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  The Electricity Consumer Protection Advocacy Centre has expressed strong opposition to the Ministry of Power’s assertion that over 40 per cent of Nigerians now enjoy up to 20 hours of daily power supply. The claim, made by Minister of ...

  President Bola Tinubu and his deputy, Kashim Shettima, alongside other dignitaries, observed the Independence Day Parade held at the forecourt of the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. Tinubu, the Special Guest, arrived at the venue at about 10:10 ...

  Nigeria has been ranked 15th in the list of countries that received United States green cards in the year 2023. The most populous African country stood out as the sole African nation to make the list of 20 countries, with ...

  A lawyer, simply identified as Okechukwu, was k!lled in a tragic road crash that occurred along the Awka area of the Awka-Enugu Expressway in Anambra State on Sunday night. Punch correspondent gathered that the lawyer d!ed after his vehicle ...

  Senate President Godswill Akpabio has urged Nigerians to remain patient, hopeful and supportive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, believing it will bring a brighter future. In his message marking Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary, Akpabio said: “My fellow countrymen ...

  TEXT OF NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ON THE 64TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA OCTOBER 1, 2024. Fellow Nigerians, as I address you today, I am deeply aware of the struggles many of ...

  President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, stated that Nigeria must either reform for progress and prosperity or continue with business as usual and risk collapse. He, however, said his administration, upon taking over the leadership of the country 16 months ...

  Gunmen have k!lled the Peoples Democratic Party’s councilorship candidate in Pari Ward, in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Raymond Timothy, and his brother, James Timothy. A PDP chieftain in the local government area, Barnabas Chawai, disclosed the ...

  A man is devastated after discovering evidence of his wife’s infidelity through her phone. He shared his painful experience with an influencer on X, revealing that despite his efforts to make his wife happy, she sent explicit photos of ...

  A student has defended himself against accusations of abandoning a child, explaining that he discovered the mother was involved with multiple partners, including her boyfriend. This comes after a viral story from a mother of twins who confronted her ...

  A dog meat seller named Erica has disappeared with his neighbor’s six-month-old baby boy in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The incident occurred last Sunday at Aneke Lane, Mile 2 Diobu, in the Port Harcourt City Local Government Area. Erica, ...

  Kwara State has arraigned 300 sanitation offenders. They were arrested and prosecuted by a special court for flouting the sanitation laws in Kwara State during the monthly sanitation held on Saturday. The monthly sanitation is held in the state ...

  An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has issued a summons to Kemi Alao-Akala, the wife of the late former Governor of the state, Adebayo Alao-Akala, instructing her to appear in court within 30 days. The writ of summons, which ...

  The World Bank has granted Nigeria $1.57 billion in funding, divided into three operations, to strengthen human capital and enhance resilience to climate change According to Channels TV, the funding will support HOPE-GOV, a $500 million operation addressing governance ...

  Activist Aisha Yesufu has responded to claims that she is working to undermine social critic  Very Dark Man. The controversy arose after Aisha expressed her support for the Falanas, who demanded an apology and retraction from VDM for remarks ...

  The General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has urged Nigerians, particularly the youth, not to flee the country in search of greener pastures abroad. During a Sunday sermon in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as part of ...

  The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has revealed how the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, played a pivotal role in securing his appointment. Speaking at an event organized by the Ijaw Peoples Congress in ...

  Five worshippers have been confirmed d3ad, while others are on admission at the Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, after they took part in a feast known in Yoruba parlance as ipese organised by an Ibadan-based white-garment ...

  The Federal Government has announced Tuesday, October 1, 2024, as a public holiday This is to commemorate Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day anniversary. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the declaration on behalf of the government. In a statement issued by Permanent ...

  The Lagos and Ogun state governments have warned residents living in flood-prone areas, particularly along riverbanks, to temporarily relocate or brace for potential flooding ahead of the planned release of water from the Oyan dam. The release of excess ...

  Former Cagliari midfielder Andrea Capone was found d3ad aged 43 at the 5-star Palazzo Tirso Hotel in his native Italy on Sunday. After growing up in the city, Capone would go on to graduate from the club’s academy before becoming ...

  The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, claimed yesterday that over 40 per cent of Nigerians now enjoy 20 hours of electricity supply daily. The minister in a statement by his media aide, Bolaji Tunji, explained that the feat was ...

  Tragedy struck in Jigawa on Saturday when four teenage girls drowned in a pond at Malkaderi village, Gagarawa Local Government Area. The girls, all from the same family, had gone swimming in the pond on Saturday evening when the ...

  The Nasarawa State Police Command says it has arrested one Khadija Aliyu for allegedly stealing a seven-day-old baby girl during a naming ceremony in the Keffi area of the state. Punch Metro learnt in a statement by the command’s ...

  A new art installation depicting Donald Trump as a n*ked, 43-foot-tall marionette has been erected in Las Vegas. Made of foam over rebar and weighing approximately 6,000 pounds, the gigantic n*ked Trump will travel the United States as part of ...