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Patience Jonathan calls for stiff penalties against rape

Posted by admin First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan Saturday, December 7th, 2013

-Punch The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has called for stiff penalties, backed by effective laws for perpetrators of sexual violence against women. Mrs Jonathan spoke in Paris, France on Friday, at the advocacy meeting on sexual violence against women. The meeting was hosted by the First Lady of France, Ms Valerie […]

South African Icon, Nelson Mandela, has died (1918-2013) – May his soul rest in peace

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Top Stories Thursday, December 5th, 2013

South Africa’s first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died, South Africa’s president says. Mr Mandela, 95, led South Africa’s transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years in prison. He had been receiving intense home-based medical care for a lung infection after three months in hospital. In a statement on […]

Poverty stricken Uganda gives iPads to all 375 MPs

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, December 5th, 2013

Uganda’s parliament has given iPads to all MPs at a cost of $370,000 (£230,000), saying it will make them more efficient. Parliamentary commissioner Emmanuel Dombo says it means MPs can access official documents while travelling. He also said the funds had been generated by reducing the budget for paper, which would no longer be needed. […]

U.S. charges 49 Russian diplomats with healthcare fraud

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Thursday, December 5th, 2013

U.S. prosecutors have charged 49 current and former Russian diplomats and their family members with participating in a scheme to get health benefits intended for the poor by lying about their income. According to the charges, filed in November and unsealed on Thursday, the diplomats’ families got around $1.5 million in benefits from the Medicaid […]

DPP seeks death penalty for slain banker’s husband

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, December 5th, 2013

The Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions on Wednesday asked an Ikeja High Court to convict one Akolade Arowolo for allegedly stabbing his wife to death. The DPP Director, Mrs Olabisi Ogungbesan, made the call in her final address at the trial of Arowolo before Justice Lateefat Okunnu. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that […]

Alaafin turns down Akala’s request for a visit

Posted by admin Headlines, Oyo, State News Thursday, December 5th, 2013

An attempt by a former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, to stage a comeback to the centre of the state’s politics suffered a setback as his request to visit the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, was rejected for security reasons. The governor had written to the monarch on November 30, on his plan […]

Column: The women around Oshiomhole’s neck

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Thursday, December 5th, 2013

Punch The image of Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, sitting with Mrs. Joy Ifije, and her son, Bright, reminds me of President Barack Obama’s “Beer Summit.” After Obama jumped into a matter he was ill-informed about and received severe lashing from “post-racial” America, he called the protagonists of his own drama to a beer summit. […]

Kidnappers seize court member, contact family

Posted by admin Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), Top Stories Thursday, December 5th, 2013

The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigation into the kidnap of a 29-year-old National Youth Service Corps member, Ayobami Jaiyeola. Relatives of the victim told PUNCH Metrothat she was last seen while leaving her elder sister’s house at Dideolu Estate in the Oniru area of the state in the evening of Friday last week. When […]

Abuja international airport closed due to stranded Saudi plane

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Thursday, December 5th, 2013

-Punch The Nigeria Airspace Management Agency has closed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to air traffic. It was learnt that this followed the blocade of of the runway by a Saudi Airline cargo plane, which landed around 9pm on Wednesday but developed a minor problem after landing. NAMA subsequently issued a Notice To […]

Maiduguri attacks: Military suspects insider collaboration

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Wednesday, December 4th, 2013

Effecct of pre-dawn attack by Boko Haram in Maiduguri. | credits: File copy The military authorities have commenced investigations into the attacks on the Nigerian Air Force Base and other military formations by the Boko Haram insurgents in the early hours on Monday . A security source disclosed this to our correspondent in Abuja on […]