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Police are hunting at least four suspects after a young London woman was shot and strangled while visiting Pakistan.   Mayra Zulfiqar, 26, was recently threatened with "dire consequences" by two men after she refused their marriage proposals, according to legal documents filed by her family.   She had told relatives she feared for her life after she refused to marry either of the men and had called on an uncle to intercede.   However, the law graduate from Middlesex University, who had moved from the UK around two months ago, was found dead at her apartment in the eastern city of Lahore.     She was found with a bullet wound to her shoulder, but police said she was also thought to have been strangled. A post mortem is underway. Miss Zulfiqar had been threatened by two friends after they tried to force her into marriage, according to a police complaint filed by her uncle, Mohammad Nazeer. Mr Nazeer said he had intended to talk to the two m...

A Benue State University graduate, Okiemute Deborah, was arrested by the Makurdi Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, shortly after she flaunted her lavish lifestyle on Facebook.      Deborah and three other suspected members of a syndicate of internet fraudsters were arrested in the state capital last Saturday, May 1, 2021, following an intelligence report. The suspect, who goes by the name 'Sassie Dira' on Facebook, had on Saturday at about 5:56 PM, welcomed the new month with lovely photos of herself posing in front of a white car. "First day of the month looking absolutely stunning as usual, fake life at its peak but don’t borrow clothing to show off. fully focused for the kingdom and the king’s spec. only those with Royal blood should DM" she captioned the post.      A statement issued by the spokesperson of the Commission, Wilson Uwujaren, on Tuesday, May 4, in Makurdi, said that "Okiemute De...

Qatari Finance Minister, Ali Sherif al-Emadi has been arrested for questioning over allegations of embezzlement, abuse of power, and crimes related to the public sector.   A statement carried by state news agency QNA announced his arrest on Thursday, May 6.  "After reviewing documents, and their attached reports, The Attorney General ordered the arrest of the Minister of Finance Ali Sharif Al-Emadi to investigate what was mentioned in the reports of crimes related to practicing public office, which were damage to public funds, abuse of public office, and abusive of power. The Attorney General ordered extensive investigations regarding the crimes raised in the documents,” read the official statement. An investigation is underway, the statement added. "The findings and investigation are related to his government position as finance minister and not to his board member roles at other entities," a source with knowledge of the investigation said, declining to give...

  There was pandemonium today, May 6,  when suspected hoodlums attacked facilities in Mile 12, Kosofe Local Government Area, Lagos State. Reacting, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said 48 suspects have been arrested in relation to the chaos and 24 hours surveillance has been adopted in the area.     The police statement reads: "In furtherance of the command's commitment to maintain law and order in Gengere Community, Mile 12, Lagos State, the Command has again arrested forty eight (48) suspects in connection with the crisis that broke out between some hoodlums at about 1am today, Thursday 6th May, 2021.   "In the course of investigation, It has been discovered that one Aliyu Shuaibu, m, stabbed one Sadiq Oloyo, m, both of Gengere Community, and lost his life before any medical attention could be given to him. As a result of the incident, some hoodlums, on reprisal attack, went on rampage and caused commotion i...

Real Madrid and Spain legend, Iker Casillas was reportedly rushed to hospital last week after suffering a second heart attack in two years. The 2010 World Cup winner previously suffered a heart attack during a training session with Porto in 2019 and left the hospital five days after the incident. He retired from playing just over a year after his first scare at Porto. Reports in Spain claim that Casillas has suffered another issue with his heart. Spanish outlet Hola stated that the Real Madrid icon was playing padle tennis last week with some friends before suffering 'severe chest pains'.   He was rushed to hospital, although Casillas is said to have been able to walk through the front doors by himself. And after an examination by doctors, it was reportedly ruled out of being a high-risk problem. Casillas was allowed to be discharged later that day from Quironsalud Madrid University Hospital. Last year, Casillas opened up on the terrifying ordeal he suffered in the fi...

Manchester United legend, Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed he cried over worries that he would lose his memory after suffering a brain haemorrhage three years ago. In a new trailer for a documentary on the iconic Manchester United manager’s life,  Ferguson's son, Jason makes a 999 call on May 5, 2018 after his father had collapsed. He was rushed to hospital and had emergency surgery and the documentary, Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In, reveals the fears he had over his memories.   Speaking about that traumatic day, Sir Alex said: “I was crying because I don’t remember a thing.” Ferguson's son, Jason, who directed the documentary, said: “He just put his head in his hands and said ‘Oh, I hope there’s nothing wrong with my memory, there better be nothing wrong with my memory’. “The he just started telling me these stories.” The new documentary explores Ferguson's life and career from growing up in Govan to his early playing days at Queen’s Park and later his...

A Nigerian national has been arrested at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi, India with N206,062.67 worth of drugs concealed in his underwear. The accused identified as Nonso Ekwalor Base was apprehended by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Tuesday, May 4, on the basis of “behaviour detection"  CISF said 200 grams of methaqualone, a sedative, were recovered from Ekwealor as he was undergoing security checks at terminal two of the airport just before he was scheduled to board an Indigo airlines flight to Bengaluru. "Vigilant #CISF personnel apprehended a passenger namely Mr. Nonso Ekwealor Base (Nigerian) carrying 200gms Narcotic Substance (Methaqualone) concealed inside his clothing @ IGI Airport, New Delhi. Passenger was handed over to NCB officials" CISF said in a statement on Wednesday. The Nigerian man was handed over to the Narcotics Control Bureau authorities along with the seized narc...