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Several high-profile figures in Nigeria, including a former government minister, have claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari has died and been replaced by a lookalike from Sudan.

HOW YAHOO BOY KIDNAPPED, RAPED AMERICAN

A Nigerian allegedly tricked an American woman into Lagos, seized her passport and repeatedly raped her while plotting how to extort money from her.

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The Nigerian Army has said that it has discovered that Boko Haram terrorists have started using drones and foreign fighters.

Meghan Markle tears royal family apart

They’ve grown up extremely close and played the role of best man at each other’s weddings, but it seems things may not be going so smoothly between the royal princes right now.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle recently decided to move away 

WE ARRESTED A HERBALIST, WE FOUND THE EYES AND HEART OF EWOMAZINO IN HIS SHRINE

The Police Command in Delta State has recorded some level of success in their investigation towards unraveling the identity of the killers of Elozino Ogege, a 300 level student of Mass Communication, Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, who was murdered recently in the university town.

Nigeria is the world’s ‘highest producer of HIV-infected babies’

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Nigeria is the highest producer of HIV-infected babies
Source: Sun newspaper (October 2018)

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Explainer: In 2016 Nigeria had the world’s highest number of children newly infected with HIV.

• Sun newspaper carried a headline saying Nigeria is the worlds’ “highest producer of HIV-infected babies”
• UNAids estimated that in 2016 Nigeria had the highest number of children newly infected with HIV among their 23 priority countries.
• But there’s uncertainty in data on HIV infection in children. A new study may produce a more accurate number for children newly infected with HIV in Nigeria.

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A file picture of medicine to reduce the HIV viral load in a pregnant woman's body, so her baby has a smaller risk of contracting the virus. Photo: AFP/ALEXANDER JOE

Under the headline “Nigeria highest producer of HIV-infected babies”, the Sun newspaper reported on a new project to prevent the virus from being passed from HIV-positive mothers to their babies.
At the launch, Nigeria’s minister of health said “there is absolutely no reason why Nigeria should be a major producer of HIV infected babies. We contribute about 30% and our goal is elimination. We believe it’s doable.”
The World Health Organization defines mother-to-child transmission of HIV as the transmission of the virus from an HIV-positive mother to her child during pregnancy, labour, delivery or breastfeeding.

Nigeria loses $6bn from 'corrupt' oil deal linked to fraud

A court in Milan is considering charges of corruption against Eni and Shell in a controversial oil deal that led to Nigeria losing an estimated $6bn.

The campaign group Global Witness has calculated the OPL 245 deal in 2011 deprived Nigeria of double its annual education and healthcare budget.
Eni and Shell are accused of knowing the money they paid to Nigeria would be used for bribes.
The Italian and Anglo-Dutch energy giants deny any wrongdoing.
This unfolding scandal, which is being played out in an Italian court, has involved former MI6 officers, the FBI, a former President of Nigeria, as well as current and former senior executives at the two oil companies.

The former Nigerian oil minister, Dan Etete, was found guilty by a court in France of money laundering and it emerged he used illicit funds to buy a speed boat and a chateau. It is also claimed he had so much cash in $100 bills that it weighed five tonnes.

Video: Top TV Presenter Suffers Heart Attack During Live Broadcast

A Turkish TV presenter, Sukru Oytan has suffered a heart attack during a live broadcast and collapsed while presenting.

The viral video saw Sukru Oytan leaning with his head resting against the table in front of him, before sliding off his chair and falling onto the studio floor.
His co-presenter, Guven Sabaz who was confused at the moment rushed to help him but he fell from his chair.
Reports has it that Oytan was rushed to the hospital, where he was now reportedly in a stable condition.

Benedicta Gafah Shares Photo Of Her Damaged Face After Beaten By A Man

 

Kumawood actress Benedicta Gafah has finally shared a photo of her damaged face after been beaten by an unknown man.

According to Benedicta Gafah, she was abused by a man who was in denial that she left him because she found out that he was married.
The post could be seen that it was first used as the Whats App status of Afia Scharwarzennger that pushed her Gafah to address the issue to her followers.
Afia as we all know inturns teasing her with it which didn’t go well with Gafah as she shared on Instagram.

