Stories of the half bodied Nigerian girl who lives in a bowl reaches international media

Kano-based neighbourhoodis quite known here, in Nigeria, but news about her mysterious condition have reached international media only now.

Rahma Haruna, 19, who has no limbs due to a mystery condition and now spends her life living in a plastic bowl

Daily Mail has shared the story of the 19-year-old girl who has spent most of her life in a plastic bowl since she has only a half of her body and suffers constant pain.

According to her parents, Rahma was born a healthy baby but when she turned six months old she suddenly stopped

WWE sued by more than 50 wrestlers over brain damages

More than 50 former wrestlers filed a class action lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on Monday. The complaint alleges that the former wrestlers suffer from long-term brain damage and the development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE, the Alzheimer’s-like neurodegenerative disease associated with repeated hits to the head.

According to the suit “…the head trauma that has resulted in injury is the accumulated effect of many impacts to the Plaintiffs’ heads that occurred on a regular, routine basis during their WWE career.”

The complaint goes on to say that the WWE also failed to provide care for the wrestlers when their injuries occurred and that the “WWE placed

Fears rocks Benue a second time, has herdsmen strike again,kills 81

Pandemonium has rocked Benue state as herdsmen have carried out deadly attacks. About 81 people have been reported killed in two local governments of the state.

Herdsmen sack villages in Benue

According to survivors and eyewitnesses of the herdsmen attacks; Turan, Mbagber, Yonov and Tombo communities in Logo were attacked on the same day while Varser in Ukum Local Government came under siege, leaving another 53 persons dead.

The traditional ruler of Logo, Chief Jimmy Meeme, while speaking to Channels Television on the invasion of rural communities said 70 persons were killed in six out of the

Kemi Olunloyo: I did not grant any interview disowning my daughter – Former Oyo Governor, Victor Olunloyo

Former Governor of Oyo State, Victor Omololu Olunloyo, and father of US-trained journalist, Kemi Olunloyo, has reacted to reports making the rounds that he disowned his daughter.

Earlier today, a report in an online medium had it that the former governor had disowned his daughter, saying she is a disgrace to the entire family and as such, everyone should ignore and disregard her rants.

Her father has however denied granting any interview of such.

The ex-governor, in a statement on his Facebook page via his PA, wrote: “TO ALL NIGERIANS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

“I have NOT released any statement of any kind about my daughter Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo denouncing her social media posts. There is a fake statement floating around websites which I learned about.

“Some of the contents are absolutely false. She has never been to Ireland nor landed

Shocking! Buhari declares war on those opposing his anti-corruption fight

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration will go all out on those who try to prevent the on-going fight against corruption.

The president made this known when he played host to physically challenged, the Internally Displaced Persons, taxi drivers, commercial motorcycle riders, artisans such as butchers, hairdressers, barbers, tailors, members of the Buhari Support Organisation, President’s neighbours in Lobito Crescent, and junior workers in the headquarters of the All Progressives Congress, inside the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

According to him, anybody who attempts to stop his administration from fighting corruption would suffer the consequences, The Punch reports.

Buhari, who spoke in English and Hausa languages handed

Shocking! Dad accidentally shoots son to Death (read story)

A father who shot and killed his son at a Florida gun range fired the gun accidentally, according to police.

William Brumby unintentionally fired the weapon at his 14-year-old son as he tried to retrieve a shell casing from inside his shirt, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

Stephen J Brumby died in hospital a short time later.

No charges have been filed against Brumby, however, police say they are continuing their investigation after reviewing a video

Supreme Court FC'S Camp invaded with Armed robbers

Armed Robbers invaded Supreme Court FC camp located within Angwashimu area in Mararaba, a suburb of Abuja on Friday night and took away valuable properties including monies and other materials worth thousands of Naira.

Eye witness account revealed that though no player was killed while the Robbers’ onslaught lasted but few lads who remained in

15 things you probably didn’t know about late Ojo Maduekwe

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Minister of Transportation Ojo Maduekwe died on Wednesday June 29, 2016 at age 71.

