‘Our lives as ex-wives of Boko Haram militants’ - A Pathetic story of Boko Haram Survivals

 

Many of the girls are now mothers, but are still under 18. They were held by the militants for between two and four years in forests, exposed to rain and sun, used as sex slaves sometimes by more than one man, and in most cases and had no access to medical care or adequate food.

The militants forced them out of their homes, and they lived with the same men who in many cases brutally killed their

INVESTIGATION: How Nigerian Army ‘killed’ kidnapped pastor and labelled him militant

A man the Nigerian Army said its soldiers killed as a senior militant in the restive Niger Delta, was actually a clergyman who had been kidnapped days before, PREMIUM TIMES can report today.
The Army said the man, Andrew Anthony, was killed late August when soldiers raided a hideout of militants in Rivers State ahead of the formal launch of “Operation Crocodile Smile”.
But a PREMIUM TIMES’ investigation

My Wife Is Not Happy - Dakuku Peterside

Multitasking could best describe the routine of the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside.  He speaks with Ahamefula Ogbu on the challenge of public perception of the agency, status of Tompolo’s contract, factors

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s nephews found guilty on drug charges

A U.S. federal jury on Friday found two nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro guilty of trying to ship 800 kilograms of cocaine to the U.S., an outcome that’s likely to inflame the already damaged relationship between Venezuela and the U.S.
Efrain Antonio Campo Flores, 30 years old, and Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas, 31 years old, were each convicted on one drug conspiracy charge and

Mourinho in Wenger dig: He gets more respect but hasn't won the title in 18 years!

Jose Mourinho believes he is shown a lack of respect by the British media when compared to that offered to Arsene Wenger, a man he claimed had not won the Premier League title for 18 years.

Mourinho's Manchester United on Saturday face Arsenal and Wenger, a man with whom he has

Indiana 7-year-old charged in shooting of dad

Police say an Indiana boy intentionally loaded a handgun and shot his father during an argument. But the boy isn't the only one charged in the case. WTHR's Jennie Runevitch reports.

Jo Cox MP was ‘executed with expanding bullets’ which are normally used to kill animals, court hears

A plastic bag in a holdall found next to alleged gunman Thomas Mair, 53, held 25 live .22 calibre rounds. Twelve were lead hollow-point cartridges which are normally used by hunters to kill animals.
Firearms expert Andre Horne told Old Bailey jurors they are designed to kill with one shot.
He said: “The idea is

Kidnapped Islamic Cleric Regains Freedom

The Secretary General of Jama’atu Nasril Islam, abubakar Khalid, told Channels Television that the cleric was released on Friday evening and that he was in good and stable condition. In his words: “We just secured the release of Shiekh Yusuf and we’re going to the JNI secretariat amidst tight security. He is in good condition and

Stop Killing Shiite Followers, US Tells Buhari

 

The honeymoon between President Muhammadu Buhari and the United States may be coming to an end as the US yesterday called on the federal government to stop the killings of members of the Shia Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN).  In a statement issued by the State Department, the US said it

This woman has broken up 850 child marriages and banned sexual initiation camps in Malawi

Mtakataka, Malawi - The mild-mannered woman who zips around a farmhouse packed with knick-knacks and insists her guests eat a meal before any introductions, presents a character at odds with her fearsome reputation of being Malawi's top marriage terminator. Thirteen years ago, Theresa Kachindamoto could not have conceived of ever leaving her job of 27 years as a secretary at a city

Ondo Guber: Jegede Calls For Calm Over Appeal Court Verdict

The factional candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 26, 2016 Governorship election in Ondo state, Eyitayo Jegede SAN has called for calm among his supporters following the decision of the Appeal Court Justices sitting on party’s governorship candidate tussle to adjourn its judgment earlier scheduled for today. The three man appellate justices headed by Justice

Kaduna Killings: Cows Not More Valuable Than Human Lives – Jagaba

A member of the National Assembly, representing Kagarko/ Kachia Federal constituency, Hon Jagaba Adams Jagaba, has called on both the state and the federal government to step up actions towards ending the killings in the Southern Kaduna part of Kaduna State. Speaking at a Channels Television Live

Rivers: Federal, State Legislative Polls Will Hold Dec 10 – INEC

 

Pending Federal and State legislative elections in Rivers State will hold on December 10 as scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
INEC’s director, Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, stated this yesterday while dispelling a report that the elections have been suspended again. Osaze-Uzzi, who described the report

Inside the remote Indonesian Dani tribe where women cut off a finger when a loved one dies – and the men show off their unique penis sheaths

 

Known as the Dani people, the tribe was unwittingly discovered by American philanthropist, Richard Archbold, after an expedition in 1938.Since the mid-20^th century the Dani tribe have become well known for their unique customs and strong sense of identity as they cling to their traditional ways.
One of their customs is the wearing of

Meet the checkpoint sniper ‘sending ISIS thugs to hell’ as Brit SAS troops join the bloody Battle for Mosul

 

Riyad Jaffar, 27, of Baghdad — wearing a black face mask and armed with a high-powered sniper rifle — stands on the outskirts of Qayara, about 30 miles south of the ISIS-held city of Mosul.

Actress Lisa Lynn Masters who starred in Gossip Girl and Ugly Betty kills herself during modelling trip

Hotel workers found Lisa Lynn Masters dead inside her room at the Nuevo Mundo hotel in Lima just before midnight on Thursday. The 52-year-old actress, who had been battling depression, was found hanged inside the room’s closet, police said. Two letters were found in

The 10 Most Stolen Cars In America [Infographic]

Various models of the Honda Accord have the undesirable reputation as America’s most stolen car of 2015. Data from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reveals that a grand total of 707,758 vehicles were stolen across the country last year with 52,244 of them various models of the Accord.

WAR PLANS Doomsday fears as plane prepped for nuclear war is seen in the skies over the US

The powerful jet was spotted on Wednesday but multiple military officials failed to identify the plane’s origin or even its flight destination sparking panic among some onlookers.
Now the plane has been identified as an E-6B mercury – a US Airforce mobile command centre used to launch nuclear weapons anywhere in the world. According to the Navy’s website, the E-6B is a

UNDER THE KNIFE Tragic student, 23, dies on operating table as surgeons prepare lip enlargement surgery

Maria Delyukina – who was already a qualified dentist but had returned to medical school – had booked into the private clinic in Volgograd, southern Russia, for lip enlargement and to have her chin re-profiled.
But as the 23-year-old was being anaesthetised for the procedure, she suddenly

4 Dead In A deadly Auto Crash In Ebonyi

The FRSC in Ebonyi on Friday said four persons died in Wednesday’s multiple auto crashes on the Enugu-Abakaliki highway and not 19 as reported in the media. The Ebonyi Sector Commander of the Corps, Sunday Iyamah, told journalists in Abakaliki that the reports were mischievous and meant to mislead the public. He said: “My officers responded proactively to the incident as only four people died
in the two separate accidents while 23 persons were injured. (more photos after the cut. Viewers discretion)