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President of the United State of America, Donald Trump has again denied that Joe Biden won the 2020 American election. Donald Trump stated that Biden being…

Prof. Bayonile Ademodi, Ondo State Commissioner for Regional Integration and Special Duties, died on Saturday, an official has said. Mr Donald Ojogo, the state’s Commissioner for…

The second term ambition of the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, appears to have suffered a major setback. This…

Amid the controversies over where the ruling All Progressives Congress might zone its presidential ticket for the 2023 election, a chieftain of the party and Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige,…

Nigeria may spend about $1.4bn (N540.4bn, at the official exchange rate of $1:N386) to procure and distribute 218,400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. The figure is based on estimates of the World…

The police in the US are investigating the death of a Nigerian couple believed to have resulted from murder-suicide. Dr. Ben Okigbo and his wife, Theresa, were found dead in their Sugar Land, Texas home on Friday…

Apprehension. Relief. Apprehension again. My emotions went full cycle in seven days. The abduction of 344 students of Government Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina state, had whipped up a frightened feeling of déjà…

Ryan Kaji, a nine-year-old boy from Texas in the United States, has emerged the highest-paid YouTuber of 2020, according to Forbes. The list, released on Friday, showed that the talented kid raked in an estimated $29.5…

The Lagos state judicial panel has summoned Dolapo Badmus, former police public relations officer in Lagos, to identify a police officer who allegedly brutalised Olajide Fowotade, a petitioner. The panel, which was set up by…

The Lagos State Safety Commission has sealed off the multi-billion naira Cubana nightclub house in the government reservation area, of Ikeja, and other facilities for non-compliance to…

The Nigerian military on Saturday made some disclosures on how it carried out the rescue operation of the 344 boys kidnapped from their school in Kankara, Katsina State, on December 11. The military disclosed that while…

Two persons were feared dead in Asaka area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. This followed from a brawl when an operative of the Western Nigeria Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun, opened gunfire.…

Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp will introduce voice and video calling feature to the messaging app’s desktop version next year, Reuters quoted a company spokesperson as saying. The move to facilitate calls over large screens would…

Lionel Messi equalled Brazil legend Pele’s record of 643 goals for a single club after scoring for Barcelona in Saturday’s draw against Valencia. The Argentine, 33, achieved the feat with a diving header just before…

Otunba Joseph Ogunfuwa turned 80 on October 5, 2020. Known as disciplinarian, Ogunfuwa speaks to DAUD OLATUNJI in his Sagamu residence about his life’s journey and marriage How would you describe your childhood? I grew…

Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, says some “selfish” politicians are frustrating the war against insecurity by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mohammed Onogwu, chief press secretary to the governor, quoted Bello as saying…

Nigerian artistes Wizkid and Tems have made former US President Barack Obama’s list of ‘Favourite Music of 2020’. In listing his favourite songs for this year, Obama is…

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos governor, says the state cannot afford another total lockdown amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Friday said there were indications that…

Anyim Pius Anyim, former president of the senate, says it is time for the south-east to produce the next president of Nigeria.  That part of the country comprises majorly the Igbo.  Several groups, including Ohanaeze Ndi…

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases worsen on Saturday, as the nation posted the second highest figures since the pandemic entered the country in February. The nation recorded the highest…

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says there is something wrong with some Nigerian politicians.  Mohammed was commenting on the reaction of some politicians to the abduction of over 300 students from…

A 38-year-old real estate agent, Afeez Mojeed, has dragged Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari before the Lagos State Judicial Panel over allegation of extortion, brutality.…

The Ekiti state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has asked Kayode Fayemi, the governor, to run for the office of the president in the 2023 election. This comes days after supporters of Bola Tinubu, national…

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 10-year-old girl for allegedly committing murder at Owode Community in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State.  The suspect, whose parents hail from Sokoto State,…