After being robbed at gunpoint by two
armed bandits, a 54-year-old Danfo
(Commercial bus driver), Onyema Obinna,
showed that he may be aged but still has
that touch of bravery as he gave them a
hot chase in his bus » , knocked them
down, killing one of them in the process.

The incident which happened in the Ejigbo area
of Lagos State, according to eyewitnesses, also
saw one of the robbers, Lukman Jamiu, seriously
injured.
Narrating the encounter with the bandits,
Obinna, said when the two-man gang who rode
on a motorcycle, confronted him, they had just
robbed a woman going to work early in the
morning Ronik Road, and after snatching her
bag » from her, they moved on to him where he
was waiting for a passenger and ordered him to
surrender all his money to them.
Obinna said the robbers also threatened to
shoot him if he refused to comply with them.
“When I told them that I had no money, they said
they would kill me if they searched and found
money on me. I gave them the N10,000 that was
with me and they left.
However, I decided to follow them hoping to alert
policemen. When they sighted my vehicle, they
increased their speed and in the process, dropped
a black nylon bag. I kept following them because
the nylon bag was not mine.
When they got to NEPA Junction, they attempted
to cross to the other side by driving against
traffic, I rammed into them.
One of them died and the other fell. Suddenly, he
started shouting that a Danfo driver had killed his
passenger. I quickly rushed to where some OPC
boys were and begged them to help me call the
police.
A patrol van later came and the woman, who was
robbed earlier, and she collected her bag that was
dropped.”
Jamiu, 25, admitted to the crime but said he
was forced to go into robbery to raise N5,000
for his ailing wife.
“I am a commercial bus driver, plying Badagry and
Orile. But presently, I do not have any bus to work
with.”

The Rivers State Police Command has sealed off
the venue of the controversial national
convention of the Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of
the People’s Democratic Party in PortHarcpurt.
The convention was slated for today but a court
in Abuja had ordered a halt to it after it
discovered that another court in Rivers State
had given an injunction allowing it to go ahead.
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court
Abuja had on Tuesday threatened the court
would deal with anyone flouting the order of his
clout stopping the convention.
The police in Rivers is said to have cited two
conflicting court orders as its reason for the
seal off.

A 50-year-old Muslim cleric,
Mohammed Yusuf, and
daughter, Salamat, 18, were on
Tuesday arraigned at a Tinubu
Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for
allegedly distributing poisoned
“akara’’, a local snack, to
beggars. The Yusufs, who are
facing a two-count charge of
conspiracy and attempted
murder, were alleged to have
inserted needles in the snack
before giving them to
beggars. The Prosecuting State
Counsel, Barr. Ben Ekundayo,
told the court that the
defendants committed the
offences on Aug. 5 at about 2
p.m. at Offin Street, Balogun,
Lagos Island.
He alleged that the man and
his daughter carried out the act
with intent to endanger the
lives of the beggars. “The
Muslim cleric sent his daughter
to give the beggars, near the
mosque, the bean-cakes, but
when one of them (the beggars)
opened the bean-cake, he
found needles in the
middle. Other beggars were
notified; one of them, who
know the daughter and the
school where she teaches, led
them there and she was
apprehended. She also led them
to her father,” Ekundayo
said. The defendants pleaded
not guilty to the charges. The
Magistrate, Mr Ade Adefulire,
admitted the defendants to bail
in the sum of N500, 000, with
two sureties each in like
sum. He said that sureties must
be blood relations and account
owners with a deposit of N100,
000 in their bank
accounts. Adefulire adjourned
the case to Sept. 29.

A 25-year-old mechanic,
Damilare Oyenuga, appeared
in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court
on Tuesday for allegedly being
in possession of
charms. Oyenuga, a resident of
No. 21, Ogunbiyi Str., Ipaja,
Lagos, is being tried for breach
of peace, intent to commit
felony and being in possession
of charms.
The prosecutor, Insp. George
Nwosu, told the court that the
accused committed the offences
on July 20 at block 204 Flat 4,
Abesan Housing Estate, Ipaja,
Lagos. He said that the accused
had in his possession criminal
charms and other dangerous
weapons, in an attempt to use
them to commit crime. The
offences, Nwosu said,
contravened sections 166 and
133 of the Criminal Law of
Lagos State, 2011, which on
conviction attracts two-year
imprisonment. The accused
pleaded innocence of the
offences and was granted bail
in the sum of N50,000 bail
with two sureties in like
sum. The Magistrate, Mr A.A.
Adesanya, adjourned the case
till Aug. 24 for mention.

