Wife saves husband from burning 2-storey building in Aba

Aba (Abia) The landlord of a two-storey building, Mr Joseph Nwachukwu, escaped death by whiskers as his property was gutted by fire in Aba, Abia.
Mr Chizoba Nwachukwu, the eldest son of Nwachukwu, made this known to newsmen in Aba Friday.
Nwachukwu told newsmen that his mother was on her way back home when she saw the house in flames.
“She rushed to see my dad alone in the room and saved him first before calling for help  from the neighbourhood,’’ he said.
He said that the fire, which started from a tenant’s apartment, razed the building at 17 Joe Express Street, near Ariaria International Market on Thursday.
The eldest son said that his father who had been suffering from stroke before the inferno was rescued while the property, including cash was gutted by fire.
“Every other thing in our flat was completely burnt. All I have laboured for in life are no more. The only thing I have is this cloth I am wearing.’’
He said that the people who came to their rescue could not enter their flat because of electric shock from the boiler and gave the cost of the damage including cash to be over N3 million.
He alleged that the fire outbreak was caused by their neighbour , who allegedly left an electric boiler on. (NAN)

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1 Woman Killed, 5 Children Injured as Fresh Bomb Blast Hits Taraba

Less than a week after a bomb blast rocked a drinking joint
in Taraba State, leaving one person dead with several others injured, another bomb blast has rocked the capital of the state.
The blast, which occurred in Mallam Joda area of the state capital on Friday night near the Nigerian Television Authority station has left at least one woman dead and five children injured.
The spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency, Yushau Shuaibu, has also confirmed the incident, saying the injured children have been taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo for treatment.
Whoever it is that is responsible for these bombings and killings all over the country is trying to pass a message across. The government on their own part have continuously assured Nigerians that they are on top of the situation. But the plain truth remains that the bombing and killings keep coming and the spate of bomb attacks in Northern Nigeria believed to be the handiwork of extremists has risen in recent weeks, even as security agents continue with raids on suspected bomb factories.

Breaking: Two Dead as another Bomb Blast Rocks the City of Kano

At least two people have been feared dead when an explosion rocked Plaza junction, by Kanti Kori in Kano during the morning rush hour on Monday.
According to reports the two people affected are a security personnel and a passerby. JTF officials have however cordoned off the area while investigation into the attack has commenced.
Meanwhile, spokesman of the JTF in the city, Captain Ikediche Iweha confirmed the incident to Vanguard on the telephone, adding that he will volunteer details as soon as they are available. In his words “our men are already at the scene, and I hope to feed you with details as soon as we have them.”
It will soon be a year since that devastating bomb attack on St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Niger State. Not only has the government been unable to prove that they have the security situation in the country under control, they seem to have no clue whatsoever as to how it can be dealt with.

In spite of the security situation, the country is still largely safe and secure ---- says president Godluck Jonathan

A statement emerging from the president of the nation, Goodluck Jonathan, on Sunday has insisted that Nigeria remained safe in spite of bombings. He therefore urged Nigerians not to entertain any fear in their daily activities.
The statement, released on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, stressed that it was in the character of insurgency worldwide to “audaciously attack institutions that will promote maximum fears in the heart of the citizenry.”
He said, “It is not surprising, therefore that as a consequence of the recent activities of the insurgents, some dailies reported that ‘nowhere is safe in Nigeria’. In truth and in reality, this statement is not correct… President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan wishes to assure Nigerians that in spite of this situation, the country is still largely safe and secure… President Jonathan wishes to state categorically of his unwavering commitment and determination to fight insecurity wherever they are found in Nigeria.”
Meanwhile, while speaking at the second session of the First Synod of the Diocese of Ogbia, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion in Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Sunday, where the president was represented by Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, Jonathan has called on religious leaders to remain steadfast in their prayers for peace and stability in the country.

16-Year-Old-Girl Drags Nigerian Army Colonel To Court For Molesting Her

A serving Lieutenant Colonel with the Nigerian Army, W.L. Nzidee, has been dragged to a Magistrate Court I over alleged sexual assault on a 16-year-old girl (name withheld) in Kaduna. The accused is in charge of the MTO at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA).

In an application for issuance of a direct criminal complaint summons filed at the Magistrate Court in the Kaduna Magisterial District in Barnawa, Kaduna South with case number KMD/19DC/2012 by the complainant, she accused the Colonel of committing an offence that constituted “criminal intimidation, rape, acts of gross indecency, abductions and threat to life” contrary to section 397,282,285,272 and 327 of the penal code
According to the complainant, on October 22, 2012, the accused person called her with the pretext to send her on an errand and unfortunately for her the lieutenant colonel had an ulterior motive for inviting her into his house.
She said the accused then lured her into the house and forced himself on her with a threat to kill her if she makes any noise and all effort by her to resist proved abortive because the accused is stronger than her.
She stated further that the accused forcefully had canal knowledge with her without her consent and dis-virgin her leaving her physically and mentally traumatized.
The victim said, she stayed indoor for about 48 hours and could not disclose to her guardian, until when the pains and injuries in her vagina became severe and later rushed to the NDA Medical Centre where the doctor on duty, Dr Okochi, insisted on seeing the officer who committed the assault after which she was admitted for one week

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