Mikel Obi joins Middlesbrough

Mikel Obi has joined Middlesbrough on a short term deal until the end of the 2018/19 season, and will wear the No.2 shirt.

Boro completed the signing of the 31-year-old Nigerian international midfielder and Captain.

The former Chelsea midfielder who became a free agent in November after a two-year spell with Tianjin Teda in China passed his medical with Tony Pulis’ side without a hitch after agreeing on personal terms.

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The Nigerian international midfielder was back at Rockliffe this morning to finalise a short term switch.

Mikel who won both the Champions League and Europa League with Chelsea told the club’s website:

‘For me, it’s looking at the project.
‘I spoke to a few clubs and I also spoke to Tony [Pulis], had a good chat with him. ‘He’s told me where he wants to go with it and it definitely fits with what I want to do.
‘The club wants to get promoted so hopefully, I’m here to help in any way I can. ‘It’s a family club and this is what I want. I like stability and this is why I was at Chelsea for a very long time.’

Dismissed Soldier To Die By Hanging For Killing Girlfriend Over Text Message

A Plateau State High Court sitting in Barkin Ladi on Wednesday sentenced a 34-year-old dismissed solider, Sunday Umaru, to death by hanging, for hacking his lover to death over a text message, he found on her phone.

Justice S.P. Gang handed down the sentence after finding Umaru guilty of killing his girlfriend, Charity Thomas, on January 23, 2016.

Delivering the judgment, Gang declared that Umaru “mercilessly took the life of Charity Thomas in cold blood” and had to face the full wrath of the law.


“This sentence is mandatory; the law states that any person convicted of murder shall be punished with death by hanging.

“The sentence of this court upon you is that you, Sunday Umaru, will be hanged by the neck until you are dead. May God have mercy on your soul,’’ Gang declared

Bukky Wright converts to Christianity

Nollywood actress, Bukky Wright has converted back to her old religion, Christianity after she previously converted to Islam

Bukky Wright, who is divorced from her first marriage, married another journalist, divorced him and allegedly divorced again from her current husband, is now based in Huston Texas, with her two sons.

Formerly known as Bukola Sekinat, the Yoruba actress professed Islam around 2015.

“I have been seeing her in Winners Chapel, Houston, where she attends services and would come elegantly dressed, a reliable source exclusively told KemiAshefon.

Meanwhile, the actress, who is back to being single again, has been putting up some posts on Instagram indicating she’s reading Christian literatures

Fela Durotoye issues statement on consensus candidate for 2019 Election

Fela Durotoye has said he is ready for a coalition in a bid to defeat the APC and PDP in the upcoming presidential election

This is coming moments after Oby Ezekwesili announced her withdrawal from 2019 presidential race saying she has opted to help build a coalition to defeat APC and PDP in the February election.

Durotoye who is the presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), said he is ready to submit himself to any transparent process that will select a consensus candidate.

See his full statement below;

I have always believed that leadership is about service and sacrifice and today, I would like to commend Dr. (Mrs) Oby Ezekwesili for leading the charge to forming a viable coalition to presenting a Consensus Candidate for the 2019 Presidential elections.

To ensure that an alliance is formed and we present a united front, I AM READY to come into any coalition talks with my brothers Omoyele Sowore and Prof. Kingsley Moghalu and to submit myself to any transparent process that will help us arrive at a selection of a Consensus Candidate from amongst us.

To be clear, if the process produces any other candidate apart from myself, I AM READY to support whoever the Consensus Candidate is and to do all I can to support the coalition to win the 2019 Presidential elections for our generation.

Once again, I implore the frontline candidates in our generation.

Let us come together and seize this historic window of opportunity for our generation to select one of us to go ahead of us … so that ALL OF US can come together and speak with one voice at the 2019 General Elections.

Together, we can do the perceived impossible.

Our generation is depending on us.

We must not let them down.
Signed
Fela Durotoye
Presidential Candidate
Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN)

Thierry Henry facing Monaco sack after just 3 months in charge

Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry is not having the best of days as a football manager, as he likely to get sacked by Monaco just 15 weeks after starting the job

Thierry Henry landed his first manager’s job with the French club on October 13 when he signed a three-year contract until the summer of 2021. But he has only won just four of his first 20 matches in charge.

