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37-year-old Sarah Scheffer of Jefferson City, Missouri has been arrested for attempted murder and armed criminal action.  These charges come after her husband became suspicious after recent unexplained illnesses. According to her husband he had suffered through 8 separate occurrences of becoming ill after being provided food or beverage by his wife, Sarah. He explains that after consuming what had been provided, he experienced confusion, nausea, fatigue and many other symptoms.  After confronting his wife (Sarah works for Calvary Lutheran High) on January 1st, when given a bitter beverage, she alleged she had urinated in it, before going on to deny having done anything at all.  This is when her husband decided he needed to catch her in the act if she was in fact poisoning him. He set up a hidden surveillance video in his home. It was on Tuesday of last week that he caught footage that confirmed his worst fears. On that day he was able to record her making a smoothie for h...

PRESS RELEASE LAUNCH OF SIS CONSOLIDATES FCT SECURITY ARCHITECTURE As NPF Arrests Bwari-Based Kidnappers, Parades 16 Suspects for Kidnapping, Violent Crimes, Recover GMPG, Other Sophisticated Firearms  Following the recent launch of the Special Intervention Squad (SIS) by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, as a significant stride towards fortifying the security landscape in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and through collaborative efforts with the Department of Force Intelligence - Intelligence Response Team (DFI-IRT), the FCT Command Anti-Violent Crimes Section, Anti-kidnapping Section and other State Commands, the Squad has successfully apprehended sixteen (16) notorious criminals and recovered significant arsenal of arms and ammunition including a general purpose machine gun (GPMG). Amongst the suspects paraded today were the three (3) Bwari-based kidnappers- Idris Ishaku, m, 27 years, Bala Umar, m, 27 years, and Dahiru Salisu, m, 27 y...

Local Government Elections Conducted Peacefully In Borno. The Local Government Elections in Borno has been conducted Peacefully amidst low turnout of voters.  Newsmen in Maiduguri who went round several polling units in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and Jere observed that voting commenced in the morning at Lawan Asheikh 003 and Zannah Kazalma polling units in Shehuri South ward of the metropolis.  However, there was large turn out of voters in Dalori, Wanori and Konduga town in Konduga local government.  Security personnel were deployed to strategic locations to ensure a hitch-free poll. The Chairman Borno State Independent Electoral Commission BOSIEC, Alhaji Lawan Maina said election would be conducted in all the twenty seven local government areas and three hundred and twelve wards across the state.  He explained that voters from Guzamala, Abadam, Kala-Balge and Marte will vote in IDP camps in neighbouring towns of Nganzai, Damasak, Ngala and Monguno.  Speaki...

China will work with Brazil to bring change in the world During a working visit to Brazil, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said he was confident China and Brazil could work together to bring "positive changes that will change the world". During the visit, Brazilian foreign minister said Brazil always supports Chinese government policies. On the part of the relationship between the two countries, Chinese minister said "we are aware of the responsibility of ensuring global peace and sustainable development, and our unity will exceed the level of the two countries, our relations will play the right role for Bringing positive development to the world. "" The two ministers discussed the "Ukraine crisis and that of Gaza" in a meeting where they held only two. Since 2009, China has been Brazil's biggest business friend.   

Strongest Militaries In Africa, 2024 01 Egypt🇪🇬 (15th Globally) 02 Algeria🇩🇿 (26th Globally) 03 South Africa🇿🇦 (33rd Globally) 04 Nigeria🇳🇬 (39th Globally) 05 Ethiopia🇪🇹 (49th Globally) 06 Angola🇦🇴 (55th Globally) 07 Morocco🇲🇦 (61st Globally) 08 D.R. Congo🇨🇩 (73rd Globally) 09 Tunisia🇹🇳 (74th Globally) 10 Sudan🇸🇩 (76th Globally) 🌐Source: Global Fire Power… More photos below. 

I Only Get N577k Monthly Pension From Lagos – Fashola Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has disclosed that the only financial benefit he receives from the government is N577,000 monthly pension as a former governor of Lagos State. He also said that he is not receiving billions of naira from the federal government as speculated by some Nigerians, after serving eight years as the minister. Fashola said this on Saturday while appearing as a guest on Arise TV programme, ”Perspectives.’ When asked if there were financial benefits accrued to him as a former public servant, he said, “The benefit I get I think is N577,000 monthly pension from Lagos State. That’s all I get. “So, in spite of all the stories that we got several billions of money (after leaving office), I’ve come out to deny that repeatedly. Well I don’t know how long it lasts, but all I know is that I get N577,000 per month consistently.” When asked if there were other benefits from the federal government, ...

