Nigeria Air Force Tsaigumi not gulma

The Nigeria Air Force has waded into the controversy over whether President Muhammadu Buhari commissioned the same drone that his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, commissioned several years ago.

The Air Force said the two leaders commissioned different drones.

NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya, made the clarification in a statement issued on Friday.

He said what President Buhari commissioned was the Air Force’s operational unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) “Tsaigumi”, which is more advanced than its earlier produced Amebo and Gulma UAV prototypes. Jonathan commissioned Gulma.

Adesanya said that it has become necessary to make this clarification, due to certain misconceptions that followed the announcement of the induction of Tsaigumi.

“To set the records straight, while Gulma UAV is indeed the first indigenous UAV, the newly inducted Tsaigumi UAV is the first indigenous operational UAV.

“Both UAV types are the outcomes of research and development efforts of a team of NAF Aerospace engineers.

“NAF’s foray into UAV development commenced in 2008, when its students officers who were undergoing postgraduates studies in aerospace engineering programmes at Cranfield University, UK, chose UAV development as their research project,” he said.

He said that the student officers produced the Amebo UAV as part of thier project, adding that it had neither autopilot nor intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability.

He said that Gulma was an experimental UAV, which was developed in 2013, as a technological demonstrator used to gather performance data on UAV systems.

”The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, directed the NAF’s R and D (research and development ) team to build an operational UAV, code named Tsaigumi to be used in the North east and other theatres of operation in Nigeria,” Adesanya said.

He said that the data gathered from Gulma prototype was plied in the design of operational UAV, Tsaigumi, which was inducted on Feb.15.

Tsiaguma was unveiled and inducted by President Muhammadu Buhari on Feb.15 in Kaduna.

The spokesman of the force further said that NAF is currently working on the “Ichoku” which when completed would be the first indigenous unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)

Nigerian police com firm two dead, three rescue in onitsha building collapse

Nigerian police

Police in Anambra State have confirmed death of two persons in the three storey building that collapsed on Wednesday in Onitsha, the commercial city of the state.

The police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed this in a statement in Awka.

He said, “On 22/05/2019 at about 3pm, a building under construction located at No 9 Ezenwa Street, Onitsha belonging to one Barr. Ikebu Aso collapsed.

“Police patrol teams and other sister agencies rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area to checkmate miscreants and criminal elements from taking advantage of the situation to loot.

“Meanwhile, three casualties whose identities are yet to be ascertained were rescued alive from the collapsed building and rushed to the General hospital Onitsha by the Red Cross for medical attention while two others were certified dead by the medical doctor.”

He said their corpses had been deposited at the mortuary for autopsy, while rescue operations were ongoing.

Mohammed added that the case was under investigation to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident.

the missing adewura found dead in a canal

the late Adewura

Missing 26-yr-old lady, Adewura Latifat Belo has been found dead. According to reports, her body was found in a canal.

Adewura went missing on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. She was last spoken to on Wednesday night when she was on her way back from work.

She was said to have called home to inform her sister that she was at Cement Bus Stop, Iyana Ipaja, but she didn’t get home.

president buhari shutdown three embassy due to insufficient fund

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama (left), said the closure of the embassies is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s agenda s]

While speaking during a press conference on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said operations have been shut down in Sri Lanka, Czech Republic and the Republic of Serbia while the embassy in Ukraine has been drastically downsized.

He said the ministry has been unable to maintain the embassies due to insufficient funds, thereby enforcing the shutdowns because they’re left in terrible states unbefitting of the nation’s status.

He said, “Every embassy has written to us about their huge financial demands and when we go to these embassies we see clearly very unattractive state that does not reflect well on the country.

“Very often the staff of the embassy really find things extremely difficult. Clearly, if we want to operate on the scale and scope in which we are at the moment with over a 100 missions around the world, we need to spend a lot more.

“What I am saying is that rather than having this terrible circle of inadequate funding for missions, headquarters and so forth we have to reduce the scope.

“We should have foreign missions that we can fund, we might not necessarily close the embassies per se, it might be reducing the number of staff in the embassies.”

80 of Nigeria’s embassies abroad were not captured for funding in the 2019 appropriation bill submitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari.

President Buhari will be sworn in for a second term on May 29, 2019 [Presidency]

While defending the budget estimate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs in April, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Mustapha Suleiman, said only 30 embassies can be funded with the capital votes earmarked in the budget.

Since he was inaugurated in 2015, President Buhari has been vocal about reducing Nigeria’s total of 119 foreign missions.

In September 2015, he announced that a committee would undertake a review of Nigerian foreign missions to determine those that are really essential so that appropriate standards and quality can be maintained.

“Let’s keep only what we can manage. We can’t afford much for now. There’s no point in pretending,” he told officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

11 old years hand was cut by man who mistake him

jeremiah obiafor

A 61-year-old man, Jeremiah Obifor from lagos state who was arrested by policemen attached to the Okokomaiko police station, Ojo, Lagos, has admitted cutting off the hand of a 11-year-old boy he said he thought was a thief. Obifor, a resident of No. 14, Isha Ibrahim Street, Ojo, told his interrogators that he saw the boy, Goodluck Amechi, loitering around the back of his house where his fish pond is located.

