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The Ugandan troops have withdrawn from around the home of opposition leader and pop star Bobi Wine, ending his house arrest since a Jan. 14 election won by long-serving President Yoweri Museveni. With the vote behind him and fraud claims ...

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has called on the Federal Government to help in funding the National Sports Festival, scheduled to hold in the state. Obaseki said the state is ready to host the 20th edition of the sports ...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised on Wednesday after lawmakers from his ruling coalition visited night clubs despite his government’s call for people to avoid unnecessary outings to curb the spread of Covid-19. The news is another headache for Suga ...

Nollywood actor Ernest Asuzu is dead.   The actor died on Tuesday evening. According to his wife, Jennifer  Asuzu, the actor fainted and never woke up. His remains are on the way to the east for funeral rites. Rest In ...

A lady identified as Eno Patrick has alleged that Deborah Okezie, mother of Don Davies, the ”physically and s3xually molested” student of the Deeper Life HIgh School Uyo campus snatched her friends husband. The incidence which happened 15 years ago ...

A sexagenarian, Paul Okedare, and his wife, Funke, are in pain after a co-tenant, identified only as Tunde, allegedly brutalised them at their residence on Unity Street, in the Ikotun area of Lagos State.   Punch Metro gathered that Tunde, ...

Former Ekiti state Governor, Ayo Fayose has slammed the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed over his security comment. The minister had said Nigeria’s security is far better now than it was in 2015. This statement has caused uproar on social ...

Jennifer Lopez has hit back at trolls who called her a “liar” for denying she’s had Botox.   The singer/actress, 51, looks incredible and she’s put her flawless skin down to a combination of living well and being kind. J-Lo ...

Odion Ighalo confirmed his Manchester United exit with an emotional farewell to fans.   The striker said his ‘dream comes to an end’ after his loan from Chinese side Shanghain Shenhua expired. Ighalo took to Instagram to show his appreciation ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,267 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 124,263. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. “1,267 new cases of ...

  Operatives of the Oyo State chapter of the Western Nigeria Security Network, more commonly known as Amotekun, have intercepted a truck loaded with gunmen suspected to be herdsmen heading to Igangan community in the recently troubled Ibarapa area of ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Service Chiefs. On January 26, 2021 at 5:37pmPresident Muhammadu Buhari has appointed new service chiefs to replace the retiring ones, who had held the various military top offices since 2015.The President had, in a ...

“Omo Ghetto” ( The Saga), a movie by Actress Funke Akindele-Bello, popularly known as Jenifa has been declared Nollywood’s highest-grossing movie of all time. Reports have it that the 2020 comedy film has broken a four-year record formally held by ...

  Chelsea have confirmed the appointment of Thomas Tuchel as the club’s new manager. The Blues moved swiftly to bring in the German following the decision to sack Frank Lampard on Monday. The 47-year-old will be charged with the task of reviving ...

Sunday Igboho has reacted to the fire that gutted his old house in Ibadan early today, saying he was not going to blame anyone, until an investigation has been concluded. Igboho said he was not in a hurry to blame ...

A stony-faced picture of Melania Trump touching down in Florida after her husband was relinquished of his presidential duties has sparked rumours of divorce as Donald Trump’s niece claims he doesn’t understand “intimacy.” The appearance sparked rumours there may be ...

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, aka Operation Amotekun, has arrested a 46-year-old man, Shina Adaramola, for alleged theft in Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The suspect, a bricklayer, during interrogation, claimed to have ...

An Oduduwa Republic agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, says some Yoruba leaders have warned President Muhammadu not to order his arrest. Igboho has been in the news recently following an ultimatum he gave to herdsmen in ...

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani Kayode has reacted to the burning of Yoruba son, Sunday Igbowo’s house.   One of Mr Igbowo’s houses was burnt down early hours of this morning around 3:00am. Condemning the act and reacting through his ...

The Nigeria Police Force has sacked an unmarried female corporal, Olajide Omolola, for getting pregnant. This is contained in a police wireless message with reference number CJ:4161/EKS/IY/Vol.2/236, DTO:181330/01/2021 which was obtained by The Punch. The signal originated from the Department ...

Super Eagles midfielder, John Ogu’s mum has died.  The bereaved footballer shared the sad news on Twitter writing; “Worse day of my life.” The NFF also took to Twiiter to mourn his mother’s demise writing; “Our thoughts and prayers are ...

A Ugandan court ordered security forces to cease surrounding the home of opposition leader Bobi Wine, who has been under house arrest since the January 14 presidential election. Hours after the court’s order on Monday, Bobi Wine’s large compound in ...

Former Ekiti State Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Tope Aluko, on Monday, dumped the party to join the All Progressives Congress. Aluko, an ally of former governor Ayodele Fayose, who announced his decision at an event held at the ...

The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 16 suspects in the Lekki area of the state for alleged Internet fraud. Some of the suspects are Habeeb Adebayo, Marcus Wisdom, Caleb Ezekiel, Akinduro Henry, Osarobo ...

The Kaduna Electric Distribution Company last Wednesday disconnected electricity supply to the home of late Alhaji Shehu Shagari, the Second Republic President of Nigeria, over unpaid bills estimated to be over N6m. Occupants of the house, including late Shagari wives ...