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Herdsmen rob passengers on highway

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, September 12th, 2011

Suspected herdsmen on Sunday unleashed mayhem on passengers along the ever-busy Benin-Sagamu Expressway, dispossessing the passengers, including a former staff of PUNCH, Mr. Jonah Iboma, of valuables. Iboma, in a distress call to a correspondent, said both the 18-seater Toyota bus, belonging to Agofure Transport Limited, which was conveying himself and 17 others from […]

Lagos returns 3,105 poor persons, lunatics to six states

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Sunday, September 11th, 2011

TO rid Lagos of lunatics and beggars, the state government has sent over 3,105 beggars and lunatics to their countries and states of origin. The Special Adviser to the governor on Youth and Social Development Dr. Dolapo Badru, who disclosed this at a ministerial briefing yesterday in Lagos, said 3,044 of the beggars arrested had been […]

Picture: Slain banker’s husband attempted suicide in prison

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, September 11th, 2011

Akolade Akolade Arowolo, the man, who allegedly killed his banker-wife, Titilayo (Omozoje), reportedly attempted suicide at the Ikoyi Prisons last week by drinking acidic substance. PUNCH METRO learnt that immediately after the incident, Akolade was taken to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, where he is still recuperating. When our correspondent inquired from a […]

Picture: Police arrest 14 teenage sex workers

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, September 11th, 2011

The sex workers and their pimp on parade The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 14 teenagers, who were allegedly forced into prostitution. PUNCH METRO learnt that the girls, who were arrested during a raid on a brothel, Temiogbe, in Akute area of the state, are between the ages of 13 and 20. Spokesperson for […]

Gaddafi’s son, al-Saadi, flees to Niger

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Sunday, September 11th, 2011

A convoy carrying ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi‘s son, al-Saadi, has crossed into neighbouring Niger, a spokesman for Niger‘s government said on Sunday, one of the highest-profile former regime figure to flee to the landlocked African nation. Al-Saadi, the fugitive ruler‘s 37-year-old son, entered Niger in a convoy with nine other people, said Niger […]

Explosions rock Jos, many feared dead

Posted by admin Headlines, Plateau, State News Sunday, September 11th, 2011

Jos – There were two explosions Sunday night at a drinking joint in Jos, Plateau State, resulting in a yet-to- be-ascertained number of deaths. The explosions occurred at 8.15 p.m. at the West of Mines junction where fun- seekers had gathered to relax. A resident of the area said they heard two explosions within five […]

List of top 100 universities in Africa – Nigerian Univs not in top 30

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Education, Headlines Sunday, September 11th, 2011

“Top 100 Universities and Colleges in Africa Top 100 Universities and Colleges in Africa by the 4icu.org University Web Ranking: 1 University of Cape Town South Africa 2 Cairo University Egypt 3 University of Pretoria South Africa 4 Universiteit Stellenbosch South Africa 5 University of the Witwatersrand South Africa 6 University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa […]

‘Nigeria, one of world’s biggest software pirates’

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, September 11th, 2011

Nigeria has been named as one of the top 10 countries with pirates of computer software. Other countries on the list are China,Vietnam, Ukraine, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Mexico. In a survey carried out for the Business Software Alliance, 15,000 computer users in 32 countries were quizzed and it was […]

Sultan commends Nigeria’s Golden Book Project

Posted by admin Headlines, Sultan of Sokoto Sunday, September 11th, 2011

His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubukar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, has commended the management of The Sun Publishing Limited for initiating the production of a book to commemorate Nigeria’s 50th independence. Receiving a copy of the book from Mr. Eric Osagie, Executive Director, Special Services, the Sultan said “the Golden Book Project, from what I […]

‘Ruthless traffickers are killing Nigerians in the desert’

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, September 10th, 2011

For many years now, there have increasing cases of Nigerians’ illegal migration to Europe via the desert as victims of human trafficking and sex slavery. Despite the fact that only a few of the thousands that embark on the journey come back to tell their stories, the misinformation and the desperation for economic empowerment which […]