Woman Sent To Prison A Week To Her Wedding

A 33- year- old woman Olawunmi Oyebode has been arrested and remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri for assault .

This happened one week to her wedding in Lagos State , western Nigeria .

Her journey to prison started after she was arraigned before a Magistrates ’ Court sitting in Isolo for the alleged offence.

Oyebode who had concluded plan to contracther wedding allegedly slapped her neighbour, Anthony Onyeka for undisclosed reason .
The incident happened at 51, Ijikoyejo street , Ijeshatedo, Lagos where they reside .

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Man Stabs His 74-Year-Old Father In Lagos, Removes His Heart

Residents of Abesan Estate in the Ipaja area of Lagos State have been thrown into confusion after a man, Nelson Oamen, stabbed his father, Ehiremen Oamen, to death during an altercation.

PUNCH Metro gathered that Nelson, who reportedly fled his father’s apartment in Block 272, after the incident on Friday, removed the septuagenarian’s heart and left with it.

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Photos: Kaduna Ravaged by Flood

Some photos of flooded areas in Kaduna North Local government area in Kaduna state after heavy downpour last night. 

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Former First Lady Patience Jonathan delays Mrs Aisha Buhari from landing

Nigeria's former first lady patience jonathan today delayed the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari from disembarking at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe airport as Patience Jonathanss private jet was landing.

According to an eye witness, Mrs Buhari, who was returning from Kano where she went to pay a condolence visit to the family of late former AIG Ibrahim Babankowa, had to taxi on ground as she  could not disembark from the plane carrying her as the presidential wing was being occupied by the former first lady.

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Multiple explosions rock Maiduguri

Many are feared dead after multiple suicide attacks rocked Ajilari Railway cross of Gomari Airport ward in Maiduguri the Borno state capital this evening. Ajilari is a densely populated area in Maiduguri. More Details late

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Femi Otedola Slashes kerosene price to N50/litre...calls it "Buhari Kerosene"

Following the chairman of Forte Oil, Femi Otedola, decision to sell House Hold Kerosene (HHK) at N50/litre, being over 50 per cent reduction of its current pump price, the billionaire oil magnate has effortlessly made a grand entrance into the pantheon of Nigeria's 21st century crusaders.

 He calls it 'Buhari Kerosene' and has ordered that all his fuel stations across the country should henceforth sell HHK at N50/litre in furtherance of his decision to identify with President Buhari's bid to ameliorate the hardships faced by millions of Nigerians daily.

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Photo: Scissors Found In Nigeria Pilgrim's Stomach In Saudi Arabia

A Nigerian Muslim man arriving in Saudi Arabia for the annual Haj (pilgrimage) next week got the shock of his life when he was told there is a big scissors inside his belly.

The man was going through the metal detecting machine at the airport in the Western Red Sea port of Jeddah when it bleeped.

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OAU Student Union Budgets N1.8m For Phone Calls

Student Union executives and legislators at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, have budgeted N1, 837, 550 to make official phone calls between August, 2015 and January, 2016.

In a copy of the Student Union budget made available to our correspondent and debated by members of the OAU Student Representative Council on Sunday evening, the leaders also had a separate budget for internet facilities and sending of bulk Short Message Service.

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Echocho Concedes As Wada Wins Primary Election

One of the leading governorship aspirants on the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Alhaji Jibrin Isa Echocho, monday conceded victory to Governor Idris Wada.

Isa, who was previously tipped to get the PDP ticket from the incumbent Governor Wada, moved to the governor and embraced him when votes from 16 out of the 21 local government areas of the state were already counted, to congratulate him before leaving the Lokoja Township Stadium venue of the Kogi State PDP primaries.

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Facebook Ranks Nigeria, Kenya Top In Africa As Mobile Active Users

Facebook has ranked Nigerian and Kenya top among the countries in Africa as the number one frontier-market for the medium in terms of mobiles to like, share and upload content on the social network.

Nigeria has monthly users of 15 million on Facebook and following behind is Kenya 4.5 million users in 30 days

The numbers, the first Facebook has published show the two nations as important entry points on a continent of nearly one billion people.

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Female UNILAG student electrocuted at Campus hostel

A female University of Lagos student was electrocuted yesterday Sept. 8th after a high tension cable fell on her in front of the Sodeinde hall of residence in the campus. According to reports, the young lady was immediately rushed to the Lagos state Teaching Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Sad! May her soul rest in peace, Amen.

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8 year-old boy kidnapped and used to buy crates of soft drinks

Wonders shall never end. On Monday, an 8 year-old boy who was returning from a summer coaching class (lesson) from a school located by Lawrence road in Lagos was kidnapped by a man who then tried to use him as collateral to buy crates of soft drinks worth N51,000.

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Photos: Sanusi Meets With Nigerian Students In Scotland

Emir of Kano Lamido Sanusi II, met with Nigerian students staying in Edinburg, Scotland on Monday yesterday -admonishing them on the importance representing the country well abroad in allaspects including academic excellence.. The Kano monarch is currently in Scotland to host the Global Ethical Finance Forum (GEFF)forum where key stakeholders from various areas in the finance industry will grace...More Photos after the cut

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