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Police in northern India on Tuesday said that a major manhunt was underway for eight men accused of having sex with a pregnant goat that later died. According to the Police in Dehli , “We have identified three of the eight accused and the police teams are out on raids to arrest them as soon as possible,” police official Naazneen Bhasin told AFP.  The case was launched after the owner of the goat saw three men sexually assaulting the animal late at night last week.  “He initially raised the alarm fearing goat thieves but was shocked at what he saw,” local police inspector Vipin, who only goes by one name, told AFP. The goat died after the alleged incident.  A vet has taken samples for forensic analysis. The accused are also wanted under the animal cruelty act.

Premie Imafidon, kills his 42-Year Old wife, Hope,  by slapping her severely. An Ebute Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Tuesday remanded him for the act. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Ajibade, remanded Imafidon in Ikoyi Prisons and ordered that the case file should be sent to the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice. Ajibade adjourned the case until Sept. 3. The accused is facing a charge for murder. The offence contravened Section 224 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. Newsmen report that Section 224 stipulates death sentence for murder.

Starboy  Wizkid has signed a deal with Ciroc, a brand of eau de vie vodka.  He made the announcement on his Twitter handles @wizkiddayo, he said he has been keeping the big announcement for over 24hrs now. @wizkidayo “We been working on something crazy for months! Its time”. Wizkid credited his success to God and thanked his business partners for their support. “It’s God blessing me.   “Big shoutout to all my business partners,  “Big up Nike, Pepsi, Dolce & Gabbana, my family forever

France's Midfielder , Thomas Lemar, targets Champions League Title this season. The 22-year-old, who was part of the France squad that won the World Cup, joined Atletico in a deal worth 72 million euros ($84 million) after three seasons at Monaco. Here is what he said : “I’m going to give everything possible to go the furthest and win this Champions League,” Lemar said Monday as he was unveiled by Atletico following his arrival from Monaco. “I know this team demands hard work and I’ll give it my all for the team. If I need to run more, I’ll do it without a problem.” “I’m looking forward to getting started with my new club, getting to know the staff, my new team-mates and the supporters.”

Goddy Inyama, allegedly defiled a 10-year-old girl by raping her through the anus and vagina, before an Ajegunle Magistrate’s Court in Lagos. He has being arraigned by the Lagos state police. The defendant, pleaded not guilty to the offence, is facing a three-count charge of unlawful sexual intercourse, unlawful touching of breast and penetrating the anus.  Inyama, who resides on Sogbesan Street, Ajegunle, in Apapa area of Lagos was docked before Magistrate O. M. Ajayi. The prosecutor, Inspector Augustine Ejembi, told the court that the defendant unlawfully and sexually touched a 10-year-old girl in her vagina.  He said the incident occurred on May 6 at 7p.m. Ejembi said: “Inyama sexually penetrated the anus, vagina and other parts of the victim’s body.  “He had sex with the girl through her anus and vagina and also touched her sexually without her consent.”  Ejembi said the offences are Punishable Under Sections 263 (1), 261 and 137, of ...

A fire outbreak occurred at Ecobank headquarters on Victoria Island, Lagos on Tuesday. Eyewitness, says the fire started when a “diesel tanker exploded near their generator.” According to Ecobank's reports on their Twitter handle. the fire fighters are under control with the situation.

A dog called Stormy has been awarded a medal after completing a half-marathon in outback Australia and winning the hearts of its human competitors.  The crossbreed diligently ran the 21-kilometre (13-mile) Goldfields Pipeline Marathon near the West Australian town of Kalgoorlie this month in two-and-a-half hours, the average time of participants. According to Vanguard  ,  “People were amused. It was a very friendly dog, and prior to the half-marathon, he was going around saying hello to a lot of people and when the race started, he took off with them,” race organiser Grant Wholey told AFP Tuesday.  “At the race stations he was having a little runaround and saying hello to the volunteers and participants, and then he would team up with another runner and keep on following the crowd.  “He was just out there having a trot through the bush and enjoying people’s company. ” Wholey said the black and brown canine came from a nearby Aboriginal c...

A statement signed on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina in Abuja read this: “Even while attending the ECOWAS/ECCAS Summit in Togo, strident attempts were being made to drag President Muhammadu Buhari into the unfolding drama between the executive and the legislature in Benue State. He also said that “President Buhari will never be part of any unconstitutional act, and any attempt to link him with the inglorious past, when minority number of lawmakers impeached governors, will not stick. Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State who recently defected to PDP from APC was served an impeached notice by eight out of 30 members of the Benue State House of Assembly.

