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Researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, said people who eat dinner early may be inadvertently decreasing their risk of prostate and breast cancer. According to a new study published in the ‘’International Journal of…

The Attorney General (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami told the National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday to tackle the challenges associated with the cases of 2.359 condemned convicts in prisons nationwide in an effort…

A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustee  (BoT) Senator Bode Olajumoke, has said that the country’s democracy is not ripe for the establishment of a state police. Olajumoke who stated this after being honoured…

A man, who was caught wearing a woman’s abaya, niqab and gloves at a Dubai Metro station has been fined Dh2,000 ($544). According to the investigation, the man was unable to enter the Metro station because he was caught by the…

Cristiano Ronaldo's is one of the greatest players in the world and his popularity has remained extremely high. Last week, the Portuguese completed his move to Juventus from Real Madrid for a total of £100million and his post confirming…

The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate for the 2019 general election may emerge on September 30, The PUNCH learnt on Thursday. A preliminary timetable for the party’s primaries, which was prepared by the national leadership…

The police in Nasarawa State have engaged the services of vigilance groups to apprehend the bandits who allegedly killed a police officer in the Wamba Local Government Area of the state. The acting Police Public Relations Officer,…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps will need N310m to feed and administer drugs to dogs that will be deployed in states for the 2019 elections. The Nigeria Police Force will also require N7m to feed 50 horses that would be used…

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) major sponsor AITEO has threatened to quit following the crisis that has engulfed the football house. In a statement signed by its Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, Ndiana Matthew, AITEO…

Worried by conflicting figures on the diverted and invested funds of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), the Governing Council of the agency has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to intervene on the involvement of 17…

An importer, Mr Emeka Afamefuna, has petitioned the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ali (retd.) over alleged corrupt practices and extortion by some offices of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the Lagos sea port,…

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says the federal government cannot release Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), because the allegation against him is a matter of public interest. The…

Ibrahim Coomassie, former inspector-general of police, has died at the age of 76. A family source confirmed this to TheCable, saying  he died at Orthopaedic Hospital, Katsina, around 6:35pm on Thursday. The deceased’s orderly also…

The family of late former Vice-President, Alex Ekwueme, led by his wife, Beatrice, and brother, Prof. Laz Ekwueme, on Thursday paid a thank-you visit to President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The visit followed…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened to boycott the 2019 general election if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies do not show neutrality during the exercise. Uche Secondus, chairman…

Ekiti State Governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday said he would probe what transpired in the last four years in the state under the outgoing governor, Ayodele Fayose. He said it was in the interest of good governance for him…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of three Directors-General/Chief Executive Officers of three agencies under the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development. The appointments were approved on Thursday. They…

The Senator representing Bayelsa East in the Senate, Ben Murray-Bruce, has recommended a new pattern of voting ahead of the 2019 general elections. The lawmaker wondered why Nigerians cannot vote by text since there are over 100…

Senate President Bukola Saraki is currently in a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and some governors are also attending the meeting. It is unclear if the…

A report by the administrative panel of enquiry set up by the minister of labour and employment has shown that staff of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) spent N5.7 billion on pay TV subscription and fuel allowance. NAN…

A UK-Based Nigerian Lady has taken to her facebook profile to lament bitterly after she became a victim of internet fraudsters. The Lady identified as Edith Okereke could not understand how these fraudsters sleep after they spend someone…

Mr Wale Ogunade, a constitutional lawyer and President, Voters Awareness Initiative, on says that Politicians took the act of vote-buying in Ekiti gubernatorial election to a higher dimension. Ogunade told newsmen on Thursday in…

The Lagos State Government has called on the Federal Government to postpone the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge in order not to further paralyse traffic in the metropolis. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information…

Benue state Governor Samuel Ortom may have shelved his decision to leave his ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, following a trouble-shooting meeting he had with the National Chairman of the party, Comrades Adams Oshiomhole, Thursday…