The police in Ogun state have arrested a 35-year-old man identified as Eluyera Wasiu for allegedly contracting his friend, Adeniyi Samuel, to kill his 29-year-old pregnant wife.

Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect and his accomplice were arrested following a distress call received by the DPO Ogijo Police Division in Sagamu Local Government Area of the state.

He stated that the police got information from concerned members of the public on January 2, that the two men were engaged in a very serious fight at Oponuwa Area of Ogijo which could lead to grievous injury or death if they were not separated.

He added that following the distress call, the DPO, CSP Muhammed Baba, detailed his men to the scene where the two suspects were arrested.

He said that during interrogation, Adeniyi Samuel told the police that Eluyera Wasiu had contracted him to kill his pregnant wife, one Bola Taiwo.

According to him, the suspect said Wasiu promised to give him N10,000 for the job, out of which he had already given him N5,000, with a balance to be paid “on completion of the job.”

“Preliminary investigation revealed that Wasiu Eluyera was married to Bola Taiwo but they got separated due to irreconcilable differences. Wasiu later got married to another woman who is presently living with him.

76 dogs ranging from three-weeks-old to seniors have been removed from a Dyer, Tennessee home by police and animal rescue workers.

The residence was home to 76 dogs, which were removed from the dwelling by local authorities on Monday, according to reports on Wednesday, December 28.

A nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C, The Animal Rescue Corps, or ARC, were sent to the home to help the Dyer City Police Department with what the organization described in a Facebook post as “a large and urgent cruelty case.”

The organization said there were 75 or more dogs and puppies left behind in “a filthy, rotting house.”

“The property owners moved away and returned only to feed the animals,” ARC said.

“The dogs have been left alone, facing overcrowding, fighting, and some of the worst ammonia levels ARC has recorded to date.”Inside the home were dogs of all ages and sizes.

There were puppies as young as three-weeks-old, pregnant mothers, and elderly dogs with dementia.

“They have all been severely neglected for some time and have numerous untreated injuries and conditions,” ARC’s post read.

“This is a cruelty case, the animals have been seized and ARC is documenting the cruelties and creating evidence packets, with all animals headed to ARC’s Rescue Center outside Nashville for urgent care.

“The organization said the dogs also suffered from other things like emaciation, dental disease, fur loss, parasites, numerous infections and skin inflammation.

The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has ordered the immediate arrest and prosecution of the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha.

The governor also ordered the arrest of the APC candidate for Afikpo North/Afikpo South Federal Constituency, Chief Eni Uduma Chima over the killing of three persons in the Ekoli Edda area of the state.

It was gathered that Umahi gave the order when he embarked on a visit to the area to assess the level of damage caused by the violence earlier experienced there.

He directed the state police commissioner, CP Aliyu Garba, to arrest all those connected with the killing and ensure they are brought to justice.

Announcing the suspension of all social gatherings in Edda until normalcy returns to the area, Governor Umahi urged the police boss to beef up security in the area to forestall further breakdown of law and order.

It was gathered that as of Tuesday evening, the whole Ekoli Edda had been overtaken by the combined team of the police, the army and operatives of the South-East security outfit, codenamed Ebubeagu.

Sahara Reporters earlier reported how a clash between Ebubeagu operatives and some youths in Ekoli Edda community led to the death of three persons including a middle-aged man identified as Eseni Kalu Egwu.

It was reported that the incident occurred when Okoro-Emegha arrived in the community with Ebubeagu operatives. A few hours after the clash, some hoodlums marched to the APC chairman’s home and set it on fire.

Operatives of the Mumbai Police Anti-Narcotics Cell have arrested a 36-year-old Nigerian national, Nnamdi Augustine Samuel, with drugs worth Rs 35 lakh (N18 million).

According to a report by the Times of India, Okoro was arrested under the NDPS act near Dockyard Road in Mumbai on Sunday. On conducting a search, officials recovered 61g of mephedrone and 154g of methamphetamine, collectively valued at over Rs 35 lakh.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Prakash Jadhav of the ANC said that Okoro had been arrested in 2018 for his alleged role in an attack on police personnel.

According to him, Okoro came to India a few years ago and had been arrested along with seven other Nigerians with commercial quantities of contraband.

