(PHOTO) Ex Nigerian rugby player bags 9 months sentence for assaulting and robbing a taxi driver

20-year-old Nigerian former rugby player who beat up and robbed a taxi driver to avoid paying a fare was on Monday July 11, sentenced to nine months in prison.

Sachi Buti, who was born in Nigeria but came to Ireland at the age of eight, pleaded guilty to the robbery of Joseph Saji at St Michael’s Estate, Inchicore on the night of August 23rd, 2014.

His mother, who supported her son in the Dublin Circuit Court said she was extremely shocked and appalled at his actions. Buti began his career with Leinster rugby at the age of 14 and played with the under-15 team. He went on to play for Blackrock, Liberty Saints and Guinness Rugby Club.

(PHOTOS) Brother who killed her Social Media Queen Sister in Pakistan says "he has no regrets killing her"

The brother of Qandeel Baloch, whose risqué social media posts angered conservative Pakistan, on Sunday, July 17, admitted to killing her for the family's 'honour'

Muhammad Waseem, who was arrested late on Saturday, said he gave a "tablet" to Baloch to subdue her and then strangled her in their family home over the weekend.

"I have no regrets," he told journalists in a press conference arranged by the police early on Sunday.

PHOTO: 17yr old boy arrested as he attempted to rape a 13yr old girl

A 17 year old teen named Garry Pinkney, was arrested by police as he attempted to rape a 13year-old girl in the Bronx.

Garry is accused of following his young victim into an elevator building on Thursday July 14th and convinced the young girl to let him into her apartment.

PHOTOS: EFCC seize properties belonging to Fayose worth N1.350bn

The EFCC has reportedly seized properties worth N1.350billion belonging to Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose. The properties are said to be located in highbrow areas of Lagos and Abuja. Four in Lagos and two in Abuja.

The houses seized are located at: 44, Osun Crescent and 32, Yedseram Street in Maitama, Abuja; and houses 3, 4, 6, and 9 in Plot 100, Tiamiyu Savage Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

According to the Nation:

Tonto Dikeh has some prophecy for her son as he turned 5 months old

Actress Tonto Dikeh took to her social media page to share some lovely message and also prophecy to her son as he turned 5 months old yesterday. And we say Amen to all her prayers!

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Bizarre! Man steals human brain and combines it with Weed to get high

Twenty-six-year-old Joshua Long was charged on Thursday after admitting to stealing a human brain and soaking his weed with the formaldehyde to give it an extra high. Long's aunt found the human brain hidden inside a department store shopping bag while cleaning up the house and contacted the police.

Detectives reportedly believe the stolen brain was originally used as a classroom anatomy aid.

Three Officers confirm killed in Baton Rouge Shooting

In a city where tensions are already high after the tragic death of Alton Sterling, it seems some individuals have decided to take matters into their own hands. Three Baton Rouge police officers were killed early Sunday morning, and police believe multiple people were involved.

According to CNN, police received a disturbing call of a “suspicious man walking down with an assault rifle.”

Nice Terror Attack: Killer’s brother tells of pre-attack call while victims struggles for survival

The man, who mow through a crowd with a truck and killed 84 Bastille Day revellers in Nice on Thursday, had phoned home hours earlier and sent a ‘laughing’ picture from the French city, his brother told Reuters as 18 more victims fought for their lives.

During a visit to Nice on Sunday, French Health Minister Marisol Touraine said the 18, including one child, were in a critical condition, while about 85 people in total were still in the hospital.

The attack by delivery man Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel at peak holiday time on the Riviera plunged France into new grief and fear, just eight months after jihadist gunmen killed 130 people in Paris.

“That last day he said he was in Nice with his European friends to celebrate the national holiday,” Bouhlel’s brother Jabeur told Reuters in their native Tunisia.

Ondo State Guber: APC releases timetable for 2016 primary election

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct of the party’s 2016 governorship primary election in Ondo State.

The Party’s National Organising Secretary, Sen. Osita Izunaso, made the announcement in a statement released to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja by Mr Edegbe Odemwingie, APC Assistant Director, Publicity.

Dubai Based Company Respond to EFCC over Buratai’s Dubai Properties

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have gone on the offensive with a Dubai-based company accused of being connected to the Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai’s alleged fraud.

The company, The First Group, have come out and responded to reports of their involvement in Buratai’s alleged shady dealings.

Their Abuja offices were sealed up by the EFCC on Wednesday over the alleged involvement with Buratai.

According to The Vanguard, the company has responded in a statement that they want to pursue legal options, so as to protect their reputation in the country.

