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A 27-year-old man has been convicted of murder after he gave his 14-year-old niece a revolver, which she then used to kill another teenager over a Facebook dispute.   A jury found him guilty of murder in the killing of the teen girl rejecting a claim by his defense attorney that the man was only trying to protect his niece when he brought a revolver to the confrontation that ended with Endia Martin dead. Donnell Flora, 27, was found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder and aggravated battery charges in the death of 14-year-old Endia, who Cook County prosecutors say was shot by Flora's niece outside a home in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood in April 2014.     The defense rested Friday, with Flora testifying that he brought the gun to the confrontation but never intended for the weapon to end up in his niece's hands. The shooting suspect, whom the Tribune is not naming because she has been charged as a juvenile, is now 16 and ha...

The United Kingdom ambassador to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright and other delegates paid a 2-day visit to Kano recently were they visited the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II . More Photos Below...

The three sons of Mr and Mrs Udoh were killed in a fire incident at their home in Bayelsa on January 14th. Narrating the sad incident to Daily Sun , Udoh, who is a commercial motorcyclist, said on the day of the incident, he had returned from work and had asked his daughter to buy him some drugs. He said his wife who sells food had gone to the market to buy materials she needed to make Suallu bean cake and pap, which she sells to residents in the neighbourhood. He said after waiting for his daughter who did not return on time, he decided to go and look for her and left his three sons who were asleep at home. Unfortunately, he locked them inside the house, hoping to come back on time. Not long after he left the house, neighbors started shouting "Fire, Fire" and running to his house. Before they could break open the door, the boys had burnt to death. Preliminary investigation by the police concluded that the fire incident was caused by a lit candle, but residents of the are...

Jarasu Shirawho, who is believed to be the sect leader around Damboa-Chibok-Askira axis of Borno state before he was apprehended last week in the state is believed to be one of the masterminds of the Chibok girls abduction. Disclosing details of the arrest of the suspected leader of the Boko Haram sect, Major General Lucky Irabor, the deputy theatre commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri that the suspect was arrested in one of the routine operations by soldiers. He said: “We have in our custody a good number of suspected terrorists that were apprehended as a result of our routine operations. “One of those suspects is believed to be on the list of our 100 most wanted terrorists’ leaders.” General Irabor however noted that there was need to ascertain the true identity of the suspect before final confirmation to the media. He said this was to avoid past mistakes where individuals were arrested based on mistaken identities. “There are checks ...

President Buhari this morning departed Abuja for the United Arab Emirates, UAE , where he will be joining other world leaders to attend the World Future Energy Summit. ‎He is expected back in the country on Tuesday January 19th. More Photos Below..

Tribune reports that Ganiyu in connivance with other member of his ritualistic gang namely Aremu Moshood (48), Agboola Abdulwasiu (31) and Ganiyu Abidoye (60), lured little Bakare from his parent's home under the pretext that they wanted to buy him groundnut and then proceeded to kill him and behead him in Iragbiji , the headquarters of Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State . Police sources say the matter came to the open after Bakare did not return with Ganiyu who promised to buy him groundnut. When Bakare's father, Ismail, sought to know his son's where about, Ganiyu denied that he ever saw the little boy. His claim was however contradicted by an elderly woman who lived in the same compound with Bakare's father who said she saw Ganiyu take the young boy out. See Photo Below.. The matter was reported to the office of the FSARS and through intensive interrogation, Ganiyu confessed to have taken the boy to an unknown destination with the sole aim of using him...

Senate President Bukola Saraki has denied allegations that the senate is planning to spend N47 billion for car purchase. President Buhari during his media chat yesterday alleged that the senate was planning to spend the said money on cars but said he won't allow it. Tweet Below.. "Not in my time" will @NGRSenate spend 50Billion, or 47 Billion Or 4.7 Billion on cars for Senators — Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) December 31, 2015 Not in my time will senate spend 47b on cars. Details of #2016Budget will be made available and open for public debate and scrutiny — Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) December 31, 2015

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Owerri, has removed Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party as governor of Abia State. The court also declared Alex Otti of the All Progressives Grand Alliance  the winner of the April 11 and April 25 supplementary elections in the state. Delivering judgment in an appeal filed by Mr. Otti, the five-member panel, headed by Justice Oyebisi Omoleye, said the APGA candidate scored 164, 444 valid votes to defeat Mr. Ikpeazu who scored 114, 444 votes . The court declared that Mr. Otti was the winner of the April 11 and April 25 supplementary elections in Abia. J ustice Omoleye said the cancellation of the elections held in three LGAs of Obingwa, Osisioma Ngwa and I siala Ngwa by the returning officers after the results were uploaded to INEC was wrong. “In the Electoral Act, the Returning Officer has the right to only declare results of elections and not to cancel elections. “This panel discovered that the earlier results uploaded to INEC hea...

