Ogun-Cleric-Stuck-in-Shrine Saga:Idol worshippers beat me with charms—PASTOR

The pastor who allegedly got stuck in a shrine in Ketu community, Ayetoro, in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Prince Wale Fagbire, has denied being struck by idols while destroying their shrines.
Pastor Fagbire, who presides over Christ Apostolic Church, Ona-Iye, Ayetoro, said he was instructed not to utter a word after he destroyed the shrines.
The embattled pastor spoke at a briefing organised by Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Ogun State chapter, yesterday, in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Pastor Fagbire had told his congregation that he had been directed by God to destroy all the shrines in Ketu community.
However, while carrying out the mission, he allegedly got stuck, looking like a statue. This prompted the people in the area to raise alarm.

‘I raped my 15-yr-old daughter under influence of forces beyond me’

A 49-year-old man, yesterday, gave a graphic description of how he had been sleeping with his 15-year-old daughter in their Oko-Oba home in Abule-Egba area of Lagos State.
The suspect, Tony Ehumadu, who hails from Mbaise area of Imo State, was caught in the act by his wife, a Customs officer.
Ehumadu, a businessman, was arrested after one of his brothers-in-law reported the case to the police.
He admitted to have slept with his Junior Secondary School 1 daughter twice, adding that the first instance was under the influence of alcohol.

#EdoDecides and the need for circumspection

Results on Social Media should be disregarded as only INEC or its designated officials can do so.

This notice has been tweeted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
As much as I am happy that the social media revolution is good for curbing rigging in our brand of politics, I also believe in circumspection.
Let us do everything with caution. Edo is my home. As we decide, let us also be careful not to spark violence. That is where everybody loses: in violence.
#EdoDecides

I threw him over for his brother

My husband and I have been living together for about four years and have been married for three years. We have a daughter we both adore.
But when I fell in love with him, I was going out with his younger brother. It was a relaxed relationship and we never discussed marriage until his brother came along. I know we hurt him badly when we got married, but he always told me he wanted me back and that he’d always love me.
Unfortunately, there have been days when I’ve felt that leaving him was a terrible mistake. He was a wonderful man and treated me like I was special.
About a year ago, my husband and I had one of our steamy rows and I ended up having sex with his brother. It was mind-blowing. We’ve since been sleeping together, but my ex is now seeing another woman and I’m feeling jealous.
I still care deeply for him, but going back to him would hurt too many people. We’ve stopped sleeping together because this new girl is always in his flat! I feel so empty, especially knowing I can’t really have him.

Female friends won’t leave me alone

I find it easy to interact with women and have a lot of female friends. Unfortunately, they all keep falling for me.
I don’t think I’m anything special and I don’t think I lead them on, but they think I want more than friendship. I then don’t know what to say because I don’t want to hurt them.
In the past, I’ve even slept with a few, simply because I don’t know what else to do. But then they want a proper relationship and it ends horribly.
I don’t want to stop being friends with women, so how can I stop the friendship being misconstrued?

My new man is older and shorter

I am in my early 30s with an adorable son and ended a relationship with his father last year. I’m now with another man, who loves me for what I am, unlike the father of my son. My new man is loving and helps me through financial and emotional stress.
The problem is he is almost 18 years older and considerably shorter than me. My friends talk about this and people stare at us when we go out in public. I also don’t love him as much as I loved my previous lover. In spite of the fact that he’s perfect, I love him in a brotherly way.
The father of my son was arrogant and cruel, yet I still think about him. The love I once knew with him stops me from giving my new lover the love he deserves. I care a lot about this man and I don’t want to lose him.

Can you reach orgasm the first time?

I am in my late teens and a student. I have just had sex for the first time with my boyfriend. I enjoyed it a lot and I’m sure I had an orgasm.
But my boyfriend says I must be mistaken, because women never have orgasms the first time they have sex. He says they have to learn to have it. Is he right?

Brangelina: Jennifer Aniston's memes floods Twitter

It is the shock split that has sent social media into a meltdown.
And although some seem genuinely upset by the news of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's impending divorce, others have delighted in sharing Jennifer Aniston memes.
The actress, who was dumped by Brad in 2005 in favour of Angelina, can be seen in various states of glee in the clips and memes flooding Twitter.
In one picture, Jennifer delivers a withering put-down from hit TV show Friends, saying: 'And that, my friend, is what they call closure.'
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Abduction of Lagos 4: Controversy as one victim escapes from kidnappers

Yesterday, news went round Channels Avenue in Isheri area of Lagos, scene of weekend’s abduction of four residents of Lekki Gardens, that one of the abducted victims had escaped from the kidnappers’ den.
The man (names withheld) was said to have been sighted in the early hours of yesterday, as he was being driven home in a relative’s car.
There were, however, different accounts as to how he returned home. A version of the account had it that he sneaked from the kidnappers’ den while they were asleep and paddled himself home, from where he contacted a relative who came to pick him from the waterside.
He was said to have arrived at 4a.m.

