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23/07/2025

Three men have been arrested for allegedly operating a child s£x abuse ring out of an underground bunker near their homes in Brent, Alabama, U.S.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office announced this past weekend that William Chase McElroy, Dalton Terrell, and Andres Velazquez-Trejo have all been arrested and charged in connection with the child s£x abuse case.

Local authorities began investigating the case back in February, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post announcing the men’s arrest on Saturday, July 20.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said McElroy, 21, has been charged with four counts of r@pe, six counts of human trafficking, six counts of so**my, and four counts of kidnapping. Terrell, also 21, was charged with six counts of r@pe, 12 counts of so**my, and five counts of human trafficking. Meanwhile, Velazquez-Trejo, 29, was charged with six counts of human trafficking.

“Sheriff Wade reiterates that such abhorrent behavior will not be tolerated in Bibb County and that offenders will face prosecution to the fullest extent of the law,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “As this is an ongoing case, details are currently limited.”

Some details have emerged from local reports, however.

AL.com reported over the weekend that the three men allegedly carried out their child s£x abuse operation for more than a year, between January 2024 and April 2025.

The men’s alleged victims ranged from 3-to-10 years old, the outlet reported, citing charging documents.

McElroy and Terrell allegedly admitted to s£xually abusing the children, according to AL.com, while Velazquez-Trejo is accused of selling nud£ images of the victims to other suspects before also selling the children themselves.

According to AL.com, authorities haven’t yet determined how the three men knew each other, but noted they all live in trailers within a mile of one another.

The children were allegedly drugged and brought to the bunker, according to a report by WBRC, which also described the bunker as a local storm shelter.

Robert Turner Jr., the District Attorney for the 4th Circuit of Alabama, said in a statement on Tuesday, July 22, that there are “more anticipated arrests to follow” beyond the three men already indicted.

“This case represents one of the most troubling and complex investigations our office has undertaken, these allegations are sadistic and sickening,” Turner Jr. said.

Assistant District Attorney Bryan Jones said "it's just unimaginable that someone could do this to a child,” according to WBRC.

“Children are defenseless, and they depend on adults to take care of them and protect them," Jones added. "And then when adults do these types of things to them, it’s just really horrific.”

Neighbors and other community members have since taken to social media to call for justice. Misty Colburn, a neighbor who lived near one of the suspects, told WVTM that she believes the men “deserve way worse” than prison in her mind.

“I couldn’t imagine the amount of pain the children went through and the amount of pain that they should go through,” the neighbor said. “I don’t think there’s a way to even do it.”

Source : Lindaikejiblog

22/07/2025

Photo Emerges Of Woman Who Allegedly Committed Su***de At MFM Prayer City Auditorium Along Lagos–Ibadan Expressway

Photo of the 41-year-old woman, Benita Lurk Ikuenobe, who was discovered dead in a suspected su***de inside the auditorium of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) Prayer City along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, has surfaced.

SaharaReporters on Sunday, July 20, 2025, reported that the incident reportedly occurred on Friday morning and was initially flagged by the church’s Chief Security Officer, Esiere Ekikere.

According to Ekikere, he received a distress call at approximately 7:20 a.m. alerting him to an unresponsive woman lying on the floor of the church auditorium.

Upon arriving at the scene, he found the woman motionless, with an empty bottle of a suspected poisonous substance—believed to be a popular pesticide (name withheld)—lying beside her.

It was gathered that police officers visited the scene, documented it with photographs, and later transferred the body to the Real Divine Hospital morgue for autopsy.

When SaharaReporters contacted the Ogun State Police Command, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Omolola Odutola, for comment via her mobile phone, the police spokesperson said the police have yet to establish the actual cause of Ikuenobe’s death.

“It is a negative impression people are circulating around the state,” Odutola said.

“The police are yet to establish her actual cause of death, and you know no family would want them or their people to be associated with such sentiment.”

Source : SaharaReporters

22/07/2025

Ten-month-old Aondosoo Targule Aya, who survived the Yelewata massacre in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, has been discharged from hospital.

The minor was officially discharged from the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), Makurdi on Thursday, 17th July 2025, after months of medical care and recovery.

Aondosor sustained a machete wound on the left side of his buttocks during the d3adly Fulani herdsmen attack, which left over 200 people, mainly children, women, and the elderly d3ad.

The baby was among the survivors found by a good Samaritan who was fleeing the scene. Sadly, his mother and three siblings didn't survive.

Tsenzughul Moses, the Ag. Head, Public Relations & Protocol of BSUTH, who confirmed the development in a statement on Friday, said the child's father, Aya Targule, expressed deep gratitude to the hospital management and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) for the care given to his only surviving child.

