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An Indian man confessed to stabbing his niece and nephew and two of their friends to death as revenge after a dispute with his brother-in-law. The man, identified only by his first name, Devraj, 23, lured his sister's two children into the hills while they were on their way back from school.

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A middle-aged woman is currently recuperating in a Lagos hospital, after robbers stormed her rented apartment on the Lagos Island, during which she stabbed one of the assailants to death. The woman, identified simply as Adenike, and her family were attacked on Tuesday at about 2am on Eyin Iga Street.

Trying to be Good Samaritans cost two members of a Montana family their lives and left their daughter wounded. The triple shooting happened in the town of Pryor, Montana, about 30 miles south of Billings.

The immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.), has said that the Army he headed was one with no equipment. The former Chief of Defence Staff made the statement while delivering a valedictory speech at a pulling out parade organised in his honour at the Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja, on Thursday.

Two people on Wednesday reportedly lost their lives in Ezillo community, Ishielu local government area of Ebonyi State, after eating fresh fish. The third person was said to have gone dumb.The victims, according to reports, were building workers. According to Premium Times , a resident of the community who gave her name as Odoh Onyinyechi told that the victims while on a break from work, went to a near-by stream where they caught the fish. She said: “We told them that these fishes are forbidden in our area because we don’t consume them and if you must eat it, you must remove the scale but I don’t think they listened to our advice. “Before we knew it, two of the labourers died and one of them could not speak anymore. We don’t eat this particular fish species for any reason and we always tell anyone found with it to prepare it properly if you must eat it.” The state police spokesperson, Chris Anyanwu, could not be reached for confirmation as he was out of town on official enga...

Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was thrown into mourning as a result of the death of three persons from generator fumes and fire outbreak. It was learnt on Thursday that a family of three, involving a husband, his wife and his child died in Emeyal community in Ogbia, after inhaling fumes from a generator.

Suicide bombers have now device the use of fashion bags to convey improvised explosive device (IED). People in and around Yobe State as well as the entire country should watch out for excessive and gorgeous dressing bag carrying young girls/older women. This bag is one of such recent discovery in Yobe State by Police EoD Personnel.

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The Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State has received a quit notice from the Landlord, asking it to vacate the state party secretariat in Ado Ekiti for failure to pay its rent.

Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has been announced the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives by the Speaker of the Nigerian house of representatives Hon. Yakubu Dogara.

A Libyan court Tuesday sentenced a son and eight aides of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi to death for crimes during the 2011 uprising, in a verdict denounced by rights campaigners. Seif al-Islam, the strongman's one-time heir apparent who is also wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), was tried in his absence because he is held by militia opposed to the Tripoli authorities.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the Senate on Tuesday in Abuja, announced the appointment of Sen. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa-Ibom North-West) as the Minority Leader in the Red chamber. Making the announcement, President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, also announced the appointment of Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha (PDP Taraba South) as Deputy Minority Leader.

Government activities in Imo State will, with effect from today, remain grounded, following the indefinite industrial action called by labour leaders in the state. salariesThis development has eventually vindicated Vanguard that had exclusively been reporting the growing discontent among workers, over the state government’s alleged plan to slash staff salaries in the state.

A desperate father kidnapped and murdered a ten-year-old boy after a holy man told him that a human sacrifice to the gods may save his ailing son. During police interrogation, Kodai Hirijan, 35, admitted to slitting the boys throat with a sickle to 'chase away the evil spirits' from his 18-year-old son who often fell ill Bijaya.

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has signed for Montreal Impact in the American Major League Soccer. Montreal Impact have confirmed the signing of former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba. He will officially join the Canadian club when he receives his Canadian work permit.

A Satanic organization unveiled a controversial bronze Baphomet sculpture in Detroit just before midnight on Saturday, after trying in vain to have it installed near a 10 Commandments monument in Oklahoma. Due to planned demonstrations, the group, which is opposed to Bible-themed displays on government land, kept the location of the unveiling of its 9-foot-tall monument secret until the last moment, when it emailed the information to ticket holders.

Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the late Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, died at age 22 on Sunday, July 26 after months of treatment.

Mariah Carey looks glamorous while hitting the carpet at 1OAK Nightclub at the Mirage Hotel & Casino on Saturday night (July 26) in Las Vegas. The 45-year-old singer was seen wearing her new 18-karat yellow heart-shaped diamond necklace, which was reportedly a $500,000 gift from her new boyfriend James Packer.

Fifteen people were killed and 47 others injured in a suicide bomb attack on a crowded market in Damaturu on Sunday, Mr Toyin Gbadegeshin, the Police Public Relations Officer in Yobe, confirmed. Gbadegeshin, who made the confirmation to newsmen in Damaturu, said that the bomber, a 10-year-old girl, detonated the explosive device at the gate of the market, killing herself and 14 others.

President Muhammadu Buhari believes Nigeria does not need foreign aid if the world powers can help her plug all the loopholes that had been used by government officials to steal her assets. A Presidency official on Buhari’s four-day visit to the United States (US), which ended on Wednesday, quoted the President, yesterday, as telling US officials that Nigeria has the resources to stand on her feet, and that the world powers should help her.

The Inspector- General of Po­lice, Solomon Ehigiator Arase, yesterday recalled his mother’s objection to his decision to join the Nigeria Police some 34 years ago due to the poor public perception of the force as an insti­tution. He regretted that his mother did not live long enough to see him rise to the peak of his career. Speaking at a reception organised in his honour by Ora people of Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State to mark his eleva­tion to the position of IGP, Arase called on parents to join hands in restoring the dwindling discipline, moral standard and academic pas­sion of the youths.

The men of the Lagos State Fire Service said on Saturday that they rescued a 40-year-old man from death after he used a sex performance enhancer that enlarged his penis beyond expectation. According NAN, The Director, Mr Rasak Fadipe, who made the disclosure in Lagos, said the man wore a metal ring on his penis.

Tompolo confirmed there was apprehension in Ijaw land over the continued delay by the Federal Government in paying monthly stipends to the beneficiaries, adding that while some of them, (leaders) understood the reason for the noticeable delay apparently caused by the scrutiny of government agencies, including the Amnesty Office, majority of the beneficiaries did not see it in that light.

For Gabriel Ogunsawe,  engaging in crime seemed the easiest way to come out of his unpleasant situations as he joined a notorious kidnap gang that specialises in kidnapping little children from church. According to the 26-year-old father of one, who is currently cooling off in one of the dreaded cells at the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department, SCIID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos; a

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has introduced a self-deployment system to enable prospective corps members choose where they wish to serve. This was part of resolutions  at the end of the 2015 Batch ‘B’ pre-mobilisation workshop which held in Kaduna.

Eminem didn’t hold back during an eight-minute freestyle rap session on SiriusXM radio show “Sway in the Morning” on Thursday, July 23 — and no celebrities were off-limits. The Detroit-born rapper ripped Caitlyn Jenner during his spiel. “This is a true statement, I see the bitch in you, Caitlyn,” he rapped. “I keep the pistol tucked like Bruce Jenner’s d—k/ No disrespect though, not at all/ No pun intended, that took a lot of balls.”

A British agency, Charity Commission, has absolved Winners Chapel International of complicity in the alleged misappropriation of N3.4bn charity funds. In a report published recently, the agency said Winners Chapel International, also known as World Mission Agency, demonstrated “good financial controls” for an organisation of its size.

At least 29 people died and 60 were wounded in multiple bomb blasts at two bus stations in the northern Nigerian city of Gombe on Wednesday evening, a Red Cross official said. There was no immediate claim for the bombings but they bore the hallmarks of Islamist jihadi group Boko Haram. At least 50 people died in two bombings at a market in the same city last Friday.

Six Nigerian women have been sent back to the country from the Burkina Faso where they were allegedly taken to for prostitution by a woman, named Balikis. Punch reports that, While re-uniting the girls with their parents in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, the Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Oyo State Command, Innocent Akatu, said the girls were tricked to leave Nigeria, adding that the victims did not tell their parents about the journey.

