Cultists Abduct Lecturer & His Daughter, Kill Two Others

Suspected cultists on Monday night killed two persons identified as Emma and Dele in Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Situation getting worse.

The killings occurred three days after youths in Omoku announced their resolve to go after anyone who engaged in killing, kidnapping and politicians who would want to arm youths in the area for his political ambition.

The victims were murdered in their residents along Ahoada Road in Omoku at about 11pm.

A source, who lived close to the compound where Emma and Dele were assassinated, said the assassins firing several gunshots during the operation, causing panic in the area.

The source noted that about three hours after the operation, some of the neighbours to the victims discovered the remains of the two victims.

It was gathered that security operatives had visited the scene of the incident and ordered that the remains be deposited at the mortuary while investigations commenced into the killings.

Also, a senior lecturer at the Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku, Isaac Messiah, and his daughter were kidnapped by unknown gunmen.

Mr. Messiah and his daughter were kidnapped at his residents around Lagos Avenue along Ogboo Road in Omoku.

A source from the community, who confirmed the incident to Punch, said the suspected kidnappers stormed the residents of the victims by 1pm on Monday with a Toyota Camry and took the duo to an undisclosed destination.
When contacted, the Police Relations Officer of the Rivers State Police Command, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed that there was a cult war in the area.

Omoni, who is Deputy Superintendent of Police said, “I am not aware of the kidnap of the lecturer and his daughter. But I am aware of the cult incident. The killing was cult-related.
“Two rival cult groups clashed; before our men got there, one the groups had got their target and left the scene. Our men are still on their trail.”

I lost my memory,I almost committed suicide Julius Agwu Talked about his terrifying brain tumour experience

43-year-old ace Nigerian comedian, Julius Agwu, has for the first time ever, recounted in full detail what he went through during his terrifying ordeal with brain tumour.

You recall, 2015 & 2016 were tough years for Julius Agwu after it was discovered that he had three tumors in his brain with one of them the size of a golf ball. It wasn’t even until after a trip to an American hospital, that Julius discovered he had the tumours.
Thankfully, with the help of amazing doctors at the Park Plaza Hospital, Houston, America,  and huge support from his family in 2015, Julius Agwu had a successful brain surgery. He however suffered a breakdown from stress while planning his Crack Your Ribs UK Edition show in 2016 and was ordered to rest by his doctors.
 In a new interview with Inspaya TV, Julius Agwu opened up about the ordeal and how he pulled through. Julius also revealed how he began to suffer memory loss and several seizures shortly after
shooting the TV series The Vendor.

“All i remember was I woke up in the hospital and heard the story of my being in coma. I lost my memory.” he said.

Julius Agwu also opened up on the fact that he almost committed suicide and was already trying to put things in place for his wife in the worst case scenario of his demise.

“I started looking for my property documents to give to my wife. One day when they were not home, I almost committed suicide.” Julius stated in the interview.

Julius’ wife, Ibiere and his sister Theresa also shared that the incident got so bad to a point where he stopped moving and was almost taken to the mortuary.

“So now I am going to be a widow, how do I manage with these children?” Ibiere said.

                                     

Drama As Court Sends Civil Defence Officer To Prison Over Alleged Robbery

A Kogi High Court sitting in Lokoja has remanded an officer of the National Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Taiwo Babalola, over alleged armed robbery.

Also remanded by Justice Sunday Otu, of High Court 3, were Kolawole Samson and Ainoko Paul.

Further hearing in the case of criminal conspiracy and armed robbery preferred against the trio was adjourned till April 11.

Babalola, currently serving with Kogi Command of the NSCDC, was alleged to have committed the offense, along with the two others, on Dec. 9, 2016, at Lokogoma village in Lokoja.

NAN quotes Mr Kadiri Mukailu, victim of the robbery attack, as telling the court, in his testimony that on the said date, the trio, armed with guns and other weapons, invaded his residence at Lokogoma, forcefully collected his car keys, and drove the vehicle away.

Mukailu said that the car, which has not been recovered, was taken away by the trio along with his UBA ATM card.

Others items taken away by the accused, he said, included two phones valued at N16,000, a wrist watch valued at N1,500, 10 pieces of cloth valued at N30,000 and the vehicle’s original particulars.

He told the court that during the robbery operation, which lasted for two hours, he had a full glimpse of the faces of the armed robbers because the lights were on and the suspects did not wear masks.

The victim stressed that he particularly remembered Kolawale Samson who had ”scattered teeth”, wielded a big gun and called himself “MOPOL”.

Mukailu also told the court that his family members recognised Babalola as the robber that attacked his house when, on Jan. 8, he returned to the vicinity for another robbery operation.

“When the robbery gang came on Jan. 8, I immediately drew the attention of members of a local vigilante, who condoned off the premises and alerted the police, leading to the arrest of the suspects along with Babalola,” he said.

In his defense, Babalola said he was a neighbour to Mukailu at Lokogoma, but denied being part of any robbery.

