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Osun court sentences two serial robbers to death by hanging
An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo, on Thursday sentenced Wasiu Afolayan (36) and Kola…
Chicago woman bags 50 years jail for killing pregnant teenager
A Chicago woman, Clarisa Figueroa, 51, accused of luring a pregnant teenager to her home and…
N3.2trn subsidy required to reverse electricity tariff hike — NERC
The Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, Sanusi Garba, on Thursday, said the Federal Government…
Without paying ransom govt has freed thousands – Ribadu
The National Security Adviser to the president, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has said the Federal Government has…
Safeguard nuclear centres, Rep advises Nigerian scientists
The Chairman, House Committee on Renewable Energy, Afam Ogene, has called on Nigerian scientists managing the…
Atiku, Makinde present as PDP NEC meeting holds in Abuja
The 98th National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party is currently in progress at…
Oyo estate developers appoint new chairman
The Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, Oyo State Chapter, has announced Dr. Muibi Hammed as…
No grounds for suspending Kano gov, says NNPP
The National Working Committee of the New Nigeria People’s Party has denied the alleged suspension of…
NCDC holds emergency meeting as unknown disease spreads to Sokoto, Zamfara
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Jide Idris, held an emergency meeting…
Nigerian chess master, Onakoya, US counterpart, Martinez team up in marathon record
Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya and his United States counterpart, Shawn Martinez, are both attempting to…
Google sacks 28 workers protesting contract with Israel
Google fired 28 employees following a disruptive sit-down protest over the tech giant’s contract with the…
16 feared killed by terrorist bomb in Borno
No fewer than 16 persons were feared dead and 20 others injured when a commercial vehicle…
PDP crisis: Damagum’s removal delay worries G-60 lawmakers
As the National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party is ongoing in Abuja, 60…
Adeleke calls for entry as opposition knocks Osun’s new logo
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed the holding of a logo crafting competition between April…
FG begins price enforcement in Abuja, targets Lagos, others
The Federal Government on Thursday initiated sporadic enforcement raids at multiple supermarkets and markets within the…
Court stops enforcement of Ganduje’s suspension from APC
A Federal High Court in Kano has ordered the purported suspension of the National Chairman of…
US, UK unveil sanctions on Iran’s drone programme
The United States and the United Kingdom announced widespread sanctions against Iran’s military drone programme on…
JUST IN: Ecobank settles $500m Eurobond after five-year tenure
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated has repaid its $500 million five-year Eurobond, which was due today, April 18th.…
PICTURES: FCCPC enforces prices in Abuja supermarkets
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has initiated a campaign to enforce price display and…
FA Cup scraps replays over expanded UEFA fixtures
FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards from next season as part…
Agitation for Yoruba nation laughable -DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has described the recent agitation for the Yoruba Nation as laughable. The DHQ…
EFCC declares Yahaya Bello wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello,…
Gov appoints new commandant for Zamfara security outfit
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has approved the appointment of Major Maikano Adamu (retd.) as…
Man jailed nine months for assaulting Lagos official, crossing highway
A mobile court in Oshodi has sentenced a man simply identified as Paul to nine months…
Toe path of decency, FG tells EFCC’s invitees
The Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has bemoaned…
Again, N’Assembly shifts resumption to April 30
The National Assembly has again postponed the resumption of plenary to April 30, to allow for…
Edo police invite LP gov candidate, Akpata over UNIBEN attack
The candidate of the Labour Party in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State, Olumide Akpata,…
VIDEO: Melaye, Ortom clash at PDP meeting over ex-gov’s support for Tinubu
The Kogi State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Senator Dino…
Finally, they came for Bobrisky
At an academic conference some years ago, two students walked up to me after learning I…
UEFA fines Barcelona for fans’ racist behaviour
UEFA announced on Thursday it had fined Barcelona 25,000 euros ($26,680) for racist behaviour by their…
Cardoso links depleting external reserves to debt repayments
The Central Bank of Nigeria has clarified reasons for the significant decline in the nation’s foreign…
PDP BoT queries Damagum, Anyanwu’s continued stay in office
The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party has queried the continued stay in office…
Over 7,000 battling tuberculosis in Nasarawa – Health Commissioner
The Nasarawa State Ministry of Health has said that no fewer than 7,345 residents of the…
