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A 21-year old lady has been hospitalised after she was gang-raped by five men on her way to work at Irawo area of Owode Onirin, Ikorodu, Lagos State. According to PM express, the victim suffered her fate while going to work as early as 5.30am to beat traffic. The lady was attacked while she was heading to the bus terminal. The suspects took her to an open corner, forcefully removed her pant and raped her in turns without any protection. The newspaper reports that after the dastardly act, she was allowed to go and the suspects disappeared. The victim returned…

Again suicide bombers struck last night May 3, 2017, at 10.05pm in Maiduguri, Borno State. The three female teenage suicide bombers attempted to attack a military outpost popularly known as “Guantanamo” along Muna garage. After being sighted by the troops in their desperate attempt to gain access to the premises, the bombers were shot leading to the explosion of their concealed IEDs. The spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the North-East, Abdulkadir Ibrahim confirmed that the corpses of suicide bombers were evacuated by joint NEMA/BOSEMA Emergency Response teams. Abdulkadir stated that one security personnel who was injured…

The Salary Verification Committee set up by Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom to look into the bloated wage bill of the state, has revealed that the state government lost over N1.4bn to irregular payments of salaries, between June 2015 and October 2016. Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Tertsegha Ikyaabo, announced this on Wednesday, when he led other members of the committee to present an interim report to Governor Ortom, at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi. Mr. Ikyaabo explained that the report covers about 10,300 staff in 60 Ministries, Departments and Agencies, (MDAs) of government, using actual verification of salary payment…

The Obama Foundation on Wednesday unveiled the conceptual design for the planned $500million Obama Presidential Center in Chicago’s Jackson Park. A museum, a forum and a library, as well as outdoor gathering areas, will be established in the 200,000-square-foot complex that will be near a lagoon that runs into Lake Michigan. The Obama Foundation said the center named after former President Barack Obama will help bring jobs and attract hundreds of thousands of visitors. The center will also serve as the headquarters for the Obama Foundation. “The Obamas want to create a safe, warm, inviting place that brings people in,…

Prawet Prapanukul, a prominent Thai lawyer faces a prison term of up to 150 years if convicted on 10 counts of royal defamation under Thailand’s harsh royal insult law. According to the legal watchdog Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, Prapanukul, 57, provided legal assistance to members of a political opposition group, the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship. He also served as legal counsel in a high-profile royal insult case. He was detained in a raid on his home by police and troops on the weekend. Prawet appeared in a Bangkok court on Wednesday and was charged with 10 counts…

The Nigerian army calls it “New Banki City”, an optimistic name conjuring up visions of modern housing. The reality is an overcrowded camp for 32,000 desperate people made homeless by Boko Haram. In this ravaged corner of northeast Nigeria, the Islamists frequently launch attacks on military convoys, unleash suicide bombers and litter the surrounding roads and arid bush with mines. Even the most mundane tasks are treacherous. Desperate for firewood to cook food, 25-year-old Bulama Zarami didn’t make it far out of the camp before he triggered a mine. Shifting from side to side in pain, Zarami says he still…

President Donald Trump has vowed to work as a “mediator, an arbitrator or a facilitator” to help broker peace between the Israelis and Palestinians as he welcomed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to the White House. “We will get this done,” Trump vowed. The U.S. president reiterated the need for Israelis and Palestinians to broker a peace through direct negotiations and called on Palestinian leaders to “speak in a unified voice against incitement to violence and hate.” “There’s such hatred, but hopefully there won’t be such hatred for very long,” Trump said, speaking alongside Abbas in the Roosevelt Room. The…

Militants numbering over 50 on, Wednesday, attacked officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) during a tax enforcement operation in a hotel owned by the former first lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State. The FIRS team went to Aridolf Resort Wellness and Spa in respect of tax liabilities totaling N10,117,500, but were attacked by hoodlums suspected to be loyal to Mrs. Jonathan, whom they addressed on the phone as “mummy”. When the team arrived the hotel, Edeh went straight to the reception desk and requested to see the most senior staff of the hotel. But the two…

Manchester United trio Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Paul Pogba are available for their Europa League semi-final first leg at Celta Vigo, manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed. Sky Sports News HQ reported earlier on Wednesday that Jones, Smalling and Pogba had all trained at Carrington ahead of the tie, which begins at the Stadium de Balaidos in Galicia on Thursday. Mourinho also confirmed that centre-back Eric Bailly, who limped off in the draw with Swansea at the weekend, has not suffered a sustaining problem and is also in contention. The United boss said: “Smalling, Jones and Pogba are back and,…

Gonzalo Higuain ended his woe in the Champions League knockout stages with a crucial double as Juventus recorded a 2-0 away win over Monaco to take full control of their semi-final tie. Juventus striker Higuain came into the match having only netted twice in his last 24 knockout games in the competition, but banished his reputation as a player who does not shine in big games by scoring the same amount in a single match at Stade Louis II. The Argentina international scored with a first-time finish in both halves, the impressive Dani Alves creating both goals to take the…