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This is the mother of the three boys who were kidnapped from their home in Surulere last week by a maid. The kids – Aderomola Orekoya, 11 months, Adedamola Orekoya, 4, and Demola Orekoya, 6, have still not been found. TVC met with their mum for a brief chat. [youtube ...

President-elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari says his incoming government cannot promise the return of missing Chibok girls but that they would do everything within their power to secure their return. He said this in a statement he released today April 13th to commemorate one year of the girls’ abduction. The statement ...

Consul-General, South African High Commission in Nigeria, Ambassador Mogethi Monaisa, on Monday said the commission sometimes deny issuance of its visas to Nigerians it discovered to be having criminal records. �The commission does not just deny people visas, but it is either that those it sometimes deny issuance of visas ...

The former Governor of Anambra state is seen keeping fit as he is pictured working out at his home.

PDP governorship candidate in Delta state, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has been declared winner of the state governorship election. Senator Okowa pulled a total of 724,680 votes to defeat his main opponent Chief Great Ogboru of the Labour Party, who pulled a total of 130,028 votes. Pictured above is Senator Okowa ...

Senator Musiliu Obanikoro took to Facebook this morning to congratulate Lagos state Governor-elect Akinwunmi Ambode. He wrote; “I congratulate Akinwunmi Ambode on his election into the office of Governor of Lagos State. I urge Lagosians to support the new Governor-Elect as he directs the affairs of our state in the ...

APC’s governorship candidate in Niger state, Alh Abubakar Bello, has won the governorship election in the state. He pulled a total of 593,702 votes to clinch victory from PDP candidate, Alhaji Umar Nasko who pulled a total of 239,772 votes.

President elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari says all political office holders, governors, ministers, permanent secretaries, head of foreign staff and others, will be declaring their assets before a law court on assumption of their appointment and at the end of their appointment. According to him, this would ensure accountability amongst public ...

PDP candidate Nyesom Wike has been declared winner of last Saturday’s governorship election in Rivers state. He polled a total of 1,029,102 to beat Dr Dakuku Peterside of the , APC who had 124,896 votes The Returning Officer, Prof Faraday Oruwense announced the results in Port Harcourt in the early ...

Nollywood star, Desmond Olusola Elliot has won his bid to represent the people of Surulere constituency at the Lagos State House of Assembly, defeating the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bayo Smith. This is according to tweets by the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate.

Press statement from INEC. Read below… The Independent National Electoral Commission conducted Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections across the country on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Governorship elections were held in 29 States of the Federation, while State Assembly elections were held in 36 states. No election took place ...

First Lady Mrs Patience Jonathan has refuted claims by Governor Rotimi Amaechi that she is in Rivers state to strategize on how to use the Resident Electoral Commission and the security apparatus in the state to rig the governorship election in favor of Mr Nyesom Wike, the state PDP governorship ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...