Robbers in Lagos have devised innovative ways to use tricycles, popularly known as ‘Keke Napep’, to rob commuters of their phones and other valuables.

Some victims narrated their experiences in the hands of these tricky robbers in keke.

A journalist, whose iPhone 15 Pro Max worth over a million Naira was stolen, described how he fell prey to a robbery gang that posed as tricycle rider and passengers close to the Area C Police Division.

According to the journalist, he boarded the tricycle at Stadium Bus Stop, heading towards Ojuelegba underbridge, unaware that his phone had been taken after the rider distracted him.

He explained the incident: “I entered the tricycle as soon as a woman got out. There were two men already inside, along with the driver, bringing the total to three passengers.

“We set off from Stadium Hotel Bus Stop, and just moments later the driver stopped and asked us to help him lift the tricycle to check the tire.

“I agreed, while the other two commuters grumbled and seemed ready to leave. After a few minutes, the driver asked us to get back in.

“When I returned to my seat, he immediately asked for the fare, which I paid.

The distraction

“As we continued, the driver started fiddling with the door window with one hand while controlling the tricycle with the other.

“I told him to focus on driving, but he kept insisting I help him. During this distraction, my phone dropped beside me.

“Instead of driving to Ojuelegba under the bridge, he took a different route, stopped and told me to get down.

“As I got out, I reached for my phone on the seat where I had been sitting, but before I could grab it, the driver zoomed off.

“I tried chasing after them, but the driver sped up, and the other two commuters appeared to be in on the scheme. That’s when it dawned on me that they were working together.

“I reported the incident to the Area C Police Division, where the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) accompanied me to the section responsible for tracking stolen gadgets.

“The DPO assured me of efforts to recover the stolen phone.”

… another victim

Another victim shared a similar experiences.

He revealed that some tricyclists, when they realise a passenger is aware of their tactics, will quickly drop the passenger and return their fare.

He said: “I almost fell victim as well. They’ll distract you at any cost.

“And if they see you’re onto them, they might try to pretend they have a flat tire, hoping you’ll get out.

“That’s why whenever I’m in any commercial vehicle in Lagos and it breaks down, I immediately walk away.”

A heartwarming moment has captured the internet’s attention, as a video of Cameroonian football legend and President of the Cameroonian Football Federation, Samuel Eto’o, recognising a former teammate working as a security guard goes viral.

The encounter reportedly took place after an Ecobank Group seminar in Douala, Cameroon, according to a report shared on X by a news platform, ED HUB.

In the video, Eto’o, surrounded by fans and attendees, was leaving the venue when someone offscreen called out his name.

At first, he glanced back briefly before walking on, but then he stopped, turned again, and realised it was an old friend.

The man, dressed in a security uniform, walked into the frame, and Eto’o’s face lit up in recognition.

The former Barcelona star warmly shook hands with his old teammate, embraced him briefly, and exchanged pleasantries in Bassa’a, a Cameroonian dialect.

Eto’o was visibly moved, repeatedly patting his friend’s arm as they reminisced.

Turning to the crowd gathered around them, Eto’o introduced the man, saying, “He was my colleague. I played with him.”

The touching moment has drawn widespread admiration on social media, with many users praising Eto’o for his humility.

This heartfelt moment has however earned him praise among netizens.

Hendrïxx, tweeting as @Mr_humble87, wrote, “When life favors you, don’t ever think others are lazy. Bravo to Eto’o on acknowledging his old teammate.”

Another user,  @MrsLucyEssel, wrote, “Much respect to Etoo. Even if he doesn’t meet him again this man would forever remember this day.”

Dark Cookies, tweeting as @ayo30bg, speculated on how Eto’o recognised him, saying, “I think he called him a name his old friends or close family calls him and caught his attention very fast.”

Some users even translated parts of their conversation spoken in Bassa’a.

