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  A man has taken to social media to express his frustration after being banned from officiating at a church for not contributing money towards his pastor’s birthday celebration. The man, identified as @Ayibatonye01 on X shared his experience, explaining that ...

  Cameroonian President Paul Biya today landed at Yaounde’s international airport, after several weeks out of the country amid rumours about his health, state broadcaster CRTV showed. The West African nation’s 91-year-old leader appeared on television after the presidential plane ...

  A woman has ended her five-month marriage after discovering that her husband had been unfaithful. The devastating news came just two months into her pregnancy, leaving the woman heartbroken. Her husband, feeling remorseful, shared the story on social media ...

  Police authorities in Yobe have apprehended a 54-year-old woman Hamsatu Modu of Morami Village in Jakana, Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State for suspected trafficking of ammunition from Buniyadi to Damaturu in Yobe State. According to the spokesman ...

  Hassan Taiwo Soweto, Youth Rights Campaign spokesperson, and 17 #EndBadGovernance movement members were arrested by Lagos police at Lekki Tollgate during a protest commemorating the #EndSARS victims. The peaceful protest, held on Sunday, turned violent after police intervention with ...

  Federal Government has proposed a new tax bill aimed at transforming the country’s tax framework. Dated October 4, 2024, the legislation introduces a 5% excise duty on various sectors. The new excise duty applies to telecommunications services, including postpaid ...

  Nigerians have expressed concerns over the safety of the Compressed Natural Gas converted vehicles following recent explosions involving some vehicles. They raised questions about the safety standards and regulatory oversight of the conversions. In May, the Minister of State ...

  President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja from the United Kingdom after a two-week vacation. The president arrived at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja at about 7:20 pm Saturday. Tinubu was received by ...

  The Presidency on Wednesday said that the absence of President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in the country does not create any leadership vacuum. While Tinubu departed for the country on October 2, 2024, for a two-week working leave, Shettima left ...

  Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 36 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations of Onitsha, Anambra State. The suspects were arrested on October 11, 2024 following actionable intelligence linking ...

  The family of a journalist and human rights activist, Oluwatosin Oshibanjo, is in a panic mood after some yet-to-be-identified persons reportedly kidnapped him in his Ijebu-Ode home in Ogun State on Tuesday. Punch Metro gathered from the mother of Oluwatosin, ...

  There are strong indications that the nation’s university system may be crippled at any moment as members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Other Associated Institutions, NASU, have threatened to resume their suspended strike over four withheld ...

  Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, has attributed the frequent system failure at the national grid to Nigeria’s outdated power infrastructure. Speaking at the unveiling of Hexing Livoltek, a new electricity meter manufacturing company in Lagos, Adelabu emphasized the importance ...

  A labourer, Monday Koja, working on the premises of a private university located in the Ajebo area of Ogun State, lost his life on Wednesday following a wrongful wire connection that led to his electrocution. Punch Metro gathered from ...

  The Lagos State Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) driver, Andrew Nice Ominikoron, who is standing trial for the r*pe and murd3r of one of his passengers, Bamise Ayanwola, has denied the offence, insisting instead that it was carried out by three others. ...

  The Nigerian government has officially ended fuel and foreign exchange subsidies, a policy that has been debated for years. Minister of Finance Wale Edun announced the decision at the World Bank’s Nigeria Development Update presentation in Abuja. According to ...

  Senator Orji Kalu, representing Abia North Senatorial District, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu is deeply aware of the hardships faced by Nigerians. In an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Kalu stated that the President has firsthand knowledge ...

  A member of the Yoruba Nation agitator has d!ed in custody. Officials of Nigeria Correctional Services told the court on Wednesday when the suspects were arraigned. The deceased, Adejumo Lateef was the 18th defendant in a suit between the State ...

  A Bureau De Change operator, Suleiman Sani, has filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged arrest, torture, and illegal detention without trial. The applicant, through his lawyer, Edwin Anikwem (SAN), who ...

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is still the sole off-taker of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery despite the recent directive of the Federal Government that other oil marketers were free to start ...

  An e-scooter k!lled a man after exploding into flames and trapping him inside his apartment. A faulty lithium-ion battery set the scooter ablaze shortly after 3.30am on Wednesday in a second-floor apartment in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, said ...

  Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has achieved a significant academic milestone by earning a Doctoral Degree in Public Administration from the University of Uyo. The governor announced the successful defence of his thesis on his official X ...

  Popular comedian Lasisi Elenu has voiced his displeasure to former President Muhammad Buhari regarding Nigeria’s current economic difficulties. Lasisi, known for his unique comedic style, shared an Instagram conversation with Buhari, where he sent a voice note expressing his ...

  A South African man has shared the heartbreaking story of losing his wife just a few months after they got married, revealing that they welcomed their first child only 10 days before her passing. The man, known as @actgeneraldealr ...

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