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Family of the girl slaughtered by some teenage boys in Oke Aregba area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, has demanded that the killers of their daughter should be beheaded immediately. While pleading that justice must not be delayed, the family asked that the boys should be slaughtered in the same manner they slaughtered the girl, who was a girlfriend to one of the arrested boys. Daily Post reported that Muinat Okeowo, an elder sister to the deceased girl had said she was named Sofiat Kehinde and not Rofiat.   Okeowo added that she and other members of the family observed that Sofiat was getting close to one of the boys named Mustakeem Balogun, whom they said she attended the same Islamic society (Asalatu) with. According to her, Sofiat was warned to stay away from the boy, adding she could not understand the connection between Mustakeem and Soliu Majekodunmi, who the police described as her boyfriend. The elder sister explained that Sofiat left home on Friday evening, leaving t...

Yahoo boys activities is on the rise in Nigeria, most especially in the recent time. It has as a matter of fact gone beyond the traditional scamming of innocent people’s hard earned money, today yahoo plus( rituals to back up cyber crime) is what an average yahoo boy wants to do. The most excruciating thing in the whole of this menace, is the involvement of teenagers, teenagers that should be under the roof of their parents, who should still be receiving proper home upbringing training. Teenagers as young as 17, 16, 15, are actively involved in yahoo in virtually every nok and crannies of the country. But then, who is to be blamed? Are the parents responsible? Is the society a factor in this whole situation? Well, some parents may claim they’ve done their best in giving thier children the good life they deserve, note! Good life here refers to proper and sound upbringing. But that is actually far from the reality on ground. Parents of this era to a great extent have lost tou...

Amid an online conversation on the widespread ritual killing carried out by young boys to make money through fraudulent means, a video of some young boys in a shrine has been shared online. In the video, the young boys lip-synched to King Hemjay’s “Ajitu Cruise”. They were heard saying “no hustle o, pepeye you no go shenk. If we show you the way, shey you go fit do am? If you run too fast you go die young, if you run too slow you go die poor”. They also made sure that the entire shrine was captured in the video.

....Congratulates him on his birthday A chieftain of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mr Ayemidejor Austine has described  Hon Festus Ovie Agas the Chief of Staff govt house Asaba as detribalized politician who has distinguished himself over time as a lover of good governance. Mr Ayemidejor made the statement while congratulating the erstwhile Chief strategist on the occasion of his birth anniversary. The erstwhile commissioner of higher education said the former SSG is a friend and brother, a gentle kind-hearted man, an Administrator per excellence, a technocrat, an illustrious son of Urhobo land, highly detribalized politician, a great asset to our dear Delta State and our great party, the People's Democratic Party. "Today on behalf of my family and noble political associates, I join your family, well wishers and indeed the good people of Delta State both at home and in diaspora to wish you many more years of wisdom and sound Health, I also pray that the L...

A 32-year-old housewife, Zainab Shehu, on Thursday prayed a Shari’a court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna state to dissolve her marriage over the alleged inability of her husband, Faisal Yahaya, to satisfy her sexually, saying that her husband is a one-minute man in bed. Shehu, who resides in the Rigasa area of Kaduna, said: “my husband is a one-minute man in bed. “I have advised him to seek medical help. He agreed and took some herbs but later stopped taking it. “I don’t want to sin against God that is why I want a divorce so that I can remarry a healthier man”, she said. On his part, Yahaya, 60, is denied the claims, saying he was fit and healthy. The judge, Malam Abubakar Salisu-Tureta ordered the couple to go to the hospital for a check-up for Yahaya to know the cause of his predicament. He adjourned until Feb. 3 for the hospital test results to be reported.

A 23-year-old Mark Njuguna, has been arrested by the Police for allegedly killing his four-month-old son in Gatanga Murang’a, Kenya. In a video that has gone viral online, the suspect was seen physically assaulting his wife Mary Muthoni, with a belt while their baby was crying on the floor. The suspect later grabbed the infant, who he claims is not his biological son and tossed him over the sofa. The baby was said to have died on the spot after landing on the concrete floor. According to the police report, the incident which happened in the early hours of Tuesday, January 25, was reported by the suspect’s father. Njuguna’s father, Samuel Kigumo, was alerted by his daughter-in-law at about 2:45 am after the incident happened. Kiguro said Muthoni managed to escape from the house after her husband threatened to kill her if she raised an alarm to alert neighbors. The two are believed to have picked a quarrel after the man questioned whether he is the biological father of the bo...

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday, called for immediate assessment of the cause of the petroleum product tanker explosion, which razed down no fewer than 25 houses and destroyed valuables worth millions of naira in Ohoror community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday night in the community located along Warri-Portharcout Expressway, reportedly claimed two lives in the two trucks involved in the explosion. Okowa made the call when he visited the scene of the incident. He commiserated with the community on the tragedy and gave assurance that government would take steps to cushion the effect of the inferno on victims.  The governor said that no effort would be spared in putting out the fire completely and directed the State Director of Fire Service to remain on ground untill the fire was completely extinguished and other oil trucks posing a threat to the community were evacuated.  The governor who wa...