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A riot policeman and three other persons were said to have been killed in Lokoja, Kogi State, following the invasion of the state headquarters of the Department of State Services. It was gathered on Saturday that a band of gunmen, armed with with sophisticated weapons, at about 9.45pm on Friday, invaded the DSS office. A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the heavily armed attackers appeared to overwhelm the DSS operatives in a gun duel, prompting a Deputy Director of the agency, whose name is yet to be ascertained, to quickly put a distress call to the police at about 10. 40pm. It was gathered that patrol teams with combined efforts of the military men, who were later drafted in, engaged the invaders in a gun battle for over seven hours. The source said the security operatives later overpowered the attackers while some of the invaders fled into the bush. He added that at the end of the shootout, the lifeless body of a riot policeman and three of the atta...

The Christ Embassy Church on Friday said it had about 10,000 children under its care as a way of getting them off the streets. Pastor Ciji Darah, the Warri zonal head of Christ Embassy made this known while briefing newsmen on the 2015 Reach Out Nigeria (RON) project of the church. Darah, who was represented by Mr. Yemi Morakinyo also said that out of the 10,000 children, 57 were adopted in Warri, pointing out that the ministry would continue to impact on the lives of the people through the spread of the gospel of Christ and other positive avenues. ‘’We have 30 million copies of Rhapsody of Reality to be distributed this year and in Warri zone we are going to distribute 2.5 million copies within a period of three months,’’ he said. Darah said the theme of this year programme was ‘’Dawning a new nation”, adding that the annual event which started in 2007 would also feature a football tournament, youth empowerment as well as medical services. The pastor said the aim of ...

Banki is famous as the centre of a growing international trade between Nigeria, Cameroun and other countries of the Central Africa. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a short text message that the insurgents surrendered to the troops in Banki on Sallah day. “Over 200 Boko Haram terrorists have just surrendered to our troops in Banki.”   He said The Acting Army Spokesman, who described the development as unprecedented, said that the insurgents had run out of ammunition and other logistics and were in disarray. He attributed the victory and its fallout to a renewed vigour on the part of the military, the government and the citizenry in the fight against the terrorists. He said,   “I can tell you that the figure is more than 200 and this is quite unprecedented. This is in line with what we have been saying that the Boko Haram terrorists have run out of ammunition and other logistic supplies.” Usman had said in a late night statem...

According to Jesus, many of the so-called churches today that are large and famous are actually spiritually dead. In many churches today, pastors are preoccupied with the size of their congregation. Some take a census every church-service. Others keep statistics of the number of people who answer their altar-calls. When pastors meet socially, how big their church is determines their social status and prestige; ensuring that many are prone to exaggerate their numbers. The bigger the church, the more highfalutin and celebrated the pastor. However, the wisdom of God is contrarian, she shouts in the street; she lifts her voice in the public square: “No king is saved by the multitude of an army; a mighty man is not delivered by great strength. A horse is a vain hope for safety; neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.” (Psalm 33:16-17). Let me apply this scripture more precisely to the context of mega-churches. No man is saved by the size of a church, neither is the wi...

A 52-year-old psychiatric patient, identified as Tope Ogunmodede, has reportedly hanged himself in his house located at the Lafe area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Friday.   According to a source, it was suspected that the deceased, a cobbler, must have taken his own life out of frustration, following his health challenge, which he and his family had reportedly been battling with for the past 32 years. The source narrated that the deceased's family had spent a lot of money to treat the ailment without any fruitful result.   The deceased, who stayed in the same house with his mother, Mrs Comfort Ogunmodede, was said to be due for a check-up last Thursday but the appointment had to be shifted to Monday because of the public holiday.   The mother, whom Tope stayed with, was said to have discovered the lifeless body of her son hanged in one of the rooms in the house.   Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Wole...

