The Oyo State government has said the arrest of its accountant General, Alhaji Gafar Bello, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is unconstitutional. The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, said this in a statement. ...

  As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, the stories and photos of those killed have started to show the human toll taken by war. Ukraine’s interior minister reported 352 civilians dead and over 1,600 injured this past Sunday, a ...

Bandits have invaded the hometown of the Secretary to the Niger State Government, Ahmed Ibrahim Matane. The village, Matane, is in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State, which has recorded multiple attacks in recent times. Daily Trust gathered that ...

  Roman Abramovich has confirmed he will sell Chelsea after 19 years of ownership. The Russian billionaire has come under increasing pressure this week due to his alleged ties with Russian president Vladimir Putin amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine. ...

Olakunle Churchill and Rosy Meurer’s son is one today. The businessman and his actress wife both took to social media to celebrate their son who was born March 2, 2021.     His dad wrote; ”My dear son, in Truth ...

The Gombe State Police Command Tuesday said it had arrested one Ibrahim Saidu, 25, for stabbing a motorcyclist, Saleh Babayo, to death for mistakenly knocking down his dog. The Commissioner of Police, Ishola Babaita, said at a press briefing in ...

Two major U.S. manufacturers, Boeing and Ford Motor, suspended their business activities in Russia as the country escalated its war in Ukraine. Boeing said on Tuesday that it had halted major operations in its Moscow office and temporarily closed another ...

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has warned police officers in the Federal Capital (FCT) not to use crime prevention measures such as roadblocks and raids for extortion. Baba, who spoke in Abuja at FCT Command during a one-day ...

A Congolese man, identified simply as Luwizo, has tied the knot with triplets. The 32-year-old groom said he met one of the triplets called Natalie via Facebook, where they chatted awhile before he fell in love with her, and decided ...

  An award-winning journalist in Ondo State, Shola Ilesanmi, who was a correspondent with the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, is dead. Ilesanmi gave up the ghost on Tuesday after a brief illness While describing the death of the journalist, who ...

  Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Monday, condemned the removal of state police from the amendment of Nigeria’s constitution. He called the development a disservice, noting that the prolonged spate of insecurity made the demand a necessity. ...

The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has reserved ruling in a suit filed by a broadcaster and radio talk show host, Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze, seeking to set aside a judgment ordering him ...

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kebbi state command, Tuesday arrested and paraded a 40 year old suspect, Aminu Bello for allegedly raping his 13 year old daughter Hafsat. Parading the suspect, the Kebbi state commander Musa ...

Singer Davido has declared his third baby mama, Chioma as the world’s greatest Chef. He made this known while commenting on her post on Instagram. See it below….

  Annie Idibia has said that her children must have a mother that they can brag about. Annie had in a recent post online, reflected on her humble beginnings and in the process, commended herself for gracing the cover of ...

A spare part dealer identified only as Dauda, has died after falling from a two-storey building in Ilorin, Kwara State. Punch Metro gathered that the victim, believed to be in his 30s, fell from the top of the building where ...

  Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss says he has received an offer to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich alongside a group of several others. Abramovich has come under increasing pressure over the past week following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, with Labour ...

UK’s most wanted woman Sarah Panitzke has been arrested in Spain. Spanish police said Tuesday they had arrested the Briton over a £1 billion VAT scam, after nine years on the run. The fugitive, identified by Britain’s National Crime Agency ...

Adidas has suspends its partnership with Russian Football Federation. The sports equipment giants — Adidas said Tuesday they have suspended their partnership with the Russian Football Federation in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Adidas is suspending its partnership ...

The Canadian High Commissioner, Kevin Tokarr and some sailors visited the Oshodi Underbridge in Lagos, where they participated in a chess tournament with some children. Founder of the Chess In Slums initiative, Tunde Onakoya shared the beautiful news on his ...

The first group of Ghanaian students evacuated from Ukraine arrived home on Tuesday as Nigeria and other African nations stepped up efforts to rescue stranded citizens following the Russian invasion. This is as many Nigerians, including students are still stranded ...

An unidentified man has burnt to death while trying to pull a stunt in a masquerader attire in Anambra State. Punch correspondent gathered that the incident happened at Ogbunike, during the Eli’m Ede Cultural Festival, on Saturday. The Eli’m Ede ...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, on Tuesday, met the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in a bid to reconcile him and his estranged political godfather, Bola Tinubu. Though the details ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has embarked on another medical trip to London. He departed Abuja today for Nairobi, where he is billed to participate in the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Environmental Programme, scheduled for 3rd – ...

  Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, turned down the bail application filed by the detained former Commander of the Intelligence Response Team, Force Intelligence Bureau of the Nigeria Police Force, Deputy Commissioner of ...