they're having a baby.

Sources connected with Kylie and Travis tell TMZ, they both feel they haven't known each other long enough to tie the knot. As one very connected source puts it, "They're still trying to figure out their relationship."

Kylie has no issues about being an unwed mother. Fact is, she's following in the footsteps of Kim and Kourtney. Khloe is in the same boat.


They are not even discussing marriage, but they're talking a lot about raising their daughter.

TMZ was told Kylie's the one who really wanted the baby. They met in April and she's 5 months along -- she got pregnant about a month after they hooked up.

Uganda Lawmakers fight in Parliament during presidential age limit( Videos& Photo)

Dozens of Ugandan lawmakers came to blows as members of the opposition party tried to stop the ruling body from passing a law removing the age cap from the presidency.

The fight started after some opposition ministers accused ruling party members of carrying guns, sparking a fierce argument which turned into pushing and eventually brawling.

Punches and chairs were thrown as ministers fought on tables and across rows of seats before plainclothes secret service agents hauled members of the opposition from the main chamber of parliament, located in Kampala.

After most of her ministers were hauled away by force, the leader of the opposition led the rest of her members in a walk-out, accusing the majority party of intimidation., Dailymail reports.

Ugandan law currently bans anyone over the aged of 75 from holding the country’s highest office, meaning current President Yoweri Museveni, 73, is ineligible to run in the next election.

But his party, the National Resistance Movement, has now brought a bill to scrap that law. Maximum term limits have already been removed, meaning the new rule change would allow leaders to rule indefinitely.

The National Resistance Movement holds a massive majority in parliament, meaning the law is almost certain to pass when it goes to a vote.

Opposition leaders say Museveni, who has ruled the country since helping to overthrow previous Ugandan leaders Ugandan leaders Idi Amin and Milton Obote, is attempting to establish a rule for life.

Musaveni has so far refused to be drawn on whether or not he wants to run at the next election, saying that the issue is ‘not important’.

Police have violently broken up street demonstrations protesting the effort to amend the constitution, arresting scores since the past week.

Erias Lukwago, the mayor of the Ugandan capital of Kampala, told reporters he is getting medical care after police officers allegedly ‘squeezed’ his genitals while arresting him outside his house last week.

Museveni, a U.S. ally on regional security, took power by force in 1986 and was re-elected last year in a poll marred by allegations of fraud and voter intimidation.

Although Museveni warned in the past that Africa’s problem was leaders ‘who want to overstay in power,’ he has since said he was speaking about leaders who were not elected.

Uganda has never seen a peaceful change of power since independence from Britain in 1962.

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More Katsina Women Doing Drugs Because Of Men

Khadijah Suleiman Saulawa also known as Queen Dijah is an undergraduate. While still in her twenties, she is already looking at what she can do for her society.

The founder of Queen Dijah Women and Children Awareness Initiative, a Non-Governmental Organization, NGO, out to look at issues surrounding the well-being of children and women in the rural areas and beyond, speaks on women doing drugs because of men.

Let’s look at women into drugs, why and where lies the problem?

 These days, more women are into drug taking. And it was revealed that men are the major cause why women are into drug taking. Most women nowadays hardly get the attention of their husbands. Continue...


Mingling with friends who are already deep into the intake of drugs, they are convinced that once they take it, all worries and troubles in their life will be a thing of the past. And so they are convinced to take and before you know it they become used to it so when their husbands are not around they don’t worry because they have what will keep them company.

Many women started this way and gradually it become part of them. I feel it is something to worry about because if nothing is done, the society will be in a mess not because of anything but because the generations to come will be a generation of drug addicts.

A situation where the mother consumes drugs, who controls the children from also going astray. So you can see that it is something that requires urgent attention and we have to start doing doing something about it now.

Fisherman Commits Suicide Over Loss Of Boat, Equipment, Fish In Akwa Ibom

Frustrated after losing all his fishing implements including outboard engine and his catch to boat mishap, a father of four, Mr. Imoh Iyip-Erong, committed suicide.

It was gathered that the fisherman, from Akpautong village in Esit Eket Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, “resorted to taking his own life, a night after the incident because of the frustration of losing his major source of livelihood.

 “We really do not know why he should take his life after his fishing boat and the day’s catch were lost as his boat capsized,” Effiong Bassey, a fellow fisherman, told Vanguard.


 Another family source said: “Iyip-Erong had been complaining since the incident happened, lamenting that his future had been completely ruined by the loss of his boat, outboard engine and fishing gears.

“We woke up to see his dangling body hooked to the roof with his wife’s wrapper, which he used as suicide rope.”

A family member said: “He has been buried after some traditional rites, because it is an abomination for one to take his own life in this our community.”

 The family member expressed surprised that “the father of four could take his life instead of sinking with the boat to save us the trouble of performing very expensive traditional sacrifices for his burial.”

According a traditionalist, Ubong Edem Ette, “in this type of death, we use a dog and other traditional items to perform some cleansing rites to remove this nature of death from the family.”

Man Dumps Lady After Collecting N1.9m To Marry Her

A 29-year old man, Mr Ebuka Okeke has been arrested and charged before a Lagos court for allegedly obtaining N1.9m from a single lady identified as Ogochukwu Ogbuehi under the false pretence that he will marry her but dumped her thereafter.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that apart from obtaining the money, Okeke brought a baked cake and made her take an oath that she will not tell anyone that he collected the said money to marry her. The incident happened between March and July this year at the Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos where the suspect and the complainant reside.

The suspect also went to the victim’s shop and drank assorted drinks worth N20,000 without paying at the same period.

However, it turned out that it was a scam and ploy Okeke used to obtain money from her as he did not fulfill his own side of the bargain.

Ogochukwu waited for Okeke to come and perform the marriage rites as they agreed but he was not forthcoming. She asked to know why he had not fulfilled his promise and he gave flimsy excuses. The lady then demanded for her money but he refused giving her back. The matter was reported to the Police at Area M Command, Idimu. Okeke was then arrested and taken to the Command for interrogation.

P.M.EXPRESS gathered that Okeke admitted that he collected the said amount from her and also promised to marry her. He said he found it difficult to convince his family to accept the lady because she was far older than him. He also explained that he had spent the money and asked to be given time to pay her in bits.

Okeke was charged before the Ejigbo Magistrates court for obtaining under false pretence and placing the victim under false oath. He pleaded not guilty and the presiding Magistrate, Mr Akeem Fashola granted him bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum. He was remanded in prison custody pending when he will perfect the bail condition and the matter was further adjourned till 18th of October, 2017.

We Are Not Against You- Zuckerberg Tells Trump

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has dismissed comments made by Donald Trump that the site has always been against him.

The US president accused the social network of "collusion" on Twitter, branding it "anti-Trump".

He made the same claim against the New York Times and the Washington Post.

Facebook will shortly hand over 3,000 political adverts to congressional investigators probing alleged Russian meddling in the US election.


The site believes the ads were probably purchased by Russian entities during and after the 2016 presidential contest.

Facebook, Twitter and Google have been asked to testify before the US Senate Intelligence Committee on 1 November about the allegations of Russian interference.

Facebook and Google have confirmed they have received invitations to attend the committee hearing, but none of the social media giants have yet said they will be present.