Yusuf Buhari sues wife for changing children’s school without permission

A man, Yusuf Buhari, on Friday, sued his estranged wife, Hadiza Muhammad, to a Sharia Court, sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, for changing the school of their two female children without his consent. Mr Buhari, who resides within the Kaduna Metropolis, through his counsel,...

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Cholera outbreak kills five people in Ogun State

In 12 reported cases of cholera on Friday at Lafenwa, Abeokuta North local council of Ogun State, no fewer than five persons have been confirmed dead. The Permanent Secretary in the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr Adesanya Ayinde, said at a news conference in Abeokuta that...

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Unai Emery pens letter to Arsenal fans in first message since sacking

Unai Emery has penned a letter to Arsenal fans in his first message since being sacked by the club. The Spaniard was relieved of his duties at a meeting with club bosses Edu and Raul Sanllehi on Friday morning after being beaten at home to Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday night. In...

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Kylie Jenner dumped Travis 'because he didn't commit enough' says her grandma

Kylie Jenner , 22, has kept tight-lipped on the reason for her split from Travis Scott but her grandma Ester, 93, says it is because the rapper did not 'commit enough' to the make-up mogul. The couple, who share one-year-old daughter Stormi, revealed they ended their relationship...

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Would you rock this 'Ghana Must Go' inspired outfit?

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Chris Brown announces the name of his newborn son

Chris Brown has revealed the interesting name he gave to his son. The 30-year-old singer took to Instagram to reveal the name of the newborn baby boy he welcomed with ex-girlfriend Ammika Harris, 26, by sharing a photo of himself. He made the revelation as he posted the nickname...

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Ogun Government cancels environmental sanitation exercise for November

The Ogun State Government has cancelled the monthly sanitation exercise and lifted the restriction of movement for November in the state. Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun, announced this in a statement on Friday. He explained that the decision...

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Whitney Houston 'tried to seduce Eddie Murphy by wearing lingerie and fur coat'

Whitney Houston tried to woo Eddie Murphy by turning up at his house wearing lingerie and a fur coat, her ex-lover has claimed. But the singer was rejected by him and she went on a drug binge for days. Whitney’s former lover, Robyn Crawford, 55, claims that the star “had...

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FG wants all unqualified teachers flushed out of schools by December 31

The Federal Government has directed that all unqualified teachers should be flushed out of schools by December 31, Prof. Segun Ajiboye, Registrar, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), said on Friday. Ajiboye stated this in Ibadan at the induction of no fewer than...

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London Bridge attacker named as convicted terrorist

The London Bridge attacker who killed a man and a woman has been named by police as 28-year-old Usman Khan. Khan was convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences and released from prison last December on licence, Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said. The...

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Police pursue pastor wanted for ‘defiling’ over 20 minors

Police are pursuing a preacher suspected to have allegedly defiled over 20 girls and impregnated several others in Mwingi Sub-County, Kitui. On Wednesday, police rescued more than 10 girls in different rental houses where the pastor is said to have held them hostage as sex...

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We only found mum’s ashes, skull – Daughter of burnt Kogi PDP women leader

About twelve days after her death, Eikojonwa Tavershima, daughter of the late Mrs. Salome Abuh, on Friday, painted a gory scenario of how her mother was roasted by suspected political thugs in the Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Saturday Punch reports that the house...

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Woman kills house-help for ‘sleeping with her husband’

A court in Limuru, Kiambu County has ordered that a 45-year-old woman accused of killing her house-help be detained for 14 days as investigations into her alleged crime continue. The suspect, Sarafina Wanjiku, allegedly killed one Njoki on Thursday, November 28, in her [Wanjiku’s]...

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I took a gamble on acting, it worked –Illbliss

Nigerian rapper Illbliss fondly called ‘Oga boss,’ stunned many of his fans when he interpreted the role of Odogwu Malay in Kemi Adetiba’s ‘King of Boys’. The talented rapper got countless reviews for his role in the 2018 political thriller. In a chat with Saturday Beats,...

