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Olaleye Aluko, Abuja An Abuja-based herbalist, 38-year-old Emmanuel Chigozie, has been arrested in the Nyanya area of the Federal Capital Territory for allegedly selling a baby to a female client for N650,000. PUNCH Metro learnt that Chigozie, also known as Akuchi, was arrested by operatives of...

Thousands of employees at the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees protested Monday in Gaza against US President Donald Trump’s suspension of tens of millions of dollars in aid. The United States suspended $65 million to the United Nations Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA) earlier this...

The desire of Indian parents for sons has created an estimated 21 million “unwanted” girls because couples keep having children until they produce a boy, the government said Monday. Indian parents have historically wanted sons, who are seen as breadwinners and family heirs. Girls are often...

The founder of Ikea, Ingvar Kamprad, died on Saturday aged 91 at his home in Smaland, Sweden, the company has confirmed. Mr. Kamprad, described as “one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the 20th century,” was 17 when he founded Ikea — a shop for furniture, lighting, home accessories and more …...

Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Federal Government on Sunday said it had begun investigation into over 200 whistle-blowing tips on tax officials and taxpayers for under-declaration of taxes as well as demand and receipt of gratification by tax officials. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun...

Peter Dada, Akure No fewer than 10 people lost their lives in a fatal road accidents that occurred in Ijebu Ode/Ore Expressway at Agodogun area of Odigbo Local Government and at Ibaka Market in Akungba Akoko in Akoko-South West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday. According to...

The Nigeria Police in Enugu says it is investigating the death of two persons following the collapse of a borrow pit at Gariki in Ugwuoba community, Oji River local government area of the state. The Command’s spokesman, Superintendent Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Sunday that the...

Spain’s constitutional court on Saturday announced it was blocking Catalonia’s ousted separatist leader Carles Puigdemont from returning to power in the region while he remains the subject of legal action. The court said in a statement that its 12 magistrates had decided unanimously “to...

At least 14 people were killed in an early Saturday shootout at a nightclub in Fortaleza, in northeastern Brazil, officials said. “We can confirm 14 deaths,” Andre Costa, security secretary for the state of Ceara — of which Fortaleza is the capital — told a press conference. Costa said that...

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the conviction and sentencing of a former member of the Kogi State House of Assembly and ex-Caretaker Chairman, Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of the state, Gabriel Daudu, for N1.4bn fraud. Daudu was arraigned by the Economic and...

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arraigned one Muhammed Momoh before Justice U. P. Kekemeke of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Apo, on one charge of conspiracy and obtaining by false pretences. Momoh was arrested on December 22...

Images have shown a ‘smiling’ deceased Buddhist monk being exhumed by his dedicated followers two months after he passed on. Luang Phor Pian, who died on November 16, 2017, in Bangkok, Thailand, at 92, had his body dug up and exhumed by his dedicated followers as part of the traditional …...

A dad whose nine-year-old daughter died in a road accident as he drove her to a Maths lesson has been jailed for four years. Chizoro Edohasim, 47, tried to get Olivia and her 11-year old sister Eva to their private tutor. The convicted man, a doctor, screamed and struggled with … via Punch...

Russia’s foreign ministry on Friday condemned the United State’s new sanctions against Moscow, calling them “absurd” and reserving the right to a “response”. This “absurd sanctions campaign has not succeeded and will not lead to any results,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that “if the...

A bride-to-be filmed herself fatally drinking poison before sending the clip to an ex-boyfriend who was allegedly blackmailing her. Nisha Devidas killed herself by drinking a thick black substance at her home in the village of Rohini, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, just 10 days...

Zimbabwe’s leading university has published the thesis submitted by former first lady Grace Mugabe, who was controversially awarded a doctorate which is now the subject of a fraud investigation. Grace, whose apparent desire to succeed her 93-year-old husband prompted last year’s army takeover...

If you ever discover that your email has been hacked, Kapersky.com says following these steps can make you take back control and prevent future problems. Run your antivirus program As noted by the FTC’s guide on hacked email, the first thing you should do if your account gets hacked is … Via...

President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that Palestinians had “disrespected” the United States and threatened to withhold aid worth hundreds of millions of dollars until they agree to US-brokered peace talks. “They disrespected us a week ago by not allowing our great vice president to see...

Mudiaga Affe, Calabar The police in Cross River State on Wednesday killed an unidentified teacher alleged to be among a four-man robbery gang that raided shops along Goldie-Mount Zion Street in the Calabar-South area of the state capital. PUNCH Metro learnt that operatives from the Uwanse Police...

Theophilus Onojeghen, Warri The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Mr. Festus Chuka, and an accomplice, Evans Odiwe, for allegedly killing a businessman, Innocent Nwankwo, over N2m. It was learnt that Nwankwo had paid Chuka the money to buy property for him in Asaba, the...