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Monarch and student Police arrest Imo monarch for allegedly killing IMSU graduate Tragedy struck in Umueze community, in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State on Wednesday, after the traditional ruler of the community, Eze Opara, allegedly killed a 25-year-old graduate, Uchenna Opara, aka Junior. The incident occurred on around 6.15pm at the community’s primary school playground. Scores of youths were seen setting the palace ablaze, including destroying the suspect’s Nissan car. The youth leader of the community, Bethel Iwuoha said that while one of the security guards of the monarch, Atuonye Opara, allegedly cocked the pump-action rifle, Eze allegedly pulled the trigger. Iwuoha said immediately the bullet hit Junior, a 2017 graduate of Library and Information Science of the Imo State University, Owerri, on the chest, the monarch and his security aide hurriedly entered into a car and fled from the scene. The youth leader accused Eze of always using his security...

NIGERIANS have reacted to the visit of popular comedian Ayo Makun aka AY to Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha. They asked him when his statue will be erected since that is the latest trend of the Governor. This is in reaction to a picture shared on his Instagram page. Below are some comments… @abrahamz – Your statue will be ready in december okorocha na anu idu @Toolz – are they building your statue now @Sahandrah – Ay statue on the way loading @basheerderek – I know AY statue will soon erect in IMO now @iam_kingsb – Ay cool down u go see ur own statue for owerri very soon @blackivory – Bros.. Am waiting for the unveiling of your statue @Itzgabb – AY, formal invitation so he can start arranging your statue b4 that December 29th Owerri is working @sister_tinuke – This one he’s looking at you like this, na your statue measurements him dey reason o @blameitonalice – Bros Ay Abeg if he wants to build your Statue, take the money and stand there yoursel...

Nigerian sensation Wizkid retained his best artist title at this year’s African Music Awards, as he carried off a clutch of prizes at a glitzy ceremony in Lagos. The 27-year-old Afrobeats star — real name Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun — beat his compatriot Davido and Fally Ipupa from the Democratic Republic of Congo to the top award. He also won the best song category for “Come Closer” and the prize for best West African artist. AFRIMA 2017, now in its fourth year, is considered the equivalent of the US Grammys and was held on Sunday evening at a luxury hotel in Nigeria’s economic and entertainment hub. The African Union-backed awards are designed to celebrate the continent’s booming music industry and were this year broadcast live to 84 countries on 109 different channels. To read full article - http://v.duta.us/RoroiQAA

Lagos CP We didn’t arrest Bobrisky, says Lagos CP The Lagos State Acting Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, has distanced the command from the arrest of popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, nicknamed Bobrisky, saying no report was made against her. Edgal, who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone on Wednesday, said, “I don’t know about the arrest, and the command did not arrest him. He does not have any problem with the command. Ask him who arrested him.” The Police Public Relations Officer for Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, SP Dolapo Badmos, also denied the arrest of the cross-dresser. She said, “I am not aware of the arrest. Maybe he was arrested by somewhere else.” Many online users have also speculated that an alleged social media war between the socialite and entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani, may have led to his arrest. Lawani has, however, denied the allegations through one of her assistants. To read full article - http://v.duta.us/9O9JIgAA

Popular Nigerian socialite, Bobrisky, was today arrested in, Lekki, Lagos.  According to reports, his arrest may not be unconnected to the lingering fight between him and serial entrepreneur Toyin Lawani. . Bobrisky had recently slandered Toyin via his Snapchat, after she called him a riff-raff during an interview. . The real reason for this arrest is yet to be ascertained, but insiders reveal that Bobrisky will likely be transferred to Abuja, tomorrow morning, all things being equal and if Jesus Christ tarries. Story from instablog9ja

About 42 suspected armed robbers and cultists detained by the Special Anti Robbery Squad cell in Yenagoa on Tuesday broke free from detention and escaped. A Policeman attached to the SARS, who was drafted to cordon off the facility, said that they were still taking stock of the number of inmates that had escaped. “The cell holds more than 50 suspects but it is empty, so it is difficult to give an accurate number until they check the records, but we hear that 42 criminals were being detained,” the Policeman said. The suspects broke through the back section of the cell and scaled into the Yenagoa Local Government premises. A police source said that one of the escapee suspects had been re-arrested while the search for others had begun. The Spokesman of the Police Command in Bayelsa, DSP Asinin Butswat, said the incident was being investigated but that the details were sketchy. He promised to provide further details as soon as they are available. To read full article - http://v...

Pope Francis has requested that Roman Catholic priests be given the right to get married. The request applies to priests in Brazil, and is on the agenda for an upcoming synod (church council) in the Amazon region. A small number of married Roman Catholic priests already exist, including previously married Anglican vicars who have joined the church. A request to lift the ban on marriage was made by Brazilian bishop Cardinal Claudio Hummes, who reportedly asked the Pope to consider ‘viri probati’, meaning married of great faith, as priests. . Derry priest Father Paddy O’Kane suggested that Pope Francis may move to end celibacy earlier this month, saying there was support amongst the church for the idea. . . Earlier this year the Pope told Die Zeit newspaper: ‘We must consider if ‘viri probati’ is a possibility. Then we must determine what tasks they can perform, for example, in remote communities.’ . . Francis and his predecessor Benedict XVI have both stated that cel...

A fresh graduate of the Auchi Polythenic, Auchi, Edo State, has been killed by a stray bullet from a vigilante. Uloko Lawrenta Apaume was shot dead by vigilante, on Friday, November, 3, 2017, a day after her signing out. . The landlord of the Banking and Finance graduate, had invited vigilantes to the hostel to secure the place for the celebration of HND graduates. However, out of celebration, the vigilantes shot into the air and Apaume was hit by a stray bullet and died instantly.

"When I pray, sometimes I fall asleep," he said in an episode of a Catholic TV2000 television programme published on Youtube. "Saint Theresa used to do it too", the 80-year-old pontiff said - in reference to the 19th Century Catholic saint. But he said that falling asleep during prayer actually pleased God and that Christians were called to "feel like children lying in their fathers' arms". Reports say that the pontiff usually goes to sleep at about 21:00 local time (20:00 GMT), but wakes up at around 04:00 (03:00 GMT) every morning. The Argentine has been head of the Roman Catholic Church since 2013, and has a busy schedule of international visits and public appearances. He has become known for some moderate reforms and openness in his papacy - in particular his use of simple, direct language. To read full article - http://v.duta.us/80UpBAAA

Five children were killed Tuesday night and two others wounded by a suicide bomber described as a “young girl” in a northern region of Cameroon plagued by Boko Haram attacks, sources said Wednesday. “A suicide bomber blew herself up (on Tuesday) at around 7.45 pm (1845 GMT)” in the village of Zamga, two kilometres (1.2 miles) from the Nigerian border, said a security officer responsible for the zone, reached from the capital Yaounde. A group of children was playing when “a young girl slipped in” among them, triggering her explosive charge, the safety officer explained. To read full article - http://v.duta.us/cNqmagAA