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Two unknown gunmen attacked the residence of a Catholic priest, Italo Spagnolo, in Ogun State, carting away valuables.

The incident happened on Sunday morning in the Federal Housing Estate, Ikoto, in the Ijebu Ode area of the state.

Narrating his ordeal in the hands of the robbers, Spagnolo told newsmen on Monday that he had gone for morning Mass and returned to his residence to meet the robbers ransacking the rooms.

“One of the robbers pointed a gun at me. The robbers took everything in my house,” the 76-year-old priest said.

Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the robbers have been arrested.

According to him, the suspected robbers, Akeem Dauda and Mojeed Yusuf, tied their victim’s hands and legs with chains and gagged him, while the robbery lasted.

“The cleric’s Toyota Camry with number plate, EKY 483 DE, three laptops, a plasma television set, two mobile phones, two passports, N40, 000 and E255 were stolen.

“Our men at Obada Oko got information that some people wanted to sell a car suspected to have been stolen.

“Policemen went there and the two robbers were arrested and the car was later recovered.

“The robbers confessed to the crime and we are currently investigating the case,” the PPRO told newsmen.

One of the judges recently arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, of the Federal High court Abuja, has withdrawn from the trial of former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki(rtd).


The judge announced his withdrawal from the former NSA’s trial on Tuesday before the court.

Ademola cited allegations of corruption levelled against him by the DSS, as the reason for withdrawal.

President Muhammadu Buhari will tinker with his cabinet in the coming weeks, following the blistering criticisms he received concerning the composition of his team from his wife, Aisha Buhari. Aso Villa sources who spoke to Pulse over the weekend disclosed that the President was stung by the interview granted the BBC by his wife, even though he’s maintained a stoic, unruffled demeanor in public. In an interview granted the BBC, Ms. Buhari had hinted that a cabal has since seized the Buhari Presidency even though the mafia has zero knowledge of the values underpinning the APC–the platform from where her husband emerged President. “The president does not know 45 out of 50, for example, of the people he appointed and I don’t know them either, despite being his wife of 27 years,” lamented Ms. Buhari. She also threatened to boycott her husband’s campaign should he decide to run again in 2019. “I have decided as his wife, that if things continue like this up to 2019, I will not go out and campaign again and ask any woman to vote like I did before. I will never do it again,” said Ms. Buhari. Buhari was dismissive of his wife’s comments while stood next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany. “I don’t know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my kitchen and my living room and the other room,” Buhari said in a press conference. The President doubled down on his comments some 24 hours later. “I’m sure you have a house, you know where your kitchen, living room and other rooms are and I’m sure your wife looks after these rooms even if she is working. She is to look after me,” he told his interviewer, with characteristic smugness. Villa sources have however told Pulse that even though the President has been mulling the rejigging of his cabinet, his wife’s comments have made that course of action even more of an imperative. “He was hurt by his wife’s comments”, said one Villa source who craved anonymity for this story. “I can tell you that a cabinet reshuffle is imminent. Some of the Ministers have no place in this administration and the President has known that for a while”. One highly placed APC official who works in the Presidency said the party is glad that Ms. Buhari’s comments will have the desired effect. “Even though she shouldn’t have spoken and most of what she said has been taken out of context by the public, I’m glad she did finally speak and we are hearing that some persons in the kitchen cabinet will be asked to take their exits. The mafia will also have its back broken. He’s long known what to do, but now that his wife has reiterated the concerns publicly, Buhari has been left with little choice”. Last month, Buhari denied a cabal had taken over his government. In June, Senate President Bukola Saraki had alleged that there was a “government within the government” of President Muhammadu Buhari. In his riposte through a statement, Buhari had shot back: “This claim by Senator Saraki would have been more worth the while, if it had been backed with more information. If he had proceeded to identify those who constitute the ‘government within the government,’ it would have taken the issue beyond the realm of fiction and mere conjecture. “But as it stands, the allegation is not even worth the paper on which it was written, as anybody can wake from a troubled sleep, and say anything. “To claim that I am anybody’s stooge is not only ridiculous, but also preposterous”, Buhari had said. The President’s spokespersons, Garba Shehu and Femi Adesina, were yet to respond to comments about an imminent shake-up in the federal cabinet at the time of filing this -PULSE.NG

Armstrong, 23, who is a chief of staff to Tory MP Craig Mackinlay  has been arrested on suspicion of rape following an alleged incident inside Britain's Houses of Parliament, London police said on Tuesday.

