The police has arrested one Stephen Obi for allegedly conspiring with seven other men to gang-rape his estranged lover, a 28-year old woman (name withheld) in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria.
According to the lady, she decided to end their relationship because Obi said he wasn't ready to marry her as she was 5 years older than him and this didn't go down well with Obi who wanted the relationship to continue. He therefore, organized seven of his friends to gang-rape.
On the day the lady was allegedly gang-raped, Obi reportedly invited her to Baba Olopa Street, Adexson, in Igando to settle their differences. She obliged him and went. She said when she entered his room, seven of his friends came in and they locked the room and started beating her and asked her to strip. Obi then brought out condoms and gave them to the seven men who started raping her in turns.
She told her father about the ugly incident when she got home and they went to Igando Police Division and reported the matter and Obi was arrested and charged to court. But the other seven men escaped before they could be arrested.
Obi has been charged with conspiracy and rape before Ejigbo magistrate court, while seven of his accomplice are still on the run.
When the matter came up on Wednesday, he pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge.
The presiding Magistrate, Mr M.B. Folami said after going through the doctor's report that Obi should be remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri adjourned the case to 23 September, 2013.
Thursday, 12 September 2013
ASUU STRIKE LEFT NO CHANCES FOR THE EDUCATION MINISTER TO MAINTAIN POST
Professor at the Pan Atlantic University, Austin Nweze, in his appearance on ChannelsTV has analysed the recent cabinet reshuffle by the President Goodluck Jonathan. The renowned public affairs analyst is sure that the ongoing ASUU strike contributed to the eventual sack of former Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayat Rufai.
He explained that the cabinet reshuffle, which led to the sack of 9 ministers, "is a normal thing" adding that as 2015 elections draw near, President Jonathan wants to choose those who would help him achieve his second term ambition which he is yet to admit officially.
The ministries that were affected had 'question marks' in terms of performance.
He stressed that the ASUU strike, which has entered its 74th day, also contributed to the sack of former education minister as the President's decision for Governor Suswam to head a committee to resolve the crisis was a warning signal that all was not well.
That showed failure of leadership, he said, adding that, there has been nothing spectacular about the ministry of education.
He further stated that it is expected for every minister to generate ideas in line with the President's agenda but "it is not clear what the President wants to achieve in education sector". He added that the former minister was guilty of the same situation.
The announcement of the termination of the ministers appointments raised uproar in the public domain and has been described by some as a political move, which the Presidency denied.
He explained that the cabinet reshuffle, which led to the sack of 9 ministers, "is a normal thing" adding that as 2015 elections draw near, President Jonathan wants to choose those who would help him achieve his second term ambition which he is yet to admit officially.
The ministries that were affected had 'question marks' in terms of performance.
He stressed that the ASUU strike, which has entered its 74th day, also contributed to the sack of former education minister as the President's decision for Governor Suswam to head a committee to resolve the crisis was a warning signal that all was not well.
That showed failure of leadership, he said, adding that, there has been nothing spectacular about the ministry of education.
He further stated that it is expected for every minister to generate ideas in line with the President's agenda but "it is not clear what the President wants to achieve in education sector". He added that the former minister was guilty of the same situation.
The announcement of the termination of the ministers appointments raised uproar in the public domain and has been described by some as a political move, which the Presidency denied.
MAN JAILED 20 YEARS FOR KEEPING WOMAN AS SEX SLAVE
A man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Wednesday for holding a young woman captive as a sex slave for six years.
Edward Bagley initially faced 11 federal charges accusing him of enticing an underage girl to be his sex slave, torturing and mutilating her, and allowing others to watch and participate in the torture sessions. In January, he pleaded guilty to one count of using an interstate facility to entice a minor into illegal sexual conduct.
Bagley agreed to the 20-year prison sentence as part of his plea arrangement - a deal his victim says will spare her from having to relive her ordeal in public.
"Even though Ed pleaded guilty, he still hasn't told the truth," the woman said in court, reading from a statement.
Prosecutors said Bagley, 46, and his wife, Marilyn, recruited the woman to live with them in their rural Lebanon, trailer in late 2002 and groomed her to become Bagley's sex slave. The Bagleys have insisted he didn't have sex with her until she turned 18 and that the often-extreme sex acts were consensual, but prosecutors believe it started years before that and was forced on the woman.
