Update: Woman Who Strangled Her Eight Babies sSentenced

Even though the prosecution had asked for an 18-year sentence for Dominique Cottrez, 51, she still managed to get nine years for the crime.

The defence on the other hand had argued that the former health worker should be acquitted because of her troubled mental state.

Cottrez earlier confessed to suffocating her children after giving birth secretly at home near Lille.

She then buried the bodies in the garden of her parents' home and at her own home nearby in Villers-au-Tertre.

The former nursing assistant had previously said she had a long incestuous relationship with her father and that she feared each baby might be his.

However, during the trial she did not talk about the relationship.

Cottrez, who is obese, also said that from a young age she had battled with her weight and was mocked by other children at school.

She apparently managed to conceal her pregnancies from everyone, including her doctor and her husband, because of her obesity.

In Cross River Gov. Ayade Sends Death Penalty Bill For Kidnappers To Assembly

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River on Wednesday sent an Executive bill seeking death penalty for convicted kidnappers in the state to the House of Assembly for consideration and passage.

This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Christian Ita, Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser to the governor in Calabar.

According to the statement, the bill also seeks to empower the government to seize property belonging to convicted kidnappers and other criminals in the state.

It stated that the bill offers rewards to citizens who volunteer information to security agencies on activities of criminals. This, according to the statement, is to curb incidence of kidnapping in the state.

The statement also quoted the governor as saying the state would not condone any act of lawlessness in view of ongoing effort at re-engineering the state’s economy.

It, however, stated that the state would maintain its leading position as the most peaceful state in the country and the most investor-friendly.

The statement stated that the governor had approved the constitution of a Security Taskforce, named "Operation Skolombo’’.

It named retired Gen. Mannings Nyiam as the Chairman of the taskforce, saddled with the task of riding the state of criminals. 

In Borno 2 Suicide Bombers Attack Leprosy Hospital

Two suicide bombers, on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, blew themselves up at the Molai Leprosy Hospital in Borno State, according to reports.

The attackers, a male and a female, reportedly sneaked into the town from Sambisa forest, a notorious Boko Haram stronghold.

The bombers were however said to have detonated their explosives prematurely and as a result were the only victims of the blast.

The attack was confirmed by local vigilante, Modu Abba who said that two people were left injured in the incident.

Molai is 10 kilometres to the south of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

Thief Who Stole From A Church Almost Beaten To Death In Lagos

A young man who decided to raid the house of God by repeatedly robbing a church, tasted the other side of Lagosians when he was caught in the act and given the beating of his life, almost to the point of death.



The incident happened after luck ran out of the perennial church robber as he was caught while carting away electronics from a church located at Kayode Adebanji Street, NNPC, Ejigbo area of the state.
 
The criminal is reported to have stolen Plasma TVs, microphones, keyboards, generators, lighting materials as well as offering and tithes, from the church several times.

But he ran out of luck when he scaled the fence of the church to steal a split unit air conditioner. He was sighted while dragging the AC from the wall and nabbed.

He allegedly confessed to breaking into the church several times and stealing their items.

He was then beaten to a pulp and was almost lynched but for the intervention of the pastor who made sure he was handed over to the police.

Wempco’s Machine Smashes Worker’s Head During Production

Samuel Ogunkoya, a 26-year-old worker of Wempco Steel Mill Company, Magboro, Ogun State, has been killed after one of the pipes affixed to the company’s ‘actrus pumping machine’ fell and smashed his head.



It was learnt that the vehicle, which housed the machine, had developed a mechanical fault about a month before the incident. Some workers were said to have reported the fault, but the management allegedly told them to “manage it like that.”

The vehicle was eventually taken to a mechanic’s shop on Friday for repair and was returned to the company on Monday by the mechanic.

The machine was being used to mold concrete bricks when one of the steel pipes of the machine fell and landed on Ogunkoya’s head.

Our correspondent was told that the deceased, who hailed from the Ijebu-Igbo area of the state, wanted to pick the charger for the remote control of the vehicle when the pipe smashed his head. He was said to have been rushed to a hospital in the community, where he was referred to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja. He was reportedly confirmed ‘Dead on Arrival.’

Some of the deceased’s colleagues, who spoke with PUNCH Metro on condition of anonymity for fear of losing their jobs, blamed the company for Ogunkoya’s death.

They said three other workers, identified only as Jimoh, Samuel and Ibrahim, had died earlier in the year as a result of the management’s indifference to workers’ welfare.

A Man Was Beheaded In Nanka, Anambra State

The beheaded man is Marcel from Umuduno Agbiligba Nanka in Orumba North Local government area of Anambra State He was beheaded Midnight on June 13th.



