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The son of a police chief in Georgia who is accused of murdering his three-year-old stepson broke down in tears as he made his first appearance on Monday. Joshua Richards, 21, flogged his 3-year-old stepson Brentley Gore until the child died. The boy died over the weekend after suffering swelling on the brain from the brutal beating, Villa Rica police said. Prosecutors claim Richards used a belt to beat his stepson while the child's mother slept in the next room of their home in Hickory Falls, Georgia. When the mother of the boy woke from sleep the following morning, she found bruises on her son and he was unconscious. When she couldn't wake him up, she called the police. Police responded to Richards' home at around 10am on Tuesday. Richards and Brentley Because of the severity of Brentley's injuries, the child was airlifted to a hospital in Atlanta for treatment. Brentley underwent emergency surgery on Thur...

The political movement proposed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his letter to President Buhari, was launched at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja , today. Although Obasanjo was absent at the launch, former governors Donald Duke and Olagunsoye Oyinyola, were present at the launch. Duke has since indicated his interest to run for president. Speaking to newsmen, Oyinlola, who is a former governor of Osun State, said the movement is not yet a political party. ''If and when we come to an agreement that we must metaphose into a political party, then we will. We’re not a political party, at least, for now,” he said. Obasanjo in his letter to President Buhari said Nigeria is dire need of a new political group.  The former president opined that neither the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) nor the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) could give Nigeria the leadership it deserves.

The Federal Government, through the National Stakeholders on Prison Reforms has freed 951 inmates across three geo-political zones of the country. The inmates had to meet conditions for release before benefitting from the prison decongestion programme. 430 inmates also gained admission to the National Open University while three more are on the verge of completing their doctorate degrees. This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Prisons Service, DCP Francis Enobore at a joint news conference with the Executive Director, Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action PRAWA, Dr. Uju Agomoh. He said: “At the same time, 951 others have been  freed by the Nigerian Prison Services due to the intervention of the national stakeholders which paid various fines imposed on them by various courts as conditions for their freedom. In the education sector, I am pleased to announce that 430 of our prisoners are running various degree courses ...

A phone thief nabbed by the RRS in Oshodi, Lagos designed his body with tattoos of the names of different women he allegedly had sexual intercourse with inscribed on his body. More photos below.

Most families have a Whatsapp group where they update each other on what's going on in their lives and it has now been revealed that the royal family is no different in this regard. In an interview with  The Mirror , former rugby player Mike Tindall, who is married to Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Tindall, explained that he and a few members of the Royal household have a group WhatsApp and the members of the group are afraid to leave the group lest they come off as rude. He said: "Me, my brother and then a few of Zara’s side like her brother Pete and the cousins are on WhatsApp groups. I wouldn’t say we’re cutting edge, but it’s just easier for some reason on WhatsApp." Mike lamented: "I’m in about 25,000 groups. You might do it for a get-together and just stay on the group, and occasionally people will post. You’re scared to leave because you don’t want to be seen as rude."

The Nigerian Federal Government has said it will shut down all open drug markets this year to curb unwholesome drug distribution system. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, disclosed this in a statement issued after a ground breaking ceremony of the Coordinated Wholesale Centre (CWC) in Abia. Adewole, in the statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), frowned at the chaotic drug distribution system in the country thereby endangering the lives of the populace. He noted that the closure of all open drug markets would immediately kick start full implementation of the CWC component of the National Drug Distribution Guidelines (NDDG). The minister, who identified unsatisfactory drug distribution system as one of the challenges in the use of medicine in the country, however said that this has led to poor product handling. Adewole added that it has also led to difficulty in product tracki...

Oyo state governor's daughter, Abisola Kola Daisi shared this photo of her mom in the kitchen cooking and captioned it; "Can you believe this woman right here still does the cooking for her husband" See full photo below... But we don't get, she shouldn't cook for her family because she's first lady?

A Cotonou-based Nigerian man, Engineer Okezie posted photos of a beautiful newborn baby boy found abandoned by the road side this morning, Wednesday, January 31st. "What a wicked, a lady delivered a baby boy last night and dumped him by the road side today in Cotonou been 31st of January 2018. Have a good look at the pictures. Such a handsome boy." he wrote.

With gratitude in our hearts, it’s a great pleasure for Frizzle and Bizzle Films to announce to you that the third season of “Kill Ma Beat” - the first online music competition in Nigeria and in the world, has come to an awesome grand finale and we would like to thank God for the success of this season. Kill Ma Beat started in 2012 as an initiative to give back to the society as Frizzle and Bizzle Films started by reaching out and discovering only talented artistes with the prize being a music video and emerging as the first winner was “Young Champ”, an amazingly talented rap artiste. The second season of Kill Ma Beat was opened to include both talented music producers and talented artistes and a cash prize was included to the music video. Emerging as the winners for the second season of KMB were, “Efkay”- a vibrant and talented music producer as well as “Khaye” - a very confident rap artiste. The third season grew even bigger, and not only was it ope...

Internet sensation Speed Darlington, who is the son of late singer and traditionalist, Pericoma, is shading singer Davido for always announcing who his father is and using his name to climb the social ladder. He just shared a throwback photo of himself and his siblings with his father taken so many years ago, then said that though his father was well known, he never used his name to get anywhere unlike Davido aka OBO. He wrote: "I never use his name to get myself anywhere even though I could. Unlike  #obo  whom is always announcing.

The Rapper shared the sad news on his IG page this evening. May her soul rest in peace, Amen.

