Fola Ojo Not one person we know can ascertain its veracity. None among millions who read the word as noised by the media around the world is cocksure of its verity. In April of this year, the US President, Donald J. Trump, and his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari, met for the first time in a […]

The Kano State Fire Service on Thursday morning rescued a 52-year-old man, Mallam Mohammed Zakiru, from a collapsed duplex at the Kofar Na’isa Quarters in Kano. The service Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano that Zakiru was trapped in a collapsed building in the early hours of […]

John Charles, Makurdi A former Governor of Jigawa  State and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday said voting for the ruling All Progressives Congress in the coming general elections would  further divide  Nigeria.  Lamido who was in the state to intimate his intention to run for the office of […]

Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi A human rights activist and a former House of Representatives member, Opeyemi Bamidele, has returned to Nigeria from the United States where he went for medical treatment following gunshot wounds he sustained  during the campaign for the Ekiti State governorship election. Bamidele arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 3pm […]

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja Some elder statesmen under the auspices of Nigerian Elders and Leaders, on Thursday expressed anger over a statement by President Muhammadu Buhari that his administration would continue to place national security and interests above the rule of law. The elders, who were drawn from the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pan Niger Delta […]

Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Osun State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, Mr Emmanuel Attah, has accused some local government chairmen of withholding the imprest meant for the scheme from the state government. Attah said this at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2018 Batch B Stream II corps members held at the NYSC Permanent […]

Real Madrid and Croatia star Luka Modric on Thursday received the accolade of UEFA Player of the Year in Monaco, beating his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah to the prize, AFP reports. “I’m very happy to receive this great prize. I have worked hard for this, to get to the highest point […]

Dear Leah, It is now over six and a half months since you were abducted by Boko Haram along with other 109 girls from the Government Girls Secondary School in Dapchi, Yobe State, all in your quest to better yourself through education. The abduction should never have happened in the first place due to the […]

Olaide Oyelude, Katsina An 18-year-old lady, Zinatu Abubakar, has been arrested by the police in Katsina for allegedly drugging a man in an attempt to steal his motorcycle. According to the police, Zinatu tricked the man into chewing a chocolate bar, which made the victim become unconscious. The police said the suspect, who resides at […]

Peter Dada, Akure The wife of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has distributed laptop computers to 400 female secondary school pupils in the state to boost their learning of Information and Communication Technology. The beneficiaries, who were selected from different secondary schools across the 18 local government areas of the state, participated in the […]

Yinka Badejo The Group Managing Director of Interswitch Group, Mr Mitchell Elegbe, has said that having a high intelligence quotient is necessary, but not enough to make a headway in life, as emotional intelligence has become a necessity in today’s world. He said this to the 81 finalists of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition during […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja A national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday evening, led the party’s stakeholders from the South West to a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting which was held inside the First Lady Conference Hall inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja started at about 8.30pm. Our correspondent […]

A newlywed couple has been killed on their way to their honeymoon after the bride reportedly fell asleep at the wheel. Amy Moffat, 28, and 30-year-old Stephen Graham were on their way to Whistler, British Columbia, when their car veered off the road near Yakima in Washington state about 7.30pm on Sunday. Quoting a report […]

Liverpool will take on Chelsea in the League Cup third round, while holders Manchester City start their bid to retain the trophy at minnows Oxford. Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool and Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea both enter the competition at the third round stage due to their participation in European action this season. Their clash at Anfield will […]

Roberta McCain, the mother of recently deceased American revered senator, John McCain, has been scheduled to attend the funeral rites of her son. McCain died of brain cancer on August 25 at 81. Now 106, Roberta, the wife of a Navy admiral and mother of a Navy captain lived a life full of travel and […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said the various challenges facing the country since the inception of his administration in 2015 had given way. He said the challenges had translated into dividends which, he added, will increase considerably. Buhari said these in an address he delivered at the Women Political Aspirants Summit held […]

The Trump administration has revoked the passports of naturalised Americans living in the Mexican-American border. The government is accusing hundreds and, possibly, thousands of Hispanic Americans along the Texas-Mexico border of obtaining their citizenship using fraudulent birth certificates and the government is denying them passports as a result, according to a Washington Post report. Some […]

…four governors, three other senators also on President’s entourage Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Four senators including former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, who recently defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress will on Friday accompany President Muhammadu Buhari on a trip to China. Nine ministers and four state governors all elected on the platform of […]

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Not Too Young To Run movement has distanced itself from the Senate President Bukola Saraki’s declaration to join the presidential race. The group said it had only invited Saraki and other chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party to a town hall meeting as part of efforts to ensure that youths are […]

