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  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday opposed the application of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele for the release of his passport to enable him to make an overseas medical trip. In a ...

  The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the reintroduction of monthly environmental sanitation in the state. The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who disclosed this, said the State Executive Council has also given its approval ...

  The chairman of Progressive Governors’ Forum and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has exonerated President Bola Tinubu from the current economic hardship ravaging the country. The governor insisted it would be unfair for anybody to blame the president, arguing that the ...

  The remains of a tenant, Caleb Chiemele, have been recovered from a short-let apartment on the LSDPC Estate, off Freedom Way, in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos State. Punch Metro gathered on Monday that Chiemele, who had ...

  In a heartwarming gesture, Abdul Malik Zubairu, a Federal lawmaker representing Maru/Bungudu Federal Constituency in Zamfara state, has sponsored the mass wedding of 105 orphans who lost their parents to bandit attacks The joyous event, which took place in ...

  GHOne Television’s parent company, EIB Network, has addressed the recent controversy surrounding its presenter, Serwaa Amihere. A video showing Amihere with a man identified as Henry Fitz went viral on social media, sparking widespread discussion. In a press release ...

A yet-to-be-identified man has climbed a broadcast mast on Katampe Hill in Abuja, threatening to jump unless his demands for the restoration of fuel subsidies and an end to insecurity are met. He also called on Nigerians to join the ...

A tragic boat accident occurred on the Kwalgai River in Auyo Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Sunday evening, resulting in the death of one person while 18 others were rescued. One person is, however, still missing. According to ...

Emmanuel Macron has refused the resignation of France’s prime minister after the country’s parliamentary election results left the government in limbo. The French president has asked Gabriel Attal to remain in office temporarily “in order to ensure the country’s stability,” Mr Macron’s ...

  The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has issued a statement clarifying that corps members will benefit from the new minimum wage, debunking earlier reports of a new allowance package announced by President Bola Tinubu. On July 8, NYSC spokesman ...

  Maureen Achebe, daughter of the esteemed novelist Chinua Achebe, has been honored with the 2024 Faculty Development and Diversity Award by Brigham and Women’s Hospital This prestigious recognition acknowledges her exceptional contributions and commitment to promoting diversity in the ...

Veteran actor , Hanks Anuku, was filmed joining a public demonstration against the crippling food scarcity in the country. Citizens congregated to protest the nation’s ugly situation, bemoaning the poverty afflicting the population. A viral video shows Hanks Anuku brandishing ...

  A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday, remanded a 71-year-old man, Dumashi Sabo, who pleaded guilty to def!ling a 12 year-old girl, in prison custody. The Chief Magistrate, Patrick Adekomaiya gave the order following a guilty plea ...

Health workers in Kaduna State have embarked on a five- day warning strike A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in some of the public hospitals showed only doctors and laboratory technicians were on duty. Also, some of the ...

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized cartons of s3x enhancement drugs worth N12 million in Sokoto NAFDAC Coordinator in the state, Mr Garba Adamu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on ...

  Halogen Group, a leading security risk management and safety solution organisation, says it has been voted as Nigeria’s Most Outstanding Security Company for 2024. The company, in a statement, said the announcement came from the United Kingdom head office ...

  Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), operating as 9mobile, has announced the appointment of Obafemi Banigbe as its Chief Executive Officer. This strategic move is part of the company’s broader plan to embark on a new phase of business ...

  MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has announced that it contributed N549.3bn in taxes and levies to the Nigerian government. This was disclosed in the company’s 2023 Sustainability Report filed with the Nigeria Exchange Limited. According to the report, MTN Nigeria ...

A 26-year-old alcoholic was so desperate to get his fix that he stole multiple hand sanitizer bottles so he could get drunk off of the alcohol they contain. The unnamed patient, from France, visited his local emergency room complaining of severe ...

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions have directed their members across the country to mobilise for a nationwide protest In a circular directed to all branch chairmen of the two ...

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has extended the deadline for registration of all Point of Sale (PoS) Operators by additional sixty days to accommodate others who were not able to register due to technical glitches. The commission had earlier given a ...

The Traffic Monitoring and Investigation Unit (TMI) of the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation says it has arrested 22 vehicles for various traffic offences. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi announced this in Lagos on Sunday. Osiyemi noted that ...

The body of a UNN female student has been found inside a drainage in the school premises The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, on Sunday reacted to the incident, saying the institution was in shock over the discovery of the ...

A British Airways plane was struck by lightning on its approach to Heathrow Airport on Sunday afternoon Passengers onboard Flight BA919 from Stuttgart to Heathrow – some returning from Euro 2024 matches in Germany – told of their ‘shock’ after the dramatic incident which ...

  A heartbreaking incident occurred in Ogun on Saturday evening, as a gas explosion took the lives of a mother and her young daughter. According to eyewitnesses, the tragic event unfolded on Ebute Road in the Ibafo area, when the daughter, ...