I initially thought the boy is a thief who wanted to steal fish from my pond, he told the police. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, who said Obifor would soon be charged to court, said that the suspect was arrested on June 7, 2019 based on a report at the station by the Amechi’s foster mother.

Elkana said that the complainant, Doris Isaac of No. 6, Ajanaku Street, Ojo, reported the matter at the Okokomaiko police station. The police spokesman said, “Doris Isaac reported that Obifor attacked Amechi and cut off his right hand. The victim was rushed to the Igando General Hospital. The suspect said that he saw the victim around his fish pond and thought that he came to steal his fish and that was why he attacked him. Investigation is ongoing and the suspect will be charged to court.

Nicki Minaj To Starr In Angry Birds 2

Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj haved joined the cast of “Angry Birds 2” in an unspecified role.

It is further gathered that the film will be directed by Thurop Van Orman and co-directed by John Rice.

With an August 16, 2019 cinema premiere expected date, Minaj will be acting alongside Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader, Josh Gad, Peter Dinklage and Danny McBride, who will all reprise their roles from the first movie. They’ll also be joined by Leslie Jones, Rachel Bloom, Awkwafina, Sterling K. Brown, Eugenio Derbez, Lil Rel Howery, Dove Cameron and Zach Woods.

The release date for “Angry Birds Movie 2” coincides with the 10th anniversary of the hit video game. The “Angry Birds” games have been downloaded more than four billion times. “Angry Birds” grossed over N127 billion ($350 million) worldwide, including N39 million ($107.5 million) domestically, in 2016.

The film, directed by Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis, was set on an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – except for Red (voiced by Sudeikis), speedy Chuck (Gad), and Bomb (McBride). Hader returns as Leonard, king of the pigs, and Dinklage voices the Mighty Eagle.

Cristiano Ronaldo car’s and houses vs lionel messi car and houses

well do you know the Ballon d’Or 2019 winner, Lionel Messi? Well, no matter what you do know, there’re many more interesting facts about Lionel Messi that you could be clueless about!

Lionel Messi (aka Leo Messi) is the most famous Argentine professional footballer currently. He plays at the forward position and is also captain of both Barcelona football club and the Argentina national football team.

Messi is the best-paid footballer on earth and also the best-paid athlete of any sports currently. This allows him to live an extravagant life of exotic cars, huge mansions, and fast jets. The Argentine has won fame for the amazing ability of left-foot dribbling and is placed in close rivalry for the best player hat with the great Cristiano Ronaldo. He is also agreed generally to be the successor of Diego Maradona. Take a look at Lionel Messi houses, cars, and net worth collected by Naijauto!

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1. Messi’s net worth

Lionel Messi’s net worth for 2019 is $318m or ₦116 billion.

2. Messi’s salary

Messi has been the best-paid player of La Liga since last November when he agreed to stay at Barcelona till 2021.

Messi salary is reported to be £615,000 or $809,510 per week, equivalent to roughly ₦293 million. This makes him the highest-paid player in the whole world, with Cristiano Ronaldo following closely. What do you think you would with that salary if it was yours?

Of course, this doesn’t include what he earns from endorsements. Only in 2016, Forbes estimated Messi gained $28 million from campaigns of Pepsi, Turkish Airlines, Gillette, etc, converted to around ₦10.2 billion. In 2019, he earned $35m or ₦12.7 billion from endorsements. Companies now include Mastercard, Ooredoo, and Adidas

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Messi’s latest contract for life with Adidas has not been fully revealed, but speculations are that the 31-year-old stands to make as much as $12m or ₦4.4 billion every year for the rest of his sports life.

3. Lionel Messi’s house before and after

The world-famous footballer is living with his family in the Bellamar – a suburb of Castelldefels, Barcelona.

The area used to be a small undeveloped region but thanks to various players of Barcelona, including Messi living there, it is now the most expensive and prestigious neighborhood in the area. Houses here, at the moment, often have a starting price of £4.5 million and above (~from ₦2 billion).

Messi’s house in Barcelona viewed from above

Lionel Messi’s house is no exception and is even valued at more than that. He bought an old mansion for around ₦740 million in 2009 and has put up to ₦2.5 billion to renovate it.

3.1. Lionel Messi house inside

What do Messi’s interiors look like? Inside the house, the owner adopts a Mediterranean style with basic décor. The theme color is dark brown and beige.

Messi relaxing in the mansion with his little son (Can you spot the little fella?)

The mansion has a mini-football pitch, a swimming pool, a playground, and an outdoor dining area.

Lionel Messi spends time with his family in their almost ₦4 billion home

Interestingly, because the neighbors were rather noisy and unwilling to co-operate, Messi bought them out so that his family can live peacefully. The star is also said to have another ouse in his home country, Argentina.

For a while, the image of this ball-shaped house – One zero eco house – said to be Messi’s was trending. It is called One zero eco house, but the footballer and his father came out to deny this. The picture was then confirmed as fake.

This photo of Messi’s fantastic house is, unfortunately, a hoax!

