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•Bars employers from sacking married women The Federal Government has increased maternity leave for Nigerian women from three to four months. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this at the ongoing…

Trial of Marco Ramirez, an American, who allegedly defrauded three Nigerians of $565,000 in an American Green Card scam, was stalled yesterday as a result of the absence of the defence lawyer. On June 22, 2017, the Economic and…

Women are using their special super powers to achieve the unachievable these days, what do you think is wrong with the photos below:

Pep Guardiola declined to respond to criticism from Yaya Toure after the ex-Manchester City midfielder accused his former coach of being “cruel to him” and having “problems with Africans.” Toure, 35, was released by the City boss at…

Intrigues, highwire politicking and intensive lobbying are at work at the Nigerian Presidency and Police Force Headquarters (FHQ), Louis Edet House Garki, Abuja, as President Muhammadu…

I am a young man who started my journalism career in 2001 at the age of 15 immediately I finished my secondary education, pursuing a career path I had nursed as a child for a very long time before taking the bold step I took to approach a…

Mastercard on Monday said it was changing a campaign in which thousands of free meals were to be given to the needy every time football superstars Neymar and Messi scored goals. Under the scheme, every time the Brazil and Argentina…

His nickname is “Money” so it comes as no surprise that Floyd Mayweather has topped the Forbes annual list of the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes. The retired American boxer has taken top spot on the Forbes sports rich list for the…

A woman, Zainab Olatunji, has been arrested by the police for alleged conspiracy and malicious damage of two vehicles. PUNCH Metro gathered that Olatunji on June 3, 2018, celebrated her birthday in the Papa Ashafa, Agege area of Lagos…

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Tuesday opposed the move by the House of Representatives to criminalise estimated billing by electricity distribution…

Some residents of Offa in the Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State on Tuesday staged another protest to counter the Monday protest against the invitation of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, by the police. The police on Sunday…

There was a mild drama on the Banana Island Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos State, on Saturday after residents waylaid the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, who had allegedly visited the estate to inaugurate a project. Buratai, our…

Police in Benue State have declared that 188 persons are currently facing prosecution over the anti-open grazing law in the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, also said that another 61 armed bandits…

Cleveland star LeBron James and Golden State’s Stephen Curry said Tuesday the NBA Finals winner will not be visiting US President Donald Trump in the White House no matter whether the Cavaliers or Warriors win the crown. Both spoke a…

Prominent indigenes of Kwara State, on Tuesday, gave their views about the allegations made against Senate President Bukola Saraki by suspects arrested over the April 5 Offa bank robberies, in which about 30 persons were killed, among…

A member of the House of Representative, Muhammed Kazaure, has said that his colleagues cannot impeach President Muhammadu Buhari as they threatened on Tuesday.Addressing a press conference shortly after a closed-door session of the…

The Lagos State Police Commissioner, Imohimi Edgal, has said that officers caught engaging in gambling while on duty would face disciplinary actions that could lead to demotion or outright dismissal. In a…

A 35-year-old man, Auwal Kasimu, on Tuesday dragged his neighbour, Bilkisu Abdullahi to court over alleged uncontrolled noise from her grinding machine.Mr Kasimu told the court that, Bilkisu, who is his uncle’s wife, was causing his…

Two slay queens have reportedly disgraced themselves in public after opening fighting over a man in Dubai. According to a trending video online, the Nigerian girls dragged each other’s hair after arguing over the man. As they shouted…

A woman has died following complications from Bosom  enlargement surgery in the latest death linked to plastic surgery in Russia. Mum-of-two Galina Rakushina had said she wanted to surprise her husband Alexander by having the procedure…

A woman has been sentenced to one year in jail or a fine of Shs300,000 ($2,967) for faking her own kidnap ostensibly to test her husband’s love for her. The Ugandan woman, Aminah Mirembe, 23, is a resident of Nakawa, a Kampala…

The United Nations has said that no less than 40 million Americans live in poverty, with 18.5 million living in extreme poverty, while 5.3 million Americans live in what it calls “Third World conditions of absolute poverty.” Some…

Saudi Arabia on Monday began issuing its first driving licences to women in decades, state media reported. “The first group of women today received their Saudi driving licences,” the official Saudi Press Agency said. “The general…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency not to take any further steps in their alleged…