"I had no idea he was going to make it an every-single-night thing," the victim said in court as she gave her statement. "It started bad and got worse and worse."
She described how the Bagleys initially showed her images and videos of people practicing bondage, dominance, sadism and masochism - or BDSM - and told her it was fun. She signed a contract on her 18th birthday that Bagley said made her his sex slave for life.
As part of his sentence, Bagley also agreed to pay about $123,000 toward future counseling and medical care for the woman, who's now 27. Attorneys for Bagley declined to comment after his sentencing Wednesday.
The case came to light in early 2009 when the woman, then 23, was hospitalized after what prosecutors said was a torture session. Then-U.S. Attorney Beth Phillips called the case one of "the most horrific ever prosecuted in this district."
Two other men were sentenced in the case Wednesday - Bradley Cook and Dennis Henry. Marilyn Bagley and another two defendants - Michael Stokes and James Noel - will be sentenced Thursday.
Cook, 34, of the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood received a 20-year sentence and must pay $123,000 in restitution. He pleaded guilty in December 2011 to one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion.
Henry, 53, former postmaster in Nevada, Mo., pleaded guilty in March 2011 to participating in a sex-trafficking conspiracy and transporting the victim across state lines for sexual activity. Of the six defendants, he is the only one whose plea deal didn't specify a prison sentence. He was sentenced to 10 years, $123,000 in restitution and lifetime supervision after he's released.
Marilyn Bagley along with Stokes, 65, of Lebanon and Noel, 47, of Springfield each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion. Marilyn Bagley, 48, is to receive probation and Stokes and Noel five years each.
The victim called Cook the most deviant of all the men who came to Bagley's trailer for torture sessions. Prosecutors say Cook watched her being whipped, locked in a dog cage, tied up and shocked with multiple electrical devices.
The woman said in court that she will never forget "how he laughed while I suffered. Laughed while I cried and begged. Brad Cook is evil. I can still hear his laughter."
As part of Cook's plea deal, charges accusing him of trying to hire someone to kill the woman while he was in federal custody in Leavenworth, Kan., in the case were dropped.
Prosecutors also alleged in court documents that Cook tried to hire a hit man to kill Assistant U.S. Attorney Cynthia Cordes, but no charges were filed. As part of his sentence, Cook is not to have contact - or encourage others to have contact - with the victim or anyone involved with investigating and prosecuting his case.
Edward Bagley initially faced 11 federal charges accusing him of enticing an underage girl to be his sex slave, torturing and mutilating her, and allowing others to watch and participate in the torture sessions. In January, he pleaded guilty to one count of using an interstate facility to entice a minor into illegal sexual conduct.
Bagley agreed to the 20-year prison sentence as part of his plea arrangement - a deal his victim says will spare her from having to relive her ordeal in public.
"Even though Ed pleaded guilty, he still hasn't told the truth," the woman said in court, reading from a statement.
Prosecutors said Bagley, 46, and his wife, Marilyn, recruited the woman to live with them in their rural Lebanon, trailer in late 2002 and groomed her to become Bagley's sex slave. The Bagleys have insisted he didn't have sex with her until she turned 18 and that the often-extreme sex acts were consensual, but prosecutors believe it started years before that and was forced on the woman.
"I had no idea he was going to make it an every-single-night thing," the victim said in court as she gave her statement. "It started bad and got worse and worse."
She described how the Bagleys initially showed her images and videos of people practicing bondage, dominance, sadism and masochism - or BDSM - and told her it was fun. She signed a contract on her 18th birthday that Bagley said made her his sex slave for life.
As part of his sentence, Bagley also agreed to pay about $123,000 toward future counseling and medical care for the woman, who's now 27. Attorneys for Bagley declined to comment after his sentencing Wednesday.
The case came to light in early 2009 when the woman, then 23, was hospitalized after what prosecutors said was a torture session. Then-U.S. Attorney Beth Phillips called the case one of "the most horrific ever prosecuted in this district."
Two other men were sentenced in the case Wednesday - Bradley Cook and Dennis Henry. Marilyn Bagley and another two defendants - Michael Stokes and James Noel - will be sentenced Thursday.
