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Tinubu: Buhari confirms Abiola won June 12 election

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics Friday, June 8th, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari, by declaring June 12 as Democracy Day and awarding Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) to late MKO Abiola, has confirmed that Abiola won the 1993 election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu said on Thursday night. Tinubu, a former senator and governor of Lagos and one of the pro-democracy activists who spent […]

Pizza man faces deportation after delivery to New York military base

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Friday, June 8th, 2018

An immigrant from Ecuador working as a pizza delivery man was detained as he dropped off a pie at a military base in New York, then handed over to immigration agents, local media reported Wednesday. The man, Pablo Villavicencio, was allowed onto the Fort Hamilton military base in Brooklyn on Friday, where he had […]

Fans criticise Victor Moses following Nigeria’s 0-1 loss to Czech Republic

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, June 8th, 2018

Football fans have criticised Victor Moses on social media following Nigeria’s 0-1 loss to Czech Republic in their friendly match in Austria on Wednesday. According to some of the fans, Moses’ performance in the match was below average, saying the Chelsea star failed to create scoring chances. FcNaija reports that some of the fans believe the […]

Ghana: Sell cocaine if you can’t withstand economic hardship, minister tells traders

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, June 8th, 2018

A Ghanaian minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has asked petty traders in the Kumasi metropolis to venture into the sale of cocaine if they cannot withstand the economic hardship in the country. He said traders who are using economic hardship as an excuse to sell at unauthorised places must rethink their decision because persons who […]

Policemen attack London returnee for wrong dressing, demand N100,000

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Friday, June 8th, 2018

Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe A London returnee, Yewande Abiodun, has accused some operatives of the Anti-Robbery Squad attached to the Adekunle Police Station of demanding N100,000 from her for alleged indecent dressing. PUNCH Metro learnt that Abiodun, who came into the country on Sunday, went out with a friend on Tuesday when the Uber car they were in was flagged […]

Fayemi Hands Over Ministry to Minister Of State

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Wednesday, June 6th, 2018

– Dr Kayode Fayemi, the former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, on Wednesday officially handed over the leadership of the ministry to the Minister of State, Alhaji Abubakar Bwari. Kayode handed over documents in his custody in Abuja, to enable Bwari to execute the functions of the ministry appropriately. According to him, much is […]

My husband sneaks at night to sleep with my maid, woman tells court

Posted by admin Headlines, Sex and Relationship Wednesday, June 6th, 2018

Like in the Movie: Down and out in Beverly Hills (1996) A 36-year-old trader, Mrs Florence Anyasi, on Wednesday told a Customary Court in Igando, Lagos to dissolve her 10-year-old marriage because her husband, Staley is a chronic womaniser. She told the court that apart from numerous cases of his following women around, her husband […]

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle return £7m worth of wedding gifts

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, June 2nd, 2018

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are returning £7 million worth of wedding gifts, in accordance with royal guidelines. The newlyweds aren’t allowed to accept gifts given for commercial purposes, for example, clothing that the Duchess might wear and that a brand might profit from. It comes down to the motives of the gift giver, […]

‘My wife denies me sex, sleeps with other men’, man tells divorce court in Ibadan

Posted by admin Headlines, Sex and Relationship Saturday, June 2nd, 2018

Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan A man, Hammed Akinleye, has urged a Grade C Customary Court in Iyana-Ofa, Ibadan, Oyo State, to grant the marriage dissolution request of his wife, Mrs Olabisi Akinleye. He alleged that his wife frequently denied him sex while she engaged in sexual affairs with other men. Olabisi, who is a nurse, had […]

UPDATED: Opeyemi Bamidele, one other shot at Ado-Ekiti APC secretariat

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Saturday, June 2nd, 2018

Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti A member of the seventh House of Representatives and erstwhile governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Opeyemi Bamidele, and one other person have been shot. The shooting took place at the All Progressives Congress secretariat in Ajilosun, Ado-Ekiti, during a reception organised for the governorship candidate of the party, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. […]