56-year old man, mistress found dead in Lagos apartment
The Police in Lagos have recovered the corpses of a 56-year old man and his mistress at an apartment in Ejigbo area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. According to the Police Public Relations…
PDP constitutes fact-finding committee on NASS leadership election
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a fact-finding committee on the role played by some of its members at the election of the presiding officers of the…
Alleged certificate fraud: Appeal Court gives Buhari 5 days to respond
The Court of Appeal Abuja division on Monday ordered President Muhammadu Buhari to respond within five days to the appeal filed against his qualification for the 2019 presidential election. The court…
Oando seeks to join Tinubu’s suit against SEC
Oando Plc on Monday urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to join it in a suit filed by its Group Chief Executive Officer Wale Tinubu and his deputy Mr. Omamofe Boyo.against the Securities and Exchange…
Trump slams new sanctions on Iranian leaders
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed new sanctions against Iran, saying he intends to keep up pressure on the Middle Eastern regime after weeks of rising tensions that nearly led to U.S. military strikes.…
Anthony Joshua is not good at boxing, says Andy Ruiz Jr.
Andy Ruiz Jr., unified world heavyweight champion, says Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British boxer, who he recently defeated, is not so good in the boxing ring and declared that he would also win the rematch easily.…
Buhari to consult Lawan, Gbajabiamila about 2019 budget – Presidency
The 2018 budget has lapsed, putting pressure on the Federal Government to begin the implementation of the 2019 budget, The PUNCH learnt on Sunday.Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had put a question mark on the…
Nigeria’s external reserves hit $45bn in June — CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria says the country’s external reserves now stand at 45 billion dollars as of June 2019.The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this while reeling out the policy road map for his five years…
“Anyone Who Hates Biafra Can’t Make Heaven” – IPOB leader – Nnamdi…
The Leader of the proscribed secessionist group, the IPOB Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said that anyone who hates Biafra and is against the creation of the State of Biafra, can never make…
You won’t get bailout – US warns indebted African countries
Tibor Nagy, the US assistant secretary of state for African affairs, has warned that African countries accumulating debt they cannot pay back should not expect to be bailed out by western-sponsored debt…
My Father Deflowered Me & Has Been Having Sex With My Sisters For 9years – 16yrs Old…
An Ikeja Sexual offences and Domestic Violence Court, Lagos, remanded a 55-year-old man, Eze Chukwuma, in prisons for allegedly defiling two of his daughters. Chukwuma was arraigned for…
Acting CJN moves to fill vacant seats at supreme court
Ibrahim Muhammad, acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), has asked justices of the supreme court to nominate six persons to the apex court. In a letter dated June 11, Muhammad said the…
Bank mergers in view as CBN considers recapitalisation
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, says there are plans to carry out a recapitalisation exercise for deposit money banks in the country. Emefiele made this known on Monday while…
BREAKING: Tribunal Dismisses Atiku’s Request To Access INEC Server
The presidential tribunal has rejected the request of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, to access the server “used by the Independent National…
NPA cancels $2.6bn Badagry deep seaport contract
The Nigerian Ports Authority has cancelled the contract for the $2.6bn Badagry deep seaport project, stating that the deep seaport master plan was wrongly done. This is even as the agency explained that it had begun the…
3 die as Akwa Ibom communities clash over woman’s extra-marital affair
NO fewer than three persons have been reportedly killed following a clash that erupted between Ikot Osute and Ikot Ukpong villages in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, yesterday.It was gathered that the two…
World Bank To Give $200 Million To Nigerian Farmers
The World Bank says it will give a total sum of $200 million to over 60,000 Nigerian farmers through its Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) initiative. This…
INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu a ‘very weak man, lacks initiative’ – Sagay
Prof. Itse Sagay, SAN, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, has described the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu…
My predecessor spent N2.3bn on burial in five months – Bauchi gov
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has alleged that his predecessor, Mohammed Abubakar, spent N2.3bn to buy materials for burial in the state.But Abubakar has dismissed the allegation, describing it as laughable.The…
‘It doesn’t represent Islamic doctrine of learning’ — ACF backs FG on Almajiri
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), apex northern sociopolitical organisation, has declared support for the moves by the federal government to overhaul the Almajiri system. On Thursday,…
JAMB Kicks Against The Establishment of New Universities in The Country
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has called for an embargo on the creation of new public and private universities in the country. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, stated…
Stop Chasing Mundane Issues – Ajimobi Urges Makinde
The immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has berated his successor, Governor Seyi Makinde, asking him to face the serious business of governance instead of looking for mundane issues to discredit…
Assembly crisis: I’m not Edo godfather — Oshiomhole
National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday, faulted a report claiming that he has constituted himself as godfather of Edo.Speaking to State House reporters in…
PDP challenges Sanwo-Olu over cabinet
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state has challenged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to explain the delay in constituting his cabinet.Spokesman of the party, Taofik Gani, said Lagosians deserve an explanation…