NSCDC arrest Herdsman for allegedly stabbing a farmer to death

The Nasarawa State Command of Nigeria Security
and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a
herdsman who allegedly stabbed a farmer
identified as Nasiru Mohammed to death, following
an argument over the invasion of a farm. The
herdsman’s cattle had strayed into Mohammed’s
farm at Angwan Arimi in Bassa Village, Kokona
LGA of the state and destroyed his farm crops.
Upon seeing the level of destruction the cattle had
done, he attempted to alert the villagers but was
hounded and stabbed severally to death by the
herdsman.
Lawan Bashir-Kano, the state Commandant of
NSCDC, who made the disclosure in Lafia
yesterday, confirmed the suspect was arrested
after they received a tip-off from a vigilante group
they collaborated with in the area.
After his arrest, the Herdsman confessed to the
crime and would be handed over to the police for
further investigation and prosecution

Young boy working as a vulcanizer spotted in Ibadan

The young 'vulcanizer' was reportedly seen at
Aleshinloye market, Ibadan. Some people are of
the opinion that he is too young to be engaged in
such strenuous job and should be in school.
Thoughts?

JUST IN: Niger Delta militants in action The Niger Delta Avengers have ann

The Niger Delta Avengers have announced that they
will not negotiate with the federal government.
The militant group also revealed that it blew up a
crude oil pipeline belonging to Chevron Nigeria
At 1:00am today, the @NDAvengers blow up
Well RMP 20 belonging to Chevron located 20
meters away from Dibi flow Stattion in Warri
North LGA.
This is to the Gen. public we're not
negotiating with any Committee. if Fed Govt
is discussing wth any group they're doing
that on their own lies
A source familiar with the development told
Vanguard the affected crude oil pipeline is between
Opia and Dagbolo villages in Warri North.
Confirming the attack, a security source said: “Yes,
there was an attack this morning by militants on a
Chevron facility.”
“The pipeline had earlier been attacked by militants
using the same modus operandi which is with the
use of dynamite.
“The attack was carried out at about 3am this
morning.”
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the staff of the
CNL said that the company would draft a team of
technicians to the spot to assess the extent of
damage.
Yesterday, June 7, the federal government ordered
immediate withdrawal of military from the Niger
Delta region.
This important decision was made during the
meeting between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo ,
service chiefs and some governors from the region.
Briefing journalists after the meeting, Governor
Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state said: “ One thing that
we have identified is the synergy between the
federal government and states is very important
and this meeting has actually revealed a lot of
issues and we believe that the collaboration
between the federal government and states would
help us to tackle the issues in the Niger Delta.”

Stephen Keshi’s death: Family member breaks silence, appeals to the public

Rickey Aburime, a member of the late Stephen
Keshi’s family, has given first comments on the
death of the former Super Eagles coach.
Speaking with The Nation, Aburime debunked media
reports that Keshi died of heart attack and warned
the public against speculation about the cause of
the death.
He noted that a toxicological autopsy would
determine the actual cause of the ex-coach.
Aburime revealed that Keshi was meeting some
friends and family members at his resident in Benin
City, when suddenly he fell sick.
***Enyeama, Oliseh, others break down in tears over Keshi’s death**
“All of a sudden, they noticed his countenance
changed and he was not okay. The person with him
called Ebuka and they rushed him to the hospital. He
was dead by the time they got to the hospital. A
nurse that checked him said there was no pulse.
Doctors later confirmed him dead.
“After the confirmation, as he was not a patient of
the hospital, they could not write any report or
present any death certificate. They said we must
bring the police report and the police came to
inspect the body. I am about to take the corpse to
Stella Obasanjo Hospital pending the autopsy which
the family want to do. Dr. Wilson Akhiwu will
conduct the autopsy.”
“There is no official statement as to the cause of
death. There will be no embalming. It was sudden
and we don’t want anybody to speculate. There was
no sign of ill health and Keshi has not complained of
any recently,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)
has expressed deep shock
at the death of former Super Eagles captain and
coach.
Amaju Pinnick, the president of the NFF, was too
shocked for words: “This is devastating. We have
lost a superhero.”
Pinnick confirmed he had been in contact with the
family and would lead a delegation of some NFF
Board and Congress members to Benin City on
Thursday, June 9.

Judge orders release of teenage boy charged with murder of 4 people after the real killer confessed

A judge on Tuesday threw out the murder
convictions of Davontae Sanford who pleaded
guilty to killing four people at age 14, a case which
a lot of people had doubted for years especially
after a professional hit man stepped forward and
took responsibility for the murders at a drug den.
Judge Brian Sullivan acted at the request of the
Wayne County prosecutor's office and lawyers for
, Sanford who's now 23.
Sanford was arrested and convicted for murder
in the 2007 fatal shootings of four people at a
Detroit house. He pleaded guilty to second-degree
murder at age 15, because he was trying to please
the Police. But after he got arrested, he withdrew
his confession but it was already too late. Since
his arrest, he had been trying to undo that plea for
years, especially after hit man Vincent Smothers
confessed to the murders.
Vincent Smothers insists that he killed the four
people in a drug house and that Sanford had no
role in it.
Judge Sullivan said Sanford who is still in a prison
in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, will be released on
bond and all charges against him will eventually be
dropped.
The agreement signed by prosecutors says the
state police found major problems in the work of a
Detroit police official who investigated Sanford
after the four homicides.
Smothers is in prison after pleading guilty to eight
other murders.

Former Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi dies at age 54

What a sad day for Nigeria! One of Nigeria's most iconic sports personalities, former Super Eagles
captain and former coach of the team, Stephen Keshi, has died. According to his family, he died in
the early hours of today Wednesday June 8th of Cardiac arrest in Benin, Edo state. He was just 54 years old. He wasn't even ill, he just suddenly
died. His family has announced his death.
“With thanksgiving to God, the Ogbuenyi Fredrick Keshi family of Illah in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta
State, announces the death of Mr. Stephen Okechukwu Chinedu Keshi.ur son, brother, father, father-in-law, brother-in-law, has
gone to be with his wife of 35 years
(Nkem ), Mrs. Kate Keshi, who passed on on the 9th December 2015. Since her death, Keshi has been in mourning. He came back to Nigeria to be with her. He
had planned to fly back today Wednesday, before he suffered a cardiac arrest. He has
found rest.” his brother Emmanuel Ado said in a statement.
Such a shocking news. He is survived by four children and his mother. May his soul rest in peace, amen.