He told the court that he was in his house on Dec. 9, 2016, when three men, who claimed to be policemen, accosted him and told him that they were trailing some criminals, who entered Mukailu’s house.

“As a security officer, I asked if I could follow them, but they rejected that request. I even reported the incident to my superiors in the office the following day,’’ he said.

Babalola said he was surprised when he was arrested in his house at Lokogoma, on Jan. 8, along with the two other suspects, and taken to the `D’ Division of the Kogi Police Command.

The accused, however, admitted that he saw some people driving off in the said car, on the day of the robbery, but did not know who they were, and further told the court that the two co-accused were his brother and friend.

Checkout Why Kenyans Are Blasting Burna Boy On Twitter

Nigerian reggae-dancehall singer and songwriter, Damini Ogulu, better known by his stage name Burna Boy is not having a nice time right now on Twitter.

Kenyans are blasting the 'Soke' crooner after the paid Ksh1,500 valued at about N5,000 to watch the 25-year-old at a popular nightclub in Kenya over the weekend, Only for Burna to perform less than an hour, and angry Kenyans are not taking  it easy.
The angry singer was blocking some of them which gave birth to the trend #BurnaBoyBlockChallenge

Continue after the cut

Policeman Chasing ‘Yahoo Boys’ Shoots Woman To Death

 A policeman allegedly shot and killed a woman yesterday evening in the Onipanu toll gate area, Mushin, Lagos.
Olorunloye tweeted that the woman is his mom and the policeman was chasing internet fraudsters popularly called ‘yahoo boys’ when the incident happened.
Her son demanded justice and sent out several frantic tweets, including tweeting at the Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, calling for intervention in the matter.
According to Olorunloye, on getting to police station, they were asked to come back today. Many Nigerians have joined him in demanding justice for his innocent mum.

Chemical Attack In Syria Kills 35 Including Children

At least 58 people, including nine children, were killed in an air raid that released "toxic gas" on the rebel-held Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun.

The attack caused many people to choke or faint, and some had foam coming from their mouths, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, citing medical sources who described the symptoms as possible signs of a gas attack.

Locals said the attack began in the early morning, when they heard planes in the sky followed by a series of loud explosions after which people very quickly began to show symptoms. They said they could not identify the planes. Both Syrian and Russian jets have bombed the area before.


Russia's defence ministry denied it was responsible, telling the State-run RIA news agency that it carried out no bombing runs in the area on Tuesday.

The Syrian government has repeatedly denied using such weapons and the Syrian army could not immediately be reached for comment.

Stephen 'would beat me down to let me know he was in charge-Mel B Talk About Domestic Violence in Her Marriage

America's Got Talent judge and former Spice Girl, Mel B, has revealed that her husband, Stephen Belafonte, who she has filed for divorce from, allegedly started abusing her from the first year of their marriage in 2007.

According to 41-year-old Mel B, her violent husband forced her to have a threesome throughout their ten years of marriage, and allegedly impregnated their nanny, who eventually had an abortion. This is coming after Lady Victoria, revealed that she had a threesome with the couple.
Mel B went further to disclose that when she became successful, Stephen would beat her
down to let her know he's in-charge. She has already applied for a restraining order application against her husband, Stephen Belafonte.

TMZ reports that she claims;

Stephen placed both of his hands around her neck, began choking her and slammed her down onto the hardwood floors' while she was preparing for U.S. talent show Dancing With The Stars. .

In the documents, Mel alleges that the abuse became part of a 'pattern'. When she became successful, Stephen 'would beat me down to let me know he was in charge.' .

She also alleges Belafonte 'punched her and split her lip' after becoming jealous while she filmed a segment with Usher for the X Factor back in 2012.

Furthermore, Belafonte 'punched' Mel and 'pushed her down on a carpet' the day before she and the Spice Girls performed at the Olympic closing ceremony. .
Mel claims her injuries were so severe her skin was burned from the carpet, adding that she was then forced by her estranged husband to 'tweet that she injured herself by running in heels.' .
So 'overcome with emotional and physical exhaustion,' an embattled Mel reveals she overdosed on a bottle of Aspirin back in 2014. .
Disturbingly, Belafonte allegedly stopped her from calling the emergency services, with Mel stating he locked her in the bedroom and told her to 'die b****.' .
Along with allegations of continued violence, Mel says Stephen got their nanny pregnant.
Mel states that Stephen made her 'participate in sexual intercourse with him and random women.' Worse still, having secretly recorded the trysts, Mel says he threatened to release the sex tapes 'if she tried to resist the threesomes.' .
Mel says she had previously tried to leave him but 'he threatened me with violence and threatened to destroy my life in every possible way... destroy my career and take my kids from me.'

Recall that Mel B's family never supported her marriage, because they believed she was manipulated by Stephen. This led to a decade beef between the Spice Girl and her sister, who reconciled with on her father's death bed.