Sex worker jailed for letting clients rape, abuse daughters
A sex worker who allowed her clients to rape and indecently assault her daughters in “almost Victorian” conditions has been jailed for five years. The mother – who cannot be named for legal reasons –...
View ArticleNFF man’s killing: ‘Policemen ignored distress calls’
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Chairman, Security Committee, Kado Estate, Umar Kotangora, says policemen on duty at the estate failed to respond to his distress calls during an attack on the estate. The...
View ArticleUncle dragged me into bush before rape – Five-year-old boy
Olaleye Aluko A five-year-old boy, who was allegedly raped by a 25-year-old man, Ganiu Amusa, in the Alakuko area of Lagos State, says the suspect dragged him into a bush before raping him. The boy,...
View ArticleOPC members nabbed with police guns
Samson Folarin Policemen attached to the Anti-Robbery Squad, State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, have arrested three members of the Odua People’s Congress with two police guns. The...
View ArticleTruck driver crushes traders to death, flees
Afeez Hanafi No fewer than three traders were killed on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway after a truck crashed into a van loaded with pepper. PUNCH Metro learnt that the van with number plate, ZUR901XA, was...
View Article11 banking stocks decline as index improves
Stanley Opara Skye Bank Plc, Unity Bank Plc, FCMB Group Plc and Access Bank Plc topped the losers’ table after the close of trading at the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday. Seven other banks also...
View ArticleIn Kakadu, the past dances back
A musical play, Kakadu, tells Nigerian story in multiple art forms, AKEEM LASISI writes Many Lagosians had real fun last weekend when Kakadu, a musical drama, was staged at the MUSON Centre. The play...
View ArticleAdadevoh family can’t stop Ebola film —Producers
Producers of 93 Days, a film about Nigeria’s battle against Ebola, have said that the family of the late Dr. Stella Adadevoh lacks the power to stop the movie. Reacting to a letter in which the...
View ArticleCourt jails woman for ‘Chinese wedding’ trips in France
A former French official has been jailed 30 months for corruption over fake Chinese wedding trips in France. The AFP reported that Lise Han, originally from Taiwan, was sentenced after being found...
View ArticleSaudis vow to boycott football activities in Iran
Tension between Tehran and Riyadh has extended to the football pitch, with the Saudi football association saying it would not participate in international matches in Iran. The Saudi football official,...
View ArticleToure disappointed after missing historic fifth African Player Award
Ivory Coast captain and Manchester City star Yaya Toure has said he was disappointed after narrowly missing out on a record fifth straight CAF African Player of the Year Award. The 32-year-old...
View ArticleGiant statue of ex-Chinese leader, Mao Zedong demolished
A gargantuan gold-painted statue of Communist China’s founding father Mao Zedong has suddenly been demolished, apparently for lacking government approval, state media said Friday, days after images of...
View ArticleRobbers disguised as policemen rape corps members
Seven corps members returning from the recent holidays were among the 16 passengers attacked by robbers at a spot on the Kaduna-Abuja highway on Sunday. The females among the corps members serving in...
View ArticleEating nuts can prevent brain disease – Nutritionists
Nutritionists believe that proper diet plays a significant role in enhancing and protecting the brain, including Alzheimer’s disease, xinhua news reported. The Nutritionists are of the opinion that the...
View ArticleBREAKING: EFCC invades former Comptroller General’s residence
Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday invaded the residence of the immediate past Comptroller General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko, in Abuja. The...
View ArticleNigeria’ll receive divine help in 2016 – Cleric
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja An Abuja cleric, Pastor Emmanuel Adefowora has said that Nigeria would receive divine help this year, noting that the citizens should however move closer to God. Adefowora, who...
View Article23 die of starvation in Syrian town
Twenty-three people have died of starvation in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya since December 1, Doctors Without Borders said Friday, as the United Nations prepared an aid delivery to the area. The...
View ArticleSupreme Court affirms Yari’s election as Zamfara gov
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Malam Abdulazeez Yari of All Progressives Congress as governor of Zamfara. Delivering the judgment, the Justice John Okoro-led panel of six justices...
View ArticleEthiopian forces kill 140 over Addis Ababa expansion
At least 140 people have been killed in Ethiopia over the past two months in a crackdown on anti-government protests sparked by plans to expand the capital into farmland, Human Rights Watch said...
View ArticleUgwuanyi appoints caretaker chairmen for Enugu LGAs
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu Enugu State governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has appointed caretaker chairmen for the 17 local government areas in the state. The tenure of the elected local government area chairmen...
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