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Jun 12, 2017 11:11 AM It was the end of the road for billionaire kidnap kingpin as he has been arrested in Lagos after several years of eluding the police. Evans the kidnap kingpin was given an hero's welcome at the police headquarters  (Pulse) The arrest of the  billionaire kidnap kingpin ,  Chukwudi Dumeme Onuamadike , also known as  Evans , came to him as a surprise and an act of God because of all the security measures and steps he took to elude the police for over seven years. This assertion was made by the 36-year-old suspect himself when he was paraded by the Force Public Relations Officer,  CSP Jimoh Moshood  at the Lagos State Police Headquarters, Ikeja, on Sunday, June 11, 2017. Evans who said he started kidnapping in 2009 after he lost N20 million to the men of the Nigeria Customs Service, was declared wanted by the police in 2013 following some  high profile kidnappings  from which he got billions of Naira he collected from his ...

pulse.ng Jun 12, 2017 6:37 AM A China Eastern passenger plane suffered a serious fault that tore a huge hole in one of its engine casings and forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Sydney, the carrier said Monday. The plane, reportedly an A330, returned to Sydney Airport soon after take-off on Sunday evening  (AFP/File) A China Eastern passenger plane suffered a serious fault that tore a huge hole in one of its engine casings and forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Sydney, the carrier said Monday. Terrified passengers described a massive din soon after flight MU736 took off from Sydney Airport at 8.30pm (1030 GMT) on Sunday, as crew cleared seats near the affected engine and turned the flight back. No one was injured. "The crew observed the abnormal situation of the left engine and decided to return to Sydney Airport immediately ," a China Eastern spokeswoman told AFP in an emailed statement. "The returned aircraft is currently under...

Jun 12, 2017 9:20 AM A retired soldier of the Nigerian Army reportedly slumped and died on Saturday after watching the Super Eagles defeat to the Bafana Bafana of South Africa on Saturday. File photo After watching the Nation’s Cup qualifier between Nigeria and the Bafana Bafana of South Africa where the Super Eagles lost 2-0 to the South African side, a retired soldier of the Nigerian Army, identified as Joseph Oloruntoju, slumped and died on Saturday. According to a report by Punch Metro, Oloruntoju, who was said to have retired from the army as a sergeant, reportedly left his residence at Ajipowo area of Akure and went to the Owena Army Barracks to watch the match along with his friends. The deceased who is an ardent lover of Nigerian football, and slumped shortly after the Super Eagles conceded the second goal, was reportedly rushed to an undisclosed private hospital where he was confirmed dead  While speaking to a correspondent, the Public Relations Officer of th...