3.2. Lionel Messi’s house before he was famous and rich

People often search for Lionel Messi house before he was famous and rich, perhaps because they want to motivate themselves with his remarkable grass to grace story.

As you look at how far Messi has come, be motivated to make more out of your life!

Messi’s house before he was rich and famous

3.3. Lionel Messi’ house address

Want to know Messi’s address? The football star lives in an estate on Passeig de la Creu, Bellamar, Castelldefels, Spain. The residential area is popular with footballers and is about 20 minutes or less from the city of Barcelona.

4. Lionel Messi cars – from Toyota to Ferrari to Escalade!

Messi may be called short by some but his enviable car fleet is certainly one of the most extensive among footballers. This is an updated 2019 list.

4.1. Lionel Messi’s most expensive car: Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti

Called the prancing horse of 1957, themost expensive car of Leonel Messi is a 1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti, which was auctioned in 2016.

This Messi car cost him up to ₦13 billion to bring home.

There were only 4 designs of this model produced. Back in the year 1957, while most cars were struggling to reach 100 km/h, this Ferrari 335 S had successfully topped up 300 km/h.

The car is powered by a 4.0L naturally aspirated V12 engine paired with a 4-speed manual transmission and weighs 880 kg only.

Here comes the 1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti worth ₦13 billion!

4.2 Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale

This model is among the fastest beasts from the GranTurismo automaker. It employs a V8 engine to produce 450PS and reaches a top speed of 300 km/h.

The car is also equipped with diamond-coated cams as in F1 cars.

The little man along his powerful MC Stradale

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4.3 Audi R8 Spyder

A bit slower than the MC Stradale, the Audi R8 Spyder uses a 4.2L V8 engine coupled with the cutting-edged Quattro AWD technology from Audi.

Messi’s Audi R8 Spyder is built on an aluminum frame

4.4 Maserati GranTurismo S

Messi parks a couple of Gran Turismo cars. The second GranTurismo can reach the same max speed as the first unit Messi has but utilizes a 6-speed robotized manual transmission for a much different driving experience in daily rides.

The Maserati GranTurismo S was launched in 2008

4.5 Lexus RX 450h

Since hybrid vehicles are becoming the trend, this Argentine icon wants to give it a go as well.

Messi chose the Lexus RX 450h equipped with a 3.5L V6 engine to produce 267 PS. The hybrid car can operate on pure electric mode thanks to 2 motors in both front and rear axles.

Messi hopes to protect the environment in spite of his tax fraud scandal

4.6 Range Rover Vogue

With an Installed supercharged 5L V8 engine, Messi’s Range Rover Vogue can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in exactly 5.4 seconds. This formidable off-roader is priced from ₦76.5 million.

The Range Rover Vogue from Land Rover is also present in his garage

4.7 Audi RS6 Avant Performance

An Audi again! Also installed Audi’s quarto AWD, this RS6 Avant adopts a 4L twin-turbo V8 engine to give a max output of up to 600 PS.

The Audi RS6 Avant Performance in its full speed

The price of this model on the market now starts from ₦90 million. However, the salary of Messi in one week can buy at least 2 cars like this, don’t worry!

4.8 Ferrari F430 Spider

Any car collection would be incomplete if missing a Spider from this automaker.

Ferrari F430 Spider can be considered one of the most beautiful designs on Earth, powered by a 4.3L naturally aspirated V8 engine. The car model is priced at approximately ₦63 million.

The flawless masterpiece from Ferrari – F430 Spider

4.9 Toyota Prius

A humble star like Messi would never miss a practical model from the Japanese carmaker. Actually, this car was awarded to Messi in 2011 by its own manufacturer when he won the MVP award in World Cup held in Japan that year.

Prius is a gift from Toyota for his performance in World Cup

The Prius comes with a 1.8L 4-cylinder petrol engine and an electric motor. A battery pack is included along, of course. This modest car, albeit slow compared to others in his garage, boasts an impressive fuel economy of 3.9L per 100 km.

4.10 Pagani Zonda Tricolore

More expensive than all the above automobiles is the Pagani Zonda Tricolore – one of the 3 units ever made. The car employs a 7.3L V12 engine mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission.

Messi has paid $2 million (₦725 million) to be the owner of this.

The Pagani Zonda Tricolore has only 3 siblings, making it extremely expensive

4.11. 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8

Messi also rolls with a 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8, which is considered Chrysler’s best car ever made. Its 6.1 L Hemi engine comes with 425 hp. The brakes are also enormously improved. The price tag is about ₦151 million.

Messi decided to go all American with the Dodge Charger

4.12. Audi Q7

Families love the Audi Q7. As you might know, Audi is a great supporter of football, and so gave this car to each player in the Barcelona squad.is an excellent family car. Since it is a family car, the star loves to drive the missus and the kids about in this 3-L V6 TurbochargedSUV with the engine giving out 245hp. $60,000 or ₦22m.

Even great stars need a comfortable SUV for a family date; the Audi Q7 is up to the task

4.13. Cadillac Escalade

The Cadillac Escalade produces some 420 hp as well as 460 ft-lb of premium torque from a v8, 6.2L engine. Max speed is a cool 130mph. The price is ₦35m or $96,000.

