Controversial Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has admitted that most people live their lives on social media, including her. According to the mother of one who penned...
Nigerian workers have been asked to be ready for a prolonged strike action in the new year by organized labour over the failure of government to...
LEADERS of Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, an umbrella body of traditional rulers, leaders and stakeholders of states of Niger Delta were in a dilemma, yesterday, over...
THE execution of Nigeria’s 2019 budget will likely encounter a serious threat as the price of Bonny Light, the nation’s premium oil grade, yesterday, hovered at...
Some residents of Baga, who fled from Boko Haram attacks to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Monday, narrated their ordeals to The PUNCH. The residents,...
The Federal Government budgeted N1,001,318,171 for President Muhammadu Buhari’s local and international travels in the proposed 2019 budget. The budget proposes N250,021,595 for the President’s local...
An Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Modakeke has sentenced a 40-year-old man to three years in prison for raping an 80-year-old woman. Arraigned on two...
Embattled French leader Emmanuel Macron has pledged that his government is willing to do better in his highly-anticipated New Year’s Eve address. Macron made the pledge...
A package of bills that would re-open the federal government without approving money for President Donald Trump’s border wall is set to be introduced by US...
The hope of Nigerian workers to have a new minimum wage of N30,000 may be hanging in the balance as the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, has...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said all unbiased Nigerians will acknowledge that Nigeria has made progress under him. He also re-committed himself to free and fair elections...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has called on Nigerians to report any filling station in the country selling petrol above the official pump price of...
President Muhammadu Buhari in his new year message to Nigerians has promised that the 2019 elections would be “free, fair and credible”. The President who expressed...
Multiple sources and fleeing residents have confirmed control of six towns of Baga, Doron-Baga, Kross Kawwa, Bunduran, Kekeno and Kukawa towns of Borno State by Boko...
The Nigerian military In conjunction with the Borno state government is to relocate residents of Baga town in Borno State to enable the launch of a...
Vote counting for the long delayed elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo has commenced with opposition saying the election was ‘deliberately disorganised’ after chaotic contest....
Tennis greats Roger Federer and Serena Williams will meet on court for the first time at the Hopman Cup on Tuesday when Switzerland face the USA...
It is 11:30am and traders and buyers who had come from different parts of the country were seen moving from one direction to the other at...
Most people spend so much to look young these days and they cherish a good looking skin that glows. Skincare products stocked in the supermarkets are...
The Nigeria Police has insisted it would not withdraw its siege on the Abuja residence of Senator Dino Melaye until the lawmaker surrenders The senator has...
By SOC Okenwa The 2019 gubernatorial election in Lagos State promises to be a very interesting battle between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has described the allegation of N600 billion annual losses to delay in awarding contract for the implementation of “Revenue Assurance Software”...
THERE are apprehensions in the insurance industry over allegations that some insurance operators have cleverly created means of giving out discounts on compulsory classes of insurance...
The power transmission capacity in the North-East has increased by 100 per cent, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has said. According to the TCN, the transmission...
The General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Peter Ozo-Eson, said governors who claimed to lack the financial capacity to pay the N30,000 minimum wage should...
About seven airlines applying for Air Operator’s Certificate have failed to complete it or have abandoned the process, The PUNCH has learnt. According to findings by...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has raised an alarm over what it claims is a grand plot by the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party...
The government of the United Kingdom is hoping to cut down huge expenses on road construction not to mention disruptive sets of roadworks by deploying micro-robot...
The African People Alliance Party (APA) in Oyo state has raised concerns over the preaching for forgiveness by the outgoing governor of the state, Senator Abiola...
The camp of rogue bandits terrorising parts of Zamfara State is reportedly located in Birnin Magaji, the hometown of Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, new...
Militants in the Niger Delta, the oil rich region in Nigeria, has cancelled its ceasefire issued to the Federal Government and the Pan Niger Delta Elders...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to use his new year message to provide answers to salient questions around his integrity rather...
There is palpable tension in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the electoral commission has delayed voting until March 2019 in three cities over Ebola outbreak...
A video footage showing Saudi hit men carrying bags believed to contain body parts of murdered journalist, Jamal Khashoggi has surfaced. According to Turkish media, the...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has said it remitted a total of N4.62tn into the Federation Account between January and November, 2018. This is according...
The aviation industry may begin the new year with a strike action by workers in the sector except the management of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority...
A report by Washington-based group, International Strategic Studies Association (ISSA), has said that the deaths of a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex...
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) on Sunday said Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has agreed to a mental health test,...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says it has sanctioned four operators for violating the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (NigCARs). Sam Adurogboye, General Manager, Public Relations,...
The Joint Tax Board (JTB), says Nigeria’s database of taxpayers has expanded from 20 million to 35 million. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Oseni Elamah,...
The Atiku Mandate Group, a pro-Atiku Abubakar 2019 agenda association, has reacted to the endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari by Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN)....
Festus Keyamo, spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, has said Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is contesting to be become...
According to the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Malam Ibrahim Wakkala, the relationship between him and his Governor, Abdul’Aziz Yari, has gone sour after he (Wakkala)...
A former minister for education who is running for the office of the President, Mrs Obi Ezekwesili has made a promise to women and youths in...
Paul Pogba scored twice as Manchester United gave caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer his third successive win with an impressive victory over Bournemouth. The France international...
A hideout for armed bandits at a compound West of Tsamari in Birnin Magaji Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State has been pounded by the...
Voting is underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo as more than 46 million nationals have trooped out to elect a new president. Reports say as...
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Timi Frank has revealed alleged plans by President Muhammadu Buhari to arrest bigwigs...
A second-half goal by N’Golo Kante secured all three points for Chelsea in their Premier League clash with Crystal Palace on Sunday. After a goalless first...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that Federal Government-owned refineries lost N96.34bn in the first nine months of 2018. The refineries, located in Port...