Desperate Nigerian Seeking Asylum Begged To Be Declared Wanted – Police The Lagos State Police Command has narrated a shocking account of how a Nigerian seeking asylum abroad asked the police to declare him wanted.  The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) had in December 2023 said no fewer than 260,000 Nigerians approached the IOM for assistance to leave the country in 2023. Analysts said that the current rise in migration is not unrelated with the living cost crisis Nigeria is going through. But in an X post, the Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said he was stupefied when a Nigeria asked that the police declare him wanted so that he could apply for asylum. APPLY: Army Direct Short Service Recruitment 2024 Meet ex-inmates who turned a new leaf “‘Please, declare me wanted!’ I was stupefied. I blinked and looked at him again. ‘What did you say,’ I asked. “Please, I want you to declare me wanted,’ he repeated. “Why do you want to be decl...

In strong message to cultists, Ogun Court jails Eiye 'Confra' member 7 years A Special Cultism Court sitting in Abeokuta on Friday sentenced one Adebayo Saheed to seven years imprisonment for belonging to Eiye Confraternity secret group. Saheed was arraigned on a count of belonging to an unlawful society by the police. The Prosecutor, Insp. Olaide Rawlings told the court that the defendant committed the offence with five others still at large on July 7, 2023, at about 8.30 p.m. at Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun. Rawlings said the defendant and his accomplices were sighted by the police behind Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, in a hidden place chanting songs. She said that when they were accosted five of them escaped and the defendant was caught. ”But he could not give reasons of what they were doing at that place and at that hour of the day.’ The prosecutor said the defendant later made a confessional statement that he was a member of Eiye Confraternity secret group. Rawlings ...

I worked as a cleaner while pregnant in 200-level – FUTA first class graduate A single mum and entrepreneur, Blessing Chukwuma, who went viral after bagging a first class in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, with a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.58, speaks to VICTORIA EDEME on how she balanced her academics with motherhood and business How easy or difficult would you say it was to bag first-class honours in Computer Science? It was slightly difficult because if you study hard, it won’t be so difficult. Were there things you did differently that stood you out academically? I studied smartly because I didn’t have a lot of time to study, unlike other students. I was also managing my business and catering to my child, whom I welcomed while I was in 200-level. I had to come up with a study plan so that I wouldn’t have to go through all the course materials while studying. It was a combination of smart reading and time management. What was the special st...

Abuja: Army estate kidnappers demand N30 million ransom Aransom of N30 million has been requested for the release of Barrister Cyril Adikwu’s wife and his two in-laws, who were abducted from the Army estate in Kurudu. The Nation had reported how kidnappers invaded the estate on Thursday night at about 10 pm and took away his wife and two in-laws. Adikwu, who had escaped when the kidnappers came to his residence in the estate, said he was in communication with the kidnappers and they had demanded a ransom of over 30 million naira within a time frame. He said: “It all happened on Thursday night at about 10:00 pm when a vehicle containing those who were kidnapped drove into my compound, and then all of a sudden, the kidnappers followed the vehicle into my compound. “I was upstairs and heard strange sounds, so I peeped through the burglary door upstairs and saw one of them who was kidnapped on the floor. I asked what was going on there, and she said, ‘I don’t know, these men are asking me ...

Actor Kunle Remi traditionally ties knot with partner, Boluwatiwi in Lagos Famous Nigerian actor, Kunle Remi has tied the knot with his wife, Boluwatiwi in a traditional ceremony. The traditional ceremony took place in Lagos State on Friday. Before the ceremony, Remi posted a pre-wedding picture on his Instagram page, kneeling before Boluwatiwi with a goat around his neck. Captioning the picture, he wrote, “Tiwi, I come to you humbly as a G.O.A.T with a goat. Are you ready to dance, Ayamii?” However, photos and videos from the wedding have made their way to the internet. At the traditional wedding were actors, actresses and Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola, a brother of the bride’s mother, among other dignitaries.  

Stop telling lies – Tems, American producer ATL Jacob fight dirty Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, and American record producer, ATL Jacob, are at war on social media. The drama started after ATL Jacob claimed in a recent podcast that Tems was initially adamant about clearing her sample on Future’s ‘Wait For U’ which featured her and Drake. ATL Jacob, who produced the song, stated that Future had to talk to Drake to use his relationship with Tems to get her to approve the sample. His claim earned backlash on social media with Tems and her manager also refuting it. Reacting to the backlash via X, ATL Jacob wrote: “All this negativity coming to me … I got a $100,000 wire transfer for Tems and her team to find me 1 time I spoke negatively about her.” Replying, Tems offered the American producer $1 million instead, if he would stop “telling lies.” She wrote, “Its not about saying anything negative. Stop telling lies. I’ll give you 1 million.”  ...

