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BREAKING: Tinubu well, healthy, says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is well and healthy.Sanwo-Olu spoke on the…
I Was Hushpuppi’s Debt Collector – Abba Kyari Denies N8 Million Bribe
Abba Kyari on Tuesday denied collecting bribes from Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas to detain a gang member Chibuzo Vincent, saying the notorious fraudster only sent him…
LASRERA’S LAW WILL GUARANTEE INVESTORS CONFIDENCE, CURB FRAUDULENT PRACTICES, SAYS BENSON-AWOYINKA
..........As LASRERA hosts Estate Agents, Developers and Practitioners in the Real Estate Sector. The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Housing, Mrs Toke…
BREAKING: Court restrains AGF, DSS from arresting Igboho, blocking accounts
Justice Ladiean Akintola of Oyo High Court has granted an ex-parte motion restraining the Department of State Security (DSS) and Attorney General of the Federation from…
Lagos pays over N32b to 8170 retirees
Lagos State Government has paid accrued pension rights of N32.09 billion to 8,170 retirees in the Mainstream, Local Government, State Universal Basic Board (SUBEB), Teaching…
Melinda Pockets $76b As Divorce With Bill Gates Is Finalised
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are now officially divorced after 27 years of marriage. The separation became legal after a judge…
NHIS: N100b more trapped in banks apart from recovered N5.4b — Ex-ES
The former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf, says the N5.4 billion recently recovered by the Economic and Financial…
Kyari defends self before police panel
The suspended deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari, on Tuesday, appeared before the special investigation panel headed by the deputy inspector-general of police in charge…
APC plans Buni, Oyetola, Bello’s removal from caretaker team, eyes interim exco
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress are considering an overhaul of the party’s current leadership structure to avoid a legal booby trap, The PUNCH has learnt. Our…
Multiple court orders, verdicts threat to 2023 polls – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on the leadership of the Judiciary and the Nigeria Bar Association to curb multiple orders and judgments by…
‘Return to negotiating table’ — FG begs striking resident doctors
Olurunnimbe Mamora, the minister of state for health, has called on the striking resident doctors to return to the negotiating table with the federal government.…
UAE lifts suspension on flights from Nigeria
Seven months after it stopped scheduled flights from Nigeria, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday announced that it has lifted the ban. A statement by the National…
Evans: Police forced me to sign confession, says ‘Accomplice’
The defence team of Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, suspected kidnap kingpin better known as Evans, and that of his five co-defendants have closed their case before an Ikeja high…
PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST COVID-19, DG TELLS CORPS MEMBERS
Corps Members have been advised to adhere strictly to all the safety protocols of COVID-19 and also maintain good personal hygiene. The Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu…
Court unfreezes Dokpesi’s accounts, orders release of seized documents
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered accounts of businessman and politician, Raymond Dokpesi be unfrozen. The Court also ordered the release of his documents…
Buhari celebrates Emefiele at 60
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent his felicitations to Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, who clocks 60. In a message to the CBN Governor,…
I Didn’t Ignore Osinbajo’s Directives On APC Ward Congresses – Malami
Abubakar Malami SAN, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has denied reports that he ignored presidential directives on the ward congresses of the…
Kdnappers Shot Dead In Taraba While Collecting Ransom
Two suspected kidnappers have been shot dead while collecting ransom in Sabongida town in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State. Daily Trust learnt that the suspects had…
Hushpuppi: EFCC didn’t ask me to keep low profile, says Mompha
Internet celebrity Ismaila Mustapha popularly known as Mompha has denied saying he was advised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to maintain a low profile…
Lagos recorded average of six COVID deaths daily in one week… we should be worried –…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has asked residents of the state to ensure strict adherence to the COVID protocol, considering the recent increase in the number of…
FRSC records 5,320 crashes, 2,471 deaths nationwide in six months
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) recorded 5,320 road crashes and 2,471 deaths in the first half of 2021 nationwide, Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO)BisiKazeemtold the…
Okebukola makes case for reappointments of Oloyede, Adamu-Rasheed as JAMB, NUC bosses
A former Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, Professor Peter Okebukola, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to consider…
‘Buhari, Olawepo-Hashim are Nigeria’s online most engaging political leaders’
In the race to find President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor ahead of the 2023 general election, politicians across all divides and regions are engaging the populace on social…
Court declines to hold Lekki Gardens for contempt
A Federal High Court in Lagos has turned down an application by Osborne Foreshore Resident Association (OSFRA) seeking to hold 1st and 2nd defendants, Lekki Gardens Estate Ltd…