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 No good deed goes unpunished.  A Florida sea tow captain saved a man from a burning ship only to be shoved overboard and have his boat stolen. This shocking incident occurred near Marco Island on March 6th. On that date, a call went out regarding a burning boat. The captain of a sea tow boat heard the distress call and rushed to provide aid. He was able to quickly locate the burning boat and  discovered 40-year-old, Ryan Deiter, and his dog onboard the burning ship. Wasting no time, the captain of the sea tow boat was able to maneuver alongside the distressed boat and begin efforts to extricate Deiter and his dog from the doomed vessel.  Eventually, the sea tow captain was able to pull both Deiter and his dog onboard the tow boat. However, once Deiter was pulled to safety, he repaid a stranger's kindness with treachery.  Deiter shoved the captain from his own boat and fled the scene in the stolen boat, leaving the man who had just risked his own vessel and life...

 A St. Francois Missouri man has been indicted by a jury for sodomy second degree anal rape.  His victim, "Hope" has come forward to tell her story. Hope is in her early 20's. She also believes there are other victims that need to come forward.  James "Aaron" Garrett and Hope dated from 2020 to 2023. Hope detailed how at first Aaron was a gentleman. She shared, "He was old school if you know what I mean? He always opened doors for me, he opened the car door for me. He didn't think I needed makeup. He wouldn't let me lift a finger and he took good care of me. I started dating Aaron after I left a violent relationship in 2020. He always said he would never physically hurt me and in hindsight I feel like that was a red flag because I kind of thought that was a given."  Aaron began controlling Hope in small but substantial ways. He didn't want her wearing shorts because he said she didn't need to. He believed women just wore shorts to get a...

 A teenage young man suddenly got up and ran out of his best friend's house, with no shoes on. He was never seen alive again.  Traevion Pirtle, 18, was found deceased in Indianapolis at 8:45 p.m. on March 13th. He had been missing since March 7th. Traevion's friends say that on Saturday, March 7th, Traevion inexplicably ran out of the house with no shoes on. The young man gave no explanation. He just ran from the home on the 3600 block of Cedar Pine Lane. He left his cell phone and his car at the home and vanished. For the next week, friends and family desperately searched for Traevion. They canvased the area handing out flyers and talking to people. They were searching for any kind of answer. According to some people close to the case they were informed he had taken mushrooms. This still doesn't explain what he actually passed away from.  Traevion had just been accepted into college in Florida. He seemingly had a bright future ahead. Family says he was a hard worker. His...

 TROOPS OF OPERATION WHIRL STROKE ARREST HIGH PROFILE CRIMINAL IN BENUE COMMUNITY Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE arrested a high-profile suspected criminal during an intelligence-driven operation in Agasha Village of Guma Local Government Area, Benue State, following a report of an attack on a local resident. The operation was launched on 13 March 2026 after security agencies received credible information regarding an attack on Mr Shaapera Seeta Michael in Agasha Village. Acting swiftly on the report, troops of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Intervention Battalion XI deployed under Operation WHIRL STROKE mobilised immediately to the affected area to track down the suspect responsible for the assault. Upon arrival, the troops cordoned the area to prevent the suspect from escaping while conducting a targeted search operation aimed at identifying and apprehending the alleged attacker. The suspected militia member identified as Mr Suurnen David Akum, aged 27, from Agasha Village in G...

 PRESS RELEASE TROOPS OF OPERATION HADIN KAI  THWART TERRORIST INFILTRATION AT BITTA, DEAL ANOTHER DECISIVE BLOW TO ISWAP  NOTORIOUS FIGHTERS Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have once again demonstrated another superior combat readiness and tactical dominance by successfully thwarted a terrorist infiltration attempt at Bitta in Sector 1. The failed attack occurred  when ISWAP terrorists, in a desperate bid to regain the initiative after recent battlefield setbacks, attempted to infiltrate the troops location. Unknown to the terrorists, vigilant OPHK troops had anticipated the move and deliberately prepared a decisive offensive-defensive battle plan.  As the terrorists advanced towards the position, the troops launched coordinated spoiling actions that effectively disrupted the assault formation while simultaneously manoeuvring to cut off the terrorists’ withdrawal routes. The attackers were consequently met with overwhelmin...

