The new pre-boarding COVID test requirement placed on Nigerian travellers by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Netherlands may lead to the suspension of flights to those countries. Under the new requirement, travellers are to do a rapid test at the airports in Lagos and Abuja four hours to their outbound flights. Musa Nuhu, […]
Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Vice Chancellor of Federal University Gusau, Magaji Garba, a professor. A source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Mr Garba was arrested over N260million contract scam. Mr Garba was said to be held at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja as of the time of filling this report on […]
The Inspector -General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the Assistant Inspectors General of Police in the 17 zonal commands and their constituent Commissioners of Police to carry out full enforcement of the COVID – 19 Health Protection Regulations 2021, signed into law by president Muhammadu Buhari on January 26, 2021. They are to ensure […]
Popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Monday, stormed Ogun State, to flush out herdsmen terrorising the people of Yewaland. Igboho in an interview with the Ogun State-owned television station said he was in the state having had information about how herders in connivance with some soldiers are maltreating Yoruba people […]
A 30- year- old man , Rabiu Sani , has been remanded in a Katsina custodial centre over allegations of raping and impregnating his neighbour’ s daughter . Sani , an indigene of Gwarai village, in the Kaita Local Government Area of the state, was arraigned before a Katsina Senior Magistrate ’ s Court on […]
A widow , Nike Adekola , is yet to recover from the shock of losing her husband , Suleman , who reportedly committed suicide by drinking a local insecticide in the Ikotun area of Lagos State . PUNCH Metro gathered that Suleman , a tricycle operator , rode his tricycle to a football pitch on […]
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation , Boss Mustapha, has said that COVID -19 vaccines are important for the safety of Nigerians. During a sensitisation meeting with leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria , Mustapha said nobody is safe from being infected with COVID -19 until everyone is vaccinated. Mustapha, who is […]
Tony Momoh, a former minister of information and veteran journalist, is dead. Momoh was the national chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), one of the parties that was merged to form the All Progressives Congress (APC). He would have turned 82 on April 27, 2021. Momoh died at exactly 5pm on Monday […]
An Imo State born human rights activist and author, Comrade Paul Ikechukwu Njoku, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to absorb the good counsel of the publisher of the Ovation Magazine, Chief Dele Momodu, who released a video message admonishing Nigerian government to utilize the divine talent of the Igbo for nationhood and economic development than […]
In an institution where some staff still lament underpayment of salaries and payroll omissions, findings indicate that former Rector of the Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, Rev. Fr. (Dr) Wence Madu may still be receiving salaries several months after his retirement. Wence according to available records was born on 28th September 1955 and retired on the […]