Liz Anjorin, my estranged husband harassing me — Folashade Sariyu Folashade Sariyu speaks with TOFARATI IGE about the alleged harassment from her estranged husband, Lateef Lawal, and his new wife and actress, Liz Anjorin What is your relationship with Lateef Lawal, Liz Anjorin’s husband? He is married to me. We had both a traditional and Muslim wedding, popularly known as Nikkai, in 2017 at my father’s house in Ota, Ogun State. When I met him, he did not have any other wife in his house. He told me he had issues with the two wives (he had married earlier). I then told him that if he wanted me to marry him, he should go back to his wives (and settle their issues). And, he promised to do that. Before I met him, I already had two children, though their father is late. As our relationship went on, I got pregnant and gave birth to our first child together, called Lateefa on May 30, 2017. I gave birth to the second child, Kadijat, on March 5, 2020, and we did not have any fight. As a matter ...

French farmers threaten to intensify protests as anger mounts France’s largest farm union FNSEA is considering nationwide protests in the coming weeks, a spokesperson said on Friday, potentially expanding action by farmers in the southwest who have blocked a highway and dumped manure on public buildings. Like their German counterparts who held a massive demonstration over the weekend with tractors rumbling towards Berlin from every corner of the country, French farmers are mainly protesting against taxes and regulation. The FSNEA will decide whether to organise nationwide action next Thursday after meeting local branch representatives and different farm sectors, the spokesperson said. Hundreds of tractors and farmers from across southwest France have been protesting in the southwestern city of Toulouse this week, causing traffic jams.

Tanzania Coach, Adel Amrouche has been banned for 8 games and fined $10,000 by CAF, after accusing Morocco of corruption. He said Morocco decides everything in African football and choose Referees for games. Morocco beat Tanzania 3-0 at AFCON 2023. He has been fired…..  

Bandits k!ll school principal, kidnap his wife and baby in Kaduna Bandits have k!lled a school principal, Idris Abu Sufyan, and kidnapped his wife and baby in Kuriga community, Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that the bandits invaded Sufyan's house on Thursday night, January 18, 2024, shot him d£ad before whisking his wife and son away to an unknown destination.  Until his death, Sufyan was the principal of Government Secondary School (GSS) Kuriga.  

CUPPY REPLIES GRADUATE WHO REMINDED HER OF HER DESIRE TO DATE A BOTANIST Popular socialite, Cuppy replies the first class botany graduate who reminded her of her desire to date a botanist. It would be recalled that a UniLag graduate finished with first class in Botany. Celebrating his achievement, he wasted no time in reminding Cuppy about how she had once expressed desire to date a botanist, and wondered if she’s still interested in making that desire a reality. After much time had passed, Cuppy has finally taken to her Twitter page to give a response to the botanist. She quoted the Tweet and simply congratulated him on his achievement. “Congratulations king 👏🏾💕👨🏾‍🎓,” she simply wrote. This has stirred further reactions, as netizens wonder, ‘what next?’ Read some reactions below: @Updateboyx said: “Enter his DM asap. You’re here doing congratulations 😡😡😡😡 na everything dem go dey tell u” @Im___wayne said: “So what is the next move, drop date and price for aso ebi” @_Joshxxo ...

AZ:4700/BAS/PPRO/VOL.1/ 20th JANUARY, 2024 PRESS RELEASE  The editors, Protocols, ACHIEVEMENT RECORDED FROM 1 JANUARY 2023 TO DECEMBER 2023. To begin with, we thank Almighty Allah Who in His wisdom and infinite mercy borrowed us days to be alive today and serving humanity by ensuring the safety and security of lives and property through robust synergy with other sister security agencies - military and para-military, quasi-security groups and other relevant stakeholders in the state. It is our collective efforts and desire towards the attainment of a relatively peaceful atmosphere in the State that brought us thus far.  I am indeed delighted to welcome you to this press briefing which provides us with an opportunity to inform members of the public on the sustained efforts and unwavering commitment of the Bauchi State Police Command towards the actualization of a crime-free society in the last one year, where the unsavoury activities of criminal merchant...