Suspected Hoodlums in Katsina State kidnapped , Alhaji Sabo Musa's son, the Special Adviser on Restoration to the Governor of the state. The police in Katsina State are on the trail to find those suspected hoodlums, who on Saturday allegedly kidnapped that boy. The victim, identified as Jafar, was said to have gone missing while playing with his friends in his parents’ neighbourhood in Katsina, but was later seen a few hours later with a letter said to have been written by the abductors. Here is what the Kidnapper wrote in the letter : "In the letter written in Hausa laguage, the abductors said they decided to return the boy to his parents on compassionate grounds. They reportedly demanded that government should provide employment for youths in the state." Spokesman for the Katsina State Police Command, Gambo Isah, confirmed the development on Monday. Isah, a Superintendent of Police described the kidnappers as “local boys,” declaring that police were a...

Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Lagos State Police Command of wrongfully arrested and tortured a Taxify driver , Mr John Otuechere. John, was accused of stealing the bag of one Mrs Alice Isah which was later found after violation of his rights, he was arrested, detained and tortured hard . John demanded justice for this act by the Police and SARS operatives and Mrs Alice Isah and demands a compensation of N10 million for his inability to provide for his family on that fateful day. Here is Mr John story of the incident according to the reports by  Punch Metro  :  "Mr John said Mrs Alice Isah had called the Taxify driver to pick her up from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport after coming back from training in Dubai on Sunday, July 15, and drop her off at her residence on Lekki Gardens Estate, Lagos State. Otuechere said while they were on the way, his car developed a fault which prompted him to park to examine the vehicle. He said, “We were on the...

The 25-year-old Spanish footballer announced the good news with a touching message via his Instagram account. Morata's  wife,  Alice Campello,  gave birth to twins both boys on Sunday. He named them Alessandro and Leonardo. Read what Morata said :  'And the day arrived ... July 29, 2018, a day I will never forget. The wait has been long, very long. It has been only 9 months but for us it has been like 3 years. 'I have no words to thank you Alice, thank you for making me the most beautiful and incredible gift in the world. Every day since I know you I thank God for having put you in my way, you are the cornerstone of my life. 'These months you have fought like a lioness, I can not be more proud of you; nights in the hospital, dehydrated days, whole days together in bed without being able to move... but in the end the day arrived, it arrived and everything was worth it ' 'Finally I want to thank the doctors, here and there who have helped ...

Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi west explains how he miraculously escaped from the hands of the kidnappers last week. The lawmaker, alleged that his attackers were policemen. Melaye, who briefed journalists in Abuja on Sunday, said he escaped the alleged assassination attempt around Gwagwalada along the Abuja-Lokoja Road on his way to attend a court case in Lokoja, the state capital. Melaye said he ran into the bush and hid on a tree for 11 hours According to the reports by Punch, Melaye  explained that he left Abuja in the early morning of Thursday for Lokoja and observed that a Toyota Sienna car was trailing him. He said the car overtook his car, blocked his way and the occupants started to shoot at his vehicle. "The lawmaker, who defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday, said when the suspected assassins realised that his vehicle was bulletproof, they attempted to burn it. Melaye said, “When I realised that the...

The reports by a Facebook User, Adebanwo Adeola Adeliz, shares a disturbing post of a mother who threw her son into a well and ran away from the scene. Adebanwo said the tragedy happened in Ajegunle, Lagos. She wrote : "Lord why what going on this day, early morning bad news happened in my area at ajegunle this heartless mother throw her biological son inside this well and ran away. This is so sad of a day lord pls help us this evil going on around the world and help my family and friends and never put a bad suggestion in us in Jesus name . Amen.

A 16-seater van collided with a container truck at about 2.30am on Monday, killing 13 people instantly. Another died later in hospital. Fourteen members were of the same family and they were on their way to their wedding party when the car crash in central Vietnam . The groom was also in the vehicle that crashed and he died instantly when their van hit a container truck, police said. The groom and his family members were heading to the bride’s family home in a neighbouring province when they were involved in an accident in Quang Nam. See more photos : 

The Crocodile Handler, Tao, was performing the stunt at the Phokkathara zoo in Chiang Rai, Thailand, in front of around 100 people on Sunday afternoon as usual. As he reached inside the crocodile’s jaws while another keeper looked on, Tao looked at the audience and told the announcer to stop the music. Then, the reptile suddenly clamped Tao’s forearm before violently shaking him from side to side. 45-Year-Old , handler, was heard screaming in pains before managing to free himself and walked out of the stage as held his injured arm. According to spectators who were at the scene said that, the show as all good until that happened. I hope the man is ok says the spectator. He also said when it happened the kids were a little bit scared. He added: I've watched the clip back times to see how it happened and the crocodile seems to not like having the hand in his mouth.'