Though he is just 5 ft 7, Messi likes big cars like the Escalade

4.14. Mini Cooper

Messi also owns a Mini Cooper, which is perhaps the car with the smallest price tag in his fleet. It cost Messi $19,733 or ₦7m.

The Mini is surprisingly a fav car with Europe based footballers

4.15. Toyota Land Cruiser Prado

Toyota Land Cruiser Prado was actually given to Messi by Toyota after a great performance in a match. It has a 3-L D4D diesel-powered engine with 170 hp and 410NM torque.

Another car awarded to Messi by Toyota

4.16. Land Rover Range Rover Sport

The Messis use this luxury SUV as the workhorse of the family. It takes both he and wife Antonella Roccuzzo around daily. It costs ₦19m.

Messi drives his beautiful wife in their white Range Sport

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6. Messi’s bio

Lionel Messi was born Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini in Argentina. Born 24 June 1987, in the town of Rosario, he showed an early talent for football. At 11 tragedy reared its head when Messi suffered from a growth disorder. This retarded his growth and required treatment. Messi was saved when Barcelona coach Carles Rexach signed him onto the youth team, and Barcelona contracted to pay for treatment. Messi moved to Barcelona with his Dad. As a result of GHD or growth hormone deficiency, he is just 1.70m tall.

After playing just one game with Team B, he was promoted to the A-team. He then scored 18 goals in 11 league matches, which turned him into an alien in the eyes of teammates and coaches.

The young boy Messi has gone through 3-year treatment for hormone deficiency

In 2003, he got the chance to perform against Jose Mourinho’s Porto at the 75^th minute. With just 2 chances and a shot on goal, Messi was elected to be trained with the senior team. Ronaldinho, at that time, realized Messi’s potentials, telling his friends that this 16-year-old boy would play even better than him and he was right.

Ronaldinho soon befriended Messi, calling him “Little brother”

In 2006 – 2007, Messi put his name in the list of best players on the global scale, voted second for FIFA World Player of the Year after Kaka. His reputation grew to international status from that time onwards. He is constantly compared to Cristiano Ronaldo. Below is a summary of Messi’s achievements:

Bravo Award 2007
FiFpro Young Player of the Year 2006, 2007, 2008
FIFA World Player of the Year 2009
World Soccer Player of the Year 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball 2009, 2011
European Golden Shoe 2012 2013
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 2014
GSA Best Player of the Year 2015
FIFA Ballon d’Or Award 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019

Messi is a family man with wife Antonella Roccuzzo and their two children.

UK Govt. Condemns Death Sentence Of Kano Singer

The United Kingdom has weighed in on the ongoing subject of the death sentence of a musician from Kano State, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, stating that freedom of speech is “essential to a free and open society.

Sharif-Aminu had been sentenced to death by the Sharia court after he was accused of committing a crime of blasphemy against Prophet Mohammed in a song.

The decision of the court caused outrage among Nigerians and other civil rights groups who have voiced their displeasure over the ruling.

The court still awaits the Governor of the State, Abdullahi Ganduje to sign the death warrant Public Affairs Officer of the British High Commission, Christopher Ogunmodede, said, “The United Kingdom is firmly committed to promoting and protecting the right to freedom of religion or belief around the world, and to being a strong voice internationally in defence of this fundamental right.

“We believe that the rights of individuals to express opinions and peacefully challenge authorities are essential to a free and open society. We will continue to monitor the situation closely. It is a longstanding policy of the UK Government to oppose the death penalty, in all circumstances, as a matter of principle.”

Police rescue 55 year-old man chained for 30 years by his father in Kano (photos/video)

A 55-year-old man chained by his father for 30 years at Rogo LG in Kano state was rescued by the police and human rights organizations on Thursday, August 20.

This comes a few days after another man, Ibrahim Lawan who was chained for 15 years by his father in his apartment in Sheka quarters within Kano metropolis, was rescued by the police.

Nembe To Yola To Split Grace From Mercy

How Bayelsa conjoined twins, considered monsters in their village, were separated in Yola

Since they were born, conjoined twins Mercy and Grace were considered monsters in their native Nembe in Bayelsa State. The family travelled to the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, where a team of about 50 medical professionals have given the twins a new lease of life.

Professor Awwal Abubakar, the Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yola, looked at the 49 men and women before him, perhaps, in the same manner, a general would look at his troops before they charge into battle.

But this 49 were not going to kill anyone, they were preparing for a complex surgery to separate a set of conjoined twins, Mercy and Grace.

As the lead surgeon, Prof. Abubakar addressed members of his team comprising surgeons, consultant anaesthetists, nurses, laboratory consultant and scientists, radiologist, cleaners, and staff from the hospital’s information unit, among others.

The team of medical professionals at FMC Yola that seperated the twins

In his usual unassuming posture, the professor emphasised teamwork, professionalism and accuracy, reminding them that every member of the team is as important as the others.

“In surgery, a cleaner is as important as the lead surgeon,” the Medical Director would later tell Daily Trust.

He is not new to this. Four times before he had performed similar surgeries on conjoined twins, twice at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in Borno.

