World Taekwondo has responded to the petition alleging that Olympic bronze medallist Chika Chukwumerije assaulted some female athletes in the build-up to the 2015 African Games. The PUNCH reported in July that the High Court in Abuja dismissed a N500m…
Nigerians on social media have expressed anger over the alleged unlawful detention and enslavement of a 21-year-old lady, Glory Okolie, who was arrested by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team in Imo State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Okolie, who was…
A student activist at the Lagos State University, Yusuf Nurudeen, popularly known as Omomeewa, has been shot dead. His death was announced in a press statement by the LASU Students’ Union on Thursday. The PUNCH gathered that the activist, who…
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-Commerce giant, is set to pioneer another first with the launch of the first Cloud TV in the e-Commerce sector. The Konga Cloud TV is set to go live in September 2021, according to a statement.…
Italy-bound woman arraigned for ‘attempted heroin export’ (Nation) An Italy-bound traveller, Mrs. Nora Chinyere Nadi, was on Thursday brought before the Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged drug trafficking. Nadi was arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…
EFCC arrests ex-Abia gov Orji at Abuja airport (Punch) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The ex- governor, who has been on…
Inbound passengers who travelled into the country through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, were estimated to have spent about a total of N40.212 billion as payments for Covid-19 test on arrival,…
The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority has promised a further reduction in the turnaround time of processing physical planning permits to 10 working days. This is from its present 12 to 13 days. Mr Kehinde Osinaike, General Manager, LASPPPA,…
A first coronavirus case has been detected in the Paralympic Village, days before the Games open, organisers said Thursday as Japan battles a record wave of infections. The case involves a Games-related member of staff who is not resident in…
The Coalition of Chairmen and Executive of Lagos State Model Colleges Parents’ Forum has said the authorities of the schools are expending the funds provided by the government and the feeding fees that parents paid for personal use. The chairman…