Madueke would be remembered by many as the man who tried to popularise the use of bicycle as a means of transportation in the city. This made people to refer to him as <em>”Ojo oni keke”</em>, which means Ojo, the bicycle man.

No doubt, it is expected that a politician of his caliber who had been active in politics since 1983 would have many milestone achievements under his belt.

Here are some of the things worthy of note about the late three-time minister:

1. He was Born on May 6, 1945 in Abia State, Nigeria.

FG of NIGERIA declares Tuesday and Wednesday as public holidays

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday, 5^th and Wednesday, 6^th July, 2016 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el Fitri Celebrations.

 The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, enjoined all Muslim faithfuls and Nigerians in general to extend the spiritual benefits of Ramadan, which are love, peace and justice to their daily living and, through this, contribute to the development of the nation.

 Dambazau also urged all Nigerians to use the opportunity of this spiritual rejuvenation to reflect on the imperative of unity and peaceful co-existence in stre

Sad! BRT kills street hawker, what Lagos govt said will shock you!

–  Lagos state government says it has arrested three hoodlums connected to today’s violence in Maryland area of the state

– The government said law restricting street trading still in force

The Lagos State Government has clarified the misconception surrounding the unfortunate incident where a street hawker was knocked down by an oncoming truck at Maryland Bus Stop on Wednesday.

The street hawker, who was trying to evade arrest from officials of Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), had attempted to cross the road before being hit by the truck, which was erroneously thought to be a BRT Bus.

As a result, hoodlums armed with sticks and stones, immediately descended on some BRT buses plying the route as at the time of the incident and in the process destroyed

Emir of Kano congratulates New IG of police, sends him touching message (read message)

The Emir of Kano, Mohammadu Sanusi II, has sent a congratulatory message to Ibrahim Idris, on his recent appointment as the Inspector General of Police.

In his letter of congratulations to the IGP, Emir Sanusi urged him to strengthen his resolve to fight crimes in the country, PM News reports.

Emir of Kano Mohammadu Sanusi congratulated Ibrahim Idris on his appointment as the new IGP

The Emir of Kano said though the appointment came at a very difficult time in the history of the nation with several security challenges, he had the conviction that Idris with his experience and track record, would overcome

every stumbling block.

“We are aware of your passion for justice and truth. We are also aware that you have made considerable deposit into the bank of trust among the rank and file of your officers and we pray that these and other outstanding qualities of yours should come to bear as a guiding light in the discharge of this Herculean and crucial national assignment,” he said.

Idris who once served as the Kano state commissioner of police was appointed as the acting IGP by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, June 21.

After his appointment, he declared that all officers from the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) to inspector-general of police will henceforth . declare their assets

However, . the Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN) has criticised the process that led to the appointment of Idris.

PDP disagrees with Court judgement over ikpeazu's sack as governor

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appealed against the judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja, which sacked Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state, for presenting false tax information.

According to Daily Trust, in the appeal lodged on Tuesday, June 29, the party disagreed with the judgment of the court, which sacked the governor and ordered Uche Ogah as PDP’s rightful candidate for the governorship election that held in Abia State in April, 2015.

The party in the appeal stated that the court erred when it declared Uche Ogah as PDP’s rightful candidate for the governorship election that held in Abia State in April, 2015 because there was no evidence was led that the said Uche Sampson Ogah participated in the 2015 Abia state gubernatorial elections.

It said: “The honourable trial court misdirected itself when it construed the provisions of the PDP Constitution to the detriment of the appellant without giving the appellant a chance to be heard and thereby occasioned miscarriage of justice,” the PDP said.

In the particulars of the error, the appellant said Ukeagbara and Mba being “the 1st and 2nd respondents in the appeal did not

pray the trial court to construe the provisions of the PDP constitution.”