Kogi distributes relief items to communal clash victims
The Kogi State Government has commenced the distribution of relief materials to the victims of the…
JAMB orders arrest of parents found at CBT centres
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test centre owners to arrest…
N4bn theft: Obiano to face trial as court refuses to revoke charges
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed an application by the former governor of Anambra…
The Pros and Cons of Third-Party Auto Insurance Cover
Auto Insurance is a crucial aspect of responsible vehicle ownership, providing financial protection peace of…
[UPDATED] DJ Commissioner Wysei, not DJ Switch, arrested – Lagos police
The Lagos State Police Command has tendered a public apology for a mix-up following the alleged…
Nigerian Army rescues pregnant Chibok girl 10 years after abduction
Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed in the North-East have rescued one of the kidnapped students…
Guinness World Record: 16 hours in, Nigerian Onakoya remains unbeaten in chess marathon
Renowned chess master, Tunde Onakoya, who commenced his mission to surpass the Guinness World Record for…
NGO decries alleged rejection of defiled 15-year-old girl in Lagos shelter
A rights group, the Advocates for Children and Vulnerable Persons Network, has expressed concern over the…
Grid collapse: FG deploys technology to detect sudden power drop
In a bid to address the recurrent collapse of Nigeria’s power grid, the Federal Government has…
Two arrested in Germany for allegedly spying for Russia
Two German-Russian men were arrested in Bavaria on suspicion of spying for Russia and planning blasts…
Kaduna APC, NLC back Assembly over El-Rufai’s probe
THE Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday, expressed its support for the…
EFCC threatens to involve military in Yahaya Bello’s arrest
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has vowed to arrest the immediate past governor of Kogi…
Ogun monarch decries banditry, kidnapping in border communities
A traditional ruler in Ogun State, the Onimeko of Imeko in the Imeko/Afon Local Government area…
Cagliari vs Juventus Predictions: Betting Tips and Odds
Our bettingexpert brings you their Cagliari vs Juventus predictions as the teams prepare to go head-to-head…
So-Safe Corps arrests three for robbery in Ogun
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps, popularly known as So-Safe Corps, has arrested…
Juventus ordered to pay Ronaldo €9.7m unpaid salaries
Juventus must pay Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo 9.7 million euros ($10.4 million) in back wages for…
Do right things despite consequences, Fashola tells leaders
Former Minister for Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has urged Nigerian leaders to always go…
FG to execute $3.8bn gas supply agreement in May
The Gas Supply and Purchase Agreement to support the Final Investment Decision for the $3.8bn Brass…
El-Rufai, marketers subsidy payment claims wrong – FG, NNPC
The Federal Government through its Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited…
Oyo to partner investors for tourism development, says Makinde
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, reiterated his administration’s readiness to partner with investors…
Day-old baby dumped in polythene bag rescued in Lagos
A day-old baby boy abandoned in a polythene bag has been rescued at Alhaji Masha Road,…
Plot to remove Damagum as PDP chairman fails
The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagum, has survived attempts to remove…
DNA: Court to serve Mohbad’s wife via substituted means
The Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ikorodu has granted the order that Wunmi, the wife of…
Tsunami threats force evacuation after Indonesia volcano
Indonesian rescuers raced to evacuate thousands of people Thursday after a volcano erupted five times, forcing…
Trump, Polish president meet in New York over Ukraine war
Donald Trump and Polish President, Andrzej Duda discussed the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East…
Driver flees after allegedly killing Osun Poly student
A hit-and-run driver had allegedly fled the scene of an accident which claimed the life of…
Adamawa plans N55.5bn supplementary budget
THE Adamawa State Government has proposed N55.5bn as supplementary budget for the 2024 financial year. The…
Heavy floods in UAE, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 135 people killed
Around 70 people have been killed by heavy rains lashing Afghanistan over the past five days,…
FG opposes Kanu’s request for house arrest
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed May 20 to decide on separate applications…
Bribery: Ganduje absent as court adjourns ex-gov’s arraignment
The scheduled arraignment of the immediate-past Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, on bribery charges, was…
Gani Adams urges N’Assembly to fast-track state police law
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has once again reiterated the need for state…
Medic West Africa 2024: Day 1 Recap – Redefining Healthcare Delivery in West Africa
The energy crackled in the air today at the Landmark Centre in Lagos as the 11th…
Zamfara suspends community protection guards’ commandant
