Motorists traveling out of Lagos were stranded on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway for hours on Sunday, due to a tanker trailer that fell across the road. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, who was on the route, reports that it took about six hours for motorists to move from Berger Bus Stop to Mowe, […]

Etim Ekpimah, Uyo Militants have killed one Police sergeant, Shedrach Stephen, during a rescue operation in Akwa Ibom State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, who said this during a press conference in Uyo on Saturday, added that the Command recovered bullet-proof vests, Police and military uniforms, live ammunition, cartridges and charms from the hoodlums. […]

The demolition on Sunday morning of musician Yinka Ayefele’s Fresh FM station has continued to trend on the social media. Some of the people who expressed disappointment with the demolition of the N800m Music House from which the radio station operated from, recall that Governor Abiola Ajimobi was once interviewed by the radio station after […]

The Lagos State Government has said that the Third Mainland Bridge will be temporarily shut down for four days starting from midnight of August 23 to midnight of August 26, 2018 for Investigative Maintenance Test to be carried out. A release signed by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Works & Infrastructure, Sina Thorpe, […]

Adeniyi Olugbemi, Sokoto Two hundred and fifty-two Special Advisers and Special Assistants appointed under Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal’s administration have resigned their positions. The affected aides said their resignations were informed by the recent decision of the Sokoto State Governor to dump the All Progressives Congress, the party which they are bona fide members of […]

Saudi authorities say two million Muslims from around the world are expected to converge on Islam’s holiest city of Mecca and nearby sites in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage, which starts on Sunday. The hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, is a mandatory duty for all Muslims to make once in […]

The hajj pilgrimage, which starts at Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, is one of the world’s largest annual gatherings. Here are some figures illustrating its scale: – More than two million pilgrims are taking part this year, according to official figures, compared to 1.86 million in 2016 and just 24,000 in 1941. […]

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok Sunday, sending people fleeing into the streets just two weeks after a tremor killed more than 460 people. The quake, centred in East Lombok, hit at a relatively shallow depth of seven kilometres (four miles) and was felt across the island, officials said. But it […]

The Zamfara Police Command has deployed 1,200 policemen across the state to provide security during the Eid-el Kabir celebrations. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Muhammad Shehu, disclosed this in a statement in Gusau on Sunday. Shehu said that the deployment was aimed at ensuring the effective provision of security before, during and […]

Chinese police have arrested three suspects alleged to have stolen assets worth 600 million yuan ($87m) through hacking, state media reported Sunday, as cyber criminals target holders of bitcoin and other virtual currencies. Police in the northern city of Xian began investigating in March when a victim surnamed Zhang complained that hackers had taken control […]

The Oyo State government on Sunday morning demolished Yinka Ayefele’s N800m Music House on Sunday, in Ibadan. The state government had, last week, issued a demolition notice to the gospel musician. He decribed the demolition as politically motivated. Details soon…

Etim Ekpimah The Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State has written the Senate demanding the immediate declaration of the seat of a senator representing Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Godswill Akpabio, vacant. Akpabio was, until recently, the Senate minority leader, before he defected to the All Progressives Congress. The Publicity Secretary of the […]

Eniola Akinkuotu, Oladimeji Ramon and Williams Babalola Some senior advocates of Nigeria and professors of law, have said that by virtue of Section 50(2)(c) of the Constitution, it would take up to 73 senators to remove the Senate President or his deputy from office. The legal luminaries who spoke to SUNDAY PUNCH on the issue […]

Olalekan Adetayo President Muhammadu Buhari had planned to sack Mr. Lawal Daura as the Director-General of the Department of State Services about two weeks before he (Buhari) started his 10-working day vacation on August 3. A top Presidency source disclosed this to some journalists on condition of anonymity on Saturday. The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, […]

Many small scale business owners in the country are groaning under the weight of multiple levies from local government councils, writes GBENGA ADENIJI Plump, light-skinned pork seller identified only as Iya Risikat (pseudonym) frantically begged two men claiming to be council officials as they dragged her tray of fried pork meat from a tall, wooden […]

Monica Osagie, the graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, who leaked the alleged audio conversation between her and Professor Richard Akindele in February,  tells SUNDAY ABORISADE that her life has been miserable since she exposed the sex-for-mark scandal Are you still in good terms with your boyfriend after the scandal? Yes, because I told him […]

John Alechenu, John Ameh  and Sunday Aborisade    Senators loyal to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, have perfected a strategy to stop his impeachment and that of his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, according to SUNDAY PUNCH investigations. Findings by SUNDAY PUNCH revealed that apart from keeping vigil at the National Assembly to prevent the All Progressives […]