Targule also thanked the doctors and nurses for their dedication and tireless efforts to save Aondosoo's life, despite the loss of his wife and three other children in the incident.

He prayed that God would bless and reward all the hospital staff for their compassion and support during the family’s most difficult moment.

Source : Opera News

21/07/2025

JUST IN: Zenith Bank Emerges Nigeria's Best Bank At The EUROMONEY Awards For Excellence 2025

Zenith Bank Plc has been named “Nigeria’s Best Bank” at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025, emerging as Nigeria’s standout performer, and clinching the biggest and most coveted country award. The award, which was presented to the bank on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at The Peninsula, London, is a testament to its commitment to delivering exceptional banking services, innovative products and superior value to its customers and shareholders.

Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence are one of the most highly coveted awards that matter to banks and bankers who matter. The annual Awards for Excellence celebrates financial institutions that demonstrate leadership, innovation, and resilience in their markets, with this year’s edition seeing a record number of over 770 entries from world class financial institutions including HSBC, Morgan Stanley, CitiBank, Barclays, Standard Bank and Development Bank of Singapore (DBS), BNP Paribas, amongst others.

Commenting on the award, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of Zenith Bank Plc, Dame Dr. Adaora Umeoji, OON said, “We are absolutely thrilled to be recognized as Nigeria’s Best Bank by Euromoney. This award is not just a testament to our relentless pursuit of excellence, but also a validation of the unwavering trust and confidence our customers have placed in us. We are once again reminded that our success is not just about us, but about the impact we continue to have on the financial ecosystem. We will continue to work tirelessly to support the growth and development of our economy and uphold the highest standards of governance, integrity and transparency that has earned us this recognition”.

She dedicated the award to Zenith Bank’s customers across the globe for their loyalty, and to the Founder and Chairman, Jim Ovia, CFR, for his visionary leadership and commitment to excellence which formed the foundation for the bank’s successes. She also thanked the Board for their guidance, as well as the staff for their unwavering dedication to building a formidable and best-in-class financial institution that will outlive generations.

Zenith Bank’s track record of excellent performance has continued to earn the brand numerous awards including being recognised as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital for the sixteenth consecutive year in the 2025 Top 1000 World Banks Ranking, published by The Banker. The Bank was also awarded Bank of the Year (Nigeria) in The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards for 2020, 2022 and 2024; Best Bank in Nigeria from 2020 to 2022, 2024 and 2025, in the Global Finance World’s Best Banks Awards; Best Bank for Digital Solutions in Nigeria in the Euromoney Awards 2023; and was listed in the World Finance Top 100 Global Companies in 2023.

Further recognitions include Best Commercial Bank, Nigeria for five consecutive years from 2021 to 2025 in the World Finance Banking Awards and Most Sustainable Bank, Nigeria in the International Banker 2023 and 2024 Banking Awards. Additionally, Zenith Bank has been acknowledged as the Best Corporate Governance Bank, Nigeria, in the World Finance Corporate Governance Awards for four consecutive years from 2022 to 2025 and ‘Best in Corporate Governance’ Financial Services’ Africa for four consecutive years from 2020 to 2023 by the Ethical Boardroom.

The Bank’s commitment to excellence saw it being named the Most Valuable Banking Brand in Nigeria in The Banker’s Top 500 Banking Brands for 2020 and 2021, Bank of the Year 2023 and 2024 at the BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards, and Retail Bank of the Year for three consecutive years from 2020 to 2022 and in 2024 at the BAFI Awards. The Bank also received the accolades of Best Commercial Bank, Nigeria and Best Innovation in Retail Banking, Nigeria, in the International Banker 2022 Banking Awards.
Zenith Bank was also named Most Responsible Organisation in Africa, Best Company in Transparency and Reporting and Best Company in Gender Equality and Women Empowerment at the SERAS CSR Awards Africa 2024; Bank of the Year 2024 by ThisDay Newspaper; Bank of the Year 2024 by New Telegraph Newspaper; and Best in MSME Trade Finance, 2023 by Nairametrics. The Bank’s Hybrid Offer was also adjudged ‘Rights Issue/ Public Offer of the Year’ at the Nairametrics Capital Market Choice Awards 2025.

20/07/2025

According to a post on July 19, 2025, by Honourable Ibrahima Kaulaha Mohammed, Chief Press Secretary to the Katsina State Government, the family of former President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) paid a condolence visit to Governor Dikko Umaru Radda at the Katsina Government House following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Leading the delegation was Mohammed Babangida, newly appointed Chairman of the Bank of Agriculture by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This visit marked his first public appearance since the appointment.

