Man Receives 20 Lashes Over Homosexual Offences

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An Islamic Court sitting in Bauchi on Thursday found Mr Mubarak Ibrahim guilty of committing homosexual offences and ordered that he receives 20 lashes.

The court however tempered justice with mercy as Mr Ibrahim was given 20 lashes. Under Islamic law, courts can punish homosexual acts by stoning to death. The judge said he took into account that the Muslim man, Mubarak Ibrahim, 20, carried out the acts seven years ago, and had stopped the practice.

22-Year-Old man attempts to sell girlfriend's baby online because of attention

A 22-Year-Old man has been arrested for attempting to sell his girlfriend's two-month-old baby because she was not paying him enough attention.

Paul Marquez has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and harassment after allegedly offered his partner's child online for $100 (£65).

Authorities say Marquez, 22, had been out with the baby's mother a few times but felt she was not paying him enough attention. They say he was angry with her so he posted the adverts with photos of her daughter on the Craigslist website.

The mother notified police after she received a phone call from a person offering to buy the baby on Craigslist.

The name of his girlfriend, Katie Devalle was also placed in the advert on the 'Baby and Kids' section of the website.

'The reason I decided to put this post was because I got bored and wanted to get a little laugh and a little kick out of it, but nothing serious', Marquez told police.

Marquez - who has a two-year-old child himself, is said to have met the mother online and dated her a few times.

Aliko Dangote Is Africa's First $20 Billion Man

According to Forbes

Nigerian billionaire and Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has become the first African entrepreneur to lay claim to a $20 billion fortune as the stock value of his largest holding, Dangote Cement, leaped just about three-fourths since March when Forbes released its annual ranking of the world’s richest people.

Aliko Dangote’s 93% stake in the cement company is now worth $19.5 billion. Add this to his controlling stakes in other publicly-listed companies like Dangote Sugar and National Salt Company of Nigeria and his significant shareholdings in other blue-chips like Zenith Bank, UBA Group and Dangote Flour; his extensive real estate portfolio, jets, yachts and current cash position, which includes more than $300 million in recently awarded Dangote Cement dividends, Dangote is now worth more than $20 billion.

Man crushed by Mast in Marina, Lagos.

According Yinka Adeparusi's Blog

Tragedy struck on Friday May 10, 2013 on the popular Marina Street in Lagos Island as a mast from a two storey building fell on a roadside trader on the street, killing him instantly.

The 52 years old victim who was identified as Adeolu Adeleke but popularly known as Baba Ibeji had gone to cover his wares to prevent them from being soaked in the rain but unfortunately was hit by the mast while returning to a shade.

One of the people who witnessed the incident and a very close friend of the deceased said Adeleke was warned not to enter the rain because of the strong wind but he refused. “I told him to forget about the goods since the wind was blowing strongly, but he said he would hurry down there quickly not knowing that he will not return,” he said.

Adeleke according to his colleagues in the area was described as a gentleman with the fear of God and who goes about his business quietly and diligently.

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VIDEO: Man uses Angry Birds to pop the question

Levi's a die-hard fan of the Angry Birds games, and when he decided to pop the question, he sent a note to the developers in Finland. To his surprise, they wrote back and said they'd love to help.

The level perches the birds atop a huge heart-shaped structure. One very easy-to-hit pig is nearby, sitting atop the proposal, while six more sit further away on an Australian-shaped structure. Once the pig is hit, the proposal explodes into a shower of bouncing balls, which take care of the other pigs.

Levi not only carefully planned out the way he would propose, he was forward-thinking enough to put hidden cameras around the restaurant to film Mel's reaction. You can watch the drama unfold below:

Court Sentences Man To 45 Years Imprisonment For Stealing Governor’s Handset

A 31-year old ex-policeman, Kelvin Ighodalo has been sentenced to 45-year imprisonment by an Osogbo High Court for stealing a N50,000 Sony Ericsson phone belonging to Governor Rauf Aregbesola.

Justice Oyejide Falola, who precided over the case, found the accused guilty on six counts, which included conspiracy, stealing and fraud.

Justice Falola thereafter sentenced Mr Ighodalo to 10-year imprisonment for the first three counts and five years for each of the last three which included impersonation, obtaining property by falsehood and collusion.

The Judge explained that the convict deserved the sentence and held that the convict used the phone to obtain N500, 000 from the Owa of Ilesa, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran, while he obtained N200, 000 from Shengen Rahman, an associate of the governor.

The defence counsel, Mr. Amaechi  Ngwu pleaded with the court to be lenient with his client by giving him the minimum punishment.

But Justice Jide Falola of the high court in Osogbo, the state capital, discountenanced the plea and sentenced Kelvin to 10 years imprisonment without an option of fine.

Man dragged behind South African police van dies in custody

South African police were caught on video dragging a man hundreds of meters from the back of a pick-up truck, hours before he died in custody, drawing a storm of protest against a force accused of routine brutality.

Large shark kills man in New Zealand

A shark possibly 14 feet long killed a swimmer near a popular New Zealand beach on Wednesday, then disappeared after police attempting to save the man fired gunshots at the enormous predator. Muriwai Beach near Auckland was closed after the fatal attack, one of only about a dozen in New Zealand in the past 180 years. Pio Mose, who was fishing at the beach, told The New Zealand Herald he saw the swimmer struggle against the "huge" shark. He told the man to swim to the rocks, but it was too late.

Man slumps while watching Super Eagles/Cote d’Ivoire

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A middle aged man,  Mr Owolabi Ismail, died on Sunday evening at Oke-Sokori area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the quarter final match between Nigeria and Ivory Coast, in the ongoing Nations Cup in South Africa.

Ismail slumped in the early minutes of the match, as a result of anoxia, the excessive intake of carbondioxide which was persistent for a longer period of time.


Owolabi, an engineer with the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was confirmed dead on arrival.