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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, 2015 - 2023), 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 […]

Time to Focus on How States are Governed – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, State News Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

There are lots to be read into the recent report by the Fiscal Responsibility Commission on the debt profile of various state governments in 2016. According to the Punch of March 20 2018, which reported extensively on the report, the debt profiles of about 18 states exceeded their gross and net revenues by more […]

Nigerians drafted in the 2018 NFL (American football)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, May 21st, 2018

Uchenna Nwosu Nigerian Americans NFL draft 2018 Uchenna Nwosu The Los Angles Chargers selected linebacker Uchenna Nwosu with the 48th pick in the 2018 draft. He went to school at University of Southern California. Initially Nwosu had difficulty deciding whether he wanted to play football. He played some middle school ball, but quit and did not play […]

Ondo: You must marry corpse of our daughter, family tells killer boyfriend

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, Ondo, Sex and Relationship, State News Monday, May 21st, 2018

Ondo: You must marry corpse of our daughter, family tells killer boyfriend Peter Dada, Akure The family of a girl, Confidence Nwanma, allegedly killed by her boyfriend has declared that the killer boyfriend must marry the corpse of the deceased in line with the tradition of the family. Nwanma was allegedly stabbed to death last […]