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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, in London, said with lessons learned from the 2023 general election, Nigeria was positioned to do better in subsequent polls. “Lessons have been learnt and moving forward, we hope to perform even better,” Buhari told his counterparts at the Commonwealth Leaders Summit as part of the

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of 12 nominees as members of the Governing Board of the North-East Development Commission. According to a statement signed by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari’s request is contained in a letter addressed

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Command, has arrested a self-acclaimed police officer and 42 others for alleged Internet fraud activities. This is contained in a statement signed by the commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, and made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the arrest was

Sonia, daughter of a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has expressed sadness and guilt over the sentencing of her parents in an organ-harvesting plot suit in the United Kingdom on Friday. The PUNCH reports that a United Kingdom court on Friday sentenced Ekweremadu to a total of nine years and eight months imprisonment, while

On Saturday, May 6, 2023, the world will witness the first British coronation in 70 years. The coronation will formally declare history’s longest-governing Prince of Wales, Charles III, as King. King Charles III legally ascended to the throne after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on the September 8, 2022. The coronation will take place

The registration of a total of 512 nurses and midwives, around five per cent on the register of the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the United Kingdom who passed at a Computer-Based Test centre, could be fraudulent or incorrect. This is according to a press statement posted on the website of the NMC. The NMC

The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, on Friday, said if well guided and equipped, Nigerian youths will stand out among nations. According to him, young people are a critical mass that can make Nigeria stand out, but they must be guided and equipped with the right values to achieve

A leading Apple product, iStore, unveiled its store in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, on Friday. The launch of the product store in Abuja marks the 35th store across the African continent as it “offers all teachers and students a standard all-year-round education discount on all Macs and iPad products.” This was disclosed in a

The Peoples Democratic Party has chided the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, over his remark in Port Harcourt that his administration would be tough on corruption, particularly in the public sector, describing it as “an assault on the sensibility of Nigerians.” Tinubu made the pledge in Port Harcourt on the invitation of the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom

Choices bind everything in life. The one taken by former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, in June 2022, has now earned him 10 years jail term. A United Kingdom court on Friday sentenced Ekweremadu to a total of nine years and eight months imprisonment, while his wife, Beatrice, was sentenced to four years and six

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested no fewer than 62 persons over their alleged involvement in offences bordering on internet fraud, otherwise known as “yahoo-yahoo”, in Ilorin, Kwara State. The arrests, which were carried out in two separate operations involved one Raji Wasiu Babatunde whom the commission had earlier arrested last

The Zonal Commander, Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Michael Nzekwe, has called on the academia to support the commission in its efforts at nipping the menace of internet fraud in the bud. Nzekwe, who decried the rising cases of internet fraud in tertiary institutions in Kwara, said this during an

The Nigerian Navy on Friday expressed concern over the alarming increase in the number of illegal maritime security outfits in the country. The service said some of the outfits use the Nigerian Navy uniforms while others make use of uniforms similar to that of the service to deceive unsuspecting Nigerians. These were contained in a

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday upheld the eight-year sentence imposed on the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, following his conviction on a 12-count money laundering charge. In a unanimous decision by a three-member panel, the court said it found no reason to set aside the judgement

The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has said cultism activities in the state have now become an act of terrorism. He made this declaration on Friday during a stakeholders’ security meeting at the Akarigbo’s palace in Sagamu. Abiodun, who said he had sounded a note of warning at times past, gave a fresh note

The Federal Government on Friday said it successfully evacuated all Nigerians that were stranded in the crisis-ridden Sudanese capital, Khartoum. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Sani Gwarzo, said this when he received the second batch of 130 evacuees at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The News Agency of

The Governor of Cross River State, Prof Ben Ayade, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on two communities that clashed on Thursday. The communities are Ovonum and Ofatura in Obubra Local Government Area of the state and the curfew takes immediate effect. A statement by Governor Ayade’s Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Christian Ita, announced the

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has commended the Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, for his comments stating that it didn’t make sense to swear in President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, while the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal had yet to deliver a verdict. The group made the commendation during a

Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi, has apologised to the club and his teammates after he was suspended for travelling to Saudi Arabia. The PUNCH reports on Tuesday that Messi was suspended for two weeks over the unauthorised visit to Saudi Arabia. The Argentina star has responded to the backlash by apologising to the club and his

The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of Osun State University, Mallam Yusuf Alli, SAN, has advised federal and state governments to always consider merit while making appointments to the board of universities. Alli spoke at the 2-day leadership retreat organised by UNIOSUN for its governing council members, principal officers, provosts, deans, directors, heads of

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday said that there was a fire incident at its office in Enugu State. This was made known in a statement shared on its Twitter page. The statement said, “Fire Incident at EFCC’s Enugu Command A fire incident occurred today, May 5, at the Enugu Zonal Command of

The Lagos State Police Command on Friday said its men raided the shanties around the popular Alaba International Market in the Ojo Local Government Area of the state while acting on credible information. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this via his Twitter handle. He stated that some suspected criminals were arrested

COVID-19 no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, the Director-Director of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said on Friday. This is coming after more than three years of declaring the outbreak to be a PHEIC in January 2020, about six weeks before characterising it as a pandemic. The WHO’s International

The Rivers State Social Democratic Party governorship candidate in the last general election, Senator Magnus Abe, has alleged that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, was stoned at the Port Harcourt airport by some of his current allies in 2015. He claimed those who stoned the former Lagos State governor when he was in Rivers to seek

Suspected hoodlums have burnt down the house of a 60-year-old widow, Mrs Monica Nweke, in Ebonyi State. The widow, it was gathered, was asleep alongside her two daughters and two grandchildren when the arsonists set her building ablaze at about 1.30 am, on Tuesday. A community source, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of