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The Edo State Government, on Friday, commenced the payment of N20,000 monthly stipend to four sets of Libya returnees in the state. Speaking at Idia College, in Benin City, where the returnees converged to receive the stipends, Chairman, Edo State Taskforce...

A man adorned in a Father Christmas costume collapsed and died on Friday while handing out presents at a Christmas school party in Southern Italy for pupils aged 11 to 13. The Gino Rossi Vairo institute in Agropoli, a seaside town of about 100 kilometres...

She's a contortionist who auditioned at the Ikorodu leg of the Lagos Gros Talent, ahead of the One Lagos Concert.

A Nigerian nurse that goes by the name Hadiza Ndayebo has given birth to a set of quadruplets after 17 years of childnessness. She gave birth at the Jumai Babangida Aliyu Maternal and Neonatal Hospital in Minna, the Niger State capital. Although one of...

A man, Everisto Gwekwerere, had the shock of his life after finding his wife stark naked in another man’s bedroom on his arrival. Gwekwerere was dragged to the Mwenezi Civil Court by his wife, Sharai Nyanisi, who was seeking a protection order. He said,...

The National Youth Service Corps in Nasarawa State says 20 corps members are to have an extension of service due to alleged misconduct during the service year. The state Coordinator, 2017 Batch B Stream 11, Mrs. Zainab Isah, disclosed this on Thursday...

Retired boxer, Floyd Mayweather on Wednesday morning took his entire TMT entourage to the famous sex store 'Hustler' in Hollywood for 'Christmas' shopping. The undisputed boxer was seen running through the adult toys section and their fetish wall. He...

Olori Meimunat Omowunmi and Olori Badirat Olaitan, the youngest wives of Alaafin of Oyo, are pictured with their friends. Olori Olaitan posted the photo on her Instagram and captioned it, "#WCM

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has lost his senior wife, Olori Kudirat Aduke Adetunji. Kudirat died early Thursday morning at the age of 71. The deceased married Oba Adetunji in Ibadan 53 years ago. Olori Kudirat moved with the monarch...

Two men were ambushed with blades and thrashed when they were allegedly urinating in a public space in north Delhi’s Timarpur. Rohit Saluja and his friend received cuts on their faces, necks and arms, but are out of danger. An investigator not authorised...

A statement signed by Public Relations Officer, state Ministry of Health, Mr. Musa Abdullahi and made available to The PUNCH in Lafia, confirmed the cholera outbreak in Shege Ward in Toto LGA where 38 cases were confirmed and four died before reaching...

Two children — a four-year-old boy and a two-year-old girl — have been declared missing. The two children were said to be missing from their home in north London on Monday, following which a search has been launched for them. The children went missing...

An Osun state Magistrate court remanded a 45-year-old, law student of Adeleke University, Amah Yangu Rose, in prison for allegedly robbing two of N1.5m. The accuse was said to have committed the offence in May 30, 2017 at Aisu area, Ede. According to...

A lawmaker and three-time cabinet member under Italy’s Former Prime Minister Silvio Berusconi, Mr Altero Matteoli, died on Monday in a road accident, Italian Senate Spokesperson confirmed. The spokesperson said 77-year-old Matteoli died after the car...

A woman in the United States has been mauled to death by her own pitbulls in an “absolutely grisly” attack. Bethany Lynn Stephens, 22, was found by her father who went looking for her in a wooded area where she often walked the dogs in Goochland, Virginia....

Football legend, Henry Thiery, who is popularly referred to as ‘Igwe’ by Arsenal fans, was on Sunday crowned ‘Igwe of football.’ The Arsenal legend was unravelled as the ambassador for Guinness ‘Made of Black’ campaign held at the Landmark Event Centre,...

The timely intervention of some elders in Umuduru Village, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State has saved a man and woman from being lynched for openly having sex during a funeral in the community. It was gathered that the woman and the man had...

Governor Rochas Okorocha showed that he's a spiritual man as he prayed for a couple who visited him at the government house in Owerri, Imo state capital. The governor who laid his hand on the lady - prayed for her and her husband who knelt down as others...

A British diplomat who worked at the UK embassy in Beirut has been found dead. The body of Rebecca Dykes was reportedly found on the side of a motorway in the early hours of Saturday morning. The circumstances surrounding her death were unclear, but local...

The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Aliyu Mohammadu, for allegedly cutting off his cousin’s manhood. It was learnt that Mohammadu, from Babana Borgu, in New Bussa Local Government Area of Niger State, allegedly attacked his...

A bus driver identified as Ifeanyi was on Sunday killed on the Third Mainland Bridge after his vehicle colluded with a Toyota Camry saloon car. It was gathered that the Camry marked FKJ441CN, which was heading to Obalende, had a break failure, rammed...

Veteran gospel Musician, Yinka Ayefele remarked on the aftermath of the accident he had on December 12, 1997. This was made at a feast to celebrate 20 years after the nightmarish accident, Ayefele told Sunday Scoop that on the day he first had an erection...

Nevada Governor, Brian Sandoval, disclosed that he and his wife, Kathleen, have decided to divorce after 27 years of marriage. The two-term Republican said in a statement released Friday that “demands of public life are hard on a marriage and ours has...

A suicide bomb attack on a Pakistan church claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least eight people and wounded 30 during a service on Sunday, just over a week before Christmas. It was said that the police prevented one of the attackers to gain...

The premeditated special birthday parade to be mounted by the Brigade of Guards as part of activities to mark President Muhammadu Buhari’s 75th birthday has been cancelled. A source close to the presidency, which confirmed this development in Abuja on...