At the FMC Yola, Prof. Abubakar has undertaken two such surgeries before. Once in 2013 as a visiting consultant and again in 2018 after he was appointed the Medical Director when he led the surgery on a set of female twins born to internally displaced parents from Borno State.

The team recorded some improvement compared to previous times as the surgery was faster, taking only three hours.

Speaking after the surgery, Professor Abubakar said this time, the team had to contend with the challenges of COVID-19. There was a debate about whether each member of the team should be quarantined before the surgery. In the end, they decided to work strictly per the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) guidelines.

Three days after the operation, the separated sisters started playing and with no complication recorded, were discharged from the intensive care unit on the fifth day.

The operation gave hope to twins, Mercy and Grace, from far away Nembe, in Bayelsa State, freeing their parents from stigmatisation in their community where they were seen as monsters.

The sight of the twins, at first was such a shock that even their mother, Mrs Ayebaekipreye Ebinyefa, after she was delivered of them through Caesarean Section, took one look at them and fainted.

“Mhmm! As a mum, I was scared. I felt bad because I was the first person to give birth to conjoined twins in my community in Bayelsa State,” she said. “The insults I have been receiving from people made me even ashamed of myself. But now I am happy the operation has been successful and today, we are going home.”

She thanked the management of FMC Yola for their generosity, without which the operation wouldn’t have been possible.

Beautiful girls Mercy and Grace being held by their parents after recovering from the successful surgery

Professor Abubakar told journalists during a press conference that the hospital’s management sponsored the surgery free of charge and paid for all the treatment and living expenses of the family throughout their stay since January.

He, however, called on the Federal and Bayelsa State government to assist the parents

“Both parents are secondary school leavers and unemployed. We want the federal and Bayelsa State governments to assist them,” he said.

He said after the management of the Federal Medical Center, Yenogoa in Bayelsa State contacted the Yola hospital for possible separation, transporting the babies to Yola became a problem until the Nigerian Air Force offered to fly them in one of their aircrafts. He, therefore, extended his appreciation to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.

He said the NAF intervention was critical because taking a commercial plane was not a good option for conjoined twins due to the attention they could attract and the psychological effect on the parents.

“At this junction, we want to appreciate the NAF especially the Chief of Air Staff for airlifting them,” he said.

“For this hospital, this is the third of such separations. The separation of conjoined twins in this country dates back to 1936 when a colonial officer separated a set in Sokoto and since then, there have been a number in many centres in Zaria, Enugu, Ife and recently in Gwagwalada and in Keffi,” he said.

He noted that Nigeria has the manpower and potentials to drive the health sector but health care financing remains a major drawback.

Calling for collaboration between public and private sectors in improving health care in the country, the medical director disclosed that some of the equipment used in the separation was part of the recent donation from the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas company (NLNG).

“One of the machines donated by the NLNG made division of liver easier, faster and with less blood loss,” he said in an address during a ceremony held at the hospital on Saturday to celebrate the successful surgery.

President Muhammadu Buhari, who was represented by the Secretary to the Federal Government, Boss Mustapha, congratulated the board and management of the hospital, Professor Awwal Abubakar and his team of experts for making Nigerians proud, saying their effort showed the great potential of the Nigerian health sector.

He assured the FMC Yola management of federal government’s support in the drive to transform the hospital into a world-class facility for better service delivery.

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, represented by his Chief of Staff, Professor Maxwell Gidado reiterated the state government’s commitment in improving the health sector, saying the administration had employed more than one thousand workers and improved welfare for greater service delivery in the state.

For Grace and Mercy, this surgery will make all the difference in their lives and give them the chance to live normal lives. For now, that is all they could ask for.

Youth leader mercilessly flogged in public for raping a young girl in Delta community (photos/video)

A young man was publicly flogged for raping a young girl at Ekpan community, in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State .

It was gathered that the suspect identified as Erumu, was caught in the act on Monday morning, December 7.

18 Gombe Children Rescued From Traffickers Remain Unclaimed In Anambra

Eleven children said to have been stolen from Gombe and trafficked to Anambra have been returned to police in Anambra after relatives failed to come forward to identify them

They bring to 18 the number of unclaimed children police in Anambra have received.

The children are suspected to have been stolen by a woman named as Hauwa Usman on 20 October 2019 in Gombe and taken to her accomplice in Anambra.

Gombe police returned to Anambra after no relatives came forward to identify them.

Last October police following intelligence report arrested three women in Idemili north council area with three children suspected to have been stolen.

“Investigations revealed that the children were stolen from Gombe State by one Hauwa Usman ‘f” on the 20/10/2019 and brought to her accomplices in Anambra State,” said Anambra police spokesman DSP Mohammed Haruna.

Parents of the children travelled from Gombe to Awka to identify their children.

Anambra police handed the suspects over to Gombe police command for investigation and prosecution.

The suspects during interrogation in Gombe confessed they steal children to bring to their “sponsor”—named as Nkechi Odinye, 55—in Anambra.

She paid between N200,000 and N400,000 per child depending on age and gender, police said the suspects confessed.

