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 Alabama - The well-known Vice Chairman of the Madison County Young Republicans arrested for sexual torture and tragic murder of a 54-year-old man. 36-year-old Kyle Lewter has been charged with murder,  s*xual torture and s*xuaĺ abuse with an inanimate object. These charges come after the uncle of 54-year-old, Derek Walls, became concerned after not being able to reach Walls and repeated knocks on his door went unanswered.  The uncle called 911 and police made the shocking discovery inside of the Lewter home. Walls and Lewter were known to each other, however there are no reports on what that connection was.  The public is shocked after hearing the news of Lewter's arrest. Kyle has been publicly involved in the Alabama Republican party since he was still in middle school and has done campaign work for several prominent Alabama Republicans including Jeff Sessions and Mo Brooks. The Madison County Young Republicans have declined to speak on the incident so far.  L...

 Okawville, Illinois Police Chief, Thomas A. Hall is charged with Domestic Violence with Bodily Harm.  On March 7th, 40-year-old Thomas Hall appeared in court with his attorney. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. Hall demanded a jury trial.  On February 22nd - 23rd it is alleged that Chief Hall struck a female occupant in his home. He allegedly restrained a female occupant by her wrists. When officers arrived, they alleged that the female victim had bruises and red marks that indicated she was restrained.  Thomas Hall was admonished by the court and told he cannot be around the alleged victim.  I will update. In the meantime, the victim is in our thoughts. This is still an active investigation and I cannot release all of the information I know. I can say this woman is very strong, in my opinion.

UPDATED:  Press Release From St. Louis County Police Department Good morning. Here is the latest release of information regarding a fight that occurred in our First Precinct that has been shared on social media:  St. Louis County, MO (March 10, 2024):  St. Louis County Police Department North County Precinct detectives are investigating an assault that occurred on Friday, March 8, 2024, which left a juvenile female critically injured.    At 2:32 PM on Friday, March 8, 2024, officers from the North County Precinct responded to a call for service for a fight in progress near the intersection of Norgate Drive and Claudine Drive.   Responding officers located a juvenile female suffering a severe head injury.  The victim was transported to an area hospital where she remains in critical condition.   On Saturday, March 9, 2024, a 15-year-old juvenile female suspect was arrested and is currently being held by St. Louis County Family Court on Assault charg...

 How Emefiele Allegedly Awarded Multi-Billion Naira Contracts to Family & Associates-Witness   A Seventh Prosecution Witness, PW7, in the trial of a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele on Monday, March 11, 2024 told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, how Emefiele allegedly signed and approved award and payments of contracts to April 1616 Investment Limited and Architekon Nigeria Limited, companies that allegedly belong to Sa’adatu Ramalan Yero, his wife, Margaret Emefiele and his in-law respectively.   The witness,  Agboro Michael, an investigator with the ICPC,  led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo,SAN, was part of the investigation team that comprised the EFCC, ICPC, CCB, DSS and the Nigerian Police. He testified on the count-charge of abuse of office and conferring  an unfair advantage to a public officer and relatives, preferred against Emefiele. ...

 EFCC Arraigns Man for Currency Racketeering in Port Harcourt  The Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 11, 2024 arraigned Azubuike Mamwu Obasi  before Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State for currency racketeering.   Obasi is facing trial on a four-count charge, bordering on illegal acquisition of bank notes and carrying out banking services without an appropriate licence, contrary to Section 18 (1) and (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under Section 18 (3) of the same Act.   One of the charges reads: "That you, Azubuike Manwu Obasi, on or about the 15th day of February, 2024, at Port Harcourt, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, acquired and retained the cumulative sum of N554,600.00 (Five Hundred and Fifty-four Thousand, Six Hundred Naira)  which you knew or reasonably ought to have known, ...

 Impeachment Notice: Edo Assembly To Use Substituted Service On Shaibu The impeachment saga of the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, continues as the state House of Assembly says it will resort to substituted service to serve the impeachment notice. The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, announced this during plenary on Monday. According to him, Shaibu has refused to acknowledge the impeachment notice sent to him from the court through DHL courier service. Agbebaku said the impeachment notice to the deputy governor will now be served through a publication in the national dailies. The Edo State House of Assembly, last week, commenced proceedings to impeach embattled Deputy Governor of the state, Philip Shaibu. Announcing the commencement of the impeachment proceedings after sitting last Wednesday, the majority leader of the state house of assembly and member representing Ovia North East 1, Charity Aiguobarueghian, stated that the petition again...

