FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS 15 IN FRESH DAMATURU MARKET BLAST

15 people were killed with 47 others severely injured when a female suicide bomber detonated an Improvised Explosive Devices at Damaturu Sunday market on Sunday morning.

The incident took place at about 9:30am Sunday when the market was about to reach its peak.

NIGERIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA NOW HAVE ONE ID CARD WITH BIO DATA

The President of the Nigeria Union in South Africa, Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, says the body is determined to protect the interest and welfare of Nigerians in that country.

Anyene said in Pretoria, South Africa, that the union had implemented some key programmes aimed at uniting and protecting Nigerians in South Africa.

BOKO HARAM SUICIDE BOMBERS INVOLVE IN A FATAL ACCIDENT -PHOTOS

Reports have it that these alleged Boko Haram members reportedly disguised as women and fortunately they had an accident in Borno State.

DUNCAN MIGHTY WEDS LONGTIME GIRLFRIEND ( PHOTOS)

Port Harcourt base singer, Duncan Mighty has finally said goodbye to bachelorhood.

The popular singer now a married man, walked down the aisle with his long time girlfriend now wife, Vivien, in a wedding that was strictly by invitation.

Singers Sammie Okposo, Patoranking and Phyno were in attendance to grace the occasion as their own enjoy his day. more PHOTOS below...>>

EMEKA IKE ACCUSES IBINABO FIBERESIMA AS CAUSE OF HIS MARITAL CRISIS

Again, former Leader of Actors Guild, Ibinabo fiberisima and Emeka Ike are at each others throat again.

This time its over the fresh divorce mess that Actor, Emeka Ike seems to be wallowing in.

The actor repeatedly insisted in an interview that rumours and unpalatable tales currently trailing his marriage and place of habitat are ‘distractions’ from Fiberesima, who is currently in the United Kingdom on vacation.

SINGERS KATY PERRY AND JOHN MAYER SPLIT FOR 2ND TIME

Singers Katy Perry and John Mayer have reportedly parted ways again after another brief romantic reunion.
The stars, who have been dating on and off since 2012, rekindled their relationship earlier this year, when Mayer was spotted at Perry’s Super Bowl afterparty in February, but editors at Eonline.com report the two have since called it quits once more.

WRESTLING LEGEND, HOGAN APOLOGIZES OVER RACIST COMMENTS

Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan is asking for forgiveness after he was caught on tape using racist insults.
Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, was fired by bosses at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on Friday after the audio tape, in which he was commenting on his daughter Brooke’s love life, was made public.

ACTOR PAUL OBAZELE CONFESSES HIS PLAN WAS TO USE AND DUMP HIS WIFE

Paul Obazele has revealed that he wanted to date and dump the banker who later became his wife when he first saw her. In an interview The Sun Newspaper, Obazele said;

My wife is a banker. I met her on one of the days I was hard up; I went to the bank with a cheque given to me by Chico Ejiro. I got to the bank with a post-dated cheque that I didn’t know it was post-dated but I thought I could swing it with my star status

EX-NIGERIA LEADER, GOWON INSISTS THE COUNTRY IS BETTER OFF WITH IGBOS

Nigeria’s wartime leader, Gen Yakubu Gowon, says “Nigeria is better off with Igbos.” He spoke while delivering an oration at the burial service for Chief (Mrs.) Chinyere Asika, wife of the former Sole Administrator of East Central State;

POLICEMAN SHOOTS TAXI DRIVER TO DEAD PLUS SICK PASSENGER

A police corporal, attached to Yankaba Division, Kano, yesterday, shot and killed a taxi driver who was transporting a sick female passenger to the hospital. 

The passenger, unfortunately also died in the incident.According to an eyewitness, Isa Tanko, the killings occurred around 9.30am between Hadejia Road roundabout and Haye quarters of Nassarawa local government area.

BUHARI SET TO SPLIT NNPC INTO TWO; MERGE ICPC, EFCC

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration will be splitting the national oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, into two successor entities.
The President, stated this in an interview with journalists in Washington DC during his recently concluded four-day visit to the United States, Saturday Punch reports.
The President explained that the decision would form one of the key steps of his reform of the country’s oil and gas sector.

STUDENTS OF BENUE UNIVERSITY DUMP COLLEAGUE’S CORPSE AT VC’S OFFICE

Medical Students of the Benue State University, Makurdi, have deposited the coffin of their dead colleague at the office of the Vice-Chancellor in protest.

SUNDAY PUNCH gathered that the deceased, Idoko Nicholas Inalegwu, died in controversial circumstances after receiving the news of his withdrawal after spending 10 years in medical school.

ABIA GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE, NARROWLY ESCAPES ASSASSINATION

All Progressives Grand Allaince (APGA) Governorship candidate in the April election in Abia State, Dr Alex Otti has revealed to journalists in Umuahia, the state capital yesterday that unknown gunmen suspected to be hired assassins invaded and attacked his Abuja guest house in Maitama at about 2a.m and ransacked it in search of him.

US LADY ACCUSES TIMAYA OF RAPING HER

A US–based lady on Instagram has accused popular musician and self-styled Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa, Enetimi Odon otherwise called Timaya, of rape.

The allegation was made on Thursday in a series of posts on Instagram.

The posts sent under the identity, ‘ExposingtherealTimaya,’ consisted of screenshots and audio recordings from previous conversations between the duo, and continued till Saturday.

PRESIDENT OBAMA UNDER FIRE FOR PUSHING GAY RIGHTS IN AFRICA

U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday delivered a firm message on gay rights during his landmark visit to Kenya, Africa, where homosexuality is outlawed, triggering strong criticism for apparently imposing his values on the continent.