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The Vatican dismissed a priest from his post in a Holy See office Saturday Oct. 3rd after he told a newspaper he was gay and urged the Catholic Church to change its stance on homosexuality, Reuters reports. Monsignor Krzystof Charamsa was removed from his position at the Congregation of the ...

Four-year-old Rebecca (not real name) has lost her voice following several sexual assaults on her by her 37-year-old father, identified as Ademola, She has not been able to talk for the past few weeks. Her mother explained to Saturday PUNCH how her husband of 14 years had been molesting their ...

Multiple explosions were recorded in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja on Friday night. They were believed to have been caused by the detonation of improvised explosive devices by suspected members of terrorist sect, Boko Haram. Two explosions reportedly occurred around Kuje area of Abuja, the first going off in front ...

According to sources in the know, the Asokoro, Abuja home of former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has not only been raided but also sealed by officials of EFCC. They were there this afternoon and stayed for a few hours. There are security operatives reportedly currently stationed at the palatial home. ...

SaharaReporters can authoritatively reveal the 21-member President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees submitted to the National Assembly yesterday as follows: Ministers nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari 1.Dr. Chris Ngige (Anambra) 2. Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti) 3. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers) 4. Babatunde Fashola (Lagos) 5. Abdurrahman Dambazau (rtd) (Kano) 6. Aisha AlHassan (Taraba) ...

Thirty-five-year-old Nelson, who stabbed his father, Sunday Oamen, to death, in Abesan Estate, in the Ipaja area of Lagos State, has said he did it because his father always scolded him. Oamen, who is currently being detained at the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, told PUNCH Metro on Wednesday ...

The Senate president Dr. Bukola Saraki has confirmed he has received the Ministerial list from president Buhari. He shared the news on his official facebook page About an hour ago, I received the list of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees from the Chief of Staff to Mr. President, Abba Kyari, ...

President Buhari and Senate President Saraki pictured sharing a laugh at the just concluded 55th Independence celebration in Abuja on Thursday.

Last month,a man donated his hotel to a catholic church in Nassarawa state.Mr. Ray Ugba Morphy says his intent is to make a difference in the life of the underprivileged.He also decided to ride a Tricycle(KekeNapep) to know what the streets feel like .He shared his story through posts on ...

As President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list is said to drop anytime soon, the President on Tuesday said he would head the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. According to Daily Independent ,Buhari who was in New York to participate in the 70th United Nations General Assembly dropped the hint in one of ...

At about 3am this morning students of UNILAG students came out of their hostels in protests against bedbugs .A student who called very early said bedbugs have made them unable to sleep and are calling on authorities to intervene.They have also blocked the main entrance into the school..

Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi married his 4th wife over the weekend. His newly married wife is an 18 year old and has raised eyebrow on Twitter. The name of his 4th wife is, Sa’adatu Barkindo-Musdafa and she is one of the daughters of the Lamido of Adamawa. Mr. Sanisi ...

A fake lawyer, Olawale Falola, who claimed to be a dropout of a university in Osun State was arrested by the Oyo State Police Command during a stop-and-search in Ibadan recently. It was gathered that after seeing a sticker belonging to the Nigeria Bar Association on his windscreen, the police ...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan said yesterday Mrs. Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo’s death forced him and his wife out of hiding.The former President spoke at the Ikenne home of the Awolowos after he led a delegation to visit the family. He said: �We, just like her immediate children, and indeed this ...

After he landed in D.C yesterday and was welcomed by the Obamas, ‘The People’s Pope’ Pope Francis was chauffeur driven in an Italian-made Fiat to the Vatican Embassy. The car costs about $20k. He doesn’t care for flashy cars. More photos

The Cross River State command of the Nigeria Police on Tuesday raided Peace Garden Hotel popularly called `Flower Mills Joint’ and arrested 54 prostitutes and 56 men who had gone to patronise them,Punch reports… The operation was led by the Cross River State Security Adviser, Mr. Jude Ngaji. Addressing journalists ...

The 78-year-old pontiff landed in Washington today for his first visit to the US. President Barack Obama arrived the tarmac with his wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha to welcome the pontiff when his plane landed minutes ago at Joint Base Andrews. More photos

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) yesterday confirmed the death of 20 Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. The commission Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Mukhtar, who spoke at a pre-Arafat stakeholders’ meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, said 14 pilgrims died following cardiac arrest and other ailments, and six lost their lives ...

Hours ago, the family of the British-born writer Jackie Collins announced that she died in Los Angeles. The successful author novels all made the New York Times bestseller list, and she has sold more than 500 million copies of her novels. In the statement released by the family on Facebook, ...

A 12-year-old girl identified as Mulikat Hassan shocked residents in Mushin, Lagos after she allegedly committed suicide. The little girl was found dead by her parents after she was seen dangling from the ceiling of her parents’ one-room apartment in Mushin. According to Sunday Sun, a neigbour said: �I have ...