Operatives from Anambra’s Special Anti-Cult Section raided a hideout in Obosi, Idemili North council area where a tipoff had led them to believe the principal suspect Odinye stayed.

Odinye had evaded arrest in the last three years by “changing locations”, the police said.

Operatives recovered 16 children—10 boys and six girls—“reasonably suspected to have been stolen” from different parts of the country, Haruna said.

Back to Anambra

Gombe police returned the seven boys and four girls unclaimed in Gombe to Anambra January 18.

The 11 children will be in custody of Anambra ministry for social welfare, women’s and children’s affair until their “biological parents emerge”, according to the police in Anambra.

A total 18 children suspected stolen remain unclaimed in Anambra.

“In view of the foregoing, members of the public are kindly requested by the Commissioner of Police, Mr John Bassey Abang, to disseminate this message through their mediums to enable the biological parents or close relatives identify these children whose photographs appear hereunder to claim them,” said Haruna.

FIRST SUEVIVING SET OF SEPTUPLET- WHERE THEY ARE 20 YEARS AGO

A couple couldn’t have any children, and then a miracle happened and they had a daughter. But they would never have believed what would happen when they tried for a second child and received septuplets instead. The road to this unique birth was anything but easy. This is a story about faith, miracles, and what true love means even in the face of the most difficult times.

Meet The Parents

Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey fell in love, got married and decided to start a family. The only problem was that Bobbi was born with a malfunctioning pituitary gland and as a result she suffered from fertility problems. In 1996 they were blessed with a baby girl, and they named her Mikayla Marie.

Lady Falls in Love With Mzungu Man She Saw on Dating App, Marries Him: “We Met Online And He Bought Me Car”

A lady has married an Oyinbo man who she met on a dating app and who dotted on her a week after they fell in love
The lady said she dated the man for just one week and he bought her a car which has always dreamt of having
But she said many people fought against their relationship, but they persevered and later got married after she got pregnant

A lady fell in love with an Oyinbo man she met on a dating app, and they have now married each other.

The lady and her husband tied the knot after they met on a dating app. Photo credit: TikTok/@benithemia. Source: UGC© Provided by Tuko

In a TikTok video, the lady, Benithe Mia, told her followers that she got a car gift from the man just one week after they met.

Benithe said she would later find out that she is two months pregnant for the man, and then he proposed to marry her.

How friends tried to stop our marriage

She said yes to the proposal, but she said some of her friends were not happy, and they said evil things about her to stop the marriage from happening.

Benithe said their marriage was planned within two weeks, and she showed when they tied the knot in the viral video.

She said:

“We planned our wedding in just two weeks and I was six months pregnant. I lost friends after my life was changed. Some of them even lied about my life so he can never marry me. My wedding was full of haters, but they had nothing to do. They just danced on my tune because God said so.”

Money makes women fine not I love you – Socialite, PrettyMike writes

Socialite, PrettyMike is of the opinion that it is money that makes a woman fine in a relationship and not the declaration of love for her.

He shared this opinion via his Instagram page this morning. See his post below…

Two married men allegedly gang-r@pe 11-year-old girl in Abia

Two married men allegedly gang raped an 11-year-old girl at Ndiolumbe Nvosi village in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of Abia State.

The incident happened on Sunday, August 20, 2023, when the victim’s mother, a widow, sent her on an errand.

The Abia State coordinator of Behind Bars Human Rights Defenders, Ochiegbu Marvelous, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday, August 22, said one of the suspects identified simply as Ezigbo, has been arrested while efforts are being made to apprehend the other.

He also revealed that certain persons want the victim’s mother to ‘settle’ the case out of court.

“We are a group of human rights activists and lawyers that hate injustice. I felt bad today receiving these complaints from a poor widow in Nvosi Isiala Ngwa. In her words “Nwam biko come and help me ooo. They raped my 11year old girl ooo and they are talking about settlement,” Mr. Ochiegbu.

“We are fully representing the little girl. We don’t accept settlement of any kind. Just imagine this little girl to be your daughter and someone did this to her? What will be your actions? They kept mute!

“The case is currently reported to Area command Isialangwa Police station But am not comfortable seeing a male Police Constable (IPO) handling a case of Child defilement, I thought a female officer should do that best. They will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is over by the police.”

Narrating her ordeal, the victim said one of the suspects, Ezigbo, had been harassing her.

“My mommy sent me on errand on Sunday evening. On my way I saw Ezigbo and he told me to come. I told him to leave me and that I am not interested in whatever he wanted to say,” she said.

“After delivering the message, I wanted to pass the same road but changed my mind as he may catch me. I decided to follow a backyard road. As I was about to pass a school, Ezigbo appeared out of nowhere. He said ‘I finally caught you’,”

“I ran away and he chased me. I took refuge in Dee Sunday’s house but the man was not around. I stayed a while in the house. I thought Ezigbo had left but when I came out of the house, he and the other man, who is also from my village, caught me.

“Ezigbo covered my mouth so wouldn’t be able to scream for help. He and the other man dragged me to one place where they tore my clothes and pant and raped me.”

Pictured below are the activist handling the case, the victim and her brother.