Keke, tweeting as @corenti67008438, explained, “He Said: we need to meetup, we can’t speak right now because I have meetings in 10 minutes but tell Christian (assistant of Eto’o and friends of both) to do everything we meetup we gonna speak my friend. I’m happy to see you.”

Many netizens reflected on the unexpected twists and turns of life.

Twiddle™, tweeting as @Boison__, wrote, “Life be someway o. May all the boys we roll with succeed and may we all meet at the top!”

Another user, @Phemmydeji, added, “Life is deep. Sometimes you really can’t understand the mystery.”

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Walking his talk to recognise only two sexes, United States President Donald Trump has ordered federal prisons to transfer inmates who are transgender women to men’s facilities and stop medical treatments related to gender transition. 

The move was part of a wide-ranging executive order issued by Mr Trump on his first day in office meant to limit government recognition of an individual’s gender to their sex at birth. 

The directive on prisoners also applies to immigration detainees and is among the more concrete parts of the order. 

Trump set some restrictions on housing and health care for transgender prisoners in his previous term, but the new order was more far-reaching. 

The Women’s Liberation Front, which defines women based on sex at birth and advocates single-sex prisons, called the directive “a major victory.” 

The group is challenging a California law that allows prisoners to request housing that aligns with their gender identity. It argues that the law violates the constitutional rights of female inmates who are not transgender, including the Eighth Amendment right to protection from cruel and unusual punishment. 

Trump’s order echoed those arguments, saying that “efforts to eradicate the biological reality of sex fundamentally attack women by depriving them of their dignity, safety and well-being.” 

Meanwhile, advocates on behalf of transgender people and inmates criticized the order, saying it would put them in danger. 

“There will be rapes and physical assaults because of this policy,” said Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, which has represented transgender prisoners. 

“It’s also terrible for prison officials, who right now have the authority to use discretion about what makes the most sense for the safety and security of the facility.” 

Legal experts said it would also be vulnerable to challenges in the courts. 

Federal courts have said that prison systems are required to protect vulnerable prisoners. Some have also held that they are required to offer medical care such as hormone therapies to prisoners diagnosed with gender dysphoria, the distress associated with a mismatch between one’s body and gender identity.

Sunday Obiozor Nwaka, the man who poured fuel on his wife and incinerated her over suspicion of infidelity in Anambra State has reportedly apologized to his five sons for the horrific act.

Nwaka a welder accused his wife Blessing Chioma Nwaka of infidelity which led to a heated disagreement during which he doused her with petrol and set her alight. 

The incident happened on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. 

Chioma who was said to be the breadwinner of her family, was seen in a viral gory clip on social media, scampering for safety while carrying a third-degree burn around her torso and other body areas. 

She died on Wednesday morning in a nearby hospital where she was rushed to for treatment.

The suspect told the State Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Mrs Ify Obinabo that it was never his intention to kill his wife but did it out of anger because he had no prior knowledge of his wife’s whereabouts the previous day.

Weeping, Nwaka who is currently in police custody, pleaded with his children to forgive him.

Media aide to the commissioner, Chidinma Ikeanyionwu, in a statement on Thursday, January 23, stated that contrary to the deceased’s family and church members’ testimonies that the victim never complained of domestic violence, the suspect has a history of extreme violence.

“One of her friends, who wants to remain anonymous, revealed that the deceased confided in her that the man has a history of extreme violence and that this is not the first time he made an attempt on her life,” the statement read. 

Meanwhile, the Anambra State Government has assured that justice must take its full course on the matter.

Speaking through Mrs Obinabo, the state government condemned the act and assured that the administration of Prof Chukwuma Soludo would ensure that the suspect faces the full wrath of the law.

The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State has upheld the death sentence of a hotelier, Ramon Adedoyin concerning the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a former Master’s student at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife.

The appellate court in its verdict on Thursday, affirmed the decision of the Osun State High Court which earlier convicted Adedoyin and sentenced him to death.