US attorney Laura Wasser has just created a resource for people who want to get divorced cheaply and easily. "Even though divorce is the end of one part of a relationship and it's sad, the legal part of it shouldn't be difficult," she says. That's where her new company It's Over Easy comes in. After six months of beta testing, the site officially launched the website, and while oher sites offer the required forms, Wasser's service also helps couples navigate them using both artificial intelligence and real-life experts. The interactive website offers everything from video explanations of tricky legal concepts to advice on how to co-parent and where to get the best spray tan before diving back into the dating pool. "Nobody wants to talk about it. There is no question that it’s not fun. However, if you are going through it, I don’t want it to be regarded as a failure or a nightmare. It's an evolution of the way...

The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has expressed displeasure with the present state of various markets across the State, saying that leaders of the various markets must prevail on their members to clean up their dirty surroundings within the next 20 days or risk closure of their markets. The directive was issued in Alausa during a stakeholders forum with market leaders in the 57 local governments and local council development areas of the State. Governor Ambode, who was represented at the event by Commissioner for the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, Mr. Muslim Folami said the present administration abhors the dumping of refuse on roadsides, medians, bus stops as well as markets, urging market leaders to promptly rid their environment of waste. He said dumping of refuse within the market environment poses health hazards, discourages customers and residents from patronising stalls within the markets, thereby reducin...

The taskforce team of the Nigeria Customs Service today stormed the Lagos home of billionaire businessman, Olu Okeowo, and seized his Rolls Royce cars. According to Sahara Reporters, the luxury cars were seized because the businessman is yet to pay the import duties on the cars.

ATM Jackpotting, in which thieves/hackers use a variety of tools to hack into ATMs and cause them to dispense large amounts of cash on demand, has been a legitimate threat for several years now. Until now however, jackpotting was mostly a threat in Europe, Asia, and Mexico.  According to the Krebs report, the US Secret Service recently sent out a confidential alert to multiple financial institutions warning that the “targeted stand-alone ATMs are routinely located in pharmacies, big box retailers, and drive-thru ATMs.” The thieves have been posing as ATM technicians and, using a medical endoscope, locate an area within the machine where they can attach their own computers. The original hard disk of the ATM is removed and replaced with a disk that mirrors the ATM’s own software. At that point, the ATM appears out of service to regular customers, while fraudsters can remotely control it and force it to spit out cash, using “money mules” to actua...

President Buhari has warned that his government would no longer tolerate wanton killings and kidnapping by hoodlums in any parrt of the country. President Buhari issued the warning when he declared  open the 9th General Assembly of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, holding in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. He was represented at the event by the  Minister of Interior, Abduraham Dambazau. I am very worried and saddened about the persistent killings and kidnappings happening in our country, especially the wastage of innocent lives in different parts of the country by whatever means it is done, particularly in Benue State. I have therefore directed that no effort should be spared in identifying and bringing to justice all those that are carrying out the acts. I have therefore directed the Chief of Army Staff to relocate to the North East to ensure that the activities of Boko Haram are stopped'' he said

US first lady, Melania Trump rocked a tailored cream pantsuit by Christian Dior, a silk blouse by Dolce & Gabbana, and nude heels by Christian Louboutin. While she looked elegant, many on social media noted with irony that the look resembled the white pantsuit Hillary Clinton wore on Election Day. She broke tradition as she arrived separately from her husband to his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at Capitol Hill in Washington.

A 27-year-old beggar, Bashir Adamu, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting motorists and snatching phones and handbags, on Tuesday, revealed that his targets were expatriates who worshipped at the National Mosque, Abuja. He was arrested along with two others. He said that he operated on Fridays during Juma’at prayers. Police sources revealed that the suspect was arrested about a fortnight ago for snatching a phone at the mosque, adding that he was arraigned and granted bail before he was re-arrested for a similar offence last Friday. . Adamu, who admitted that he was just released on bail, said, “I only target oyinbo people (expatriates) who come to the National Mosque to pray on Fridays. Sometimes, they give alms and while they are doing that, I steal their phones or bags from their car and run. I use the money to feed." Other suspects arrested with him are, Alex Chidubem, 30, arrested after allegedly stabbing a technician, Yusuf Awala, from...

President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address to the joint congress and the American people Tuesday evening, January 30, one year after he assumed office. Below is the President's speech as prepared for delivery and released by the White House: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans: Less than 1 year has passed since I first stood at this podium, in this majestic chamber, to speak on behalf of the American People -- and to address their concerns, their hopes, and their dreams. That night, our new Administration had already taken swift action. A new tide of optimism was already sweeping across our land. Each day since, we have gone forward with a clear vision and a righteous mission -- to make America great again for all Americans. Over the last year, we have made incredible progress and achieved extraordinary success. We have faced challenges we expe...

A 24-year-old Missouri man,  Drew Atchison, 24, who killed a family of three, is facing a possible death sentence after authorities charged him with allegedly stabbing a young couple to death before returning the following day to fatally shoot the couple's 17-month-old daughter. Court documents obtained by PEOPLE confirm that has been arrested as the sole suspect in the Jan. 25 slayings of Samara Fontaine Kitts, 23, and her 24-year-old high school sweetheart, Harley Michael Million, and the Jan. 26 killing of their 17-month-old daughter, Willa Fontaine Million. In addition to three counts of murder, h e has also been charged with three counts of armed criminal action and two counts of child kidnapping. Investigators from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office were asked to check on the family, who had not been heard from in days. They reached the Williamsville home and found evidence of foul play. Court documents also allege that Atchison confessed to...