Father Arrested for Alleged Rape of 16-year-old Daughter

Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi

He is 45. She is 16 and his daughter. But despite her filial relationship with him, it never stopped Toyin Sodimu of Temidire community of Oke Apo, Akomoje area of Abeokuta, Ogun State from lusting after his daughter. He bid his time and when the time came, he seized the occasion of the wee hours of the day when others had slept to have carnal knowledge of her.

But he never reckoned with his daughter’s bravery not to be cowed by a father who had violated her trust, a cardinal principle of father-to-daughter relationship, by reporting the incident to the police. Following her report to the police, Sodimu is now in custody until he clears his name.

Another Sad Tale of Police Recklessness

The continued disregard for traffic rule and excessive speeding by officers of the Nigeria police has caused brain injury to a young mother and left permanent scar on her daughter, writes Chiemelie Ezeobi

A visit to the surgical ward of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, Mushin, last Saturday by this reporter was revealing. A woman had lain in bed writhing in pain. She had lost everything. With her sunken appearance and disorder speech, Mrs. Taskirat Eletu’s future and that of her baby are threatened. Mrs. Eletu and her baby are victims of police recklessness and brutality that has continued in the country unabated. A police Corporal, Friday Azuka had caused a fatal damage to the pelvic bone and faces of Eletu and her daughter.

18 Passengers Killed on Benin-Ore Expressway

FRSC Officers

Eighteen persons were killed Monday in a ghastly road accident involving a truck and a Peace Mass Transit commercial bus at Okada along the Benin-Ore-Lagos Expressway. The truck said to have been loaded with gravel reportedly lost one of its tyres and collided with the bus said to be travelling from Onitsha to Lagos.

The impact of the collision caused fuel to spill resulting in fire outbreak, which burnt the passengers beyond recognition. However, two persons were said to have been rescued from the truck by a combined team of Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) officials, policemen and sympathisers who had a hectic time removing the charred bodies from the bus.

First Lady’s Mother Killed in Road Crash

Mrs. Patience Jonathan

The ‘mother’ of First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, has died in a road accident at Elele, Rivers State, on her way to Bayelsa State. Although details of the crash were still sketchy as at press time, the remains of the woman, popularly called Sisi, was deposited at Kpaima Mortuary, at Elechi Beach, Diobu, Port Harcourt. The first lady was said to have adopted Sisi as a mother since she lost hers at an early age.

Kate and Prince William Welcome Heir today, the Prince of Cambridge

Finally, hours after she went into labour, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge and 
husband Prince William today, welcomed their first child, a boy.  born at 4:24 p.m 
he weighs 8 pounds 6 ounces and would spend the night at the hospital in London 
where his father was born years ago.

He also automatically assumes the title His Royal Highness and would be known as 
Prince of Cambridge. But that is not his name anyway, that would be given by his
 family probably tomorrow. Congrats to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

EXCLUSIVE: CP Lagos threatens to sanction DPO, Corporal over woman knocked down by policeman

Lagos PRO, Braide 

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Umar Manko yesterday, said the Police Corporal who knocked down a woman and her baby down while driving against traffic last month along the Apapa/Oshodi expressway, was being probed alongside the Divisional Police Officer in-charge of Festac, Ibrahim Zango, who reportedly sent the policeman on errand. If found guilty at the end of on-going investigation, the command's boss threatened that the DPO and Corporal would face the consequences.

This is just as doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba are still battling to resuscitate the victim,Mrs Taskirat Anjolaiya , a teacher at the Ansar-Ud-Deen Primary School, who sustained pelvic fracture and brain injury . On the other hand , her baby, Amarah, who sustained a broken jaw was reportedly responding to treatment.

Passenger Slumps, Dies at Lagos Airport

Lagos airport

A middle-aged male passenger  Sunday slumped and died at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on his way to Owerri. The deceased had arrived to the airport with his wife and his brother from London and was to board a domestic flight to Owerri when he slumped and died.

Sources said the deceased was a diabetic patient who was wheeled out of the aircraft at the international terminal on his arrival from London but on arrival at the GAT, he insisted that he would walk and as he walked to the check-in area, he slumped and died.

EXCLUSIVE: EFCC Arrests Suspect Over 200, 000 Dollars Fraud

IG, MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested one Dr Princewell  Chukwueze, over alleged serial scam of more than to $200, 000 USD and recovered fake $15,000 USD from him.

This was contained in a statement signed by its spokesman Mr Wilson Uwujaren, and according to the statement, Chukwueze was arrested in Abuja on Friday by its operatives after more than two months’ frantic manhunt for him.  

EXCLUSIVE: How We Planned and Kidnapped Briton-Suspect

Lagos PRO, Braide 

One of the suspected gang members that hatched and effected the kidnap of a British nationale, Mr. Dickson Lee, yesterday regaled onlookers how the operation went down and how he was finally arrested and the Briton rescued.

The suspect, Benson Chukwuemeka, is currently being detained at the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) of the Lagos State Police Command over his alleged roles in the kidnapping of Lee on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 along Mafoluku area, Murtala Mohammed International Airport Road, Lagos.

EXCLUSIVE: Fire Guts Power Generating Room of Ikeja Plaza

Pandemonium erupted yesterday when an early morning fire gutted the power generating room of the popular Ikeja Plaza, opposite Conoil Fuel Station, Ikeja, Lagos. When the explosion rocked the power generating room, it was gathered that pandemonium erupted as both workers and customers in the building at that time panicked as they struggled to flee to safety.

However, it was gathered that there was no loss of live, rather the destruction of the room the fire started from,  as the prompt response of the state fire service helped restrict the fire from spreading. Confirming, the incident, the spokesperson, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), South-west, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, said the fire was contained with the same hour it erupted.