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A 27-year-old student of the Ambrose Alli University, Edo State was hacked to death at Obalende roundabout in Lagos.  The student identified as Emmanuel Onaghise, was reportedly ambushed by suspected cultists around 10.25p.m on Monday, 26th March 2018. Emmanuel's sister has taken to her Facebook page to mourn the untimely death of her brother. "Why why whyyyyyyyyy. Why Emmanuel onaghise, my brother, my blood you never told me u were going to live me today. U left me in sorrow, in sadness, darkness, u Left Mumsy in pains.  You left us in pains. 26-03-2018 u left me u left us Emmanuel onaghise can I ever forget about you I don't think so. Pip my lovely brother u will always live in my heart" she wrote.

There was pandemonium earlier today after a man collapsed and died while driving in Gombe state. The driver was transporting bags of sachet water near the office of the former governor of the state - before he died on the wheel this morning. The incident was said to have pulled a crowd which gathered to see the deceased. His corpse and vehicle were later evacuated by the police.

A 34-year-old man, Maaruf Sarki, has been arrested by the police in Niger State for killing his landlord, Tasiu Shittu in Kontagora area of the state. Maaruf was also alleged to have buried his landlord in a shallow grave. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state police command, ASP Mohammed Abubakar, stated this yesterday in Minna, pointing out that Sarki also stole N1.7 million from the deceased including an unregistered Honda car. He added that the suspect fled to Sokoto after committing the crime but was arrested by detectives from his hideout. The police spokesman, who paraded Sarki along with 11 other suspects, which include kidnappers and robbers, said Sarki killed and buried one Alhaji Tasiu Shittu in shallow grave inside a rented apartment in Kontagora. He explained that the apartment was rented out to the suspect by the deceased, adding that the suspect has led detectives to the shallow grave and that the body has been exhumed for autopsy. Sarki sa...

A youth corp member has been arrested for allegedly defiling an eleven (11) year old JSS 2 student in Warri area of Delta state. According to Israel Joe, simple instruction to carry out home lessons have ended the little girl with pregnancy. The Nana College Warri student now goes through the pain of abuse and molestation. The suspect has been arrested and is currently in custody at Division B police station in Warri. It was also gathered that a notification has been sent to National Youth Service Corps NYSC national secretariat as the suspect is to be charged to court.

When it was predicted some years back that cars will run on water, many people thought the speaker is crazy. 3D printing has just allowed a car company (XEV) and a printing company (polymaker) to manufacture an electric car, LSEV, for $7,500 USD that is 2.7million naira. By 3D printing the city-ready vehicle, XEV and polymaker have knocked the number of individual plastic components down from the typically-used 2,000 to, oh, 57 parts — excluding mirrors, lights, chassis and such. ‘XEV is the first real mass production project using 3D printing. by saying really, I mean there are also lots of other companies using 3D printing for production. but nothing can really compare with XEV in terms of the size, the scale, and the intensity,’ said, Dr. Luo Xiaofan, co-founder, and CEO of polymaker. The transportation industry is certainly in a state of disruption. amidst this disruption — LSEV is an affordable solution for city drivers. its top speed is 43 miles per hour. It covers a range...