 Progressive policies, private sector key to FDI inflow-Minister Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment says the review of the recently enacted Expatriate Employment Levy marks a milestone in government-private sector relations. The Minister Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, stated this when the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture, industry stakeholders, met with her alongside the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo during the just concluded Nigeria- Qatar investment Forum in Doha. Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite who underscored the essence of private sector participation, and emphasized the need for policies that would allow foreign direct investment to continue to flow into the country without obstacles. According to the minister, the meeting agreed that the implementation of the Expatriate Employment Levy will pause for additional consultations with crucial stakeholders, and a joint committee established to review the Expatriate Employment ...

 NCS To Remove Obstacles  Hindering Free Trade - CG The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi says the service will focus on removing obstacles that militate against free trade in line with the present administration's agenda of promoting economic prosperity. He stated this during an interaction with members of Kongolam border community in Maiadua Local Government Area of Katsina State. Adeniyi noted that measures taken in this regard include reduction in the number of checkpoints along the border posts and more synergy  between NCS officials and traders in border markets.                                            "We are conscious of the concerns of most border communities, particularly with regards to the numbers of checkpoints and the closure of land borders, I want to assure you that our operations are always guided by law and we ...

 Akpabio's Political Jabs Insensitive; He Complained That Peter Obi Received Greater Applause Than Him At Wigwe’s Funeral –Atedo Peterside Founder of the Stanbic IBTC Bank, Atedo Peterside, has berated Senate President Godswill Akpabio, describing the lawmaker’s comments at the funeral of the late Access Bank CEO, Herbert Wigwe in Port Harcourt, Rivers State as being self-centred, insensitive and in poor state. The Senate President had come under fire for tackling Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, over his statement at the funeral. The governor had asked politicians who attended the funeral the essence of their struggle and killing for power. Governor Fubara had said, “What is this struggle all about? You want to kill, you want to bury, what is it all about? This is a man, he’s not a politician. He made his money through us, our investments. “He has the world in his palm financially. He controls even the political classes. But today, with all the power financially, can'...

 RIVERS ASSEMBLY SET TO FURTHER AMEND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW ... Commits Rivers State Education (Return of Schools) (Amendment) Bill  to Committee  The Rivers State House of Assembly at its 118th Legislative Sitting, on Monday, gave First Reading to the Rivers State Local Government (Amendment) Bill, 2024. Presenting the Bill, the Member representing Omuma Constituency, Hon. Sylvanus Nwankwo averred that the Bill seeks to further amend the Rivers State Local Government Law No 5 of 2018 and other matters connected thereto; adding that the Bill has four clauses and when passed may be cited as the Local Government(Amendment) Law, 2024. Also, the House debated on the Rivers State Education (Return of Schools)(Amendment) Bill, 2024 after the Bill was read the  Second Time. Leading the debate, the sponsor of the Bill, Hon. Tekenari Granville urged his Colleagues to support the Bill which merely seeks the return of  Kalabari Girls High School, Buguma to the government, b...

 ABSU Fresh Graduate Ki!!lled By Alleged Cult Group On Monday today at Miracle lodge, an Abia State University student who signed out on friday was sh0t by an alleged cult group.. According to reports, the muuuurdered student escaped man haunt by the cult group but sadly was k!!illed in the early hours of Monday (today)... As of the time of publishing this post, the c0orpse is yet to be taken to the mortuary... During the shooting scene, ABSU Students ran for their safety and called for security men. Images attached showed when he was sh0t at close range by the assssailants.

 Father Of 4, Chris Ozobia, Commits Suicide In Enugu. A father of four identified as Chris Ozobia from Onitsha in Anambra state has commited suicide in Enugu. Ozobia, who's in his 40s reportedly took his own life at his block industry located at Ugbo Owa, by old airport road, Emene, Enugu on Sunday 3rd March, 2024. Journalist101 learnt that the man left behind four children and a wife. His children are between 3-9 years old and lives at standard layout by tarmac school, Emene Enugu. According to one of the friends of the deceased who craved for anonymity, said Ozobia took his own life in his workplace after lying to his wife to leave the house. He said the lifeless body was discovered the next day, Monday, 4th March, 2024 after his wife and child found his phone at home switched off. His words: "Only him knew why he left, he dropped no note, hence, nobody knows why took this decision because he's full of life and likes enjoying himself. He took his life at his block indust...