Defendant excretes in courtroom

A defendant, Avekpon Bernard, 18, who is standing trial for conduct likely to cause breach of the peace, alongside 22 others, before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, yesterday, excreted in the dock, while the Court Registrar was reading the charge to the defendants.
The defendant had told the Investigating Police Officer, IPO, that he was pressed and wanted to use the toilet just before the court started sitting, but he refused, saying he cannot leave the other defendants.
Bernard, who was sweating profusely and obviously could not hold on any more, excreted inside the court, fouling the courtroom. Asked what was happening, the defendant said he had excreted, so he was taken outside the court.

‘Why we withdrew our children from private schools’

AS school children resume from the long vacation, Vanguard investigations revealed that parents have commenced withdrawing their children from private schools to public ones, attributing their action to the harsh economic situation in the country.
Parents and school owners, who spoke to Vanguard yesterday, lamented the bad economic situation, with proprietors stating that since resumption their schools have been witnessing a low turnout of returning pupils.
Mrs Gladys Adewumi, whose three children were in Living Joy Nursery and Primary School, Ikorodu, said she withdrew two of her children from the private school to a public school when it was apparent her husband could not cope financially.
Adewumi said: “I operate a beauty salon and my husband is a plumber and we have three children in a private school. For about a year now, my husband has not been able to live up to his financial responsibility to the family, which led to over N100,000 indebtedness to the school.
“To reduce the financial burden, we agreed to remove two of our children from the private school to a government school at Elepe.
“The challenge I may encounter now is the distance between our residence and the school, which is about five miles.”

BRANGELINA OVER: Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt and requests sole custody of the couple's six children

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as Mr and Mrs Smith
in the movie of same name, where they met in 2004

Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt.

TMZ reports that the actress filed papers on Monday citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split and asking for physical custody of the couple's six children. 

A source close to the couple said Jolie, 41, made the decision to file because of the way 'Brad was parenting the children,' adding that 'she was extremely upset with his methods.'

That same source claims Jolie became 'fed up' with Pitt's consumption of 'weed and possibly alcohol' mixed with his 'anger problem.'

The pair began dating in 2004 and were married in August 2014.

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BLOODY BENUE ROBBERY: Leader of Sengev gang killed, 3 arrested

The suspecst and their car

Less than 72 hours after an eight months old baby, her sibling, mother and 10 others were killed in a bloody robbery attack in Sengev near Gbishe, Katsina/Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, operatives of the state’s Joint Security Task Force have killed two members of the robbery gang, including its leader, Atondo Bya.
Three others, suspected to be members of the gang, were also arrested by the Task Force for questioning, while a Honda car with number plates GBG315AA was recovered from the gang.

Police rescue Rivers 7 from kidnappers

The freed kidnap victims and police spokesman

Police in Rivers State, yesterday, announced the rescue of the last batch of 14 Nestoil workers kidnapped 17 days ago around Omoku, headquarters of Ogba Egbema Ndoni Local Government Area of the state.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Omoni Nnamdi, said the last batch rescued is made of seven men.
The other seven had, at separate times, escaped from the kidnappers’ hideout.
Nnamdi said: “The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, Mr Francis Odesanya, in keeping with his pledge to fight all manners of crime and criminality in the state, which pledge is already yielding result, has again smashed the gang of kidnappers responsible for the abduction of 14 oil workers on September 2.”

Abduction of Lagos 4: Kidnappers demand N1.2bn ransom

THE kidnappers of four residents of Lekki Gardens in Isheri, a border community between Lagos and Ogun states, weekend, demanded N1.2 billion ransom for their release.
They made contacts with family members of the victims, suspected to be held hostage in the creeks, yesterday.
The victims, Mr. Kennedy Ucheagwu, Dr. Omololu, Bello and Mr. Esang, said to be landlords at Oshorun Heritage Estate, had gone for an aerobic section, Saturday, when eight masked gunmen in military camouflage intercepted them, shooting sporadically.
While others managed to escape, same could not be said for the victims, as they were whisked away in boats through the waterways.
One of the relatives of the abducted men, who spoke on condition of anonymity yesterday, said: “I got a call very early yesterday, where the unknown caller informed that he was one of the kidnappers that took our people away on Saturday.
“He warned that in our interest and for the safety of the victims, we should not contact the police or try to play smart.
“He said anything of such would lead to the death of our people. He did not allow me to speak with my person, as he claimed that he was sleeping.
“He said that we should get N1.2 billion before they would be released. He also told me to meet with relatives of the other people. He called back about four hours later to find out if the money was ready.
“He also asked if I had my own N300 million for the release my relation. I begged him to accept N200,000, as that was the only money we could afford, except he wants us to go and start borrowing or sell our property.
“But the line went dead at that point. Where do we get that kind of money at this time? My worry is that my relative is hypertensive.”

