28 year old man electrocuted in Jos

A 28-year-old electrician was, Tuesday, electrocuted in Apata area of Jos, the Plateau State capital while trying to fix a problem on an electricity pole in the area.

The man identified as Chukwuebuka Eze, according to eyewitnesses, climbed the pole in Agwan Lambu quarters around noon ostensibly to change the supply phase to his shop when the Power Holding of Nigeria, PHCN, suddenly restored light, which electrocuted him.

According to an eyewitness, his shirt caught fire and burnt out even as his body remained glued to the electric line.

A loud spark was said to have been heard as he was electrocuted, drawing the attention of neighbours who watched helplessly.

A woman identified as a neighbour to the deceased screamed as she came out and saw him on fire and dangling from the pole describing the incident as “terrible and horrifying.”

“I just heard people shouting and I rushed out to see a man on top of an electric pole with his shirt on fire; I did not even know that it was my neighbour; this is terrible”, she later told Vanguard amidst tears.

Some onlookers rushed to PHCN office to lodge a report for the electricity supply to the area to be cut off and it took the combined effort of PHCN officials and some concerned residents to bring down the corpse of the deceased .

The corpse was later taken away by the PHCN officials accompanied by three policemen.

The deceased said to be in his late twenties and who hailed from Anambra State and only on Sunday launched a gospel album. It was learnt that his relations and kinsmen have been contacted.




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PHOTOS: Royal baby makes first public appearance as Kate and William take their son home to Kensington Palace

 

• Kate, Prince William and their newborn baby travel home to Kensington Palace this evening
• Couple say they are ‘still working on a name’
• William jokes his new son ‘has a good pair of lungs’ and tells crowd his child has Kate’s looks and more hair than him
• Kate's parents Carole and Michael were the first members of the family to visit their daughter and her young son
• Duchess says: ‘It’s been emotional’
• William aces his first test of fatherhood as he gets the car seat right first time
• Prince Charles and Camilla came two hours later and said the baby was 'marvellous'
• Couple release new statement thanking St Mary's Hospital staff for how they have looked after 'the three of us'
• William stayed in a separate hospital room overnight to be close to Duchess of Cambridge and their son

 


Special moment: Prince William and Kate waved and smiled broadly to the waiting cameras as they held their prince on the steps of the private Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in London





New life: The baby was crying in its car seat as its father took him to their waiting car this evening





Magic: With the wold watching, Kate and William hold their prince outside the Lindo Wing in a genuinely historic moment for Britain





Emotional: The new mother looked delighted as she looked down at her first child while her husband waved to the excited crowds




Protective: The baby was wrapped in a white shawl - Kate held her new son closely to her chest as she waved to the impressive crowd






Gentle: The trio take their first steps together into the outside world together as the prince starts his life

Confirming that the prince was overdue, William said: ‘I will remind him of his tardiness when he is older.’

With a huge smile he then added: ‘He’s got her looks thankfully’ to which the Duchess responded ‘No, no, no I’m not sure about that.’

The couple then returned to the hospital as William held his son, swaddled in a blanket, before bringing him out again in his car seat

William then visibly breathed a sigh of relief when he successfully installed his baby on the back seat with his wife, before driving them home to Kensington Palace cheered on by a huge crowd.

Their child is now third in the line of succession, displacing Prince Harry to fourth and the Duke of York to fifth, although he may not become sovereign for half a century or more.




Caring: As his wife walked down the steps, William placed a protective hand on her arm to make sure the new mother and son made it down the steps safely





Warm welcome: The ecstatic crowd sang 'Congratulations' as the new parents stepped out of the London hospital





The safe hands of the Duchess of Cambridge with her son who was born yesterday, but was thrown into the spotlight today





Happy trio: Kate told reporters that 'It's been very emotional. Any parent will know what this feeling is like' while the prince joked the baby 'has more hair than me'




Are these tears? The Duchess admitted the becoming a mother for the first time was 'emotional'




Speculation: When asked about the newborn's appearance, William said "He's got her looks thankfully.' Kate responded: 'Catherine brushes off the praise, saying: 'No, no no, I'm not sure about that'

Carole and Michael Middleton were the first to arrive at the private Lindo Wing at around 3pm today, with Prince Charles and his wife Camilla following them at 5.30pm after being rushed to London by helicopter after two-days carrying out official duties in Yorkshire.