A powerful earthquake has struck a popular tourist destination in Indonesia, killing at least 14 people. More than 160 people are injured and thousands of homes are damaged, officials say. The 6.4 magnitude quake hit the central island of Lombok just before 07:00 local time (00:00 GMT) on Sunday. The island attracts tourists from around the world due to its beaches and hiking trails, and is located about 40km (25 miles) east of Bali. According to the reports by  BBC ,  Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for the country's disaster agency, said that most casualties occurred when victims were hit by debris and falling blocks of concrete. "The main focus now is evacuation and rescue. Some of the injured are still being treated at clinics," he said.

Peter Okoye says his twin brother Paul disrespects him and his family and still expects them to sing together. Peter Okoye spoke to Citizen TV in Kenya about his brother Paul and why Psquare crashed.  He said:  “In life what we call family value is important. The fans want Psquare but how many times do you want PSquare to come back and break up? We’ve broken up three times and the same issue is still there. So if Psquare is going to come back we need to settle that issue. Psquare might come back, they might not come back'. He went on to say,  'I pulled out the plug because I felt the disrespect coming from my family (was) getting too much. There’s something we call marginalisation. Don’t ever be a slave because you want to be family. "Psquare can only come back if the respect comes 100%. I don’t disrespect my brother’s wife neither his family but he does that to me all the time. He’ll insult me and my family in public, on Instagram, and the next ...

Mrs Ndidi Odo, has given birth to quintuplets in Nnewi, Anambra State.  The 29-Year-Old mother of the five new-born babies (four boys and a girl) said she didn’t know that she was carrying quintuplets in her womb and that  scan only revealed that she would give birth to twins. She was delivered at God’s Mercy Hospital, Obiuno, Otolo-Nnewi. Hundreds of people gathered to behold the couple, Mr and Mrs Abuchi Odo, and their quintuplets.  According to her, she earlier had three girls which she got one after the other in different pregnancies, saying the girls were followed by triplets (two boys and a girl). She, however, explained that she later lost the boys and was left with four girls, noting that she prepared for her last pregnancy which she hoped would produce a boy only to be blessed with four boys and a girl. She later went on to say she could not cater for nine children Her husband , Mr Abuchi Odo, a tricycle operator, who said he wanted...

Italy Goal Keeper, Gianluigi Buffon,  has a fight on his hands for the Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper’s shirt as coach Thomas Tuchel revealed he had not yet decided who was his number one. Buffon has made his first move abroad at the age of 40 but faces stiff competition at the French club, which shares his ambition of a first Champions League title. Buffon has not had the easiest of starts with PSG, shipping four goals in his first two friendly appearances against Bayern Munich and Arsenal.  Buffon, also clocked up 656 appearances in 17 years at Juventus, insisted he never expected simply to be handed a starting spot.

Super Falcons star  Asisat Oshoala  built a massive mansion for her both parents as a thank you gift for their supports. The celebrated footballer on her Instagram page on Saturday, shared photos of a new house she got for her parents, writing: “Small girl Big God 🙏🏾…Alhamdulilah, parent first.” She also advised youths and adult :  “Don’t be a selfish child… let the happiness of your parent be your priority… Take very good care of your family before impressing the street. My little token, invest wisely cuz deez things don’t last forever.. don’t go around buying shits that are rarely necessary,” she further wrote.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Uche Secondus,  warns National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, seriously to stop behaving like an attack dog. PDP says since assuming office a couple of weeks ago, Oshiomhole has abandoned the path of wisdom, even as it accused him being “noisy, loquacious, rapacious and completely immodest in all his actions and utterances.” A statement issued by the party’s spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan read: “If Oshiomhole had limited his childish abuses to President Muhammadu Buhari, whom he dismissed as indolent, ineffectual and condoning indiscipline; or to the Ministers of their government, whom he wholesomely described as dishonourable; the governors left in his faction, whom he said are undeserving of return tickets in 2019; and members of his faction, who he had rendered directionless, the PDP would have ignored his attention seeking antics.  According to the reports by  Vangua...

Nigerian born footballer, Alex Iwobi, impresses Arsenal's Coach, Unai Emery in his side's 5-1 victory   over PSG at the National Stadium in Singapore. Emery said it was Iwobi's first pre-season game and he missed the start of preparations due to his commitments with the Super Eagles in Russia.  The 22-Year-Old player , played only the first half, was lively on the left flank and was unfortunate not to score when PSG custodian, Gianluigi Buffon denied him with his legs.  Asked if the heat was an issue, Emery told reporters : ‘’No. It was the first match for Mesut, Iwobi and Elneny. ‘’They haven’t really worked tactically with the team, this week we worked one day tactically. This morning we’re working on positioning, but they need to play. ‘’But I am very happy with how the players played, this was he first time for these three players.’’ Arsenal will face Chelsea in their next friendly on August 1 before wrapping up their pre-season schedule aga...