Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Friday signed the 2018 supplementary budget of N9.9bn into law. Fayose at the event attended by Speaker Kola Oluwawole and some members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, mocked the All Progressives Congress and the Governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, for questioning the budget. […]

A Mitsubishi pick up van on Friday knocked down a nursing mother backing a baby and holding another child at Odeda on the Abeokuta/Ibadan road, killing both the mother and baby. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesman for Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the accident was caused by a […]

The Federal Government says President Muhammadu Buhari is not lopsided in the totality of appointments made into public offices and cannot be judged only on the isolated case of the security sector. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the defence on Friday in Lagos when he paid an advocacy visit to […]

The Police Service Commission says henceforth police officers will no longer be promoted to the next rank without the requisite training programmes and examinations. A statement by the commission’s Head, Press and Public Relations, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, said the commission`s Chairman, Mr Musiliu Smith disclosed this at a meeting with the management of the Nigeria Police […]

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho turned on the media once more on Friday as he launched a detailed defence of his use of England international striker Marcus Rashford. The 20-year-old forward impressed for the Three Lions over the international break as he started, and scored, against both Spain and Switzerland. That led to questions over […]

The US government will not lift sanctions against Zimbabwe until the new government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa demonstrates it is “changing its ways,” a senior US economic official told a congressional panel. Manisha Singh, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, told a House of Representatives hearing there were 141 entities […]

Olusola Fabiyi Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar,  has alleged threat to his life and those of his family members. He said the threat was as a result of his desire to contest the 2019 presidential election. Atiku is among the 13 presidential aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. The petition, titled “Petition Over Criminal […]

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post newspaper, warned Thursday that President Donald Trump’s attacks on media are dangerous for the country. Bezos, during a question-answer session at a dinner hosted by the Economic Club of Washington, said Trump’s attacks risk eroding protections and social norms important for democracy. “It’s dangerous […]

A zoo in Colombia is celebrating the birth of a baby spider monkey, a rare species in danger of extinction. The monkey was born on Sunday at the San Fe zoological park in Colombia’s second city, Medellin, but so far staff know little about it, Carolina Diaz, the flora and fauna coordinator, told AFP. “We […]

Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has the qualities to play more regularly for Chelsea in the Premier League and must continue improving to secure a starting spot, team mate N’Golo Kante has said. Loftus-Cheek spent last season on loan at Crystal Palace and his impressive displays earned a call-up to England’s World Cup squad. The 22-year-old remained […]

Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta A 62-year-old herbalist, Ganiyu Idowu, on Thursday alleged that an Islamic cleric, Bamigbola Edun, aka alfa, asked him to get a human heart and two hands, with which he would prepare a ritual which had a potency to produce N11m. Idowu was one of the 19 suspects paraded by the Ogun State Commissioner […]

Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Imo State Police Command have arrested the suspected killers of Rev. Fr. Jude Egbom of St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Amucha, in the Njaba Local Government Area of the state. Egbom was shot dead on Monday on Nkwerre-Anara Road, while his vehicle was stolen. […]

Oluwatobi Akindele An automobile and industrial engineer, Omotilewa Adediwura, has accused the Redeemed Christian Church of God, City of Kings parish, of encroaching on a property he reportedly acquired in the Ijegun area of Lagos 14 years ago. PUNCH Metro gathered that Adediwura allegedly bought two plots of land in 2004 and acquired its Certificate […]

Olaleye Aluko,  Abuja Troops of Division 1, Nigerian Army, have shot dead six suspected kidnappers and four bandits during a clearance operation in the Kidandan, Unguwan Bilya, Sofa and Unguwan Nakuli areas along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. PUNCH Metro learnt that the troops on Operation Whirl Punch had an encounter with the kidnappers, who sneaked in from […]

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday easily defeated “Sex and the City” actress turned education and LGBT activist Cynthia Nixon in the state’s Democratic Primary, US media reported. Cuomo won the vote, putting him on course to clinch a third term as chief executive of America’s fourth most populous state in November, batting aside […]

Computers and cell phones have become an integrated tool in our professional and personal lives that the original methods of using pen and paper may not be so common anymore.  Although our old-school methods of note taking may not have entirely left us, technology is advancing with no intention of slowing down; iPads are moving […]

Festus Abu England  manager Gareth Southgate  is  disturbed by reports that  Nigeria have renewed their interest in Everton forward Ademola Lookman. Lookman is one of the players Southgate is keeping close tabs on as he believes the talent could graduate to the senior team, and the 48-year-old  says they will fight to keep the player. […]

THE legislative process of creating nine new tertiary institutions has reached an advanced stage with the conclusion of public hearing on bills seeking to establish them at the House of Representatives last week. The move is predicated on the jaded and blinkered argument that access to university and higher college education should be expanded to […]

