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A petrol marketer and father of five, Wasiu Badmus, on Wednesday expressed regrets that he allowed his wife, Suliyat, to go into politics because she had now allegedly become a prostitute. Mr Badmus lamented the development while responding to his wife’s accusation of threat to life before the President, Mapo Customary Court, Ibadan, Ademola Odunade, […]

A couple plunged 50ft to their deaths after tumbling over a bridge fence while kissing. Maybeth Espinoz, 34, and Hector Vidal, 36, had been walking home from a nightclub when they stopped to kiss on Bethlehem Bridge in Cusco, Peru. Maybeth who sat on top of the railing appeared to lose her balance. So she […]

The First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has launched the National Zero Water Campaign towards reducing stunting and severe acute malnutrition in the country. Buhari, represented by Dr Mairo Al-Makura, the wife of former Nasarawa State governor, Alhaji Tanko Al-Makura, said the campaign would go a long way in improving the nutritional indices in […]

A Brazilian inmate, who went viral around the world for his attempt to escape prison disguised as his daughter, was found dead in his cell on Tuesday. Prison officials told CNN that Clauvino da Silva, 42, appeared to have taken his own life. He was serving a 73 year sentence for drug dealing. On Saturday, […]

The Department of State Service, DSS, has made move to keep activist, Omoyele Sowore in detention for 90 days. It has therefore  applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja for an order to allow it keep the Sahara Reporters publisher in detention for the period. Sowore was arrested by the DSS on Saturday ahead […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has frozen three bank accounts containing a total of N9.9bn linked to the immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode. The Punch had exclusively reported in June that loyalists of the ruling All Progressives Congress leader, Bola Tinubu, had decided to drag Ambode to the EFCC […]

A Brazilian gang leader, Clauvino da Silva, on Saturday, attempted to break out of a Rio de Janeiro prison while dressed as his teenage daughter.  Silva had dressed in his visiting daughter’s clothing and even donned a wig and silicon mask as he attempted to escape Gericino prison. His jailbreak attempt was however foiled by prison […]

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, says protest marches in Nigeria are not treasonable offences. Falana made this known on Sunday according to a statement he issued. His comments follow the arrest of former Presidential Aspirant of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 general elections, Omoyele Sowore by […]

Police Spokesman, Mr Frank Mba has released phone numbers of Police Public Relations Officers nationwide. He said the list was released with a view to making Nigeria safer and more secure for economic development and growth. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force DCP Frank Mba stated that the publication of the phone […]

Rihanna has gone hard on Donald Trump, as she called out the President following several mass shootings in the US. The superstar wasn’t picking up Trump’s message, after the leader tweeted in response to the deadly tragedies, which over the weekend alone saw tens gunned down in Ohio and Texas. Taking to both Instagram and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and dismay over the killing of Paul Offu, a Reverend Father in Enugu State, and ordered a thorough manhunt for the killers and their immediate prosecution. In a statement by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday, the president condoled with the Catholic Church over the killing of […]

A gunman opened fire Saturday in a Walmart and around a nearby shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, leaving 20 people dead and 26 injured, and prompting calls for urgent blood donations for the wounded, law enforcement officials said. In delivering an updated number of deceased, Gov. Greg Abbott called it “one of the most […]

The Federal Government has shifted from 3 August to 2 September, the planned closure for repairs of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Adedamola Kuti, made the announcement in Lagos on Friday. He explained that due to the busy nature of the highway, the Federal Ministry of Power, Works […]

The Presidency on Friday disowned a list of ministers-designate and portfolios currently in circulation, especially on the social media. It said President Muhammadu Buhari has yet to assign portfolios to the 43 ministers-designate who were confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday. The President’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, made this known in a […]