 TROOPS WIPEOUT 8 TERRORISTS IN SAMBISA, SEIZE ARMS, RESCUE KIDNAP VICTIM, DESTROY IPOB/ESN ARMS FACTORY In a display of gallantry, Nigerian Army troops in conjunction with  hybrid force elements, have successfully neutralized 8 Boko Haram (BHT)/ ISWAP terrorists at  Ukuba; a notorious terrorists' enclave in Sambisa forest. The operation, which took place on Sunday 10 March 2024, witnessed a fierce gun battle that inflicted severe losses on the terrorists' group, compelling them to retreat and abandon their camp in disarray. A thorough search of the captured camp by the gallant troops led to the recovery of 5 locally fabricated double barrel guns, 2 motorbikes and assorted foodstuff, belonging to the terrorists. In a separate Clearance operation on the same day in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, troops cleared Dan Birgima, Ungwan Noma, Katoge, and Pauwa Villages. During the operation, troops gunned down 2 insurgents in combat and recovered 3 AK-47 Rifles, ...

 RITA DOMINIC EXPLAINS WHY SHE 'WAITED' FOR OVER 40 YEARS TO GET MARRIED IN a society which puts pressure on single adults, especially females, as to why they are not married, multi-award winning Nigerian actress Rita Dominic explains why she only tied the knot after 45years. Ms Dominic, who is two years in marriage, explains that her 'delay' in getting married was to ensure that she gets married for the right reasons and not because of pressure from society. "I wanted to be sure that I was marrying for the right reasons and not from the reasons that stem from societal pressure," the 48-year-old Ms Dominic told a JoyFM journalist. Asked if she had been pressured by society for being single at her age, the Nollywood actress who wed at age 46 quickly admitted. "Ofcourse, even before I got married,  the pressure was there for years but you know,I just turned a deaf ear," the actress and model, who has featured in over 100 Nollywood productions, said. Th...

 Australia’s New South Wales Government Announces Nigerian-born Oyetunji As Next Auditor-General The New South Wales Government in Australia has appointed Nigerian-born Mr Bola Oyetunji as its next Auditor-General. Premier Chris Minns announced the appointment of Oyetunji as the next Auditor-General last Wednesday. Mr Oyetunji will be sworn into office in April when the current Auditor-General Margaret Crawford concludes her eight-year term. Mr Oyetunji was appointed following a merit-based recruitment process, a statement on the government website said. His former roles include Group Executive Director – Financial Statements Audit Service Group and Group Head – Systems Assurance and Data Analytics Group at the Australian National Audit Office. He also had a long and successful period in senior roles at the Audit Office of NSW. Mr Oyetunji’s extensive executive leadership experience includes strategy development, governance, data analytics, finance, accounting and auditing spanning...

 EFCC Arrests Four Suspected Fraudsters in Maiduguri Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, March 8, 2024 arrested four suspects for sending fake transaction credit alerts to their victims. They were arrested within Maiduguri metropolis, Borno State, following intelligence on their fraudulent acts. Preliminary investigations showed that the suspects were operating using a Business App of a bank to purchase food and non- food items as well as collecting money from Point of Sale  agents POS cashiers and sending fake transaction credits to them. They would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded. 

 EFCC Arraigns One for Alleged N85m Contract Fraud in Enugu The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Ugwu Alexander Chekwube, before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State. The defendant was arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N85, 000,000.00 (Eighty-five million naira only). One of the four-count charges reads: “That you, Ugwu Alexander Chekwube and one Ugo Sunday Onuaguluchi (At large) from 2nd November 2022, to 6th December 2022 in Enugu, Enugu State within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria with intent to defraud induced one Zod International Developers to deliver to you the sum of N85,000,000.00 (Eighty-five million naira), under the pretence that you will help him secure a contract for the construction of six District Hospitals in Ebonyi State which pretence you knew to be fals...

 Bandits ‘demand’ N40trn as ransom for 16 abducted Kaduna residents Bandits have reportedly demanded N40 trillion as a ransom to release the 16 residents abducted from the Gonin Gora area of Kaduna. Speaking with TheCable on Monday, John Yusuf, a community leader, said the bandits contacted family members of the victims and also demanded 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles. This is the first time bandits would make such a huge demand since abduction for ransom started in Nigeria. On February 28, bandits killed two residents of Anguwan Auta in Gonin Gora and abducted several others. After the attack, residents of the area on February 29 blocked the Kaduna-Abuja highway for several hours to protest against the killing and abduction. Yusuf said the bandits attacked the community twice within the week. “The bandits have contacted us. They are demanding N40 trillion, 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles for the release of 16 people they are holding captive,” he said. “Where are we going to g...

