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The Federal Government is making concerted efforts to beef up its response to the nation’s security challenges, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has said. He listed the recent supplementary budget sent to the National Assembly on enhancing the capacity of the military and other security agencies as part of such moves. Professor Osinbajo stated […]

President Buhari will on Friday proceed to London for “a scheduled medical  follow-up.” His Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this on Thursday in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari off to London Friday for medical follow-up.’ The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari will proceed to London, the United Kingdom on Friday, June […]

An American woman, Julia Yonkowski, who thought she had just $20 in her account, was left stunned after she checked her balance at an ATM and found that she had become a billionaire. Yonkowski, from Largo, west of Tampa in Florida, noticed the blunder by Chase Bank after she decided to check her balance only […]

Gosiame Thamara Sithole, the 37 year-old South African woman, who claimed she gave birth to a world record ten babies fabricated the story. Miss Sithole had claimed she had seven boys and three girls at a Tembisa Hospital in Pretoria early in June. But an investigation conducted by local government officials has found that her […]

Zambian KBN TV got more than it bargained for recently when one of its newscasters embarrassed the station on air. Kabinda Kalimina, a news anchor, had suspended a news bulletin to demand for his salary. He had started the bulletin with a recap of stories before pausing abruptly to demand that he and his colleagues […]

Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has emerged as the governorship candidate for the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Anambra State. He was announced as the winner on Wednesday night after the keenly contested primary held at the Professor Dora Akunyili Development Centre, Akwa, the state capital. Professor Soludo, polled 740 votes, which represented more than 90 […]

The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja  has restrained the government of President Muhammadu Buhari from prosecuting Twitter users. After the Federal Government banned Twitter, many Nigerians circumvented the ban through the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). But the office of Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation, threatened to prosecute those violating the ban. […]

A medical doctor, Jane Ofoma, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Auchi, Edo State, for operating an online catering service, where drugged cookies and biscuits are being made and sold to members of the public. Ofoma, 26, who is a graduate of Medicine from the University of Nigeria, […]

The federal government says it will not hesitate to suspend any social media platform, which allows activities that have a negative impact on the country. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, disclosed this on Tuesday when he appeared before a house of representatives investigative panel. He was summoned by the green chamber to explain […]

A High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has sentenced the former Chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on Petroleum Subsidy, Farouk Lawan to seven years in prison. Lawan during trial on Tuesday was found guilty of count one, two, and three bothering on corruptly asking for and obtaining same from Femi […]

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For the first time since February, 2020, when the index case of coronavirus was recorded in an Italian traveller in the country’s commercial hub city, Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday reported no single case of the pandemic. However, Nigeria’s ban on the microblogging site, Twitter, is taking its toll on the reportage of the updates on the disease, […]

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, is confident that Nigeria will remain united as a strong nation to the frustration of those waiting to see the country broken into pieces. He made the remark on Monday in Abuja at the maiden edition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Progressives Youth Conference. “In the area of […]

A 500-level student of the Akwa Ibom State University, Ekpo Iniobong, has decided to sue the institution over his suspension and subsequent expulsion. Punch gathered the final year student of the Department of Agricultural Engineering was first suspended by the management in September 2020 and then expelled via a letter dated April 9, 2021, for allegedly […]

The United Arab Emirates has again suspended flights to and from Nigeria, 48 hours after lifting the initial ban. The Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management had earlier announced the resumption of flights from Nigeria on Saturday after several months of a ban in line with the country’s Covid-19 protocols. In the statement […]

The State Security Service (SSS) has arrested another singer, Ahmad Abdul, over a song perceived as blasphemous and capable of creating chaos in Kano State. The SSS said it took Mr Abdul into protective custody to avert likely violent reactions against him from Kano residents. While in detention, Mr Abdul tendered an apology to the entire Muslim […]

Borrowing to fix infrastructure is good for the economy, Minister Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has said. Speaking in Abuja at NANForum, the flagship interview programme of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), he said the country would not make meaningful progress without taking loans to boost infrastructure. “It is in our interest that government […]

Chris Ngige, minister of labour, says President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the adoption of dialogue to address agitations in the south-east. He stated this on Sunday, while speaking with state house correspondents after a meeting with the president in Abuja. There have been attacks on government buildings across the south-east, leading to the killing of several […]