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A 19-year-old girl who plotted the killing of a 15-year-old schoolboy on Facebook before kicking him in the head as he bled to death was facing jail yesterday. Victoria Osoteku was 18 when she armed a 20-strong mob who ‘hunted down’ and hacked to death the boy at a railway and Underground station in front of horrified rush-hour commuters. Sofyen ...

(NAN) – Pastor Ishaya Izang of COCIN Church, Tilde-Fulani, Toro Local Government, Bauchi State, has described as “very shameful and embarrassing’’, an alleged attempt by some members to bomb the Church. The members, who allegedly attempted to bomb the Church using Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), on Sunday, were arrested by the police. Mr. Izang told the News Agency of Nigeria ...

(PM News) – The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) on Wednesday said it would embark on an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of its 2009 agreement with the Federal Government. The National Vice President, West Zone, Mr. Alfred Jimoh, told news men in Ibadan that the main reason for the strike was to press home SSANU’s demand for ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, for alleged corruption. Charged along with the speaker is his Personal Assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi. They are facing an amended 20- count charge at a Federal High Court, Lagos. The EFCC alleged that the defendants had sometime between April 2010 and ...

Two Zambian women are expected to join other African women in climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise awareness on the increased cases of gender-based violence in the country. The climbing of the 5,892-metre high Mt Kilimanjaro, the highest in Africa, is to coincide with the International Women’s Week and Women’s Day which falls on March 8. The climbing of ...