Offa bank robberies: Dismissed police officer admits to killing over 20 persons, gives reason why he ensured he killed policemen

The dismissed Corporal turned leader of the armed robbery gang that attacked commercial banks in Offa, Kwara State on April 5th, Michael Adiku has given reasons why he killed over 20 persons including police officers during the robbery incident.

Speaking with detectives after his arrest, Adikwu said he deliberately killed the policemen that day because he has scores to settle with the system that dismmissed him from service.

The Nation reports that Adikwu, a Corporal attached to the Kwara State unit of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), was dismissed after he was accused of freeing suspected armed robbers. He was later charged to court and sent to prison, where he spent three years. Upon his release, he formed the robbery gang that attacked the banks.

A police source who is part of operatives of the Inspector-General of Police (IG) Intelligence Response Team (IRT), said

Photos: Suspects smile for the camera after being arrested for N7m fraud

The suspected fraudsters pictured above looked unperturbed as they smiled for the camera moments after they were arrested by officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, for offences bordering on obtaining money under false pretences to the tune of over N7, 000, 000.00( Seven Million Naira).

The suspects were arrested at Elomaz Hotel, Maryland, Lagos, following a petition received by the Commission from a complainant.

Football financier arrested for shaving teenagers’ pubic hair (photo

The Lagos state police command has arrested the financier of Magico Football Academy Agege, Victor Achidume, 43, for allegedly shaving the pubic hair of five teenage boys.

Achideume was arrested after one of the students fell ill and informed his parents that their financier had shaved his armpit and private part on May 9th after warning him and others not to tell anyone.

“We do not belong to his team. We met him during a football match and he invited us to his house. He used to talk about football to us and he used to dash us N100 or N200. He told us to be coming to his house every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I went with my friends the first time. He asked me if I had shaved my armpit and private part before and I said no. And then, he shaved it. He was talking about football as he was doing it. Then, he said I should not tell anyone and that I should be coming to his place to collect N100.” Oluwaseun said

Photos: Three suspected The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos zonal office, have arrested three suspected Internet fraudsters for conspiracy and possession of fraudulent documents. The suspects-Sylvester Osolase, 30; Seyi Ajayi, 36 and Monday Mayaki, 37 were arrested on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at River View Estate, Isheri North, Lagos State, following intelligence report received by the Commission about their activities. The suspects who were dealing in romance and classified scams, confessed to have defrauded several unsuspecting victims around the world. They also confessed to have used proceeds of their illicit deals to buy cars, paid their rents and travel around the world. Items found on the suspects include laptops, cars, mobile phones and incriminating documents that were printed from their emails. The suspects will soon be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded. Photos: Three suspected

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos zonal office, have arrested three suspected Internet fraudsters for conspiracy and possession of fraudulent documents.

The suspects-Sylvester Osolase, 30; Seyi Ajayi, 36 and Monday Mayaki, 37 were arrested on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at River View Estate, Isheri North, Lagos State, following intelligence report received by the Commission about their activities.

The suspects who were dealing in romance and classified scams, confessed to have defrauded several unsuspecting victims around the world. They also confessed to have used proceeds of their illicit deals to buy cars, paid their rents and travel around the world.

Photo: 23-year old Tamaryn Green crowned Miss South Africa 2018

It was an evening of glitz and glamour as 23 year old Tamaryn Green was crowned as Miss South Africa 2018 during a electric ceremony at the Sun Arena in Pretoria on May 27th.

Tamaryn beat 11 other dazzling young women from across South Africa to scoop the prestigious crown. She will also represent the country on a global stage at Miss Universe SA.  

Pretty Tamaryn made it to the top two and beat 26-year-old‚ University of Cape Town graduate Thulisa Keyi who walked away with the Miss World SA title.  Tamaryn is a medical student from the Western Cape. She won the judges over when she told them that she would use her medical knowledge to heal people.

Photos: Beyonce's daughter Blue Ivy & her grandmother Tina Knowles hang out in Paris

Beyonce and JayZ are currently in Paris, France preparing for their upcoming tour and their daughter Blue Ivy has been pictured out and about spending time with her grandmother, Tina Knowles.

''I was a destroyer driven by vengeance against men'' - Nairobi’s dangerous commercial sex worker turned preacher confesses

Kenyan preacher, Jane Watiri was one of Nairobi’s popular commercial sex workers in her heyday, earning close to Sh20,000 a night.

