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A 32-year-old man, Bello Musa, was beaten up and stripped naked for allegedly snatching the handbag of a woman at Dei-Dei, an Abuja suburb. A witness said the incident happened after the woman alighted from a vehicle at Dei-Dei junction and tried to board a tricycle to Karmo. File Photo He said the accused allegedly snatched the handbag and took to his heels but commercial cyclists in the area pursued and apprehended him. City News gathered that the cyclists beat him up and stripped him naked before handing him over to vigilantes at Unguwar Saburi in the area. Members of the vigilante confirmed to our reporter that the handbag, which contained N32,700, was recovered and handed over to the woman. Our reporter gathered that the woman, who was a petty trader and resided at Unguwar Dawaki, near Zuba, was on her way to Karmo market to buy food items when the incident happened. Source; Daily Trust

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it was ready to roll out Lake Rice on Dec. 15 to Lagosians at N13,000 per 50 kg towards the Yuletide celebrations. Mr Sanni Okanlawan, Special Adviser on Food Security to Gov. Akinwumi Ambode, made the disclosure in Lagos during the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) National Agriculture Stakeholders Summit. Okanlawan said that sales of the rice would be made at all the 57 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state to ensure proper distribution. “Lake Rice is the acronym of both Lagos and Kebbi States joint product which will be out to the public on Dec. 15 at the rate of N13,000 per 50kg bag as it is already subsidised by the government. “To make it more available, the rice will be sold at the 57 LGAs and LCDAs for easy accessibility and to guard against unwanted persons diverting the product. “The state government has put in place a committee that will ensure that

Amateur footage of a group of confused fishermen inspecting their latest catch has become an unexpected hit on Chinese social media. A footage which has been viewed over 150,000 times since it emerged on Tuesday, showed a square fish with a large pout. It was posted with the caption 'who does this look like' and it took no time at all for web users to point to president-elect Donald Trump, adding to the long list of animals and things that are said to resemble the billionaire. The fish had yellow markings, a large pout and a nose-like nub on its face. The clip was posted to Miaopai, a video sharing platform in China, on December 6 and has attracted over 150,000 views so far. The video was captioned: 'A strange fish captured by fisherman, who does this look like?'

A pig has given birth to a terrifying looking offspring that's described as having the face of a monkey. The rather strange-looking animal was born in a litter of 15 piglets in Guizhou Province, China, on December 3. But unlike its siblings, the creature cannot feed on its own so its owner is forced to bottle feed it. The animal is described as having two holes as the nose and an overbite that leaves its long tongue protruding from its mouth. Its two eyes, of different sizes, also stick out from its head. Due to the shape of its mouth, the animal cannot suckle like the other piglets in the litter. The owner, a vegetable farmer, has been feeding the creature milk each day, People's Daily reported. It is unclear what the piglet will grow up to look like or whether it will survive for long but its appearance has stirred hot debate in China.

Nigeria are hoping to enter a bobsled team at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in 2018 in a move that echoes the film Cool Runnings. Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga, who are based in the United States, are looking to compete for Nigeria in the bobsledding event at the Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. But they might be hindered by a lack of funding. The trio need to raise funds for training, acquiring the high-tech gear required for the event and transportation. In the film, the four athletes find various ways to raise money - arm wrestling, singing in the street and opening a kissing booth - before eventually selling a car to do so. And, in a more conventional way of raising money, the Nigerian trio have set up a GoFundMe page looking to raise $150,000 (£118,000) to pay for their expenses ahead of the Games. The trio representing Nigeria will hope for a better outcome at the Winter Olympics in 2018 than the Jamaican bobsled team in 1988.

Here's a recent picture of the famous man who designed Nigeria’s flag, Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, and his children. The icon is still alive but his present living condition is that of a forgotten hero. In October 1959, a year before Nigeria gained independence, He designed the flag and was paid – 100 pounds, equal to $281 in 1959. Now at his old age, the living legend now lives in one of the poorest areas of Ibadan. His house painted in colours of Nigerian flag is a distinctive feature in the area and it can only be reached by foot.

Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima has said that the Nigeria-Niger border roads will be re-opened by the military to reactivate and facilitate farming, trade, and evacuation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Diffa province to liberated communities. Over 85,000 IDPs from Borno state are taking refuge at Diffa resettlement camps, established by the Nigerien government in 2014. Shettima disclosed this on Thursday , while receiving the Nigerien Governor of Diffa Province, Alhaji Mohammoudu Lawaly Dan Dano at the Government House, Maiduguri. "We have a lot of commonalities of history, culture, folks, religion and ethnicity with the people of Niger. It was the Colonial Masters of Britain and France that divided us with these artificial boundaries and divisions," said Shettima. He said the IDPs taking refuge in Diffa Province of Niger, are adequately catered for by the Nigerien government, without being discriminated or abandoned, as Nige

Shi'ites in Yola, Adamawa state this morning staged a peaceful protest where they demanded the release of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. They called on the Federal government to obey the December 2nd court order from the Federal High Court in Abuja for the unconditional release of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Malami Zeenat within 45 days. The leader of the Islamic group has been in the custody of the DSS since December last year following the clash between his followers and Army officers in Zaria, Kaduna state. More photos below...