He was accompanied by his sister Halima Babangida, Mohammed Haruna (a Director at NEXIM Bank), Aminu Abubakar Alhaji, and the Chief Imam of the IBB Residence Mosque, Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu.

Speaking on behalf of the family, Imam Ibrahim Aliyu offered prayers for the late Buhari, describing him as "a man of integrity whose life left a lasting impact on the nation." He prayed for Allah’s mercy on the former president and strength for the people of Katsina and Nigeria.

Governor Radda appreciated the visit and highlighted the deep ties between the Babangida and Buhari families. He also prayed for continued good health for former President Babangida.

Source: Facebook Account Of Honourable Ibrahima Kaulaha Mohammed, The Chief Press Secretary to the Katsina State Government.

20/07/2025

A fresh round of backlash has trailed Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State following his controversial statement directed at Labour Party’s Peter Obi, warning him not to step into Edo without seeking his approval.

The Governor’s comments, which many have described as authoritarian and undemocratic, have since stirred up intense criticism and scrutiny across social media platforms.

In a surprising turn of events, Obi supporters and concerned Nigerians began to dig into the governor’s background, unearthing what is alleged to be his West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) result.

The certificate, which surfaced online and has since gone viral, allegedly shows that Governor Okpebholo sat for the WAEC exam in 2008 at Liberty Comprehensive College, Jos.

The result posted by influencer and blogger Tunde Ednut purportedly shows the governor recorded mostly poor grades.

The discovery has sparked widespread ridicule and reactions from celebrities, public commentators, and netizens alike.

Comedian Mark Angel mocked the academic profile, saying:

“Person wey get E8 for government dey lead government. Government dey cry.”

Media personality Daddy Freeze joined the wave of criticism with a sarcastic jab:

“Na so so 7 and 8 full am.”

Chef and entertainer Chef Dee also added:

“Based on special centre oh.” — suggesting the exam may have been taken under questionable conditions.

Instagram influencer Tunde Ednut, who shared the result, wrote:

“Na our leader be this oooooooo eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!”

Celebrity barman Cubana Chiefpriest was not left out of the mockery. He wrote:

“Ode! The new sheriff in town 😂.”

The timing of the revelation, right after Governor Okpebholo’s statement threatening Obi, has been widely interpreted as a clapback by Obi’s supporters to question the governor’s competence and credibility.

Many observers argue that such academic records, if verified, do not reflect the educational standards expected of a state governor.

Source : Withinnigeria

20/07/2025

A man who stabbed his wife to de@th "felt bad" about the murd£r, so he traveled across multiple states to murd£r his ex-wife because "she, unlike his first victim, deserved it."

According to a release from the Schenectady County District Attorney's Office, 38-year-old Timothy Taylor traveled from North Carolina to Schenectady, N.Y., checked into a hotel, and snuck into the home of his ex-wife on the morning of May 28, 2023, and stabbed her to de@th.

He reportedly exited through a window and discarded his bloody clothing as he walked down the street, before taking a taxi to the hotel and then to the bus station.

At the time of the victim's murder, the Brooklyn Homicide Squad was already searching for Taylor in connection to the murd£r of his current wife on May 13, 2023.

Taylor was arrested in a bar in Philadelphia and extradited to New York City for questioning by the New York Police Department, where detectives learned more about his motive.

"[Taylor] told the detectives that after he had k!lled his then current wife he felt bad, and he knew he had to come to Schenectady to k!ll his former wife because he harbored so much animosity toward her and in his words, she, unlike his first victim, deserved it," the DA's office said in the release.

Authorities noted that Taylor klled his ex-wife while her three children were in the home, two of which were fathered by Taylor.

"People should know that [the victim], while facing down her k!ller and knowing his intent, made sure to protect her children and after stabbing her more than 22 times, Mr. Taylor fled into the night without harming them," District Attorney Robert M. Carney said.

"These children, particularly the oldest who was a high school student at the time, and their extended family, were instrumental to our office in bringing in this case."

Taylor pled guilty to murd£r in the second degree on July 1, 2025. He faces another pending indictment for the murd£r of his current wife in Brooklyn as well.

Source : Lindaikejiblog

19/07/2025

Governor Alex Otti of Abia has called on Julius Abure to respect the Supreme Court’s judgment on the leadership of the Labour Party (LP), warning that anything short of obedience to the verdict would be unacceptable.

Otti gave the warning on Friday during the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja.

The meeting was convened in the wake of the Supreme Court’s judgment, which upheld Senator Usman Nenadi as the authentic national chairman of the party.

He said: “As law-abiding people, we felt we should obey the Supreme Court judgment.

“What we are here to do is to begin a structured process by formalising some key committees like the interim national working committee, which will oversee all party activities till the party’s convention when elections for a new NEC will be conducted.”