Before mounting the St Mary's Hospital steps, the smiling Prince of Wales asked journalists who have been stood outside for almost three weeks: 'Have you been there long?'

When he left around 10 minutes later, Charles said the baby was 'marvellous' and told journalists: 'You'll see in a minute'.




Huge crowds were waiting to catch a glimpse of the couple and the baby outside St Mary's hospital

Gently does it: After Kate took the prince down the stairs, William carefully picked up their son






The future king made his public entrance in the safe hands of the Duke of Cambridge and his wife as they left the Lindo Wing

Poignant: It was an emotional moment for William - the Duke of Cambridge had followed the steps his parents Charles and Diana took with him 31 years ago, when he was born there on June 21, 1982

'The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their son will travel home to Kensington Palace.

'Their Royal Highnesses would like to reiterate their thanks to the hospital for the care and treatment they have all received'.

Earlier doting grandmother Carole Middleton described her grandson, the future king, as 'absolutely beautiful' after she and her husband visited him.

The Duchess of Cambridge's parents said their first grandchild is 'absolutely beautiful' and his parents are coping 'fabulously'.

The Middletons spent just over an hour with their daughter Kate and son-in-law William, and a smiling Mrs Middleton, speaking about mother and baby, said: 'They are both doing really well, and we are so thrilled.'

When asked by the world's media, who have been camped outside for nearly three weeks, how the proud parents were doing, she replied: 'Fabulously.'

Asked what the first cuddle with her grandson was like, Mrs Middleton, who had been ushered forward by her husband to speak to the press, said: 'Amazing, It's all coming back.'







Stylish: The Duchess of Cambridge wore a bespoke lilac dress by British designer, Jenny Packham with cream wedges

 

 

#dailymail

Patience Jonathan Loses Mum, Sese, in Car Crash

PORT HARCOURT-  Mother of Mrs Patience Jonathan yesterday died in a ghastly motor accident around Elele part of the East West road while on her way to Bayelsa state.

A source who spoke on the incident said she was popularly called Sese, adding that her remain had since been deposited at Kpaima mortuary in Diobu area of Port Harcourt.

SESE when interpreted in Okrika language it simply means mother.

Details were hazy at press time. When Vanguard called the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Angela Agabe she said she had no signal on the incident.

According to her, if the mother of the President’s wife was involved in an accident it would not be hidden, adding that the Police would have been contacted long ago.

A source from Okrika who spoke to the Vanguard said the deceased might not be the biological mother of Mrs Jonathan, adding that the first lady probably took her as a mother

“I am not sure she was the mother. But she probably chose to call her mother”, the source said.

Effort to get the state government comment on the sad incident was not fruitful as text messages sent to the mobile line of the Chief Press secretary to the governor, Mr Dave Iyofor and the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs Ibim Semenitari were yet to be responded to.





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9 year old girl dies after being defiled by a 20 year old boy...Police probes death

The Cross River State Police Command is currently investigating the case of a nine-year-old girl identified as Alice Eneji, who was said to have died after a 20-year-old boy, Chijioke Nwankwo, defiled her.

It was learnt that the incident happened last Monday at Okuku-Yala in Yala Local Government of the state. Some residents of the area said Eneji died after the boy had marathon sex with her in an abandoned building located on the premises of a public school.

Policemen at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Calabar, said Nwankwo, who hails from Anaocha Local Government, Anambra State, was being investigated for rape.

Nwankwo told the Officer-in-Charge of Homicide Department, Mr. Joseph Inuyashe, that he had extensive sex with the girl after they both agreed to it.

Nwankwo said, “I used to see the girl everyday in Okuku-Yala, where I stay with my parents. I don’t know what pushed me last Monday to approach the girl for sex.”

Nwankwo said he was returning home when he sighted Alice playing with three boys at the St. Patrick Primary School football field, adding that on sighting her, he felt obliged to stop and advise her against playing with boys who may take advantage of her.

