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The Oyo State Police Command on Sunday, confirmed the escape of a notorious Akinyele serial killer, Sunday Shodipe from their custody.   The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Nwachukwu Enwonwu, in a statement made available to newsmen, through ...

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a community in Yobe State.   The attackers went into Mashio community in Fune Local Government Council and started shooting sporadically, abducting the village head, Isa Mai Buba, and his son. ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday announced that stringent Covid-19 regulations would be eased on Sunday as the country’s infection rate falls.   The government will remove “nearly all” restrictions on economic activity as of Aug. 17, lift restrictions ...

The Ruler of Dubai has ordered 14 tonnes of medical supplies and 20 tonnes of food supplies to Nigeria and Sudan, the Dubai Media Office said on Saturday. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum “orders humanitarian aid flight to Sudan ...

The President of Nigerian Traders Union in Ghana, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nnaji, yesterday decried Ghanaian authorities’ closure of shops owned by Nigerians doing business in the country.   Nnaji, who made this known in a telephone interview with newsmen urged the ...

  For Risiqot Ayegbami, a housewife in her late 20s, born with blue eyes, and her two little daughters with the same colour of eyes, the challenges they faced in her matrimonial home over their condition, has launched them into ...

The Nigerian Ports Authority on Saturday announced the successful berthing in Onne Port, Rivers state, of the biggest container ship to ever call at any Nigerian port.   The Maerskline Stardelhorn vessel with Length overall of 300 metres, width of ...

  Donald Trump’s younger brother Robert died on Saturday after being hospitalized for an undisclosed illness, the US president said in a statement mourning his loss. “It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed ...

The younger brother of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff has been released from home confinement and has been released from federal custody, the Bureau of Prisons said on Friday. Peter Madoff, who had served about nine years of his sentence, was ...

A fire at the office of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency in Oshodi on Friday razed 10 cars and a trailer.   The fire started at a section of the agency’s premises where impounded vehicles were kept but its ...

In what it may appear to be, the relationship between Erica and Kiddwaya who at the moment are among the most popular housemates in the Big Brother Nigeria Lockdown edition might be coming to an end soon.   We all ...

The police have found a missing boy said to have trekked from Nnewi to Awka, the Anambra State capital.   In a statement on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed, identified the boy as Akachukwu ...

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned that killing Kano-based musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, will amount to spilling blood of the innocent.   Primate Ayodele, made this known in a statement and cautioned against the killing ...

Rebecca Nengi Hampson, one of the female housemates in Big Brother Naija reality TV show disclosed that she underwent a liposuction procedure before coming into the house.   Nengi stated this on Friday in a conversation with her friend and ...

Jose Filomeno dos Santos, son of former president who ruled Angola for 38 years, was sentenced to five years in prison by the nation’s Supreme Court in Luanda on Friday for a multi-billion dollar embezzlement scheme attempting to transfer to ...

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been named Premier League Manager of the Season for 2019-20.   The Reds won their first top-flight title in 30 years, finishing on a club-record 99 points, 18 clear of previous champions Manchester City. Klopp’s ...

Bayern Munich were just as good as advertised, Barcelona played their worst game ever, and the Blaugrana are out of the Champions League thanks to an 8-2 loss in Lisbon. Bayern dismantled Barça from start to finish, making it look easy against a helpless and hopeless team. ...

The Federal Government has said Nigeria may slide into another recession in the Third Quarter of 2020, making it the second time within four years.   The government said the Covid-19 pandemic resulting in crash of global oil prices among ...

A 19-year-old Ugandan has picked nomination papers to vie for the presidency in the upcoming general elections.   Hillary Humphrey Kaweesa said he had always been a leader and was qualified to lead the country. He said he would fund-raise ...

The Anambra State Police Command, on Thursday, said it picked up an 11-year-old boy who was trekking from the state to his home state, Ebonyi.   The command said the boy had trekked from Nnewi to Awka, a distance of ...

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a pastor identified as Festus Adebayo for allegedly conspiring with another man, Gbemisola Olafusi, to use a girl’s menstrual pad for rituals.   Olafusi is said to be the 20-year-old girl’s boyfriend, and ...

A lawmaker in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Musa Baraza, is dead, The PUNCH has learnt.   It was gathered that Baraza was killed by gunmen on Thursday night at his residence in the Dass Local Government Area. The ...

The wedding of Hanan, one of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari  will be held inside the Aso Rock Villa according to latest reports.   The marriage is billed to take place on September 4, 2020. The groom is the ...

One person has died and another injured as a 20-feet container truck collided with a commercial bus (danfo), and crushed an okada in the process.   The conductor of the danfo, identified as Saheed, 38 died in the process, while ...

Omotayo Adanlawo, a primary school teacher in Ondo State, was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl.   He was jailed by the state’s High Court in Akure, the capital, after he used N50 to lure ...