Minabere Ibelema The word loyal invariably elicits a positive feeling towards the person so described. Conversely, disloyalty creates the reverse impression. But they shouldn’t all the time. I recall many years ago during a secular memorial service for a recently deceased colleague. I cringed when the department chairman eulogized him for his loyalty. In a […]

Olushola Ricketts olushola.ricketts@gmail.com 08169745730 (SMS only) Actor, Femi Adebayo, has explained that being an actor has made him do some terrible things such as slapping his father, Adebayo Salami, aka Oga Bello. While speaking with Sunday Scoop, he said as an actor, one must be ready to do anything to play unbelievable roles. He stated, […]

Maurizio Sarri praised Chelsea’s mental strength as they snatched a 3-2 win over Arsenal on Saturday despite squandering a two-goal lead in a “horrible” period that left the Blues boss squirming on the touchline. Chelsea looked on course for an easy win over their London rivals after Pedro and Alvaro Morata put them 2-0 up […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the wedding of Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl on Saturday, in a visit that the opposition says has damaged Austria’s reputation for political neutrality. Putin was one of around 100 guests at Kneissl’s wedding to businessman Wolfgang Meilinger in the picturesque village of Gamlitz in southeastern Austria. The Russian leader was pictured dancing […]

A man accused of crashing his car into the security barriers surrounding Britain’s Houses of Parliament was charged Saturday with attempted murder, police said. Salih Khater, 29, a Sudanese-born British national living in Birmingham, central England, will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Monday, police said. He is charged with one […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday sent a letter to the Senate and the House of Representatives, informing the federal lawmakers that he has resumed his duties as President upon the completion of his 10-working-day leave. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a […]

Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has described the late former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan as an African and global statesman, who dedicated his life to democracy, stability, security, equity, and world peace. In his condolence message on Saturday, Obasanjo remarked that these attributes culminated in not only his appointment as […]

Two armed men fled with several luxury watches after bursting into a branch of Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet in Paris’s chic eighth arrondissement on Saturday, police said, the latest in a string of robberies in the French capital. The pair, who were armed with handguns, made their escape by car. The value of the stolen […]

Tanzania is an “independent” country and will not be “intimidated”, the ruling party said on Saturday after the US expressed concern about the conduct of 70 recent bye-elections. The US on Wednesday cited “election violence and irregularities” aimed at the opposition after local elections were held on Sunday to replace officials who had either resigned […]

The Depot Nigerian Army says it will conduct an outdoor range classification exercise for 77 Regular Recruits Intake from Monday, August 20 to Saturday, September 1. A statement by Lt. Adekunle Akinyele, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Depot Nigerian Army, Zaria and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Zaria disclosed this on […]

Kylian Mbappe marked his first appearance for Paris Saint-Germain since winning the World Cup by coming off the bench to score a late brace that gave the French champions a 3-1 victory at Guingamp on Saturday. Nolan Roux had given the home side the lead in the Brittany sunshine, and only a combination of Gianluigi […]

A woman refused to leave her flooded house in India’s Kerala state without her 25 dogs, a rescuer said Saturday, as the death toll continued to rise. The dogs were found cowering on beds in the flooded house with water rising when an animal welfare group arrived for a last-gasp rescue, said Sally Varma of […]

Teenage shooter, Manu Bhaker, said she’s told her parents not to accompany her to tournaments abroad as she struggles to adapt to life as one of India’s best-known sportswomen. The 16-year-old has brought home World Cup and Commonwealth Games gold medals this year in a sudden rise to fame, and is one of the favourites […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has appealed to Gombe State Government to establish drug abuse control committee comprising of NAFDAC and other relevant agencies to fight substandard drugs. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, made the appeal in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. Adeyeye said that such committee […]

No fewer than three people have been killed and hundreds of people displaced following a monsoon rainfall in Adamawa. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a heavy rainfall was recorded in some areas of the state last Thursday night. NAN gathered that the affected areas included Yolde-Pate, Jambutu and Loko in Yola South, Yola […]

Victims of the UN building bombings in Baghdad, Abuja and others cities around the world have been remembered by the United Nations to commemorate the 2018 World Humanitarian Day. Remembering 22 colleagues killed by the “horrific terrorist attack” on the UN headquarters in Baghdad 15 years ago, Secretary-General António Guterres called on all staff to […]

Mexican marines seized a record 50 tons of crystal meth from a drug lab in the state of Sinaloa, authorities said Friday. The military said it detected the lab in the town of Alcoyonqui, near the state capital Culiacan, and raided it on Thursday. READ ALSO: Guard arraigned on stealing N10m valuables “A clandestine narco-lab and […]