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Donald Trump’s behaviour in court is raising eyebrows, with a psychologist suggesting it’s akin to dementia. During his hush money trial, Trump has been observed dozing off at the defense table, sparking worries about his mental state. Psychologist Dr. John ...

Grace Lewis Shaw, a vibrant 22-year-old from Liverpool, passed away after waking up with a headache.   It’s believed she accidentally overdosed on her mother’s morphine while seeking relief. Grace, described as “funny” and “cheeky,” was found unresponsive on her ...

Owners of properties demolished to give the right of way to the Lagos-Calabar Coaster Highway are to get N2.75 billion compensation from the Federal Government, Works Minister Dave Umahi said yesterday. The minister, who unveiled the new design routes for the ...

Laura, 35, drove her family car straight at a wall, aiming to end her husband and newborn daughter’s lives.   The terrifying incident occurred after she had been awake for 40 hours following the birth of her daughter, Olivia. Laura, ...

The Pesiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, has warned internet fraudsters, known as yahoo boys, of destruction if they don’t quit. During sermon on Sunday, April 28, he said: “Nobody playing games has a future in ...

Seven Nigerian nationals who acted middlemen have been arrested and charged to court for receiving $8 million proceeds of romance scams from the victims of Nigerian internet fraudsters.   The suspects were identified as Bolanle Christina Odeyale, 39, Forney, Texas; ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in London, England after he attended the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was held from April 28-29. The President’s journey to London was unexpected, as his media adviser, Ajuri Ngelale, had ...

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has declared plans to gather students for a protest against unstable power supply and fuel scarcity in the country. The body, in a statement endorsed by the Senate President, Comrade Akinteye Afeez, and ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria, has declared May 1st a public holiday. This Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the declaration, according to the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Aishetu Ndayako. “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 1st May 2024 as a ...

An 11-year-old teenager, Iremide Opeifa, has drowned in a swimming pool at the Grand Bank Link Hotels along Idiroko Road in the Sango Ota area of Ogun State. Punch Metro learnt that the incident happened on Sunday evening. Punch correspondent gathered ...

A member of Donald Trump’s party, Democrat, Hanif Johnson, has won an election making him the youngest judge in Pennsylvania. Hanif Johnson won the seat in the general election for the Dauphin County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania on Election Day ...

A man named Okibe Otsapa, has been reportedly k!lled by an irate mob over a missing television set in Otukpo, Benue State. It was reported that the deceased was accused of stealing a television set from a beer joint in ...

Founder and former Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao has been sentenced to four months imprisonment. Zhao pleaded guilty in November 2023 to a money laundering charge. Zhao, who went by the nickname CZ, has also satisfied the requirement of him to ...

  The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System has said that financial institutions lost about N17.67bn to fraud in 2023. This was disclosed in its Annual Fraud Landscape (January to December 2023) which was published on its website on Monday. NIBSS incorporated in 1993 provides a mechanism for same-day clearing and settlement ...

  Telecommunications operators in the country including MTN Nigeria and Globacom have asked for Federal Government approval through the Nigerian Communications Commission to raise their tariff. The development came after foreign exchange losses and rising energy costs forced some of ...

  Ibom Airline has purchased and launched a new Airbus A220-300 into commercial service. The Akwa Ibom state-owned airline launched the plane into commercial service on Monday,, with flights from Uyo to Lagos. PUNCH gathered that the A220 with registration ...

  Digital telecommunications solutions provider, Globacom, has saluted Nigerian workers as the country observes this year’s edition of the International Workers’ Day. The company enjoined them to rededicate themselves to excellence so as to take Nigeria to the next level. ...

  Access Bank Plc has disclosed that 26,896 customers have been rewarded with over N6.51bn in the DiamondXtra savings and reward scheme. Bank’s Regional Director, South-West, Bolaji Aboderin, disclosed this at the recent unveiling of Access Bank, New Court Road, ...

  The Federal Government, on Tuesday, announced that it was set to issue a fully valid operating licence to the 650,000 barrels per day capacity Dangote Petroleum Refinery. It announced this at the  Stakeholders’ Consultation Forum on Midstream and Petroleum ...

  Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Bank Limited, Abubakar Suleiman, has called for a purpose-driven leadership society to deliver a transformative impact. According to a statement from the bank, Suleiman made this call while delivering an enlightening discourse on leadership ...

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Monday released an order on the Deregulation of Meter Prices for meters deployed under the Meter Asset Provider Scheme It said the prices of meters were deregulated after Meter Asset Providers and other operators requested a ...

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has passed a vote of ‘no confidence’ on the Federal Government, saying that the minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has failed Nigerians. Falana was reacting to Adelabu’s appearance before the Senate to defend the increase in the ...

A 400-level female student of the University of Abuja, Murjanatu Zubairu, who was declared missing on Friday has died in a car accident along the Lugbe – Airport Road, Abuja Zubairu, a student of the Department of Arts Education in the ...

Three suspected armed robbers have been apprehended in connection with an attack on a Divisional Police Officer in Lagos state, Abaniwonda Tokunbo According to the police, the assailants on April 9 attacked the DPO with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons ...

A man in his mid-30s, popularly identified as Baale or Radical, has reportedly committed suicide after he was issued a notice to quit his apartment for not being able to pay his annual rent of N35,000 increased to N60,000 Man ...