According to a photojournalist Sani Maikatanga who posted the photos on Instagram, her name is Rahma Haruna, a resident of Lahdin Makole village, Kano. She has no functional limbs and arms. Her brother carries her around in a plastic bowl to beg for alms. After seeing this photo this morning i was happy and sad. First i was sad because of the condition this little girl is into. Everyone walking and working for a living but here she is unable to move or work. And i was happy because she might be a victim of misfortune but she is better than those that lost their lives in 2016, She can breathe and talk, that means one thing. There is hope. Message : This message goes out to you out that there, reading or hearing about this. Don't just laugh of cry rather take this as an inspiration and do something better for yourself this 2016 because a physically crippled person is far better than a man with two hands and legs that can do nothing for himself. Source: Linda Ikeji Blog

A court of appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday, December 31, upturned the decision of the Taraba state election tribunal which declared the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Aisha Alhassan the winner of the Taraba governorship election. The court decided in favor of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s candidate, Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku, ruling that Ishaku’s nomination by the PDP could not be questioned by a non-member of the party. The Justice Danladi Abubakar -led tribunal had on November 7 sacked the Peoples Democratic Party’s Ishaku and declared All Progressives Congress’ Aisha Alhassan the winner. But Governor Darius Ishaku , who expressed confidence in holding on to his position, following the possibility of going to the poll for a third time, filed an appeal asking the court to set it the judgement of the state tribunal aside. Ahead of today’s judgment, on December 21, the Justice Abdul Aboki-led five-man bench of the appeal court heard three appeals and...

Nigerian political class is in for many tragedies in 2016, this is If prophesies coming from the spiritual leader of the Omega Fire Ministries are anything to go by. According to the President of   Omega Fire Ministries , Apostle Johnson Suleiman , who spoke in a statement signed by his media adviser, Mr Phrank Shaibu and sent to Naij.com , said the nation will witness many heart rending political developments this year. Apostle Johnson Suleiman The cleric said a sitting governor of one of the 36 states of the federation will not see the end of the new  year, declaring that, “we have to pray, if not a governor of one of the 36 states may not see the end of 2016, ” in a prediction which is one of his 30 Shocking Predictions for the Year 2016. He also predicted that scores of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministers may be absent from cabinet meetings for a good part of the year for health related issues. According to him: “ I don’t see some Ministers in President Buhari’s Cabin...

Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, who was recently released on bail by the Department of State Services (DSS) has been rearrested. As seen on Naij.com and composed by Daily Trust , Dasuki’s rearrest took place shortly after being released from the Kuje Prison in Abuja. The former NSA , who is standing trial in three different courts in Abuja for alleged money laundering offences running into billions of Naira, was taken to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) but regained his freedom temporarily after being granted bail last week along with former Sokoto state governor, Attahiru Bafarawa and his son, Sagir , as well as a former NNPC top official, Aminu Baba Kusa . But, in a rather stunning twist of fate, Dasuki’s lawyer, Ahmed Raji (SAN) confirmed his re-arrest to Daily Trust last night. This report was also corroborated by Chief Olufemi Fani-Kayode in a tweet on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. View Tweet Below Dasuki met his bail condition...

Group Managing Director NNPC and Minister of State for Petroleum , Dr. Ibe Kachikwu , during his tour of Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company, KRPC , yesterday, said the country will still rely on 75 per cent importation of fuel throughout the whole of next year. According to him: “The future is that, Nigeria is still going to import fuel in 2016 and beyond. Best case situation is 25 per cent local and 75 per cent importation. Worse case is what we are experiencing now. “Until we begin to get individuals who can co-relocate, we are going to be doing a mixture of local and importation of fuel to meet up demands. In the next few weeks, however, queues will disappear in fuel stations.”The minister said that the Kaduna refinery will soon be producing more than two million litres per day capacity as soon as an Fluid Catalytic Cracking, FCC, unit is fully on stream. He said: “We need to get it back to re-kit it to work well. We will do that with some level of pr...