Jardim is in line for a shock return to the sideline for Monaco, who are 19th in Ligue 1, three points from safety

The 44-year-old took charge of 232 matches and Monaco were victorious in 125 of them, giving him an overall win percentage of 53.88. In comparison, Henry was won just 20 percent of his games so far and the club is not impressed with him.

It is claimed that Henry will be told in the next 48 hours that he is no longer the man to lead the Ligue 1 strugglers.

Mario Balotelli Joins New Club Olympique de Marseille

Italy striker Mario Balotelli has joined Olympique de Marseille from fellow Ligue 1 side Nice on a six-month contract, the French club said on Wednesday.

Marseille are seventh in the standings, level on 31 points with eighth-placed Nice who have played a game more

Linda Osifo Acquires Lagos Mansion [Photo]

7-Year old Nollywood actress, Linda Osifo is the latest landlady in town. The actress just shared a photo of her newly acrired house with her grass to grace story

Man About To Commit Suicide In Lagos Rescued

A man who was about to commit sucide yesterday, wednesday, January 23rd in Lagos is lucky to be alive as officials of Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) noticed his strange movement and quickly came to his rescue. He was about to jump off the Carter Bridge into the lagoon when he was rescued. He gave his name has Mohammed Jafar and says he is 25.

He was later handed over to the police.

Pastor's Wife Calls Him Out On Facebook

A pastor's wife who wants to save herself from untimely death, after enduring her alleged abusive husband for almost 9 years in marriage has called him out. According to her, he recently beat her up, stripped her naked in the presence of their children and NEIGHBOUR! Just oh wow!

Below is what Mrs Erdoo Apollos Davis who wants to stay alive and be the mother of her children wrote;

Lawyer Confessed To Killing Husband, Police Tell Court

An Assistant Superintendent of Police, Olusegun Bamidele, on Wednesday, told a Lagos State High Court in Igbosere that a lawyer, Udeme Otike-Odibi, who was accused of killing her husband, had confessed to the crime.

Forty-eight-year-old Udeme is standing trial for allegedly stabbing her husband, Symphorosa Otike-Odibi, to death at their residence on Diamond Estate, Sangotedo, Lagos State.

Punch Metro had reported that Udeme was also alleged to have mutilated the corpse of her husband after killing him.

The offences were said to contravene sections 165 (b) and 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

At Wednesday’s proceedings, Bamidele, the final prosecution witness, while being led in evidence by the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions, Titilayo Shitta-Bay, said he was the head of the team that investigated the killing and that he personally recorded the defendant’s statement.

He noted that the second time he met Udeme, she was in protective custody at a police hospital in Ikeja after she had been moved from the Safeway Hospital in Lekki, adding that it was during an interactive session at the hospital that Udeme wrote a detailed confessional statement.

He said the defendant was recuperating from what one of the doctors attending to her described as “superficial and self-inflicted wounds,” adding that she spoke freely after identifying herself as a lawyer.

Bamidele stated, “While she was writing her statement, it was an interactive session. I put questions to her; she would explain the answers to me and put them down in writing. She stated in her statement that she was married to the late Symphorosa and that they had marital issues.

“She stated that the deceased was having extramarital affairs and that whenever she raised the issue with him, his responses were not satisfactory and he appeared nonchalant. She also said in the statement that on May 2, 2018, when she was preparing to travel to the United Kingdom, she checked the bedside locker for her marriage certificate but she could not find it and when she went to the deceased on the bed and asked him about it, there was no response.

“She had a discussion with him and there was a hot exchange of words, which made her to go to the kitchen and get a frying pan and knife. When she returned to where the deceased was, she hit him on the head with the frying pan and said: ‘Tell me, what is in your mind that you are withholding.’

“She stated that the deceased called his mother to report her conduct. She continued to hit the deceased on the head again and again. Finally, she confirmed that she used the knife to stab the deceased in his abdomen.

“She also said that while the deceased was lying on his back, she was still angry. She sat beside him, looking at his intestines coming out and said: ‘If this your penis is the one that is giving you the licence not to have the feeling for another person, it’s better we cut it off,’ and she proceeded to do so with the same knife she used in stabbing him, and hung a piece of the penis in his right hand.”

Bamidele further told the court that after the incident, Udeme sent her close friend, Maureen Offor, a WhatsApp message which read: “I have done something terrible.”

