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23 year old Mary Akinloye, the nanny who kidnapped the Orekoya boys on Tuesday April 7th from their home has reached out to the family of the kidnapped boys demanding a N15 million ransom for their release. A friend of the family who spoke with Punch said the nanny called ...

Three boys, 11-months old Aderomola Orekoya, 4 year old Adedamola Orekoya and 6 years Demola Orekoya were taken from their home in Surulere yesterday morning April 8th by a housemaid their mum employed just a day before. The woman said she placed an ad on OLX for a housemaid and ...

Press statement from INEC ahead of Saturday Gubernatorial elections.. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received reports that some political leaders are asking members of the public to disregard its stated resolve to use Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and Smart Card Readers (SCRs) for the April 11, 2015 Governorship ...

A closing statement from PDP Gubernatorial candidate, Jimi Agbaje… To the good people of Lagos: As today winds down and our campaign officially comes to a close, let me be the first to thank each and everyone of you for your prayers, support and well-wishes throughout the course of this ...

Dear Lagosians, First let me thank you all for turning out to vote on the 28th March 2015 and for doing so peacefully to make history by electing the All Progressives Congress candidates in the Presidential and National Assembly elections. Once again, I must address you as we approach Saturday’s ...

An unidentified young man with earphone on, was killed this morning April 8th by a passenger train at Cappa area of Oshodi, Lagos. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who was inside the train reports that the man was standing on the rail track oblivious to the ...

The draw for the 2017 African Nations Cup qualifiers conducted in Cairo on Thursday produced some interesting groupings. The group winners and two best second placed teams join hosts Gabon for finals. AFCON 2017 FULL DRAW Group A: Tunisia, Togo, Liberia, Djibouti Group B: Madagascar, DRC, Angola, CAR Group C: ...

The shocking moment a police officer shot a fleeing unarmed black man five times in the back, then handcuffed his body after he crumpled lifeless on the ground,has been captured on camera.. Patrolman Michael Slager, 33, opened fire on father-of-four Walter Scott, 50, a Coast Guard veteran in North Charleston, ...

Barack Obama a few days ago presented a Certificate of Commendation to INEC chairman, Attahiru Jega, over the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections on March 28th, which they said was free and fair, credible and the best election ever held in Nigeria. The ‘Certificate of Commendation’ was ...

A Justice of the federal high court in Ikoyi, Lagos, C J Aneke, has granted an order of interim injunction restraining Multichoice from enforcing its planned increase in cost of the different classes of viewing of its pay TV, DSTV. MultiChoice, owners of DStv and GOtv, had announced a 20 ...

Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has finally reacted to the anti-Igbo comments made by Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu. Tinubu said the Oba is not a member of APC and so can’t speak on behalf of the party. Speaking to Punch at a rally in Iganmu today, ...

President-elect General Buhari arrived Lagos this morning to campaign for APC Guber candidate, Akinwumi Ambode. He also met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Buhari and Lagos State Governor, Tunde Fashola, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chris Ngige, Rotimi Amaechi and other dignitaries later headed out to campaign at Orile.

The General overseer of a Pentecostal church in Akwa Ibom state identified as Pastor John and his wife, Deborah pictured above have been arrested by the Akwa Ibom state police command for allegedly kidnapping a new born baby with the intent of selling him to a child trafficking syndicate at ...

Wow, this is just incredible. God is great!! A woman gave birth to a baby on the streets of Lagos this morning April 7th. Eye witnesses said the woman was on her way to the market when her water broke. She started screaming for help and a few people gathered ...

Former Anambra State governor Dr Chris Ngige has castigated Igbo leaders for standing by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite the fact that most Nigerians wanted change pointing out that Ndigbo sell themselves short for contracts and short term gain. Still a sitting senator although he lost his seat in ...

Demola, one of the sons of Governor Babatunde Fashola took to his instagram page this night to honour his mother, Dame Abimbola Fashola as she turned 50 “The 21 years I have spent on this earth would not have been the same without you. We thank you for picking us ...

The wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, has not been seen in public since President Goodluck Jonathan lost the March 28 presidential election to Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) of the All Progressives Congress. The President had last Tuesday conceded defeat and called Buhari on the telephone when it ...

Airport cleaner, Josephine Agwu says she didn’t receive N12million from TREM church last Sunday when she was hosted by the Presiding Bishop and general overseer of the church, Dr Mike Okonkwo. “I was at TREM for the Easter service but it is not true they gave me N12 million. I ...

In a statement issued after a brief press parley during the Easter break, the lawmaker representing Lagos East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator ‘Gbenga Ashafa has emphatically declared that the APC governorship candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode, will poll the highest number of votes with a wide margin not comparable ...

The statement by the Oba which was released this morning caused an uproar among Nigerians as he threatened Igbos to vote Ambode or face death. May people doubted it even after the audio leaked, well there is a video to prove he really uttered those words. [youtube TYkS3C4Y1cY 300 200]