He was found with 56 grams MD and 38 bore revolver and a case was registered against him with Byculla police station. An investigation is ongoing, said Jadhav.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has reacted to a stampede which occurred at a concert organised for Nigerian superstar, Asake in the city, which left 4 people critically injured.

In a tweet shared on his official Twitter handle, Khan said an urgent investigation is underway.

The London mayor who disclosed that he is heartbroken over the incident, urged anyone with information on the sad incident to contact the police.

Khan tweeted;

“My thoughts are with all those affected by the awful incident at Brixton Academy. Eight people were taken to the hospital, with four in critical condition.

“An urgent investigation is underway and I remain in close contact with the Met Commissioner since last night. I’m heartbroken that this could happen to young Londoners enjoying a night out in our city and urge anyone with any information to contact the police on 101.

“I won’t rest until we have the answers their loved ones and the local community need and deserve.”

Miss Tourism Nigeria Tosin Adetola Adeduro, an indigene of Ondo state and an undergraduate of the University of Ilorin as well as an entrepreneur who runs an upscale car wash and laundry services located in Ilorin and Lagos has been crowned Miss Tourism World 4th Runner Up last Saturday after dazzling a panel of judges and over 4,000 guests with her beauty and impressing them with her brain.

Tosin takes her place as the 4th Runner up winner of the 31st annual Miss Tourism World pageant which was watched by millions of people around the world on cable TV and streamed across various online platforms.

At least 50 women from different parts of the world representing their countries as Tourism Ambassadors contested for the crown, Miss Tourism World 2022 which held in Hanoi in Vietnam.

According to the President of Miss Tourism Nigeria organization, this is a win for Nigeria and one that will most definitely shape the image of the country as well as help to further project Nigeria’s domestic Tourism to the rest of the world as Tosin will be embarking on series of promotional tours.

Programs Director of the Miss Tourism Nigeria brand, Casmir Uwaegbute also highlited the need for government support as he cited the series of challenges encountered by the organization while preparing Tosin for this global competition.

Already, entries for the 11th edition of the Miss Tourism Nigeria competition is now on. According to Worldcharming Smart Courage, the Miss Tourism Nigeria creative and artistic director, the brand is looking for the next ‘IT’ girl who has what it takes to represent Nigeria on the international stage and has all it takes to bring the crown home.

Spain was Nigeria’s top export destination in the third quarter of 2022, according to recently-released foreign trade data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

India has for years been Nigeria’s top export destination, however Spain displaced India receiving N873.62 billion worth of export goods from Nigeria, good for a 14.72% share of all exports in Q3 2022.This figure depicted a 15.6% decrease in exports to Spain in Q2, despite a year-on-year increase of 39.3%.

Included in Nigeria’s export to Spain is N293 billion of non-oil export, according to the NBS data.

The next highest recipient of exports was India, which was Nigeria’s top destination in Q2 2022. Exports to india fell by a significant 43.7% from Q2, amounting to N619.22 billion.

Rounding out the top five export destinations are France, which received 7.25% of all exports, worth N430.40 billion and a 34% increase from Q2; the Netherlands, receiving 7.09% of exports, but declining 54% from Q2 at N420.41 billion, and; Indonesia, received a 7.00% share at N415.16 billion, a 34% decline from Q2 2022.

The top five countries accounted for 46.49% of all exports for a total of N5.93 trillion, and oil and gas products made up a dominant share.In terms of continents, Europe continued to lead as Nigeria’s top export destination with about N2.6 trillion in trade in Q3.

Africa was the second largest export destination for Nigeria with about N812 billion while the Americas was third with N723.3 billion

American basketballer, Brittney Griner, was heading back to the United States of America on Thursday after being released from a Russian prison in exchange for an arms dealer, Viktor Bout, known as the ‘Merchant of Death.’

Griner, who was arrested in Russia in February on drug charges, and Viktor Bout, who was serving a 25-year sentence in a United States prison, were exchanged at an airport in Abu Dhabi.

In footage released, Griner, shorn of her distinctive dreadlocks, and a relaxed and animated Bout could be seen crossing paths on the airport tarmac and heading towards the planes that would take them home.