He added that further investigation showed that she sent two other WhatsApp messages to the husband of the deceased’s younger sister, Charles Akpoguma, which read: “Just pray for us. May God forgive,” and to her mother in Calabar the same night, stating, “Sorry mum, we engaged in a fight.”

Shitta-Bay also tendered through Bamidele several exhibits recovered from the defendant.

The exhibits included a big shiny frying pan allegedly used by the defendant on the deceased; a blood-covered kitchen knife allegedly used in killing Symphorosa; a bloodstained pen; four phones, two of which were bloodstained; and Udeme’s Nigerian and British passports.

When Shitta-Bay sought to tender the two statements allegedly made to the police by Udeme, her counsel, Olusegun Banjoko, opposed her.

, after showing the statements to his client, prayed the court not to admit them, on the grounds that they were made without her lawyer being present as required by law.

Justice Akintoye adjourned the matter till February 25 to consider the admissibility of the statements in a trial within trial.

Zimbabwe pastor accused of sleeping with church members

A young pastor accused of sleeping with church members, has reportedly dumped them and opted for a different woman to spend the rest of his life with.

The Marondera based Prophet in Zimbabwe, Wonderful Moyo, popularly known as Mystic One of Christ Zone Believers Chapel Church – is also accused of using church members to finance his bride price, H-Metro reports.

The members he has lost cited various reasons against the clergyman’s conduct.

The pastor is reported to have bedded two of his congregants and their affairs became the talk among the congregation forcing Prophet Moyo to dump them and proceeded to marry an outsider.

Prophet Moyo denied the allegations saying the church members left because of their own reasons.

“Our prophet fooled himself by thinking that his calling was going to be effective by marrying,” said the source. “He forced another woman who was leading her own ministry to join him and promised to marry her so as to be effective but this failed to bear fruits.

“Prophet Moyo widened his sexual eyes and proposed to another woman and it became the talk of church and smeared his preaching and this forced him to dump the two. “Church is not an organisation but an organism so Prophet Moyo took church for granted and started forcing leaders to collect money to help him pay bride price and this is what forced many to leave the church,” revealed the source.

One of the female victims he bedded confirmed dating the man of cloth saying Prophet Moyo dampened her spirit by his actions.

“I have since left the church and Prophet Moyo is now married to someone vanhu ngavachisiyana neni,” she said. “It is true that I fell in love with Prophet Moyo and he forced me to leave my ministry and join his while promising marriage as well. “He was seduced by one of the congregants and fell in love with her and it became known to church members.

“I want God to accept me because Prophet Moyo along with his spiritual father based in Mozambique forced me to accept false prophecies they made in order to add membership. “Such false prophecies were done to many members and we were forced to accept.

Prophet Moyo denied the allegations saying some of his leaders abandoned him and started campaigning against him.

“They are not six leaders but they are many of them who have left citing different reasons. “I know there is a girl who had a problem in church and she has been telling people that I was dating her. “This girl loved me and I didn’t love her because I was dating someone at that time so she forced it to an extent that some leaders thought I was dating her.

“Some of the leaders thought I was dating this lady and we had some meetings where I told them the truth. “We asked her about the issue. I asked her to tell the truth if we dated and she said no and I think that’s where the divisions emanated from, because there are people who believed.

“I would want to know the person, as far as I know I got married on December 22, last year and I know these are the things meant to disturb my ministry and my current affair. “We are wedding in April, so when I announced it in church a lot of people were not happy and I know there are a lot of things which happened.”

Jay-Z & Meek Mill Launch Criminal Justice Reform Organization

They both grew up in impoverished communities riddled with drugs and crime. And on Wednesday, rappers Jay-Z and Meek Mill announced they are forming a criminal justice reform organization that will lobby to change 'the laws, policies, and practices that perpetuate injustice.'

At a press conference in New York, Jay-Z, 49, explained: 'We want to be very clear. If someone commits a crime they should go to jail. But these things are just disproportionate and the whole world knows it.'

'These things' referred to current probation and parole practices that the group, named Reform Alliance, says imprisons offenders in a revolving door of incarceration and probation.


The hip hop stars were joined by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Michael Rubin, co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers, and Brooklyn Nets co-owner Clara Wu Tsai as well as Van Jones, a CNN host and activist who will lead the Reform Alliance.

