Lekki ‘Massacre’: Ballistic specialist berates media for not providing credible evidence before…
The United Kingdom-based medical forensics and ballistic expert Dieye Tonye Willie-Harry has berated both local and international media organizations for being unable to…
Traffic robbers adopt new tactics as Christmas approaches
With Christmas around the corner, commuters and motorists are worried over the resurgence of traffic robbers in the Lagos metropolis. Apart from the increase in their…
I Will Relocate To The U.S. After My Tenure – Obiano Replies EFCC
Governor Willie Obiano has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that he will be relocating to his United States base when he leaves office next March. Reacting…
In Matching Words with Action, Emefiele Inaugurates N500m Youth Entrepreneurs’ Scheme
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday launched the apex bank’s N500 million Tertiary Institutions Entrepreneurship Scheme (TIES). Speaking at…
Palatial mansions, super exotic cars: How Nigeria’s fake investment gurus live in luxury while…
TESSY IGOMU gives insight into the enthralling lives of Nigeria’s foremost Ponzi scheme gurus, their sudden enrichment, lavish lifestyles and exotic collections, while referencing a…
BREAKING: Over 10 feared killed, houses burnt in fresh Plateau attack
Gunmen have attacked Te’egbe community in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State and killed several people. The PUNCH gathered that several houses belonging to the natives were…
Lagos couple ram car into shops, pay for nine coffins
A yet-to-be-identified man and a woman suspected to be his wife, on Monday, escaped death by a whisker after ramming into two coffin shops around the Ikorodu General Hospital, in the Ikorodu…
DSS DG’s Son Gets N90m Duplex As Gift
Abba Bichi, son of the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), has been given a five-bedroom duplex at Hilltop Estate, Apo, Abuja. According to the Group…
I regret deceiving my father to raise N.8m for Libyan trip — Returnee
One of the 172 returnees brought to Lagos early, yesterday, from Libya, Omoniyi Azizat, has expressed regret for deceiving her father to raise N800,000 for her botched trip to Libya.…
Reps vote in favour of bill to make Jan-Dec budget cycle mandatory
A bill seeking to make the January-December budget cycle mandatory has passed second reading at the house of representatives. Sponsored by Tajudeen Abbas, a lawmaker from Kaduna, the…
No Rest For You Until Nigerians Enjoy Peace – Buhari Tells Security Agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari has given marching orders to the security chiefs, telling them they must not rest until all Nigerians are at peace. The minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola, stated…
Amotekun Rescues Herdsmen Abducted By Kidnappers In Ondo
Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps rescued two herdsmen who were abducted by suspected Fulani herders in the state. The two…
CBN Bars BVN Violators From Opening Bank Accounts
The Apex Bank in Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has barred BVN Violators from from opening a new bank accounts going by its fresh rule. The new policy is contained in a Revised…
DID YOU KNOW? Nigeria’s petrol pump price is by far the lowest in West Africa
The price of petrol at N165.89 per litre in Nigeria is the third cheapest in Africa and the lowest in West Africa. Using the FX rate of N411.64 per dollar (I&E), findings by…
Nigeria Air To Begin With 3 Wet Leased Aircraft
Nigeria Air, the proposed national carrier will commence operations with the wet lease of three aircraft from most likely Europe, Capt. Tilmann Gabriel, the Transaction Adviser on…
Wife Who Staged Own Kidnap, Demanded Ransom From Husband, Arrested
A housewife identified as Sule Nana has been arrested by the Ekiti State Police Command for allegedly faking her own kidnap and demanding a ransom from her husband. ASP Sunday Abutu,…
Dora Akunyili Husband Buried In Anambra
Dr. Chike Akunyili, the murdered husband of the late Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Dora Akunyili was on…
How Troops Wasted Lives Of 128 Bandits – Military
The Military High Command, on Thursday, revealed how its troops, both land and air, attached to Operation HADARIN DAJI, killed not less than 128 bandits and arrested 64 others across the North West and…
Married Man, Bride-To-Be Found Dead Inside Car In Kano
Two people, a male and a female, have been found dead inside a car, along Katsina road area of Fagge local government in Kano. An eyewitness told Daily Trust that the deceased were…
NIPOST, e-Gate sign MoU on digital transformation of services
The Nigerian Postal Services on Wednesday, signed an agreement with e-Gate Egypt over digital transformation of logistics and last-mile delivery chain, other services.…
Murder Trial: I bought late Ataga’s laptop from Chidinma for N495,000 — Man tells court
A businessman, Mr. Ifeoluwa Oluwo, Thursday, narrated to a Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, how Chidinma Ojukwu the murder suspect in the case of Super TV Chief…
OAU student death: Why we haven’t charged Adedoyin to court, declared his son wanted —PPRO
The Police Public Relations Officer for the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, has said that the Command has not declared the son of the owner of Hiltons Hotels and Resorts, Ile-Ife,…
Troops eliminate over 90 terrorists in two weeks
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Hadin Kai, have in the last two weeks eliminated more than 90 Boko Haram and Islamic States West Africa Province(ISWAP) terrorists in…
New COVID variant of ‘serious concern’ detected in South Africa
A new variant of the coronavirus has been detected in South Africa. The variant, B.1.1.529, is said to have a high number of mutations, which may be a source of concern in…