Lecturer loses 4 teeth after Immigration officers brutalised & accused him of being Boko Haram

A lecturer in the Department of Business Management, University of Calabar, Mr. Okon Effiong Ekpenyong, has lost four teeth after he was allegedly brutalised by some officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Cross River State command, for traffic offence.

 According to Punch,his vehicle developed a minor fault on Bassey Oqua Street in Calabar, near the NIS headquarters. He said after fixing it, he was leaving the area when the officials accosted and assaulted him, saying he made a U-turn at an unauthorized point

Tragic!!! Bangladesh ferry with 200 occupants capsizes, 9 bodies recovered

Weeks after a ferry capsized in South Korea killing almost 300 people, another ferry has capsized with 200 passengers on board. A Bangladeshi ferry capsized today May 15th following strong winds as it sailed through the Meghna river at Rasulpur in Munshiganj district near the capital, Dhaka. 

Lord Have mercy!!! father kills his 5-week-old son by slamming his face into a cot

                             

A new father killed his five-week-old son because he felt fatherhood meant 'his life was over', a UK court heard today. Matthew Wickens, 24, lost his temper when he was left alone with baby Riley Gardener at the family home in Paignton, Devon.

He shook his son, before slamming his face into a cot - causing him to suffer severe head injuries.

He then repeatedly lied about what he had done - and even tried to cover up the baby's injuries by putting a hat on him. His lies meant Riley's mother, Gemma Gardener, became a suspect and was forced to give up their other son, Jayden, for 14 months. Continue...

Happy Birthday to C.E.O of Today's Gist Blog

This is a Special Birthday Message to a Special friend and the Man behind Today's gist Blog (Samuel .J. Oghogho). Thank God for bringing such a wonderful person like you to the world and nurturing you to be the kind of person you are. It looks like God did that solely for me to get the most AMAZING friend. May God richly bless you and grant you Long Healthy Life and Prosperity...... wishing a merry happy Birthday.... jolly good fellow........

Car Bursts into Flames on 3rd Mainland Bridge

Wow!on 3rd mainland Bridge in Lagos, this Hyundai Car went up in flames after the engine caught fire.. According to eyewitnesses, other drivers tried to help put out the flames with fire extinguishers but failed as they watched the vehicle burn to ashes......Sad but fortunately,no live was lost... See the end result of the fire below

War over Religion!!! Caleb University Students Riot

There was serious riot at Caleb University, Imota Lagos. Unconfirmed reports say the riot started when a Muslim student who was saying his prayers was disrupted by one of the porters in the male hostel ... plus other irregular enforced school rules and security misunderstandings. The students went on a rampage destroying school property. The school according to its website is a Christian University. See more photos after the cut...

Meet the Prophetess Who Sets 9-yr-old Ablaze For Allegedly Being A Witch

37-Year-Old prophetess Bose Oluwole (pictured below) of the Celestial Church of Christ in Epe, Lagos has been arrested by the police for allegedly setting her 9 year old daughter, Damilola, on fire.

The woman said her child was possessed with witchcraft and was trying to deliver her according to God's instruction to her. She allegedly poured kerosene on the little girl's body and set it ablaze. Damilola is currently at the Epe General Hospital where she is being treated for first degree burns in the emergency ward. PM News reports that residents of her Ijebu-Ode Road, Odomola, Epe home where the incident happened immediately informed the police of her hideous crime.