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Pastor arrested for raping 14 year old stepdaughter

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, January 21st, 2016

-Punch 8849 Olaleye Aluko The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old cleric, Pastor Chidiebere Ikpa, for allegedly raping his stepdaughter, Ngozi (pseudonym), in the Surulere area of the state. Ikpa, who denied the allegation, told PUNCH Metro that it was a neighbour, whom he identified only as Richard, that defiled the 14-year-old girl, […]

Truck crushes boy to death in Ogun

Posted by admin Headlines, Ogun, State News Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta A truck allegedly belonging to a construction company, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, on Tuesday crushed 15-year-old boy simply identified as Imisioluwa to death at Oke-Ijeun, Sapon area of Abeokuta. Three other siblings of Imisioluwa namely Ayomipo, Ayomide, and Nifemi escaped death by whiskers. Our correspondent gathered that the deceased had […]

Olubadan dies at 102

Posted by admin Headlines, Oyo, State News Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

Olubadan dies at 102 Our Reporter Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Olubadan dies at 102 advertisement TOP HEADLINES By Charles Adegbite and Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan The 40th Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade I, who ascended the throne of his forefathers on August 17, 2007, is dead. He […]

Crisis brews over Olubadan’s successor

Posted by admin Headlines, Oyo, State News Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

4519 Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The head of Seriki family in Ibadan, Chief Adebayo Oyediji, has claimed that he is the next Olubadan of Ibadan after the demise of Oba Samuel Odulana. The present Balogun of Ibadan land, High Chief Saliu Adetunji, is expected to occupy the throne but Oyediji, 89, alleged that the Olubadan-in-Council disregarded […]

I am not dating Buhari’s daughter – Zamfara gov

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Zamfara Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja Zamfara State governor, Abdulazieez Yari, has denied reports indicating that he was romantically involved with a daughter of President Muhammad Buhari, Zarah. He also denied divorcing one of his wives, Hadiza Umaru Shinkafi to accommodate Zarah. The governor, who doubles as the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, also denied the reports […]

Warning – Disturbing picture: Trader pours hot water on 12-year-old over N100

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

Trader pours hot water on 12-year-old over N100 Abasi, Okorie Our correspondent learnt that Abasi, a mother of two, who hails from Nnewi, Anambra State, allegedly poured hot water on the boy because he collected N100 from a neighbour to buy a pair of socks to wear to school without […]

NYSC denies diverting N23.5m donated to injured ex-corps members ( they always deny)

Posted by admin Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp) Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

* Says only Akpabio fulfilled his promise By Caleb Ayansina ABUJA—The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has vehemently denied the allegation that its leadership expropriated the N23.5 million donated to critically injured ex-corps members, describing the report as mischievous. NYSC-DG The money was donated to the youths under the NYSC Hope Alive initiative, a public/private […]

Asaba has no master plan 24 yrs after state creation (A bigger surprise would have been if it had a masterplan)

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

By EMMA AMAIZE ASABA—DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the Delta Capital Territory Development Agency, DCTDA, Asaba, Delta State, Chief Clement Ofuani, has revealed that the Asaba, capital of the oil-rich state, has no development master plan 24 years after creation of the state in 1991. Ofuani, who spoke to Niger Delta Voice in his office at Asaba, asserted that […]

Over 14 killed, 100 injured, 520 houses razed as armed youths invade Akwa Ibom village

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

By TOM MOSES IKOT AKPAN UDO—WHY is the Akwa-Ibom State Government observably indifferent in bringing to book the armed youths, who in August 2008, invaded the peaceful Ikot-Akpan Udo community, Ukpum Ette clan, Ikot –Abasi Local Government Area of the state, killing 13 persons and razing over 500 houses despite the cries of the people […]

Hollywood: Actors of colour to boycott Oscar

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

Hollywood Director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith, said they would boycott next month’s Oscar Academy Awards ceremony because black actors were shut out of nominations. The Oscar acting nominees announced recently that award lacked black performers for a second straight year; leading to the revival of the Twitter feed #OscarsSoWhite that emerged in […]