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  The Lagos State Government has shut down Blessed Happy Homes Superstore, located at 6th Avenue, 13th Road, FESTAC Town, for selling expired Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and breaching health and safety regulations. The action, executed by the Lagos State ...

  The Federal Government has fired some civil servants with degrees from private tertiary institutions in Benin Republic and Togo. The directive affected federal workers who graduated from the institutions from 2017 to date. The Director of Information and Public ...

  Global leader in video streaming services, Netflix, has dismissed reports suggesting it plans to exit Nigeria, reiterating its commitment to the country’s burgeoning creative industry. The streaming giant responded to the speculation on Wednesday in an email to The Punch. ...

  The Kwara State Government has sanctioned the schoolteacher accused of mistreating a National Youth Service Corps member (name withheld) posted to the Government Day Junior Secondary School, Kulende, Ilorin. The government, in a joint statement by the Commissioner of ...

  Veteran actress Rita Edochie has expressed outrage and disappointment over a recent incident involving Prophet Odumeje and Judy Austin, the second wife of Yul Edochie. Remember that Yul Edochie and Judy Austin both were invited by Odumeje but Rita ...

  Greenwich Merchant Bank Limited has announced the appointment of Mr Benson Ogundeji as its substantive Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer following approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement made available to The PUNCH on ...

  The mother of late Sylvester Oromoni, Mrs. Rosemary Oromoni, has reportedly passed away on November 25, 2024. Mrs. Oromoni’s death comes just three years after the tragic loss of her son, Sylvester Oromoni Jr., who died in November 2021 ...

  Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested one Emmanuel Linus and Moses Daniel, for impersonating a Nigerian Army officer. The suspect was apprehended on November 30, 2024, around 2:00 p.m., dressed in full Nigerian Army ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has responded to criticisms over its recent recovery of 753 duplexes and other apartments in Lokogoma District, Abuja, explaining its decision not to disclose the owners of the properties. The Commission, on ...

  Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing the Edo North senatorial district, has expressed strong support for the financial autonomy of local governments in Nigeria. Oshiomhole’s comments came in response to the July 11, 2024, Supreme Court ruling that upheld the financial ...

  The Nigeria Police Force have dismissed a viral video circulating on social media that shows uniformed personnel in camouflage allegedly scooping fuel from the wreckage of a tanker accident. This was made known in a statement by the Force Public ...

  Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has approved the immediate reinstatement of the staff members of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, who were disengaged from service in March 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the approval was ...

  The Governor of Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru, has warned that any worker participating in the ongoing industrial strike over the new minimum wage will be replaced within 72 hours. According to Daily Trust, Governor Nwifuru made this ...

  Juatice Jude Onwuegbuzie, on Monday, December 2, 2024, ordered the final forfeiture of an estate in Abuja, measuring 150,500 square meters and comprising 753 duplexes and apartments, to the federal government. The estate, located on Plot 109, Cadastral Zone ...

  An actress was swept to her de.ath by a giant wave while exercising on her yoga mat on a popular tourist island in Thailand. Kamilla Belyatskaya, 24, was swept away from the beauty spot on Koh Sumui just moments ...

  A tragic fire incident claimed the lives of six family members, including a Customs officer, Tijani Kabiru, attached to the Oyo/Osun Command, his wife, and four children in the early hours of Monday in Ede, Osun State. The fire ...

  A man named Michael Akinmolayan has been arrested for allegedly raping a female neighbour in the Sango-Ota area of Ogun State. Punch Metro gathered on Saturday that during the incident on Thursday, Akinmolayan allegedly struck the survivor on the ...

  President-elect Trump reacted to President Biden’s surprise decision to pardon his son Hunter on Sunday. Biden’s move to pardon – a decision he previously claimed he would not make – turned heads across the country. In a Truth Social ...

  Japheth Omojuwa who just landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, has narrated his airport experience, describing it has ‘scary and very unpleasant”, saying Nigeria deserves better. Sharing his not so pleasant experience on X, the writer narrated it thus; ”Post ...

  The Nigerian Navy has announced the arrest of three suspects by troops of Operation Delta Sanity for allegedly transporting 125 bags of industrial chemicals, 820 tubes of pethidine, and 22,800 bottles of codeine in a large wooden boat near ...

  Pepsi Nigeria has unveiled the revamped 60cl Long Throat Bottle, marking its return with a campaign themed “Big Big Tinz” to deliver “Big Refreshment, Big Value.” Pepsi said in a statement it partnered with Afrobeat singer Young Jonn to ...

  Verve International, Africa’s leading domestic payments card scheme and token brand, has announced that its cards are now accepted on AliExpress, one of the world’s largest online retail platforms. In a statement on Friday, the payment giant described the ...

  United Bank for Africa has signed a deal to commence full banking operations in France. In a statement late Thursday, the banking group said the landmark business cooperation agreement with the French Finance Minister, Antoine Armand, was part of ...

  A Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur, Justin Sun, recently followed through on his promise to consume the banana from the controversial artwork Comedian, a piece valued at $6.2 million (£4.9 million). The artwork, created by Maurizio Cattelan in 2019, features a ...

  Oil marketers have expressed diverse opinions on the recent demand by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which stated that dealers must make advance payments before they can begin off-taking products from the Lekki-based refinery. This demand was advanced to marketers during ...