According to Watiri, she was a “destroyer,” driven by vengeance against men. She was not on Koinange Street – the city’s red-light-district — just for the money, but also for revenge. She says she turned the heartbreak she suffered when she was betrayed by a man into a personal vendetta against all men.

Now standing tall, slim and stylish, wearing a pricey weave, her self-assured husky voice belies the naive girl who first arrived on Koinange Street in 1997 at the age of 17.

Photos: Lagos police foil attempted murder of women drugged and defiled in hotels

The Lagos state police command says it has foiled the attempted murder of some women, who were drugged and defiled in hotels, Wellwood and De-Didos hotels in Ajangbadi, recently. 

The state commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, at a press conference, said on May 24, a 26-year-old man identified as Chibuzor Ayogu, who resides at 7, Abdullahi Street, Kirikiri, Apapa, was apprehended by workers at Wellwood Hotels after he tried to strangle an 18-year-old girl named Faith whom he had brought to the hotel to have sex with.

The workers in the hotel responded when they heard the young lady calling for help at about 12.35 am. The police was invited and the suspect was arrested after he had tried to use a rope to strangle his victim.

Atiku Abubakar appoints ex-governor Gbenga Daniel as DG of his election campaign organization

Former Vice President and presidential hopeful of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has appointed the former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel as the Director General of his 2019 presidential campaign. The unveiling of Gbenga Daniel as DG is contained in a press release by the media office of the former Vice President on Monday.

Daniel was a two-term governor of Ogun State.

See how a man creatively asked a woman on a date using playlist and song titles (Screenshots)

A man went all creative to ask a woman out on a date using a playlist and song titles, and it's very interesting.

According to the screenshots shared by the lady, it started with 'Honey Strip,'s (I Want to Go On) ,' Dagames' (Another Date), Chris Brown's (With You), H.E.R'S (2), Bobby Bones & The Raging Idiots' (Starbucks!), Clarke Williams'(I Don't Know When), Babylon Beyond Unicon's (But i), Levitation Room's (Plan To See), Hassan Minhaj's (My Roommate), The Rev.Otis Moon's (Crossed Up In Wichita), Rihanna's(Close To You), Ivan Ave's (Also), B.RandonM's (This is Random), Chon's (But), Rich Dyer's (I Have Always), Hunter Hayes'(Wanted), H.E.R's( 2), Midland's (Make A Little), Kid Quill's (Playlist) and Kelly Rowland's (Like This)

The concluded part goes with The Starting Line's (Anyways), Marc E.Bassy, G-Eazy's (You & Me), RADWIMPS' (Date 2), Incubus'(Are You In?), Sango's (One More Thing), and James Blunt's (You're Beautiful).

See the screenshots below.

Dino Melaye says there is a plan to plant arms in his village house and constituency office in Kabba to incriminate him

Dino Melaye made the fresh allegation on his IG page after he shared a photo of a document from the police when his house was last searched. Dino wrote

'' Now there is a plan to plant arms In my village house and constituency office in Kabba and incriminate me. We are watchful and waiting''

Dino has been accused by the police of running a criminal gang. He was arraigned in a Magistrate court in Kogi state on May 3rd.

Full text of President Buhari's speech in commemoration of the 2018 Democracy day celebration

At 7am today, President Muhammadu Buhari addressed Nigerians on the occasion of the country's 19th consecutive democracy day celebration.

He also used the opportunity to give account of his administration's performance in the last three years...

Read the full speech below..

'National assembly members are notorious for demanding bribes with impunity' - Former INEC chairman, Attahiru Jega

The former chairman of INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega has said members of the national assembly are notorious for demanding bribes.

Jega spoke on Monday in Abuja while delivering a lecture titled, ‘Peace building and good governance for sustainable development in Nigeria’ as part of activities organised to mark the 2018 Democracy Day.  

He said lawmakers often take bribes under the pretext of committee work and oversight functions and he suugested that the scope of the anti-corruption fight should be extended to cover bribe-taking and giving especially in government agencies.  

Blac Chyna, 30, can't take her hands off her 19-year-old beau as they go on bowling date (Photos)

Blac Chyna, 30 and her 19-year-old boyfriend, rapper YBN Almighty stepped out together for a bowling date in Los Angeles on Monday night.

