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A 33-year-old woman, Ifeoma Ossai, killed her 50-year-old landlord, Monday Oladele, during a disagreement after grabbing his manhood and dragging him till he died. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Oyeyemi said men of the State Police Command arrested the suspect following a

THE travails of Nigeria’s national currency continue to batter the economy and dismay domestic and international experts and development partners. A new report from the global consultancy, Andersen, raises fresh fears over the forlorn trajectory of the naira and draws attention to the urgency of a salvage mission. Sadly, the two drivers of fiscal and

The Lagos State Pension Commission has denied a report (not by The PUNCH) that the state government failed to make payments to retirees in October, November and December 2022. In a statement made available to our correspondent, the agency said the sum of N1.062bn was paid to 288 retirees on October 14, 2022, and the

An increase in failed payment transactions in February caused a 4.83 per cent decrease in the value of cashless transactions to N37.67tn from the N39.58tn that was recorded in January 2023. This came  as the usage of e-payment gateways recorded a 41.29 per cent month-on-month increase according to new data from Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System.

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that he has never stolen money from the state government and that he is ready to swear to prove he is telling the truth. Challenging his predecessors, the governor said they should also come out to swear, if their hands are clean, as he threatened to

The legal team of Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party candidate for the March 18 governorship election in Lagos State, has said its client remains the party’s authentic standard bearer in the state. The Lead Counsel to Rhodes-Vivour, Mr Olagbade Benson, told newsmen on Monday in Lagos that three court cases instituted against its client’s

It is barely three months into the New Year, and sadly there has been disturbing news of trailer accidents carnage across the country, leaving destruction in its trail and depriving families of their loved ones. Before the end of January 2023, three accidents involving articulated vehicles had occurred in Lagos, Ogun State (Lagos-Ibadan Expressway), and

Looking for the best place to study Nursing? Well, Nigerian students are continuing to accept places to study nursing at the University of Dundee in the UK and they have a range of scholarship options for African undergraduate students up to £6000 per year of study. Here are some of the reasons why they are

The United States Mission in Nigeria has congratulated a history professor, Saheed Aderinto, for becoming the first Nigerian to receive the $300,000 Dan David Prize. The Mission made this known on its Facebook page late Monday. The post read, “Congratulations to Nigerian-American Professor of History and African and African Diaspora Studies at Florida International University,

The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr Ahmed Audi, has ordered immediate commencement of the surgery required for one of his personnel involved in an accident while on official duty. This was made known in a statement signed by the spokesperson for the Commission, Olusola Odumosu on Monday. Audi gave the directive

An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court sitting at Ogba, Lagos State, has remanded a 36-year-old man, Roland Okajere, at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly raping his 18-year-old daughter inside his shop in the Ikotun area of the state. The Magistrate, Mr L. A Owolabi gave the order after the defendant who is facing a charge bordering

Controversy has been trailing the disappearance of a cashier of the Eat ‘N’ Go Limited, operating at the company’s Coldstone Creamery branch in Abule Ado, Moses Ojo, during his arraignment by the Lagos State Police Command at a Magistrate’s Court sitting in the Apapa area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that the company suspected

Actor Keanu Reeves is back with the fourth chapter of his megahit gun-frenzy franchise “John Wick” next week. He sees its expertly coordinated action scenes as “almost ballet”. “It was always a dream of mine to act in Paris, and to be back was amazing,” the jovial 58-year-old film star told AFP on a recent

China will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners with effect from Wednesday, the country’s foreign ministry said, in a major easing of travel restrictions in place since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. visas to foreigners with effect from Wednesday, the country’s The move marks the latest step towards reopening China

Exactly 10 days after the Supreme Court judgement mandating the use of old N,1000 and N500 notes as legal tender till December 31, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday bowed to pressure and officially ordered commercial banks to comply with the court verdict. He also announced that the old N200,

The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of a journalist, Olusegun Oduneye, three days after he was kidnapped by gunmen at Mobalufon, in the Ijebu Ode area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the development in a statement on Monday, said after the journalist was

An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court sitting at Ogba, Lagos State, has remanded a 36-year-old man, Innocent Osanebi, at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly threatening to use a knife to kill his father, Francis Isekwene, in the Ojodu Berger area of the state. The magistrate, Mrs L.A Owolabi, gave the order after the defendant who is

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles Tuesday, Seoul said, Pyongyang’s second launch in three days and the first since South Korea and the United States began their largest joint military drills in five years. Washington and Seoul have ramped up defence cooperation in the face of growing military and nuclear threats from the North,

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has said he has no preferred candidates for the leadership of both the Senate and the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly. Tinubu,  represented by the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, disclosed this at the meeting with new members-elect to the National Assembly in Abuja. A member-elect for Bungudu/Maru Federal

The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, says the sweeping victory recorded by the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, during the February 25 poll was due to religious and ethnic sentiments. The Delta governor stated this on Monday in Asaba while reacting to the outcome

Consumers and firms operating in the Information and Communication space paid N631.09bn as tax in 2022, data from the National Bureau of Statistics has revealed. This ranked IT as one of the biggest contributors to Value Added Tax and Company Income Tax in 2022. Telecom consumers and other IT services consumers paid N268.84bn as consumption

The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Samuel Anyanwu, has accused some chieftains of the party in Imo State of sabotaging the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, during the last presidential and National Assembly elections. Anyanwu, in a statement by his spokesperson, Ikenna Onuoha, alleged that the unnamed chieftains of the party

The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Fulani socio-cultural organisation, simply known as Miyetti Allah, and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria have described as ‘baseless’ and ‘untrue’ allegations that members of their associations were responsible for the killing of 5,138 Benue citizens under the administration of Governor Samuel Ortom. This is in a sharp

With the woeful performance of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State in the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, ADEYINKA ADEDIPE writes that the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has hit the streets soliciting votes as the popularity of his party dwindles in the state The battle for the soul of the Edo State

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Monday, reserved judgment on the appeal filed by the Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, challenging the January 27, 2023 verdict of  the Osun governorship election petition tribunal, which overturned his victory. A three-member panel of Justices, led by Justice M.F. Shuaibu, adjourned for judgment after taking arguments