Adegoke lodged at Adedoyin’s Hilton Hotels and Resorts in Ile-Ife, Osun State upon his arrival from Abuja on November 5, 2021, to enable him to arrive early for his examination at the OAU Distance Learning Centre, Moro, in the state, on November 6 and 7, 2021.

He later went missing and following an investigation by the police, his remains were found buried in a shallow grave.

“The judgment of the High Court of Osun State stands. Adedoyin’s appeal is dismissed in part. The Court of Appeal held that Adedoyin was properly convicted and sentenced to death,” the appellate court’s judgement read.

It further noted that the “Order of forfeiture of Hilton Hotel quashed and set aside. Order of education scholarship to children of Timothy Adegoke by Adedoyin and others quashed and set aside.”

Adegoke was found dead in November 2021 at Adedoyin’s Hilton Honours Hotel, Ile-Ife, where he (the deceased) had lodged.

On January 29, 2022, the late 37-year-old Master of Business Administration student was buried beside the house he built for his parents in the New Eruwa part of Eruwa town, the Ibarapa East Local Government Area of Oyo State.

He was mourned by family members, friends and beneficiaries.

His widow, Bolatito, wept uncontrollably and refused to leave the graveside despite pleas that she should step aside.

In March same year, Afeez Olaniyan, the Investigative Police Officer who undertook the first probe into Adegoke’s death, narrated how some defendants arraigned in connection with the deceased’s death, evacuated and dumped his (Adegoke’s) corpse in the bush.

Being led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, M. Omosun, during the continuation of the trial, Olaniyan said from the statement extracted from two of the staffers of the Hilton Hotels–Adeniyi Aderogba and Oyetunde Kazeem, after the death of the late Adegoke, his corpse was wrapped with a duvet, and taken out in a Hilux van driven by the son of the hotel owner, Roheem Adedoyin, to where it was dumped.

A consultant pathologist at the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Dr Waheed Oluogun, said Adegoke’s death was caused by severe haemorrhage secondary to severe traumatic injury.

In 36 days, the Early bird registration for the 65th NBA AGC which began on January 1, 2025, will end.

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Mrs Chioma Nwaka the housewife who was doused with fuel and set alight by her husband, Sunday Obiozor Nwaka, over alleged infidelity, has died.

The incident which was brought to the fore by a trending video of the woman covered with severe burns, lamenting and crying in agony happened late on Tuesday at Eziezekwe village in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.

However, Chioma Nwaka died on Wednesday morning at a nearby hospital where she was rushed to, as a result of the excessive burns she sustained during the incident. Her husband, who was said to have reported himself to the Abagana Divisional Police Station was detained at the facility. He said the act is the work of the devil.

The victim was seen in a viral video footage circulating on social media since Tuesday, scampering for safety while carrying a third-degree burn around her torso and other body areas.

Sources in the area said the suspect accused his wife of infidelity which led to both of them engaging in an intense disagreement and, he reached out for petrol, poured on the victim and set her ablaze.

One of the sources, who craved anonymity, told our correspondent on Wednesday, “The man’s wife had returned home on Tuesday evening after the day’s outing with her supposedly ‘secret lover’ when the angry husband confronted her.

“An altercation ensued during the confrontation and the man reached out for petrol and poured on her and set her on fire.

“The victim had six children and lived with her husband at Eziezekwe village. She was rushed to the hospital but she succumbed to death this (Wednesday) morning.

“The husband who ignited her with fire reported himself to the police station stating that the wife was prostituting with men in the same village and they were using it to abuse him that they were sleeping with her.”

Another source, a family member who also craved anonymity, disclosed that it was passers-by and neighbours who managed to put out the fire from the victim’s body, though it had dealt significant burns on the victim.

“She was then rushed to a medical facility in Enugwu-Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area, where she was pronounced dead at around 3 am today (Wednesday).”

The Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, when contacted on Wednesday, confirmed the development, adding that the suspect was in police custody.

Ikenga said, “The suspect is in police custody. But the unfortunate thing is that the victim died this morning (Wednesday). And the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, has directed that the case be transferred to the Homicide Unit for a comprehensive look.”

