Customs Boss, Hameed Ali takes new wife [photo]

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) has taken a new bride Hajiya Zainab Abdullahi. The wedding ceremony, devoid of fanfare because of the COVID-19 pandemic, was held over the weekend. Hameed Ali’s first wife, Hajiya Hadiza Jummai...

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Dozens killed in Burkina Faso market massacre

Gunmen killed at least 25 people in an attack on a market in eastern Burkina Faso, the local governor said on Sunday, a day after an attack in the north claimed 15 lives. Local residents say the gunmen on motorbikes killed around 30 people in Saturday’s attack on Kompienbiga...

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Vera Omozuwa: UNIBEN reacts to alleged r.a.p.e of 100 level student in church

The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has reacted to the alleged r.a.p.e of one of its students, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa. It was learned that Uwaila, who was a 100-level Microbiology student of UNIBEN, was r.a.p.e.d and killed by some unknown person while reading...

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Policeman kills colleagues in shooting spree

A yet- to- be named policeman on Sunday morning allegedly opened fire on his colleagues at Onikan, killing some of them. The yet- to- be named officer went berserk around 5am following a disagreement with other members of his team. It was gathered that the trigger- happy...

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Man United to extend Ighalo’s loan until January 2021

Manchester United are close to agreeing to a loan extension for former Nigerian striker, Odion Ighalo, until January 2021, the striker’s loan deal expires today (Sunday). Giving an update on the loan extension Sunday morning, Skysports reports that “the proposed loan extension...

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How 7,276 patients contracted COVID-19 in Nigeria unknown – NCDC

The source of contracting coronavirus in 7,276 cases in Nigeria is yet to be known, The punch reports. This was contained in the COVID-19 Situation Report 92 of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control published on Sunday. In the report, it was stated that 62,583 samples have...

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Robbers raid Man City’s Mahrez apartment, steal £500,000 valuables

Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez had three luxury watches worth more than £300,000 ($370,000) stolen when thieves raided his penthouse apartment, according to British media reports on Sunday. More than £50,000 in cash along with Cartier bracelets and rare football shirts...

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N.u.d.e photos: 19-year-old plotting to blackmail Salawa Abeni arrested

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, Lagos State Police Command, have arrested a 19-year-old National Diploma holder of the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, for plotting to blackmail popular artiste, Salawa Abeni. The suspect, Olufowoke Emmanuel, said to be a resident...

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FG begins 2020 systematic maintenance of all Lagos bridges, drains evacuation

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Kayode Popoola, on Sunday said the government had begun “systematic maintenance of all bridges in Lagos’’ to ensure smooth rides and safety. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the telephone that government had a schedule...

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Kogi state government accuses NCDC of unethical practice, says agency violates own protocol to nail state

The Kogi state government has said that the Nigeria center for Disease Control, (NCDC) in its desperation to record a Covid-19 case against the state violated its own guidelines and protocol for declaring a case. In a statement by Dr Saka Haruna Audu, Commissioner for Health...

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Gunmen shoot APC chairman dead in Katsina LGA

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have shot and killed the All Progressive Congress (APC) chairman of Batsari council area of Katsina state, Alhaji Abdulhamid Mamman. Mammam was killed on Sunday afternoon, at about 2:45pm, after the gunmen besieged Sabon Garin Dunburawa village,...

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Ex BBnaija housemate, Nina Ivy celebrates 24th birthday with stunning pictures

  BBNaija 2018 housemate Nina Ivy took to social media to celebrate her 24th birthday with stunning birthday photos to thrill her fans. The Reality TV star and entrepreneur is currently in the United States with her husband and  she is set to become a mother, Nina...

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Our breadwinner is gone, where do we start from –Mum, wife of Dubai-returnee who died in Lagos isolation centre

Grief overwhelmed Mrs Kehinde Kolawole as she spoke with Sunday Punch about her son, Tunde Kolawole, who died few days after his return from the United Arab Emirates while observing a 14-day supervised quarantine at a Lagos facility with other returnees. The Federal Government...

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Nasarawa CAN chairman regains freedom

The Nasarawa State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria and the General Overseer, Word of God Worldwide Gospel City, Archbishop Joseph Masin, who was kidnapped on Thursday, May 28, 2020, has regained his freedom. The Police Public Relations Officer in Nasarawa,...

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Lesotho ex-first lady accused of murder leaves country, bail revoked

Lesotho’s former first lady, Maesaiah Thabane, has left the country a day after a Court of Appeal ordered her rearrest, according to the nation’s police on Saturday. Maesaiah Thabane is suspected of orchestrating the shooting of Lipolelo Thabane her husband’s estranged wife....

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Davido threatens to expose those calling his REALTOR to know if he truly bought the banana Island house

Mad oh! 🤣🤣🤣!! Davido has taking to twitter to warn those calling his realtor, by the way, he is Sujimoto, to stop calling and asking if he truly bought the property.' The singer said he would be left with no choice then to start leaking their numbers. He said they...

