Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A Grade I Area Court in Aco Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to serve a summons on the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to compel him to face a criminal complaint initiated against him by a private lawyer in respect of the bloody bank robbery […]

Dayo Oketola, Olaleye Aluko and Kamarudeen Ogundele The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has written to the Nigeria Customs Service to place the outgoing Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on its watch list and prevent the governor from leaving the country through any land, air or sea borders. The NCS has granted the request and […]

Chukwudi Akasike and Ifeanyi Onuba The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, said that he was not sure if the lawmaker representing Rivers South-East in the National Assembly, Magnus Abe, was still a member of the All Progressives Congress. Amaechi, who is the leader of the APC in Rivers State and the South-South zone, disagreed […]

Mudiaga Affe, Calabar Five persons, including a police sergeant, Mr Jude Ndi, were killed by armed robbers who operated around the Utugwang axis in the Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State. Southern City News learnt on Sunday that four suspected armed robbers, who wore Police Mobile Force uniforms allegedly carrying the insignia of […]

Success Nwogu, Ilorin A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Dele Belgore; a former Minister of National Planning, Prof Sulaiman Abubakar;  a member of the House of Representatives, Mr Aliyu Ahman-Pategi;  and another aspirant, Alhaji Abdulazeez Oniyangi, have declared their intention to run for the Kwara State Governor’s seat. While Belgore is vying on the platform […]

Olaleye Aluko, Abuja Five alleged Boko Haram terrorists were shot dead on Sunday after the insurgents ambushed troops of the Nigerian Army along Bama Road in Maiduguri, Borno State. Our correspondent learnt that the troops of 222 Battalion, 21 Brigade, were on a clearance patrol in support of military operation, Rainbow, in the area when […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has denied freezing the bank accounts of Sen. Ademola Adeleke and those of his family members, including popular musician, Davido. Adeleke is the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun. Spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement on Sunday, said media […]

Juventus forward Douglas Costa has apologised after being sent off for spitting in the face of Sassuolo’s Federico Di Francesco in a 2-1 Serie A win in Turin on Sunday. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goals for Juventus but the champions’ fourth win in as many games this season was overshadowed by Brazilian Costa’s late […]

Oladimeji Ramon Anti-corruption advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Projects, has asked the Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, to account for the spending of budgetary allocations to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital and other Federal Government-owned health institutions in the country in the last seven years. The group, in a statement on Sunday by […]

The United States has dismissed a major bribery complaint against former Senegalese foreign minister Cheikh Gadio, the Justice Department said. A spokesperson confirmed “the dismissal of the complaint against Gadio” in an email to AFP on Saturday. READ ALSO: PDP faults EFCC over Adeleke family’s frozen accounts US authorities arrested Gadio and Hong Kong’s former home affairs […]

Ademola Oni  and Sunday Aborisade It was learnt that the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, returned to Lagos on Saturday as preparations for the rally and formal declaration of an APC governorship aspirant in the state, Mr. Jide Sanwo-Olu, were being concluded. The organisers of the rally, billed for City Hall, Lagos […]

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, Tunde Oladunjoye, tells SUNDAY ABORISADE that he resigned his membership of the party because there was a threat to his life You resigned from the APC after moving a motion for the adoption of Abdulkabir Akinlade as the party’s consensus candidate for the 2019 governorship […]

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge set a new marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, smashing the previous best as he clocked 2hr 1min 40sec. The 33-year-old Olympic champion, aided by a string of pacemakers through to 25km of the 42.195km race, took 1min 17sec off the previous best set four years ago by Dennis Kimetto. READ […]

Typhoon Mangkhut rocked Hong Kong before striking mainland China on Sunday, injuring scores and sending skyscrapers swaying, after killing at least 49 people in the Philippines and ripping a swathe of destruction through its agricultural heartland. The world’s biggest storm this year left large expanses in the north of the main Philippine island of Luzon […]

Olushola Ricketts By now, a lot of people expect that the fortunes of 13-year-old visually-impaired singer, Basit Raheem, would have improved significantly. But this is not the case. After being spotted and celebrated by Pasuma and Small Doctor, the talented teenage singer became the talk of social media. Instantly, Basit, aka Free Kids’, future looked […]

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, tells FEMI MAKINDE about his chances of winning the September 22 election The state government resumed payment of full salaries and pensions some days before Saturday’s election. Is there any assurance that this will continue after the governorship election of next […]

Gbenga Adeniji A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Mr Moshood Salvador, has said the state is now a one-party state with his defection alongside his supporters to the All Progressives Congress. Salvador stated that only the APC and the PDP existed in the state in the past, adding that the […]

Sonala Olumhense First, the good news.  Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, was on Friday reported to have resigned from the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. In July, Adeosun was credibly exposed by Premium Times as having forged her National Youth Service Corps certificate.  But the government, lurching from one ethical scandal to another, retained […]