A huge stampede killed at least 717 people and injured hundreds more at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, in one of the worst-ever tragedies at the annual Muslim pilgrimage. The stampede, the second deadly accident to hit the pilgrims this month following a crane collapse in Mecca, broke out during the symbolic stoning of the devil ritual, the Saudi civil defence service said. Bodies of pilgrims wearing traditional white clothing were left scattered by the crush, surrounded by discarded shoes, flattened water bottles and umbrellas that had been used for protection from the sun. The civil defence service said that it was still counting the dead, who included pilgrims from different countries, and that at least 863 people had also been hurt. Nearly two million people from across the globe were attending the hajj, one of the largest annual gatherings in the world. Iran said at least 43 of its citizens were dead and accused Saudi Arabia of safety errors that caused the...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Thursday arrested a student and four other suspected drug traffickers with 10.255 kilogrammes of narcotics at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Lagos. Speaking on the arrest, NDLEA Airport Commander, Mr. Ahmadu Garba said that the suspects were apprehended for their involvement in smuggling drug hidden in garri adding that two of the drug suspects were coming from Brazil with cocaine while three others were going to South Africa, Dubai and Pakistan when they were arrested. Mr. Garba further gave the names of those apprehended as "26 year old student Okonkwo Daniel Anagor, was caught with 2.810kgs of Tramadol on his way to Dubai, Lawal Monsuru Ademola, 33 year old trader was arrested with 3.310kgs of methamphetamine on his way to South Africa while Ogbonna Donatus Chigozie was caught attempting to smuggle 610 grammes of cocaine to Pakistan. Two other suspects, Okoro Chibueze Augustine and Ok...

S.S.E GANG presents STREET SHUTDOWN "ember groove" mix by DJ NOKIA for the fans and entertainment industry at large to enjoy and party hard through out the last quarter of the year (ember period). With hit list .... 1.Djnokia vs Sse skit.                                          2.lil kesh - efejoku. 3.Tecno - Duro.                              4.stomrex ft phyno - Nnunu.                   5.Harrysong - Raggablue.       6.ice prince - Marry You. 7.ice prince - Boss. 8.Timaya - Some More.                                      9.Davido - Wole.                              ...

The official release of OzzyBosco’s new compulsive single “SMILE AGAIN” which was released on children’s day, 27 th May 2015 has been massively accepted by his teeming fans, friends and the industry colleagues. Infact one of the commentators on social network quoted thus “listening to this song makes me feel so emotional, am seeing OzzyB as the next biggest thing that will happen to the music industry all over the world; this particular song reminds me of the late king of pop music Michael Jackson, the song is so inspirational, powerful and indeed has lifted my soul; i wish this kid dynamite, the very best of luck in his musical career”. The inspirational masterpiece is dedicated to his friends; the Internally Displaced Children in the North-Eastern Nigeria and would be used as a campaign material for his “Smile Again” project to raise the sum of #25,000,000.00 (Twenty-Five Million Naira) towards their education. The video shoot which started on a joyful mood would not ha...

Speaking on   the swearing-in of the new State Executives of the union in Ado Ekiti, the governor, who said he was once a Danfo driver, appealed to the drivers to be orderly and not to be desperate. He said, “Please, I want to commend you for contributing immensely to the development of the state’s economy, but don’t allow yourselves to be used by evil doers. You can see that some kidnappers were paraded recently. Information from them revealed that they have been using some of your members.

According to KMBC.com, Police reports states that Jennifer who was with two toddlers and an infant when she was arrested, hid 66 items in shopping bags and inside the stroller she was pushing through Macy's at Oak Park Mall. She has been charged with felony theft and ordered to hand over her passport. Jennifer was in court last Wednesday and her bail was set at $2,500. She was apologetic during her first court appearance. “The officer in the report said that she was very apologetic and remorseful, and that does go a long way, and he put that in the report, so I think it does help in this situation. Everybody has a story. There’s always a lot of reasons why people do this, and it’s not for us to decide. It’s up to the courts and the judge to look at her case.” said Sgt. Gary Mason of the Overland Park Police Department. Share your comments