Buhari’ll soon deal with criminals, sponsors, says APC

The All Progressives Congress on Monday said President Buhari and his regime, will soon deal with those behind Nigeria’s growing insecurity. It said the current security challenge was real, as such, the APC as a political party would not play politics with human lives. This was contained in a statement titled, ‘We must unite against […]

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Electricity tariffs may rise in July, NERC plans review

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Monday announced that another tariff review for Nigeria’s 11 power distribution companies would hold in July. It disclosed this in its notice of Minor and Extraordinary Review of Tariffs for Electricity Transmission and Distribution Companies, a development that might lead to a rise in the tariffs payable by electricity […]

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Sad Week Of Blood In Nigeria: Over 239 killed, 44 kidnapped in separate incidents

In his Saturday article titled, ‘The Endless Martyrdom of Youth’, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka said Nigeria is at war but her leaders are pretending. Indeed, that is the perfect description of the current situation of Africa’s most populous nation where kidnappings and killings have become the order of the day. In the past week, at least 239 […]

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We Are Not Responsible For Attack On Governor Uzodinma’s Residence – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has no connection with the recent attack on Governor Hope Uzodinma’s country home, said its spokesman, Emmanuel Powerful. He described those linking the incident to the secessionist group as liars, stressing that neither IPOB nor the Eastern Security Network (ESN) was responsible for the incident. “They are liars, and […]

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Naira falls on back of rising food inflation

Fears of continued rise in inflation among foreign exchange dealers have further weakened the naira, market statistics have shown. The local currency lost strength at the weekend, dropping to N485/$1 from N483/$1 at the parallel market. The slide followed release of March inflation figure by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which showed  that Nigeria’s main price […]

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Eliminate B’Haram leader just as you crushed IPOB commander, Reno Omokri challenges Nigerian Army

An ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has challenged Nigerian security agencies to eliminate the leader of Boko Haram terrorist sect, Abubakar Shekau, with the same force the security agencies used to crush a top member of the Indigenous People of Biafra, one Commander Ikonso. Punch had earlier reported that police operatives and their […]

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FRSC ‘bans’ Ampera vehicles on Nigerian roads

The Federal Road Safety Corps has alerted Nigerians on the withdrawal of about 10,000 Ampera Motor vehicles by its manufacturer, Frankfurt-Opel. In a statement on Sunday, FRSC indicated that the vehicles were withdrawn because of their battery-related problems. The agency also said the Ampera-e vehicles built between 27 June, 2016, and 5 September 2019 posed […]

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FCT to seal off ALL houses, shops without fire alert system

The federal capital territory (FCT) fire service says all public and private structures without fire alert systems linked to its emergency monitoring centre will be sealed off. In a notice obtained by TheCable, the agency said the move follows a recent resolution passed by the national assembly. In March, the house of representatives, following a […]

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Nigeria is at war, says Soyinka

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka on Saturday joined other Nigerians in condemning the killing of three of the abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna. He said the murder of the students was another confirmation that the country is at war. He asked President Muhammadu Buhari to seek help to deal with the situation. Soyinka, in a […]

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Actress Chacha Eke-Faani & Husband Welcome Their 4th Child (Photos)

Chacha Eke-Faani and her husband, Austin Faani,  have welcomed their 4th child. The couple took to Instagram to share photos of their newborn daughter. The girl, born yesterday, April 24, has been named Diamond Kandilichukwu Faani.

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IPOB confirms commander’s killing, says Uzodinma will ‘pay dearly’

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra has confirmed the killing of one its commanders, saying Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma will pay dearly. Punch had earlier reported that police operatives and their counterparts from the Nigerian Army and Department of State Services killed IPOB’s commander known as Ikonso and six other militia members in Imo. The […]

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Security Forces Bust IPOB HQ, Kill Number Two Man – Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army on Saturday said it has led a combined team of security forces to raid “the operational Headquarters of the IPOB/ESN terrorists in Awomama Village, Oru East LGA of Imo State.” The early morning Saturday raid was carried out by troops of “the Nigerian Army Nigerian Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and operatives […]

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Davido Sets New Record On Instagram

Award-winning musician, David Adeleke, also known Davido has hit 20 million followers on Instagram, making him the first African artiste to hit the milestone. The singer also continues to maintain his number one spot as the most-followed African artiste on major social media platforms, ahead of his fellow superstars; Wizkid, Burna Boy among other top-rated […]

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Nigeria Needs N1.89trn To Tackle Malaria – Health Minister

Nigeria needs over a trillion naira to effectively combat malaria in the country, Dr Osagie Ehanire has said. He explained that of the total sum, the country required more than N350 billion naira to fight the disease in 2021 alone. Ehanire, the Minister of Health, disclosed this on Friday a news conference in Abuja, the […]

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Struggling Naira: See current exchange rate to dollar at parallel market

The naira exchanged to the dollar at the rate of 480/$ at the parallel market on Friday according to the Bureau de Change operators. At the Importer & Exporter forex window, it reached a high of 435/$ before closing at 410/$. The Central Bank of Nigeria recently disclosed that the naira depreciated at the official […]

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I never thought Ada Jesus would die young – Husband

Nnadi Kingsley, the husband of late comedienne, Ada Jesus, has said he did not think his wife would die at the young age of 24, because he was hopeful she would recover from the kidney disease she was battling with. In an emotional interview with Saturday Beats, the 28-year-old father of one narrated his last moments […]

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Nigerian Government Battles To Save Pantami As Reps Plan Debate

The Presidency may have ruled out the possibility of sacking the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami. The Presidency said Pantami’s ordeals was not about his past utterances but about his current job as a minister. This is just as the House of Representatives said members were ready to debate the issues around […]

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Nigerian woman gives birth to quadruplets after 16 years of marriage (Photos)

A couple from Anambra State, Chika and Chinyere Nwokike, have welcomed quadruplets after sixteen years of childlessness.  Mrs Chinyere gave birth to two boys and two girls last month. A priest with the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, Rev. Fr. Obum Martin shared the good news on Facebook and wrote; “#Godisfaithful #16yearsPatienceWaiting #ItsQuadruplets. Great is God’s […]

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