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Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, on Wednesday, donated N1bn to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund The billionaire sent in his first daughter, Tolani to do the presentation.   While announcing this on his Instagram page, Otedola who goes by the ...

Chidi Amadi, the Chief of Staff to Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has resigned   The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, confirmed Amadi’s resignation to The Punch. Johnson said Fubara would announce a replacement for Amadi, a loyalist ...

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano State, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of an 18-year-old man, Yusuf Haruna, in a correctional centre for allegedly stabbing an Imam, Sani Mohammed to death   The defendant, who lives in Tudun Nufawa Quarters, ...

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested three in connection with baby theft at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia The police says it has commenced an investigation into the stealing of the Newborn baby who was delivered through Caesarean ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced a new appointment of executive officers for Union Bank, Keystone Bank, and Polaris banks following the dissolution of the board of the banks on Wednesday The acting director of Corporate Communication, Sidi-Ali Hakama, ...

  Ugandan woman who welcomed twins at 70 shares first photos of babies   A Ugandan woman who made headlines after welcoming twins via in vitro fertilization (IVF) at 70 is taking her babies home. Safina Namukwaya welcomed twins — ...

Pandemonium broke out in the Itori town of Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State on Tuesday after a missing one-year-old girl, Janet Ajayi, was found dead inside a well   Punch Metro learnt from the Ogun State Police Command ...

  Married women’s love fades more quickly than their husband’s in long marriages Though some husbands may quietly disagree, women’s loving feelings fade more than their partners’ in a long marriage, data suggests. Research tracked the emotions of 3,900 adults, ...

The World Health Organisation, has warned that the coronavirus disease is still a major threat despite partially passing under the radar. The United Nations agency noted that almost 10,000 COVID-19 deaths were reported in December, saying data from various sources ...

The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan, took over the leadership of the ministry days after the minister, Betta Edu was suspended Betta Edu: Perm Sec, Enitan takes over humanitarian ministry after ...

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has engaged major companies under the pioneer status of the National Sugar Master Plan on collaborative terms to curtail the rising price of sugar and improve the capacity of ...

  The Nigerian police Force has warned Nigerians against the use of the viral new slogan ”No gree for anybody”.   The spokesperson of the police force, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, gave the warning while parading some suspects at the Force ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, for questioning over allegations of corruption in the handling of N37.1 billion social intervention funds during her tenure ...

  The Labour Party has reacted to the resignation of Dr Doyin Okupe, the former Campaign Director of its Presidential Campaign Council in the last election. Okupe had tendered his resignation from the party on Monday following ideological differences that ...

  The Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN) on Tuesday countered the BBC documentary on its founder, late Temitope Babatunde Joshua, popularly known as TB Joshua, calling it sponsored. SCOAN described the documentary as unfounded, noting that the characters interviewed ...

President Bola Tinubu on Monday sacked the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Babatunde Irukera, and the Director-General/CEO of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mr Alexander Okoh with immediate effect A statement signed ...

BBC has no moral justification to condemn any African man – Eedris Abdulkareem Ha, this matter is going another way now o. Not sure BBC saw this coming! Some Nigerians believe those interviewed are saying their truth, the truth they ...

Late Prophet TB Joshua’s daughter, Ajoke has revealed how her father, allegedly constantly abused her Ajoke revealed this to BBC. BBC has concluded a three-part investigative documentary on the late prophet. In the first part, TB Joshua’s disciples claimed that ...

Ondo State Government has fixed February 23 and 24 for the burial of the late governor Rotimi Akeredolu Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa fixed the dates on Monday after a state cabinet meeting, SaharaReporters says.   “The burial has been fixed between ...

  We knew it was inky for a while. Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote has regained his position as the richest person in Africa, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires. South African business mogul Johann Ruper dethroned Nigerian Aliko Dangote to emerge as ...

Netizens have disagreed with British Broadcasting Corporations, BBC on its documentary over alleged crimes of late Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun Joshua widely known as TB Joshua. The first part of the documentary will be aired today, January ...

  The most expensive piece of seafood at Tokyo’s largest fish market sold for a ton-a money at auction on the opening day of business. The mammoth bluefin tuna weighing nearly 525 pounds was purchased by seafood wholesaler Yamayuki and a sushi chain for ...

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Betta Edu, following widespread anger over an alleged N585 million scandal The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in ...

More than 10 children on average have lost one or both of their legs every day in Gaza since October 7, with many amputations performed without anesthesia, a charity said Sunday   Underscoring the dire humanitarian situation in the Palestinian ...

A 70-year-old piggery farmer and elder with a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ijebu Igbo, headquarters of Ijebu North Local Government Area, simply identified as Pa Adeife Ifelaja, has been abducted by kidnappers Pa Adeife is said ...