COVID-19: Mob kills police inspector while enforcing curfew
A POLICE inspector who was part of a security team enforcing the coronavirus curfew in Auchi, Edo State has been killed by a mob. The team was attacked on Friday by unknown hoodlums who…
Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla out of California
Tesla chief Elon Musk on Saturday threatened to pull his electric car headquarters and plant out of California. He made the threat after local authorities kept him…
Memo to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo
Your Excellency, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, you would recall that when the coronavirus pandemic began to take its toll on the…
US Court Grants Nigeria’s Application to Secure Documents against P&ID
A United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has granted Nigeria’s application to request from 10 US banks documents that may incriminate officials of…
Tribunal invites Bayelsa’s Deputy Gov’nor over alleged certificate forgery
The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has invited Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo to appear before it at the resumption of…
Stakeholders Demand Sovereign Guarantee for 4th Mainland Bridge Contract
Set conditions for awarding such huge contract Warn its execution can wreck government Lament neglect of indigenous construction firms The decision of the Lagos State…
Periscoping the next chief of staff to the president
“The Chief of Staff, is only the 'numero uno', amongst the presidency staff but certainly not an Alpha and Omega“ A LOT has happened since the unfortunate passing of the Chief…
Over 300 die in Bauchi within 14 days – Residents
BAUCHI State residents are alleging massive deaths from a ‘strange ailment’ in Azare, headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area of the state.…
Unending Recovery of the Abacha ‘Assets’
The recently repatriated $311million from the US, being part of the monies reportedly stolen by the late General Sani Abacha, must be judiciously used to regenerate Nigeria’s…
Covid-19: EPL rapid testing sparks outcry
THE Premier League has agreed a £4m deal with the Hong Kong biotechnology company Prenetics to provide coronavirus testing for players and staff, which is due to start next week. Premier…
Fresh lockdown looms in Lagos
THE Lagos State may impose a fresh lockdown on business activities and movement if the regulations for checking the spread of COVID-19 continue to be disregarded by the residents,…
Between freedom, coronavirus and money problems
We need to impose on ourselves the freedom of conscience in the pursuit of our daily bread. Remember, for our sword, we should wield our sanitizer …! On this one, we are on our own HONESTLY, judging by everything going on…
Nigerians spent N4.6 trillion eating out in 2019, says NBS
Nigerians spent N4.598 trillion on food consumed outside the home, the National Bureau of Statistics has revealed. This is the highest share of expenditure on food and on general food and non-food expenditure in the country for…
FG begins home feeding for schoolchildren this week
The Federal Government says the feeding of schoolchildren at home begins this week. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,…
JUST IN: Another monarch dies in Kano
The Dan’iya of Kano, Alhaji Yusuf Bayero, is dead. He was the district head of Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area. Bayero was said to be the first district head Ajingi Local Government…
Nurse steals credit card of dying Coronavirus patient
A New York City hospital nurse will face charges for stealing a credit card of a dying Coronavirus patient while he was being hospitalized, the police said in a statement. Danielle Conti, 43, has been charged with grand larceny, petty…
Return 1-year tithes to members – Daddy Freeze tells Pastors
Controversial OAP, Daddy Freeze, has beseeched pastors to return tithes to their members before they begin to die of hunger. The media personality recently shared screenshot of a news report about how a US church refunded her members…
BREAKING: We may impose another lockdown if violation of rules continues – Sanwo-Olu
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, says his administration may be forced to review the ease of lockdown if residents continue to ignore public health guidelines.…
Obama says White House response to coronavirus has been ‘absolute chaotic disaster’
Former President Barack Obama delivered a blistering critique of the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus crisis, describing it as "an absolute chaotic disaster" during a…
Ghana records highest COVID-19 cases in West Africa after easing lockdown
Ghana has the highest number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in West Africa, The PUNCH reports. According to data obtained from the World Health Organisation, no fewer than 4,012 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Ghana.…
‘N21.4bn’ fraud: AVM Adigun forfeits multibillion naira assets to FG
The Federal High Court in Lagos has approved the Federal Government’s request to temporarily sieze 12 landed properties linked to a former Director of Finance at the Nigerian…
Dethroned Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi welcomes baby girl with 4th wife
Dethroned former Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, on Saturday welcomed a baby girl with his 4th wife Saadatu Barkindo Mustapha. Saadatu Barkindo Mustapha an indigene of Adamawa state, got married to the…
“This one is not for the upcoming” -Fans left in awe as Toke Makinwa flaunts her expensive shoe…
Media personality, Toke Makinwa has once again proved that she is the ‘baby girl of life’. The OAP has taken to social media to join the shoe game challenge. Flaunting her own collection, the Yoruba born beauty showed off a huge…
Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, Little Richard dies
Pioneering Rock and Roll singer Little Richard has died at the age of 87, his son Danny Penniman has told Rolling Stone. The magazine quoted him as saying his father's cause…