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The series of explosions that rocked the Federal Capital Territory in the last two weeks appear to have taken toll on its health facilities as some of the hospitals in the territory rejected victims of Thursday’s bomb blast at Nyanya, a satellite community within the FCT, which left 30 people dead and many others injured. Saturday PUNCH learnt that some victims were sent back when they were brought to hospitals on Friday morning. At the Asokoro General Hospital, Abuja, victims were turned back due to lack of bed spaces. It was reported that some patients were sent back when they were brought to the hospital on Friday morning. For example, a woman, who was brought to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the hospital in a Honda Odyssey car with registration number BM 837RBC, was not allowed to be brought down from the vehicle. The old lady, who was lying at the back seat of the car, was feeling uncomfortable as the driver of the car was speaking with the officials of the hospital. After a ...

According to Sun News, Mrs. Tina Iwuji, a 52 year old mother from Ezinihitte Mbaise LGA, Imo State has been arrested by the Imo state police command for allegedly selling the two weeks old baby of her son’s girlfriend. Mrs Iwuji son, Emeka had impregnated his Lagos girlfriend, Esther Godwin, a native of Ndoki, Delta State and then decided to send her to his mother without telling his mum that he owned the pregnancy and also instructed Esther not to open up to his mother that he was the who got her pregnant. Mrs Iwuji accepted Emeka’s request and allowed Esther move into her house in January 2014. Esther eventually gave birth, and just two weeks later, Mrs Iwuji sold the baby for N350,000 not knowing she was selling her own grand daughter. Mrs Iwuji told Sun “It was my son Emeka Iwuji who brought Esther as a friend not a wife from Lagos to my home in Mbaise, Imo State. I asked Esther who was responsible for her pregnancy and she said it was not my son. I asked her what was her mission a...

Everyday we hear all kinds of horrible news. A 45 year old man, Ahmed Akintola was remanded yesterday in Agodi prison for allegedly raping and impregnating his daughter. Prosecutor Oluyemi Eyiaromi told the court that the girl was carrying a three-month old pregnancy for her father, who resides in a one-room apartment with her mother and other siblings.According to him,the girl said her father always come down from bed to r**e her on the mat on several occasions. She said she complained to her mother’s family but no one listened. The Chief Magistrate of Iyaganku Chief Magistrate’s court, Ibadan who adjourned the case till May 11.

According to a punch report, when on Wednesday 29-year-old Saheed Badmus went to a viewing centre on Lamina Street, Egbe, Lagos State, to watch the UEFA Champions League semi-final match between Chelsea Football Club and Atletico Madrid, little did he know that was the last match he would ever watch. PUNCH Metrolearnt that the graduate of Ekiti State Polytechnic was stabbed to death by a barber identified only as Yemi, during an argument that broke out at the viewing centre. Our correspondent, who visited the scene on Thursday, observed a large crowd on the street talking about the incident. Saheed’s friends took our correspondent to a portion of the street where spinkles of Saheed’s blood could be seen. They toldPUNCH Metrothat passions were high at the viewing centre as most of the Chelsea fans were desperate to see their team qualify. It was learnt that during the match, Saheed stood up and Yemi shouted at him and told him to sit down as he was blocking him from viewing the match on...

Welcome to Linda Ikeji's Blog: Nigerian pleads guilty to terror charges in the US... : 33 year old Lawal Olaniyi Babafemi (pictured above) yesterday Tuesday April 29th pleaded guilty to terror charges in a US court. The Niger...

Real Madrid roared into the Champions League final as Sergio Ramos scored twice in a 3-0 win over holders Bayern Munichon Wednesday. The Spain international buried two first-half headers to put Carlo Ancelotti's side 3-0 up on aggregate before Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 15th goal in this season's tournament to wrap up the win and break Lionel Messi's record for strikes in one campaign. Ronaldo then drilled a free kick under the wall in the dying minutes of the match to cap a perfect night for the Spanish giants, who will now face Chelsea or Atletico Madrid in their first Champions League final since 2002.

Former Barcelonacoach Tito Vilanovahas died at the age of 45, the club have confirmed, after unsuccessful emergency surgery. The ex-central midfielder was admitted to hospital following a downturn in his health which required an operation on his stomach on Thursday, with club president Josep Maria Bartomeu confirming the trainer was "fighting" for his life. However, Vilanova, whose post-playing career has been tragically plagued by cancer, was unable to battle any longer and passed away on Friday afternoon. Vilanova's public health problems began after he suffered a relapse of parotid gland cancer in 2012 - a year after his original diagnosis - just six months into his tenure as head coach at Camp Nou as Pep Guardiola's successor. He underwent surgery in December 2012, with Jordi Roura taking his place on the bench while he recovered in New York, before returning in March 2013 to see out the rest of the reason and guide Barca to La Liga victory. However, his continue...

An Oklahoma man stands accused of trying to poison his pregnant girlfriend with deadly ricin after taking the idea from an award-winning television show. Preston Rhoads, 30, of Oklahoma City, is behind bars without bail after trying to convince a friend to act as a pizza delivery driver to poison the unnamed woman – he refused and instead turned Rhoads into the police. Rhoads told the friend he extracted the toxic substance from castor beans after downloading a poison manual from the internet, an affidavit cited by News 9said. The man told police he got the idea from ‘Breaking Bad.’ Federal documents showed that Rhoads asked a friend about the show just before showing him the vial, News 9 reported. The former co-worker agreed to meet April 9, and Rhoads revealed that he wanted the other individual to use the poison to kill the unborn fetus, authorities said, according to The Oklahoman. He then handed the unidentified would-be accomplice a vial of ricin, authorities said. ‘Rhoads stated...

Controversial singer and producer, Gabriel Amanyi, popularly known as Terry G, has again been involved in a messy fight at a hangout in his Iju neighborhood. The fight, which later resulted in a free-for-all, took place at the Treasures Exclusive Garden, off Bola Tinubu Road, Iju, Lagos at about 6p.m. Wednesday. A source told P.M.NEWS that Terry G and his boys stormed the hotel to relax but things later turned awry between some staff of the hangout and the music star with his crew. According to the source, when Terry G arrived the club, one of his boys forcefully jumped into the swimming pool without paying. One of the hangout’s attendants asked the boy to come out of the pool but he refused. When he was dragged out, his colleagues reportedly reacted with violence. The ensuing free for all, the source said, saw Terry G raining blows on the hotel manager. “When Terry G and his crew arrived the hotel around 6p.m., one of his boys just jumped into the pool without paying. The security gua...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar reacted to thestunning news of firing Manchester United manager, Scottish specialist David Moyes. The 1999 Adamawa State Governor Elect shared his thoughts on his Facebook page: “Some of my children are Man United fans. Today, some are happy, some sad. I don’t know if I should be ‪#‎MoyesOut‬ or ‪#‎MoyesIn‬ So I’ll say sorry to the sad ones, and congratulations to the happy ones.” Well, David Moyes will be remembered as a unique coach in any case. SEE 14 anti-achievements of the manager: 1. United are guaranteed to finish the season with their lowest ever Premier League points tally 2. United fail to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since 1995 3. United’s worst home league form for over a decade 4. Suffered three defeats in a row for the first time since 2001 this season 5. Eliminated in the FA Cup third round – something which happened just once under Ferguson 6. First ever home defeat to Swansea this term 7. First home defeat to...