Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant, has opined that investing in cows is better any form of cryptocurrency business. Garba was lending his voice to the latest instruction to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), other Financial Institutions (OFIs) and Non-Bank Financial ...
Read More »Four Amotekun operatives hospitalized as hoodlums attack security outfit in Ibadan
No fewer than four (4) operatives of the Oyo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun have been hospitalized. The operatives were attacked by some hoodlums in Ona Ara Local Government area on Friday. They have been hospitalized as ...
Read More »Anambra imposes curfew, orders work from home
Anambra State Government has imposed curfew to stop further spread of COVID-19 in the State The State Governor, Willie Obiano, has equally ordered workers from levels 1-12 to vacate offices and start working from home with effect from Monday. Also, ...
Read More »Gunmen kill man, wife, daughter inside church in Anambra
Some Gunmen have killed one Kenneth Emekwasianya; his wife, Grace; their daughter, Chioma, and Emeka Ntukokwu, a secondary school teacher, in a Seven-Day Adventist Church in Azia, Anambra State. According to an ...
Read More »JUST IN: CBN directs banks to shutdown crypto accounts
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has directed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) and Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) local financial institutions against having any transactions in crypto or facilitating payments for crypto exchanges. The apex bank disclosed ...
Read More »Pastor sues Apostle Suleman, demands N2billion for unlawful interference in his marriage
A former pastor with the Omega Fire Ministries International, Mike Davids, has filed a suit against the General Overseer of the church, Apostle Johnson Suleman, and the church for N2billion, for allegedly meddling in his marriage, which he described as ...
Read More »Covid-19: Abia Government bans public gatherings
Abia Government on Thursday placed a ban on public gatherings as part of efforts to tackle the rising cases of coronavirus in the state. Mr Chris Ezem, Chairman of Abia COVID-19 Inter-ministerial Committee, announced this at a stakeholders meeting in ...
Read More »NDLEA nabs two with 3kg cocaine at Lagos, Abuja airports
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has continued to put the heat on drug traffickers with the latest arrest of a businessman at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. And another ...
Read More »President Biden declares ‘America is back’ as he announces major foreign policy shifts
President Joe Biden announced “America is back” on Thursday and declared that “diplomacy is back at the center” of US foreign policy as he said the US will end all support for Saudi Arabia’s offensive operations in Yemen, one of ...
Read More »Women living with HIV express concern over stigma
The Association of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (AWLWHAN) has expressed concern over stigma from the society, saying its members have been battling discrimination. The National Coordinator of the group, Mrs Helen Akpan, expressed the position in an ...
Read More »Court upholds okada, keke restriction in Lagos
A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, has upheld the Lagos State government’s right to restrict commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke Marwa) within six local government areas and nine Local Council Development areas, LCDAs, in the state. Justice Mohammed ...
Read More »Lagos Court Sentences Two Men To Death For Robbery
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced two persons, Moshood Ogunshola and Wasiu Lekan to death for armed robbery in Lagos. Justice S. S Ogunsanya delivered the judgement in charge No.ID/359C/13 between Lagos State vs Moshood ...
Read More »Mixed feelings for Lagos Danfo drivers as phase-out date approaches
As the kick-off date of the Lagos State’s Bus Reform Initiative approaches, commercial bus (popularly known as Danfo) drivers in the state have expressed mixed feelings over the project. While some of the drivers agreed to buy into the initiative, ...
Read More »Nigeria records new 1,340 Covid-19 cases, total now 136,030
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,340 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 136,030. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. “1340 new cases ...
Read More »Man drags random babe to court after she collected his N5000 for transportation and refused to show up
A man in Kaduna has allegedly dragged a random babe to a Customary court after he sent her N5000. According to his friend who shared the news on twitter –@WizzaFarukk — his friend had sent the lady who was ...
Read More »Hisbah allegedly arrest police officer for buying beer in Kano
The Kano State Islamic Police Corps, Hisbah and Kano State Road Traffic Authority (KAROTA) have arrested an inspector of the Nigerian Police Force for purchasing beer. A source told SaharaReporters that the police officer, popularly known as OC Gulder, is ...
Read More »Man jumps to his death during EFCC raid at 1004 Estate
A man has died after jumping from the 7th floor of 1004 Housing Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos. A resident told The Punch that the deceased jumped from an apartment at Block D5 during a raid by the Economic and Financial ...
Read More »Rainstorm blows off rooftops of JAMB, NAN offices in Ekiti
A heavy downpour accompanied by a whirlwind in most parts of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital damaged many buildings and property. The rain which started at about 8:00 pm on Wednesday night, came with heavy breeze felling electric poles, trees ...
Read More »UK may ‘never’ fully return to normal after Covid pandemic, top virologist warns
The UK may never get fully back to how it was before the pandemic with masks worn for years, a top virologist has warned. While fears over mutant strains of Covid-19 could see Brits locked out of concert stadiums, sporting ...
Read More »Young bride cries ‘how will I live without you?’ as groom shot dead on wedding day
A young bride asked ‘how am I going to live without you?’ after her groom was shot dead on their wedding day by two guests. Footage shows the newly wedded couple celebrating their big day just hours before the groom ...
Read More »Abduction galore as Punch reporter, neigbours are whisked away by gunmen
Gunmen have abducted a Punch reporter, Okechukwu Nnodim, at his house in the Arab road area of Kubwa Abuja. The Nation gathered the incident took place around 11pm on Wednesday. The kidnappers also attacked his neighbours and went away ...
Read More »7 year-old dies of coronavirus as death toll climbs by 728 in UK
The UK’s coronavirus hospital death toll has increased by 728 – with the youngest victim aged just seven years old. The daily deaths figure dropped by 330 compared to the same time last week, and by 226 compared to yesterday’s ...
Read More »Buhari extends IGP Adamu’s tenure by 3 months to give room for proper selection of successor
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) by three months. Mr Adamu was due to retire from the police last Monday having spent the maximum 35 years in service. The ...
Read More »Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi finally replies Sunday Igboho
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has accepted the apology tendered by popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho. Igboho had in virtual meeting tagged: Townhall with Yoruba in Diaspora said the Ooni disappointed the Yoruba people ...
Read More »EFCC parades three for ”selling non-existent land” to victim
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Benin Zonal office have arrested three suspects on Thursday for allegedly being involved in a land sale scam. The suspects are Monday Evboumwan, Adams Edigin, and Charles Amenaghawon. They allegedly sold a non-existent ...
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