According to the source, the killers stormed the man’s house at 1am and cut off his head. They were about to run away with the head when the man’s son suddenly came out and attacked them.

They ran away and abandoned their motorcycle, the man’s head and some documents.

The said documents are currently with the police and they have refused to disclose who’s name is on them.

Wow this is scary, I guess you don’t even want to imagine coming outside and seeing your dad’s head like that.

Could this be the work of ritualists, enemies or what? If ritualist now go directly to people’s houses we are in trouble oh!

'Allow Women Raped By Boko Haram Members To Have Abortions' - UN Urges Nigeria

Following the high incidences of rape of women and children in captivity of Islamist terror group, Boko Haram, the United Nations rights chief has urged Nigeria to show compassion and make it easier for victims who became pregnant in captivity to access abortions.

According to Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein who addressed the UN Human Rights council in a special session on Boko Haram,

“During their captivity, lasting in many cases for months or even years, women and girls have been sexually enslaved, raped and forced into so-called ‘marriages’”

He said many survivors of the horrific episode are now pregnant by their rapists and several reportedly wish to terminate these unwanted pregnancies.

However, Nigeria's abortion laws do not allow for such a procedure to be done except  the life of the woman is at risk. In any other case abortions are illegal.

Al Hussin therefore  strongly urged "the most compassionate possible interpretation of the current regulations in Nigeria to include the risk of suicide and risks to mental health for women and young girls who have suffered such appalling cruelty,"

1st Female Mechanic Sandra Aguebor Begins After School Program To Teach Girls

She is one woman that has decided to be different. To her, the saying, ‘what a man can do, a woman can do even better’ isn’t just a cliché. She walks and works in a man’s world, and has made a huge success of it. Her name is Sandra Aguebor, and she’s regarded as Nigeria’s first female mechanic.



And through her efforts, very soon, female motor mechanics might dominate the automobile industry in Nigeria, with the recent campaign by Aguebor who is also the founder, Lady Mechanic Initiative (LMI).

Working in collaboration with MacAthur Foundation based in the United States, her group launched a catch-them-young programme tagged, After School Club Project, for public schools in Lagos State to groom young female students for gainful employment.

At the induction ceremony of 30 female students drawn from Government Technical College, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Oregun Junior High School and Agidingbi Junior Grammar School, Aguebor recalled her humble beginning as a motor mechanic. In her words at the event, according priority to technical skills would reduce the high unemployment in the country. The woman informed her audience that she started her apprenticeship in a motor mechanic workshop during her early days in secondary school, a decision she never regretted till date.

Woman’s Boobs Explode After Chest Implant

A gym instructor paid £4,000 to get better boobs – but it made her breasts so big they exploded. Kim Brockhurst, 51, went under the knife hoping to increase her 32AA breasts by two cup sizes.

Kate Henshaw Loses Everything As Her House Is Gutted By Fire

According to reports, June 25, 2015, veteran Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw’s Lekki apartment was gutted by fire.





Kate Henshaw was on location of ‘Do-Good’, TV series which is a revival of her and Basorge Tariah Jr. combination in the 90’s soap opera ‘Candle Light’ when she was called by her neighbors that her house was on fire.

Kate Henshaw quickly went home and called fire fighters, but it was too late. The twin duplex was burnt.  

 

According to witnesses at the scene, Kate Henshaw was said to have lost all the things she worked for in the house.

She is currently living in a temporary quarters and is yet to resume shooting.

Story For The Gods: Woman Claims Pig Raped & Impregnated Her

Most things we hear these days move from the hilarious to the outright outrageous! That is the feeling one gets when a pregnant Texas, USA woman, Angie Houston, claims she is the victim of a vicious rape that got her pregnant, reports Dallas Morning News.

 

To cap it all, she said a pig raped her and took her virginity and in the process, put her in the family way.

Houston who is seven-months pregnant, said she was going back home after playing a round of Golf when the 400 pound pig named Pete, jumped on her and raped her.

She was quoted as saying:

“People think I’m crazy and need mental help because of my story. They ask how’d the pig get my panties off to mount me? I wasn’t wearing any panties is how!

This pig been hot for me for years. Constantly sniffing at my genitals. He’s tried to rape me a hundred times. This is just the first time he successfully got inside me."

Her parents say that they believe her and back up her story as their religion forbids sex before marriage.

Her father, Don, told the paper:

“Angie knows she can’t have sex until she’s married and she promises she hasn’t. Pete has always been a bad tempered little sod and very difficult to handle most of the time, especially when he is being sexual towards my daughter.

