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A middle-aged man is currently being detained by operatives of Edo State Police Command for allegedly siphoning diesel from a truck belonging to a beverage company located at Ikpoba Hill, in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of the State. It was gathered that the suspect was ‎caught at about 4:00 am on 27 May by a vigilant night guard in the area, who noticed a flow of diesel on the ground close to where the truck was parked. He allegedly traced the flow to the truck where he found the suspect channelling the petroleum product into waiting jerry cans. ‎Sighting the night guard, the suspect was said to have fled the scene, but the guard who raised an  alarm, later overpowered him after a hot chase. The alarm raised by the night guard was said to have drawn the attention of residents and traders in the area who descended on the suspect. Timely intervention of policemen from Aduwawa police division however saved him from being lynched and later whisked away. An eyewitness who does not...

Dennis Joseph, a victim of suspected ritualists narrated his ordeal in the hands of suspected ritualists at a location in Lagos to  National Mirror  during the weekend thus: "My name is Denis Joseph. I am 38 years old. I am from Imo state, Owerri North Local Government Area. I was born in Port Harcourt. I graduated from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu. Presently I am into the distribution of Nestle products in Lagos and other states of the Federation.  Recently a customer called me from Ikorodu that he needed some products urgently and that I should come and see him for proper negotiation before the second day.  At about 2pm the following day, I boarded a Siena minivan from Ojota .We were about five in the vehicle including the driver of the vehicle I asked them how much was the  fares and they told me it was #200.  I said it was okay since the vehicle would be faster,  I said no problem. I  was in a hurry to catch up ...

A zonal Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Dominic Folorunso Akinseye, his wife, Beatrice and eight others all lost their lives in an auto crash that occurred along the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway while they were heading to their home in Ondo after attending the church's monthly vigil service at the Redemption camp on May 1st. According to Vanguard, Pastor Akinseye, his wife and one of the victims, Pastor Festus Akinsoyinu Fadakinte, were all staff of the Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. All victims of the accident were on their way back to Ondo state to attend a wedding when the Toyota bus belonging to the NASU Chapter of the college which they were traveling in rammed into a stationed trailer at Kajola village near Ore, killing all of them on the spot. It took a combined effort of some members of the church who were coming back to Ondo state as well as passersby to remove their mangled bodies from the scene of the incident. Many believed that poor vi...

According to the anti-graft agency, top officials of the Nigeria Central Bank, CBN, colluded with officials of private banks to defraud the country of about N8 billion. The scam involved the "theft and recirculation of defaced and mutilated currencies. The officials are set to be arraigned on Tuesday. Read the EFCC statement below: EFCC To Arraign Six CBN Big Wigs, 16 Others for N8billion Currency Fraud June 2 The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC has concluded arrangement to arraign in court, five top executives of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, implicated in a mega scam involving the theft and recirculation of defaced and mutilated currencies.  The suspects drawn from various business units of the apex bank are to be docked by the anti-graft agency before a Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, from Tuesday  June 2, 2015 to Thursday June 4, 2015.  They include Patience Okoro Eye( Abuja) , Afolabi Olufemi( Lagos), Kolawole Babalola (Ibadan), Ola...

Last Friday in Calabar, Cross River state, a young man, now on the run, stabbed a girl in her early twenties simply identified as Queen to death over a mobile phone at Nelson Mandela street by Target road, Calabar South LGA.  CrossRiverWatch  reports: It was reliably gathered that a girl friend to the late Queen had collected Queen's phone to help recharge the phone's battery in her boyfriend's place. Her boyfriend is however believed to have seen and loved the phone, deciding to keep the phone. Sources say all entreaties to convince the alleged assailant now at large by his girl friend that the phone belongs to her girl friend proved abortive, causing the girl to call the late Queen to go over to her boyfriend's house to demand for her phone. On arrival, the late Queen demanded for her phone, a request that was turned down by the young man. CrossRiverWatch heard that while the phone retrieval process was in motion, an argument and fight ensued, with the assailant emplo...

Barely 24 hours after a bomb went off at a mosque killing over 20 people, another bomb has gone off in Borno state. This time it is at Moru-Moru market at Gamboru in Maiduguri Borno state. 4 persons have so far been confirmed dead. These recent bomb attacks come 48 hours after President Buhari said the Command and Control center of the Nigerian Army will be relocated to Maiduguri until Bomb Haram is defeated.

Comrade Adams Oshiomhole The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated the governor of Edo state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on his emergence as the Chairman of the South South Governors Forum. Chairman of the south south zone of the APC, Prince Hilliard Eta congratulated Oshiomhole on behalf of the party through a press statement issued on Sunday. In the statement signed by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Bassey Ita, and made available to journalist in Calabar, the zonal vice chairman said Oshiomhole has the capability of bringing his wealth of experience in public life and as an architect of grassroots development to bear in the improvement of the socio-economic and environmental status of the south south region. He expressed the hope that Oshiomhole will strategically apply the stately carriage attribute for which he is known in canvassing massive support for regional integration of the south south states. Eta said by integrating the south south states, Oshiomhole w...