Family friend masterminded robbery attack on Super Eagles player, Onazi’s father

The suspects

the SUV

Knife

Phone

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested the robbers who attacked Mr. Wilson Onazi, father of Super Eagles’ player, Paul Onazi, at his Jos, Plateau State, home, Monday, carting away his Toyota Highlander SUV and other valuables.
Members of the five-man robbery gang were arrested while at the verge of selling off the SUV at a hotel in Imoda, Ajagbandi area of Lagos, by Anti-Crime Policemen led by the Divisional Police Officer in Charge of Ajagbandi Division, Mr. Musa Alimi.
Four men, pretending to be postmen, stormed Onazi’s building on 57A, Government Reserved Area, GRA, Utan, Jos, where they handed him a fake letter.
Thereafter, they collected his phone, a bag containing his personal effects and zoomed off in the SUV.
During preliminary investigation, the alleged mastermind of the robbery attack was discovered to be a family friend of the Onazis. He was identified as Kingsley David, a graduate of Psychology from the University of Jos.
Two other suspects were also graduates of different higher institutions, while the rest were businessmen in Plateau and Lagos states.

Jilted mother of 3 abandons day-old baby, blames action on hardship

A 31-year-old mother of three, Ifunanya Eme, has been arrested for concealing her day-old baby inside a sack and abandoning the baby girl at a dump site in Ajagbandi area of Lagos.
Eme, who hails from Oji River in Enugu State, blamed her action on her inability to take care of the baby.
The suspect, who was paraded at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters, yesterday, said that she delivered the baby girl unaided, inside a toilet at one of her relatives’ place at Montana Street, Ajagbandi, at 3a.m., Tuesday.
Thereafter, she wrapped the baby and the placenta inside a bag and sneaked out of the building to a dump site, where she abandoned the baby.
She left her three children with her sister in Enugu, after she was separated from her husband, before relocating to Lagos.
While in Ajah area of Lagos, where she was squatting with a friend, she went into a relationship with a man, identified simply as John, which resulted in the pregnancy.
Trouble started after her lover absconded, when she informed him about the pregnancy.

Soldier's stray bullet sends man into coma

Doctors at Igando General Hospital in Lagos are battling to save the life of a middle-aged man, who was hit by a stray bullet from soldiers in an OP MESA van, yesterday at Ijegun, Lagos.
The bullet from the soldiers drafted to Ijedodo community to checkmate activities of militants, hit the victim on his left hand.
As at 8p.m. yesterday, the victim, identified as Ifeanyi Mmezi, an indigene of Imo State, was still lying unconscious at the hospital.
An eyewitness, Iya Modina, said: “The incident happened around 1p.m. at Ijegun Bus Stop. The soldiers were in their van driving through stop when they started shooting into the air.
“A man, who was alighting from a commercial bus at the bus stop, was hit. People ran in different directions. The soldiers just drove past.
“A man picked the victim’s phone and called some contacts on it. When his relatives arrived, he was already taken to the hospital.”
However, when spokesperson for 9 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Major Gbadamosi, said he was not aware of such an incident, adding that he had contacted the unit’s head at Ijedodo, who also confirmed that nothing of such happened.

Man ties stone to 3-yr-old step-brother, drowns him

AN Abakaliki Magistrate’s Court, Ebonyi State, yesterday, remanded one Ogobuchi Ogonna, 25, for drowning his step-brother, Wisdom Amagu, aged three.
Ogobuchi allegedly tied a stone to his stepbrother’s waist and threw him into a stream.
The incident occurred at Ndiebor Nchoko, Igbeagu community in Izzi Local Government Area of the state.
Ogonna was arraigned on a count charge of unlawful cause of death.

7 fleeing Arepo vandals, kidnappers arrested in Edo

Seven suspected criminals, who took part in kidnappings, armed robberies and pipeline vandalism in Ikorodu, Arepo and Ibafo areas of Lagos and Ogun states, have been arrested by the police.
It was gathered that the suspects, who fled their camps when security operatives launched offensives against their activities, were apprehended in Edo State, where they had gone to regroup.