President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that nobody can blackmail him on inexplicable wealth and illicit enrichment while in office, saying “I do not have one square-inch outside Nigeria.” Speaking at a State banquet, Monday night, organised in his honour in…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has assured admission seekers of a hitch-free 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board has just concluded plans to begin the admission process on February 14. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, gave…
The Nigeria Immigration Service has dismissed four personnel, demoted 14 others and punished 18 more over corruption charges. The NIS spokesperson, DCI Tony Akuneme, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the discipline was part…
A 200-level student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, identified simply as Daniel, has been shot dead by armed robbers while trying to recover his phone from armed robbers in his lodge. According to an eyewitness, the incident happened on…
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Nigeria Limited, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, in this interview with THISDAY reviewed the performance of the global economy in 2022 and advised businesses and their bankers to approach 2023 with a partnership mindset…
The Emmanuel Onyechere Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe has announced the passing of an illustrious daughter, Ms. Peace Maria Ogechi Anyiam-Osigwe. According to a statement by the family, the announcement is in thanksgiving to God and in the belief that God is good…
Nigeria is on alert amid global concerns over new strains of COVID-19. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), yesterday, at a press conference in Abuja, said over 663 million confirmed cases and over 6.7 million deaths have been reported…
Pastor raped my daughter for three years – Mother (Punch) An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Lagos State, on Monday, heard how a businesswoman’s 17-year-old daughter was allegedly defiled by a pastor, Chris Mcdouglas. The witness said Mcdouglas,…
Yoruba Nation rally: Sowore, lawyer slam police over killing (Punch) The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has knocked the police over the killing that occurred during the unrest in the Ojota area of Lagos. Sowore, who…
A mother of five, Ramat Abideen, on Monday, asked a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her marriage of 18 years to her estranged husband, Yusuf, on grounds of constant battery. Ramat said that she had endured…
