Police Seek Rivers House Speaker, Amaechi’s Chief Of Staff Over Assassination Claim

The Police in Rivers State has invited the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Honourable Otelemaba Amachree and Mr. Tony Okocha, the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, following their claim about a grand plot to assassinate Amaechi and his top supporters in the state. [...]

Jilted Cultist Rapes, Kills Girlfriend

An alleged cultist has been arrested for stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death after raping her. he suspect, Anuoluwapo Akinloye, 25, who lives at Segun Kehinde Street, Ogijo in Ikorodu, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, allegedly raped and stabbed Rafiat Akinyemi to death because she broke up with him. According to the victim’s mother, Mrs. Rashidat Akinyemi, [...]

Baby Factory: Imo Govt adopts 24 rescued pregnant girls

The Government of Imo State, South-East Nigeria, has adopted the 24 pregnant young girls rescued by the security operatives in the state. Gov. Owelle Rochas Okorocha disclosed this when officials of the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development presented the victims to him at the Government House. He also approved the immediate release [...]

Pastor whips northern elders over “evil agenda”, says Boko Haram’s days numbered

A fiery pastor based in Lagos in Nigeria’s South-West has lambasted elders from the country’s north, accusing them of having an evil agenda, which she says has failed. “Northern elders, your evil agenda has failed. Your amnesty deal is amnesty of hell fire . . . Satan’s amnesty. Shame,” said Pastor Lovina Iburene of The [...]

Nigeria must remain united – Rev. Jesse Jackson, Clark, Yakassai

Former American presidential candidate and civil rights activist, Rev Jesse Jackson yesterday described Nigeria as a country having all the potentials to emerge as future global economic power bloc appealing to Nigerians to strive towards peaceful coexistence and work towards national unity. Rev Jackson who led other Nigerian politicians to dismiss the doomsday predictions that [...]

Angelina Jolie is misleading women

Angelina Jolie’s revelation that she had a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of breast cancer has provoked a cruel backlash online. Some have accused her of being an attention seeker — a former sex goddess who’s past her sell-by date and is now trying to use her medical problems to boost her public profile. [...]

Ronaldo and Mourinho see red as Atletico stun Real Madrid to win Copa

Copa Del Rey final, Bernabeu – Real Madrid 1 (Ronaldo 14) Atletico Madrid 2 (Costa 35, Miranda 99) Joao Miranda thumped home an extra-time winner as Atletico Madrid secured a 2-1 win over Real Madrid to claim Copa Del Rey glory in a fiery final that saw both Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo sent off. [...]

Principal impregnates student in Kogi

The Principal of Baptist High School, Ekinrin/Adde, in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State Mr. Ajayi Ajibulu has been accused of impregnating one of his students and trying to abort the pregnancy. Sources from the town revealed that the girl (name withheld) was a regular caller at the Principal’s house who was a friend [...]

How I handle advances from men who go crazy about my upper part—Nollywood actress Bose Arowosegbe

Budding Yoruba actress, Bose Arowosegbe, has caught the fancy of many who are moved by her talent and her ability to interpret roles. On the other hand, the heavily endowed actress is not in short supply of admirers who are crazy about her boobs. The ravishing actress, whose passion for acting was encouraged by her [...]

Depression: A Warning Sign of Stroke for Women

Middle-aged women battling depression may be twice as likely to have a stroke as women in the same age group who are not depressed, a new study finds. “Although the absolute risk of stroke is low in mid-aged women, depression does appear to have a large adverse effect on stroke risk in this age group,” [...]

Group calls for national state of emergency

The Afenifere Renewal group, a pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, has urged the Federal Government to declare a “state of national emergency” instead of the one recently declared by the presidency in three northern states. In a statement made available to Saturday PUNCH on Friday, the group’s Publicity Secretary, Kunle Famoriyo, said the state of emergency rule [...]

Army on alert at Nigerian-Benin borders

General Officer Commanding, 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Ahmad Jibrin, has said that the Army is on a red alert, to ward off any possible Boko Haram infiltration through the nation’s borders with Benin Republic. The Army boss, who spoke yesterday while receiving a 17-member team from the Indian National Defence College, [...]

