The Abubakar Shekau faction of Boko Haram on Thursday released a new video confirming that it…
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Breaking: Abducted Kankara students rescued
The students of Government Science Secondary School Kankara in Katsina who were kidnapped last weekend by…
Physically challenged persons invade NASS to protest neglect by lawmakers
By Deborah Hassan Scores of physically challenged persons from the Niger Delta region have invaded…
Lagos Government orders schools to close Friday
Lagos State Government has directed all public and private schools below tertiary level in the state…
Insecurity: Sokoto Govt closes boarding schools along borderlines
Arising from its 17th Security Council meeting, on Wednesday, Sokoto State government, ordered the immediate closure…
Sokoto govt pays N.5bn compensation to erosion-prone community
Sokoto state government has earmarked about N500m to pay compensation to residents affected by an ongoing…
Ugwuanyi receives Enugu’s 2020 Maltina Teacher of the Year Champion
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Wednesday received the Champion of the Enugu State 2020…
Omo-Agege greets Buhari on 78th birthday
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari on…
Reps call for 10 weeks extension of SIM card registration with NIN
The House of Representatives has called for 10 weeks extension of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card…
UN Chief appalled by rising attacks against journalists
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has expressed concern over rising cases of attacks against journalists and…
Buhari joins FEC meeting from Daura country home virtually
By Gabriel Atumeyi President Muhammadu Buhari is participating online in the 28th meeting of the Federal…
Gas leakage: NEMA advises commuters, Magboro residents to comply with safety measures
By Ade Jacobs In response to an ongoing gas leakage at the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the…
Anambra recorded 120 fire incidents in 10 months – Fire Service
By Kenneth Onuoha Anambra State Fire Service Director, Mr Martin Agbili, has disclosed that the…
Residents panic over gas leakage near PUNCH office
By Deborah Hassan There is palpable tension among residents of Arepo, Magboro, and other neighbouring…
NiMet predicts dust haze, cloudy weather conditions
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and cloudy weather conditions from Wednesday to…
We are set to redeem NDDC’s image – Interim Administrator
The new Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Effiong Akwa, says the…
Peace Corps Bill passes 2nd reading at Senate
A bill for an Act to establish the Nigerian Peace Corps (NPC) to provide alternative employment…
Nigeria needs to secure its people, restructure its system — Makinde
…as gov hands over 33 operational-vehicles, 396 motorcycles to Amotekun Corps …We’ll put those striving to…
Impact lives of your people, Gbajabiamila urges those in authority
…as Imo Reps dole out commercial vehicles, motorcycles, grinding machines to constituents Speaker of the House…
Chief Justice, Tanko Muhammad, tests positive for COVID-19
By Deborah Hassan The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, has tested positive for COVID-19,…
NUJ commends Gov. Tambuwal over people-oriented projects
The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has received commendation from the Nigeria Union of…
Video of Buhari inspecting cows in Katsina as 600 students kidnapped sparks outrage
Nigerians have been expressing their disaffection as President Muhammadu Buhari seen in a video checking up…
Masari briefs Buhari on kidnapped school boys
By Moses Okorie President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Daura, Katsina State, received more briefing on children…
Lagos pays N27bn to pensioners
By Ade Jacobs Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state said his government has paid over N25…
Technician in court for allegedly stealing car spare parts
The police on Monday arraigned a technician, Sikiru Ojo, in a Grade 1 Area Court ,…
Methodist Church members celebrate Culture Sunday in Nassarawa
Worshippers at All Saints Methodist Church, Mararaba, Nasarawa State on Sunday marked this year’s Culture Sunday…
BBC Sex for grade reporter, Obi attempts suicide
BBC sex for grade reporter, Oge Obi has allegedly attempted to take her own life. Sources…
Katsina: Parents, Community protest over abduction of schoolboys
There was a protest in Kastina State on Sunday over the abduction of many schoolboys from…
Urhobo Day: Omo-Agege harps on unity, cohesion from kinsmen
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has called on Urhobo people at home…