This is not the tale of the Amazons that live in myth and fiction; a tribe of fierce female warriors in Greek mythology and DC Comics. This is an account of Noiva do Cordeiro, a town in present-day Brazil occupied by only women

Noiva do Cordeiro, which translates as Bride of the Lamb is a female-only town in southeast Brazil. The town is home to about 600 residents. It is dominated and governed by women. And the women are known to be incredibly beautiful. Some of Noiva do Cordeiro’s women are married and have families, but their husbands – and […]

Alleged fraud: Obaseki removes Oshiomhole’s LG chairman, Mr. Yakubu Musa, and swears in vice chairman

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in Mr. Imonofi Osumah Inusa as the Chairman of Etsako West Local Government, after Mr. Yakubu Musa, the erstwhile chairman was removed over his alleged involvement in a N46 million fraud in the council. Obaseki, while swearing-in Osumah at Government House, in Benin City, said that investigations […]

The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) is to have all cases and petitions against officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), harmonised for an independent review to determine the veracity or otherwise of the issues

The office of the AGF is also currently reviewing a petition concerning the fact that the cases and petitions against NFF spread across all investigative agencies are similar, from the same petitioners/witnesses and against the same persons. This has necessitated the need for the independent review. This formed the kernel of the submission of the […]

Second Republic lawmaker, Dr Junaid Mohammed, has backed President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to reassign the powers he willingly granted Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

According to him, Prof Osinbajo, like most Nigerians, is tribalistic and employed members of his church and tribesmen during the period President Buhari was away in London on a sick leave. In an interview with the Sun, Mohammed said Osinbajo made some mistakes in the discharge of his functions as the Acting President, adding that […]

A 17-year-old girl narrated her emotional trauma and how her biological father and elder brother had sexually molested her several months and eventually got her pregnant

The embittered victim told the Court that after several months of sexual assault, she became pregnant and both denied responsibility of the eight months pregnancy. Following the frustration, the victim reported to the Police and her 72-year old father, Ibrahim Danlami Yunusa, was arrested and charged before the Magistrate Court in Gombe for allegedly molesting […]

This is a warning to choose your friends wisely – because ontop of all the things in the world which can kill us, we now apparently have to add jealous best friends to the list

A Congolese woman has tragically died due to jealousy from a friend, over the simple matter of a job promotion. According to reports, the lady was poisoned, allegedly, by her own best friend. The two were up for a promotion at work and the lady won. Unhappy, her friend decided to ‘take her out’. She […]

The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, party in Edo state took a new dimension on Friday with the suspension of the state party Secretary, Mr. Lawrence Okah

The state party Chairman Barrister Anslem Ojezua who confirmed it to Weekend Punch said he was suspended to allow the committee set up to investigate the allegation against him from his local government. He however said the suspension of Okah is not a punitive measure but a normal administrative procedure of the party. He was […]

TITHING HAS EXPIRED! No Christian should be made to feel guilty for not paying it, says Pastor Sam Adeyemi

Adeyemi said this while preaching on the subject on Sunday, February 25. He urged his listeners not to entertain any guilt for not paying tithe adding that “People should not give out of fear.” He said he personally took interest in the tithe debate, did a lot of studying and came to the conclusion that […]

A Zvishavane man Vashko Sande has shocked people after marrying his own mother in-law as a second wife whom he dated secretly for 7 years, says he is his own father-in-law

Vashko Sande did the unthinkable when he fell in love with his mother-in-law, betraying his wife’s trust. He reportedly became wild and abusive after finding new love and even elders failed to “discipline” him as he defied social norms and married the woman as his second wife. The wife, Vimbai Magora, failed to come to […]