How suspect deceived EFCC in $42,591 loan fraud case
The arraignment of the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Vale Blue Limited, Vale Finance and Coral Stone Limited, Adesola Adeyinka, before the Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, was…
We are wrestling down economic monsters – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu highlighted the economic gains of his almost two-year administration yesterday. He spoke in Awka, the Anambra State capital, where he was guest of Governor Chukwuma Soludo at the…
Emirates becomes world’s most profitable airline, records $6.2bn profit
Emirates Group has released its 2024-25 Annual Report, with Emirates reporting the best result in its history to become the world’s most profitable airline.For the financial year ended March 31, 2025, the…
US military to ‘immediately’ start removing 1,000 transgender troops
The US military will “immediately” start the process of removing some 1,000 transgender troops and will force out those who do not leave voluntarily by early June, the Pentagon said on Thursday. President Donald…
UK charges Nigerian-British art dealer Ochuko Ojiri with terrorism-related offence
A Nigerian-British art dealer and former TV expert, Oghenochuko Ojiri has been charged with terrorism-related offences, according to the Metropolitan Police. Ojiri, 53, also known as Ochuko Ojiri, from west London,…
FG floats $158m agric value chain development for 9 Northern states
As part of measures to holistically develop the entire value chain of agricultural development in the Northern region of the country,…
Senate completes passage of tax reform bills
…Constitutes conference committee to harmonise with Reps The Senate on Thursday passed the final two of four critical tax…
Student runs amok, hacks university official to death
A woman has been killed in an axe attack at the University of Warsaw in Poland, police said. The university said…
SEC intensifies crackdown on ponzi schemes
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has intensified its efforts to curb the spread of Ponzi schemes in…
Lekki Port seeks NSC’s support on tariff review
The Managing Director of Lekki Port, Wang Qiang, has called on the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to intervene in reviewing the port’s…
EFCC’s witness admits no transfer of fees to AISA account in Yahaya Bello’s case
Explains why school withheld Bello’s children’s fees The third prosecution witness in the alleged money…
No Decision Yet On Abure, Anyanwu – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it has not taken a decision on the leadership crisis in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP). The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood…
Katsina gov, elders bicker over president’s visit
Following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s two-day working visit to Katsina State last weekend, Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has come under criticism for allegedly failing to present the state’s pressing challenges…
Reps Give Benue, Zamfara Govs 1-Week Ultimatum To Honour Summons
The House of Representatives has issued a one-week ultimatum to Governors Hyacinth Alia of Benue State and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, along with the leadership of their respective State Houses of Assembly,…
How Kanu’s broadcast led to murder of Jonathan’s ex-aide, Gulak — Witness
A witness in the on-going trial of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, alleged that a media broadcast by the defendant was responsible for the killing…
Sowore blasts Peter Obi for ‘gaslighting’ Nigerians who protested against Jonathan’s govt
Human Rights Activist Omoyele Sowore has chastised the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi for questioning the necessity of the 2012 subsidy protest against Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. In his…
Why did Pope Robert Prevost choose Leo XIV as his papal name?
In a momentous development in the 2,000-year history of the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Prevost, Leo XIV has been elected as the new pope as he made history as the first American to ascend to the papacy.…
Natasha: I won’t step down – Akpabio tells critics
Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has told Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and others pressuring him to step down from his position to rethink, stating that he will not yield to their demands. Akpabio has…
Tinubu, Trump, Obi hail Prevost on emergence as Pope
President Bola Tinubu, his US counterpart, Mr. Donald Trump and presidential candidate of Labour Party in the last general elections, Mr Peter Gregory Obi have congratulated Robert Cardinal Francis Prevost, who…
Wigwe: US helicopter firm may face criminal charges
The operators of the helicopter that claimed the life of former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, alongside his wife, son, and three others in February 2024, may soon face…
Nigeria taps additional $215m W’Bank loan for palliatives
The World Bank has disbursed additional funds to Nigeria under the $800m National Social Safety Net Programme-Scale Up, raising the total amount released to $530m, The PUNCH reports. Checks by The PUNCH on Thursday…
Refitting & Repainting: Newly acquired presidential jet flown to South Africa
At least N20.03bn was spent on the maintenance and operations of the Presidential Air Fleet from July 2023 to December 2024, The PUNCH reports. This was as the new presidential jet purchased last year has been flown…
BREAKING: The new pope is announced…. Cardinal Robert F. Prevost takes the name Leo XIV
Robert Francis Prevost has been named as the new Pope and will become Francis' successor following two days of voting inside the Sistine Chapel. The pontiff, who will be…
Nigerians’ data consumption surge by 11.5% in March 2025 despite tariff increase
The recent 50% increase in tariffs by telecommunications operators did not deter Nigerians from using the internet, as data consumption across mobile networks increased by 11.5% in March 2025. This is according to…