Herdsmen kill Delta man for attempting to prevent wife’s rape

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Outrage in Delta over killings, abductions by suspected ritualists, Yahoo Yahoo boys

ASABA- RESIDENTS of Delta State are enraged at the activities of  suspected ritualists and “Yahoo Yahoo boys,” who  abduct and kill citizens, especially the female folk, make away with their vital organs and panties for moneymaking rituals.

There have been alarming attacks and disappearances of unsuspecting  victims  at Jesse, Oghara Sapele, Abraka, Oghara, Ughelli and Warri in recent weeks.

Besides the latest kidnap, killing and stealing of breasts and tongue  of a first- class undergraduate of Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka, Elozino Ogege , which sparked the latest anger,  suspected ritualists beheaded  a widow at Oghara, the country home of former governor of the state, Chief James Ibori, in a similar manner, recently.

Metele attack : Surviving soldiers send SOS to Buhari

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'Obasanjo, T.Y. Danjuma Should Be Barred From Entering US, UK Over Odi/Zaki-Biam Massacres'

A group, Policing Nigeria Awarenes Initiative (PNAI), has called on the United States of America and United Kingdom to restrict former President Olusegun Obasanjo and General T.Y. Danjuma, ex-Minister of Defence from entry into their countries as consequences for their alleged involvement in mass killings and detention of innocent Nigerians in Zaki Biam, Benue State and Odi area of Bayelsa during their administration.

The group made the call in a letter obtained by SaharaReporters, addressed to the US and UK embassies.

In the letter, signed by Egbe Akparakwu, Executive Director of PNAI, the group said Nigerians experienced "arbitrary detention and killing" under the Obasanjo administration, with Danjuma as Minister of Defence. 

Akparakwu specifically noted that Richard Odunsanya, a former associate of Obasanjo, alleged that the former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) was in charge of the killer squad that was formed under the military regime of late General Sani Abacha.

The letter read: "As a flashback, during the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo in October 2001, the then Minister of Defence, T.Y. Danjuma, ordered the military invasion of a community in Benue State, where thousands of people were killed and burnt beyond recognition. These innocent persons, including women and children, no doubt share the same faith with TY Danjuma. 

“In 1999, over 2,500 civilians were killed by the military under T.Y. Danjuma in Odi town in Bayelsa State. Odi is another predominant Christian community in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria with a less than 1 per cent of the people as Muslims.

“In addition, under Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria witnessed an unprecedented government-masterminded political killings. This much was confirmed by a close associate who worked closely with him. 

“Among those who were politically murdered during Obasanjo's administration include, the former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Bola Ige, and South-South politicians, Chief Harry Marshall, Chief A.K. Dikibo, a former Senatorial candidate of the defunct All Nigeria People’s Party, ANPP, in Imo State, Uche Orji, Arc Layi Balogun, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, Prof Chimere Ikoku, former Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, in Anambra State, Chief Barnabas Igwe and his wife, Chief Victor Nwankwo of Fourth Dimension Publishers and Chief Funso Williams. 

"All these Nigerians are people that share the same religious faith with both Obasanjo and T.Y. Danjuma yet were killed under circumstances that are quite familiar to the two men. 

"It is also necessary for emphasis to be made that under Obasanjo’s civilian rule, the massacres at Odi in Bayelsa State and Zaki Biam in Benue State where women and children were slaughtered, there has been no accountability. No one has been charged for this mass murder of innocent people despite countless petitions so far submitted by various groups and organisations calling for justice.

“There was also a huge rise in harassment and intimidation of human rights activists under the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo. Arrests, torture and in some cases, systematic killings of youth activists in the Niger Delta were rife. The arbitrary detention and subsequent torture of Comrade Sunny Ofehe, member, Coalition for the Niger Delta Campaign (CNDC), and Mr. Oladeji Odukoya, a member of the Delta Youth Development Council (DYDC), is a clear testimony of the government use of force to silence its critics. Many of these have changed in recent times to pave way for a country where democratic principles are being entrenched.

“It is also our prayer that the duo of Olusegun Obasanjo and T.Y. Danjuma that have brought sorrow and tears to countless families be made to face the full wrath of the law. 

"We implore your governments to raise these issues before the United Nations to serve as deterrent to other world leaders who abuse their office and those who might be preparing the new grounds for crimes against humanity