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President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his farm in Daura, handed to him by his forefathers, is the next thing on his mind after leaving office next year. The President said this Friday in Daura while speaking to the elected Local Government Council chairmen from Katsina State. He said his administration had taken various decisions including […]

The Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court sitting in the Ikeja area has convicted and sentenced Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha to 16 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in a judgment that lasted two hours also convicted Baba Ijesha of four out of […]

The All Progressives Congress has postponed the unveiling of Kashim Shettima as the running mate of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. However, no official reason had been given as of the time of filing this report. Also, no new date has been announced for the unveiling. Tinubu announced Shettima as his running mate on Sunday, […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered a nationwide total ban on the use of Police SPY Vehicle Number Plates. Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who announced this in a statement on Wednesday said all SPY number plates currently in use would be confiscated. “This is irrespective of whether it is authorised, […]

The Peoples Democratic Party’s Senator, Ondo South Senatorial District, Nicholas Tofowomo, while discussing the state of the country and the upcoming general elections in 2023 with Punch, said : “At every opportunity to choose a leader, we choose wrong people. When it comes to the election, it is ‘see and buy.’ It is not goats that are casting […]

A coalition of Christians of Northern Extraction in the All Progressive Congress has warned that the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the party for the 2023 general election will have serious and grave consequences. The organisation, which comprised Christian politicians in the 19 northern states within the APC, said they would not go against their conscience […]

Jordan, the son of the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has graduated with a Second Class Upper Division in Law at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom. Wike, his wife and daughter attended the graduation ceremony.  -LIB

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is eager to hand over to his successor because “it’s been tough”. The president said this while receiving some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC), legislators and political leaders at his residence in Daura, Katsina State, on Monday. The President travelled to Daura on Friday ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. […]

A female member of First Baptist Church in Owerri, Imo State capital, has been abducted. A source told Daily Trust that the victim who is the wife of the General Manager, Imo State Zoo, Mrs. Francis Abioye, was kidnapped inside the church around 4:30pm. The church is close to Imo Fire Service. Sources said that […]

Pope Francis has rebuffed suggestions he may be readying to resign, saying in an interview published Monday that rumours he was suffering from a serious illness were “court gossip”. “It never crossed my mind”, Francis told Reuters news agency after weeks of speculation. Pressed on whether he might emulate his predecessor Benedict XVI, who was […]

The Ondo State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, has ordered the remand of five pastors of the Whole Bible Believer Church, Ondo, for alleged kidnapping. The state Police Command had earlier arrested the defendants for allegedly keeping  77 people at the basement of the church. The members were said to be waiting […]

The Federal Government has said the security personnel deployed to man Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) did their best to repel the terrorists’ attack but were subdued. The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, said this while fielding questions from State House reporters after a briefing on the outcome […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that he would not rest until they get relief from him in view of the current security challenges and costs of living in the country. The President gave the assurance in his Eid-el Kabir message to Nigerian Muslims and other citizens. “I am quite aware of the difficulties people […]

Former world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, is desperate to win back the WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO titles from Oleksandr Usyk.Joshua said he was not satisfied with the current status of the championship belts and he was determined to win them back from the Ukrainian.“Someone told me:” You have a chance to become a three-time […]

The Westminster Magistrates Court, the United Kingdom on Thursday accepted that the kidney donor in the case of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice is not a minor. Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested by the British police on June 23 on allegations of human trafficking and organ harvesting that violate […]

The League of Women Voters has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over his inability to protect the country and mitigate economic suffering. In a statement signed by President and Founder, Dr Esther Uduehi, the group said citizens are sick and tired of the administration’s excuses. The statement cited the attack on the Kuje correctional […]

The United States Embassy has warned its citizens in Nigeria against travelling on the airport road in Abuja. The warning came after suspected terrorists attacked Kuje prison and freed inmates on Tuesday. Also, United Kingdom citizens were warned not to be cautious of travelling to 19 states in Nigeria. Among the states are Borno, Yobe, […]