Singer Kcee on transit at the Hamad International airport Doha en route Beijing China.

A thief struck by misfortune since stealing two artefacts 20 years ago has returned them along with an appeal to others to refrain from plundering antiquities, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Monday.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan may have failed in his bid to shield some of his former aides and ministers from being probed. It was learnt that the Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar  Peace Committee has been unable to have audience with President Muhammadu Buhari with whom Dr. Jonathan would like the committee to put in a world.

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his government is ready to negotiate with terror group, Boko Haram, if the talks will lead to the freedom of over 200 girls of the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, who were kidnapped in the school over a year ago.

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has called on former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop his repeated verbal attacks on the immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan. Mr. Fayose’s reservations were contained in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Lere Olayinka, in Ado-Ekiti on Monday.

Wing Commander Danladi Angulu Kwasu (rtd), is still very much angry with the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), over the death of his son, El-Shadai. In a recent interview, he also accused the NDA of criminal negligence in the circumstances of his son’s death and wants to pursue the case to a logical end.

The founder of One Love Family, Satguru Maharaji ji has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to use traditional means to tackle the Boko Haram in­surgency. Maharaj ji gave the ad­vice yesterday in Ibadan at a press conference to mark the 35th anniversary of the One Love Family in the country.

Immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has offered to refund the sum of $250 million dollars to the Nigerian government in return for immunity from further investigation and possible prosecution, SaharaReporters has learned. However, her overture has reportedly received a cold response from President Muhammadu Buhari.

Four members of a suspected kidnap gang that had been terrorising residents of Omu-Aran, Kwara, and its environs have been arrested by the police. There had been incidents of attempted kidnappings and threat to life in the area in the last couple of months.

Formula One driver Jules Bianchi has died in hospital nine months after crashing at the Japanese Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Marussia driver had been in a coma since October 2014 after suffering a diffuse axonal injury following a collision with a crane on the side of the Suzuka circuit.

Boko Haram has stroke again in the North east Nigerian town of Damaturu, capital of Yobe state, Killing Scores of people.

Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai yesterday retired 20 permanent secretaries in the state civil service. The governor said the decision was taken as part of government’s determination to cut costs, drive efficiency and improve service delivery.

Former US President George H.W. Bush has broken his neck in a fall, it emerged today. Spokesman Jim McGrath said the 91-year-old broke a bone in his neck in the incident, which happened at his home in in Maine on Wednesday.

Gunmen believed to be kidnappers have abducted Rev. Fr. Francis Ugoo Egbebu, the Parish Priest of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Umuola, Amaigbo, Nwangele local council area of Imo State. Strong feelers from the Catholic Diocese of Orlu, where Rev. Fr. Egbebu is serving, indicated that the ever cheerful priest was last seen driving out of the Parish Monday morning.

A middle-aged man, Mukaila Dauda, has confessed to be a spiritual father to a notorious kidnapping syndicate terrorizing Ogun State. Dauda, who confessed at the Police Command headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta  after he was arrested alongside his gang, denied being a kidnapper, but said he kept victims while preparing charms for the suspects.

Former midfielder and captain Sunday Oliseh was confirmed as the new coach of Nigeria on this morning. Oliseh took over from another former captain, Stephen Keshi, who was fired this month for breaching his contract by applying to be Ivory Coast coach.

Rapper DMX has been sentenced to six months in an upstate jail for failing to pay child ­support. The 44-year-old rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was placed in the Erie County Holding Center in Buffalo Tuesday, the county Sheriff’s Office said.

Seventeen-year-old Beninoise woman, Abiodun Ojo, who killed her husband, Jimoh, in the Makoko area of Yaba, Lagos State, has said she poisoned her husband because she hated him. Abiodun, in an interview blamed her father for forcing her to marry Jimoh, who she said never took care of her.

Fabio Capello’s contract as the coach of Russia has been terminated, three years before the country hosts the 2018 World Cup. The Russian Football Union (RFU) has confirmed the Italian’s departure but is yet to name his successor.