The mother of two who put her cleavage on display in a plunging sleeveless white top, also wore a denim jacket and skintight jeans for the outing

She was also pictured squeezing and wrapping her arms around her beau during the bowling date.

See photos below. 

YouTube deletes half of 'violent' music videos in UK

YouTube says it has deleted more than half of the "violent" music videos that the country's most senior police officer asked it to take down. More than 30 clips have been removed so far. 

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has blamed some videos for fuelling a surge in murders and violent crime in London and singled out drill music. She asked YouTube to delete content which glamorises violence.

Hairstylist demands for justice after he was arrested by Lagos police because he looked gay and effeminate (photos)

Hair Stylist and Christ Ambassador, Idowu Oluwatosin Olakunle, has cried out for justice after  policemen in Ojota, Lagos state arrested and detained him because he looked gay and effeminate.

Tosin took to his IG page to share his horrific experience with the police yesterday. Read below

Confused Cardi B thought Childish Gambino and Donald Glover are two different people

Cardi B made an embarrassing blunder on Twitter last Thursday which is now one of the biggest topics on social media.

In an already deleted tweet, the pregnant rapper tried to figure out why actor/comedian/rapper, Childish Gambino and Donald Glover look like identical twins.

'‘Spiderman’ who saved a child in Paris met French President Macron but the courageous indigenes that stopped a suicide bomber in Yobe are yet to meet a Councillor' Shehu Sani

This was Senator Shehu Sani's reaction after the French president, Emmanuel Macron, hosted and rewarded the 22-year-old Malian immigrant, Mamoudou Gassama, who scaled an apartment building in Paris to save the life of a dangling 4-year-old (read here) yesterday May 28th.

Recall that on May 20th, residents of  Gashua, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe state apprehended a female suicide bomber who attempted to invade a mosque to carry out an attack.

'If EFCC wants to show they are working, they should seize Yusuf Buhari’s BMW Power Bike and not just cars of Yahoo Yahoo boys'' Reno Omokri

As he shared on his Facebook page.

Bobrisky threatens to pay thugs to beat up Uche Maduagwu after which he'll hand himself over to the police

Bobrisky has had enough with actor Uche Maduagwu and he is ready to take their online beef to the streets.

The Nigerian crossdresser has threatened to pay people to beat up the controversial actor who has been coming for him on social media. Bobrisky added that after the deed has been done, he will hand himself over to the police.

See his threats in the screenshot below.

UNICAL ex bursar arraigned on charges of multi million naira fraud, wife declared wanted

The ex-bursar of the University of Calabar, Peter Agi has been arraigned before justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Calabar on a seven count charge of fraud. He stands accused of using his official position as bursar to defraud the university of various sums by transferring huge sums of money to his wife, Isioma Sarah Agi, and other fictitious persons.

According to court proceedings, Mr Agi built a house valued at over N200million in Calabar between between January 2014 and November 2016. A sum which is in excess of his salary from from January 2011 to November 2016. When confronted, he said the edifice belonged to his 11-year old child. He is also accused of building a house in his village valued at N100million which is said to be above his verifiable sources of income.

How boxer killed a woman he met online because she lied about being a virgin, then killed himself (photos)

A boxer who committed suicide is accused of killing his girlfriend for allegedly lying about her virginity.

Police investigating the deaths believe Gary Chu, 28, killed 27-year-old Yee-min Huang after the pair met on Tinder. Detectives reportedly also suspected the woman had been cheating on him with other men.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend enjoy their first date night since the birth of their baby boy Miles

John shared the photo with his wife...

See photos of uncle who bathed his niece and her lover with acid because she ended their affair

Last week, the reports of an uncle who attacked his niece and her lover with acid in Anambra because she ended their sexual relationship (read here) shocked everyone who heard of it.

Photos of the suspect have now been released. He was photographed as he was being transferred from the police station in Neni to CDS Awka in Anambra state.

'Over N500billion recovered via whistle blower policy' - Buhari

President Buhari has revealed that the staggering sum of over N500billion has been recovered by his administration thanks to the success of the whistle blower policy. He said this during his Democracy Day speech which aired at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday.

The president's claim however contradicts those of his finance minister, Kemi Adeosun and anti corruption chief, Ibrahim Magu.  As at the end of March, Kemi Adeosun gave N7.8 billion, $378 million and £27,800 as the total recovered through whistle-blowing tips. A total of N143billion.