Two married men allegedly gang-r@pe 11-year-old girl in Abia

I do not practice law and do not intend to for now. Please leave me alone – Ifunanya Excel Grant replies NBA days after it filed a petition against her over her social media lifestyle

A young Nigerian lady, Ifunanya Excel Grant has responded to the Nigerian Bar Association NBA which recently filed a petition against her before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee over her social media lifestyle.

The NBA centered its petition on her “social media notoriety of posting photos and videos of her unclad, while also allegedly smoking marijuana.”

Ifunanya has now responded to the petition. In a post shared on her Facebook page, Ifunanya said read law but has never practiced as a lawyer and is not certain when she will practice. She stated that she is now an actress, model, and aspiring musician.

She said all the controversial contents posted on Twitter were not shared by her as she has never been on the micro-blogging site.

Nigerian man and his partner finally tie the knot in Canada (Photos/Video)

A video is making the rounds on social media as a Nigerian man and his Nigerian partner finally tie the knot together in Canada.

Recall few days ago, Intel Region reported that the Canada-based Nigerian men released their pre-wedding photos and by extension get social media abuzz.

However, the two Nigerian men identified as @iambrightj and @oraifk on the photo and video-sharing platform, Instagram have finally got married to each other in Canada.

The wedding was attended by the couple’s friends and family as they trooped out in numbers to throw their weight behind them as they tied the knot together.

As expected, the video has generated mixed reactions among netizens as many have started expressing their utmost displeasure over two men marrying each other.

The wedding was attended by the couple’s friends and family as they trooped out in numbers to throw their weight behind them as they tied the knot together.

As expected, the video has generated mixed reactions among netizens as many have started expressing their utmost displeasure over two men marrying each other.

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See reactions below;

rilwan_jaks: This kinda event should be rated +18 …e get why… I wouldn’t take my kids to such event cos I’ll have to do a lot of explanations to my very smart daughters ….

boyfriend_material____: I’m so happy seeing gays leaving more women for us and more happier when dey take take another man with them.

chyomsss: May we not give birth to what we can’t explain in the mighty name of Jesus …….. Amen .

Good Samaritan beaten to pulp with baseball bat while trying to stop a man from beating his dog (photos)

A good Samaritan was beaten to a pulp with a wooden bat when he stepped in to stop his alleged assailant from abusing a dog.

Rubin Bartley, 34, was charged with attempted murder for bludgeoning the 35-year-old victim during a fight at East 135th Street and Third Avenue in Mott Haven, New Yotk around 3:45 p.m. Sunday, August 27, police said.

Bartley was allegedly beating his dog, a female doberman bredd, and knocked the victim to the ground when he tried to intervene.

The suspect the went to his car and came back with a wooden bat — and the two men began grappling on the ground, the police said.
Bartley then allegedly got up and began repeatedly pummeling the good Samaritan with the bat, breaking his jaw.

The victim was taken to Lincoln Medical Center in stable condition with trauma to his face and head, cops said.
Bartley, was arrested at the site of the attack. He also faces an assault rap, police said.

Newborn baby rescued from pit toilet after three days in Anambra And 20-year-old mother arrested.

A newborn baby boy has been rescued alive three days after he was dumped in a pit toilet by his mother in Otuocha, Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State three days after birth.

According to the Anambra Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Affairs, the 20-year-old mother, Nwaedoka Chidimma, from Izzi, Ebonyi state, gave birth to the baby on Sunday, August 27, 2023 and dumped him in the toilet.

One Esther Omesi, a farmer and a friend to Chidimma, said the suspect asked to stay at her place for a few days because of a farming job.

Omesi narrated how the suspect started acting suspiciously on Sunday after she notified her that she’s having stomach upset and then went to the pit to ease herself.

Omesi said Chidimma took time and later came out of the toilet, dripping in blood.

Omsesi said she called a nurse who inspected Chidimma and revealed that the baby was gone.

She said that she thought that Chidinma had a stillbirth and encouraged her to travel home to her parents and notify them of the development.

Mrs. Omesi revealed that they heard a baby’s cry on Tuesday morning, August 29, and quickly used a ladder to rescue the newborn after which they notified the necessary authorities.

When the attention of the Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Hon Ify Obinabo, was called to the incident, she quickly Intervened by taking the infant to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital Amaku Awka for treatment and arrested the culprit.

‘’If you want to express yourself, go to Rome, London, US. Nigeria doesn’t like you’’ – James Brown berates suspected gay men arrested in Delta state for organising a same-sex wedding

Cross Dresser, James Brown, has berated the suspected gay men arrested in Delta state for holding a gay wedding.

In a video posted on his Instagram page, James who came into the limelight after he was arrested for allegedly attending a gay party in Lagos in 2018, said the men should have respected the laws in the land and should not have organized a ‘’gay wedding’’

He opined that Nigeria as a country does not like queer people so the suspected gay men should have done their activities privately.

Akwa Ibom police arrest suspected child trafficker who stole two children and attempted to kill their mother.

The Akwa Ibom State Police has arrested a suspected child trafficker, Peace Patrick Paul, who stole two children and attempted to kill their mother.