 Lagos set to remove shanties built around Jakandle Estate and mayegun axis of Ajah Lagos. The Lagos State government is set to remove shanties and all illegal structures erected around the jakande estate and Mayegun axis, Ajah Lagos. The Special Adviser to the Governor on eGIS and Urban development, Dr. Olajide Babatunde disclosed this on Sunday during an inspection of the area. He decried the level of distortion of the area with the erection of shanties and illegal structures defacing boundaries of Jakande estate and the adjoining roads,, setbacks and drainage alignments especially the planned Lagos to Calabar  coastal highway project. He advised occupants  of the shanties and illegal structures to vacate immiediately as government  will not give further notice before removal of the structures. He said "removal notices had been served severally on the occupants of these shanties but they have remained adamant. You can see that some of them have started removing the...

 ‘Feminism practised in Nigeria is witchcraft’ – Tacha Big Brother Naija reality show star, Natacha Akide, popularly called Tacha, has said the feminism practised in Nigeria is witchcraft. The reality star said this in her latest interview while addressing her fight with Mummy Zee. Tacha had earlier in an interview on her colleague, Phyna’s podcast, spoken about Mummy Zee, the woman that became popular for waking up by 4:30 am daily to cook for her husband. A social media user had mentioned to Mummy Zee that Tacha was insulting her on a show and Mummy Zee responded; “that one wey no get sense.” Reacting to her, Tacha who found the woman’s comment disrespectful, went hard on her in a series of social media posts. However, addressing the controversy during her trending interview with popular media personality, Chude Jideonwo, Tacha denied the X user’s accusation, stating that she was defending Mummy Zee on the show. While also explaining her own feminism, Tacha described that of Nige...

 I Was Misquoted On 2024 Budget, I’m Ready For Suspension — Ningi  Senator Abdul Ningi, who represents Bauchi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has made a U-turn regarding some claims he made regarding the 2024 Appropriation Act.  In a chat with Senate correspondents on Monday, the Chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum said he is ready to carry his cross, even if it means suspension from the Red Chamber. Ningi clarified that he never suggested that President Bola Tinubu is implementing two budgets or that he was biased against the North. He clarified that he stands by his utterance as a Senator and not the Chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum, that it has been established beyond doubt that N25trn was rightly allocated in the budget, citing three parameters (money, project and location) but cannot ascertain the project location for the other N3trn. Meanwhile, a lawmaker from Ondo South Senatorial District, Jimoh Ibrahim, has asked the Federal Gov...

 UK Begins Dependants’ Ban For Migrant Caregivers, Health Workers The United Kingdom (UK) has started the implementation of the dependants’ ban on migrant caregivers and health workers. In a post on its X handle on Monday, the UK Home Office said the move is part of plans to cut migration. From today, care workers entering the UK on Health and Care Worker visas can no longer bring dependants. “From today, care workers entering the UK on Health and Care Worker visas can no longer bring dependants,” the post read. “This is part of our plan to deliver the biggest-ever cut in migration.” The measure was announced in December with Social Care Minister Helen Whately saying while she is “grateful” for the contribution of overseas care workers, she is also “clear that immigration is not the long-term answer to our social care needs”. With the UK government keen to crack down on net migration which has risen to record levels, restrictions have been introduced, including on family members ac...

 ‘If you can cope with a woman, you can rule a country’ – Pete Edochie Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie has said any man who is able to cope with women can rule a country. The actor said this while speaking on women’s roles at home and in society. Speaking in a video posted on his official social media page, Pete noted that any man who hits women out of provocation does not qualify to be a man. He said women are not the easiest to be with but they turn a house into a home when they get into it. “A house is a house but converges into a home only when a woman gets into it. The strength of a woman is in her tongue. If a woman provokes you and you strike her, you don’t qualify to be a man. “But if you can cope with a woman, you can rule a local government, you can rule a country.”

The 96th Academy Awards ceremony, which was presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.  🏆 *Oscar 2024 - Winners*🏆 * Best Picture - Oppenheimer (Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan) * Best Directing - Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) * Best Actor in a Leading Role - Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) * Best Actress in a Leading Role - Emma Stone (Poor Things) * Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer) * Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Da'Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) * Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - American Fiction (Cord Jefferson) * Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Anatomy of a Fall (Arthur Harari and Justine Triet) * Best Cinematography - Oppenheimer (Hoyte van Hoytema) * Best Costume Design - Poor Things (Holly Waddington) * Best Film Editing - Oppenheimer (Jennifer Lame) * Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Poor Things (Nadia Stac...