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Former Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama received an honorary doctorate award from the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State over the weekend Sharing the good news on his Instagram page, Enyeama wrote; ”God has been my strength.He has been in ...

Nigerians make unfair demands on lawmakers – Senate President The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, says of the three arms of government, legislators are the most misunderstood and attacked by Nigerians. According to him, Nigerians blame lawmakers for everything, including things not ...

Commuters stranded as commercial drivers protest in Lagos Commercial drivers are at the moment protesting in Lagos leaving hundreds of commuters stranded. Many of the commuters are seen at various bus stops stranded as the drivers continue their protest. The ...

UK’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been sacked Rishi Sunak has FINALLY sacked Suella Braverman after a weekend of sickening violence following the Home Secretary’s unauthorised attack on police chiefs. The PM spent the weekend weighing up whether to get rid of her ...

A struggling prison is spending nearly £10,000 on teaching inmates how to stamp their feet and click their fingers Prisoners are being taught how to use their bodies to manage their anger through a ‘body percussion’ programme, according to The ...

A Netflix producer, Matan Meir has been killed fighting Hamas The executive producer of a popular Netflix show has been killed in Gaza after fighting against Hamas militants. Matan Meir, 38, had a big role in Fauda, which centred around an Israeli ...

Two female officials of the Lagos Waste Management Authority were on Monday knocked down by a vehicle around the Charlie Boy area inward Gbagada, Lagos State An eyewitness simply identified as Sodiq who spoke to Punch correspondent on the telephone ...

The Presidency has congratulated the Kogi State governor-elect, Usman Ododo Ododo, who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, defeated his rivals from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Muri Ajaka, and Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). ...

The All Progressives Congress Governorship candidate, Ahmed Ododo, has been announced winner of the just concluded November 11 governorship election in Kogi State Ododo won with 446,237 votes, defeating his closest rival, Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party, who garnered ...

Kogi decides: INEC to hold fresh elections in 59 polling units The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), today said that fresh polls will be conducted in 59 polling units in the Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to the commission, the ...

Police arraign 26-year-old okada rider for raising false alarm over genital theft A 26-year-old commercial motorcycle rider, Master Dooior Tartor, has been arraigned before a Makurdi Chief Magistrate Court by the Benue State Police Command for raising a false alarm that his passenger stole ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as the winner of the state governorship election held on Saturday The state Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, who is also the Vice-Chancellor, Federal ...

Katsina Government bans large gatherings Katsina State Government has banned all forms of large religious, social and other forms of night gatherings in the state. The announcement was made by the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Malam Bala Salisu-Zango, in ...

INEC officer kidnapped on election eve is freed One of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Supervisory Presiding Officers, who was abducted at the Amassoma jetty in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on the eve of the governorship election, ...

The Labour Party governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, Udengs Eradiri, has said VOTE-BUYING was the other of the day He said this while faulting the conduct of today’s governorship election in the state. Udengs who spoke to reporters after casting ...

Kogi decides: Governorship candidate, Olayinka Braimoh ARRESTED The governorship candidate of the Action Alliance in yesterday’s gubernatorial elections in Kogi State, Olayinka Braimoh, has been arrested. Musa Yakubu, his media aide, confirmed the arrest to journalists. He told reporters that his principal ...

The Lagos State Government has again sealed Quilox club The Restaurant and Night Club located in Victoria Island was sealed yesterday over noise pollution and other environmental infractions. It was sealed by Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA). ...

Despite not voting, Dino Melaye has won his  polling unit The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in yesterday’s election garnered 210 votes to defeat his main challenger, Ahmed Ododo of the All Progressives Congress candidate (APC), who polled 22 votes. Leke Abejide of the African ...

The Police in Oyo State, on Friday, paraded a 45-year-old suspected ritualist simply identified as Hassan Kolawole with a fresh human head in Ibadan, the state capital Kolawole was paraded at the Command Headquarters at Eleyele in Ibadan North-West Local ...

Woman found dead in her room in Rivers The body of another woman has been found in her apartment in the Ogbumbada compound in Rumalogu in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. A source said the woman, identified as ...

  “He told me that my ailing sister would d if I refused to sl££p with him,” Ogun police arrest pastor for allegedly giving fak£ prophecies & abd¥cting a lady The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a Pastor identified ...

The Lokoja Local Government Council Chairman, Muhammed Danasabe Muhammed, is dead. He died barely 24 hours before the Saturday governorship election He was said to have died around 5:30 am at a hospital in Lokoja, the state capital. Muhammed Danasabe ...

Despite recent moves by the Central Bank of Nigeria to strengthen the foreign exchange market, the naira closed trading on the Investor & Exporter forex window on Thursday at N996.75/$. This is a 13.95 per cent decline from the N874.71/$ ...

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, on Thursday, said his predecessor, who is the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, remains his ‘oga’ (boss) He said this in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, when both met for ...

Former students of Model Secondary School located in Jalingo the Taraba state capital have allegedly stabbed their teacher to death The teacher identified as Bassey Sardauna was stabbed outside the school premises while on board a tricycle to go home. ...