 2026 Mother's Day: First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Urges Mother's To Guide Children In Wisdom Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu wants mothers to continue to teach and guide their children, passing down wisdom and strength that would benefit future generations. This is in her message commemorating  2026 Mother's Day, where she celebrates all mothers across the country,  noting that their love, care and sacrifices do not go unnoticed. Describing all mothers who nurture, love and shape families as the heroes of the nation,  the First Lady says the nation is gratefu, not just for their big sacrifices, but quiet moments that truly define a mother's love.  She prays that they all live to enjoy the fruits of their labour over their children, grand-children and great grand-children.

 LAGOS RE-INTRODUCES MONTHLY ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION EXERCISE …Governor, Deputy lead State officials to clean up Mushin corridor Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, announced the re-introduction of the Monthly Environmental Sanitation in the State. The Governor said the exercise will hold every last Saturday of the Month between the hours of 6:30am and 8:30am but without movement restrictions. He stressed that the exercise would be monitored by State officials with appropriate sanctions to be meted out to erring neighbourhoods and markets. Sanwo-Olu made the pronouncement during a ceremony held in Olosa Bus Stop in Mushin which marked the symbolic flag-off of the monthly sanitation. The Governor, who led his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and member of the State cabinet on the mission, said the culture of environmental responsibility must be imbibed by the residents across all communities in the state and reflect same in their lifestyle. He observed that environment...

 Death toll from Kenyan floods rises to 62, police say A total of 62 people including eight ​children have died since heavy rains ‌and flooding hit Kenya's capital Nairobi and other areas ​late last week, police ​said, Reuters reported. The capital ⁠was the worst hit ​with 33 deaths, the force ​said in a statement on X that updated the official tally ​of casualties. More than ​2,000 families have been displaced across ‌Kenya ⁠and intense rain was continuing in several regions, it added. Aid workers started pulling ​bodies ​from floodwaters ⁠across Nairobi last Saturday after overnight ​flash floods swept away ​dozens ⁠of cars and disrupted flights at East Africa's ⁠biggest ​airport. A tally issued ​last Sunday put the death toll ​at 42.

 Rwanda warns it may withdraw troops from Mozambique's insurgency-hit Cabo Delgado Rwanda ​has warned that it was ready to withdraw its troops from Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, ‌where they are helping to counter deadly insurgent attacks, if sufficient international funding for the mission is not assured. The deployment in the gas-rich region in 2021, at Mozambique's request, has helped to stabilise areas previously overrun by an Islamic-linked insurgency, Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande ​Makolo said in a post on X, Reuters reported. Bloomberg reported on Thursday that the European Union's support for the effort is due to expire in May with no plans for renewal. Makolo, referencing the Bloomberg report, said the sustainability of ​the deployment hinges on "adequate, predictable funding". "Should the RDF (Rwanda Defence Force) Command assess that the work being done by Rwandan ​Security Forces in Cabo Delgado is not appreciated, they would be...

 KADPOLY Alumni, Okpani Agbo Defends Student Who Exposed ‘Overzealous’ Dress Code Enforcement A Mass Communication alumnus of Kaduna Polytechnic, and Kaduna based Journalist, Okpani Austine Agbo Emmanuel, has defended the student who recently brought the alleged overzealous enforcement of the institution’s dress code into public discourse, describing her action as a courageous step that has helped expose concerns many students may have endured in silence. Okpani Agbo, on his verified social media handle on Saturday, said the student had done the institution a “great favour” by drawing public attention to an issue that may have affected several students without the courage or opportunity to speak out. According to him, in a democratic society, protests of such nature serve as a legitimate channel through which citizens can air their grievances and demand necessary reforms. He noted that issues relating to the enforcement of institutional policies deserve public scrutiny in order to ...