11:26:00
Troops carrying out clearance operations on suspected Boko Haram terrorists hideouts in Talala and Ajigin, southern part of Borno State, were ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists at Ugundiri village, Damboa Local Government Area, Borno State, while returning to base after clearance operations yesterday.
Unfortunately, 5 soldiers, 3 vigilantes and 1 Civilian JTF lost their lives during the ambush, while 19 soldiers and 1 Civilian JTF sustained various degrees of injuries. The bodies of the late soldiers and civilians have been evacuated to Maiduguri while the injured are receiving commensurate medical care and are in stable condition.

12:41:00
 
A 29 year old mother, Kerry Askin, whose 3 year old son had been diagnosed with lung cancer was forced to make the heartbreaking decision no parent should ever be faced with.

The mum had been warned that her son, Dylan, who was lying unconscious on the hospital bed, would not survive the rare form of cancer. The cancer had left him critically ill with bacterial pneumonia and caused his major organs to fail.

17:29:00
In a rescue operation coordinated by the Italian Red Cross and the Migrant Offshore and Station (MOAS) 352 people were rescued yesterday, October 25th.

Those rescued include migrants from Nigeria, Syria, Togo, Niger and Pakistan, among them 34 women and 3 children. They were transferred safely, and are now being cared for as they head back north to Sicily for disembarkation.

16:55:00
A Lebanese man resident in Apapa was arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos on a two-count charge of felony.

Khodor Jichi, 38 was arrested by operatives of the Interpol section of the Nigerian Police, Alagbon close, Ikoyi, Lagos for allegedly obtaining 30,000 Euro (N13,800,000) under false pretence from one Alhaji Abdul Kareem Musa.

16:48:00
Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho has labeled his stay in the Lowry Hotel in Manchester for the last 5 months 'a disaster', saying he would prefer to be close to his family who already have a settled life in London.

Mourinho admitted that he will like to have a house in Manchester if it'll mean avoiding photographers who normally disturb him for photos but that he wouldn't want to uproot his family from London.

16:44:00
 
British Nigerian Tech guru and founder of the trailblazing African Science Academy, Tom Ilube was yesterday, October 25, named the most influential black person on the UK, many years after he was rejected for a graduate trainee scheme at McDonald's for "not being good enough"

The 53-year-old philanthropist topped Powerlist 2017, the annual list of the 100 most powerful people of African and African Caribbean heritage in Britain.

16:40:00
 
The police in Enugu state has reportedly shot dead an armed robber and arrested his accomplice in Inyi community, Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State.

According to the Police spokesperson for the state, Ebere Amarizu, the criminals were dressed in camouflage and armed to the teeth, and the officers swung into action after receiving a distressed call from the indigenes of the area.

16:34:00
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a driver, Chinwoke Onyedinazu before Justice M. A. Liman of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for duping a Briton, Paul H., the sum of £182, 064.99. He was docked on a nine- count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretense.

17:04:00
A 19-year-old man, Felix Gbadebo has been arrested by the Ogun state police for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl little girl (whose name was not released due to her age). In a statement by State Police Command image-maker, Abimbola Oyeyemi in Abeokuta on Sunday, the suspect called the little girl into his room on the pretext that he wanted to send her on an errand then raped her as soon as she entered his room.

12:28:00

The rumour that Tristan Thompson and Khloe Kardashian are engaged may be true because she has finally reached a divorce settlement with her estranged husband, Lamar Odom. According to TMZ reports, a property settlement has been agreed to and the paperwork was signed on Friday.
All that's left now to make their divorce official is a judge's signature, which is expected to happen next month.

15:28:00
A judge, Judge John McKeon, who sentenced a father who repeatedly raped his 12 year old daughter to jail for only 60 days is catching all kinds of heat for his terrible judgement.
As at Thursday morning, there were about 38,000 signed petition on a Change.org petition calling for his impeachment for the 60-day sentence he gave the Glasgow, Montana father who pleaded guilty to repeatedly raping his  daughter.

11:10:00
The Chief Security Officer of Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, Idowu Oyewole was shot dead by three gunmen at his home at Owo/Akure Express road yesterday October 20th. According to reports, Oyewole had retired home after the days work and was having dinner with his Family when the gunmen believed to be armed robbers attacked the home of his neighbor.

15:27:00

54 years old mum Pamela Jay from Yorkshire who is often mistaken for the girlfriend of her 22 year old son, has revealed that the key to her youthful looks is a healthy diet and good beauty regime.

Pamela who could pass off for a woman half her age revealed that apart from waking up to coffee and a gluten-free diet coupled with an exercise routine  routine, her body care routine also involves body brushing, showering, exfoliating and moisturising with coconut oil. Pamela, who works as a civil servant, said to Sun UK:

15:07:00
Actor/Lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, took to social media this morning to call for public assistance for ailing Nollywood actor, Prince James Uche, who has been ill for over a year now. He wrote;
"WHEN GOD BLESSES U, REMEMBER OTHERS, PRINCE JAMES UCHE NOLLYWOOD ACTOR HAS BEEN IN HOSPITAL STRUGGLING TO LIVE FOR OVER ONE YEAR NOW ( KIDNEY FAILURE ), MY FELLOW ARTIST,GREAT PEOPLE &FRIENDS PLS SUPPORT HIM ,HE NEED DIALYSIS ,MEDICAL CARE &,FOOD TO SURVIVE PRINCE JAMES UCHE ,WEMA BANK PLC 0232151677 OR ZENITH BANK PLC 1001063788".