Brazil Football Legend, Pele set to visits Nigeria on August 11

Brazil’s football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as “Pele’’ will be the country in August for a two-day programme on youth development and empowerment.

The facilitators of the visit, Winihin Jemide Series (WJS) and Youth Experience Days Africa (YEDA), made the disclosure at a news conference on July 15 in Lagos.

The football great is renowned for many achievements, including scoring 1,281 goals in his professional career.

Suspected Gunmen Kidnapped Oba of Iba in Lagos

Suspected gunmen  stormed Iba Community in Iba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State on Saturday evening and abducted the traditional ruler, His Royal Highness Goriola Oseni.

Witnesses  said, the gunmen, numbering about 16, stormed the community in two boats and announced their presence by shooting sporadically into the air.

Lagos Government to upgrade 21 school libraries across 6 Educational Districts

The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it had concluded plans to upgrade 21 secondary school libraries across all the six educational districts in the state.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr Obafela Bank-Olemoh, said in a statement that the libraries would be upgraded by the end of 2016.

Bank-Olemoh also announced the commencement of the State Digital Library project.

According to him, the state government’s Private-Public-Partnership initiative tagged: Adopt-A-Library, was geared toward transforming the state public libraries into modern, ICT-enhanced knowledge centres.

Federal Road Safety Corps to crackdown on fake drivers’ licence syndicates

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said in Lagos on Sunday that it would continue to intensify efforts to clamp down on fake drivers’ licence syndicates in the country.

Mr Olatunji Oguntoye, the Surulere Unit Commander of the corps in Lagos gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

He said: “In this locality (Surulere), Lagos we are battling with the issue of fake drivers’ licences in some quarters and this is attributed to the activities of touts in our neighbourhoods.

WTF! Man rapes women then forced them to drink his blood

A man was arrested on a charge of rape after being accused of raping women and drinking their blood, according to police in the United Kingdom.

McCarthy has been charged with four counts of rape. McCarthy denied the allegations, saying that the sexual encounters were consensual.

According to the police investigation, McCarthy had a dog collar and cage in his bedroom, and he allegedly used them to abuse and humiliate his victims.

Ex Chelsea FC Striker Demba Ba suffers horrible broken leg in a match (Very Disturbing Video)

The Senegal forward, 31, collapsed during a challenge with another player, with his left leg giving way beneath the knee as he fell down. One of the most horrible football injury I have ever seen, so horrible.

The incident happened while playing for Shanghai Shenhua in the derby against Shanghai SIPG on Sunday.

Man sues delivery man because he ruined his life by slapping his behind (PHOTO)

A man filed a lawsuit against a delivery man who slapped his behind, causing his life to get ruined, according to court documents in Ireland.

Now, a judge in Dublin has told 49-year-old John Rice, to move on with his life despite getting slapped at a Tesco supermarket by Alan Muddiman.

Say What! Mum can now charge their Phones outside their homes with the new Baby Stroller

New mothers who want to go outside to play Pokemon Go with their children, can now do so with a new baby stroller that comes with a cell phone charger.

The new “4moms moxi stroller” allows mothers to stroll around their neighborhood for hours and still be connected to all their mobile apps without worrying about losing battery power.

This will allow new mothers to play Pokemon Go for hours along with their babies. Not only does the stroller have a beautiful and modern design, but it also comes equipped with “power on board.” 

(PHOTO) Three Judges fired for judicial malpractices

The National Judicial Council of Nigeria (NJC) has dismissed Justice Mohammed Yunusa and two other judges for judicial malpractices.It was learnt that the NJC met on Thursday and Friday to consider several allegations of judicial misconduct by Justice Mohammed Yunusa of the Federal High Court, Justice Olamide Falahanmi Oloyede of the Osun High Court, and an unnamed judge from Benue State.

At the end of its deliberations, the NJC decided that the three judges deserved to be dismissed for acts of gross misconduct.

An NJC source told SaharaReporters that Justice Yunusa had the worst case, with numerous petitions accusing him of receiving kickbacks and bribes. He was also accused of writing and delivering two different judgments in one case.

SHOCKING! Turkish soldiers bound and stripped naked following failed coup

A photograph has surfaced online showing dozens of Turkish soldiers huddled together naked on the floor following their surrender during the failed military coup.

They were stripped of their uniform and made to lay on the floor on an indoor basketball court , handcuffed as officials loyal to the Government look over them.

Polo Player escapes unhurt as horse collapses, dies on field of play in Borno

The week-long Annual Bauchi Polo Tournament ended on a sad note Saturday when a horse on the field of play belonging to a Yola club side collapsed and died instantly.

