2018 May | New Nigerian Politics

National Assembly members notorious for bribe taking -Prof. Attahiru Jega, former INEC Chairman

Posted by admin Corruption Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

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Picture: Kenyan police force woman to undress and spread legs to confirm sex because she had a beard

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

A woman,Teresiah Mumbi, has threatened to sue two police officers from Nairobi, Kenya, after they allegedly forced her to undress to confirm her gender because she has a beard. Mumbi, 31, said she was stripped on May 15 after being arrested for a traffic offence, reports Myjoyonline. Speaking on Friday at KTN Television, the woman said […]

Rapists invade Abia school, injure, separate students according virgins, non-virgins

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

Member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon Nkiruka Onyejiocha with one of the injured students attacked by rapists in Abia school By Anayo Okoli UMUAHIA-AT least 15 female students of Methodist Girls Model Secondary School, Ovim in Isuikwuato council of Abia State were reported to have been wounded when suspected rapists invaded […]

Pictures & Video: Offa bank robbery kingpins confess

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

The leaders of the robbery gang that struck banks in Offa in Kwara on April 5 are reported to be making startling confessions. The robbery led to the death of more than 30 persons, including policemen and loss of millions of Naira. As families of victims are mourning their loved once killed in the operation, […]

Photo & Video: France’s ‘Spiderman’ joins fire brigade as citizenship awaits

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

bing ability and feted as a hero, was offered by French President citizenship, and a job with the fire service. / AFP PHOTO / GERARD JULIEN Mamoudou Gassama, the 22-year-old Malian “Spiderman” feted for saving a child hanging from a balcony, took his first step toward French citizenship Tuesday and joined the fire brigade […]

Nigeria to cut age limits for political candidates

Posted by admin National Politics, Top Stories Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said he would approve a new law to reduce the age limit for political office, raising the prospect of younger candidates at next year’s general election. “In (a) few days to come, I will be joined by many promising young Nigerians to sign into law the ‘Not Too Young […]

UK-based Nigerian Neurologist and his wife arraigned for N233.6 fraud

Posted by admin Headlines, Health Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

By Soni Daniel Abuja – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, yesterday, charged a United Kingdom-based Nigerian Professor of Neurology, Reuben Oluwakinmilehin Obaro and his wife, Mrs. Ayodele Olubunmi Obaro, a practicing nurse in the UK, to court for misappropriating N233.6 million belonging to the Federal Government. The suspects, who are facing […]

Spare parts dealer kills lover – picture

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, May 24th, 2018

• Another man picked her calls when I travelled – Suspect Samson Folarin The romance of a Lagos couple has come to a tragic end after the man, Isaiah Chukwu, allegedly killed his lover, identified only as Joy. PUNCH Metro learnt that Chukwu and Joy, both indigenes of Ebonyi State, had been living together for the […]

Nigerians roast man who called Meghan Markle ‘second hand woman’

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines Thursday, May 24th, 2018

-Punch Nigerians of both sexes have risen in defence of the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, who has recently married the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry. Harry and Meghan were joined together as husband and wife on Saturday. While the new bride’s status as a divorcee was neither hidden from her prince husband nor from […]

$16bn on power: I am ready for probe, Obasanjo replies Buhari

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Top Stories Thursday, May 24th, 2018

Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, says he is ready for probe over the recent news report quoting President as asking where was the power the former president claimed he had spent $16bn on. This was contained in a statement credited to Obasanjo’s media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, released in Abeokuta on Tuesday […]