Police visited the MP’s office the following morning, sealed it off as a crime scene, and arrested the suspect.
Kent MP Craig Mackinlay said police visited his office after he was told of an allegation against a staff member on Friday.


The attack reportedly took place in the early hours of last Friday and the suspect, who police have not named, was detained later that day. Police said he was not a lawmaker.

Police said the man had been released on bail until January pending further inquiries.

A spokesman for the House of Commons, one of Britain's most recognisable buildings on the banks of the River Thames in Westminster, said they were aware of the incident and parliament was working closely with police.

Boko Haram has claimed it killed 20 soldiers in Borno state and wounded dozens of others in a fierce clash on Sunday, October 16.

The group released a statement released on Monday, October 17, using the name Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). ISWAP is a faction of Boko Haram led by Abu Musab al-Barnawi as its leader in August.

The group claimed it “stormed a joint position of the armies of Nigeria and Niger” in the town of Ghashghar in northeast Borno state.

A community leader in the Ghashghar area said the Boko Haram militants took the soldiers by surprise when they fired rocket-propelled grenades.

“I was called by two of my contacts, informing of an attack late yesterday on the joint military personnel from Nigeria and Niger stationed in Asaka village, around 15 kilometres (nine miles) from Ghashghar,” the community leader who pleaded anonymity said.


The leader said he was told that the insurgents who came in eight vehicles launched an attack with heavy guns and rocket-propelled grenades on the soldiers.

He said the insurgents stole six military vehicles and weapons.

“The soldiers suffered huge casualties because they were taken off-guard. They never anticipated such an attack,” he added.

A mob has attacked Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria's restive middle-belt with an eyewitness saying Monday that fourteen people were "hacked and burnt" to death over the weekend.


The long-running battle between the nomadic Fulani herdsmen and farmers for land represents a major Nigerian battleground that is often overlooked but no less violent than the northeastern Boko Haram insurgency or the Niger delta uprising in the south.

"I was returning from Plateau state with eight passengers, all of them Fulani herders," commercial bus driver Adamu Aliyu told AFP.

Aliyu said his bus broke down in Kaduna state, so he left it to go search for a mechanic.


"While I was away a mob surrounded the vehicle and forcibly brought out the eight passengers. They hacked them to death, dumped them in the vehicle and set it ablaze," Aliyu said.

"Another vehicle was also attacked when it stopped to refuel and all the six people were burnt to death along with the car."

Aliyu said a riot broke out in the streets, with soldiers and police finally intervening to contain the carnage.

"When the situation calmed I returned to my vehicle and found its burnt carcass with charred remains of the passengers," Aliyu said.

Jema'a local government chairman Bege Katuka said the area had been thrown into chaos with "indiscriminate" shooting the night before.

"On Saturday suspected Fulani herdsmen invaded Godogodo and opened indiscriminate fire on residents," Katuka said.

"The following day youth in the area mobilised and blocked the highway, vandalising vehicles and attacking motorists," Katuka said.

Kaduna state police spokesman Aliyu Usman acknowledged the Godogodo attack and the riot, but said only two people had died in the unrest.

Clashes over grazing rights are common between Muslim Fulani herders and largely Christian farmers in Nigeria, particularly in the religiously mixed central states.

Motivational speakers have changed the lives of many people through their motivational speeches, guiding people to success through their great ideas and words of wisdom.
Information changes situation, says Eric Thomas, Therefore we've rounded up (not just 10 but,) the top 10 motivational quotes by great motivational speakers to help you set goals that'll make you jump out of bed in the morning and buckle up to start chasing your dreams.