“No evidence was led that the said Uche Sampson Ogah participated in the 2015 Abia State gubernatorial elections, yet, the trial court declared him as winner of the said elections contrary to the express provisions of section 141 of the Electoral Act.”

The party urged the Court of Appeal for “an order setting aside the judgment of the Federal High Court of Nigeria in suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/10862014 delivered on the 27th day of June, 2016.”

In reaction, Uche Ogah who was declared as the PDP’s rightful candidate for the governorship election that held in Abia State in April, 2015 by the Federal High Court in Abuja, has urged Governor Ikpeazu to obey the order of the court and vacate office as governor of the state.

Speaking through his lawyer, Onyekachi Ubani, Ogah said the order of the court was explicit that the governor gave false information on the payment of his tax in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Meanwhile, the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rages on as the  Ogun state chapter of the party on Monday June 27, denied endorsing Ahmed Makarfi as the chairman of the party’s caretaker committee. 

In a statement signed Adebayo Dayo for the Ogun state party chairman, the party said the chapter’s attention has been drawn to reports that the state endorsed Makarfi.

Revealed! Two of Buhari’s ministers indicted in N2billon bribery scandal (photos)

The minister of agriculture and rural development, Chief Audu Ogbeh and his deputy, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, have been named in a N2 billion bribery scandal, according to Pointblanknews.com.

Heneiken Lokpobiri (L) and Audu Ogbeh (R)

In an exclusive report by the medium, the two ministers were said to have been involved in a bribery scheme as regards a recent part-payment of N15 billion to contractors owed by the ministry.

According to the report, the contractors executed projects under the fertilizer subsidy programme – Growth  Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS), initiated by the administration of  former President Goodluck J

onathan.

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The programme was introduced in order to enhance farmers’ access to subsidised fertilizer.

The scheme is also aimed at subsidising the costs of major agricultural inputs, such as fertiliser and seedlings for farmers, yam tubers and yam plantation, yam tubers and yam plantation.

Based on the GESS policy, the federal and state governments equally contribute the balance of 50 per cent being the approved subsidy amount for onward payment to participating inputs (fertilizer) suppliers.

As a standing rule, all participating states gave an Irrevocable Standing Order (ISO) for their portion (25%) of the subsidy amount to be deducted directly from their statutory monthly allocation from the federation account as due.

The contractors were said to be owed N56 billion by the federal and states governments participating in the programme, although the ministry is said to be in charge of disbursing funds.

The report stated that following the release of N350 billion by government for the payment of contractors  as contained in the 2016 budget, the ministry of agriculture and Rural Development was allocated funds amounting to N15 billion to effect the part-payment to over 50 contractors part of the GESS programme.

The two ministers were said to have invited the contractors to a meeting after the release of the money and assured them that they would be paid on “pro-rata” basis.

To the amazement of the contractors, the ministry paid only three contractors. Investigations however showed that a decision to deduct N2 billion from source and concentrate the payment on only the three contractors was part of the deal.

The three contractors were paid N13 billion leaving N2billion for the ministers to feast on.

In reaction, a group named Society for Good Governance (SGG) has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Crimes Commission (ICPC) to investigate the actions of the ministers.

The group wrote: “We are, by this petition, asking the ICPC to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the payment to determine why the ministers and thepermanent secretary reneged on the earlier arrangement to pay all the contractors who have been owed for many years now and decided to pay only three contractors.

“We urge you to look into the deal between the two ministers, the permanent secretary and the three contractors that resulted in the payment of N13 billion to them. What happened to the remaining N2 billion. Why renege on the payment of the other contractors?”, the group asked.

The allegation is coming barely a week after it was established that Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai owns two houses in Dubai.

Corpse of an unnamed man, found in front of electrical distribution company... Calabar (photos)

The corpse of the unnamed man 

The corpse of a middle-aged man has been found lying on the pedestrian walkway of Calabar road by Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) Calabar, Cross River State over an unknown cause.

