The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the son-in-law of the former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, Uche Nwosu. Naija News had earlier reported that Nwosu, was abducted by unknown gunmen on Sunday morning. It was disclosed that Nwosu was abducted at about 11: 55 am in front of St Peter’s Anglican Church in Eziama in Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo state. The command in a statement released on Sunday disclosed that Nwosu was not kidnapped as widely reported but was arrested by the police.

The governor of the Maradi region, Chaibou Aboubacar, on Sunday disclosed that an airstrike of the Nigerian Army targeting bandits killed seven children and injured five others mistakenly in Niger Republic. Aboubachar while speaking on the development said, “There was a mistake with the Nigerian strikes on the border that resulted in victims on our territory in the village of Nachade.” “The victims are 12 children, seven of them dead and five wounded.

TIME April 29, 1929 12:00 AM GMT-4 The wind-vane on the Delaware & Hudson Building in Albany, N. Y., is a miniature of Hendrick Hudson’s good ship Half-Moon. Early one morning last week this vane stood very still. It was a fine calm morning, but the Hudson River at Albany was not calm. By the pier of the Albany Yacht Club, the river’s grey-green surface had been transformed into dirty, bubbly whipped cream.

Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed scores of ISWAP/Boko Haram terrorists hiding in some areas of the Sambisa forest in Borno State. This was made known on Friday in a statement released via the official Twitter handle of the Nigerian Army which was obtained by our correspondent. According to the statement, the troops who carried out the operation are part of those deployed under Operation Desert Sanity. During the clearance operation, the soldiers destroyed ISWAP/BokoHaram enclaves around Ukuba and Camp Zairo in Sambisa forest.

Story by Charlotte Alter Videos by Diane Tsai Cook County / Ill. *Some names have been changed to protect the safety of the individuals involved. It’s rare to see a grown man cry. But in a cigarette-scented hotel room near a Chicago airport, more than a dozen men come and go with wet cheeks and quivering lips. No one had died, no national tragedy had occurred— they had just been caught trying to buy sex.

For those who’d like to delve more deeply into Richard Burton’s world, a number of landmarks associated with the actor can be easily visited. In Burton’s home of Pontrhydyfen, fans can see the humble abode where he was born. The house stands in the shadow of the village’s 200-year-old aqueduct (now a foot bridge), on which the actor was snapped walking with his father during a trip home – a photograph often recreated by fans.

A dozen warriors in green tunics and crimson cloaks march down a long central staircase, brandishing golden swords and shields. As the foreboding chorus of Karl Orff’s Carmina Burana fills the open-air amphitheater, a haggard witch appears on an overhanging television screen to issue a blood-chilling curse. Then the frenzied slashing begins. The audience nibbles sunflower seeds and fiddles with smartphones. An old woman knits. Their mythical enemy defeated, the warriors take their bows and troop off stage, to be replaced by a lone singer less than 3 ft.

Ahead of the annual outcry over rail fare increases, YouGov shows that freezing fares would benefit more households with higher incomes than lower incomesWith rail fares set to go up on 2nd January, the media will soon be awash with their annual tales of rail commuter outrage and renewed calls for fares to be frozen or cut. Many Britons would be forgiven for wondering what the fuss is all about. New YouGov Profiles data from more than 25,000 people shows that four in ten Brits (39%) didn’t take a single train journey* in the last 12 months.

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has distanced himself from statements on social media who he claims emanated from mischief makers. In a statement on Thursday, the governor said such mischief makers are hiding using the ongoing ‘conversation’ between leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stir crisis. According to Obaseki, he is open to the harmonious resolution to the issues rocking the party. He said: “There has been a flurry of statements and comments on social media by mischief makers who are hiding under the pretext of the ongoing conversation between leaders within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stir crisis and cause disaffection.

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