Cook, 34, of the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood received a 20-year sentence and must pay $123,000 in restitution. He pleaded guilty in December 2011 to one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion.
Henry, 53, former postmaster in Nevada, Mo., pleaded guilty in March 2011 to participating in a sex-trafficking conspiracy and transporting the victim across state lines for sexual activity. Of the six defendants, he is the only one whose plea deal didn't specify a prison sentence. He was sentenced to 10 years, $123,000 in restitution and lifetime supervision after he's released.
Marilyn Bagley along with Stokes, 65, of Lebanon and Noel, 47, of Springfield each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion. Marilyn Bagley, 48, is to receive probation and Stokes and Noel five years each.
The victim called Cook the most deviant of all the men who came to Bagley's trailer for torture sessions. Prosecutors say Cook watched her being whipped, locked in a dog cage, tied up and shocked with multiple electrical devices.
The woman said in court that she will never forget "how he laughed while I suffered. Laughed while I cried and begged. Brad Cook is evil. I can still hear his laughter."
As part of Cook's plea deal, charges accusing him of trying to hire someone to kill the woman while he was in federal custody in Leavenworth, Kan., in the case were dropped.
Prosecutors also alleged in court documents that Cook tried to hire a hit man to kill Assistant U.S. Attorney Cynthia Cordes, but no charges were filed. As part of his sentence, Cook is not to have contact - or encourage others to have contact - with the victim or anyone involved with investigating and prosecuting his case.
IT'S HIGH TIME FOR A SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION - DAVID MARK
Speaking at a dinner with the priests attending the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) in Otukpo, Benue State, yesterday, the senate president David Mark stated that this is the high time for a "moral and spiritual revolution" in Nigeria.

Mark urged the religious leaders to pray for the country to overcome the pressing social and political challenges, and he sustenance of the democratic processes in the country.
"The church should continue to use her weapons of prayer and fasting; divine and human resources to actualise transformation both in our hearts and our society. Nigeria needs moral and spiritual revolution. And this is the time", Mark stated.
Senate president said that everything humanly possible should be done within the ambits of the law to develop Nigerian democracy and yield the needed dividend for the population.
Mark also referred to the recent debates about same sex marriages. He reinstated that in spite of criticisms and pressure from outside, the law banning same sex marriage in Nigeria is irrevocable. He said that the idea of same sex marriage is counter Nigeria's laws and traditions, and indeed offensive to humanity.
The House of Representatives endorsed 14 years sentence for persons who contracted same-sex marriage in Nigeria at the end of May, which sparked criticism from Western countries.

Mark urged the religious leaders to pray for the country to overcome the pressing social and political challenges, and he sustenance of the democratic processes in the country.
"The church should continue to use her weapons of prayer and fasting; divine and human resources to actualise transformation both in our hearts and our society. Nigeria needs moral and spiritual revolution. And this is the time", Mark stated.
Senate president said that everything humanly possible should be done within the ambits of the law to develop Nigerian democracy and yield the needed dividend for the population.
Mark also referred to the recent debates about same sex marriages. He reinstated that in spite of criticisms and pressure from outside, the law banning same sex marriage in Nigeria is irrevocable. He said that the idea of same sex marriage is counter Nigeria's laws and traditions, and indeed offensive to humanity.
The House of Representatives endorsed 14 years sentence for persons who contracted same-sex marriage in Nigeria at the end of May, which sparked criticism from Western countries.
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Speaking at a dinner with the priests attending the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) in Otukpo, Benue State, yesterday, the senate president David Mark stated that this is the high time for a "moral and spiritual revolution" in Nigeria.

Mark urged the religious leaders to pray for the country to overcome the pressing social and political challenges, and he sustenance of the democratic processes in the country.
"The church should continue to use her weapons of prayer and fasting; divine and human resources to actualise transformation both in our hearts and our society. Nigeria needs moral and spiritual revolution. And this is the time", Mark stated.
Senate president said that everything humanly possible should be done within the ambits of the law to develop Nigerian democracy and yield the needed dividend for the population.
Mark also referred to the recent debates about same sex marriages. He reinstated that in spite of criticisms and pressure from outside, the law banning same sex marriage in Nigeria is irrevocable. He said that the idea of same sex marriage is counter Nigeria's laws and traditions, and indeed offensive to humanity.
