The Lekki phase 1 home of stand-up comedian Basketmouth was reportedly raided in the early hours of today (between the 2am and 4am) by armed robbers...
By Joseph Edgar… With the ongoing beating of the Naira at the exchange market and its apparent devaluation, I have come to the sane conclusion that...
The trio of Wizkid, Tiwa Savage and Yemi Alade top the list of nominees for this year’s edition of the All African Music Awards 3.0 (AFRIMA)...
A gateman was on Tuesday electrocuted at the River Valley Estate, Ojudu- Berger, Lagos. The unnamed guard reportedly resumed work on Monday only to be electrocuted...
Following the fresh outbreak of Lassa Fever in Plateau State, the state government has put measures in place to contain the spread of the disease. Consequently,...
If you sum up that Toke Makinwa may have finally gotten over her unpalatable experience with her ex-hubby, Maje Ayida, by her recent posts on Instagram,...
Thousands of workers in the 16 Local Government Areas of Kwara State on Tuesday embarked on mass protest over unpaid salary arrears. The News Agency of...
TV personality IK Osakioduwa sent tongues wagging on Twitter when he posted a comment on the social media platform saying that his wife’s backside can make...
The police in Katsina have apprehended a middle aged man, Ibrahim Muhammed, who allegedly attacked and robbed his businessman friend, Ibrahim Suleiman Mai-Yaro of his property...
Tragedy struck in the early hours of Tuesday, in Lagos, as one unidentified woman was recovered dead and two others rescued alive from a collapsed structure...
Fever is a rise in body temperature above the body’s normal set point. Normal body temperature is between 97° -99.5° F. However, most doctors consider a...
The Abia State police command said it had arrested 16 suspected kidnappers and some armed robbery suspects terrorising residents of the state. The Commissioner of Police...
The Federal Government has approved the harmonisation of the military pension scheme. The Spokesman of the Military Pensions Board (MPB), Flt.-Lt Ikenna Ezendu, disclosed this in...
Ace comedian Ali Baba flew into a rage in a new post on Instagram asking pertinent questions concerning the Nigerian economy and the way Nigerian leaders...
Ahead the September 10, governorship election in Edo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said it is ready and set for the election. Professor Mohammad...
The fact that Rita Dominic is one of the most eligible spinsters in the movie industry christened Nollywood is no news; what is news is the...
The Nigerian Army has explained why the men of the Army Headquarters Garrison, Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja, took over the premises of a company belonging to Mr....
A police sergeant, identified as Doctor Ogheneovo, attached to the Effurun Roundabout park of Goddy Agofure Transport Company, has reportedly shot a commercial bus driver dead....
The House of Representatives has postponed by one week its anticipated resumption, The PUNCH learnt in Abuja on Sunday. This also implies that the expected action...
THERE is tension in Edo ahead of the September 10 governorship election, as students writing the General Certificate of Education, GCE, examinations and their parents have...
The Chairman of the Non academic Staff of University, ( NASU), Obafemi Awolowo University Chapter, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Wole Odewunmi has alleged that there are scandalous...
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Sunday said arrangements had been concluded by NAF to deploy additional personnel to the Niger...
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Senator Shehu Sani, has warned the Federal Government to put in place short-term measures to cushion the...
The score card has come in and the Federal Government has performed woefully. I will spare us the boredom of reeling out the stats all over...
A member of the United States Congress, Tom Marino, has written a letter to Secretary of State, John Kerry, asking the US government to withhold security...
A factional National Chairman of the People Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ali-Modu Sheriff and former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo held a closed door meeting at his...
Stephen Adeuti has emerged Labour Party’s (LP’s) candidate for the coming governorship election in Ondo State. The party party’s primary took place at the Royal Bird...
With the alarming (and climbing) rate of childhood obesity, it’s more important than ever that parents model healthy behaviors for their children. Being a fit family...
Concerned by what they perceive as ‘benumbing apathy’ to the cause of rescuing Chibok girls, members of the “Bring Back Our Girls” advocacy movement are now...
No fewer than 14 staff members of Nestoil Plc. have been abducted in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was learnt that the company...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed five more cases of Lassa fever across four states in the last 11 days. Two cases were reported...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Monday, Sept. 12 as the Eid-El-Kabir Day, 1437 AH. This followed the announcement of Saturday, Sept.3...
Kingsley Agbaire, a Warri, Delta State-based businessman, allegedly killed his business partner and then broke down as the deceased’s body was exhumed to beg his ghost...
Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State former chairman, Niyi Pirisola has been assassinated by unknown gunmen. According to report, he was killed in the early hours of...
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has condemned the call for the country to break up, saying the statement credited to Prof. Ango Abdullahi is unpatriotic. The...
A socio-political organisation, Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism, on Thursday in Abuja called on the Federal Government to shun any form of negotiation with the Boko...
THE Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Ikenwoli, yesterday, disowned some of his subjects “claiming to be representing either the Olu or the Itsekiri people” in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the police to arrest government officials accused of stealing food aid intended for victims of Boko Haram in the North-east Nigeria,...
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) said on Friday that it had identified and closed down five illegal study centres operating in different parts of...
The Abagana Welfare Association, AWA, in Anambra State has declared four prominent traditional leaders of the community missing. The Onowu (traditional Prime Minister) of Abagana, High...
A 28-year-old fashion designer, identified only as Ituah, has been beaten up by a mob on Mosaku Street, in the Oshodi area of Lagos State, for...
The figures are out, and Nigeria is officially in a state of recession. We are in the worst situation ever imagined. But I was proven right...
Telecoms giant, MTN has announced its music brand ambassadors for the year 2016/2017 via a statement it issued earlier today, as the brand continues to provide...
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, has said that the Pension Fund is under threat from the government and employers of labour in...
Despite efforts by Julius Agwu’s US manager, Bishop to calm nerves over the health status of the comedian, Nigerian’s who are still worried about Julius were...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the Federal Government will collaborate with Bauchi State to resuscitate Durbar Festival and other cultural heritage...
According to friends, family members and colleagues of fair skinned actor Leo Mazi who is said to be battling kidney problems, more funds still need to...
Gombe State executive committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been dissolved by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. The National Secretary of...
Senator Ben Bruce has come to the cheer of youths in Nigeria saying there are many Mark Zuckerberg’s out there. In a tweet posted on his...
The pair of Funke Akindele and Abdulrasheed Bello aka JJC have both revealed through a statement signed by their publicist Biodun Kupoluyi why they both chose...