Oby Ezekwesili withdraws from presidential race

Oby Ezekwesili withdraws from presidential race on Thursday morning and has rather opted to help build a coalition to defeat the All Progressives Congress and the People’s Democratic Party in the February 16, 2019 election

In a statement issued by the spokesperson for the Obiageli Ezekwesili Presidential Campaign Organisation, Ozioma Ubabukoh, Ezekwesili was quoted as saying that her decision to withdraw from the race followed extensive discussions with Nigerians at home and the Diaspora.

According to her, the action is also prompted by an examination of the country’s electoral environment sequel to the 2019 presidential debate of Saturday, January 19, 2019.

“This decision followed extensive consultations with leaders from various walks of life across the country over the past few days. I deem it necessary for me to focus on helping to build a veritable coalition to ensure a viable alternative to the #APCPDP in the forthcoming elections,” the statement read.
She said,
“It is my ardent belief that this broad coalition for a viable alternative has now become more than ever before, an urgent mission for and on behalf of Nigerian citizens. I have therefore chosen to lead the way in demonstrating the much needed patriotic sacrifice for our national revival and redirection.
“I wish to state that over the past three months, I have been in private, but extended talks with other candidates to birth a coalition that would allow Nigerians to exercise their choice without feeling helplessly encumbered by the evil twins of #APCPDP.
“While the deliberations continued, I never hesitated for a moment in my willingness and determination to sacrifice my candidacy in order to facilitate the emergence of the envisaged strong and viable alternative that Nigerians could identify with in our collective search for a new beginning.
“My commitment to this promising political recalibration has been consistent and in consonance with my agreement, at the request of candidates under the Presidential Aspirants Coming Together (PACT) arrangement in 2018, when I consented to supervise the internal selection process as an outside observer passionate about building an alternative force.”
Ezekwesili also said,
“However, despite resistance from the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria on these and other issues, I have decided that it is now necessary to show by action and example my determination on this issue by stepping down my candidacy so as to focus squarely on building the coalition to a logical conclusion.
“We have no right to allow citizens give in to despair. We will #Fight4Naija together and prove to all that the mess, which the political class has now become, should not be allowed to destroy our spirits and nation. We are also determined to ensure that the message keeps resonating that our beloved country deserves better, and that we will get the best that we deserve.”
She added,
“From last year, when I joined the presidential race, I made it clear to Nigerians that the country has always had a 20-year cycle of change – 1958, 1979, and 1999. As such, 2019 begins another 20-year cycle, and together with all Nigerians of good will, I stand ready to play my part to ensure that we do not miss this golden opportunity to sing a new song.
“There is no more time to waste. Let’s get to work!”
Meanwhile, Ubabukoh thanked Nigerians, including campaign donors and volunteers, who supported Ezekwesili, saying that “every money donated to the campaign and funds spent will be accounted for in the coming days.”

Drake Unfollows The Weeknd, Follow Soulja Boy On Instagram

Drake is here for Soulja Boy's comeback but likely upset over The Weeknd's "Lost In The Fire" verse. Despite representing the same city, Drake and The Weeknd have had conflict in the past.

Drake is often credited for helping The Weeknd launch his career, although he's often reminded of Abel's contributions to Take Care. Unfortunately, it looks like the two Torontonians are at odds once again.

Drake seems to have unfollowed The Weeknd on Instagram. This appears to be due to a bar in The Weeknd's collaboration with Gesaffelstein, "Lost In The Fire" which seems to have a bar directed at Drake. "And I just want a baby with the right one/ (I just want a baby with the right)/ 'Cause I could never be the one to hide one (I could never be the one to hide)," The Weeknd sings which many presumed to be a shot at Drake's child-reveal in 2018.


The song ended up getting a co-sign from Drizzy's arch nemesis, Pusha T, who retweeted the song with three fire emojis which led many people to further speculate that the line was indeed a shot at Drake.

After unfollowing The Weeknd, Drake followed the person that taught him "everything he knows," Soulja Boy. Over the past few days, Soulja Boy has been coming for Drake through interviews and Instagram Live sessions.

Lassa Fever Outbreak Declared In Eight States

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has declared an outbreak of Lassa fever in eight states. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, in a statement said there had been an increase in the number of Lassa fever cases reported across the country since the beginning of the year.

“As of January 13, 2019, a total of 60 confirmed cases have been reported in Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, FCT, Ebonyi, Nasarawa, Plateau and Taraba states. Given this increase in reported cases of Lassa fever, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has declared this an outbreak and activated an Emergency Operations Centre to coordinate the response,” Ihekweazu said.

