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Armed robbers on  Monday attacked the Jos home of Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi. The robbers who were four in number took away several valuable items including a white Toyota Highlander and an undisclosed amount of…

A 50-year-old man, Joseph Sunday, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly raping a 13-year -old girl in Ilaro town of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, told journalists on Monday that…

The Eid-el-Kabir festivities on Monday saw the death two persons in different parts of Lagos. One of the victims simply identified as Onyibo died during a drinking contest with his friends on Adeyeye street at the Orile area of the…

A ghastly motor accident on 3rd mainland bridge, Lagos has left many people injured. It was gathered that the accident was between multiple cars and took place in the morning. It is not certain if any life was lost in the…

Fellow Compatriots, as you celebrate the Eid-El-Kabir, I salute your steadfastness in spite of the difficult economic times the country is going through. The lessons of the Eid are piety and sacrifice and, my dear brothers and…

On Friday, 9th September 2016, a fighting patrol team of 33 Brigade Nigerian Army following a tip off had contact with suspected kidnappers at Lame Burra forest near Dutsen Ganye, Gunduru and Kati Layin villages, Bauchi State.…

Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan has filed a N200m fundamental rights enforcement suit against Skye Bank Plc, following the freezing of four bank accounts, which she claims the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has…

Four marine police officers have been killed by suspected sea pirates in Rivers State in south-south Nigeria, residents of a community in the Niger Delta said. The incident followed the purported hijack of a gunboat with the…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has assured Nigerians that there is great hope that the nation will prosper despite harsh economic realities. The Vice President linked the economic recession to stealing of the nation’s funds that had…

Plateau State in Nigeria’s north-central region has reported four fresh cases of Lassa fever in the state. The state Commissioner of Health, Dr. Kuden Kamshak, told reporters on Tuesday that the cases were being investigated, with…

The recruitment process embarked on by the National Universities Commission (NUC) in July will come to an end on Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Competent and interested applicants are advised to apply before the closing date.…

A  55-year-old female Muslim pilgrim to Saudi Arabia  has tested positive to narcotic ingestion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. According to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the arrested…

A little boy who suffers from an extremely rare condition that makes his hands and feet look like they’re turning into trees, has left doctors stunned. The body of seven-year-old Ripon Sarker is covered in scaly warts…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has announced Monday, Sept. 12 as the Eid-El-Kabir Day, 1437 AH. This followed the declaration of Saturday, Sept.3 as the 1st of Zulhijja, 1437 AH. This is contained in a…

The convoy of the Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode fortunately saved several motorists from being attacked by a gang of armed robbers, who struck at Long Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The incident which took…

A 37-year old man has been alleged to have set the home of his in-laws on fire killing his mother-in-law and brother-in-law. The incident reportedly took place at Isampou in Ekeremor LGA in Bayelsa State on Thursday, September 1, 2016.…

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has referred to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the armed robber who is "now the one sympathising with the victim." Reacting to the party's call for the…

Tragedy struck on Wednesday at the Secretariat end of CMD Road, Ikosi Ketu, Lagos, after a tricycle rider, Christian Ugochukwu, was crushed to death by a truck. PUNCH Metro learnt that the truck driver, John Monday, had bashed the…

Kim Jong-un has executed North Korean's Education minister, 63 year old Kim Yong-Jin, by firing squad because he did not sit properly during a meeting. Education minister , was shot dead after his 'bad sitting posture' in parliament…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, said Nigeria has one of the best police force in the world. Osinbajo said this during the foundation laying ceremony for the construction of the Crime and Incident Data Base Centre at the Force…