Liberia President George Weah, 51, has become the oldest international on record after playing against Nigeria on Tuesday, according to a leading group of football statisticians. Liberia arranged the Monrovia friendly to retire their number 14 shirt, worn by Weah at his playing peak. “Weah became the oldest player, male or female, to play in […]

Friday Musings with Ayo Olukotun  ayo_olukotun@yahoo.com 07055841236 “Apart from oil, Nigeria has a solid mineral sector with numerous resources spread across the country REMAINING LARGELY UNTAPPED” –Australian Foreign Policy White Paper, 2018. For as long as anyone can remember, Nigeria has been described as a “potentially great country”, “an emerging power”, “a future tiger” and sundry other […]

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, struck out a suit seeking an order stopping alleged attempts to reconvene the Senate without the authorisation of Dr. Bukola Saraki as the Senate President. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba struck out the suit instituted by two senators loyal to Saraki on the grounds of lack […]

Goldman Sachs named a new president and chief financial officer on Thursday as incoming chief executive David Solomon assembles a new team of leaders. The new president and chief operating officer will be John Waldron, who will take over the post on October 1, the same day Solomon is scheduled to assume the corner office […]

Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt was back on the starting line on Thursday — but found it a challenge to stay on his feet in zero gravity conditions aboard an aeroplane. The 32-year-old briefly broke off from his pursuit of a professional football career with Australia’s Central Coast Mariners to travel to France for the […]

The 1 Division Nigerian Army Kaduna, said on Thursday that it had neutralised 10 suspected armed bandit and arrested a kidnapper in Chikun and Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. The Deputy Director Army Public Relations, Col. Muhammad Dole, disclosed in a press statement issued in Kaduna. Dole said six bandits were neutralised […]

Dayo Oketola, Sesan Olufowobi and Success Nwogu President Muhammadu Buhari, Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi; and Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, have embarked on a last-minute move to save Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, from an impending loss of the state All Progressives Congress ticket for the 2019 governorship election. There had been reports that […]

Dayo Oketola, Sesan Olufowobi and Success Nwogu President Muhammadu Buhari, Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi; and Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, have embarked on a last-minute move to save Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, from an impending loss of the state All Progressives Congress ticket for the 2019 governorship election. There had been reports that […]

Alexander Okere, Benin Senate President Bukola Saraki has called on Nigerians to stand united and elect a youthful President with an energetic mind to take the country to its desired height. Saraki made the call on Wednesday evening when he met members of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party in Benin, as […]

John Alechenu and Olusola Fabiyi President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians not to return members of the Peoples Democratic Party, whom he described as “those who brought Nigeria to its knees from 1999-2015” back to power. Buhari said this while submitting his expression of interest and nomination forms to the leadership of the All Progressives […]

Ife Ogunfuwa When using a mobile phone while driving, safety is the most important call you will make.  According to Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association, all drivers can make safety their first priority by following these ten simple steps. Always use hands free In Nigeria and most countries, it is illegal to use a mobile phone […]

Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe Scores of casual workers at the Western Metal Products Company Limited annex, Magboro, Ogun State, on Wednesday, protested against the alleged inability of the management of the company to pay their salaries for over three months. The protesters, who were in different departments of the company, said there would be no work at […]

Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri Some gunmen have shot dead a police sergeant, Christian Nnamani, in Owerri, Imo State. The hoodlums, who made away with the AK-47 rifle belonging to the slain cop, were reported to have also shot a passerby. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened around 9pm on Tuesday at Control Post Roundabout, Owerri. […]

Tony Okafor, Awka Two persons have been feared killed at Awkuzu, in the Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State after the police and youths in the area clashed on Wednesday over the death of an indigene. The youths, it was gathered, attacked the Nteje Police Station, accusing the police of killing their kinsman. PUNCH […]

Samson Folarin A school dropout, Owolabi Ogunwande, who reportedly attempted to kill himself twice, has been declared wanted after allegedly absconding with a tricycle and money belonging to a trader in the Surulere area of Lagos State. The Oyan, Osun State indigene, who came to Lagos on March 5, 2018, had reportedly tried hanging himself […]

The purchase of the nomination form by the group has generated and elicited diverse views and unnecessary controversy. The provision of the Electoral Act forbids someone or a group from donating more than N1m to a candidate. One can erroneously conclude that the group’s gesture offends Section 91 (9) of the Electoral Act which states, […]

The Nigerian Air Force on Wednesday said it was prepared to collaborate with the National Emergency Management Agency in managing flood across the country. Air Vice Marshal Nnamdi Ekeh, the Air Officer Commanding, Logistics Command, NAF, gave the assurance while receiving NEMA Director General, Mr Mustapha Maihaja, at the Sam Ethnan Base in Ikeja. Ekeh […]