14:54:00

Police in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State have rescued a little girl who was badly brutalized by her father and step mother, for bed-wetting. According to twitter user, @MissTekenah: "I've heard cases of Child Abuse. But seeing a victim today brought tears to my eyes. I can't get over it. It shouldn't hurt to be a child For always urinating in bed, this is what her father n step mother did to her. There's no excuse for child abuse." More photos of the little girl after she was rescued.

17:49:00
 
Singers Gwen Stefani, 47, and her man Blake Shelton, 40, couldn't get enough of each other as they put on a PDA make-out session at Studio City, Calif., on Oct. 14. The mother of three said she'd never been happier and hopes to marry Blake some day. More photos after the cut.

17:47:00
The management of the University of Lagos has expelled 125 students and rusticated 198 others after they were found guilty of various misconducts such as examination malpractices during last academic session,

17:44:00
 
A hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, St Vincent Hospital, has received backlash after surgeons mistakenly removed a kidney from the wrong patient after they did not follow proper patient identification procedures.
The surgeons removed a healthy kidney from the wrong patient on July 20. A 32-page report revealed that the unidentified patient was at the hospital to have a kidney removed due to a large tumor.
However, once the procedure began, doctors realized that there was no tumor on the patient's organ. The organ was removed and sent to the pathology department, which confirmed the kidney did not have any tumor. The report explained:

11:38:00
Over 20 people including two security officers were killed after gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked a military outpost at Godogodo village in Kaduna state. According to residents, the attack started on Saturday October 15th and then continued into yesterday Sunday October 16th which saw the herdsmen attacking surrounding villages in  Jama’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State‎.

10:44:00
Actor Russell Crowe threw rapper, Azealia Banks out of his hotel suite when she threatened to cut him and his guests and watch them bleed on Saturday night.
According to multiple eyewitnesses, Russell Crowe invited 10 people to his hotel suite at a Bev Hills hotel, for dinner and to listen to music. One of the guests he invited was RZA, who brought Azealia along.
According to news reports, while they were listening to music, Azealia laughed out loud at Russell's music selection and called him and another guest, "boring white men."

17:52:00
The Lagos State Government continues to show that it is fully committed to maintaining a safe and healthy environment for its residents and this is made obvious in several of the projects the government has embarked on, most recent of which is the purchase of water weed harvesters

Water weed harvesters are used to get rid of weeds from our water ways. The process of clearing the weed is usually repeated several times in the growth season due to the fast rate of growth of these plants especially the water hyacinth which is the most commonly found weed in Lagos.

17:45:00

The daughter Tamara, a British socialite and television personality, was spotted with her daughter Sophia who was rocking a £4,000 Tom Ford jacket to ballet class an equivalence of (N2.2m). She sported head-to-toe designer wares as she walked down the streets of west London on Thursday with her mum, topping off her stylish pink tutu tights and ballet shoes, with a matching Tom Ford jacket. More photos after the cut. 

17:41:00
The Ogun State police command has arrested three suspected armed robbers and kidnappers named Abibu, Kamorudeen and Olalekan (surnames withheld), believed to have been terrorising residents of Ijebu-Ode and Sagamu respectively. The state's spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the Federal Special

17:16:00
 
The King of Thailand -- Bhumibol Adulyadej, who is the world's longest reigning monarch is dead. He died in a Bangkok hospital at the age of 88 today Thursday October 13th, according to the bureau of the royal household.

King Bhumibol Adulyadej gave up the ghost today after his family highlighted on Sunday that he had been placed on a ventilator after his medical team had performed kidney dialysis and replaced a tube used to drain fluid from his lung when his blood pressure dropped.

17:12:00
There was no casualty in an accident involving a commercial bus - danfo, that occurred along Agege motor road, Oshodi, Lagos. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) response unit however transferred the injured driver to an hospital during their rescue operation. More photos after the cut.

15:20:00
 
Ivory Coast and PSG defender Serge Aurier helped save the life of Malian player Moussa Doumbia life after the Mali forward was knocked unconscious on Saturday and almost swallowed his tongue. According to French outlet RMC and BBC Sport, Aurier prevented his opponent from swallowing his tongue after he lost consciousness following a challenge from Sunderland defender Lamine Kone, earning the praise of Mali boss Alain Giresse, who hailed his "superb reactions."

12:56:00
The invigorated Intelligence Response Team (IRT) under the auspices of the office of the Inspector General of Police launched a massive onslaught on the kidnappers of some residents of an estate in Isheri area of Lagos state. This yielded prompt result as the hoodlums were eventually arrested.
This feat was achieved as a result of due diligence and intelligence led policing exhibited by members of the Force and the zeal shown by public spirited citizens to rid our society of crime.
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