Condemnations from several quarters, on Saturday, trailed the invasion of the Abuja residence of Supreme Court Justice Mary Odili by security agencies on Friday. Among those who condemned the invasion…
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Senate Asks NSPM To Reinstate Worker Sacked In 2008
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has directed the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Plc to reinstate a worker sacked in 2008, Philip Kemdel, and pay him…
Groups Seek End To Irregular Migration, Human Trafficking
The International Organisation for Migration, the National Agency for Prohibition and Trafficking in Persons, and the Women’s Board have agreed to support efforts at combating irregular migration and human trafficking…
Lagos High Court Orders 29 Suspects, Ship’s Detention Over Cocaine Importation
The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted the application by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for the interim attachment of a vessel, MV Chayaneenaree, allegedly used to import…
BREAKING: EFCC Speratives Storm Supreme Court Judge’s Home Amids Odili Probe
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday stormed the Maitama home of Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mary Odili, in Abuja, The PUNCH can confirm. It was learnt…
Three Crowns Shapes Nigerians Up For End-Of-Year, begins 30-Day Fitness Challenge
As the last quarter of the year 2021 gathers momentum; and Nigerians, both at home and abroad are counting down to the end of the year, Three Crowns milk, the…
Yoruba Nation: What Buhari Told Me About Sunday Igboho -Ooni
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has regretted the detention of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, in Benin Republic. In an interview with BBC,…
Allow Kanu Access To Personal Physicians, Cousin Urges FG
Fresh concern over Nnamdi Kanu’s health has led a cousin of his to plead with the Federal Government to grant the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra access to…
Afe Babalola Hails ABUAD As Varsity Performs First Kidney Transplant
The Founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola, on Wednesday thumbed up the university’s multi-system hospital for the various exploits it had been doing since establishment, saying it…
Rivers Man In Police Net For Sexually Assaulting Underage Boys
A 27-year-old suspected homosexual identified only as Ekpeye has been arrested for allegedly fondling the private parts of two boys on Ekwulobia Street, Mile 3, Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.…
75 Laptops, Seven Cars Recovered From Abuja Vehicle Buglers
The police in Abuja have arrested suspected thieves who break into cars to steal valuables. The Federal Capital Territory Police Command stated that it recovered 75 laptops, among other items,…
329 Arrested, 32 Behicles Seized As Police Enforce Containment Order
The Katsina State Police Command on Tuesday said 329 people were arrested for allegedly violating various measures put in place by the state government to tackle insecurity in the state.…
Rise And Fall Of Oriental Brothers International Band – NAF STARS.
A highlife band from Eastern Nigeria, the original Orientals were formed by the Opara brothers Warrior, Dan Satch and Godwin Kabaka in 1972. By the end of the decade, the…
E-naira Can Revive Nigeria’s Economy Within Two Years – Archbishop Sam Zuga
Popular cleric, Archbishop Sam Zuga has applauded President Buhari and Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele for unveiling Africa’s first digital currency. Sam Zuga said the new digital currency…
ICYMI: Court Unfreezes Accounts Blocked By CBN For Cryptocurrency Trading
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has vacated with immediate effect an interim order through which the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) froze the bank accounts in two banks…
Buhari Arrives In Saudi Arabia For Investment Summit
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he will be attending the Future Investment Initiative Institute conference. Senior Special Adviser to the…
One Killed, Another Injured In Akwa Ibom Auto Crash
One person is said to have been killed and another injured in a motor accident which occurred on Monday along the IBB way, near Women Development Centre, Uyo. The accident…
Kogi: Bread Sellers Beg For Spaces To Sell Product
The Chairman, Association of Bakers, Gabriel Adeniyi, has appealed to the Kogi State Government to reconsider its decision to chase away bread sellers from their selling points in the Lokoja…
Ebonyi Man Machetes Sister-In-Law, Two Others To Death
A middle-aged man, Chibuike Ochie, has allegedly killed his sister-in-law, younger sister and a laborer in Uburu community, in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The Police Public Relations…
FG To Unveil Her Cryptocurrency eNaira On Monday, Says CBN
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will formally unveil the Nigerian Central Bank Digital Currency, known as the eNaira, on Monday, at the State House, Abuja. The Director, Corporate…
Otedola Acquires Major Stake In FBN Holdings
FBN Holdings Plc has announced that the Chairman of Calvados Global Services Limited, Mr Femi Otedola has acquired substantial shareholding in the company. FBN Holdings made the announcement in a…
Igboho: Your Conduct As AGF Unexemplary, Afenifere Slams Malami
The Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has slammed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami over his conduct as the first law officer of the…
#EndSARS: Lagos Suspends Officers For bBrutalising Uber Driver
The General Manager, Lagos State Neighborhood Safty Agency, Ifalade Oyekan, has suspended two officers for brutalising an Uber driver, Adedotun Clement, when security agents clamped down on protesters marking the…
Rivers Varsity Suspends Three Postgraduates Over Alleged Exam Misconduct
The Management of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education says it has suspended three postgraduates over their alleged involvement in examination misconduct. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Ozo-mekuri Ndimele in a statement titled…