Dr Nonye Soludo, wife of the Anambra State Governor, has pledged to ensure the incinerating husband faces prosecution.

Just last year, Chioma Nwaka, a mother of five boys who died in pain following her severe third-degree burns, relocated with her family to the village from Jos, Plateau state.

Reacting to the incident via her Facebook wall, Ify Aronu-Okafor wrote:

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝙐𝗥𝗡𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗗*𝗔𝗧𝗛…

ANGER!

The man who burned his wife to death yesterday in Abagana, Anambra, kept saying that he did it because he couldn’t control his temper.

Well, it was reported that the woman died of severe burns at about 3 a.m. earlier today.

The man is now crying but can that bring her back now?

Just like Osinachi Nwachukwu’s case, another woman is gone leaving 5 children motherless, abandoned to a murderous father.

Yet another case of extreme Gender Based Violence – Femicide the gender-motivated killing of women… In September 2024 alone, nine femicide cases were reported across various states, including Ogun, Adamawa, Ondo, Edo, Delta, Kogi, and Anambra…

But here’s what’s more worrisome – there’s a woman living with a man who always shouts on her, hits her even, threatening to burn down the house, wishing her dead, calling her unprintable names… A man who’s out of control!

The woman keeps crying and praying for him to change.

But what if the anger boils over and he finally carries out his threats sooner?

Why not take cover first, and pray from afar?

And someone asks, ‘where will she get money to move and co?’

So it’s better to stay and die than to move and do her best to pick up her life?

An Igbo adage goes, “ehi na enweghị ọdụ, chi ya n’achuru ya iji”.

Loosely translated, the God of the helpless shows up for them in times of dire need.

I know that some women in this situation will read my analogy and still choose to stay back no matter what happens…

Activating a counselling unit, help desk and support initiative for women who entertain threats or violence from their partners or spouses has become expedient.

#LeaveToLive

#ENDGBV

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The just re-elected US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned two police officers who had been convicted in the 2020 murder of 20-year-old Black man Karon Hylton-Brown.

The White House made the disclosure in Washington on Wednesday.

In September 2024, Terence Sutton Jr. was sentenced to 66 months in prison, while Andrew Zabavsky was given a 48-month sentence for their involvement in an unauthorized police pursuit that led to a fatal collision on October 23, 2020, in Northwest Washington, D.C. The Justice Department stated that the officers remained free while they appealed their convictions.

The Metropolitan Police Department revealed that Sutton, in his early 40s, and Zabavsky, in his mid-50s, were on “indefinite suspension without pay, pending our administration process.” Sutton was found guilty in late 2022 by a unanimous federal jury after a nine-week trial, charged with second-degree murder, conspiracy to obstruct, and obstruction of justice. 

Zabavsky was found guilty of conspiracy to obstruct and obstruction of justice.

The jury determined that Sutton’s reckless driving during the police pursuit had caused Hylton-Brown’s death, showing “conscious disregard” for the risk of harm. Additionally, Sutton and Zabavsky were found to have conspired to hide the details of the crash from officials.

The DC Police Union had petitioned for a pardon for both officers. Sutton’s attorney, Kellen Dwyer, expressed confidence that the conviction would have been overturned by the D.C. Circuit, but celebrated Trump’s decision to end the case. Zabavsky’s attorney, Christopher Zampogna, also thanked the president.

Hylton-Brown’s mother, Karen Hylton, shared her shock and sorrow upon hearing of the potential pardons.

The case occurred months after the killing of George Floyd, which sparked global protests against police brutality and racial injustice. Trump’s pardon of Sutton and Zabavsky follows a controversial move earlier this week, where he pardoned approximately 1,500 individuals who participated in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, some of whom had assaulted police officers.

The Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police union in the US and a Trump supporter in the 2024 election, along with the International Association of Chiefs of Police, issued a joint statement expressing their “deeply discouraged” reaction to the pardons.