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  Catholic Priest, Rev Fr. Vitus Borogo, who was killed by bandits in Kaduna State, has been buried. Recall the incident happened on Saturday at the Prison Farm, Kujama, along Kaduna-Kachia Road, after a raid on the farm. Borogo was ...

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, appeared before the Uxbridge Magistrate court in the United Kingdom UK today June 30 over organ harvesting charges. At the hearing today, the prosecutor told the court that David Ukpo, who alleged that he was coerced to ...

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved a flat rate increase for all Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Standard routes. With the increase, a bus ride from Ikorodu – TBS will now cost N600 from N500 while Berger ...

Catholic priest, Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, has shared a think-piece about Jesus Christ and his true mission on earth. In a Facebook post, Ugwu stated that if Jesus came into the world to only heal the sick, then he failed woefully ...

The family of a 30-year-old man, Chinonso Omeh, who was allegedly killed in police custody, has demanded justice for him. Chinonso, who hailed from Umuogboagu community, Enugu Ezike, in the Igbo Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, died ...

A former cop has, on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, been arrested for impersonating police officers shortly after she attended a TV interview in a full police uniform. Monica Wamaitha Gitau was arrested while attending a live interview on Inooro TV. ...

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has started the demolition of over 100 buildings constructed on waterways at Dutse Makaranta, a populated suburb in Bwari Area Council. Mr Ikharo Attah, the Senior Special Assistant to FCT Minister on Monitoring, Inspection ...

Otto community, in the Ebute Meta area of Lagos State, has again been thrown into panic on Tuesday when a three-year-old boy, Faruq Saluhu, went missing. Punch Metro had reported in October 2021 that another three-year-old boy, Nohim Ishola, went ...

A joint task force commander and a resident of Sabon Gero community, New Millennium City Settlement, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State were killed when bandits stormed the area on Tuesday. The invasion of the bandits in ...

There is palpable tension in Enugu State capital as gunmen reportedly attacked a police checkpoint and allegedly killed two officers on duty and others, The Punch reports. The incident which happened this morning was said to have occurred at Gariki, ...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has declared July 9 as Eid al-Adha. Also known as Sallah, Eid al-Adha will feature the slaughtering of ram during the period known as the “festival of sacrifice”. In a statement issued by ...

Popular socio-political activist, Aisha Yesufu has reacted to lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo’s outfit as a ‘juju’ priest as he appeared before the Court. The lawyer has been at both the Supreme Court and a High Court in Lagos dressed as a ...

The Ondo State Government has ordered all public and private institutions in the state to install Close Circuit Television on their premises on or before August 1, 2022. This followed the directive of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu that CCTV should be ...

Pastor Mike Bamiloye of Mount Zion Ministries has told his followers on social media that, if they get scammed by fake pastors, it is absolutely their fault! Educating them, the man of God made other cases and said; “WHY ALL ...

A mild drama, yesterday, played out on the floor of the upper legislative chamber when the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, switched off the public address system attached to Senator Rochas Okorocha (APC: Imo West) during screening of ministerial nominees. Lawan’s ...

‘Too many passengers at Heathrow Airport has led the travel hub to cancel or move 30 of its flights this morning, impacted hundreds if not thousands of customers. More flights from Heathrow Airport have been cancelled this morning due to ...

Ozonna Soludo, Nigerian contemporary musician and son of Anambra state governor, Charles Soludo says his father never wanted him to be a singer. In a chat with The Nation, Ozonna said he met tough resistance from his father and it ...

Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has declared Thursday, 30th June 2022 and Friday, 1st July 2022 as state-wide Public holidays to enable people of the state obtain their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, ahead of the general elections. Bello made ...

  The human rights activist who stirred controversy last Thursday at the Supreme Court after he appeared in court in a lawyer’s gown with a ‘native doctor’ attire, on Wednesday reverted to a normal lawyer’s dress code. Omirhobo appeared at ...

Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court, Uyo has convicted and sentenced a notorious international fraudster, Scales Olatunji, to 235 years imprisonment for internet fraud and money laundering. Olatunji was arraigned on July 2, 2019 on 45-count charges bordering ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized hard drugs worth over N600 million at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers State. NDLEA Commander at the Airport Command, Isaac Aloye, disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing Channels Television on ...

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said 314 suspected members of Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province have surrendered. They were said to have surrendered to troops in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State as a result ...

  The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said the increasing number of inmates awaiting trial is having a toll on the custodian centres and the available resources for the service. Aregbesola, who blamed the congestion of prisons on the ...

  A 39-year-old man is in police detention after he was arrested for allegedly slapping Uganda’s Minister of State for Works and Transport, Mr Musa Ecweru during Sunday mass at St. Michael Catholic Church in Wera Sub County in Amuria ...

Tension has gripped the Ogulagha community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State as soldiers attached to Forcados Terminal have reportedly shot dead a youth in the community, Endurance Kalaepele. Punch Metro gathered that the 27-year-old man was allegedly ...