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Lagos motorcyclist allegedly defiles 6-year-old daughter

A commercial motorcyclist in Lagos, Amarachi Chukwuneke, is currently cooling his feet in prison custody for reportedly sexually molesting his six-year-old daughter. Chukwuneke, 43, was arrested by the police at the Festac Division, following a report by his neighbour in the...

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Young doctor r.a.p.e.d, murdered and her body set on fire in India (photo)

The body of a woman has been found after she was allegedly r.a.p.e.d and murdered in Hyderabad, India. The victim, a 27-year-old veterinary doctor, was reportedly found in an underpass in the outskirts of the city by a passer-by. Police have reportedly detained at least two...

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Mother claims her ultrasound photo shows her late father kissing her unborn daughter

A Californian woman claims her ultrasound picture shows her late father kissing her unborn daughter. Shantel Carrillo, 30, from Santee, posted the 20-week ultrasound to social media and friends were quick to notice something unusual. 'Right when I posted it, like 30 seconds...

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Suriname President Bouterse convicted of murder

A court in Suriname on Friday convicted President Desi Bouterse of murder for the execution of 15 opponents in 1982 following a coup to seize power, sentencing the man who has dominated the former Dutch colony’s recent history to 20 years in prison. Opposition parties called...

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Ex-banker, Fadayomi, jailed six years for stealing N11m

Justice Mohammed Owolabi of the Oyo State High Court on Friday sentenced a former staff of the Ayete Microfinance Bank Limited, situated in Ayete, Oyo State, Sunday Fadayomi to six years imprisonment without an option of fine. Pronouncing Fadayomi guilty of all the 30 count...

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Cheating husband's affair exposed as he's pictured in newspaper restaurant review

A cheating husband's affair has been exposed after he was pictured in the background of a newspaper restaurant review with another woman. Food critic for the Washington post Tom Sietsema posted about the incident on Twitter after the anonymous wife wrote to him to explain...

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Caitlyn Jenner says she hasn't spoken to Khloe Kardashian in 'five or six years'

Caitlyn Jenner revealed that she hasn't spoken to stepdaughter Khloe Kardashian in the five years since she transitioned as she opened up on tonight's "I'm A Celeb." The 70-year-old star spoke candidly to her campmates about coming out as transgender in 2014 in Friday night's...

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‘How N18bn was paid into Mompha’s account in Fidelity Bank’

A prosecution witness, Peter Ademola Adegoke, a Compliance Officer with Fidelity Bank Plc, on Friday told Justice Abdullai Liman of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos how the sum of N18bn was paid into the account of a company, Ismalob Global Investments, belonging to Ismaila...

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'Sexually jealous' boyfriend put condoms on love rival's car and smashed it up

A man who vandalised a love rival's car with condoms before smashing it up has been fined and slapped with a banning order. Lloyd Maloney and his friend Jamie Ruff drunkenly smashed up the Renault Clio after flying into a rage. Maloney, 25, mistakenly believed the car's owner,...

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Sudan repeals law that controls how women act and dress in public

Sudan has repealed a restrictive public order law that controlled how women acted and dressed in public. On Twitter, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok paid tribute to women "who have endured the atrocities that resulted from the implementation of this law". The country's transitional...

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Famous free solo climber falls to his death

A world-renowned American free solo climber has died attempting to descend the side of a cliff face. Brad Gobright, 31, fell around 300m (1,000 ft) to his death in El Potrero Chico in northern Mexico. His companion, fellow climber Aidan Jacobson, 26, fell a shorter distance...

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Mauricio Pochettino breaks silence on Tottenham sacking in statement

Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has broken his silence on his sacking in a statement released by the LMA. Pochettino's five-year stint in north London came to an end last week Tuesday, with Jose Mourinho unveiled as his successor less than 24 hours later. The popular...

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Ekhomu warns of danger as Borno Government hires 150 Cameroonian vigilantes to fight Boko Haram

The President of the Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria, Dr Ona Ekhomu, has condemned the decision of the Borno State Government to hire 150 Cameroonian vigilantes to combat Boko Haram insurgents. The security expert said the move by the state...

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Nine-year old girl committs 'suicide' in Benue State

A nine-year-old girl has allegedly died by suicide in Makurdi, Benue State capital. The incident occurred off Bem Hotel Road, Ankpa Quarters area of the capital city. Punch learnt from the area, that the young girl was staying with a prophetess of a Pentecostal church alongside...