I am not surprised that this rape has happened, I am surprised it took so long if I’m honest.

After this incident, I sent Pete off to the slaughter house for sausages and bacon which is helping to feed Angela and her baby; after all, she’s eating for two now and needs a lot of extra meat.”

Military Dismiss Soldier Caught For Robbery

The Nigerian Army authorities have dismissed a soldier who was arrested in Abia State for armed robbery two weeks ago.

The soldier, Lance Corporal Itugbu Augustine Omorodion of 14 Brigade, Ohafia, in the state, was reportedly nabbed after he robbed a young man on his way to deposit the sum of N250,000 for his boss, while armed with a dagger.

The young man who was identified as Ebuka, raised the alarm and some mobile policemen on patrol swiftly responded and got him arrested.

Omorodion's dismissal was announced after a court martial at the 14 Brigade of the Nigerian Army. Captain 

Sydney Mgbemena who spoke on behalf of the Brigade, revealed that investigations conducted on the soldier indicated that he was granted pass to travel to Benin in Edo State to see his family.

He said:

“It was, however, established that rather than proceed to Benin, the soldier proceeded to Aba, wearing the Nigerian Army camouflage uniform, which contravenes Nigerian Army’s standing instruction in respect of the use of uniforms when not on official duty.

Consequently, the soldier was charged, tried, found guilty and subsequently dismissed from service in line with the provision of the Armed Forces Act Caps A20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.”

The uniformed robber was therefore handed over to police for further necessary action.

Davido Reportedly Being Investigated By NDLEA

Davido's latest video 'Fans Mi' featuring international rapper Meek Mill has crossed over a million views and has caught the attention of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.

According to the New Telegraph, the agency are currently the activities of the HKN pop star because of the implied cocaine use in the video directed by Sesan.

“The agency considers the musical video ‘Fans Mi’ inappropriate and indecent. It has the tendency to negatively influence and induce drug use and trafficking. Besides, it is counter-productive on the campaign against drug production, trafficking and abuse. The agency is investigating the matter and will take necessary action" said NDLEA’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju.

In the music video, Davido tricked a criminal into buying yam flour which was cleverly packaged as cocaine.

Meanwhile the 'Owo Ni Koko' singer and his elder brother and Adewale Adeleke, who is also the chairman of the HKN Gang music house, have unveiled the HKN clothing line.

The merchandise will sold via a dedicated online platform which was given as www.HknGangWears.com.

Davido and Adewale are said to be investing in other businesses as the singer's fame and fortune grows by the day.

Police Parade Men Who Killed Ex-FUTA VC, Says “We Strangled Him To Death”

The driver and security guard of former Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo state who was found dead inside a store in his home in Ijapo estate in Akure yesterday June 28th have given a vivid description of how they killed him.



 Bamidele, who was fired by the late don for attempting to steal his car some months back, said he connived with Daniel Ita the security guard to carry out the act. He said Daniel lured the old man out of the main house before he strangled him to death.



“Daniel lured out Baba by telling him that there was an electrical spark in the house after I’ve stationed myself around the entry of the kitchen. Immediately Baba came out I grabbed him and strangled him to death. Daniel’s role was to put a piece of cloth in his mouth to stop him from shouting. After some few minutes, the old man gave up and we dragged him into the generator house and locked him inside the store that Sunday night. We left the house and locked the gate outside so that no one will suspect us. We went inside and took the car key and some other items like IPad, two phones, laptop, two bags and seven thousand Naira which we used to fuel the car. We left Akure and headed to Lagos. We left with those items so that the car will not be tracked again because Baba used these gadgets to activate the tracking.”he said

MUST READ: Check Out The Deadly Virus Other Than HIV Than Even Condom Can’t Protect You Against!!

Condoms have been hyped as master-protectors against sexually transmitted infections. However, health experts are warning that in as much as condoms significantly decrease transmission rates of the most life-threatening viruses such as HIV and hepatitis B and C, it’s not foolproof.



At a meeting of cancer specialists at the University of Nairobi last week, reproductive health expert, Nelly Mugo, said that even as we take protective measures using condoms against most STIs including HIV/Aids, the rubber sheaths cannot provide 100 per cent protection against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). “Condoms offer 60 per cent of HPV thus the virus can spread through skin-to-skin contact with infected areas of the skin not covered by the condom such as the scrotum, anus, or vulva,” Dr Mugo said.

The 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, released last week, shows that male condoms are the most popular method among sexually active unmarried women. Unmarried men too seem to prefer condoms as the popular method to protect against STIs. But for a virus whose disease has no symptoms, the inefficacy of condoms allows for faster and wider spread, especially amongst those with multiple sex partners.

