Kogi Amala meal: Death toll rises to 9, hospital suspects cynide poison

A 42-year-old woman and a boy, 10, who also ate the 'poisoned' cassava flour meal in Ogaminana area of Okene in Kogi, died on Thursday, November 3rd, at the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, while the third victim is in critical condition.

LIB recalls that a woman, her three children and her neighbours's two kids died between Monday, Oct. 31 and Tuesday,Nov. 1, after eating a meal of cassava flour. 

The woman brought the cassava from her farmland at Ohuepe village, which she used to prepare dinner for her family and gave some of the food to her neighbour. The victims developed severe stomach pains hours later and died.

NNPC increases fuel price by N4/litre at its mega stations

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has increased the pump price of petrol by N4 at its mega stations, thereby changing the price from its initial N141 to N145, per litre. NNPC prices have been N141 in the last few months until on Tuesday Nov. 2, when it was raised to N145.

Reacting to this, spokesman for the NNPC, Garba Deen Muhammad, told Daily Trust; "there was no rule that compels any marketer including the NNPC to sell at a particular price. A price regime was introduced between N135 and N145. So, you can sell anywhere within that range. What you are seeing is interplay of market forces."

Husband bites off wife’s nose because she couldn’t pay his expensive dowry in India (graphic photo)

A violent husband bit off his wife's nose after she refused to pay his expensive dowry and moved out of their home. According to reports, Raj Kumari and her husband Shiv Prasad got married two years ago but separated last year, following his continuous luxury dowry demand of £1,800 and brand new motorbike.

The 21 year old lady, who moved to her parent’s house in Lakhimpur after separating from her 23 year old husband, claims that the shocking incident took place on her way to school on Tuesday, when he ran towards her and grabbed her before biting off her nose after failed attempts to bring her back home. 

Police arraigns painter who absconded with his customer's N1m mistakenly transferred to his account in Lagos

The police in Lagos today arraigned a 22 year old car painter, Taiye Obakoya, before Mrs J. O. Adepoju of the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, for absconding with one of his customers, Dada Emmanuel's N1 million mistakenly transferred to his account on October 20th. Obakoya who resides at No. 26 Awolowo Street, Oworosoki, Lagos, absconded the money and was arrested after spending N150,000 from the money.

Prosecuting Sergeant Nicholas Akpene told the court that Dada Emmanuel had employed the services of Obakoya and asked for an account number to pay him his money after he completed his painting job. Dada while trying to credit the account, mistakenly did a mobile phone money transfer of N1m from his bank account to the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) account of Obakoya.

Gubernatorial candidate in Abia State accused of domestic abuse, allegedly locked up his wife after she asked for divorce

In a Facebook post titled: 'Please everyone kindly share till help comes and this man is disgraced and known for his evil!' - Irene Amos Abbot narrated how former national chairman of ALGON and the guber candidate of Progressive People's Alliance (PPA) in Abia State, Chief Chikwe Udensi has been physically abusing his wife, Chidimma Udensi. She alleged that the politician is threatening to kill her aunt and take away her children. 

Mrs Udensi, a graduate of Communication Science is the Finance Director of Sheiks and Bishops Ltd and Director, Continental Healthcare Ltd and several other organizations. Read the post below:

Judge orders Chris Brown's female stalker to stay away from the singer's home & shows for 5 years

A Judge has ordered Chris Brown's obsessed stalker, Danielle Patti to stay away from the singer, his home and shows for the next 5 years. Patti has repeatedly been arrested for showing up uninvited at his house and had to undergo a mental evaluation after her last arrest.

"Danielle Patti must stay away from Breezy, his home and his shows for 5 years ... according to the judge's order. Patti's not a high risk right now --

 she's currently in a mental hospital as a result of her last trespassing arrest at Chris' house," TMZ reports.

IGP set up special panel to investigate alleged abuses at IDPs camps reported by Human Right Watch

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim k. Idris has set up a Special dedicated Investigation Team to immediately commence thorough Investigation into all cases of alleged sexual abuses, exploitation, harassments, gender based violence and professional misconduct on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in some of North-eastern States contained in a report published by the Human Right Watch against Camp officials, vigilante groups, Soldiers and Policemen among others.

A Press release signed by Force Public Relations Officer, DSP Don Awunah said the IGP who is irrevocably committed to the protection of all Nigerians most especially vulnerable group such as Internally Displaced persons (IDPs) has expressed deep concern over the submissions in the report and has directed the Special Investigation Panel to carry out a discreet and unbiased investigation into all the cases of abuse and misconduct alleged in the report.