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See where Bomb Kills Over 100
Kabul reacted in despair and fear on Sunday, a day after a suicide bomb killed more than 100 people and wounded at least 235 in the worst attack seen in the Afghan capital in months. There was a mix of helpless anger at the seemingly endless wave of attacks...
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EFCC uncovers N2.5B fraud in Agency [DETAILS]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is currently enmeshed in a massive scandal after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) uncovered an alleged N2.5billion fraud in the operations of the organisation. The scandal was perpetrated...
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Syrian rebels confronts Turkey’s side
The Syrian rebel commander stared at photographs of his fighters on the hilly frontline at the Kurdish enclave of Afrin, their pickup trucks stalled in the mud after a torrential downpour of rain. “It’s going to be a tough battle, maybe five or six months,”...
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Deji Tinubu slumps, dies
The Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Commerce, Deji Tinubu, is dead. It was gathered that Deji, who was the former Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission, died late on Thursday during a novelty match in the Epe area of Lagos State. Lagos...
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Applauding the Benevolent Bourgeoisie by Salaam Rasak O.
Against the backdrop of ideological leanings which has been the driving force of human history, the concept of capitalism has been a belief system with antagonistic premises within the realm of Marxism. Evidently, capitalism was regarded as an evil ideology...
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Stop drinking Gari, Governor Okorocha warns
Rochas Okorocha, the Imo State governor, has warned residents to stop drinking ‘raw garri’ as three persons were confirmed dead in the state as a result of Lassa fever, Premium Times reports.The killer disease is rapidly spreading across many parts of...
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Deji Tinubu slumps, dies during football game
The Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Sports, Mr Deji Tinubu, died suddenly this (Thursday) evening. He is the younger brother of Wale Tinubu, Oando CEO. He slumped while taking part in football at the ongoing retreat/meeting organised by...
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Kano Traders kick against Obasanjo, endorses Buhari
Despite the mixed reactions trailing former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, traders in Kano thursday vowed to support the president for second term. Addressing journalists at the Kano National Union of Journalists (NUJ)...
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#125billion budget not enough for National Assembly- Saraki
Senate President Bukola Saraki said the N125billion budget of the National Assembly is not enough to cater for the needs of the legislative arm of government. Recall that the budget of the National Assembly was increased from N115bn to N125bn at the National...
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Babachir Lawal in Custody
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained the immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, for alleged fraud to the tune of N223m, The PUNCH can confirm. It was learnt that Lawal arrived at the Abuja office...
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Turkey to extend Syria campaign
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vows to ‘thwart’ Kurdish opposition in move that may generate US reaction. Turkey has said it will extend its incursion in Syria to the town of Manbij, taking its forces to the edge of the US-backed Kurdish presence in the country’s...
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See reasons court dissolves 22-year marriage
A 42-year-old housewife, Fatimot Abiola, on Wednesday in Lagos lost her 22-year marriage to her husband, Rasheed, for wearing trousers against her husband’s wish. Delivering the judgment, the President of Igando Customary Court, Lagos, Mr. Akin Akinniyi,...
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Oyo workers commence strike
The joint session of the Oyo State Executive Councils of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and the Joint Negotiation Council said workers in the state would begin three-day warning strike from Wednesday, in solidarity with their colleagues...
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Is Cattle Colony a viable alternative? Salaam Rasak O.
With an increasing rate of violence orchestrated by cattle herdsmen in recent time, the reactionary tactics taken by the government towards embarking on the provision of cattle colony may be slow but urgently needed. Suchlike is a palliative measure quite...
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Osun LG polls to hold Saturday
The All Progressives Congress ( APC ) in Osun State of has charged the people of the state to come out en masse on Saturday to vote for its candidates in the local government election. The party advised the people, particularly the APC supporters to ensure...
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Quintuplets father employed
Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOS), on Tuesday, said the Federal Government had employed Mr Imudia Uduehi, the father of the quintuplets born April, 2017 in Abuja. Oyo-Ita, who made this disclosure in Abuja on Tuesday...
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Ronaldo demonstrates as the vainest footballer
Cristiano Ronaldo reinforced his claim as the vainest footballer in the world after he appeared to take a Real Madrid physio’s smartphone in order to check damage to his face. The Portuguese, who netted a brace in Real Madrid’s 7-1 rout over Deportivo...
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10 killed in deadly Mozambique attack
Police in Mozambique revealed that 10 people were beheaded in an attack over the weekend in an area where previous Islamist attacks have been reported. Radio Mocambique narrated that, “unknown persons killed by decapitation at least 10 people in recent...
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CACOL seeks review of security vote
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership has demanded a review of the budgetary allocation popularly called security votes by the federal, state and local governments. The group disclosed that Federal and State Governments spend over N240 billion...
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Singapore sets longest fight in motion
Singapore Airlines disclosed on Wednesday that it will unveil the world’s longest commercial flight in October, a journey of almost 19 hours from the city-state to New York, but it will not be available to economy travellers. The daily, non-stop journey...
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See why newborn baby was detained for three months
A Lagos couple, Mr Michael and Mrs Roseline Oaikhena, have been deprived access to their newborn baby, Ighodalo, for three months over an unpaid medical bill of N650,000. PUNCH Metro gathered that Roseline, a private primary school teacher, had given...
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See number of Romanians living outside homeland
According to data from the United Nations, 3.6 million Romanians currently live abroad, compared to about 20 million left in the country (among EU countries, its diaspora is fourth-largest, after the UK, Poland and Germany). Romania is expected to lose...
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See Youths ready to purchase 2019 presidential form for Buhari
Daura Emirate Youth Progressive Movement (DEYPM), a NGO, on Sunday said it would purchase nominations forms for President Muhammadu Buhari and Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State to enable them recontest in the 2019 general elections. Malam Abdulkadir...
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Pandemonium! Helicopter loaded with arms lands in Taraba village
A helicopter suspected to be loaded with arms and ammunition was, last night, reported to have landed in a village called Jibu, located along River Benue, near Ibi, in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. Senior Special Assistant to Governor...
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INEC discloses number of registered Voters
The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission had 74 million voters in its register by the second week of January. The INEC Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, made the...