Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s chances of securing the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) brightened yesterday as South Korea withdrew its candidate, Yoo Myung-hee, from the race. Washington Trade Daily quoted sources as saying that… Continue Reading
A police constable identified as Basiru has been arrested by Sharia Police (Hisbah) in Rumawa, Ungogo Local Government Area of the state over alleged sexual exploitation of underage girls and women. It was gathered that Basiru and his accomplice, one… Continue Reading
An attack in the early hours of Tuesday November 24, has left two people dead in Maiginginya village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Two villagers also suffered gunshot wounds during the 3am attack perpetrated by gunmen who… Continue Reading
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has accused CNN of desperation over its second report on the Lekki toll plaza shootings that happened on October 20. . The Minister said this on NTA on Wednesday. . The PUNCH… Continue Reading
The United States Embassy and Consulate, yesterday, clarified the status of Nigeria in its visa bond pilot scheme, asserting that the country is not included. The six-month visa programme kicked off yesterday. The clarification was contained on the consulate’s… Continue Reading
Officials in the United States say the country plans to distribute 6.4 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the first week after it is cleared for emergency use, which is likely next month. A committee of the Food… Continue Reading
Meghan Markle has revealed that she suffered a miscarriage after falling ill at her home. The Duchess of Sussex said she was changing baby Archie’s nappy at their former home in Los Angeles when she “felt a sharp cramp” The… Continue Reading
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced Six foreigners and a Nigerian to seven years in detention for oil theft. Justice Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt gave the… Continue Reading
BREAKING NEWS The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Thursday for the hearing of the bail application filed by Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, who has been detained in prison since Monday over his suretyship for Abdulrasheed Maina adjudged… Continue Reading
The family of late Ifeanyi Okereke, the newspaper vendor who was killed by a stray bullet fired by a security detail attached to Speaker of the House of Assembly, Femi Gbajabiamila, are demanding N500 million compensation from the speaker. DSS… Continue Reading
Senator Elisha Abbo has announced his defection from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Senator Abbo announced his defection in a letter addressed to the Senate. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read the letter… Continue Reading
The Republican candidate in this year’s United States Presidential Election, Donald Trump, has released poll results showing he should not concede to his democrat challenger, Joe Biden. . The incumbent president made this known in a tweet today. It read,… Continue Reading
Police operatives attached to Ojoto Division in Anambra State have arrested one Emila Sunday who claimed to be 21 years old from Akwa Ibom State, for attempting to sell her three months old baby boy at Ire-village Ojoto for N150,… Continue Reading
The Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, has spent his second night at the Kuje Prison, where the Federal High Court judge, Justice Okon Abang, directed that he should be held. . Ndume was remanded in prison for his inability to… Continue Reading
The Umuahia-born leading researcher in the production of COVID-19 vaccine, Onyema Ogbuagu, has dispelled some rumours and misinformation about COVID-19 which he says can cost lives. . In a series of tweets on his Twitter handle, Ogbuagu noted that the… Continue Reading
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has disclosed that there is a gentleman agreement on zoning in the All Progressives Congress. The former Governor of Lagos in an interactive session with newsmen at his ministry in Abuja on Tuesday… Continue Reading
Aisha Yesufu, in this interview, tells GRACE EDEMA that the Nigerian government has been unleashing terror on the citizens. . A lot of people marvelled at your picture during the #EndSARS protests. What led to that instructive shot? Let me… Continue Reading
How you see dis one? Politicians for Scotland don gather vote to make a law wey make sure sey items wet wey women dey take hold bodi during dem monthly period dey free. E don become law now for every… Continue Reading
The All Progressives Congress has said it is currently not concerned about the zoning of the presidency in 2023. . The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Yekini Nabena, who stated this in an interview with The PUNCH on… Continue Reading
Nigerian roads are of global standards — Fashola . . The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says road construction in the country is carried out based on universal global standard. . He said this while speaking on… Continue Reading