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Airlines have attributed the skyrocketing airfares, which have elicited disaffection from travellers to the scarcity of dollars and the COVID-19 pandemic. The airlines, in separate interviews with THISDAY warned travellers to brace for a higher fare regime as economic indicators show that the problems are not likely to abate soon. From N28, 000 for a […]

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday placed 14 countries, including the United States, Canada, France and Germany on the watch list in a bid prevent a third wave of COVID-19 in the state. Other countries are: Netherlands, Togo, Ghana, Cameroun, Angola, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, Abayomi. Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin […]

President Muhammadu Buhari in his Eid-el-Fitr message to Nigerians asked both Christians and Muslims to unite and jointly pray against tragic incidents of kidnapping and banditry. He also called for practices that promote brotherhood and forgiveness noting that unity and solidarity among all citizens is imperative especially at this time when Nigeria is faced with […]

Following the recent attacks on security officials and facilities, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new security measures for the South-east and South-south regions of the country. The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, disclosed this on Tuesday after a security meeting in Abuja presided over by President Buhari. The IGP who briefed journalists alongside the […]

New chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, said yesterday that the commission has recovered a whopping $153 million from former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke, who has been staying in Britain since leaving office in 2015. Beyond the amount recovered from the former oil minister, no fewer than 80 choice property […]

The Federal Government is set to prosecute 400 suspects arrested for allegedly funding terrorism in the country. This is according to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who stated this on Tuesday during a press conference in Lagos. He also reiterated the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in tackling the menace of […]

The last may not have been heard about the shutting down of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria by the Spiritual Director, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka. Mbaka had on Tuesday morning announced the immediate shutting down of all activities in Adoration Ministry till June 10, 2021. In a release Mbaka personally signed, he said he would […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government is handling the problem of insecurity in the country. He said the insinuation in some quarters that the government was clueless was unfounded, adding that the result of government’s efforts would soon be evident. A statement said the minister spoke […]

The COVID-19 strain, which is currently ravaging India, has been found in Nigeria, The Punch has learnt. The strain was detected by the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases in the Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State nearly three weeks ago and has been communicated to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Recall that the Federal […]

There was an attempt to burgle the residence of Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Presidency has said. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed that the incident occurred very early on Monday morning. His confirmation followed the report by an online […]

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 12th and Thursday, 13th May, 2021 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eidul-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, while making the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated the Muslim faithful on this occasion and called on all Nigerians, at home and abroad to […]

The Federal Government has re-introduced a nationwide 12am to 4am curfew across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as part of efforts to curtail further spread of COVID-19. This new directive is to take effect by midnight of Tuesday, a member of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, Dr Mukhtar Mohammed, […]

The bandits who abducted some students of Greenfield University, Kaduna State, have reached out to their parents to make fresh demands. They had initially demanded a ransom of N800 million which the parents could not afford. Following the failure of the parents to pay N800 million, five of the students were killed within the first […]

Residents of commercial city of Onitsha Anambra State have been gripped with fear, following the fall of a truck loaded with live bullets in the area. The Mercedes Benz 911 truck, which fell along Awka road in the city in the early hours of Sunday, had the cartons of the bullets spill into the drainage […]

Ejike Mbaka, spiritual director of Adoration Ministries Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), has apologised to the Catholic church over his mistakes in recent times. While delivering his sermon on Sunday, Mbaka asked Callistus Onaga, bishop of Enugu diocese, to forgive him and his followers for their actions which have rubbed off negatively on the church. The priest […]

As the impact of COVID-19 on the economy lingers, a property expert has advocated against rent increment. Mr Gersh Henshaw, the President of the Estate Surveyors and Valuers’ Registration Board of Nigeria (ESVARBON), said as professionals they were advising landlords against rent increment. Mr Henshaw stated this during the foundation stone laying of ESVARBON’s multi-billion […]

The General Overseer of the Living Faith Church International (Winners Chapel), Bishop David Oyedepo, has called on the government to come to him for a lasting solution to the COVID-19 pandemic. He stated this on Sunday during the 40th anniversary thanksgiving service of the church in the Ota Cathedral in Ogun State, monitored by Punch. He […]

Some state governors are spending billions of naira to hire private jets despite dwindling resources in their states, an investigation by Daily Trust on Sunday has shown. Findings revealed that only a few governors use commercial flights to travel to Abuja and other parts of the country from their states as many of them pay for chartered aircraft. […]