Unmarried policewoman sacked for getting pregnant awarded N5m damages

The female police corporal attached to Ekiti State Police Command, Olajide Omolola, who was sacked for getting pregnant outside wedlock, has been awarded N5million in damages. Justice D. K. Damulak who delivered a landmark judgment at the Akure Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court on Wednesday, January 11, struck down Regulation 127 of the […]

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Pretty lady dies in the morning of her wedding (Photo)

A pretty lady from East London died suddenly in the morning of her dream wedding in Trinidad, according to MyLondon. Nadia Joseph-Gosine, who was described as ‘beautiful’, ‘caring’ and ‘happy’ by her distraught partner and sister, passed away on December 7, 2022, due to liver failure. The 33-year-old from Beckton had travelled to Trinidad to […]

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Buhari calls Kukah a vigorous fighter as Catholic Bishops pay him a visit

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has described the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, as a vigorous fighter. The fiery cleric was among the executives of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria who paid a visit to the President at the State House in Abuja, on Wednesday. The visit came weeks after Kukah, […]

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Nigerian passport goes down by 38 places in global ranking

Nigerian passport has gone down by 38 places in a global passport ranking in the last 17 years. This is according to the Henley Passport Index reports between 2006 and 2022 collated by Punch The Henley Passport Index ranks passports according to the number of countries their holders can access visa-free or with a visa-on-arrival […]

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Court barred Adamawa Senator from re-contesting coming Senatorial election

Less than two months to Nigeria’s 2023 general election, a Yola High Court, Adamawa State, Nigeria, on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, sacked Senator Elisha Abbo as the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial candidate for Adamawa North senatorial district for the 2023 election. The presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Danladi, held that the senator, having been expelled […]

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Nigerian presidency not retirement home ―Peter Obi says as he holds rally in Anambra (Photos)

Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi has taken a swipe at his political opponents, saying that Nigerian presidency is neither a retirement home nor a place where people wait for their turn. Mr. Obi who was in Anambra, his home state, for a three-in-one town hall meeting with students, a private meeting with […]

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Kenyan gayright activist, Edwin Chiloba’s partner confesses to killing him over allegations of cheating on him

The Police in Kenya have arrested and identified Jackton Odhiambo as the main suspect in the murder of LGBTQ activist, Edwin Chiloba. Odhiambo, who was in a relationship with the LGBTQ activist confessed to killing him and depositing his body by the roadside over allegations that he cheated on him. Three more suspects were also […]

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Yoruba Nation agitators hold rally in Lagos, one killed by police

Some Yoruba Nation agitators held a rally at Ojota area of Lagos State on Monday, January 9. According to reports, the Yoruba Nation group had planned to hold a mega rally at Ojota to press for self-determination from the Nigerian federation. Based on videos and photos shared on social media, Ojota was the scene of […]

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Prolonged incarceration is a breach of constitutional rights of persons ―Oyo State Chief Judge

As part of his three days tour of prisons within the State, the Chief judge of Oyo State, Nigeria, Justice Munta Abimbola, said on Monday at the Agodi correctional centre, that any prolonged incarceration is a breach of the constitutional rights of persons. According to Justice Abimbola, it is undisputed that the law recognises certain […]

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Hear Hakeem Jeffries’ historic first speech as new congressional Democrats minority leader (Video)

Following tradition, the new congressional Democrats minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries was to pass the gavel to the congressional Republican majority leader, Kelvin McCarthy who had just got the votes, and he spoke. Watch and listen to Hakeem in the video below: Mark my words, last night will be better remembered not for the chaos, rather […]

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Don’t listen to their propaganda, Labour Party has enough polling agents ―Campaign council

In a statement released on Sunday, the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council has urged Nigerians to ignore the “opposition’s orchestrated propaganda” that it does not have polling agents in core northern states less than two months to the February 25 presidential election. Yunusa Tanko, the spokesman for LP’s Campaign Council, stated this on Sunday in […]

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Edo train station attacked, scores abducted, many injured

About one year after terrorists attacked a Kaduna-bound train from Abuja, at a place called Katari in Kaduna State, the Edo State Police Command said scores of passengers waiting to board a train from the Igueben station in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State to Warri in Delta State were kidnapped by suspected herdsmen […]

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Obi is the best candidate to lead Nigeria ―Afe Babalola

Senior Nigerian lawyer, founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University (ABUA), Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola SAN has said that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi is the most qualified person to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. Chief Babalola said the only people opposed to Obi are those who participated […]

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He raped me while on night duty ―Married Nigerian nurse tells court

A married female Nigerian nurse, Imolita has told the Special Offences Court sitting at Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, how she was allegedly raped by a security guard, Ibuchi Emmanuel, at a school where she worked as a nurse. Giving her evidence, she said she was on night duty on the day the incident happened, while […]

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Secondary school students caught allegedly engaging in serial sex romps in Lagos

Some students of the Federal Government College, Ijaniki, Lagos State, Nigeria, have been caught engaging in sex romps in hotels in the community. The male and female students who reportedly jumped the school’s fence and stayed out of school for days are reportedly between the ages of 14 and 17. Sources told Punch that for three sessions, including […]

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Highlight of Brazil’s Santos FC featuring Pele Vs Nigerian XI match featuring Rigogo, Baba Ali, Olumodeji in Lagos in 1969 (Video)

Football legend, Pele, led the Brazilian football club, Santos to Nigeria for a friendly match against the Green Eagles of Nigeria in 1969. This was in the middle of the civil war, but there was a ceasefire for 48 hours. A 48-hour ceasefire was called between the Nigerian government and the secessionist state of Biafra […]

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Body of kidnapped son of assassinated Nigerian couple found in river

The corpse of Oreoluwa Fatinoye, the 25-year-old son of a former employee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kehinde Fatinoye, and his wife, Bukola, who was an employee of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), allegedly assassinated on the New Year day in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has also been found. It was gathered […]

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Pele laid to rest as millions bid the football legend farewell

Brazilian football legend and three-time World Cup winner, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pele, was buried in his final resting place Tuesday as millions of fans in Brazil and around the world mourned the sports legend. Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva paid his respects at Vila Belmiro, the stadium where […]

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