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Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has apologised to the Nigerian government over an attack on the Nigerian High Commission’s building in Accra. Some armed men reportedly invaded the building in the Ghanaian capital, on Friday night, destroying some apartments under construction. Ghanaian media reported that a businessman had earlier accused the high commission of encroaching […]

The Federal Government has received medical supplies and test kits valued at $22m from the United Nations. The items donated through the UN COVID-19 Basket Fund and the European Union is to help boost the fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria. The donations, which arrived Abuja on Saturday, include 545 oxygen concentrators, infrared digital no-touch thermometers, over 100,000 […]

Nigeria on Sunday night recorded 436 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 20,244. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this through its official Twitter handle. NCDC said that the 436 new confirmed cases were from 19 states. The NCDC said Lagos reported the highest number […]

Grigor Dimitrov said on Sunday he has tested positive for coronavirus after pulling out of an exhibition tournament which also featured world number one Novak Djokovic. “I want to reach out and let my fans and friends know that I tested positive back in Monaco for Covid-19,” world number 19 Dimitrov wrote on Instagram. “I […]

Rotimi Jolayemi, a journalist detained for broadcasting a poem deemed insulting to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has spoken about his experience while in police detention. Mr Jolayemi told Premium Times he did not regret his detention as it was ordained to happen. Mr Jolayemi, who anchors a Yoruba radio programme, ‘Bi aye se ri’ […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Saturday. The NCDC also said COVID-19 fatalities have increased to 506 in the country. It said, “On the 20th of June 2020, 661 new confirmed cases and 19 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. […]

Nigeria’s Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the nation runs a large and expensive government. Mr Osinbajo explained that there is need for a national debate on issues surrounding the size and cost of governance on Nigeria. According to the Punch, Mr Osinbajo said this at a webinar organised by the Emmanuel Chapel on Friday. The webinar, […]

The Naira depreciated by N24 to close at N385 per dollar on Thursday at the official market. It had exchanged at N361 to a dollar on Wednesday as demand pressure intensified. The pressure on the Naira was heightened after news of Federal Government’s plan to adopt flexible exchange rate broke. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), […]

Until last week, Beijing seemed to have all but moved on from the coronavirus pandemic. For 55 days, the Chinese capital had not reported any locally transmitted infections and life had been returning to normal. Businesses and schools reopened, people went back to work, and the city’s public transports and parks were once again teeming with crowds. […]

The World Health Organization warned Friday of a “new and dangerous phase” of the coronavirus pandemic with people tiring of lockdowns despite the disease’s accelerating spread. The warning came as it emerged the virus was present in Italy in December, months before its first confirmed cases and about the same time as the disease was […]

His wife, Dorcas, told Punch that he was released on Friday evening after spending 45 days in police custody. She said, “I am very thankful to The PUNCH for putting the authorities under pressure to release my husband who was illegally detained. He was finally released this afternoon by the police. He was, however, asked to return […]

Six-year-old alcoholic monkey has been sentenced to life imprisonment for aggressive behaviour that began when he stopped getting liquor. The drunk monkey identified as Kalua left one man dead and 250 injured after going on the rampage when his liquor supply dried up in India. Zookeepers at Kanpur Zoological Park charged with re-assimilating the primate […]

The Federal Government on Thursday urged Nigerians to prepare for difficult days ahead as cases of corona virus infections continue to rise. It also raised the alarm that 80 percent of infected persons were not in isolation centres. The government warned that the effect of increased transmission of the dreaded disease would seen in three […]

Nigeria on Thursday recorded its highest single-day COVID-19  infections with 745 new cases.  This was revealed in a late-night tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). According to the NCDC, Lagos State had the highest number of infections for the day with 280 cases and is followed by Oyo and Ebonyi states with […]

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), said on Thursday that his office had commenced talks over plan to establish special courts for rape and other sexual and gender-based violence cases. He also said the Federal Ministry of Justice had started a review of relevant laws aimed at proposing […]

The Federal Government has asked Nigerians to be watchful of increased cases of coronavirus as the country moves fully into the rainy season. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, gave the warning on Thursday. Mustapha warned that “the rainy season comes with cold, […]

Obinwanne Okeke, the Nigerian businessman owner of Invictus Group who was arrested in the United States last year, has pleaded guilty to $11 million (N4.2 billion) fraud. Mr Okeke, 32, admitted to American prosecutors that he was involved in computer-based fraud between 2015 and 2019. Joshua Stueve, a spokesperson for the United States District Court […]