Adesua Etomi recounts heart-wrenching loss of twins
Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi-Wellington has related a heart-wrenching experience of how she suffered a miscarriage when she was pregnant with twins. The actress said when she was…
Merrymaking banned in Warri for 3 months
The Iyatsere of Warri kingdom, Chief Johnson Amatserunreleghe has announced that there will be no merrymaking in the oil city of Warri for the next three months. He said this as he…
JUST IN: Uzodimma in emergency meeting with security chiefs
Imo Governor Hope Uzodimma has summoned heads of the security agencies in the state to a closed door meeting. Our correspondent gathered the emergency meeting,…
BREAKING: IPOB, ESN members behind Imo attacks – IGP
Police authorities have stated those who razed Imo Police Command Headquarters and freed inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) on Monday were…
‘Assault’: Group faults Bannex security guard media interview
A civil society organisation under the auspices of Youths for Justice in Nigeria, has faulted the media interview granted to an online media by the security guard allegedly assaulted by the chairman of Code of Conduct…
Successor unveiled as palace announces Olu of Warri’s death
Palace officials have officially announced the death of Ogiame Ikenwoli, the Olu of Warri, Delta state. Ikenwoli, the 20th Olu Of Warri, was reported to have died in December 2020 from COVID-19 complications — one week after…
Tinubu hits Yinka Odumakin’s house, consoles widow (Photos)
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Monday visited the widow of late Afenifere’s spokesman, Yinka Odumakin at her…
El-Rufai callous, insensitive – Parents of 39 Kaduna kidnapped students
Parents of the 39 students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna abducted from their hostel on March 11, 2021, have described the administration of Governor Nasir…
Tests declining across states
Latest report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that COVID-19 testing across states in the past week (March 22nd to 28th, 2021) decreased significantly, as…
The Weeknd donates $1million to provide 2 million meals
Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd, has donated $1million to provide 2 million meals for displaced…
Reactions as Kemi Olunloyo claims Yinka Odumakin cheated her
Social media commentator Kemi Olunloyo has claimed the late Afenifere spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, cheated her by not paying her salaries as an employee. In a YouTube video…
We didn’t attack Imo police, Correctional Center – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied that its outfit, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) attacked the Imo State police headquarters and the Correctional Centre in Owerri on Monday as well as the killing of the…
Benefits Of Rehabilitating Port Harcourt Refinery
Sentiments apart, Nigerians are going through hard times in the same way governments across the country are trying to make life livable for the people. When recently, the Federal Executive Council (FEC), approved $1.5…
Tension in Imo as seven suya sellers killed in two days
There was panic in Imo State on Friday and Saturday as gunmen murdered seven suya sellers. PUNCH Metro learnt that the traders were killed in separate shootings in Orlu and Umuaka in…
Gani Adams seeks redeployment of Oyo CP, says State too volatile for a ‘gentle cop’
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams, has urged the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to redeploy the Oyo State…
The Abuja mob that attacked me chanted secessionist slogans, says CCT chairman
Danladi Umar, chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), says he was attacked in Abuja by a mob that was “chanting secessionist and…
I don’t think any bandit deserves to live, says El-Rufai
Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna state governor, says he does not think anyone involved in banditry deserves to live. He said any bandit operating in his state is “most likely going to end up dead”. The governor spoke…
Pfizer vaccine found effective against COVID-19 variants
Israeli researchers report that the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is as effective against B.1.1.7 variant of the virus, aka the U.K. variant, as it is against the original…
JUST IN: Inmates freed as gunmen attack Imo prison, police command
Gunmen have reportedly attacked the federal prison and police command headquarters in Owerri, Imo state. Some inmates in the prison were said to have been broken free by the gunmen. The attack was said to have happened in…
Innocent Chukwuma will be sorely missed – Buhari
Civil society leader, Innocent Chukwuma, was a credible voice of transparency who died when the nation needed his services most, President Buhari said on Sunday. “His demise will be…
2023: We stand by our decision on Lagos Governorship – ACLMF
All Christian Leaders and Ministers Forum (ACLMF) in conjunction with other 50 Christian Socio-political groups advocating for integrity in governance, have resolved to stand…
Insurgency: This is the time NAF must show strength – Air chief
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has urged NAF pilots, technicians and ground troops to remain resolute in the fight against insurgency in the North-East and other parts of the country.…
How Obasanjo sent Bode George to prison – Fayose
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said Bode George’s journey to jail was planned by former President, Olusegun Obasanjo in his Ota farm. In…
2023: Makinde to assist Lagos PDP with funds, logistics
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has pledged to assist Lagos chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP with logistics and funds in the coming elections, a…