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British PM backed in Brexit battle (Guardian)

British Prime Minister Theresa May received the backing of the last remaining pro-Brexit heavyweights in her cabinet on Friday as she battled to salvage her EU divorce deal and her job. After a tumultuous Thursday in which four ministers resigned,…

STOP IT! US court orders Trump to reinstate CNN reporter (CNN)

Federal judge Timothy J. Kelly sided with CNN on Friday, ordering the White House to reinstate chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass. The ruling was an initial victory for CNN in its lawsuit against President Trump and several…

Couple who can’t smile because of rare condition fall in love (Punch)

A couple, Erin Smith, 38 and Alex Barker, 45, who cannot smile because of a rare condition have fallen in love. The newly engaged couple is suffering from the rare condition called Moebius syndrome, which causes paralysis of the cranial nerves, meaning…

Octogenarian nabbed for possession of fake dollars (Punch)

An octogenarian, Abdurrahman Amadu of Tora village in Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State, will on January 16, 2019 be arraigned before a Federal High Court in Katsina for alleged possession of counterfeit dollars. A legal advice from the…

Police arraign man for biting off neighbour’s ear (Punch)

A 35-year-old man, Shina Adekunle, has been arraigned before an Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for biting and chopping off part of the ear of one Emmanuel Oluwashina. The incident happened on November 11 when Adekunle was attempting to settle…

Carpenter nabbed for allegedly raping autistic girl in Ondo (Punch)

The Ondo State Police Command, on Thursday, arrested a man identified as Tunde Ogunlade for allegedly raping a 20-year-old girl (named withheld) at the Oke Aro area of Akure, the state capital. The victim is said to be suffering from…

F-SARS shot me in the leg, man tells panel (Punch)

An aluminium fabricator, Adetiba Sunday, on Thursday, narrated to a presidential panel how an officer attached to the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad, Magbon, Abeokuta, Godwin Ogedengbe, shot him in the leg. Sunday told the panel that he was at his…

NDLEA intercepts 12 containers of Tramadol at Lagos port (Punch)

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted over 340 million tablets of Tramadol stashed in 12 containers at the Apapa Port in Lagos. The agency said the contraband, which has been on its watch list since November, 2017, was…

Group urges youths to seek political literacy

The Platform for Liberty and Democracy (PLIDE) has urged the Nigerian electorate, especially the youths, to be politically enlightened and shun all forms of temporary gratifications at the expense of viable, long-term developmental goals that must be reflected in party…

Father raped 17-year-old daughter for six years – Doctor (Punch)

A doctor, Elizabeth Olatunji, on Thursday, narrated to the Lagos State Special Offences Court how a 51-year-old electrician, Folorunsho Oluwaseun, sexually assaulted his 17-year-old daughter for over six years. Oluwaseun is standing trial before Justice Sybil Nwaka on charges of…

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