A female suicide bomber attacked the home of a village head, Bulama Isa in Maiduguri  yesterday evening, killing his three wives and their 10 children yesterday December 27th. The incident happened as Boko haram members engaged the Nigerian troops in a gun battle earlier yesterday evening. Eyewitnesses say the woman pretended Boko Haram was chasing her, as she ran into the compound of the village head . According to Eyewitness “She ran into Bulama Isa’s compound shouting ‘Boko Haram, Boko Haram. When the families of Isa all came out of their rooms to meet the woman in the center of their compound, the woman simply detonated the bomb she had under her garment killing the man his three wives and ten children” a witness said Bulama Isa who had not returned home yet at the time his home came under attack managed to survive another suicide attack at the entrance of his home. Sources said another female suicide who was lurking in the dark as the grief struck head of the fa...

According to @Aliyu_babs , this accident occurred on Abuja-Kaduna expressway, before Jere junction. In other for easy identification, a closed up photo is shown below with car's plate number .

Press statement as released by the Nigerian Army below.. Another catastrophe was averted in Kaduna State and other contiguous areas when troops of the Nigerian Army arrested 7 suspected Boko Haram terrorists bomb and Improvised Explosive making Devices (IEDs) specialists. The terrorists were arrested in Kaduna after painstaking surveillance and proactive intelligence operations over a period of time. From all indications, the suspects were in Kaduna to conduct suicide bombings, kill and maim innocent citizens in the state and other surrounding areas during the Christmas period. Recall that recently in Maiduguri some of them were arrested while trying to detonate IEDs carried in food containers in public places. The arrest of these suspects would no doubt assist in the fight against terrorism in the country, more so as the military have technically defeated the Boko Haram terrorists in the field, the terrorists have resorted to attacking soft targets through suicide bombings, IEDs an...

A man and his young child were killed in a tragic Christmas Day car crash on A421 near Marston,  Bedfordshire, at 11.10pm . The man was pronounced dead at the scene after a single vehicle collision, while his 3 year old son was pronounced dead at the hospital. The man's wife, who was also in the vehicle, survived and is being treated at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, with serious injuries. Investigating, Bedforshire Police Sergeant Simon Goldsmith said: 'Any death on the road is tragic but this incident is even more poignant given the day it occurred. Next of kin have been informed and our specialist family liaison officers are providing support to relatives.'

Was in the market yesterday to do some shopping and i felt the breeze of the celebration. It was all selling and buying. A day to celebrate. A day to be  happy and appreciate the birth of Jesus. Something i learnt last night is that Jesus Christ, son of Joseph who was born thousand years back has been reborn-ed and now he has been placed inside our hearts. Receive him and show love Lets celebrate this festive season in jubilation, dancing and eating. If you have a girl surprise her and take her out. if you are married then its that perfect time to go to the park. As for me i will just keep you updated. MERRY XMAS......... HURRAY

Friends and family are crying foul as winner of Queen of Aso Nigeria 2014, an Abuja-based beauty pageant  Florence Esu  is engaged to her friend’s husband, Dr. Bright Echefu , four months after the friend died during pregnancy. The pair got engaged this past Saturday, December 19, 2015 and invited Queen Of Aso Nigeria 2009  Jennifer Igwegbe and other members from the pageant’s management team. C indy Echefu, Bright’s late wife, died less than a month after turning 28 years old, this August, 2015, when she was pregnant with the couple’s third child.  The pair were close friends when Cindy was alive. Friends and some family members, including Cindy’s cousin, have taken to Facebook and Instagram to pour out their suspicions and frustrations on Bright moving on too quickly, in their opinion. A photo of his new fiancee is now his profile picture on his Instagram page. He has replied, “Engagement doesn’t mean we have been sleeping with each other. ...

Losing the 2015 presidential elections doesn't seem to be an end to success and fame to this great Nigerian. O ne of Nigeria's most influential online newspapers, The Trent has named former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Person of the Year 2015.   " We are delighted to launch our Person of the Year Award with such a deserving statesman," the newspaper's, President and Executive Editor, Ms. Aziza Uko told journalists in Lagos,  Monday . "This marks our second anniversary and our Editorial Board decided to launch this award to celebrate the best among us, to present to the country, especially, the young generation, real symbols of hope." According to Ms. Uko , “More than any Nigerian alive, we believe that Jonathan represents the spirit of a united Nigeria governed under democratic ideals and principles. By honoring him, we are simply re-kindling faith in the possibility of a new Nigeria.” Earlier, in an editorial to celebrate the form...