Police officer on his deathbed confesses his criminal past

The man who reportedly confessed on his deathbed to being the giant, pictured years ago in a carnival costume (Picture: CEN) A policeman confessed on his deathbed that he was the notorious leader of a deadly Belgian gang. Before he died, the officer told his shocked brother that he was one of the ‘Crazy Brabant […]

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See houses said to be owned by the ex-Pension boss, Maina, sealed up by EFCC (Photos)

  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna zonal office yesterday, October 24, 2017, sealed up 6 properties allegedly owned through proceeds of crime by former chairman of Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms,  Abdulrashid Maina. The properties include a 2 storey building in the commercial centre of Ibrahim Taiwo road, a residential bungalow located on Katuru road […]

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Nigeria’s Fed. Attorney General, Malami, speaks on his role in Maina’s reinstatement

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday, broke silence on the allegation that he spearheaded the recall, promotion and posting of the embattled former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reform, Abdulrasheed Maina, to the Ministry of Interior. While speaking exclusively to Vanguard, Malami, who grudgingly spoke last […]

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Categories of Nigerian Prisoners to Vote in 2019 Nigerian elections – INEC

  Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is making arrangements with the Nigeria Prisons Service to ensure that prisoners are allowed to vote in the 2019 general elections. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this in Abuja on Tuesday at a dialogue session with the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Dialogue – […]

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Pastor admits defrauding Atiku’s wife of N918m – Witness

A confessional statement tendered before an Ikeja High Court on Tuesday exposed how Pastor Nsikakabasi Akpan-Jacobs voluntarily confessed to defrauding Mrs Titi Atiku, the wife of former Vice-President Abubakar Atiku of N918 million. Mr Dickson Graymond, a retired detective with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ) insisted on the voluntariness of Akpan-Jacob’s […]

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I was retired prematurely 4 days after uncovering N1.3bn fraud in Customs — Ex-Comptroller

A retired Comptroller of Customs Services, Abdullahi Bello Gusau, has alleged that he was unlawfully retired and lucked out of office exactly four days after he uncovered over N1.3 billion fraud through online audit in Single Good Declaration, SGD, Audit form. He made the allegation in a letter of petition against the Comptroller General of […]

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‘I demand s*x from my boyfriend everyday’ – Amber Rose

Its no news that Amber Rose is in a relationship with rapper, 21 Savage. The news is that the couple may be having sex everyday and according to Amber it is healthy. In a new interview with TMZ, though she’s probably joking, she said, ‘I demand sex every day from my boyfriend, absolutely. It’s very healthy’. In the past, […]

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Wrestler Power Uti, arraigned in court for allegedly beating his wife to death

State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) Panti-Yaba in Lagos state, today arraigned renowned wrestler, John Eke Uti a.k.a. Power Uti, before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly beating his 38-year-old wife, Toyin Uti, to death and abandoning her corpse in their 17, Oremeji Street, Ilupeju residence on October 10. Part of the two-count charges filed against him […]

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Teenage boy punches his mother in the face in the presence of his friends and she cries (Video)

A teenager in the UK punched his mother in the face in the presence of his friends allegedly because she told him he could no longer play video games. The assault was caught on video and is getting worldwide attention and outrage. The woman is seen in the video bending to pick something from the […]

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Gunmen kill two policemen, abduct Portuguese in Nigeria

Two policemen were killed by unknown gunmen on Monday and an expatriate abducted at a construction site along Obajana-Kabba road in Kogi State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, William Aga, who confirmed the incident, told our correspondent that about 15 gunmen attacked the A .G. Dangote Company handling the rehabilitation of the road, where the policemen were […]

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Buhari rejects same currency for ECOWAS by 2020

President Muhamadu Buhari on Tuesday in Niamey, Republic of Niger, urged member countries of the Economic Community of West African States to tread carefully in pushing for a single currency in the sub-region by 2020. He cited the challenges faced by the European Union in realising the same goal to buttress his position. According to a […]

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Why I ordered Jonathan to appear in my court on Wednesday – Okon Abang

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday confirmed that he had signed a subpoena compelling former President Goodluck Jonathan to appear in court on Wednesday to testify in defence of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh. This confirms The PUNCH’s exclusive story published on Tuesday that the judge signed the […]

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Abike Dabiri-Erewa appeals to CBN, AGF to give Nigerians abroad more time to obtain BVN

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora has appealed to both the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to put modalities and logistics in place for Nigerians in the Diaspora to obtain their own Bank Verification Number (BVN) to avoid forfeiture of their savings […]

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‘President Buhari is a good man surrounded by cankerworms and caterpillars’ – Dino Melaye

Senator Dino Melaye has described President Buhari as a good man surrounded by cankerworms and caterpillars. Dino made the remark during plenary while members of the Senate were discussing the reinstatement and sack of wanted former pension boss, Abdulrasheed Maina. Dino says the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who has […]

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Vigilante member kills self in failed bullet-proof charm test

Audu Maikare, a member of a vigilante group in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State has killed himself with a dane gun in a failed bulletproof charm test. The Katsina Police Command confirmed this on Monday in a statement issued by Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP, Gambo Isa. According to Isa, the incident occurred when the […]

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Nigerian Senate asks Buhari to sack Malami, Dambazau over Maina’s recall

Nigerian Senate on Tuesday mandated President Muhammadu Buhari to bring those behind the reinstatement of the former chairman of Presidential Task Team on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina,‎ to book without further delay. The Senate mentioned the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami as well as the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, […]

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