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Australia jails three men for Christmas terror plot

Three men were jailed Friday for an IS-inspired terror plot to cause mass casualties in Australia’s second largest city Melbourne during the 2016 Christmas period. Hamza Abbas, 24, Ahmed Mohamed, 27 and Abdullah Chaarani, 29, were found guilty last year of plotting to use...

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Anambra female farmers demand gender-friendly tools

No fewer than 600 female farmers on Thursday protested in Anambra State, demanding gender-friendly farm implements. The protesters, under the agies of Smallholder Women Farmers in Nigeria, said women were not put into consideration in the construction of certain agriculture...

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Four die as cholera outbreak hits Ogun state

Four persons have reportedly died while scores have been hospitalised as a result of a cholera outbreak in some parts of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Punch exclusively gathered that the worst-hit areas in Abeokuta included  Abule-Otun in Lafenwa, Kuto, Idi-Aba and...

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CAN kicks against social media and hate speech bills

The Christian Association of Nigeria has kicked against the proposed social media and hate speech bills, describing them as ploys to gag Nigerians. The CAN President, Dr Samson Ayokunle called on the National Assembly to drop the bills and focus on legislation that could address...

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Relic of Jesus’ crib to return to Bethlehem

After spending more than 1,000 years in Rome, a wooden fragment valued by Catholics as part of the crib in which Jesus was born will be welcomed back to the Holy Land today (Friday). The fragment, part of a relic stored in the Italian capital’s Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore,...

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Blackface speaks on settling out of court with 2face

Blackface has spoken on settling out of court with Tuface Idibia. Disclosing this on Instagram and promising he is not a trouble maker, he disclosed Tuface and his manager have apologized for using his material without his consent and promised to make an amendment. Speaking...

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Army arrests fake soldier in Enugu (pictured)

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) the 82 Division Nigerian Army, Enugu, Major General Lasisi Adegboye on Thursday paraded two suspected criminals arrested through the efforts of Exercise Atilogwu Udo 1 flagged off on November 1 2019 at Nsulu, Abia State. The two suspected...

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The bible is silent about plastic surgery - Tony Rapu

Popular Nigerian pastor, Tony Rapu has shared a video online in which he talked about plastic surgery. According to the preacher, the Bible is silent about plastic surgery and he sees nothing wrong in it. He however pointed out that if plastic surgery is done solely with the...

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Ay Comedian and wife, Mabel Makun celebrate 11th wedding anniversary

Comedian AY and his wife are today celebrating their 11th wedding anniversary. The happy man took to IG to share a family photo (above) and praised his wife writing; ''You have been my beloved friend and sister in the last 16 years, my lovely wife, soulmate and mother in the...

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Twitter's Jack Dorsey to live in Africa for atleast 3 months in 2020

Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter and Square, tweeted his farewell to Africa on Wednesday, but announced that he would return and temporarily move to the continent for at least three months in 2020. Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and mobile payments company Square, suggested that...

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Student disclose how pupils drug teachers during examinations to cheat

A junior secondary school pupil has shocked a gathering of educationists in Alausa with a revelation. The boy told the audience how fellow pupils drugged their teachers to cheat during examinations. A parent also said she was severely distressed by her neighbour’s child drug...

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Senate calls for computerization of oil sector

The Senate on Thursday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to initiate the process of computerising the nation’s oil sector. This, according to the Senate, is to curb the multifaceted challenges associated with the oil and gas production, transportation, and sales business in...

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INEC begins distribution of election materials for Kogi West poll

Ahead of tomorrow’s Kogi West supplementary and Ajaokuta Federal Constituency rerun, the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday began the distribution of election materials to affected areas. The materials, which were stored at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...

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Woman who married homeless man after seeing him looking for food in her bin is devastated by his death

A woman who saved a homeless man from the streets after she discovered him rifling through her bins has been left devastated by his death. Joan Neininger married Ken Selway 40 years after she spotted him outside her house. They were dubbed the real life Lady and the Tramp...

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