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The wife of drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán claims her husband is a loving family man unfairly scapegoated by Mexican authorities, and his life is at risk because of harsh prison conditions imposed since his recapture in January. In her first ever interview, Guzman’s third wife Emma Coronel, 26, …

FORMER General Officer Commanding, GOC, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, Monday, denied issuing any ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw military from the region or he would blow up oil pipelines.  Tompolo’s Media Adviser, Mr. Paul Bebenimibo, said the purported statement was trending …

  The Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group (ISDMG) has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, to intervene in an alleged case of brutality meted out to Mrs Adegbite Damilola by officers of Oyo State Police Command. ISDM Executive Director, Mr Chima Amadi, while briefing newsmen on Friday …

A drunken plane passenger on a flight from India to Birmingham shocked passengers when he pulled down his trousers and urinated in the aisle. Jinu Abraham had to be restrained until the plane had landed after being aggressive to cabin crew. The hospital porter, 39, of Hollow Croft, Northfield, admitted …

A court in western Cairo this week sentenced a four-year-old boy to life in prison on various heinous charges, including murder. According to the freethoughtproject, the boy was “convicted of murder, inciting riots, destruction of government property and threatening cops. Although the boy was less than two years old during the civil …

Parents need to put extra efforts in taking care of their children these days. This just shows that the end of the world is near. The level of immorality is now gaining weight and momentum in this modern age. This is what two children were caught doing to themselves recently. …

Former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, has said he was not ready for trial until the Federal Government complied with an order of the Federal High Court granting him bail. ‎In November 2015, Justice Adeniyi Ademola had granted Dasuki bail but the Department of State Services, DSS, rearrested him …

A man has gotten himself into trouble after he was nabbed for stealing among other things, women’s underwear numbering about 52. A 22-year-old man, Chigozie Ugwu, has been arrested by the Police in Anambra state for stealing no fewer than 52 women’s underwear. The young man was among the 15 …

APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun yesterday said internal sabotage in the government agencies mainly filled by PDP appointees was the reason behind the sack of 26 Director Generals of government parastatals by President Buhari on Monday February 15th. Oyegun disclosed this to State House correspondents after leading the party leadership …

A baby who was abandoned in an Indomie carton was rescued by the police at Festac Town and a leader of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) over the weekend. According to Tribune, the baby was found by an OPC leader in Amuwo Odofin, simply identified as Suleiman Badmus, who handed her …