Beware Of New Virus That Steals Banking Details, NCC Alerts Nigerians
The Nigerian Communications Commission has alerted millions of Nigerian telecom consumers of the existence of new, high-risk, and extremely damaging, Malware called Flubot. The commission warns that the virus steals…
I Was Sexually Abused As A Teenager, Says Ex-Man United Defender Evra
Former Manchester United and France defender Patrice Evra has said he was sexually abused as a teenager. In an interview to publicise his new autobiography, Evra told The Times on…
BREAKING] Igboho: DSS Releases Female Blogger Lady K, One Other Detainee After 114 Days
After 114 gruelling days in the custody of the Department of State Services, two of the 12 aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, have regained their freedom, The PUNCH…
FG Blames Nnamdi Kanu For Murder Of Akunyili’s Husband, Gulak, 177 Others
The Federal Government has blamed the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, for the murder of Chike Akunyili, the wife of the late Director-General of the National…
NAPTIP Rescue Children Sold In Anambra, Given Igbo Names
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons says it has reunited two children kidnapped in Lafia, Nasarawa State, with their parents after being abducted and sold for…
Banks Still Stable Despite COVID-19 Pandemic -CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria says banks in the country have remained “stable, robust, and resilient” in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Director, Banking Supervision of CBN, Mr Haruna…
Breaking: Israeli Prime Minister Holds First Talks With Putin
Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first on Friday for talks expected to focus on Iran. Naftali took office in June, following Benjamin Netanyahu…
IPMAN Raises Alarm Over Imminent Fuel Crisis As Private Depot Owners Raise Prices
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Kano has alerted the Federal Government over the imminent fuel crisis in the country following the decision by some private depot owners to…
Mercy Johnson Blows hot as Teacher Bullies Daughter Over Celebrity Status
Nollywood star, Mercy Johnson-Okojie on Friday revealed that her daughter Purity, was being bullied in school by a teacher because of their celebrity status. The proud mother of four took…
Hoodlums Raze Monarch’s Palace In Imo
Yet-to-be identified hoodlums have set ablaze the palace of the traditional ruler of the Etekwuru community in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. His highlander jeep and properties…
Liberian President George Weah’s LETTER To Emmanuel For His Honesty
Dear Emmanuel: I have heard in the media about an extraordinary act of honesty on your part. It is reported that you recently found Fifty Thousand (US$50,000) United States Dollars…
Treason: Nnamdi Kanu Brought To Court Amidst Tight Security
The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra on Thursday arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja amidst tight security. He was brought to the Court on a black Sports…
Gruesome Murder Of Njaba Monarchs: Why Gov. Uzodinma Should Bend Down And See Aba.
By: Prince Macdonald Enwere “Bend Down And See Aba” is a metaphorical sarcasm descriptive of the complexities, obscurations and inconspicuousness of life in the Enyimba city. It is an indisputable…
Ekweremadu Mourns Powell, Says He Is A Huge Loss To The Entire World
The passing of General Collin Powell is a huge loss not only to the people of the United States of America, but also to a world in desperate search for…
Late Col. Tanko Zubairu Was In Imo From August 23, 1996 – May 29, 1999, And Witnessed The Otokoto Mayhem, Imo NUJ Crises, 1999 Election, Etal.
By: Sam Onwuemeodo The sad news of the death of Col. Tanko Zubairu came to most people in Imo as a shock. He died at the age of 74, at…
Zimbabwe Court Sentences Gay Couple To One Year House Arrest, Death Penalty If One Doesn’t Get Pregnant
High court in Zimbabwe has ordered a newly married gay couple to be put under house arrest for 12 months, and if by the end of the period, none of…
MTN Nigeria Gifts Subscribers Airtime, Data Due To October 9 Outage.
MTN Nigeria has compensated its subscribers with airtime and data due to the outage its consumers witnessed last Saturday. The Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, shared the information…
Police Resume Process For 10,000 Constables Recruitment
The Nigeria Police Force and the Police Service Commission have made arrangements to conclude the 2020 recruitment of 10,000 constables, which was earlier suspended. The Force spokesman, Frank Mba, in…
Pandora Papers: Efcc’s Invitation To Peter Obi Confirms That The Agency Is Managed By Clueless,Analogue, Media Crazy Neophytes
ONWUASOANYA FCC JONES I will not want to agree with those who suggest that the invitation extended to the former governor of Anambra State and 2019 Vice-presidential candidate is not…
Izombe Carnage: Woman Burnt By Soldiers Dies Days After
One of the people who got burnt when military men invaded Izombe in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo state, last Friday, Mrs Faith Okebata, has died. Okebata died at…
IPOB: Fast Ahead Of My Arraignment, Nnamdi Kanu Tells Supporters
Ahead of his arraignment on October 21, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has asked millions of his supporters to embark on a dry fasting.…
Fear Grips Benue Communities Over Missing Of Nine Villagers
Nine persons have been reported missing in the Ado Local Government Area of Benue State. A source told our correspondent that two of the victims from Ijigban council ward went…
Buhari Knows My Next Political Moves, – Tunde Bakare
The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC) formerly Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has stated he has confided on his next political move to President Muhammadu…
Court Orders Interim Forfeiture Of Mompha’s Luxury Items, iPhone
A Federal High Court seating in Lagos has granted an order of interim forfeiture of 11 luxury items confiscated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from social media celebrity…