The factional chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party,
Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, says
the decision of another faction
of the party to go ahead with a
planned national convention
despite court order putting a
hold on it is a slap on the
judicial process.
Senator Sheriff claims the
entire process has been
hijacked by a few people who
are working against the
interest of the
majority. “Whatever they do, it
is illegal and for me, it is not
acceptable. We will continue…
I will not recognise any of
these gathering. I will pursue
the rule of law until justice is
done,” he told reporters in
Abuja on Tuesday. Senator
sheriff insisted that the PDP
was for Nigerians and must
not be hijacked by one person.

The police in Imo State has arrested a
young man who stabbed his neighbour to
death » following an argument that ensued
because the deceased sold an iTel mobile
set to the killer who later realized that the
battery in the phone was faulty.
»
According to a Facebook user, Blossom
Emechebe who witnessed the sad scenario, the
incident happened at Ibe street, Orji Local
Government Area of the state, when the man
who bought the phone found out that the
battery was bad and he went to confront the
seller, only for them to get into an argument.
The suspect then brought out a knife and
stabbed the victim on the chest » and he gave
up the ghost before help could come his way.
Realizing the extent of what he did, the suspect
allegedly ran away but was later apprehended
by the youths of the area who gave him the
beating of his life before handing him over to
the police.

President Muhammadu Buhari has debunked all
speculations regarding who the true president of
the nation is , saying he is the one who was
elected by Nigerians .
Speculations had continually been going around,
that Mamman Daura , Buhari ’ s nephew , has been
in charge of his presidency , with allegations that
he shields the president from his aides and
ministers.
Sahara Reports, a New York based online
medium, had initially alleged that Daura was
Buhari ’ s unofficial vice president , who wrote his
controversial “ Change begins with me ” speech .
Senate President Bukola Saraki had also alleged
that there was a government within Buhari ’s
government, adding that the government, which
he termed a cabal , had taken over government.
In an interview with Osasu Igbinedion , Host of
The Osasu Show, just after the UN General
Assembly in New York, the president was asked
if the speculations were true that “ Alhaji
Mamman Daura is the true president ” .
Buhari said : “ That is what do you call them; that
information reporters , sahara reporters , I don ’ t
know where they get their news from .
“ I stood for the election, I visited every local
government in Nigeria, I travelled by road, by air ,
and so on , and we had one of the most credible
election. So whoever feels he has lost somehow
is his own problem , I have no problem . ”
The president also gave a rundown of all he did
as president at the United Nations general
assembly , while highlighting a planned anti -
corruption summit in US by 2017.

Nigeria’s preparation for their 2018 World Cup
qualifier against Zambia on October 9 is in
disarray, after it emerged that coach Gernot
Rohr is stranded in Germany.
This is after the Nigeria Football Federation
(NFF), asked Rohr and the foreign-based playes
in the team, to buy their flight tickets and get a
refund.
It is understood that this order was sent late,
catching most of the players off guard. Several
players were to arrive on Saturday, but because
of this mix-up, it is uncertain when they will
report to the Abuja camp.
“Rohr is still in Germany after it was first agreed
he will be sent his ticket before he was then
asked to buy it and get a refund on arrival,” a
source informed AfricanFootball.com
“The players have also been caught off guard by
this order to buy their tickets.”
The players are also angry with NFF officials,
after they were told to travel on only economy
class. Apart from that, they have reportedly not
been refunded for tickets they bought to fly
down for last month’s 2017 AFCON qualifier
against Tanzania.
The federation had earlier denied that it was
unable to fly the Super Eagles to Ndola for the
match

IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY A LOVELY INTIMATE
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR PARTNER, ONE
THING YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IS HAVING
AN EXCELLENT S.EXUAL HEALTH.
And something as simple as peeing right after
the end of the s,exual act brings great
benefits for you and your body, helping to fight
infections that may endanger your physical
well-being.
By having s.ex, those microbes and bacteria in
the genital area and rectum can enter and
accumulate in the urethra, running the risk of
infection occur in the bladder. Common
causes of urinary tract infections in women,
and that is why, in order to avoid it, experts
stress the importance to urinate right after
se.x.
Furthermore, doctors say, unlike men, female
ejaculation does not occur through the urethra
so the only way to draw and expel all those
substances or particles that are introduced
during penetration is through urination, so it is
recommended not to forget this, once.
completed intercourse. It is advised not to
take your time and to urinate preferably within
45minutes after penetration.
We also insist on the use of condoms as safer
and more reliable way to protect against these
infections and also of se.xually transmitted
diseases that can seriously jeopardise your
health and that of your partner.
Once you are aware of the importance to
urinate after s.ex, remember that maintaining
good personal hygiene just before and after
se.x is also key to avoid infection in the
urinary tract, protect your health and enjoy
total comfort of your intimate encounters.
Especially for women prone to cystitis, vaginal
area should be washed with water and a little
neutral pH soap at the end.

In what can unfortunately be described as an
independence day tragedy , a fully loaded
passenger bus has plunged into a river killing no
less than 16 passengers .
A fully loaded commercial bus plunged into Iju
River along Owode -Idiroko Road in Ado- Odo Ota
Local Government Area of Ogun State yesterday.
According to The Sun , the accident, which
involved a white 18- seater passenger bus
happened about a kilometre from Covenant
University, Otta .
The Mazda bus with registration number Epe 197
XG was said to have taken off from Sango and
was heading towards Atan -Idiroko when the
driver lost control and the bus plunged into the
river about 10. 45 am .
Sixteen of the occupants of the bus died while
four others suffered injuries and were taken to a
nearby hospital .
Local divers helped to coordinate early rescue
operations before the arrival of rescue agencies
including the police and officials of Federal Road
Safety Corps .
An eyewitness told Sunday Sun that the local
divers helped to recover bodies of five victims,
while a woman and her daughter were rescued.
Another victim who simply identified himself as
Taofeek was also seen at the scene with bruises
on his face.
Confirming the crash to Sunday Sun in a
telephone interview , the Head of Operations , Ota
Unit of FRSC , Mr. Tunde Odunmbaku blamed the
accident on excessive speeding .
According to him, “ There were 20 passengers
onboard. Eight of them were male while the
remaining 12 were female. The accident
happened about 10. 45 am due to excessive
speeding on the part of the driver.
Bodies of the deceased have been deposited in
the morgue .

Sequel to the crash of the Mavrodi Mondial
Moneybox scheme in Zimbabwe popularly known
as MMM , the UK Independent newspaper has
warned Africans against investing their money
into the Ponzi Scheme.
There are similarities about this scheme in
Zimbabwe and Nigeria, as it follows the same
model . Both countries are also experiencing an
economic crisis and many of its citizens have
turned to the MMM Global as a means of
livelihood .
An excerpt from The Independent’ s article stated ;“ That ’s despite a warning from the Reserve Bank of
Zimbabwe that the scheme was fraudulent. RBZ warned members of the public that existing investors were “ paid money not from genuine market investment of their funds , but from contributions made by new investors , until a point when the scheme can no longer attract new investors ” .
What it simply means is that the number of people in need of help has outnumbered the number of people joining. Right now we have nowhere to get our money which we invested. ”Despite the cautionary tales of Zimbabwe and
South Africa – and indeed the original MM scheme – a branch is now proving increasingly popular in Nigeria .
A quote from a Central Bank official said ; “ These people always come with very interesting propositions, ” Mr Okoroafor said . “ These are fraudsters who are just out there to collect people’ s money and run away as soon as they hit their target. ”
Nigeria’s Central Bank and the Securities and
Exchange Commission have warned Nigerians off the scheme but the promise of 30 % Returns hasproved too much for most people to resist .