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A disappointed President Muhmmadu Buhari spoke on Friday against the backdrop of the ongoing investigation of the affairs of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), expressing regrets that some public officials put in positions of trust had abused the confidence reposed in them. He vowed that all […]

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday disclosed that 10,835 people have recovered from Coronavirus within the communities and have been discharged. He disclosed this while giving update on COVID-19 situation in Lagos at the State House, Marina on Saturday. The governor said since the beginning of the virus, Nigeria had seen more than 43,000 infections, […]

The Lagos State Government said Saturday that restaurants and fast-food outlets in the state would be allowed to operate dine-in services effective August 14. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this disclosure during a briefing at the State House, Marina. Punch had earlier reported that the restaurants and eateries in the state had been closed since March […]

Nine people have died in India from drinking alcohol-based hand sanitiser after liquor shops in their town were closed due to virus restrictions, police said Friday. The group lost consciousness after consuming a “high quantity” of hand sanitiser mixed with water or soda, Siddharth Kaushal, police superintendent for Kurichedu town in Andhra Pradesh state told AFP. They were […]

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says worship centres in the state will reopen effective August 7, 2020. Worship centres had been shut in the state since March as part of measures to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus disease. The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 had okayed the reopening of churches and mosques […]

The Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has recovered and tested negative for COVID-19. The Governor confirmed this in a statement he personally signed on Friday. He disclosed that his daughter and three of his close aides also tested negative for the virus. The governor thanked God for his recovery and the people of the state […]

The World Health Organization on Thursday warned that spikes in coronavirus transmission in a number of countries were being driven by young people “letting down their guard”. “Young people are not invincible,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news conference in Geneva. While the pandemic, which has killed nearly 670,000 and infected more […]

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday, said Nigeria had to resort to approaching China for loans due to the low interest rate, the payback period and moratorium. He said when compared to the terms of loans given by Western countries, it was clear the Chinese loans were better. The minister, who spoke […]

An Indian serial killer who admitted his involvement in the murder of more than 50 taxi drivers whose bodies were dumped in a crocodile-infested canal has been caught by police after he fled to another state while out of prison on parole. Between 2002 to 2004, Devender Sharma was convicted of murdering up to seven […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians know that his administration has done its best in fighting insecurity. Speaking with state house correspondents after joining his family members and some top government officials to observe the Eid El-Kabir prayers at the presidential villa in Abuja, the president said his administration inherited security challenges. He, however, expressed dissatisfaction […]

The suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has given a detailed response and defense of the petitions and allegations leveled against him. In his defense document obtained by Channels Television on Thursday, Magu denied all the claims as untrue and a calculated attempt to tarnish his name. He insisted […]

For one week in 1906, the Bronx Zoo in New York kept a man from Central Africa in an enclosure in its monkey house There, he stayed trapped in an iron cage with an orangutan while hundreds of people watched. Now, 114 years later, the organization that runs the zoo is apologizing. The Wildlife Conservation […]

The little boy who was seen in a viral video begging his mother to calm down has given an update concerning the incident. In a new video that is now trending on social media, the little boy said his mother was moved by his conflict resolution skills. According to him, she calmed down after he […]

United Airlines is now planning for even deeper furloughs of pilots following the latest weakening of air travel demand due to the coronavirus, a company official said Thursday. The big US carrier currently is planning for 3,900 pilots to be furloughed, up from 2,250 expected in early July before the latest spike in US coronavirus […]

Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon has expressed fears that Nigerian may go asunder if Nigerians don’t pray for President Muhammadu Buhari. Gowon disclosed that there are people with sinister motives, who wouldn’t want peace to reign in the country. Though, he acknowledged that Buhari is doing a lot, but the security challenges are […]

An incestuous daughter has admitted helping her father kill her boyfriend, before having sex with her dad and illegally marrying him. Amanda McClure, 31, and her father Larry McClure, 55, tied Thomas McGuire, 38, up, battered him over the head with a bottle of wine, injected him with two vials of crystal meth, then buried […]

Two Nigerian lovebirds have decided to get married after dating for 13 years… This great news was shared on Twitter @georgebannerma1 who shared a throwback photo of himself and his beautiful bride to be alongside their pre-wedding photo, said their wedding will be holding in August 2020. He tweeted; “13 years of relationship , finally […]

Following Federal Government’s announcement directing students in exit classes nationwide to resume for revision ahead of their forthcoming terminal examinations, Lagos State Government has directed SS3 and Technical Studies (TEC3) students in both day and boarding schools in the state to resume on Monday, August 3. Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo, explained that the directive […]