Bullet from my gun killed Babcock University student but I didn’t fire it- OPC Guard

A security guard identified as Azeez Ibrahim, who was accused of killing a 22-year-old female Babcock University student identified as Adebusayo Ogunkoya at a birthday party in a hotel in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on July 5, 2014, was allegedly drunk at the time of the incident.

Azeez Ibrahim was arraigned before a Lagos State High Court in Igbosere on charges of murder, and he told the court that bullet from his gun killed the Babcock student but he never fired the gun.

A witness at the scene of the incident said;

“The party was going on fine until the security man, who was holding a gun, which he claimed he had seized from some robbers, mishandled the gun and fired a shot, which hit busayo. The guard was said to be drunk.”

However the security guard who defended himself in court, said he did not know how the bullet left the gun and killed the deceased.

According to him, the men who came with the victim struggled to take the gun away from him.

“I am not trained in handling pump action gun by the opc; i was trained as a security man, but i don’t have a certificate to that effect.

“The boys, who came to the hotel on the day of the incident, were members of the eiye confraternity. I had only worked at the hotel for six months when the incident happened, but i know that the men were cultists from their behaviour.

“I didn’t fire the shot that day; it is only god that knows how the bullet left my gun and killed the deceased” he said.

Ibrahim who claimed to be a member of the Odua People’s Congress, maintained that the men were members of the Eiye Confraternity because they had been arrested before.

The Punch reported that Justice Ogunsanya adjourned the matter till February 6, 2019, for the continuation of trial.

Reps Pass Bill Criminalising Estimated Billing

The House of Representatives has passed a bill for an Act to amend the Electric Power Reform Act to prohibit and criminalise estimated billing by the Electricity Distribution Companies.

The bill was passed during a plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Hon Yussuf Lasun, after it was read for the third time by the Clerk, at the floor of the House yesterday.

The bill, which was sponsored by the Leader of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, was unanimously voted in support when it was put to voice vote.

The bill which contains sections criminalising the arbitrary estimation of energy consumed by consumers, who have not been supplied pre-paid meters by the electricity distribution companies, had scaled public hearing on Tuesday, June 5, 2018.


Speaking at the public hearing Gbajabiamila said there was nowhere in the world where electricity customers are billed arbitrarily as obtains in Nigeria.

Gbajabiamila said, “Any regulation that allows estimation of bills when the actual consumption can be ascertained is against natural justice and equity and should not stand.”

He then maintained that the bill would put an end to the estimated billing by the DisCos when passed

Chris Brown To Sue French Model For Defamation Over R*pe Claims

Chris Brown plans to sue a woman for defamation after she accused him of raping her in a Paris hotel.

The American R&B star was released from prison on Tuesday without charge after being held for questioning overnight in Paris following the rape accusations.

The 29-year-old's French lawyer, Raphael Chiche, said Brown vigorously denied the allegations and he is preparing to file the defamation lawsuit on behalf of his client.

'Chris Brown is free. No lawsuits were filed against him. He vigorously challenges the charges against him,' Chiche said.


'A complaint for slanderous denunciation will be filed tomorrow with the public prosecutor of Paris.'

A 24-year-old French model, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told police that she was r-ped by Brown and two other men during a drug-fueled party at his hotel a week ago.

The ordeal allegedly happened inside Brown's hotel room at the Mandarin Oriental where suites can cost more than US$21,000 (£19,000) per night.  

The woman alleges she was attacked by Brown, his bodyguard and a family friend on January 16.

Brown and the two other men were all released from police custody on Tuesday.

An examining magistrate decided to end the initial period of custody without taking the matter further but this does not mean that the case is closed, according to French law.

Prosecutors have indicated that they will continue to speak to the alleged victim and to try and gather more evidence.

The Paris prosecutor's office said the investigation is ongoing, while the singer's lawyer said his client 'energetically' proclaimed his innocence.

In a post on Instagram following his release, Brown denied the accusation saying it is 'false', 'disrespectful' and 'against my character and morals.'

Timeline of Chris Brown's legal troubles

2009 : Brown pleads guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna on the eve of the Grammys.

He is sentenced to five years' probation, a domestic violence programme and 180 days of community labour.

2012 : The musician is involved in a nightclub brawl with Drake in New York. The case is later settled.

