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President Buhari has said he has given his best to Nigeria. This is as he said he expects his efforts to be acknowledged by Nigerians after he has left office. Buhari who said this during an interview with NTA on Thursday said he plans to take a rest after he leaves office in 17-months time. -Punch

The Federal Government has formally declared bandit groups operating in the country as terrorists. After weeks of footdragging, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), gazetted a court judgement that ordered the government to declare bandits as terrorists. States in the North-West geopolitical zone including Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto and Kaduna […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said he is absolutely aware of the suffering and pains Nigerians go through to feed themselves and their families under his administration. The President who stated this during an exclusive interview with Channels Television, however, encouraged the people to see agriculture as an option. “I’m absolutely aware of it (the suffering […]

Senator Rochas Okorocha has alleged that Governor Hope Uzodinma is plotting to stop him from running for the presidency in 2023. Speaking to newsmen at his Spilbat mansion on Wednesday, Okorocha, who now represents Imo West Senatorial zone, alleged that Uzodimma’s government is filled with “deceit and lies.” He said one example of this deceit […]

President Buhari says the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, should defend himself in court for peddling false information about his regime while he was overseas. Buhari stated this in an interview aired on Channels Television on Wednesday night monitored by Punch. Punch had earlier reported that some respected Igbo elders led by […]

President Buhari has expressed fear that his favourite presidential candidate may be “eliminated” if he is known now. The President made the disclosure in an exclusive interview with Channels Television aired on Wednesday. He said this after noting that he has no special interest in the 2023 election. “It is not my problem,” he replied when asked […]

A set of twins born 15 minutes apart in California have very different birthdays — one in 2021 and the other in 2022. Alfredo Antonio Trujillo came into the world at 11:45 pm on New Year’s Eve in the city of Salinas. A quarter of an hour later, on New Year’s Day, his sister Aylin […]

Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, says Rochas Okorocha, his predecessor, wants to be in charge of the state despite leaving office. The governor spoke on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ forum in Owerri, the Imo capital. Speaking on Okorocha, he said the former governor should realise that he is no longer in office. “The difference between […]

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has made a U-turn and failed to name the sponsors of attacks in the state contrary to a pledge he made. Speaking during the Imo stakeholders meeting at the Government House in Owerri on Tuesday, Uzodinma acknowledged that he promised a fortnight ago to name the sponsors of attacks in […]

President Muhammadu Buhari believes state police is not an option for the nation. The President made the remark in an exclusive interview with Channels Television which is scheduled to air on Wednesday at 7 pm (WAT). Calls for state policing have been made by several Governors as a way to solve insecurity across the country. […]

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department have arrested a suspected fraudster, Mr Imaobong Akpan, for allegedly impersonating the state Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources, Pastor Umo Eno. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko MacDon, who disclosed this while parading the suspect at the command […]

Farmatof Paul, a bride-to-be, was kidnapped hours to her wedding in Plateau State. The resident of Ngyong community in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau was abducted at her pastor’s house where she was expected to pass the night before the wedding. Witnesses said the gunmen stormed the pastor’s house at about 10:45 pm on […]

Apple Inc on Monday became the first company with a $3 trillion stock market value, lifted by investors’ confidence that the iPhone maker will keep launching best-selling products as it explores new markets such as automated cars and virtual reality. On the first day of trading in 2022, the Silicon Valley company’s shares hit a […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Monday said the recitation of the Nigerian national anthems will no longer be allowed in Southeast schools. The group’s head of Directorate of State (DOS), Chika Edoziem, stated this in a New Year message announcing the plans of the separatist group for 2022. Edoziem said school authorities in […]

Lionel Messi has tested positive for Covid-19 and has entered self-isolation, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced on Sunday. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was one of four PSG players to test positive for the virus ahead of a French Cup match against Vannes. The Argentinian star has endured a difficult start to life in the […]