Luka Modric of Real Madrid and Croatia on Thursday received the accolade of UEFA Player of the Year in Monaco after his Champions League exploits. “My father always pushed me to fight for my dreams, I owe him a lot for everything,” said Modric, whose silky midfield skills helped Real to a third straight European […]

Cristiano Ronaldo can look forward to a return to Old Trafford in the Champions League this season after his new team Juventus came out in the same group as Manchester United in Thursday’s draw in Monaco. Ronaldo spent six years at United, winning the Champions League in 2008, before moving to Real Madrid in 2009. […]

Joel Nwokeoma Barely eight months to the end of his eight-year tenure in office, Governor Rochas Okorocha, on Saturday, August 24, 2018, graciously permitted the conduct of election into the 27 local government councils in Imo State. The word, graciously, is used decidedly because as it will be explained later, the governor hitherto had not […]

Sunday Saanu The motivation to write on this matter is informed by the preponderance of telephone calls I receive on a daily basis across the country from candidates, parents and educationists, wanting to know how they can secure admission into the University of Ibadan. The refrains of this daily deluge of telephone inquiries have always […]

A Nepalese labourer who died working at a World Cup stadium in Qatar fell from a scaffold to his death, one of the main contractors at the site said. The 23-year-old scaffolder died on August 14 at the $680 million (590 million euros) Al Wakrah stadium, one of the proposed venues for the controversial 2022 tournament. […]

US President Donald Trump said on Twitter early on Wednesday China hacked the emails of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton but did not offer any evidence or further information. “Hillary Clinton’s Emails, many of which are Classified Information, got hacked by China. Next move better be by the FBI & DOJ or, after all […]

The West Nile Virus has claimed six lives in Serbia in the past week alone, pushing the number of confirmed deaths in the European country worst hit by the disease to 21, health officials said on Wednesday. That puts the number of confirmed infections in Serbia at 213, most of them in the capital, Belgrade, according […]

Security has been beefed up at the Murtala Muhammed Airports, Ikeja, ahead of the British Prime Minister, Mrs Theresa May’s visit to Nigeria on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that security agencies including the Police, the Nigeria Civil Defence and Security Corps and the Nigerian Army are at strategic locations within the precincts […]

Social media followers of ace musician, David Adeleke, aka Davido, have pleaded with him to donate his NYSC stipends, commonly called alawee, to them. His fans are of the view that the Bentley-riding Omo Baba Olowo has no need for the N19,800 per month that youth corps members are paid. The richest corper in town […]

Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri THE Imo State Police Command on Tuesday paraded a 21-year-old man, Chinasa Oguamanam, for his alleged involvement in armed robbery, murder and cultism. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Andrew Enwerem, disclosed that the suspect was apprehended by the operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in the state on August 23. According […]

Everest Amaefule, Abuja The African Development Bank and Food and Agricultural Organisation are set to raise $100m for agriculture in a bid to end hunger and malnutrition and create wealth in Nigeria and other African countries. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the AfDB said both organisations would work together in strategic alliance to raise […]

Samuel Awoyinfa and Anna Okon President Muhammadu Buhari has assured foreign investors interested in doing business in Nigeria that his administration will continue to provide secured environment to ensure the success of their businesses. He said this on Tuesday at the inauguration of the International Breweries Plc,  the largest plant in West Africa, located in […]

The Ebonyi State Government on Tuesday sealed the Abakaliki Rice Mill Limited over the alleged infiltration of poisoned and adulterated rice into the mill. The Senior Special Assistant on Internal Security, Dr Kenneth Ugbala, who announced the state government’s decision at a news briefing, said that the closure was with immediate effect. Ugbala noted that […]

Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe An aluminium fabricator, Ibrahim Odulana, has been arraigned for cultism and possession of firearms before an Ogba Magistrates’ Court. The 30-year-old was arraigned alongside his friends, Abiodun Quadri and Ahmed Alagbe, on three counts of cultism, breach of peace and unlawful possession of firearms. PUNCH Metro learnt that Odulana was arrested by the […]

Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party has called on the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, to use her state visit to Nigeria to uncover the alleged dismal state of the country by resisting what it called “choreographed plan by the Buhari Presidency to hoodwink her for an endorsement stunt.” READ ALSO: SARS problem is about […]

Brazilian great Ronaldo has agreed a £27m deal to buy La Liga club Real Valladolid, according to reports in Spain, Skysports reports. Cadena Ser say the 41-year-old is set to become the club’s majority shareholder and president. The takeover could be ratified in the next two to three weeks and would reportedly settle the club’s […]