A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent covering the game reports that the match, between Bauchi Gabasawa and Yola Yelwa clubs, was in progress when the incident occurred, eliciting emotions from players and spectators.

Umar Modibbo, one of the players of Yola Yelwa, told NAN that the horse, a Sudanese brand, was worth N700, 000.

Buhari rescued Borno from being a Boko Haram State - Shehu of Borno

Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Garbai, said on Saturday that the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari as Nigerian President had saved Borno from extinction.

Garbai stated this when he received the new Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, in his palace in Maiduguri.

He said that but for the election of Buhari in May 2015 and his dogged determination in fighting the insurgents, the story would have been different today.

Militant Group says Buhari, Osinbajo saying rubbish; bombings will continue

A new militant group, the Ultimate Warriors of Niger Delta, has warned that bombing of oil installations in the region will not cease.

The militant group, also described the alleged doublespeak by the federal government on dialogue with the people of the region as absurd.

A statement issued by the group on Saturday also asked the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to stop parading itself as leader of the militant groups.

Things would have been better if Nigeria did not gain Independence – 99-year-old ex-civil servant laments

A 99-year-old man, Albert Adesanwo, who served as a technician at the Nigerian Navy, has declared that if he had a second chance to return to life after death, it won’t be as a black man nor a Nigerian.

Speaking with the Punch on Sunday, the elderly man noted that Nigeria before Independence was much better than what was obtainable in the present day.

According to him, “Because then, the economy was better, people had good food to eat without spending too much.

“One shilling then could buy enough food. I think the British people acted better than Nigerians who took over the country after independence.

‎SERAP sues FG over failure to name suspected looters

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Federal Government over “failure to release the names of suspected looters and the circumstances under which recovered stolen public funds were recovered.”

The suit filed last Friday at the Federal High Court Ikoyi followed a Freedom of Information request to the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Muhammed asking him to use his good offices to “provide information about the names of high ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered and the circumstances under which funds were recovered, as well as the exact amount of funds recovered from each public official.”

The originating summons with suit number FHC/CS/964/2016 was brought pursuant to section 4(a) of the Freedom of Information Act, and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni.

Comptroller of Prisons under fire over brutality of Ekiti OPC chief

The immediate past Comptroller of Prisons in Ekiti State, Attahiru Mustapha is under fire over alleged brutality meted out on the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) leader Adeniyi Adedipe in custody.

Adedipe’s lawyer, Jamiu Tijani, disclosed on Sunday that his client was beaten, dehumanized, stripped naked and beaten by armed prison guards under alleged supervision of Mustapha at about 10.00 am last Wednesday, July 13.

Sources at the Ekiti State Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) revealed that Mustapha has been transferred to Taraba State where he will resume office tomorrow (Monday).

Federal Government slam with N15bn lawsuit by Dasuki, demands release, public apology

Detained former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has dragged the federal government before an Abuja High Court, challenging his incarceration in the custody of the Department of the State Service (DSS) since December last year without trial.

Dasuki in the fresh legal action is praying the court to order his immediate release from the claws of the federal government security agents either conditionally or unconditionally.

The suit marked FCT/HC/ABJ/CV/2005/2016 instituted on his behalf by his two lead counsels Messrs Joseph Daudu SAN and Ahmed Raji SAN was brought pursuant to Order 11, Rule 1, 2 and 3 of the Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure Rule 2009.

Any impeachment attempt on Buhari will be resisted like Turkey - APC governors

The All Progressives Congress, APC, governors, under the umbrella of Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, yesterday warned that Nigerians will resist any attempt to remove President Muhammadu Buhari from office.

Late last week, there were reports of threat by the Senate to impeach Buhari amid the face-off between the Presidency and the Senate, which was deepened by charges instituted by the federal government over alleged forgery of Senate Orders. However, the Senate has come out to deny plotting to impeach the President.

PDP Crisis: No Agreement Yet With Anybody - Sheriff

Barely 36 hours after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zoned its national chairmanship to the South and declared it has not foreclosed full reconciliation with the embattled former National Chairman and his associates, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff yesterday said that he has not reached an agreement with any­body.

PDP had at its expanded national caucus meeting held on Thursday in Abuja said that the presence of Sen. Buruji Kashamu, a strong supporter of Sheriff was an evidence that its reconciliation effort was making progress.

In Armenia: Attempted Coup, Gunmen reportedly Storm Police Building

Gunmen have stormed the police headquarters in Armenia provoking fears of an attempted coup in the country.

The country borders Turkey where an attempted coup took place on Friday night.

One person has been killed and a number of people wounded after the building in Yerevan were stormed by gunmen.

It is also being reported that police chief Valery Osipyan is being held, hostage.