Details emerge on how ex-customs CG, Abdullahi Dikko, died
A former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko, is dead. Public Relations Officer of NCS, Joseph Attah, who confirmed his passing on Thursday said the…
Students flood UNILAG, YABATECH campuses despite online classes
After a lecturer died of COVID-19 on January 24, 2021, the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) shut down its hostels and moved classes online. However, students are still…
Rapists face life jail in Bayelsa
Rapists will now be imprisoned for life in Bayelsa State if Governor Douye Diri assents to a Bill passed on Wednesday by the state House of Assembly. The state’s…
BREAKING: Ex-Customs CG, Dikko, dies at 60
The immediate past Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko, is dead, The PUNCH has learnt. It was learnt that the Katsina State indigene, who led the NCS from 2009 to 2015, died…
Matawalle meets Buhari, defends bandits, says not all of them are criminals
Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, has come in defence of bandits, saying that not all of them are criminals. He explains that they are monsters born out of injustice…
Buhari appoints new heads for Civil Defence, Correctional Service
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the new Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Minister of…
Peace of Niger Republic must matter to Nigeria – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has emphasised the need for Nigeria to be concerned with the welfare of its neighbouring countries as such will also impact on the welfare…
Senate confirms Muruako Chairman Fiscal Responsibility Commission
The Senate, on Thursday, confirmed the nomination of Barr. Victor Chinemerem Muruako as Chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission. The…
Apapa gridlock: Lagos, trailer/truck owners union meet
In line with the mandates given to the Constituted Special Traffic Management Enforcement Team by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to resolve the incessant gridlock that has plagued Apapa…
How waist-swinging lady made me escape plane crash – Alabi-Isama
General Godwin Alabi- Isama, former Chief of Staff, Third Marine Commando during the Nigerian civil war recently explained how a beautiful lady…
How I got into Nollywood – Patience Ozokwo
Veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwo, has said she was forced into the Nollywood industry by two of her classmates and it wasn’t something she had planned. The veteran actress…
Corruption: CACOL kicks against Bawa’s appointment as EFCC chair
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), on Thursday, Feb 18, appealed to the Nigerian Senate not to confirm Abdulrasheed Bawa’s…
BREAKING: Nigeria exits recession with 0.11% growth
Nigeria’s economy grew by 0.11 percent in the fourth of 2020. This comes after two consecutive quarters of negative growth which result in a recession. “Q4 2020 Real GDP grew…
Drama as Reps, Finance Ministry differ on N2.8bn payment to OPEC
There was mild drama on Tuesday when the House of Representatives and the Ministry of Finance disagreed over the procedure for the payment of N2.8billion to the Organization of…
Troops eliminate more terrorists, destroy meeting point in Yobe
The Nigerian Army says its troops of Operation Tura Takaibango have eliminated more Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists at their meeting point in Baiomari town in Yobe.The Director, Army…
Oil rally under threat as Saudi Arabia prepares to raise output
Brent, the benchmark for Nigeria’s crude oil is set to face fresh threats as Saudi Arabia plans to increase oil output in the coming months, reversing a recent production cut,…
Olisa Metuh speaks on travails leading to imprisonment
The former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh has said he has no regrets following all his travails. The lawyer who was released from prison…
SA to donate 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to rest of Africa
South Africa plans to share the 1-million doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine it procured from the Serum Institute of India (SII) with the AU, a senior health official said on…
Federal Government spends N50b monthly on electricity subsidy
Worried by complaints by Nigerians over the increase in the cost of electricity, the Federal Government had been subsidising electricity supply with over N50 billion. The…
Anyone who has governed Lagos effectively can lead Nigeria – Obasa
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has declared that anyone who succeeds in meeting expectation as governor of Lagos is sure to be…
COVID-19: NAFDAC approves emergency use of AstraZeneca vaccine
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday approved the emergency use of AstraZeneca vaccine (EUL) also known as Covishield,…
Watch your utterances – Abdulsalam tells Governors
Former Head of State and Chairman, National Peace Committee, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, on Thursday admonished state governors to watch their utterances, urging them to analyse the issues at hand and work…
Fundraising for Sunday Igboho is defeatist
There are at least two fundraising efforts ongoing for Sunday Igboho, now deemed a Yoruba freedom fighter. So far, one has garnered £43,024, raised out of its £100,000 goal while another one has raised about $4,000. A…
Only 10 countries used up 75% of available COVID-19 vaccines, says UN
Only 10 countries have administered 75 percent of all available COVID-19 vaccines, yet more than 130 countries have not received a single dose, Antonio Guterres,…