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A couple residing at Ilara area of Ode Remo, in Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State have been arrested for selling their one-month-old baby for the sum of N50,000. The police public relations officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi who disclosed this in a press statement said the buyer is currently at large and efforts are […]

The Nigerian Army on Sunday confirmed the detention of an unnamed female soldier who got romantically entangled with a male corps member at the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Yikpata, Kwara State. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in an exclusive chat with Punch on Sunday, said the female officer violated […]

The Nigeria Football Federation will soon announce the appointment of a new foreign coach for the Super Eagles. The announcement could be made before the impending Africa Cup of Nations billed for Cameroon in January. The new coach, whose identity is still being kept under wraps, was recommended to Nigeria by one of the best […]

Barely 24 hours security taskforce and the Imo State government evacuated dead bodies from the kidnappers’ den at Orsu Local Government Area of the state, gunmen yesterday again whisked away the Chief Priest of Owerri Ancient Kingdom in Owerri Municipal council, Reginald Ejiogu and two councillors from Orsu whose identities are yet to be identified as […]

Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service attached to Tin Can Island Command on Friday intercepted a 1x40ft container carrying arms. It was learnt that the owner of the container had allegedly declared its content as plasma televisions. It was also learnt that customs officers at the command late discovered it to contain cartons of guns. […]

Veteran actress, Eucharia Anunobi, on Saturday said that the world would be boring if everyone were wise. The Nollywood star took to her verified Instagram page to share a video of herself where she spoke about friends who diss each other. She said, “Come on now, if everyone is wise, the world would be a […]

Monarchs in Imo State have gone into hiding following spate of killings and abductions of their colleagues in the state. As at the last count, no fewer than five traditional rulers have been killed and numerous others kidnapped.  The onslaught on traditional rulers started on April 7 when gunmen abducted Eze Charles Irogebu of the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is looking forward to returning to his farm in Daura, his hometown in Katsina State. The president said this in Istanbul, Turkey, where a surprise birthday was organised by the Nigerian embassy in  the country. Buhari, who is currently in Turkey for a summit, clocked 79 on Friday. According […]

Canada announced Friday the lifting of a ban on foreign travelers from 10 African countries, while reimposing testing and warning that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 risks quickly overwhelming hospitals. The travel restriction on flights from South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Nigeria, Malawi and Egypt will end at 11:59 pm on Saturday […]

No fewer than 220 outbound passengers from Nigeria tested positive for the coronavirus disease at the point of departure, Saturday Punch has observed. This was as analysis of daily epidemiological reports from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control revealed that 4,008 Nigerians tested positive for COVID-19 within five days. Saturday Punch reports that the Africa regional office […]

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, congratulated President Buhari on the occasion of his 79th birthday. Lawan acknowledged Buhari’s purposeful leadership, vision, courage and steadfastness in the pursuit of the right cause and common good. This was contained in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Ola Awoniyi. “I join […]

The Federal Government on Thursday warned Nigerians to take responsibility for their health as COVID-19 cases continued to rise in the country. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunmimbe Mamora, who stated this in an interview with one of Punch correspondents, said, among other measures, there was the need for Nigerians to take responsibility […]

Citizens and residents of North Korea have been banned from laughing and drinking alcohol for 11 days to mark the tenth death anniversary of their former leader, Kim Jong II. This order, which forbade North Koreans to show any signs of happiness, was given by the government authorities to commemorate the death of Kim Jong […]

People of Ihitte Ihube autonomous community in the Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo state have been thrown into mourning following the discovery of remains of their abducted traditional ruler, Eze Pau Ogbu. Eze Ogbu and a youth leader in the community were kidnapped on Sunday after his palace and vehicle were razed. But his […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, departed Abuja for Istanbul, Turkey to attend the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit, hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Turkey. In a statement, a presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the President will be accompanied on the trip by his wife, Aisha Buhari; the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has admonished Southeast elders to channel their energies towards the realisation of  Biafra instead of begging for Igbo Presidency. It warned the elders not to use its name or that of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu to seek political appointments. IPOB also asked the elders, political leaders, and groups, including […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari has done his best to proffer solutions to the security challenges confronting the nation, adding that Nigerians should not expect more from the Katsina-born retired major general. Obasanjo made this known this week when leaders of socio-cultural organisations met in Abuja at a retreat on […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has uncovered an additional $72, 870,000 million linked to the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The sum was said to have been discovered in an account domiciled in Fidelity Bank Plc. Consequently, a former Managing Director of the bank, Nnamdi Okonkwo, has been arrested. Okonkwo, who is […]