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The police in Rivers State have debunked social media reports that a pastor committed suicide because his church was not growing numerically. The state Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, in a statement by the command’s acting spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, said investigation revealed that the incident was make-believe from a movie being recorded in the metropolis. […]

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has mandated all officers to put on approved uniforms while on patrol, frowning at those who wear t-shirts and face caps.  This was contained in a statement posted on the agency’s official handle on Friday evening. “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, […]

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has revealed how the Federal Government quietly removed the subsidy on electricity tariff. She said the government had to carefully adjust the prices incrementally at some levels. Speaking on Thursday at a virtual meeting of African Finance Ministers and the International Monetary Fund, Ahmed also said the amendment […]

Chidima Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the murder of Usifo Ataga, CEO of Super TV, has been crowned “Miss Cell, 2022”. Ojukwu had allegedly stabbed her victim to death after they checked into an apartment in Lekki, Lagos. She had fled until she was arrested by the police. Some suspects were also arrested in connection […]

A former minister of works, Ambassador Ibrahim Musa Kazaure, has listed himself among those who ought to be jailed over the manner in which they served the country. Condemning the set of leaders who governed Nigeria since the birth of democracy, Kazaure accused politicians of sabotaging the country. He said this on a Radio France […]

On March 1, 2022, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced an additional $10.6 million in development assistance to continue support for the goals outlined in a 2021 bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Nigerian governments. Most of the new funding will finance boosting COVID-19 vaccination efforts to reach targets of 600,000 people a […]

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Martins, has recalled Rev. Father James Anelu, who was suspended for allegedly banning Igbo songs in his parish. The Director of Social Communications, Lagos Archdiocese, Rev. Fr. Anthony Godonu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, adding that investigation by the church showed that the information posted […]

Nigerian singer, Timaya Inetimi, was last week accused of a hit-and-run accident, which led to a police invitation and social media frenzy. Days after the accident, the victim, Osinubi Damilola, has broken her silence, as she revealed her own part of the story. According to her, the singer, after hitting her on March 2, ran […]

The convoy of the Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari; Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; and his counterpart in Labour and Employment, Christ Ngige, crashed during the inspection of a bridge in Asaba, Delta State. Four policemen were feared dead in the accident that occurred Tuesday evening. Punch gathered the driver lost control of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the killing of 63 vigilante members by terrorists in Kebbi State, saying security forces must do more. He described the killing as “the brutal murder of tens of vigilante members in Kebbi State by bandits who ambushed them in the Sakaba/Wassagu Local Government Area.” According to Buhari, in […]

The Nigerian Army recruitment portal is currently open for applications. The online application is open for 83 Regular Recruits Intake for Non-Tradesmen and women. The application starts on March 7 and ends on May 13, 2022. Applicants are expected to have the following qualifications: (1) Must be single, a Nigerian citizen by birth and must possess […]

A deputy Inspector General of Police in-charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department, Joseph Egbunike, is dead. Egbunike who hails from Onitsha, Anambra State, reportedly slumped and died in his office in Abuja in the late hours of Tuesday. Until his death, Egbunike headed the Special Investigation Panel constituted by the Inspector General of Police, […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi and his deputy, Eric Igwe, to vacate their seats as the sitting governor and deputy respectively, on grounds that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the election in March 2019 and not the candidates. This comes nearly two years after the […]

An Anglican cleric, Rev Canon LumenCristi Eboh, has resigned from his office as a priest of the Anglican Communion. The priest who disclosed his resignation at a press conference in Awka, the Anambra State capital on Monday alleged that some forces in the church had caused his wife to leave him, and quartered her at […]

Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, has pleaded with a federal high court in Abuja not to send him to prison. Kyari was arraigned on Monday alongside other members of the police Intelligence Response Team (IRT). In the charge marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022, they were accused of conspiracy, obstruction and dealing in cocaine worth 17.55 […]

Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, has accused some Nigerians of manipulating religion to cover the truth. He spoke against the backdrop of the controversy that trailed the introduction of the non-interest financial system otherwise known as Islamic banking. Sanusi, who was a guest at the 5th National Discourse of The […]