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Chief Bola Tinubu on Monday asked the Federal Government to recruit 50 million youths into the Nigerian Army in a bid to oust the insurgents and miscreants threatening the nation’s peace.  According to the former Lagos State governor, the insurgents and bandits are taking advantage of the high unemployment in the country and are recruiting […]

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Monday insisted on its plan to begin a nationwide strike on Thursday, saying the Federal Government was not sincere in implementing agreements. The First Vice-President of the NARD, Dr Arome Adejo, who spoke on behalf of the President of the association, Dr  Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, in an interview with Punch in […]

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi has stated that women are far more intelligent than men.  The former Governor of Rivers state said this while speaking at the second edition of the Association of Nigerian Women Business Network in Abuja.  In a statement released by his Special Assistant on Media, Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, the Minister […]

There was a mild drama inside the business class section of Air Peace at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri on Sunday, as the former chairman of the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, attacked ex-Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha. Eyewitnesses said Ilomuanya, who was calmly seated before Okorocha’s arrival, suddenly […]

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike on April 1, if members owed salaries and allowances are not paid. The decision was contained in a communique issued after the association’s  extraordinary national executive council meeting, which held on Saturday at the National Hospital, Abuja. According to the […]

Officials of the Super Eagles team have questioned the COVID-19 test results of Alex Iwobi, PUNCH reports. The Everton forward missed Saturday’s 1-0 away win against Benin Republic after reportedly testing positive for coronavirus. The 24-year-old, who was in line for his 39th appearance for the Eagles, was replaced by Galatasaray’s Henry Onyekuru. A team […]

The Super Eagles have booked their ticket to the 2022 AFCON tournament by beating the Squirrels of Benin Republic. It was a first defeat for the Squirrels in eight years. Paul Onuachu who came on as a second half substitute got the only goal that saw the Super Eagles cruising to a lone goal win over the […]

The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has vowed to resign his appointment should he be asked to act against his conscience or in violation of rule of law. An EFCC’s statement shared via the commission’s twitter handle on Saturday stated that Mr Bawa spoke on Friday, while featuring on a Nigerian […]

President Buhari has called on leaders at all levels to show exemplary leadership, so as to overcome the current challenges facing the country. President Buhari made the call in a message to the 2021 annual lecture of Arewa House, held on Saturday in Kaduna. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari, the president also called on […]

President Buhari has spent eight months in the country without embarking on a foreign trip, the longest since his regime began almost six years ago on May 29, 2015. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic plays a key role in limiting the President’s international travels as the highly infectious disease has claimed over 2.7 million lives across […]

The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has warned against the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines online. INTERPOL noted that criminals have started producing and selling fake vaccines through online platforms. The law enforcement organisation, in a statement published on its website, said members of the public that purchase such fake vaccines are at risk of serious health hazards. “With […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday offered a special prayer against another civil war in Nigeria. President Buhari spoke at an event to welcome the World leader of the Tijjaniyya Islamic Religious Movement, Sheikh Muhammadul Mahy Niass, the Grand Khalifa of Sheikh Ibrahim Niass. The President, who recalled that in the 30 months of the civil […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos Zonal Office, on Friday, arrested Ibeh Theophilus Uche, Chief Executive Officer of 10 Kobo Wine Place located in the Ikotun area of Lagos State. Uche was arrested alongside his mother for their alleged involvement in computer-related fraud to the tune of about N50m, a crime said to have […]

Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State has described President Muhammadu Buhari as the best thing to happen to Nigeria. Speaking when he featured on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, the governor said Buhari has recorded a lot of achievements. The presenter had asked him if he agrees with his All Progressives Congress (APC) […]

The United States embassy in Nigeria has denied issuing a new type of work visa as claimed by a viral press statement. The forged statement was purportedly issued by the “US Citizenship and Immigration Services”. It claimed that US President Joe Biden signed an order to that effect, after which it was communicated to the […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says the visa clearance requirement policy is only applicable for eight countries. The agency was reacting to reports that it introduced a levy as visa clearance requirement for Nigerians travelling outside the country. In a statement, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s director of media and advocacy, said the policy is […]