He advised the Abure-led faction to “be humble enough” to comply with the ruling of the apex court.

Otti, the only sitting governor on the LP platform, said the party must not allow internal strife to derail its progress.

“I would like us to humble ourselves and recognise that we cannot be bigger than the party,” he said.

He also thanked the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for founding the LP, but stressed that the party has since evolved.

In his remarks, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, described the Labour Party as one built for the common man and said its original vision must not be hijacked.

He said: “Anyone that is not with us and is not working with the labour force and claims to be the party chairman is a daydreamer. When the day of reckoning comes, we will say we don’t know you.

“The council which formed the party is very much with them and we have not abandoned the party.

“I want us to be focused, not distracted. There is a need to restructure this party, rebrand it, because that is the only way this party can work.”

Source : politicsnigeria.com

19/07/2025

It’s official — Jos, the “Home of Peace and Tourism,” will welcome 50 incredible delegates from across Africa for the 4th edition of Miss Tourism Africa and Mister Tourism Africa International.

Thanks to the full backing of His Excellency, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Hospitality, Plateau State is ready to shine on the continental stage.

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Source : Lindaikejiblog

19/07/2025

A political associate of former President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed that the late president was poisoned during the early years of his administration.

Professor Kailani Mohammed made these allegations during an interview with Daily Trust, claiming that Buhari's extended medical absence abroad in 2017 resulted from poisoning rather than natural illness. "They poisoned the man, a very nice man, when he came back after 6 months of medical treatment, he wasn't himself again. He has not been sick since before he got to power," he alleged.

The professor, who described himself as one of Buhari's earliest supporters, painted a picture of a small, dedicated circle that backed the future president through years of political struggle. "Many of the people being mentioned with Buhari today were not there. There was a time only three of us were behind Buhari, and we kept fighting for good 16 years," Mohammed claimed. "People were maimed, and people were killed. I went to prison several times; many people did."

The Buhari ally revealed how the former president once called them for breakfast at the villa during the early months of his administration, with the current president also in attendance. He disclosed that over 150 people were present at this gathering, individuals whom Buhari had identified as potential change agents who had not been involved in previous corruption.

However, he claimed that the cabals surrounding Buhari prevented him from implementing the right policies, arguing that the country would have been in a better state otherwise. He attributed current challenges including insecurity, abject poverty, and economic hardship to policies carried over from the Buhari administration to the current government.

Source : Daily Trust

19/07/2025

EFCC Busts Yahoo Academy, Arrests 23 Suspects in Abia State.

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Uyo Zonal Directorate, on Friday, July 18, 2025, uncovered a cybercrimes training centre known as 'yahoo-yahoo Hustle Kingdom' at Umuahia in Abia State, and arrested eight suspected trainees undergoing training and fifteen others.

The arrested trainees are: Toona Henry, Tavershima Solomon, Chi Orseer James, Ubee Benjamin, Gabriel Ibe Ifeanyi, Tindue Godwin, Muhammed Terwase Micheal, and Destiny Andrew.

Others are: Okezie Almond, Precious Osmond, Kenneth Prospect, Iweobi Chika Augustine, Nedolisa Victor, Kanu Austin, Anolu David, Collins Chinedu, Joshua Nnamdi, Ogechi Chibuzor, Michael Chinonso, Prince Chigozie, Festus Nwogu, Michael Lazarus, and Kingsley Ndubuisi.

The trainees were arrested at the training centre located at Doofco Palace building, behind Government College Umuahia, on credible intelligence, while others were arrested at Umudike, Ahiaeke, and Umugu, all in Umuahia, Abia State.

Items recovered from them include: two cars, 15 laptops and 34 mobile phones,

The suspects will soon be charged to court.

Source : EFCC page

19/07/2025

Pakistani television reporter from GTV was dramatically swept away by strong flood currents during a live broadcast while covering the severe monsoon flooding in Kot Chatta.

In the video posted by Al Arabiya English on Facebook, the journalist can be seen standing in water up to his neck, microphone in hand. While reporting, the rushing current gets stronger and stronger. Only his head and the mic-holding hand are visible before he suddenly lost balance and was pulled away by the rushing water. He disappeared from sight in a few seconds.

The incident, captured live on camera, quickly went viral on social media and drew mixed reactions—some applauded his bravery, while others questioned the safety risks involved.

Since June 26, Pakistan has been experiencing intense monsoon rains that have led to deadly floods, displacing thousands and damaging homes, roads, and crops. Official reports show that a minimum of 116 lives have been lost and more than 250 injured.

Thankfully, the reporter was later confirmed to be safe, but the footage has reignited discussions on media safety and the increasing dangers posed by extreme weather conditions across South Asia.

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