Boko Haram shifts attack to Katsina

Blood flowed in Daura, Katsina State, hometown of former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari Thursday night, when about 11 persons, including soldiers and policemen, were killed, in an exchange of gunfire among gunmen, suspected to be members of Boko Haram, police and soldiers. Saturday Sun gathered that the gunmen had attacked four commercial banks [...]

I collected N4.2m from two women for ‘miracle babies’ — Midwife

The search for the fruit of the womb has driven many women to take extreme steps. When women are unable to conceive and bear children, the huge psychological toll makes them fall prey to fraudulent people and patrons of ‘baby factories’. Desope Cecilia, 61, and Joy Ibe, 43, were among victims of a midwife, Oby [...]

Boko Haram has anti-aircraft, anti-tank guns, Nigerian Military says after destruction

The Nigerian military said on Friday that it destroyed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns, owned by insurgents in Borno State. The military said in a statement that advancing troops of the Special Task Force have destroyed some terrorists’ camps sited in the forests of Northern and Central Borno. The statement was issued in Abuja on [...]

Trans-border car snatchers return in Lagos

Just as Lagos residents are gradually losing memory of a cross-border robbery kingpin, Hamani Tijani, who allegedly coordinated a syndicate based in Cotonou, Benin Republic, to unleash terror on motorists in the state, another set of dare-devil car snatchers from the neighbouring country have returned with fierce audacity, sending fears down the spines of posh [...]

Soyinka to chair Aregbesola’s lecture series

Prof. Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Laureate, will chair a lecture series in honour of the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola. This was made known according to a statement by the Chief Executive Officer of 1401 Solution Concept Limited, Mr. Omobayo Aworele, the May 24 inaugural lecture will have Maj.-Gen. Muhammad Buhari (retd.) as the special [...]

Topless Women in Public Not Breaking the Law, Says NYPD

Ladies of New York , you are free to walk bare-breasted through the city! New York City’s 34,000 police officers have been instructed that, should they encounter a woman in public who is shirtless but obeying the law, they should not arrest her. This is a good step towards gender parity in public spaces. This [...]

The Military Capture 17 Borno Towns, Villages

Troops deployed in Borno State by the federal government under the state of emergency declared by President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday have captured 17 towns and villages allegedly controlled by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect. The troops, which started arriving in the state on Tuesday night, LEADERSHIP WEEKEND learnt, headed straight for the [...]

Group Writes Jonathan On Alleged Plot To Kill Amaechi

The Rivers Integrity Group (RIG) has joined Nigerians condemning the alleged plot to kill the Rivers State governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and some of his political associates. “As events unfold in this lingering crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, it is becoming crystal clear that there is a well-planned and well-coordinated [...]

2014 Osun Guber Poll: Who Will Occupy Bola Ige House?

The race for the governorship of Osun State hots up. Several known faces in the political skyline have thrown their hats in the ring for the epic contest. Who wears the crown? Will the incumbent prevail? JOSHUA DADA writes The race to Bola Ige House at the Osun State government secretariat started immediately the incumbent, [...]

Copa del Rey: Mourinho falls again, Ronaldo sees red as Atletico beat Real 2-1 to lift title

Atletico Madrid have won the 2012-13 Copa del Rey after an enthralling 2-1 extra-time victory against Real Madrid in the final at Santiago Bernabeu on Friday. Miranda`s goal in the 99th minute was enough for los Rojiblancos to clinch their 10th Copa crown and, in the process, end their long 25-match winless run in the [...]

Tumblr May Reject Yahoo’s $1.1B Acquisition Offer For Being “Too Low”

Sources close to to acquisition talks between Yahoo and Tumblr say the blogging platform feels that Yahoo's $1.1 billion offer as "too low" and view it as "only a first offer". Yahoo may have to significantly increase the offer to close the deal. An acquisition by some tech giant is likely in the cards for Tumblr, though, as sources say the company only has a couple of months of cash runway left.

Though I begged Major Nzeogwu not to stage 1966 coup, he ignored me –Gen. Olutoye

Maj-Gen. Olufemi Olutoye (retd.), one of the first graduates to join the Nigerian Army, shares his life experiences with ADEOLA BALOGUN Now that you have retired fully, what does your day look like? When I wake up, there are a few formalities which I have to perform every morning before I come out of my [...]