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The Presidency has cautioned an Islamic group, the Muslim Solidarity Forum, to be mindful of its utterances against the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah. Punch had reported that the Sokoto-based group asked Kukah to vacate the state or tender an apology over his comments on Islam. Reacting in a statement on Wednesday, the […]

Sani Aliyu, national coordinator of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19, says the date for school resumption remains January 18. Speaking during a television programme on Tuesday, Aliyu said the date has not been changed pending further directives. On Monday, Adamu Adamu, minister of education, had said the federal government is considering shifting the January […]

A court-martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State capital has sentenced Trooper Azunna Maduabuchi to death by firing squad for killing the adjutant of his unit, one Lieutenant Babakaka Ngorgi. Trooper Maduabuchi was arraigned for murder after shooting Lieutenant Ngorgi in July 2020 at close range in Bama Local Government of Borno State for refusing to […]

The State Security Service (SSS, also called DSS) said it is aware of plans by some people to incite religious crises in the country. The agency made this known in a statement by its spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, on Monday evening. Mr Afunanya listed 12 states as the main target, urging Nigerians to shun any divisive […]

The ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) enrollment may be suspended considering the large crowds seeking registration in centres across Nigeria and the risk of COVID-19, the Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, has said. He made this remark on Channels TV Sunrise Daily show where he appeared as a guest on Monday. Mr Mamora, […]

Former Super Eagles Coach, Christian Chukwu has debunked the news of his death, saying that he is hale and hearty. Chukwu disclosed this on Sunday in an interview at his Trans Ekulu residence, Enugu. The social media have since January 8, been awash with the news of Chukwu’s demise. However, the former Green Eagles captain, […]

Branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday assessed COVID-19 protocols in the universities and said the institutions were not ready for safe reopening. The chapters of the union, in separate interviews with Punch, commented on the directive of the  National Universities Commission that universities could resume on January 18, but must adhere […]

Yinka Akinbami, one of the ministers at the House on The Rock, has died of coronavirus complications. Yinka died at the age of 61. Senior Pastor, House on The Rock, Paul Adefarasin announced the death on Saturday. He said he had yet to come to terms with Akinbami’s death and added that the incident was […]

President-elect Joe Biden on Friday described as “a good thing”, the disclosure by incumbent President Donald Trump that he won’t attend his successor’s inauguration on January 20. Biden, however, said Vice-President Mike Pence is “welcome” at his inauguration, saying it will be a “honour’ to have him at the event. The Democrat challenger also refused […]

Tragedy occurred in Imo state on Thursday as a lady died in the house of her married man’s friend. The incident occurred at the MCC Road area of the state. A source who preferred not to be named told Punch correspondent that the man brought her mistress to his matrimonial home after taking his wife […]

The world’s poorest countries can expect to start receiving their first Covid-19 vaccine doses between the end of January and mid-February, the World Health Organization said Thursday. Vaccination is already under way in some of the world’s wealthiest nations, including the United States, Britain, European Union countries and Canada. Covax, the globally-pooled vaccine procurement and […]

Friends of late Tunde Thomas, whose wife Moyo was allegedly impregnated twice by Adam Nuru, the suspended managing director of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) said they have closed the campaign, with objective achieved. The friends, who came together as Justice for Tunde Thomas, mounted a campaign for signatures in a petition addressed to the […]

Lagos State on Thursday posted 807 new cases of COVID-19, shattering its former record and setting a new one. The Nigerian  Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, had reported 1,565 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria, with Lagos reporting 807 cases. The State broke the COVID-19 record in single day infections it set on January 5, 2021, […]

The Kaduna State Government has arraigned the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kaduna State, Abraham Alberah, and four others for alleged attempted adultery and organising a nude party in breach of the COVID-19 protocol. Alberah is the husband of Aisha Yakubu, the owner of Asher Lounge, venue of the botched sex party […]

COVID-19 cases hit all time high in Nigeria on Wednesday, with Lagos and Abuja posting more than half of new infections. Reports from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, showed that the nation reported 1,664 new cases of Coronavirus on Wednesday, the highest in a single day since the pandemic broke out in February […]

A Chinese court has sentenced the former chairman of a huge state-owned financial company to death after finding him guilty of bribery. It’s a rare use of the most severe punishment in a long-running crackdown by Beijing on corruption. Lai Xiaomin — who used to chair China Huarong Asset Management — was guilty of taking or seeking bribes […]