He said, “As I saw her playing with the three boys, I called her to caution her. I told her to go home and meet her mother. Within seconds, it started raining. We had to take shelter in one of the school buildings.

“Then the discussion took an amorous dimension and she accepted all my proposals. I took her to one of the abandoned buildings where I told her to remove her pants and she complied.

“I After a while, Alice (Eneji) started crying, but I thought she was pretending like most girls usually do. Few minutes later, she slumped and became unconscious. I immediately raised the alarm.”

Nwankwo said Alice was rushed to the hospital while he went to source for money to foot the hospital bills.

He added, “I was still looking for money when somebody called me that the girl was dead.”

The suspect said since he came to the Okuku community about six months ago, he had abstained from women, regretting that his first attempt to have sex had ended in tragedy.

The acting Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Hogan Bassey, said the suspect was still being investigated.

He said, “The investigation is still ongoing, He (the suspect) will be charged to court after the cause of the girl’s death has been confirmed. The offence is a criminal act and will be treated as such.”

#punch

 

 *This act is barbaric and totally unacceptable. Government should impose stricter laws against such inhumane acts spreading like wildfire accross the nation. But wait a minute...which government are we talking about? The ones trying to legalize paedophilia and child slavery? smh!

 

 

I didn’t kidnap Briton but collected ransom – Suspect

The Lagos State Police Command on Monday paraded a 27-year-old man, Chukwuemeka Benson, for the alleged kidnap of a British expatriate, Dickson Lee.

The PUNCH had reported that Lee, who was kidnapped in Mafoluku area of the state on his way from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport last Thursday, had been rescued by the police on Sunday.

It was learnt that after kidnapping the victim, the kidnappers demanded $1m (N159m) as ransom. However, police detectives working undercover were able to negotiate N7.5m with the kidnappers.

It was learnt that the suspect was arrested while he was attempting to collect the ransom.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Umar Manko, said the suspect was arrested along Lagos-Badagry Expressway.

Manko said after his arrest, Benson led detectives to an uncompleted building in Okota area of the state where the victim was found.

He said, “Benson came to collect ransom around Okokomaiko on Lagos-Badagry Expressway, when he was arrested by policemen of the Special Intelligence Bureau and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. One of his colleagues, who came with him, was shot during the operation, but he escaped with bullet wounds.

“Benson led policemen to an uncompleted building at Okota where Dickson (Lee) was rescued without paying ransom and without any injury. Efforts are on to arrest the remaining suspects at large.

“I urge people who have genuine business in Lagos State not to be afraid as the state remains the safest part of the country. People should also desist from paying ransom as this encourages kidnapping.”

It was learnt that at the uncompleted building, a locally-made revolver pistol with seven rounds of live ammunition and two AK47 rifle magazines were recovered.

The suspect however denied being a kidnapper. He said he was only used by the kidnappers at large to collect the ransom.

The indigene of Abia State said, “I sell second hand clothes for a living. However, some months ago, my goods worth over N200, 000 were seized by men of the Nigerian Customs Service at Agbara, Ogun State.

“I returned to my hometown to hustle but things were very hard. I have younger female cousins, who are all widows so I had to become the head of the extended family and decided to become rich by all means.”

He said he went to borrow money from a friend he identified only as Nonye, adding that the friend, who was the security guard at the uncompleted building, promised to loan him N150, 000 if he would collect money from someone on his behalf.

He said he innocently went to collect the money when he was arrested by the police.

He said, “On Friday, I went to see Nonye at the uncompleted building and he told me that he would loan me N150,000 which I could use as capital. I noticed a white man (Lee) sitting in one of the rooms. I asked Nonye who the man was, but he told me to mind my business. The white man was given juice and cake to eat.

“On Sunday, around 2pm, Nonye told me to go with his friend, Ugo, and collect money from the owner of the building. He said the money was for construction of the house but he did not tell me how much. I went with Ugo on a motorcycle and Ugo told me to go collect money from the owner of the building, sitting inside a car.

“When I attempted to collect the money, I was immediately arrested. I did not know I was being used.”