The only 100 per cent effective way to prevent HPV transmission is abstinence from any sexual contact, including oral, anal, and vaginal sex. See also: Morning after:That ‘oops’ moment when women’s emergency pills backfire Since abstinence may not be a realistic option, Dr Mugo advises remaining monogamous while in a relationship, vaccination and screening for women. Women can also pass viruses without having any symptoms.

Huge Snake Found & Killed In Alagbole

The emergence of the python was caused by the heavy rain over the previous days.



The fierce-looking snake was said to have been killed by men in the bush around the area.

Meanwhile, residents in the area describe the snake as the biggest so far adding that several other snakes had been killed in their homes.

While the snake was pulled to the road side, scores of people gathered to have a glimpse of the scary creature.

Trouble Looms: Why Patience Jonathan’s Security Aide Was Murdered

A security source, who spoke to Leadership, said Tamuno, was murdered because of the role he played as the former first lady’s aide.



It was gathered that DSP Igbomie, who was killed along Airport road, Abuja, was a very close aide to Patience Jonathan and had stepped on several toes in the discharge of his duties as principal security officer to the former first lady.

The source also disclosed that DSP Igbomie, an indigene of Okrika in Rivers state, was a very influential player during the days of the political campaigning for the last election. It is believed that he must have incurred the wrath of many people who crossed the part of the first lady.

“The killing cannot be unconnected with his previous appointment as the PSO to our former president wife. They have started killing people who knew about their dirty deals. It shows that more people close to the former president should watch their backs. Those people act like mafia and they will go to any length to have their way,”  he said.

Speaking to the media outfit, another source affirmed that Igbomie, may have been engaged in some deals while acting as security aide and the people may have returned for a payback.

He called on the police to investigate all angles to the incident and ensure that the murderers are brought to book.

Robert Mugabe Proposes To Barack Obama

91-year-old Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe, is never one to run away from controversies and with the legalization of gay marriage in the whole of America, he has stirred the hornet's nest by claiming he would ask US President, Barack Obama to marry him.

Mugabe who approved the death sentence for gays in his home country, was miffed with the legalization of the unnatural marriage in America that he went on national radio in his country to ask for Obama's hand in marriage.

He also added that the American government is run by perverts and Satan worshipers.

Hear the indefatigable Mugabe:

“I’ve just concluded since President Obama endorses the same-sex marriage, advocates homosexual people and enjoys an attractive countenance, thus if it becomes necessary , I shall travel to Washington, get down on my knee, and ask his (Obama’s) hand in marriage.

I can’t understand how this people dare to defy Christ’s explicit orders as our Lord prohibited mankind from sodomy.”

'Uganda's Ugliest Man' Blessed With 8th Child From Second Wife

While some men who feel they are blessed by God in the looks department, Godfrey Baguma, a Ugandan man who has been tagged as 'Uganda's Ugliest Man' due to a rare medical condition giving him his distinctive looks, has just had an eight child from his second wife, Kate Namanda, whom he married in 2013 after he divorced his first wife after she committed adultery.



The 47-years-old Godfrey Baguma, known as Sebabi, - which means the 'ugliest of them all', attributes his prolific ability in the production faculty, to God's blessings which has been channeled below his belt.

Sebabi, a former cobbler, now uses his unique features to earn a living and even appears at events as Uganda’s Ugliest Man just for people to see him, but he took it a step further by launching a singing career.

His wedding ceremony in 2013 brought his small hometown of Kyazanga, in the Lwengo District of Uganda, to a standstill as guests paid 4,000 Ugandan shillings to attend the reception and see the woman Sebabi married.

Woman Carrying Cocaine Inside chest Implants Arrested At Colombia Airport

A Honduran woman carrying 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs) of liquid cocaine in her chest implants was arrested at the airport in Colombia’s capital Bogota on Friday, police said.

Paola Deyanira Sabillon, 22, was attempting to travel to Spain when her apparent nervousness aroused suspicion in the security line, airport police colonel Diego Rosero told journalists.

X-rays revealed a recent surgery on Sabillon’s breasts and she confessed that an unknown substance had been implanted which she was meant to take to Barcelona, police added.

Authorities said a preliminary investigation showed that the surgery took place at a clandestine clinic in the city of Pereira, in western Colombia. The implants were removed at a Bogota hospital where Sabillon is also being treated for an infection. Some 300 tonnes of cocaine are produced per year in Colombia, long a hub for drug production and trafficking.