Nigeria Customs declares two officers wanted in connection with clearance of container with 661 pump action rifles

The Nigeria Customs Service has declared two of its, officers Odiba Haruna Innah and Abdullahi. I, wanted in connection with the clearance of container found to contain 661 pump action rifles. The agency on Monday intercepted a 661 pieces of pump action rifles from China, concealed with steel doors and other goods which came through Lagos.

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Alli said the Federal Operations Unit, while on patrol, intercepted a Mark truck with registration number BUG 265 XG conveying a 40ft container with number PONU/825914/3 along Mile 2 Apapa Road, Lagos.

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the illegal importation. The suspects are Mr Oscan Okafor, an importer, Mahmud Haruna, a clearing agent, and Sadique Mustapha, who accompanied the consignment to its destination.

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6 pupils die in classroom collapse in Ghana (Photos)

Six kindergarten pupils of the Breman Gyambra Methodist KG School in the Askuma Odoben-Brakwa District have been confirmed dead.  The victims were said to have died after their dilapidated classroom block collapsed Tuesday morning, January 31, 2017. Three other pupils who are left in critical condition are reportedly responding to treatment at the Breman Asikuma Our Lady of Grace Government Hospital.

Confirming the incident to Citi FM, the Breman Esikuman District Director of Commission on Human Rights, Samuel Donkor said:

'The building collapsed when a class was in session, killing four of the children on the spot. The others died when they were being transported to the Breman Asikuma Our Lady of Grace Government Hospital.

The police, ambulance and the fire service were at the scene to aid in rescue attempts. The school has however not been closed down for the day.

According to him, he said the headmaster was aware of the dilapidated state of the building and was planning to levy the students for the school repairs.

'He told me that at the last PTA meeting, they had decided to levy the children so that they will use the proceeds to renovate the place.'

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The daughter of Kenyan Olympics champion, Julius Korir has been murdered in Switzerland

The deceased who is yet to be named was confirmed dead on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, when the Bernese Cantonal police were called in by neighbors following a violent dispute at the Rue Jolimont in Reconvilier.
According to a report on Citizen TV, the perpetrator, a Swiss man who was found at the scene and arrested with no signs of resistance.
Police also discovered a knife at the scene but its yet to be revealed if it was the weapon used to commit the crime.
Confirming the demise of the 30-year-old geriatric nurse, Athletics Kenya boss, Lt. Gen (Rtd) Jackson Tuwei said:

'This is sad and we understand Korir himself is also in the hospital and at the moment, it is a matter being dealt with security agents in both countries. We will monitor the situation and see where we can be involved in due course. 

For now, we send our sincere condolences to the bereaved family,' he said.

Julius Korir, who is a former Kenyan athlete won the 3.000 m steeplechase at the 1984 Summer Olympics and in 1982, he surprisingly won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

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Armed Man Holding Doctors, Staff Hostage At Istanbul Hospital

An armed man is holding a number of doctors and other staff hostage at a hospital in Istanbul, it has emerged.

The gunman is believed to be a patient at the psychiatric unit of Istanbul's Cerrahpasa hospital, according to local reports.

Police have now been dispatched to the scene.

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Elton John’s Husband Finally Granted British Citizenship After 27years

After 27 years living in Britain, David Furnish revealed he was granted British citizenship on Tuesday.

Taking to Instagram, the 54-year-old Canadian husband of Elton John shared a sweet snap of himself in the Chelsea Old Town Hall with sons Zachary, six, and Elijah, four, as he said he felt 'very blessed'. 
The trio were pictured from behind as they gazed at a picture of the Queen.

The Toronto native captioned the shot: 'A very emotional morning for me. This morning, I was sworn in as a British citizen.

'As an immigrant, I moved to the UK more than 27 years years ago. I was welcomed with open arms. This spirit of acceptance, tolerance and diversity has allowed me to achieve a life beyond my wildest dreams.  I am a very blessed man, and I am extremely proud to now carry both British and Canadian passports. @eltonjohn #ShareTheLove.'

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Nigerian Woman Who Gave Birth In London Hospital With The Bill Of £500k Says She Will Never Be Able To Pay

One of the largest hospitals in the country is chasing a bill of more than £500,000 from a Nigerian woman who gave birth to quadruplets.

The 43-year-old, named only as Priscilla, went into labour three months early shortly after landing at Heathrow airport in November.

She had intended to give birth to the babies in Chicago, in the US, where she has family – but was turned away by border officials upon arrival.

They claimed that although she had a visa, she did not have required documents from a hospital stating that she had the money to pay for the birth.

Priscilla, a healthcare worker, said she was returning to Nigeria via London when she started having contractions.

She was taken to the Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in west London, part of Imperial College Hospital, where she delivered the four babies.

One sadly died shortly after birth while another, a girl named Deborah, passed away on Saturday. The other two, Elijah and Esther, are still being treated on the hospital’s neonatal intensive care ward.
Staff estimate that the total bill for the highly complex birth and the care of the babies is already more than £500,000.

The cost of treating one baby in neonatal intensive care is £20,000 a week.

Priscilla is currently staying at a hostel run by a charity and is unable to afford the bill.

Her husband is in Nigeria, and cannot come to Britain to help take care of her as he does not have enough money for a visa or the flight.

Priscilla underwent IVF treatment, which has a high risk of multiple births, as she was struggling to conceive naturally due to her age.

She was told by her doctor to fly to the US to have her babies, as Nigerian hospitals do not have the ‘facilities to cater for the children’.

Her case is revealed tonight in the BBC 2 documentary Hospital, which exposes the pressures of health tourism on the trust.

When first warned of the high treatment costs by overseas visitor manager Terry Facey, she says: ‘I didn’t plan to come here.

‘It’s only money. Money can’t buy life. The last bill I had was £331,000 but – even if I worked every day – I would never earn that much money. My kids are priceless.’

Mr Facey, who has worked at the trust for 12 years trying to collect bills for overseas patients, says:

‘Those invoices are going to be huge ... 20 grand a week for each baby [in intensive care].

Mr Facey says other patients frequently ‘disappear into the community’ before he has the chance to hand them an invoice.

These have included a Palestinian man who had an operation to remove kidney stones and then discharged himself early.

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Female banker in court for forgery, theft of customer’s N30m

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday arraigned a 41yrs old banker in Abuja for allegedly forging the signatures of a bank customer with the intention to defraud him of over N30 million.

Remilekun Momoh, an accountant with Unity Bank, Abuja, was arraigned before Justice Bello Kawu of the FCT High Court, Kubwa on a 15-count-charge, bordering on forgery and fraud.

Momoh pleaded not guilty to the charges.

NAN reports that the defendant had earlier been arraigned in November 2016 over alleged fraud of N14 million.

The EFCC alleged that while at her duty post between May 2014 and May 2015, the defendant fraudulently forged the signatures of one Garba Mamu, who was a customer of Unity Bank.

The defendant allegedly transferred, in bits, over N30 million through a forged letter of transfer of funds into several designated accounts in other banks.

Counsel to the defendant, Lawrence Alabi, applied to the court for the defendant to continue on her initial bail terms.

Justice Kawu, while granting the request after the prosecuting counsel did not object, adjourned the matter until March 15, for continuation of hearing.

He also ordered that all the previous witnesses in the matter be recalled on the next adjourned date.

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