The House of Representatives endorsed 14 years sentence for persons who contracted same-sex marriage in Nigeria at the end of May, which sparked criticism from Western countries.
12.09.2013, 13:18  Politics
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Speaking at a dinner with the priests attending the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) in Otukpo, Benue State, yesterday, the senate president David Mark stated that this is the high time for a "moral and spiritual revolution" in Nigeria.

Mark urged the religious leaders to pray for the country to overcome the pressing social and political challenges, and he sustenance of the democratic processes in the country.
"The church should continue to use her weapons of prayer and fasting; divine and human resources to actualise transformation both in our hearts and our society. Nigeria needs moral and spiritual revolution. And this is the time", Mark stated.
Senate president said that everything humanly possible should be done within the ambits of the law to develop Nigerian democracy and yield the needed dividend for the population.
Mark also referred to the recent debates about same sex marriages. He reinstated that in spite of criticisms and pressure from outside, the law banning same sex marriage in Nigeria is irrevocable. He said that the idea of same sex marriage is counter Nigeria's laws and traditions, and indeed offensive to humanity.
The House of Representatives endorsed 14 years sentence for persons who contracted same-sex marriage in Nigeria at the end of May, which sparked criticism from Western countries.
BEING POSITIVELY REALLY CAN EXTEND YOUR LIFE
Heart disease patients with a positive attitude live longer than those with a negative attitude, and this boost in survival may be due to increased exercise, a new study suggests.

In the study, heart disease patients with a positive attitude were 42 percent less likely to die over a five-year period than those with a negative attitude. All patients in the study had coronary artery disease, or a narrowing or hardening of the arteries that supply blood to the heart.
What's more, patients with a positive attitude were about twice as likely to exercise. In fact, a further analysis revealed that those with a positive attitude lived longer because they exercised.
However, the researchers don't know which came first: Does a positive attitude give heart disease patients the motivation they need to exercise, or does exercise put you in a better mood?
There is evidence for both hypotheses, said study researcher Susanne Pedersen, a professor of cardiac psychology at Tilburg University, the Netherlands.
"Irrespectively, the finding cements what we already know - namely, that exercise is good for the heart," Pedersen said.

In the study, heart disease patients with a positive attitude were 42 percent less likely to die over a five-year period than those with a negative attitude. All patients in the study had coronary artery disease, or a narrowing or hardening of the arteries that supply blood to the heart.
What's more, patients with a positive attitude were about twice as likely to exercise. In fact, a further analysis revealed that those with a positive attitude lived longer because they exercised.
However, the researchers don't know which came first: Does a positive attitude give heart disease patients the motivation they need to exercise, or does exercise put you in a better mood?
There is evidence for both hypotheses, said study researcher Susanne Pedersen, a professor of cardiac psychology at Tilburg University, the Netherlands.
"Irrespectively, the finding cements what we already know - namely, that exercise is good for the heart," Pedersen said.
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL JAILED FOR MURDER
According to reports, a former school principal has been sentenced to life in prison for murder.
Anthony Giancola was high on crack when he murdered two people and injured multiple others in Florida will face life behind bars.
In 2007, Giancola bought the drugs from an undercover officer. According to surveillance video footage, Giancola told an officer that if he got caught, he would blame a child.
"I'd find some kid I hate and I'd be like, what's this? Oh!" Giancola can be heard saying in the video.
In June 2012, Giancola stabbed four people at a home where five deaf adults were sleeping, beat a couple who ran a hotel, hit four pedestrians with his car and tried to run over a 13-year-old boy on his bicycle. The spree took place over a two and a half hour period.
Two people were killed in the stabbing.
Anthony Giancola was high on crack when he murdered two people and injured multiple others in Florida will face life behind bars.
In 2007, Giancola bought the drugs from an undercover officer. According to surveillance video footage, Giancola told an officer that if he got caught, he would blame a child.
"I'd find some kid I hate and I'd be like, what's this? Oh!" Giancola can be heard saying in the video.
In June 2012, Giancola stabbed four people at a home where five deaf adults were sleeping, beat a couple who ran a hotel, hit four pedestrians with his car and tried to run over a 13-year-old boy on his bicycle. The spree took place over a two and a half hour period.
Two people were killed in the stabbing.
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