Below are the 10 inspiring motivational quotes as said(or written) by the top 10 great motivational speakers the world has ever known...

1. “There was a young man who, you know, 

He wanted to make a lot of money 

And so he went to this Guru, right.

And he told the Guru, 

“You know I wanna be on the same level you’re on.”

And so The Guru said, 

“If you wanna be on the same level I’m on,  I’ll meet tomorrow, At the beach, at 4 AM.”

He’s like, 

“The beach? I said I wanna make money. I don’t wanna swim.”

Guru said, 

“If you wanna make money, I’ll meet you tomorrow. 4 AM.”

So the young man got there 4 AM. 

He all ready to rock n’ roll. 

Got on a suit. 

Should have worn shorts.

The old man grabs his hand and said, 

“How bad do you wanna be successful?”

He said, “Real bad”. 

[The Guru] He said, “Walk on out in the water.” 

So he walks out into the water.

Watch this. 

When he walks out into the water it goes waist deep.

So he’s like, 

“This guy crazy. I wanna make money and he got me out here swimming. I didn’t ask to be a lifeguard. I wanna make money.”

So he [The Guru] said, “Come out a little further.” 

[He] walked out a little further.

Then he had it right around this area, 

The shoulder area.

“So this old man crazy. He making money, But he crazy.”

So he [The Guru] said, 

“Come on out a little further.”

He came out a little further, 

It was right at his mouth, 

My man like, 

“I’m not about to go back in.  This guy out of his mind.”

So the old man said, 

“I thought you said you wanted to be successful?”

He said, “I do.” 

He [The Guru] said, “Walk a little further.”

He came, 

Dropped his head in, 

Held him down, 

Hold him down, 

My man getting scratchy, 

Holding him down, 

He [The Guru] had him held down, just before my man was about to pass out, 

He [The Guru] raised him up.

He [The Guru] said, “I got a question for you.” 

He [The Guru] said, “When you were underwater, what did you want to do?”

He said, “I wanted to breathe.”

He [The Guru] told the guy; He [The Guru] said, 

“When you want to succeed, As bad as you want to breathe,  Then you’ll be successful.” ― Eric Thomas, The Secret to Success

2.  “Create a vision  and never let the environment, other people's beliefs or the limit of what has been done in the past shape your dicision” ― Tony Robbins

3. Make each day count by setting specific goals to succeed, then putting forth every effort to exceed your own expectations. ―Les Brown

4.  “Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenge, wish for more wisdom.” ― Jim Rohn

5. Often people ask how I manage to be happy despite having no arms and no legs. The quick answer is that I have a choice. I can be angry about not having limbs, or I can be thankful that I have a purpose. I chose gratitude. ―Nick Vujicic

6. The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that. ― Arnold Schwarzenegger

7. “Don't count the things you do, do the things that count.” ―Zig Ziglar

8. “The more you see yourself as what you’d like to become, and act as if what you want is already there, the more you’ll activate those dormant forces that will collaborate to transform your dream into your reality.” ― Wayne Dyer

9. “Dream Big. Start small. Act now!.” – Robin Sharma

10.  “Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new” ― Brian Tracy

Above were few of the quotes by top motivational speakers, we hope you must have enjoyed reading them. If you have more quotes by any of the top motivational speakers that has changed your life, do feel free to share them with us in the comments section.

Meet Ifeoma Anadu a.k.a Miss Curvy, the lady with the largest big booty in Nigeria.

She was born in Lagos, Nigeria, second child of six to the prestigious Anadu family of Nnewi in Anambra state of Nigeria. Ify grew up as an average Nigerian kid with very high moral values and a passion for entertainment.
After Winning the Miss Curvy 2014, Ify has been embarked on shedding some of her killer weight, I am sure her mission is to make her booty as sexy and curvy as possible.
This Lady is really endowed and she claims to have the biggest booty ever…. Is she saying the fact?
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