Serena Williams' daughter and husband join her in Paris ahead of French Open (Photos)

Tennis champ, Serena Williams'baby daughter Olympia and husband Alexis Ohanian have joined her in Paris ahead of the French Open Tournament.

The former World's No 1 who has now fallen to 453rd in the world ranking, after taking time out to have a baby, will be returning to work with her first Grand Slam match since welcoming baby Olympia in September 2017.

Her Reddit co-founder husband Alexis Ohanian and their daughter will be among the very special guests cheering her on while she bids to fight her way back to the top.
 
On Monday, the trio were spotted together in Paris ahead of Serena's first game on Tuesday.

See more photos below.

Video shows New Jersey cop brutally punching a woman on the beach

A New Jersey cop was filmed repeatedly punching a woman on a beach in Southern New Jersey and the video has generated massive outrage.

20-year-old Emily Weinman of Philadelphia was punched mostly on the head as the police officers placed her under arrest for alcohol use.

Lexy Hewitt, the beachgoer who filmed the incident with her phone, narrated the incident.

"She started screaming initially. It was almost like blood-curdling," Hewitt said. "The officers were on top of her on the ground and that's when I just decided — there's so much going on everywhere — why not, just in case [record the incident]."

The video does not show what led to the confrontation.

'‘I’ll report you to Davido’' Gov. Fayose’s aide, Lere Olayinka and Dele Momodu drag each other on Facebook

Here is the gist. Few hours ago, media personality, Dele Momodu shared a throwback video of some civil servants prostrating and kneeling on the floor begging Governor Ayo Fayose who stormed the state secretariat and discovered they were late for work. Watch below...

Hospital in Sapele seize remains of a little boy who died after being bitten by snake in school over outstanding payment

A young boy identified as Best died last Sunday in Obule Medical Center Sapele, Delta State, after he was reportedly bitten by a snake in school but didn't mention it to his parents. 

Acoording to Facebook user, Sam Ivan Ohwo, the hospital management has kept the remains of the child hostage because of an outstanding 80,000 payment. Read below..

Morgan Freeman hides his face as he is seen for the first time since sexual harassment scandal (Photos)

Legendary Hollywood actor, Morgan Freeman was spotted heading to the set of 'The Poison Rose' movie on Monday with his bodyguard and girlfriend, Lori McCreary, five days after sexual harassment allegations were publicly brought against him.

The 80-year-old actor who looked less impressed was dressed casually in a pair of jeans and a blue button-down with a colorful hat and tried to hide his face by looking to the ground as he got into a waiting SUV.

The outing was his first time since he was accused of sexual harassment and inappropriate comments and behavior by eight different women, according to an investigation from CNN that was released on May 24.

Kourtney Kardashian and Kendall Jenner send pulses racing in steamy holiday photos

Kourtney Kardashian and Kendall Jenner are out here living their best lives.

The beautiful sisters, who are on vacation together, have been keeping their followers updated via social media. In one of the photos, they put on a leggy display as they posed in skimpy two-piece swimwear with friends.

Toke Makinwa reacts to news that her ex boyfriend, Seyi Kuye, just got married

Media personality Toke Makinwa was tagged in a report that revealed that her ex-boyfriend, Seyi Kuye, has gotten married and she fired back...shutting down the attempt to drag her into what was no longer her business. 

''Nigerians, Int’l community applauding my anti-corruption war'' President Buhari says

President Buhari says Nigerians and the members of the international community have begun to applaud his administration’s fight against corruption as the efforts have begun to bear fruit. He said this in his democracy day speech this morning.

“Like I have always said, ‘if we don’t kill corruption, corruption will destroy the country.’ Three years into this Administration, Nigerians and the international community have begun to applaud our policies and determination to fight corruption. We are more than ever before determined to win this war, however hard the road is. I, therefore, appeal to all well-meaning Nigerians to continue to support us in this fight,” President Buhari said in his Democracy Day speech to the people'' he said

''You are one of the problems of Nigeria'' Tonto Dikeh calls out Nigerians posting bad stories of Nigeria in commemoration of democracry day

Tonto took to her IG page to call out Nigerians posting the ills of Nigeria to commemorate democracy day which is today May 29th.