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Nigerian naira weakened against the dollar at the parallel market to trade at N570 amid demand for the currency during the yuletide season. This is a drop of N5 or 0.9 percent from the N565 it traded last week. Street traders across forex markets in Lagos quoted the rate at N570 to a dollar on Thursday. […]

Billionaire and club owner, Obi Cubana has built a church in his home town, Oba, Anambra State. The philanthropist said that the Anglican Church is in memory of his late mother who was buried months back. In a video of the newly built church posted on his verified Instagram page, Obi Cubana revealed that construction […]

Reno Omokri is of the opinion that only a virgin bride deserves full bride price. According to him, the highest valued wife is one who is married as a virgin. He shared this thought on his Instagram page. Read below; ”Dear men, Look at the Alaafin of Oyo. 83, and still having babies. Therefore, never […]

The Nigeria Football Federation has endorsed a proposal by its Technical and Development sub-committee for the appointment of Portuguese manager Jose Peseiro as the new head coach of the Super Eagles. His appointment follows the sacking of Gernot Rohr earlier this month. The executive committee of the NFF has, however, resolved that the interim head […]

Taking an unauthorised pictures of someone in public is now a punishable crime in the UAE, according to the country’s amended Cybercrime Law. The offence is rewarded with six month jail or fine between Dh150,000 to 500,000 or both, reports Gulf News.com The amended cybercrime law, which becomes effective 2 January 2022, will offer greater […]

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, […]