The man according to people around has been taking refuge there for some days now. Residents also said that his death was n

oticed Sunday morning. The corpse of the man is currently swelling up and swarmed up by flies with no responsible government agency to evacuate the body to the morgue.

A public call is currently being made to the state government to remove the body to avoid any epidemic that could emanate from the stench of the dead body.

See more photos below...

Farmers/herders clash! Eight persons killed in Adamawa

 Eight villagers killed in herder/farmer clash in Adamawa

Kabiru R. Anwar,Yola

At least 8 persons died in a clash between herdsmen and farmers in Koh community in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

‎Residents said  the two communities clashed on Saturday afternoon after a herdsman trespassed into  a farmland and the owner raised an alarm, causing the Fulani man to flee.

He added that the farmer then mobilised his kinsmen who went after the escaping man who then alerted other herders to confront the farmers, resulting in to a clash.

There has been series of  clashes between the cattlemen and villagers in the area culminating in the killing of a 10 - year old Fulani boy

and a subsequent attack on Koh community that left more than 40 villagers dead earlier this year.

Eye witnesses reported that 8 villagers died in the Saturday clash while  7 injured were rushed to the Specialist Hospital and Zenith Hospital in Yola.

A politician from the area, Phineas Elisha said he lost two  relatives including a police man who was on leave.  He clarified that the police man was killed by a stray bullet when he was running for safety.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relation Officer in the state, DSP Abubakar Othman said one person was killed and two were injured in the clash.

Othman said the situation was under control as police men had since deployed to restore peace in the communities.

Read how Fred Amata was robbed at gun point by 2.30am

At 2.30am this morning, top Nollywood actor, Fred Amata was robbed at gun point. 

His car a metallic grey Lexus 470 SUV with license plate AGL 414 CU was taken including his phones and personal belongings. 

He was robbed at gun point in front of his house gate. 

They bundled him into his car and dropped

him at

Fadeyi Bridge at 2.30am after taking his shoes. 

We implore all of us to share this information till it gets to the police and Federal Road Safety Authorities.

See what Oba Adeyeye did at Washington DC to Sango deity

Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi's Sango caused quite a scare as he performed 

traditionally at the Smithsonian Museum of African Art, Washington DC yesterday June 21st. 

The Washington DC fire brigade stormed the venue after they were called in following displays of fire and smoke by Sango deity. 

They later left after they were informed

NLC issues strike 14-day ultimatum

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to embark on industrial action if banks that sacked their workers fail to recall them.

The financial institution has been hit by a wave of mass sack with more than 2000 bakers relieved of their duties in the affected banks.

The Punch reports that a 14-day ultimatum was issued to banks in a letter signed by the deputy general secretary of the NLC, Mr. Chris Uyot, on behalf of the president, Mr. Ayuba Wabba.

The letter stated that the congress decided to issue the ultimatum having been informed by the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees that the banks did not adhere to labour laws when it arbitrarily sacked the workers.

Uyo said that at the expiration of the ultimatum an industrial action will be activated and the branches of all the affected banks will be shut down.

He accused the management of the banks of sanctioning unionism among workers and disclosed that the ultimatum begins on Thursday, June 16.

The letter read: “I have been

British vote to leave the European Union would shake the bloc

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© John MacDougall, AFP | German Foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault at a joint press conference near Berlin on June 15, 2016

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© John MacDougall, AFP | German Foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault at a joint press conference near Berlin on June 15, 2016

A British vote to leave the European Union would shake the bloc and require a concerted effort to ensure its stability, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Wednesday.

Speaking at a joint news conference

Niger Delta militancy: Reps propose supplementary bill to fund Navy equipment

The Chairman of the House Committee on the Nigerian Navy, Abdulsamad Dasuki on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to consider the presentation of a Maritime Security Supplementary Bill for immediate equipment purchase for the Nigerian Navy.

Dasuki who made this known during an oversight visit of the Committee at the Navy Headquarters in Abuja, said the equipment purchase will enable the Nigerian Navy tackle