Omehia: Apologise to Rivers people, APC tells Wike, State assembly
ALL Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state has asked Governor Nyesom Wike and the Rivers State House of Assembly to apologise to Rivers people for recanting on according to Sir Celestine…
Discordant Tunes Over Sealing Of Dangote Cement In Kogi
Tension has gripped the mining communities of Obajana in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State following the incident that led to the closure of the Dangote Cement factory. …
CAN Lauds Buhari Over Release Of 23 Abducted Train Passengers
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed delight and satisfaction with the safe release of the remaining 23 kidnapped train passengers held in captivity by Boko Haram terrorists.…
Lagos, PDP Bicker Over Salary Increase For Civil Servants
Lagos State government and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have disagreed over the salary increase for civil servants announced by the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Sanwo-Olu had on…
21 children, five women fleeing bandits’ attack drown
No fewer than 26 people have lost their lives while fleeing an attack by bandits on Birnin-Waje village, in the Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An indigene of the community, Musa Sani,…
MC Oluomo introduces barcodes in parks, garages to check crime
The Chairman of Lagos State Parks and Garages, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (Aka MC Oluomo), has announced the introduction of the Bar Code to checkmate untoward activities among some commercial bus…
Abuja soldier selling guns to kidnappers tricked, arrested
A soldier, identified simply as Nafiu and attached to the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment, Tungan Maje, Federal Capital Territory, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services…
Fuel Queues: Don’t panic, we’ve enough supply in stock – NNPC tells Nigerians
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has informed the public that it has sufficient stock of petroleum products and that the public should not give in to panic buying. The company…
PDP crisis: Aggrieved govs report Atiku to BoT, list peace conditions
Ex-VP reneged on post-primary promise to Wike, London deal – Source Fresh details have emerged about the meeting between the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and select members of the…
Domestic airfares rise 77%, as Delta, Adamawa travellers pay highest — NBS
The average fare paid by air passengers for a specified single route journey increased by N28,236 to N65,042, Year-on-Year, YoY, as at August 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said.…
FG review rails security, Buhari meets freed hostages
The Federal Government has set up a committee saddled with the responsibility of ensuring adequate safety measures in securing train and other railway infrastructure, The PUNCH has learnt. The…
Ogun monarch allegedly blinds trader for dancing with queen
A trader, Wasiu Oduwole, has demanded justice after a traditional ruler, Nureni Oduwaye, allegedly kicked his eye at the Moore Blessing Hotel, Ikenne, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun…
‘Your hope is back’ — Tinubu declares as he returns from London
Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that their hope which was almost lost is now back. Speaking Thursday night in…
Alleged attempted murder: Fani-Kayode withdraws case against estranged wife
Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, yesterday, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja for the termination of further hearing on the attempted murder case filed against his…
Travellers groan as more foreign airlines introduce restrictions
Succour for travellers from Nigeria to foreign countries remains a far cry, as more foreign airlines introduce restrictive measures on their operations. Restrictions such as selling of ticket in dollars,…
We’ll protect S-West, other regions from invasion — Gani Adams
THE Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, yesterday, disclosed that the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, will not only use its might to protect the South-West from invasion but protect other…
Nigerians travel to Ethiopia on tourist visas….. but refuse to return – FG
The federal government…
Biden pardons ALL federal offenders convicted of simple marijuana possession
US President Joe Biden has pardoned all federal offenders convicted of “simple possession” of the marijuana in the US. Biden made the announcement on Thursday via his official Twitter handle. “First:…
BREAKING: Tinubu returns from UK
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has returned to the country after weeks in the United Kingdom. The whereabouts of Tinubu has been the question on the lips of some Nigerians…
8-month-old baby, parents, uncle found dead on farmland in US
The bodies of four family members including an 8-month-year-old baby Aroohi Dheri on Wednesday were found on a farm in Merced County, California, the United States. The three other victims were the child’s…
Kenyan socialite Vera Sidika removes butt implants, warns girls over body enlargment
Kenya socialite and social media personality, Vera Sidika has advised young girls not to allow peer pressure to plunge them into activities that could ruin their future. Sidika said this via her post…