Odinaka Ali, a 25 year old woman from Ezilo, in Ishielu Local Goverment of Area of Ebonyi state has been arrested for trying to sell her three children. According to Desk officer of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP) in Ebonyi State, Florence Onwa, the lady was arrested by the police after they received a tip-off from a waitress whom she had contacted to look for a trafficker who could buy her children because she could no longer take care of them after her husband abandoned them eight months ago.   The woman has however denied trying to sell her children stating that her arrest was a total frame up and that all she did was to ask the waitress for assistance in paying her house rent. Narrating what happened, she said, “My husband is from Amaekpo Ohafia, Abia State. I and my husband had issues before and we later reconciled. We did not have any problem when he abandoned us in April this year”. When I stayed few weeks I di

At least 100,000 camels have been given personal registration numbers in Iran as authorities work towards curbing road traffic accidents. The large numbers of the animals in the country’s street have led to damages, accidents, losses to residents especially in Sistan and Baluchestan provinces that border Afghanistan and Pakistan. With 35,000 more camels to be registered, the authorities in the country will have an easier time of tracking camel owners who get involved in accidents. The registration is also an attempt at making Iranians more responsible of their animals and reducing trafficking of commodities and currency in the provinces according to the Daily Mail.

His Excellency, The Governor of Lagos State; Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode was represented by The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice; Mr. Adeniji Kazeem at the presentation of official vehicles to The Lagos State Magistrates.

According to multiple online reports, this elderly woman was spotted today at Bonny LGA in Rivers state -going from house to house campaigning for the Peoples Democratic Party candidate -Hon Abinye Blessing Pepple, ahead of the rerun elections this coming Saturday.

If there's one thing that the internet has taught us, is that anyone can become an overnight sensation. Pictures of a beautiful woman from the US have gone viral on social media twitter. According to reports, this woman is 63 years old and has manage to stay looking this young because she looks after herself and is passionate about health and fitness.

N.K.S.T Universal Reformed Christian Church, with headquarters in Gboko, Benue State has decided that only members would be allowed on the bridal train during weddings conducted by the church. The new resolution  was received with mixed feeling and sparked debate online. Some hailed the decision while others threatened to leave the church. In a lengthy Facebook post titled, THE NKST ‘LAW’ ON BRIDAL TRAIN: BETWEEN THE HYSTERICS AND THE DEMAGOGUES, lawyer and leading member of the church, Terhemen Oscar Aorabe, defended the move, adding that the church made the resolution to bind her members. Read below: "During the 2016 November General Synod of the NKST Church, the Synod resolved that henceforth, only members of the Church would be allowed to be on the bridal train in weddings conducted by the Church. Since then a bedlam was let loose on the social media, particularly on Facebook, where, for over two weeks I watched with amusement as the hysterics and the

A suspected Nigerian human trafficker was among members of criminal organizations arrested during INTERPOL-led border security operation across West Africa. Operation Adwenpa II resulted in the arrest of human traffickers, migrant smugglers and the seizure of drugs, stolen vehicles, cash and counterfeit goods. During the eight-day (14 - 21 November) operation, more than 100 frontline officers used INTERPOL global policing capabilities to identify criminals, victims and illicit goods at 28 key border control points across 14 countries. With several of the involved countries part of key people smuggling routes to Europe, at the Kourémalé checkpoint on the Mali/Guinea border, seven Guinean nationals were arrested on suspicion of facilitating the illegal immigration of seven men and women aged between 16 and 22, heading towards Italy. At the same checkpoint, 10 men being trafficked to Europe via Libya and to gold mines in Guinea were rescued and two men arrest

If you think it's only in the third world that civilians suffer assaults at the hands of law enforcement, think again. Disturbing footage believed to have been taken earlier this year in West London has emerged of a policeman repeatedly punching a suspect in the back as other officers hold him down. The video shows the shirtless suspect pinned to the ground by three policemen and yelling in pain as a fourth rains blows on him. The man, who calls out in a foreign language at one point in the footage, shouts 'please, please, please' as the officers hold him down. An officer is heard shouting; 'You spit and I'll f****** hurt you', as the man is pinned to the ground. Police officers in the UK are allowed to use force in carrying out their duties, as long as it is 'absolutely necessary' and 'reasonable and proportionate' in the circumstances. The witness who filmed the incident said:  'It looked like he wasn't go