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Ogun: Woman stabs two-year-old son to death (Picture)

Posted by admin Headlines, Ogun, State News Thursday, June 18th, 2015

-Punch : Olaleye Aluko Funmilayo and her son advertisement TOP HEADLINES The police in Ogun State have arrested a 26-year-old woman, Funmilayo Tijani, who allegedly stabbed her two-year-old son, Emmanuel, to death in the Sango Ota area of the state. PUNCH Metro […]

Nigerians accuse Ukrainian referee, Kateryna Monzul, of racism in USA vs. Nigeria final group play in FIFA 2015 female World Cup in Canada

Posted by admin Headlines, NNP News, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, June 16th, 2015

Written by Staff Reporter, New Nigerian Politics Nigerians across the globe have reacted angrily through several social media platforms at what they deemed as racism and poor officiating from 33 year old Ukrainian referee, Kateryna Monzul, in the final group play against the United States in the ongoing 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. […]

APC urges Fayose to pay Ekiti State’s civil servants

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Sunday, June 14th, 2015

Fayose The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has asked the state governor, Ayodele Fayose to stop deceiving the state workers over failed promises to pay their salaries, saying endless workers verification exercise designed to ‎keep faith with the government is a wicked tactic to secure workers’ cooperation. Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatubosun, in […]

El-Rufai to probe non-completion of Zaria water project

Posted by admin Headlines, Kaduna, State News Sunday, June 14th, 2015

APPARENTLY disturbed by the perennial water shortage in parts of Kaduna State, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has assured that his administration would complete the Zaria water project and break the jinx stalling the scheme. El-Rufai said at the weekend during an unscheduled visit to the project site in Zaria that the multi-billion naira Zaria water project […]

South Africa bans Sudan president from leaving after arrest call

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Sunday, June 14th, 2015

Omar al-Bashir A South African judge on Sunday banned Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country after the International Criminal Court called for him to be arrested at a summit in Johannesburg. Bashir, who is wanted for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in the Darfur conflict, mostly travels to countries […]

How my officers turned down N50m bribe, by Mbu

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Nigerian Police, Top Stories Sunday, June 14th, 2015

Mbu THE Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of Zone Two, Mbu Joseph Mbu, has recalled how his men turned down a N50 million bribe allegedly offered by Bureau De Change (BDC) operators who swindled their clients of N624 million. Mbu was reacting to allegations of torture levelled against his men by two prime suspects […]

My girls quarrelled too much on pitch – Coach Edwin Okon

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, June 14th, 2015

Kyah Simon of Australia (right) beats Super Falcons’ Precious Dede to score one of Australia’s goals in their 2-0 defeat of Nigeria…on Friday. PHOTO: FIFA Despite going down 2-0 in their second group D game against Australia here on Friday, Super Falcons coach, Edwin Okon is still sure of progressing to the next stage […]

Osun workers benefit from church scheme over unpaid salaries

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Sunday, June 14th, 2015

FOR public service workers in Osun State, these are indeed trying times. For about seven months now, they have not received salaries from their Osun State government employer under the leadership of Governor Rauf Aregbesola. All they get from Aregbesola instead are promises that are yet to be fulfilled since last year when the state […]

In Pictures: Lokoja: Tourist Attraction or Filthy Hub?

Posted by admin Headlines, Kogi, State News Sunday, June 14th, 2015

1 Uncollected refuse at sections of Lokoja PHOTO; JOHN AKUBO HEAPS of refuse are threatening the tourism potentials of Lokoja, theKogi State capital. The eyesore grows daily at strategic points, an indication the state’s sanitation agency has to do more than simply bear its name. Much of Nigeria’s colonial history is woven around Kogi […]

RIP: Nigerian defender collapses three minutes into game, dies in Malaysia

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, June 14th, 2015

Oniya Nigerian defender David Oniya collapsed on the pitch and died after playing just a few minutes of a local friendly in Malaysia on Saturday, reports said. Oniya, 30, went down about three minutes into the game for T-Team and was pronounced dead at hospital around half-an-hour later, the club’s chief executive told The […]