Singer Tiwa Savage just welcomed her first child - a son.
She gave birth today at St Mary's Hospital in London. Big congrats to them
Wednesday
PRESIDENT BUHARI REJECTS OBAMA’S GAY MARRIAGE
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the gay marriage
offer by the United States of America, stating that sodomy is against the law
of Nigeria and abhorrent to our culture.
SEVERAL KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN MARKET SUICIDE BOMBING
At least ten people are reported to have been
killed and several others wounded in a suicide attack in northern Faryab
province of Afghanistan, officials have said.
Dr Naqibullah Fayeq, a prominent member of
parliament, said the blast happened in Alamar district’s main market.
BUHARI VOWS NOT TO SPARE ANY CORRUPT APC MEMBER
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his government will
not spare any member of the All Progressives Congress as well as associates
found culpable of corruption.
The President, who is currently on a four-day visit to the
United States President, Barack Obama, said this during an interview with the
CNN anchor, Christiane Amanpour.
WOMAN ARRESTED FOR STEALING A 5 YEAR BOY
A 23-year-old woman, who was arrested by men of the Rivers
State Police Command, has confessed how he stole a five-year-old boy from his
parents.
The suspect, Chisa Ejionwu, said she decided to steal the
boy after she was told that her chances of having a baby were slim.
30 YEAR GRADUATE RAPES SICKLE CELL WOMAN
A graduate of the University of Lagos, Imonitie Ilen-Otuma,
has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping a 27-year-old woman in the
Lekki area of Lagos.
PUNCH Metro
learnt that Imonitie, who studied Estate Management, had earlier been arrested
in May for raping a colleague, and had been freed when the victim’s family
agreed to withdraw the case.
MUSICIAN ARRESTED FOR DEFRAUDING PENSIONER OF N40M
A 35-year-old gospel musician, Olalekan Opaleye, has been
arrested by policemen attached to the X-Squad of the Lagos State Police Command
for allegedly obtaining the sum of N40m from a pensioner, Mr. Michael Shote,
under false pretences.
Shote, who retired from a telecommunication company in
London, and the suspect were said to have known each other two years ago, when
the former reportedly told him to quit driving and promised to sponsor his
musical career.
KEKE DRIVER ARRAIGNED FOR RAPING PASSENGER
A 31-year-old man, Obinna Ezechukwu, who allegedly raped his
customer was on Wednesday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
The accused, a tricycle operator, who lives at 1, Olusegun
Close, Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos, is facing three counts of obtaining by false
pretences, stealing and rape.
BUHARI ACCUSES JONATHAN MINISTERS OF STEALING ONE MILLION BARRELS CRUDE
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday confirmed that he
had started receiving some documents which indicted some former ministers and
other top government officials of massive fraud, including oil theft.
Monday
INDIAN MAN CONFESSES TO MULTIPLE CHILD MURDERS
Indian police said Monday they are investigating whether a
man arrested for the murder and sexual assault of a six-year-old girl may have
been a serial child killer after he confessed to 14 more crimes.
EX-CHAD DICTATOR ON TRIAL FOR ATROCITIES IN SENEGAL
Senegal prepared Monday to begin the trial of former Chadian
dictator Hissene Habre, 25 years after he fled there following an eight-year
bloodsoaked reign of terror at home.
Once dubbed “Africa’s Pinochet”, the 72-year-old has been in
custody in Senegal since his arrest in June 2013 at the home he shared in an
affluent suburb of Dakar with his wife and children.
2 DIE IN LAGOS SALLAH FIRE DISASTERS
Tragedy struck on Friday and Saturday in Lagos State after a
37-year-old man, Lekan Are, and a 15-year-old teenager, Olamilekan Eniola, were
killed in separate fire incidents in the state.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Are was
burnt to death in the toilet, where he was trapped, after fire engulfed a
three-storey building at Olushi, Lagos Island, while Eniola was killed in a
fire incident in the Ilasamaja, Oshodi-Isolo area of the state.
EMIR OF KANO SANUSI WEEPS AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Lamido Sanusi, on Saturday in Kano
wept at the Government House, while reflecting on life-after-death.
As beads of tears rolled down the cheeks of the Emir, he
reminded his subjects of the need to exhibit good character, honesty, good
compassion and transparency while dealing with their compatriots.
Saturday
NIGERIA IS WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST CONSUMER OF CHAMPAGNE
This is a medal to all the beermongers and the big boys popping champagne every Friday at various clubs, you people achieved this milestone on your own.
POPULAR NOLLYWOOD ACTOR, BRUNO IWUOHA GOES BLIND [PHOTOS]
Nollywood Actor, Bruno Iwuoha Goes
Blind, Battles Diabetes, Needs N3.5M For Eyes Surgery.
Nigerian Actor Chief Bruno Iwuoha Goes Blind, Battling
Diabetes, Needs N3.5Million For Eyes Surgery.
Veteran actor Bruno Iwuoha was a guest on a radio station in
Abuja recently where he opened up on his current battle with a life threatening
disease.
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