News

Another pilgrim from Kebbi has passed away after a brief illness in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deceased, AlmMuhammad Suleman, from Argungu Local Government Area, d!ed on Sunday after a brief ...

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has apprehended four suspected kidnappers disguised in military attire According to a press release signed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Timfon John, the suspects were arrested on Friday in Uyo following ...

A train from Kaduna heading for Abuja has derailed at Jere, Kaduna, an hour after commencing its journey on Sunday The train which had dozens of passengers on board departed Kaduna around 8:05 am. Three carriages were reported to have skidded off ...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 48-year-old Paris, France-bound businessman, Emmanuel Okechuku Orjinze for ingesting 111 wraps of cocaine He excreted the wraps of cocaine after days of observation in the agency’s custody following ...

  FIRSTBANK PARTNERS WITH PROPARCO ON CLIMATE PERFORMANCE   First Bank of Nigeria Limited, in partnership with Proparco, a Development Finance Institution is mainstreaming climate initiatives into its business operations and strategy. This is aimed at achieving a holistic integration ...

  FIRSTBANK’S FIRSTADVANCE – FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT FOR GOOD REASONS Ade is a hardworking father in Lagos. Recently, fate dealt him a heavy blow when his young son, Tunde, fell scarily ill. Tunde’s illness struck suddenly, sending shockwaves through Ade’s world. ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the interest rate by 150 basis points, from 24.75% to 26.25%. This decision was made by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to control Nigeria’s soaring inflation levels, which reached 33.69% in April ...

The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has directed the prosecution of the suspected mastermind of last week’s bombing of a mosque at Gadan village, Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. Abba Yusuf to sign Kano bombing mastermind’s d3ath warrant ...

The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has directed the prosecution of the suspected mastermind of last week’s bombing of a mosque at Gadan village, Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. Abba Yusuf to sign Kano bombing mastermind’s d3ath warrant ...

Officers of the Nigeria Army have reportedly shut Banex Plaza, a shopping complex located in the Wuse 2 area of the Federal Capital Territory, following attacks on some of its personnel over the weekend. Abuja shopping complex SHUT after assault on ...

An Upper Shariah Court sitting in Kano, yesterday, ordered the remand of the principal suspect, Shafi’u Abubakar in connection of an arson attack on mosque in Gadan village, Gezawa Local Government Area of the state The Kano State government through ...

Three men have been arraigned before an Abeokuta Chief Magistrate Court for assaulting a medical doctor while performing his duty The defendants, James Akode, Lekan Ajeigbe, and Rilwan Roheem, were arraigned on Monday on a three-count charge of conspiracy, assault ...

Operatives of the Gombe Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested one Janty Emmanuel who was seen spraying naira notes while dancing at a social event She was arrested on Monday, May 20, 2024, following intelligence that spotted her ...

The Lagos State Police Command has rescued two infants who were locked up in an apartment on Adelakun Street, in the Iju Ishaga area of Lagos State. The toddlers, Punch Metro gathered, were found in a state of neglect when ...

Iranian state media IRNA has shared footage showing the wreckage of President Raisi’s helicopter found by the volunteer drone team of the Relief & Rescue Organization of the Red Crescent. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister d!ed when ...

Government forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have successfully thwarted an attempted coup that unfolded on Saturday night. The incident has left the nation on edge as authorities work to restore order and investigate those involved. According ...

Tragedy struck when 12-year-old Flora Martinez, a sixth grader at Keller Middle School in Las Vegas, took her own life on May 7 after enduring months of relentless bullying at school. Despite her parents’ efforts to secure a transfer to ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has withdrawn the circular directing banks and other financial institutions to implement the 0.5 per cent cyber security levy. The withdrawal of the circular was announced via a statement signed by Haruna Mustafa, Director, Financial Policy and ...

A man, Taiwo Badejo, has allegedly stab-bed his friend, identified simply as Monday, to d3ath over N2,500 debt in the Oko Oba area of Lagos State. Punch Metro gathered that Badejo and Monday were arguing over the money when the ...

The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and sought a court injunction to stop the Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, from marrying off 100 orphaned girls. ...

The Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, on Monday, remanded two reverend sisters of a first generational church (name withheld), for illegal dealings and fraudulent adoption of children. Court remands two reverend sisters for illegal adoption ...

A yet-to-be-identified man has been apprehended for possessing a bomb on the premises of a bank in Dadin Kowa town in the Jos South area of Plateau State. Punch Online gathered that immediately it was discovered that a bomb was ...

The world currently faces a significant shortage of nurses and midwives according to the World Health Organisation, WHO. Stressing this on International Nurses Day, the WHO noted that while there are currently an estimated 29 million nurses and 2.2 million midwives globally, ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has preferred a fresh charge against the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, over an allegation that he illegally printed Naira notes while he held sway at the ...

In a now-viral video posted on X on Tuesday, soldiers of the Nigerian army were seen crying, seemingly after losing some of their colleagues to terrorist attacks. Soldiers in TEARS after losing colleagues to terrorists The video posted by #X-Daily has ...