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Naval officer loses children to fire while beating wife

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, May 2nd, 2014

A naval officer’s two children die in a fire he started accidentally while allegedly beating his wife in Lagos on Friday. The incident involving the naval officer identified by officials of the Gbagada General Hospital simply as Udofia, took place at the Nigerian Navy Town, Ojo, Saturday PUNCH learnt. According to a hospital official, who […]

British homeland security deports controversial Nigerian pastor, Helen Ukpabio

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, General Politics, Headlines Saturday, April 26th, 2014

By Brian Silver The British Homeland Security has deported Mrs. Helen Ukpabio, the President and Founder of one of Nigeria’s largest Pentecostal churches believed to be leading the spread of witch-hunting in the country. A United Kingdom based human right activist and charity worker, Ms. Modupe Debbie Ariyo announced this in a one paragraph sentence […]

Friday Ekpo defends Keshi

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, April 26th, 2014

Friday Ekpo has warned the Nigeria Football Federation to keep off the selection of players for this summer’s World Cup, saying the Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi should be given full control over the country’s Brazil 2014 squad. Keshi is allegedly under heavy pressure from the football house to name Villarreal hitman Ikechukwu Uche, versatile […]

MH370: Obama visits Malaysia

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Saturday, April 26th, 2014

When President Barack Obama becomes the first American leader to visit Malaysia in decades, he’ll arrive in a country grappling with the mystery of a vanished jetliner. Obama lands in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, seven weeks to the day Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared with 239 people aboard. He’s remained largely quiet over the issue […]

44 killed as Boko Haram attacks military base

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines Saturday, April 26th, 2014

Again, Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a military unit at Blabili, Danboa, Borno State, in the early hours of Friday. The latest attack came on the heels of the recent abduction of more than 100 female students in Chibok locality of the state. Not less than 40 insurgents and four soldiers were killed […]

How to enjoy maximum sexual impact

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, April 26th, 2014

Funmi Akingbade | credits: File copy For many months now, questions have rolled in from various couples asking for what to do to enjoy maximum sex. So today, we shall be studying the technicality for maximum sexual enjoyment. Sexual technicality is simply the act of treating your spouse in a very special way during sex […]

Picture: Four students, others nabbed for robbery

Posted by admin Headlines, Kwara, State News Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

The suspects The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ambrose Aisabor, says four male students of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, have been arrested for alleged involvement in armed robbery. Aisabor stated on Tuesday that the suspects – Olawuyi Babatunde, Osadahin Matthew, Bamikole Emmanuel and one other, identified simply as Adebisi – robbed one […]

Confab delegates exchange hot words over resource control

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

Tempers and regional tensions rose on Wednesday during deliberations on resource control by members of the Committee on Devolution of Power in the ongoing National Conference in Abuja. A free for all was averted among delegates who were visibly divided along regional lines. The delegates hauled invectives on one another, thereby creating temporary suspension of […]

Gunmen sack Taraba village, kill 25

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Taraba Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

The orgy of violence in the Northern part of the country continued on Monday night with gunmen setting the entire village of Andoyaku in the Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State ablaze. Twenty-five persons lost their lives to the incident which forced nearly all the residents to flee their homes. As news of the […]

South African university honours Nigerian author, Ben Okri

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

Nigerian author, Ben Okri, will receive an honorary doctorate at the University of Pretoria’s Autumn Graduation Ceremony in South Africa on Friday, the university has said. In a statement, the University Council said, “Okri is being honoured on the grounds of his being a widely recognised, international writer and scholar whose outstanding contributions to contemporary […]