*Tonto There are many sides to everybody. For Tonto Dikeh, it seems the side that is well known is the wild one. Controversial as many may think this singer and actress is, she does have her subtle side and she laid it on the line for everyone to see in an Instagram post on Wednesday by telling whoever cares to listen her story of humble beginning "Growing up life was not easy, not after I lost my mom at the age of three. Though I thank my step mom for keeping up with my rudeness and stubbornness. Sometimes, I felt like killing myself but God saw me through that stage in my life and sometimes I sit and ask God why me? At the age of twenty, I said to myself `I wouldn't ask my dad for money- I wanted to be independent. I tried traveling to UK but I got refused at Nigerian Embassy, not because my documents were not complete but because I didn't have the connection to pass through" she stated "University life was so hard for me, handouts I could not afford, I begged ...

The Adeleke boys don't play! Weeks after Davido showed off the new home he bought in Atlanta, his older brother Adewale has also purchased his own home in Buckhead, Atlanta. Congrats to them. ‎

VIDEO LOADING Watch next  The whole family was suffering after Leanne wanted her mother to own up to her interfering  ways. Jeremy Kyle cracks a joke at mum and daughter who shared the same partner It was a case of keeping it in the family for a mother and daughter who shared a man. Leanne admitted that her mother, Julie, had had a fling with her current partner before she got together with him. Leanne said she had been told by partner, Chris, that there had been no sexual contact but Julie denied this and said the pair had had sex. Telling the  Jeremy Kyle  show, the father of Leanne's child, Chris, thinks that her mother is jealous of their relationship. Leanne wanted to work things out with her mother According to Leanne, her mother was on drugs and had sent abusive threats to her partner. But Julie viciously denied the accusations screaming: "I ain't on drugs. I'll do a drugs test!" Julie was joined by her daughter Charlotte who she had previously argued with ...

Inaugural speech by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari following his swearing-in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 29th May, 2015 I am immensely grateful to God Who Has preserved us to witness this day and this occasion. Today marks a triumph for Nigeria and an occasion to celebrate her freedom and cherish her democracy. Nigerians have shown their commitment to democracy and are determined to entrench its culture. Our journey has not been easy but thanks to the determination of our people and strong support from friends abroad we have today a truly democratically elected government in place. I would like to thank President Goodluck Jonathan for his display of statesmanship in setting a precedent for us that has now made our people proud to be Nigerians wherever they are. With the support and cooperation he has given to the transition process, he has made it possible for us to show the world that despite the perceived tension in the land we can be a united peopl...

Two days ago, the photo above went viral on Nigerian social media. It was supposedly a photo of the son of Nigeria's new president, Mohammadu Buhari, Yusuf Buhari with his girlfriend. They may have striking resemblance but that is not Yusuf. The real person wrote in to LIB. Read below... "My name is Muhammad Kabir Hadejia and I need your help. There's a picture of myself and my sister that has gone viral on the internet with people claiming it is Yusuf Buhari, the son of the president. I see news pages on Facebook and twitter spreading the false news. I strongly deny it and would like you to help me spread the news that that picture is me and not Yusuf Buhari. I take this issue very dangerous to my safety and hopefully you will help me. Attached are my pictures so you can compare to confirm I'm real" Below is the real Yusuf Buhari... ‎

How can you risk your child's life this way? An 8-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast survived several hours locked in a suitcase, bundled in a fetal position, as his family tried to smuggle him into Spain. But they didn't succeed as police officers discovered him in the suitcase via scan on Thursday May 7 in El Tarajal, a terrestrial point of entry at Spain's border with Morocco. See more pics after the cut... The boy, who is now in Spanish custody, is believed to have spent many hours in the pink, medium-sized polyester suitcase, pressed against a few personal belongings. "He was shocked when we opened the suitcase to see so many people looking at him," a Spanish police spokesman told CNN. He also said the boy is in good condition. The police spokesman said police officers in El Tarajal became suspicious when a 21-year-old woman, a Moroccan National, showed signs of nervousness as she attempted to cross the border wheeling the suitcase down the street. "Our o...

‎Rates of colon cancer are much higher in African-Americans than in rural South Africans. Now, a new study suggests a difference in diet may be a factor. Researchers found when ‎African-Americans and rural Africans swapped diet for 2 ‎weeks, there was a similar exchange in their risks of colon cancer.  Colon or colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world, with nearly 1.4 million new cases diagnosed in 2012. It is the fourth most common cause of cancer death, accounting for over 600,000 deaths a year.  Rates of colon cancer are much higher in the western world than in Africa and the Far East, yet in the US, the highest rates occur among African-Americans.  For the study, 20 African-American and 20 rural South African volunteers aged 50-65 spent 2 weeks under controlled conditions where they ate only each other's diets.  The research team examined fecal and colon content sampled from each participant at the st...