2013 : He is handed another 1,000 hours of community labour after a traffic accident in Los Angeles.

Later that year he is arrested for punching a man who tried to take a picture with him outside a Washington luxury hotel.

He is also accused of throwing a brick at his mother's car.

2014 : Brown is arrested and jailed after he is thrown out of rehab. He also admits violating his probation over the assault in Washington.

2016 : Model Liziane Gutierrez claims Brown hit her and took her mobile phone in a Las Vegas hotel room. No charges are brought.

Later the same year he is arrested after a stand-off outside his Los Angeles home, following claims he pointed a gun at a woman.

2017 : The rapper is ordered to stay away from ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran after he allegedly punched her and threatened to kill her.

2018 : Brown is arrested on a battery charge immediately after a performance in Florida.

He is also charged after sharing a picture of a three-year-old daughter with a monkey. Wildlife agents seized the animal and said he had no permit.

2019 : He is arrested in Paris and accused of raping a woman.

Married man arrested for raping 7-year-old girl in Delta

A 44-year-old married man has been arrested by the police for allegedly defiling a 7-year-old girl in Sapele area of Delta state.

According to reports, the suspect who was arrested few days ago is a father of two children, and was simpli identified as Promise.

After his arrest, the suspect made some shocking confessions and admitted to the crime as he revealed that he also defiled an eight year old girl in his area and touched the private part of another

When quizzed by the police on how many times he slept with his latest victim, the man lied that it was only twice, a claim which the girl immediately dispelled

The man later confessed to sleeping with her more than twice.

Report has it that the suspect will be transferred to the Asaba police command for further investigation.

After 2 Years Usain Bolt Retires From Football

Usain Bolt has admitted defeat in his bid to become a professional footballer.

Olympic sprint great, Bolt, spent time with the Central Coast Mariners in Australia but despite scoring in a friendly, he did not do enough to win a contract.

The Jamaican, who is an avid Manchester United fan, and also trained with Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund and Norwegian club Stromsgodset, said his experience in football had been "fun while it lasted".

"I don't want to say it wasn't dealt with properly, but I think we went about it, not the way we should and you learn your lesson, you live and you learn," he said.


"It was a good experience. I really enjoyed just being in a team and it was different from track and field and it was fun while it lasted."

Bolt's finest moment on a football pitch came in October when he started for the Mariners in a friendly and scored a brace of goals.

The multiple Olympic champion, who won gold medals in Beijing, London and Rio, will now focus on his business ventures.

Wealth Of 26 Richest Billionaires Is Equivalent To The Wealth Of 3.8 Billion People In The World

That's freaking massive! The growing concentration of the world’s wealth has been highlighted by a report showing that the 26 richest billionaires own as many assets as the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of the planet’s population.

In an annual wealth check released to mark the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the development charity Oxfam said 2018 had been a year in which the rich had grown richer and the poor poorer.

It said the widening gap was hindering the fight against poverty, adding that a wealth tax on the 1% would raise an estimated $418bn (£325bn) a year – enough to educate every child not in school and provide healthcare that would prevent 3 million deaths.


Oxfam said the wealth of more than 2,200 billionaires across the globe had increased by $900bn in 2018 – or $2.5bn a day. The 12% increase in the wealth of the very richest contrasted with a fall of 11% in the wealth of the poorest half of the world’s population.

As a result, the report concluded, the number of billionaires owning as much wealth as half the world’s population fell from 43 in 2017 to 26 last year. In 2016 the number was 61.

Robber murders and buries victim after raid in Niger state

31-year-old armed robbery suspect, Adelowo Adedayo, has been arrested for allegedly killing and burying his victim after a raid in Niger state.

The robber is said to have killed Abdullahi Liman and buried him in a shallow grave behind the APC quarters in Suleja in Suleja Local government area on January 16th.

Adelowo who led a team of police detectives to the shallow grave yesteday January 22nd, said he killed his victim in other to steal his properties such as his set of chairs, an LG plasma television, mattress, three pairs of shoes and two bags of clothes

“I have been planning to steal from his house for the past six months; unfortunately, the day I went there, he was at home and the only option left for me was to kill him. Liman’s house was well furnished and I wanted to have some of the property; but when I met him in his house, I killed him so that he would not expose me to people.” he said

Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Abubakar, said the suspect confessed to the crime during interrogation and that the suspect will be charged to court soon.