The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has placed the mother of late Super Eagles striker, Rashidi Yekini, Alhaja Sikiratu, on a monthly stipend of N10,000. Mr Olaitan Shittu, a representative of the Minister of Sports, Mr Sunday Dare, ...

The Federal Government has extended the ban placed on flights in the country as part of efforts to curtail the spread of coronavirus for another four weeks. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, disclosed ...

South Korea returned largely to normal Wednesday as workers went back to offices, and museums and libraries reopened under eased social distancing rules after new coronavirus cases dropped to a trickle. The South endured one of the worst early outbreaks ...

Nigeria has surpassed 3,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases, and fatalities have reached 103 just a few months after the novel coronavirus first arrived in Lagos. This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC early hours of today. Nigeria ...

Meek Mill received a very special birthday present! The rapper, who turned 33 on Wednesday, announced that he and Milan Harris welcomed their first child together on his birthday, calling the arrival of the little one the “best gift.” “Milano ...

Two Florida window washers were taken for a terrifying ride when wind gusts from a sudden storm sent their platform flying through the air as it hung off the side of a building. The incident, which was caught on video ...

A mum has been slammed for putting long fake nails on her baby, with many labelling them “trashy”. Many users hit out at the nails, describing them as “awful”, while others were extremely concerned about the child’s safety, fearing she ...

  Writing on anonymous sharing app Whisper, people from around the world have revealed stories of the times they witnessed first-hand people objecting at a wedding. And while some could barely bring themselves to watch the cringe-worthy moment unfold, others ...

The Federal Government, in partnership with states, is set to start feeding schoolchildren in their home, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, announced on Wednesday. On April 8, The Punch reported that the Federal ...

Eight people have died, with hundreds of others taken ill, after a gas leak in south India. The leak, in the city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh state, has been traced to the LG Polymers plant. Doctors say “hundreds” of ...

Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed says he has no apologies for backing the use of Chroloquine and  Zithromax to treat coronavirus patients in his state. The ex-Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, who was the state’s  Covid-19 index case,  had ...

A website designer, Martins Omaruna, has been wounded after a yet-to-be-identified policeman shot him in the jaw. Punch correspondent gathered that the policeman was angry that the driver of a commercial bus conveying the victim almost hit him during a ...

Popular video director, Clarence Peters and his production crew members have been released by police. The producer was released after medical reports showed that late video vixen Kodak died as a result of electric shock while charging her phone. . ...

Juventus star Paulo Dybala has been given the all-clear over six weeks after contracting the coronavirus, the Italian champions confirmed on Wednesday. “Dybala performed, as per protocol, a double check with diagnostic tests (swabs) for Coronavirus-Covid 19, which came back ...

Uber today disclosed it was cutting 3,700 jobs amid a huge slump in its ride-hailing operations during the pandemic. The cuts amount to around 14 percent of Uber’s global workforce, which does not include its contract drivers. The company made ...

Following the zero-tolerance against the unlawful occupation and operation on the premises of its Public Schools, Oyo State Government has arrested and vowed to bring to justice about eight persons who illegally converted the premises of Community Basic School, at ...

A dad who never graduated from high school, is so proud that his son is not only a graduate but a PHD holder. Feeling so proud, he decided to run a congratulatory message on one of the bill boards in ...

Stan Kroenke, Arsenal owner has seen his personal wealth rise in the opening months of 2020, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which led to pay cuts at the Emirates Stadium. A study published by TheInstitute for Policy Studies detailed that ...

Tragedy broke out on Wednesday in Siun, along Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway when a 26-year-old man, Olajide Asade was crushed to death by a Mazda car. It was gathered that, the accident occurred when the deceased was making a video call with ...

One of the four suspected killers of the daughter of Afenifere leader, Funke Olakunri, who is being treated for covid- 19 at the Ondo Infectious Disease Centre, Adamu Adamu, yesterday attempted to escape. But for the security personnel stationed at ...

No fewer than 18 nurses have tested positive for coronavirus in Kano. Kano State chairman of National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Comrade Ibrahim Muhammad, stated this on Wednesday. He said 18 of the 86 samples of nurses taken ...

The Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo, has questioned the continuous closure of churches over the covid-19 pandemic, saying he suspects ulterior motives. Oyedepo, who spoke during the Covenant Hour of Prayer Programme on Wednesday, said if ...

Late Victor Olaiya will be buried tomorrow, Thursday, May 7th. The remains of the late highlife music legend would be laid to rest, It was gathered that the burial, which would be private, will be for strictly family members and ...

Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the National Universities Commission (NUC) and Zain Nigeria Ltd (now Airtel) to pay N703 million in damages to a media company, TV Xtra Production for copyright infringement. Delivering ...

A man has died and two people have been injured after reportedly being attacked by a water buffalo, Gwent Police said. Emergency services were called to a commercial property in Gwehelog, Monmouthshire, at about 2.50pm on Tuesday, following reports that ...