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The Kaduna State Government says it will begin the payment of N30,000 new minimum pension to its retirees on the old Defined Benefits Pension scheme this month. This was contained in a statement issued by Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, the Special ...

Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Emenike and his ex-beauty queen wife, Iheoma Emenike have welcomed their second child. The footballer shared the good news on instagram by sharing a photo of himself adoring his baby. He captioned the photo with love ...

Kaduna state governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai is currently meeting with the dethroned Emir of Kano, Lamino Sanusi who is taking assylum in Awe local government area of Nasarawa. The Kaduna governor who is a close friend to the dethroned Emir ...

The Indian government has moved to drastically limit the number of people it allows to enter the country, suspending visas for visitors from all other countries for at least a month in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The measure, one ...

On Thursday, the naira exchanged between N405 and N420 to a dollar in the Bureau De Change segment of the market. The President, Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria, Aminu Gwadabe, said the crude oil price which fell ...

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Bayero, says the wishes of his late father, Ado Bayero, have materialised with his appointment and that of his brother as first-class Emirs. He said this while reacting to Governor Umar Ganduje’s comment on ...

Iran on Friday warned US President Donald Trump against taking “dangerous actions” after American forces launched airstrikes that they said targeted a pro-Iranian armed group in neighbouring Iraq. Iraq military says on Friday that US strikes kill five troops and ...

Chelsea star Callum Hudson-Odoi who earlier tested for coronavirus and was isolated has recovered. He made this known in a video posted on his instagram page this morning. The entire Blues first-team, coaches and support staff have since entered isolation, ...

Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the immediate release of dethroned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from confinement/detention. Justice Anwuli Chikere made the order in an ex-parte ruling on Friday morning after listening to lawyer to Sanusi, Lateef ...

Oprah Winfrey has shared photos from her youth, but on Wednesday the talk show queen was seen in a very rare image with her best pal Gayle King from what looked like the 1980s. The two were arm in arm ...

Anyone showing symptoms of coronavirus in Italy who refuses to self-isolate could face 21 years in prison. Authorities warn that those who come down with a cough, fever or other signs of the deadly Sars-like disease who avoid going into ...

Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has urged South-West governors to declare two days public holiday in celebration of the Eledumare Festival across the region. Gani made the appeal at a media briefing in Lagos on Thursday to unveil ...

A Chinese official has suggested that the US army may have brought the deadly coronavirus into China, without providing any evidence for his eyebrow-raising claim. Zhao Lijian, a foreign ministry spokesman, made the assertion on Twitter late Thursday, echoing similar ...

An accountant has been banned from contacting his ex-girlfriend for two years after he offered to pay her child maintenance, on condition she slept with him. Father-of-two Adam Wood sent messages to Katie Hall outlining his “indecent proposal” after they ...

Seventeen out of 24 Britons on a group ski trip in northern Italy ended up testing positive for coronavirus after returning home. Some of the infected skiers, who live in various parts of the UK, have since passed the potentially ...

The Lagos State Police Command has revealed that the Uber passenger, Princewill David, who jumped into the lagoon, did so in order to escape justice after allegedly killing his girlfriend. Punch Metro had reported that David, a resident of Tajudeen ...

Rome has closed down all its Catholic churches in Italy’s latest drastic step to halt the coronavirus outbreak. Worshippers have been exempted from attending Sunday Mass in a shutdown announced by the Pope’s deputy in Rome last night as Italy’s ...

White House hopeful Joe Biden slammed President Donald Trump’s administration Thursday for its “colossal” failure to conduct sufficient coronavirus testing, as the leading Democrat unveiled his own plan for fighting the pandemic. “The administration’s failure on testing is colossal, and ...

Celebrities bleaching to lighten their skin has been a growing trend over the years. Many of these celebrities accused of bleaching have either flatly denied or assigned different reasons for bleaching. One of such celebrities is Ghanaian musician Mzbel. Known ...

Singer Davido has announced the postponement of his tour in the US due to the pandemic coronavirus. ”I’m saddened to halt what has been a fantastic sold-out tour so far, but postponing is the right thing to do. The health ...

Here are photos of the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, in his apartment in Awe community in Nasarawa, state. He was visited by the Emir of Awe yesterday. More photos below…    

Death toll from the latest round of Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has risen to 144, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Thursday. Its Case Fatality Rate (CFR) was put at 16.8 per cent. The NCDC said ...

The deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, on Thursday instituted a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order for his release from the post-dethronement detention and confinement. The PUNCH learnt late on Thursday that former Emir’s ...

Pornhub is offering free access to its premium service to people who live in Italy until April 3. In a press release shared on Thursday, the site revealed it’ll donate proceeds from the Modelhub platform after the European country implemented ...

Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi was recently honoured with an Islamic chieftiancy title as the ”Imole Adinni” by a prayer outreach ministry. The party had lots of  her colleagues — Yoruba movies stars in attendance. Among those spotted were Mercy Aigbe, ...