The member representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Magnus Abe, speaks on the rift between him and the Minister of Transportation, and the move to remove the senate presiding officers among other issues in this interview with JOHN ALECHENU You are a Senator on the platform of the APC and your party […]

Some view it as gainful employment for youths with too much free time, others as a tool to blunt protest movements — Moroccans are divided over the looming return of military service. Twelve years after conscription was scrapped, the royal palace announced in mid-August that compulsory military service is to be restored. READ ALSO: I’ve instructed my […]

Tofarati Ige Brand expert and popular homosexual, Kehinde Bademosi, aka Kenny Brandmuse, has said there is a lot of hypocrisy surrounding homosexualism in Nigeria. According to him, he has slept with several high-profile men in the country. He told Sunday Scoop, “The elephant in the room is denial. We pretend these things are not here. […]

Some atheists in Nigeria talk about their conviction and the resentment they suffer from people who believe in God or gods with GBENGA ADENIJI and WILLIAMS BABALOLA An engineer, Alfred Ayodele, is one of the atheists in Nigeria. He said he started doubting the existence of God when he was in senior secondary school at […]

CHIDIEBUBE OKEOMA No fewer than seven politicians have indicated interest to vie for the governorship ticket of the Imo State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress. Those who have picked the nomination/expression of interest forms were Governor Rochas Okorocha’s  immediate past Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu; the impeached Deputy Governor of the state, Eze […]

The former Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, Prof Oyelowo Oyewo, speaks to TOBI AWORINDE on the Osun governorship election and the controversy surrounding national interest against the rule of law among other issues What are your thoughts on the alleged move to impeach the Senate President, Bukola Saraki? The first thing is to […]

ADE ADESOMOJU The Presidency on Saturday challenged a multinational banking and financial services company, HSBC, to return the stolen funds it allegedly helped the late Head of State, Sani Abacha; a serving senator and other Nigerians to launder. It said instead of engaging in doomsday prophecy, the financial institution should return Nigeria’s stolen assets. A […]

The Nigerian Air Force says the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, has tracked and destroyed some Boko Haram Terrorists vehicles as they were attempting to launch fresh attacks on ground troops locations at Gudumbali and Damasak in Borno. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, who disclosed this in […]

The recently-appointed Bishop of Lagos Diocese of the Anglican Communion, Bishop Humphrey Olumakaiye, speaks with KORE OGIDAN on his life in ministry, marriage and other issues You’re currently the Bishop of the Lagos State Diocese of the Anglican Communion. Did you ever imagine you would get to this position when you entered the ministry at […]

Ademola Olonilua and Timileyin Akinkahunsi aolonilua@punchng.com Instagram: demie.o Twitter: @aoloniluapunch        08116759809 (SMS only) During the week, Iledare Oluwajuwonlo, popularly known as Jaywon, shared his opinion about the nun costume Big Brother reality star turned entertainer, Beverly Osu, recently wore for a photo shoot for a magazine promotion. In the said picture, the actress was portrayed […]

Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington who was blamed for not doing enough to deal with paedophile priests in Pennsylvania, prostrated on Friday in a sign of repentance at a mass dedicated to victims of abuse. “Our prayers are for those who were assaulted by serious abuse of the clergy and the further indignity […]

At least five serving (two-term) state governors have declared their intention to contest the 2019 senatorial elections. With 15 ex-governors currently in the Senate already, JESUSEGUN ALAGBE writes about governors’ penchant for going to the Red Chamber soon after their tenure In his 1870 book, Wanted, a Statesman!, an American theologian and author, James Freeman […]

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has asked Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State to come to the commission’s headquarters on September 20, 2018 for questioning instead of waiting till his immunity lapses on October 16. The letter was in response to an earlier letter written by Fayose wherein the governor informed […]

Hollywood’s A-listers gather on Monday to honour the best in television at the Emmy Awards, with record-breaking fantasy epic “Game of Thrones” back in the competition and once again looking to slay its rivals. But winter could come early for HBO’s blood-spattered smash hit if it fails to snare the coveted best drama series prize, […]

Peter Dada and Eyioma Opara A man, James Ofem, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a high court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The convict was arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command in 2017 for armed robbery and was said to be part of the robbery gang terrorising […]

Afeez Hanafi The family members of a medical doctor in the Ogwashi-Uku General Hospital, Delta State, Dr Victor Ugbomah, have described the police’s account of the circumstances surrounding the killing of the 49-year-old man as questionable. The siblings of the deceased alleged that he was assassinated contrary to the police’s claim that the medical doctor […]

Tony Okafor A family of six in Nnewi, Anambra State, has become a family of 11 after the mother gave birth to quintuplets. Most parents find giving proper care and attention to one child exhausting and expensive. With 11 demanding children to look after, life has been an endless routine of washing, feeding and non-stop […]