Factory Worker’s Son Creates $7 Billion Startup
PT Tokopedia, Indonesia’s largest online marketplace, has become the country’s most valuable startup after raising $1 billion from existing investors including SoftBank, according to people familiar with the matter.  Tokopedia’s…
Can Jimi Agbaje really run Lagos as the governor?
It is very easy to live with the fact that Jimi Agbaje, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party who is the main opposition to Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of All Progressives Congress in the race for the Alausa…
A Dutch church has been conducting religious services for 27 days to protect a refugee family
For the past 27 days, a small Protestant church in The Hague has been conducting round-the-clock religious services to protect an Armenian refugee family from deportation.By law, police officers in The Netherlands are not…
Awori Indigenes Threaten Lagos APC
The acclaimed largest indigenous ethnic group in Lagos, the Awori, at the weekend, issued a threat that it might withdraw its support for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the coming general elections, if the…
EFCC To Amend Charges, Obtain Arrest Warrant Against Diezani
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has brought fresh charges against a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. It was learnt that the EFCC would in the coming days…
Jonathan Was Incompetent But I Supported Him – Balarabe Musa
A former governor of Kaduna State and chieftain of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, on Saturday said it was wrong for former President Goodluck Jonathan to claim that the entire…
APC Reconciliation: Aggrieved Members Demand Tickets, Appointments, Refund
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC, led by Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, had, on Wednesday, November 21, inaugurated the National Peace and Reconciliation Committee for each of the six geo-political zones in the…
Army Releases 155 Ex-B/Haram Fighters To Borno, Yobe Govts
The Nigerian Army has handed over 155 ex-Boko Haram fighters to representatives of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states government to be reintegrated into their communities. Coordinator of the programme, Major General Bamidele …
Alleged corruption: Our dilemma over Atiku – Prof Itse Sagay
Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof Itse Sagay, has said that Nigerians would vote for President Muhammadu Buhari because of his integrity. According to him, the president needs another four…
Lagos airport not under attack – FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has debunked rumours making the rounds that the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) was, on Saturday, attacked by terrorists. A statement by the spokeswoman for…
Obanikoro, Wife, Son Recover N500m Houses, Land From EFCC
A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, his wife and children have recovered three properties worth about N500m from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. The…
Banky W’s car finally auctioned – See who won the bid
Nigerian singer, actor and politician, Banky W’s car, a 2008 Range Rover SUV, has finally been sold through an auction that held yesterday in Lagos. Recall that sometime in July, two ladies filmed and trolled the singer online for using…
Army threatens to sue those circulating fake Boko Haram attack videos
The Nigerian Army has threatened to take legal action against people involved in the spread of fake Boko Haram attack videos and photos across the social media and other media platforms. The Army made this revelation in a…
Man finds $7.5million in storage unit he bought for $500
A man may be considered as one of the luckiest persons in 2018 after he located a safe holding about $7.5million in a storage unit he bought for $500. The man purchased the storage unit from “Storage Wars” star Dan Dotson. The…
De Gea set to become the highest paid goalkeeper with PSG move
Spanish star, David De Gea is reportedly set to become the highest-paid goalkeeper in the world by joining Paris St-Germain in the summer. According to a report by Mail Online Football, De Gea, is set to join Paris St-Germain in the…
I no longer find dark guys attractive – Toke Makinwa
Popular media personality, Toke Makinwa has admitted she no longer finds dark and chocolatey guys attractive. Expressing gratitude to God, Toke Makinwa says she no longer has specifications when it comes to men and is particularly no…
BREAKING: EU leaders agree Brexit deal
The UK’s withdrawal agreement from the European Union has been approved by EU leaders, its chief official Donald Tusk has announced. The 27 leaders gave it their backing after less than an hour's discussion in Brussels. Mr…
I was surprised that Buhari’s party members wanted to bring his govt down – Akpabio
Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, APC, Akwa Ibom North-West, is a former governor of Akwa Ibom State and the immediate past Minority Leader of the Senate. Akpabio, in this interview, speaks on the state of the nation.Bad…
“If you are not ready to hear the truth, don’t come to my palace!” – One Akiolu
Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos, in this interview, speaks on the state of the nation among other issues. Excerpts:How did you emerge as the Oba of Lagos?Any genuine prince from the day he is born has an ultimate aim to ascend the…
‘I am my God…who is God?’ – Ibrahimovic drops bombshell
Controversial striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has yet stirred the hornet’s nest as he queried the existentiality of the creator amongst other provocative issues in an exclusive interview with Vanity Fair magazine. “I am my God,”…
Rivers collapsed building: 100 victims still trapped
Over 100 workers are still trapped in the high rise building that collapsed in a part of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, Friday evening. The eight storey five star hotel with an underground layer and seven storey…
Robert Mugabe critically ill, unable to walk
ZIMBABWE’S former President, Robert Mugabe has been flown to Singapore for medical treatment. According to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the former president has been unable to walk because of ill health and old age. He…
Boko Haram: Buhari expresses shock over Metele massacre
•Says Nigeria will see end of sect Despite the increasing onslaught by the insurgents, Boko Haram, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that Nigeria will prevail over their deadly activities. The President also…
Kwara governor drops Senate ticket under pressure
•Why I am quitting the race–Ahmed The Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed yesterday admitted that he might forego his senatorial ticket for Kwara South Senatorial District for the incumbent Sen. Abdulrafiu Ibrahim. He…