Man found dead in pool of his blood after knife attack in Kaduna (graphic photos)

A man was brutally murdered by unknown gunmen in Kaduna state.

The incident reportedly took place on Tuesday night in Kaduna state. The man was stabbed to death multiple times by unknown assailants and he was later found laying in a pool of his blood. 

Nothing could be done to save him at that point as he was already dead.

Man descends from telecoms mast 24 hours after he climbed and threatened not to come down until President Buhari resigns

Yesterday, a man climbed a telecommunications mast in Abuja and refused to descend until President Buhari resigns as the president of Nigeria. He has now descended 24 hours after his protest began and spoke to journalists, explaining the reason for his action.

The man, who gave his name as Nura Ilyasu, climbed a mast belonging to Airtel Nigeria, located few metres away from the presidential villa and Lungi Army Barracks, on Wednesday. He came down from the mast at about 11:24am today, 24 hours after the protest began.

Security operatives, who had been communicating with him via his mobile phone, had tried to talk him into coming down from the mast but he declined. He eventually agreed to descend only after security operatives acceded to his request that he must address the press upon his descent. 

Speaking to the press after his descent, Ilyasu said he climbed the mast to protest the economic hardship in the country and added that President Muhammadu Buhari does not deserve another four years in office, according to Sahara Reporters.

He said:

My name is Nura Ilyasu. I am 28 years old. What I did is within the purview of the law. My human right is to protest peacefully and I never threatened my life or any other person

What we are going through in this country is not from God. Some microscopic-view individuals hijacked all that God endowed Nigeria with for decent life, and we can't continue like this. I climbed up for seven days hunger strike to protest the incompetence and cluelessness, to protest presidential impunity and general docility displayed by the masses. We can't continue like this.

Other competent candidates are there; even Saraki, Atiku, Kwankwaso, Tambuwal, Dankwambo and others.  At least one of these [men] will make a good President.

I don't believe General Buhari deserves another four-year term in Nigeria because the pervasive hunger and poverty in Nigeria is inexplicable. I don't have mental disorder as being insinuated by some people."

Ilyasu added that he is mentally stable, as opposed to speculations being made about his mental health. He said he came down because some lawyers spoke to him while he was on the mast.

After the interview with the press, Ilyasu was taken away by security operatives.

Catholic Bishop advised to step down after being accused of repeatedly raping a nun

Spokesman of the archdiocese of Bombay, India, Fr Nigel Barrett, has advised Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar, to step down from his post pending an inquiry into the case of sexual harassment involving a nun.

The Roman Catholic Bishop is accused of repeatedly raping the nun in Kerala over two years.

The 46-year-old nun alleged that she was sexually assaulted 13 times from 2014 and 2016. She has written to the Vatican, urging that action be taken against the offender.

However, the Bishop has refuted the allegations and accused 'anti-church elements' of falsely implicating him.

Archbishop of Bombay, Oswald Cardinal Gracias, who is also the president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India, and an advisor to the Pope, has said he will try to address the matter to Pope Francis. Cardinal Gracias is currently touring the Vatican.

Fr Nigel felt it would be best that Bishop Franco steps down pending an impartial enquiry. If he is determined to be not guilty, he can get back to his position.

Meanwhile the Indian Christian Women's movement (ICWM), a national ecumenical movement of Christian women, has demanded action against the bishop. It expressed solidarity with the public protest, and commended the courageous action of the five nuns who hail from the rape survivor's convent in Kottayam, in the struggle for justice.

Condemning police laxity, ICWM voiced "anger, pain and shame at the silence of the Catholic hierarchy and their refusal to make the accused step down from office while the police investigation is ongoing".

ICWM questioned the "credibility of the hierarchy in promoting a policy to address sexual harassment in the Church.

The Kerala police on Wednesday,  summoned Bishop Mulakkal following a meeting to review the progress made in the case.

The Bishop has been asked to appear before the police on September 19, Inspector General of Police Vijay Sakhare said.

"There are a lot of contradictions in the case. This is an old case based primarily on oral evidence. We have verified a lot of contradictions. It's our duty to protect the victim and witnesses, " Sakhare said.

Edusko holds the first Unified StudyUk Sent-Forth reception in Lagos

The first ever unified pre-departure orientation program and reception for Nigerian scholars admitted into UK universities was recently held in Lagos.

The event which was hosted at the residence of the British Deputy High Commissioner had in attendance British Deputy High commissioner, guests from Oxford Africa Initiative, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Chevening Scholars and recipients of other UK university scholarship awards.

In his remarks, Jide Ayegbusi, founder, Edusko Africa, the organization behind the initiative said the primary objective of the event was to celebrate young Nigerians who have been given scholarships to study in top UK Universities.

“Every year, more than 10,000 Nigerians are admitted into universities in the UK for undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses. This year, we are partnering with the British High Comion in Nigeria and Chevening Nigeria to host the first unified reception for scholars who're recipients of the prestigious scholarships.”

“Edusko Africa, the organization behind the initiative, is poised to promoting UK universities across Africa and helping thousands of young Africans get quality higher education in the UK and beyond. We are also excited about the commitment of the UK to investing in the Nigerian knowledge economy as part of its wider interest to contribute to the Nation’s economic growth.”

Laure Beaufils, the Deputy British High Commissioner, in her statement emphasized Britain’s commitment to education and empowerment of Nigerians, in her speech, she said “We are excited to collaborate with StudyUK team to make this year's edition a success". There are so many Universities in the UK that offer outstanding educational opportunities to Nigerians for study- undergraduate, postgraduate or even diplomas. This is creating a human bridge of talent between the UK and Nigeria, which is very important to both countries.”

Speaking on behalf of participating universities, Tosin Adebisi, Senior International Officer at the University of Sussex said, “I am delighted by this joined-up approach that does not only serve to celebrate these remarkable scholars but also to promote Study in the UK and showcase the range of scholarships offered by universities and the Foreign Commonwealth Office, thereby, countering common misconceptions about the limited scholarships available in the UK”.

This year, more than 10 top UK universities sent 2 scholars each to attend the reception. Among them are: University of Sussex, Birmingham University, University of Warwick, University of Northumbria, Leeds Beckett University, University of Central Lancashire, De Montfort University.

Others universities in participation are University of East Anglia, University of Nottingham, University of Glasgow and UWE, Bristol.

Graphic: Two persons killed by gunmen in Rivers State, another shot in the face

Unknown gunmen shot two people dead last night,  in Rivers State.

The incident happened around 9pm at De Queens Hotel along Ekpena Road in Ahoada East Local Government of the state.

It was gathered that the gunmen on motorcycle invaded the hotel and started shooting sporadically.

Two persons were confirmed death while others who sustained injuries were rushed to hospital for treatment.

See more photos of one of the injured, who was shot in the face.

Nigerian man warms hearts of many after sharing a video of himself perfectly doing his girlfriend's makeup

A Nigerian man, Oreoluwa Peters, has warmed the hearts of many Nigerians after he made attempted to do his girlfriend's makeup and his effort was flawless.

His girlfriend who is a makeup artist, had done quite a number of her client's faces in his presence and so he decided to practice all he has seen on her face. The result is amazing.

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