The State Police Commissioner, CP Olatoye Durosinmi, paraded Peace at the police headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia, Uyo on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. alongside three other women, Mary Eunice, Bella Uko, and Alayodi Paul Onyekwere, who were arrested for child trafficking.

The CP explained that Peace deceived Utibeabasi Monday Enang, both of Obot Akara L.G.A, and stole her two children, who are three and five years old, in May 2023, and sold them to Eunice in Aba, Abia State, who in turn sold them to Uko in Asaba, Delta State.

Durosinmi said the mother of the stolen children was almost beaten to death when she demanded her children from the suspect and had to flee for her life.

The Commissioner of Police also disclosed that the another female suspect, Alayodi Paul Onyekwere of Abroma, Rivers State, was arrested for…

South African woman sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for killing her live-in boyfriend after he came home with another lady

A 26-year-old woman, Dieketseng Sello, was sentenced to 13 years of direct imprisonment for the murder of her boyfriend, Isaac Molai Moleko,31, in South Africa.

Sello was sentenced by the Pretoria High Court sitting in Palm Ridge on Thursday, August 31, 2023. The court deemed her unfit to possess a firearm.

The court heard that on the evening of 18 June 2021, the deceased (also known as Skills or Lai Lai) went with another female to a home he shared with Sello in Kotshong.

While inside the house, a fight broke out between Sello and the deceased. After the fight, the deceased accompanied the other female home. Upon his return, the fight resumed between the two.

During the fight, Sello stabbed the deceased several times. She then asked the neighbours to take the deceased to the nearby clinic where he was declared dead on arrival. The neighbours called the police, and Sello was arrested on the scene.

Male teacher accused of sodomizing male pupil, 13, multiple times

A male teacher has been accused of sodomizing a 13-year-old male pupil in Ogun State.

43-year-old Joshua Olufemi, who teaches Mathematics at the Heritage Group of Schools in Ofada Town, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, allegedly defiled the pupil through the anus and this reportedly occurred no fewer than six different times inside his room.

The mother of the pupil, identified simply as Stella, said her son told her that the suspect had been raping him during lesson hours on the suspect’s bed, a source told Punch.

Subsequently, the mother approached the Owode Egba Divisional Police Station to report the matter.

The suspect was arrested by the police on Thursday.

Until his arrest, he was teaching Mathematics at the junior secondary school and Further Mathematics at the senior secondary schools of the Heritage Group of school.

The Owode Egba Divisional police have begun an investigation into the matter after arresting and detaining Olufemi for the alleged crime.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Odutola Omolola, who confirmed the suspect’s arrest, told the publication that an investigation was ongoing to unravel more details about the teacher’s conduct.

26-Yr-Old Woman Who Went Missing After Boarding Taxi Found Dead In Abuja

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – A 26-year-old woman, Blessing Karami who was declared missing in Abuja, has been found dead.

According to earlier reports, Blessing, who was a student of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), was declared missing after leaving her place of work and boarding a vehicle from Area 3 junction in Abuja to Lugbe, where she stays but never got home.

The deceased’s elder brother, Genesis Moses Karami, who travelled from Kaduna to Abuja to lead the search said her decomposing body was found in the bush in the Karmo district of the Federal Capital Territory.

It was gathered that the Police had arrested one Aminu, the boyfriend of the deceased who was questioned regarding her disappearance.

According to Genesis Karami, he received a strange call giving details about his sister’s body but it turned out to be false.

“The caller said he saw a female body in Idu, so we asked him to describe what she was wearing, and he told us exactly what we were told my sister wore to the office the day she went missing,” the brother told the police.

According to Karami, after he kept trying to contact the DPO and it proved abortive, he had to go to the Police station at Karmo, but upon reaching there with a group of Policemen, the caller kept toying with them as he kept changing locations until they got tired and left.

Karami, however, confirmed to journalists on Wednesday, that his sister had indeed died.

“We saw her decomposed body in the bush here at Karmo, it’s not something we can move, we have to arrange with the environmental people to come and help us pack,” Karami said.

“We cannot travel with it. We just have to bury it here. It seems she died for days due to the nature of the decomposition,” the deceased’s brother disclosed.

99% of Nigerian pastors are Yahoo Boys. The church building and congregation are the WIFI connection – US-based Nigerian doctor says

A US-based Nigerian medical doctor, Stan, has compared Nigerian pastors to internet fraudsters while stating that the church building and members are the laptop and WIFI connection, respectively.

Dr. Stan, who stated this on X on Sunday, September 24, said he and his wife stopped attending a particular church because the pastor and music director make $80,000 and $70,000.

“My wife and I stopped attending a church a year ago because we think it’s wrong for a pastor and music director of a small church be making $80,000 and $70,000 This guys get their food, utilities, and house paid for by the church. This means they are in the top earners in America. This is not the design intended by Jesus. Nigeria is way way worse!! The church should be a place where people get lifted up, cared for, and looked after,” he said.

“Church is about community, care, love, and fellowship Jesus started his ministry with feeding the 5,000 If you are not going to church that has this pointers, my dear, your pastor is a yahoo boy!! The church building is the laptop and the members are the wifi connection