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Photo: Nigerian Navy dismiss officer for possession of 14.55kg of Marijuana

A Nigerian Navy (NN) Seaman, Haruna Umar, has been dismissed from service after he was caught with 14.55kg of Marijuana.

Umar was dismissed and handed over to operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after a court martial found him guilty of the offence.

The suspect was arrested in June last year after he was caught with the drugs.

A statement signed by the spokesperson for the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT, Lieutenant Elizabeth Ibrahim, warned people not to transact any business

Nicki Miniaj's new diss tracks are already NOs 1,3 & 4 on the charts

Nicki Minaj who just released her diss tracks yesterday is already topping the charts. The rap queen who took swipes at Remy Ma in new diss tracks is already Nos 1, 3 and 4 on the charts.

Babysitter kills five-month-old baby by throwing him into playpen because he was fussy

A babysitter has been arrested for the death of an infant after he died while in her care. Barbara Kendrick, 65, had been taking care of 5-month-old Cooper Dubovik when he became really fussy and in frustration, she forcefully threw the tender child into his playpen.

The baby's parents had been working on that fateful Tuesday morning, so they dropped Cooper off at the babysitter's house in Jacksonville, Florida. Barbara has been the family's babysitter for about a month and is related to them by marriage; one of her relatives is married to one of Cooper's father's relatives.

The infant suffered a fractured skull and was placed on life support, while Barbara was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse. Cooper eventually died and her charge was upgraded to murder. She is being held without bond.

Sgt. Jay Farhat said that Barbara initially d