Zamfara State Government has suspended the Commandant of the state Community Protection Guards, Colonel Rabiu Garba…
World Bank, AfDB to connect 300m Africans to electricity
The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group are partnering to provide no fewer…
Fluctuating exchange rate affecting container traffic – CPPE
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise has said that the fluctuating exchange rate has…
NPA unveils new export trucks window to tackle congestion
Determined to reduce congestion and encourage timely movement of export cargo into Lagos Ports, the Nigerian…
Kwara to renovate 47-year sports hall with N2bn
The Kwara State Government is set to renovate the indoor sports hall of the state stadium…
Lagos to extend Blue Rail Line to Ogun
The Lagos State Government is in discussion with the Ogun State government on the extension of…
Safety commission seals shops near transformer
The Lagos State Safety Commission has sealed two shops in front of a transformer on Martins…
LASG arrests 12 bridge squatters
The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps, popularly known as KAI, has arrested no fewer than 12 persons…
Stakeholders demand reforms in social interventions
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, palliatives, often used by governments as a stop-gap measure to support the…
President’s wife empowers S’West female farmers with N60m
THE wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday, reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to…
Akanni drums support for Sanwo-Olu
Former Super Eagles midfielder, Waidi Akanni, has urged Lagos residents to support the Lagos State Governor…
NB completes Distell Wines acquisition June, Heineken shuts two plants
Nigerian Breweries aims to acquire an 80 per cent stake in Distell Wines & Spirits Nigeria…
NSCDC arrests two illegal mining suspects in Anambra
The operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command have arrested two suspects…
Police arrest suspected Rivers robbery kingpin
The Rivers State Police Command said its men have arrested a notorious armed robber and cultist…
Three to die by hanging in Edo for armed robbery
Three people, Solomon Abuede, James Monday and Kelvin Edward, have been sentenced to death by hanging…
Leadway Pensure records 25% growth in AuM
Pension fund administrator, Leadway Pensure, has recorded a 25 per cent growth in its assets under…
PUNCHman robbed in Ogun ‘one chance’ vehicle
A PUNCH reporter, Babatunde Titiola, was on Tuesday morning attacked and robbed by ‘one chance’ robbers…
Security agents rescue two abductees in Kebbi
The joint security operatives comprising Nigeria Army, civil defence, Department of Security Services and vigilantes attached…
Driver flees scene after allegedly killing Osun poly student
A hit-and-run driver allegedly fled the scene of an accident which claimed the life of Olanrewaju…
One arrested as cultists hack Enugu bizman to death
The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspect linked to the hacking…
Army detains soldiers for alleged cable theft at Dangote refinery
The Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, said two soldiers accused of stealing armoured cables at the Dangote…
Teacher bags three months community service for selling drugs
A 57-year-old teacher, Azikiwe Oteka, was on Wednesday convicted and sentenced to three months of community…
Business leaders laud NICA executive credit programme
Top corporate and business leaders, who are part of the current stream 11th executive class of…
Ocheho assures adequate training for handball W’Cup
President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria, Samuel Ocheho, has promised adequate preparation for the Nigerian…
Aruna exits 2024 ITTF World Cup
Nigerian table tennis icon Quadri Aruna was eliminated from the ongoing ITTF World Cup Macao 2024…
Who Goes Through?
•Boniface, Tella, Lookman, Chukwueze in dicey Europa battles Six Nigerian players will be battling tooth and…
Anticipation as lawyers begin politicking for NBA presidency
As the election for the President of the Nigerian Bar Association draws near, ONOZURE DANIA examines…
NPA secures $700m loan for Apapa, Tincan ports rehabilitation
The Nigerian Ports Authority says has secured a $700m loan from Citibank for the rehabilitation of…
Adelabu, Obaseki, Kyari to grace Lagos awards
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu; the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki; and the Group Chief…
Transcorp Power blames DisCos’ low capacity for electricity export
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Transcorp Power Plc, Peter Ikenga, has stated that the inability…
Imo monarch attributes community peace to due process
Against the backdrop of insecurity in Imo State, the traditional ruler of Umuoma Nekede autonomous community…
Anambra ex-gov Ezeife for burial Saturday
THE arrangements and programme of activities for the final burial of the late former governor of…
Wema Bank removes fintech partners from platform over fraud
Wema Bank has said that it has removed and suspended about seven fintech partners from its…
Naira abuse: Cubana Chief Priest returns home after arraignment
The Economic and Financial Crimes, on Wednesday, arraigned Lagos-based socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, alias Cubana Chief Priest,…