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COVID-19: Kabba chief Imam alive, family says

The family of Chief Imam of Kabba, Kogi State, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Ejibunu, on Saturday, confirmed that the Chief Imam is not dead. This came following reports, on Saturday, that the Kabba Chief Imam is dead. The spokesperson of the family, Alhaji Shaibu Adekunle Ejibunu,...

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Nigerian man who went missing for five years found in jail

A Nigerian lady took to her social media page to share the story of a man who was declared missing five years ago when he stepped out to buy suya and never returned but was just discovered to have been in jail for the last five years . He was said to have been picked up during...

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Regina Daniels is pregnant for her husband Ned Nwoko (Photos)

Popular Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels is pregnant for her billionaire husband, Ned Nwoko. Regina Daniels and her husband, Ned Nwoko had their traditional wedding in May, 2019. The highly controversial marriage saw critics calling the 64-year-old Ned Nwoko a pedophile for...

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268 Nigerians arrive in Abuja from China

At least 268 Nigerians evacuated from China have arrived in Abuja, The Punch confirms. The flight that conveyed the evacuees landed at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport on Saturday afternoon. Disclosing this in a tweet, the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,...

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Resident doctors threaten strike, issue FG 14-day ultimatum

The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to immediately implement all the agreements it had with the Association or it will embark on an indefinite strike. The ultimatum was issued by the NARD in Bauchi on Saturday...

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Nollywood actor Ogungbe welcomes baby boy with second wife

Popular Yoruba actor, Olusegun Akanni Ogungbe welcomed a new baby with his second wife, Wunmi Ajiboye. The new baby is the second born of Ajiboye who is also a Nollywood actress to Ogungbe. Ogungbe announced the birth of their newborn baby on his Instagram page on Saturday. He...

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Edo medical scientists submit Covid-19 herbal invention to NIPRD

In line with the search for a local solution in the cure for Covid-19, the Edo State-born medical scientist and pathologist, Odion Obumese, has submitted the Covid-19 herbal drug he invented to the Minister of Health and National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research &...

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Kabba Chief Imam died of coronavirus! Family says as they step into war between NCDC and Kogi state over covid-19

The family of Chief Imam of Kabba, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Ejibunu, has stepped into the war between NCDC and Kogi state Government over covid-19 stating the Chief Iman died of coronavirus. Kogi State Government and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have been at...

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Former Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Egbe Ediagbonya has been killed by his abductors

Former Edo Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Egbe Ediagbonya, has been killed by his abductors after he was seized from his home. The decomposing body of the kidnapped former Commissioner has been found in a forest. Some farmers discovered the remains around 6:30 p.m. on...

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Shocking! George Floyd and the police officer that killed him were co-workers at a club

George Floyd and Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death, worked together at a Minneapolis club as recently as last year, according to a report from local television station KSTP. Maya Santamaria,...

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Bauchi Government says illegal abortions responsible for mysterious deaths

Preliminary findings from investigation carried out by the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has revealed that illegal abortion by unqualified medical practitioners has killed 200 women in Bauchi, as well as the cause of mysterious deaths in Azare and other...

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Midnight inferno razes Lagos market, destroys property worth billions

Tragedy occurred in the early hours of today, Saturday, when fire gutted Olaleye Market in Somolu, Bariga area of Lagos State, with property worth billions of naira destroyed. Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, said...

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85yrs old grandmother expresses joy over road construction in Bauchi, begs to meet governor

An 85 years old grandmother, a resident of Sabon-Kaura area of Bauchi metropolis who is grateful for the construction of a road in her area, has narrated how she and her contemporaries walked barefooted in muddy water whenever it rained. Mama Muwa Isa who was apparently fighting...

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COVID-19: UK’s religious leaders say churches should be allowed to open before cinemas

Prominent UK church leaders today branded the mass closure of churches ‘unlawful and unnecessary’ as they threatened a judicial review into keeping them shut. A coalition of Christian bishops and reverends has urged the Government to prioritise churches in its exit strategy...

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Nigeria can’t win 2021 AFCON – Gernot Rohr

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr said it is hard for his team to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations because they are not the best team on the continent. The German tactician recently agreed to a two-and-a-half-year deal to continue his work as the handler of the three-time African...

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Six sentenced for murder of former CDS Alex Badeh

A General Court Martial sitting in Abuja has jailed six Nigerian Air Force personnel, who were aides to the former Chief of Defence Staff, Late Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, who was murdered in cold blood. Badeh was shot dead in December 2018 by gunmen while on his way back...

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90 year-old grandma protects terrified black grandson from police aiming guns at him (video)

A 90-year-old grandmother protected her terrified black grandson as police aimed their guns at him. Officers reportedly said they followed Tye Anders, 21, to his grandmum's home in Midland, Texas, US, after allegedly spotting him running a stop sign. Shocking footage shows...

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