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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) has urged Nigerian men to desist from using performance-enhancing substances, known as “aphrodisiac”, in order to impress their female partners. The is contained in a statement for the Christmas and New year goodwill message to Nigerians by the the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. […]

No fewer than 15,049 nurses trained in Nigeria obtained licence to practise in the United Kingdom within a period of five years spanning from March 2017 to March 2021, Punch has learnt. This was disclosed in a report obtained from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of the UK on Tuesday in Abuja. Punch correspondent observed that […]

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), says President Muhammadu Buhari rescued Nigeria from collapse within the first year of his administration. TodayNG reports that the minister said this during a recent radio programme in Kano state. According to the report, Malami claimed that all sectors of economy suffered […]

A Missouri woman was seen smiling in her mugshot that was taken after she allegedly killed her boyfriend with a sword. Police said Brittany Wilson, 32, of Cape Girardeau, was arrested for stabbing her boyfriend to death on Christmas Eve. Police responded to a report about “suspicious activity” at Wilson’s boyfriend’s home and found her […]

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has urged Nigerians to stop blaming President Buhari for all the challenges witnessed in the country. Amaechi, who is a former Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, said this on a Channels Television’s programme titled, ‘Hard Copy’, monitored by Punch. The minister argued that Buhari was being blamed for even […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has ordered the release of the female soldier who got engaged to a corps member at the Yikpata Orientation Camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kwara State. It was gathered that the Army Chief ordered her release with immediate effect in the spirit of […]

Less than two years after the Independent National Electoral Commission deregistered 74 political parties due to their poor performance in the 2019 general elections, the commission says no fewer than 107 groups have approached it for registration as political parties. Responding to a Freedom of Information request sent by Sunday Punch, the Deputy Director, SERVICOM at INEC, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigerians deserve a country that will guarantee the citizens are free from fear and harassment. In a statement issued on Friday, the President recalled his trip to Maiduguri the Borno State capital where he addressed officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces serving in Operation Hadin Kai – a […]

Three Senior Advocates of Nigeria have faulted the order of Aisha, the wife of President Buhari that all members of staff in her office should proceed on an indefinite leave. They said the President’s wife acted illegally as she had no right to give such an order, adding that only the Head of the Civil […]

The Federal Government has warned that it may be forced to issue restrictions on gatherings and impose curfews if the current surge in the number of COVID-19 cases continues. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said this in a statement yesterday. The Nigeria Centre […]

Former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has endorsed Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, for the 2023 presidency. The elder statesman endorsed him when the Osinbajo Grassroots Organisation visited him at his Hilltop residence in Minna, Niger capital, on Thursday. He asked Osinbajo to be resilient and contest the Presidency in 2023. “I know the Vice-president very well. […]

The Nigerian naira gained marginally against the US dollar at the parallel market to trade at N565 per dollar. This figure is N5 or 0.9 percent higher than the N570 it traded last week. Street traders across forex markets in Lagos who spoke to TheCable on Wednesday quoted the naira at N565 to a dollar. A […]

Nigeria Football Federation boss Amaju Pinnick says the federation held talks with Roma manager Jose Mourinho in its search for a coach for the Super Eagles, Punch reports. Pinnick, who stated this during a media parley with sports journalists in Lagos on Wednesday, said the Eagles would get a new coach “within the next week or so”, […]