Oluwakemi Abimbola A university lecturer, Mr. Kisuze Edward, has been suspended by the University of Makarere in Uganda over allegations of sexual harassment. In the letter of suspension, which bore the stamp of the office of the Vice Chancellor and was posted on the university’s Twitter handle on Tuesday, Edward is on suspension due to […]
Ghanaian actress, Moesha Boduong, who went viral after her controversial interview with Christine Amanpour, has found a man who claims to be head over heels in love with her. In her CNN interview, Moesha had claimed that Ghanaian women cannot survive their nation’s economic hardship without financial support by rich boyfriends. SEE ALSO: CNN video: Ghanaian actress […]
The Federal Government has offered for subscription by auction N90 billion worth of bonds in its April 25 auction, the Debt Management Office, has said. The offer circular obtained from its website on Tuesday in Abuja, stated that it would sell N30 billion of a five-year new issue maturing in April 2023 at an undisclosed […]
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader, All Progressives Congress, has again blamed past civilian administrations, especially the Jonathan government for the nation’s economic woes. Tinubu spoke at the 35th annual Aminu Kano Memorial Symposium, held in Kano on Tuesday. He was represented by Governor Abiola Ajimobi. Other speakers at the event were Mr Dapo Olorunyomi, Publisher […]
Brazilian superstar Neymar said Tuesday that he won’t be back playing at least until the second half of May, when he is scheduled to have his final medical exam following foot surgery. “The last exam is on May 17 and from there I will see,” the Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil forward told a press conference […]
Former housemate, Khloe, who got some flaks from Cee-C and Alex’s fans, has shed more light on her relationship with the housemates who are still in the Big Brother Naija 2018 House. Fans were quick to remind Khloe of the frosty relationship she had with some of the housemates while she was in the House, […]
Umar Muhammad, Lafia Internally Displaced Persons on Tuesday stoned the convoy of Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, who was in Obi Local Government Area for assessment visit to some of the IDP camps and other affected villages. The aggrieved campers stoned the governor’s convoy in Agwatashi. The PUNCH correspondent, who was on the entourage […]
Umar Muhammad, Lafia Internally Displaced Persons on Tuesday stoned the convoy of Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, who was in Obi Local Government Area for assessment visit to some of the IDP camps and other affected villages. The aggrieved campers stoned the governor’s convoy in Agwatashi. The PUNCH correspondent, who was on the entourage […]
Oluwakemi Abimbola Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was videoed playing basketball in Lagos during a visit to the state on Tuesday. Several coloured balls were handed to the vice-president during his visit to a tech company in Lagos and he aimed the balls at the basketball net hung some feet above him. He failed to get the […]
Fourteen people have died as a result of days of torrential rains and flooding in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s economic capital, police said Tuesday. “The balance sheet has worsened. This morning, we have reached 14 killed,” city police chief Lazaro Mambosasa told reporters. The number killed has been slowly rising as heavy rains have continued […]
Oladimeji Ramon A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, says the ruling party, which took over power about three years ago, has done for the citizens what the ousted Peoples Democratic Party did not even try in the entire 16 years that it was in power. Tinubu expressed disgust that President Muhammadu […]
John Charles Makurdi Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday afternoon unleashed mayhem on Chembe settlement in Ukemberagya/Tswarev council ward of Gaambe-Tiev, in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, killing a village head, Mr. Iyongovihi Ninge. An eye witness from the area, Joseph Anawah, told our correspondent through a text message that the attackers came with hordes […]
A Cleric, Mr Tunji Atolagbe, has warned the public against stigmatising Caesarean section delivery to prevent further loss of women and children lives while insisting on normal delivery. Atolagbe, the Pastor of Christian Life Bible Church, Ikorodu, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Tuesday. A […]
Karim Benzema will not make any attempt to persuade Didier Deschamps to take him to the World Cup, the Real Madrid star telling the France coach: “If you need me, you know where I am”. Benzema has not played for his country since October 2015 after being charged in connection with an alleged blackmail of […]
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday fixed June 5 for judgment in a suit seeking an order compelling the Central Bank of Nigeria and its Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to provide information on the amount Nigeria expended on President Muhammadu Buhari’s treatment in London, United Kingdom, last year. The President was […]
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate has confirmed the appointments of Mr. Anthony Okechukwu Ojukwu as Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, and Prof. James Momoh as Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. The appointments were confirmed at the plenary on Tuesday. President Muhammadu Buhari had nominated Ojukwu and Momoh […]
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The abducted twins of the Otun Olubadan of Ibadan land, Dr. Lekan Balogun, have been released by suspected kidnappers who seized them and their mother in front of family house in Akobo area of Ibadan last week. Their mother was later dropped at a spot, while the abductors contacted the family with […]
Jose Mourinho has warned that Manchester United still face a battle to secure a top-four place in the Premier League despite their ambition to finish second. Manchester City wrapped up the title without kicking a ball, thanks to rock-bottom West Brom’s shock 1-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday. United were a shadow of the […]
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja Two visa applicants, Olusola Alabi and Balogun Teslim, have been sentenced to two years in prison for presenting fake documents to the United States embassy. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission had arraigned the convicts before Justice Mojishola Dada of a Lagos State High Court, accusing them of violating […]
Police on Tuesday arrested a Catholic priest in Malawi in connection with the suspected murder of an albino man, in a case that has already seen a police officer and medical official detained. “The arrest of the bishop brings the number of the suspects to 12, and, depending on our investigations, more suspects might be […]
A total of 28 soldiers were handed life sentences on Tuesday in three separate cases related to a failed military coup in 2016, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported. The soldiers were charged with “violating and attempting to overthrow the constitution’’ in relation to incidents in Istanbul and the south-eastern towns of Mus and Sirnak […]
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal Government has charged three citizens of Niger Republic with various immigration and trafficking offences before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The defendants, Munir Dadi, Abdou El-Hadj, and Ouseina Abdoulaye, allegedly committed the offences in the 16 counts preferred against them on September 22 and 25, 2017. In the case […]
The Namibian Government will pay up to $8,000 to families of people killed by wild animals, as long as the behaviour that led to their deaths was not reckless, the Tourism Ministry said in a statement. People who were eaten by crocodiles or hippos while swimming in rivers known to be home to such animals […]
Concerns have been raised about the new update of WhatsApp, which allows users to access videos and images they have deleted. It is believed the update clearly shows that the app stores users’ personal information for longer than it says it does. The update, which is now available to Android users worldwide, enables users to […]
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta A former Secretary to the Federal Government, and the national chairman of the Social Democratic Party, says he has come to visit a former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, about the affairs of the country. He mentioned that to journalists as he emerged from the over two hours closed-door meeting held with the […]