Within Nigeria

The National Democratic Front (NDF) has warned the International Criminal Court (ICC), Amnesty International (AI) and other “enemies of Nigeria” to prepare to meet the masses, whose lives they are jeopardizing with their subversive activities. The NDF made this known on Tuesday in reaction to the alarm that these international organisations areContinue Reading

A former player of FC Barcelona, Haruna Babangida, has written a letter of complaint to the Grand Khadi, Sharia Court of Appeal, Kaduna demanding for justice over a judge who ‘ordered’ for his head to be shaved in court last week in Kaduna. According to the statement made by theContinue Reading

The Independent National Electoral Commission is considering making the National Identity Number a precondition for registering voters when the continuous voter registration exercise commences in a few weeks. A national commissioner at INEC disclosed this during an interview with The PUNCH on Tuesday. He said the NIN would help tackleContinue Reading

Retired archbishop of the Anglican church in Uganda, Stanley Ntagali, has been suspended for allegedly having an affair with a married woman, Uganda Radio Network reported on Tuesday. According to a letter dated Wednesday, January 13, authored by the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Reverend Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, accusedContinue Reading

Burna Boy’s hit track ‘Destiny,’ has been included in Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ inauguration playlist. ‘Destiny’ is the 13th track on Burna Boy’s Grammy-nominated ‘African Giant’ album. Burna Boy, whose real name is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, is the only Nigerian and African artiste on the playlist. Burna Boy’s DestinyContinue Reading

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, approved the payment of the sum of N8 billion to Osun State Government as an asset sharing agreement on the ownership of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso. The approval followed the ceding of the institution to Oyo State government. OyoContinue Reading

DJ Switch has slammed the Lagos State Government over plans to auction 88 cars seized from traffic offenders in the state. This after the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement Unit) disclosed that it obtained a court order from the Lagos State Mobile Court toContinue Reading

Following the increase in number of recorded cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday said that any malaria-like symptoms should henceforth be considered as COVID-19 virus infection unless proven otherwise. He therefore advised that anyone with such symptoms should proceed to any of the State’sContinue Reading

23-year-old National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman, is set to become the sixth American poet to perform at a presidential inauguration and the youngest ever. Gorman, who was born and raised in Los Angeles and studied sociology at Harvard, became America’s first-ever national youth poet laureate in 2017. She willContinue Reading

Prof Patrick Utomi, former presidential candidate and political economist has revealed why the incoming administration of Joe Biden will not support the Buhari led government. This revelation was made by the professor while speaking in an interview with The PUNCH on Monday, January 18. Utomi said former US President BarackContinue Reading

According to PEOPLE magazine, an official split between Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West may be fast-approaching soon. A source told the magazine that the stars, who married in May 2014, have “completely” stopped going to marriage counselling. A separate insider had told PEOPLE earlier this month that the coupleContinue Reading

A fuel tanker has exploded in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, burning several vehicles and leaving one person suspected dead. The incident occurred around 8:15 am on Tuesday on the Presidential Boulevard Road around Guaranty Trust Bank opposite Lawson Group School, Kuto, Abeokuta. The tanker was reportedly carrying 33,000 litres ofContinue Reading

Nollywood actress, Dayo Amusa has reacted after she was body-shamed by trolls for advertising a weight loss product. It all started after the actress took to her Instagram account to advertise a weight loss product and to encourage people to buy it. However, her followers questioned why the weight lossContinue Reading

The All Progressives Congress, APC,  has been mocked by the Abia State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after the defection of 3,000 members. According to PDP,  the tears of APC has just started “pouring” in the State. APC had described the claim of 3,000 of its members defecting toContinue Reading

The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has been challenged by the Christian Association of Nigeria to post photo and video evidence of Christians whom he claimed are members of the notorious terror group, Boko Haram. While reacting to allegations by Zulum that Christians are members of the Abubakar ShekauContinue Reading