REPORT: Confusion As Corpse Of 115-Year-Old Man Goes Missing In Anambra Mortuary

  There was confusion in Amansea town of Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State over the disappearance of the corpse of the oldest man in the community, Pa…

Presidential jet flown abroad for ‘comprehensive maintenance’

  Ahead of the inauguration of a new President on May 29, 2023, Nigeria’s Boeing 737 Presidential jet has been flown out of the country for comprehensive maintenance, The PUNCH…

Lagos takes delivery of electric buses for public transport

  The Lagos government has taken the delivery of the first set of electric buses for public transportation in the state. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, announced the delivery of…

‘Unfounded speculation’ — CBN says no plan to phase out redesigned naira notes

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is not contemplating the withdrawal of the recently redesigned naira notes. A report had emerged that the apex bank may phase…

Nigeria’s longest serving monarch dies after 64 years on the throne

  Joseph Davies-Agba, the traditional ruler of Obudu, is dead. Davies-Agba’s death was announced on Sunday by Kjay Jedy-Agba, his son, in Calabar, Cross River state capital. The late traditional…

NDLEA busts Adamawa factory ‘supplying illicit drug to Cameroon, Niger’

  have raided a factory producing Akuskura, a psychoactive substance, in the Mubi area of Adamawa state. Akuskura is a psychoactive drug which is made of herbs laced with tobacco…

Ohanaeze Ndigbo: Iwuanyanwu Gives Presidential Inaugural Speech, Vows To Bring Transformations

  The newly elected President General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu, has said he is poised to work assiduously to ensure that Igboland is transformed. In…

I Acted Within Ambit Of Law – Suspended Adamawa REC

  The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa Ari, a lawyer, has explained that he announced results of 69 polling units in the April 15 supplementary…

Suspected Ritualist Offers Police N1m Bribe

  Police in Ogun State have arrested a suspected member of a notorious ritualist syndicate, Ifasoji Ayangbesan, for allegedly killing and dismembering one Oyindamola Adeyemi. The suspect was arrested on…

Sudan Crisis: We Have No Food, Nigerian Ambassador Cries Out

  Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, Safiu Olaniyan, has given an update on the situation in the war-torn country. The envoy gave the update while reacting to complaints…

CP Orders Arrest Of Drunk Policeman Who Messed Up Self In Uniform

  The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama, has ordered the arrest of Stephen Yohanna, an inspector under his command. In a video seen by our correspondent, Yohanna was…

NDLEA intercepts drugs consignment hidden in imported car

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized 126 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 63 kilograms concealed in a used Toyota…

For not wearing correct school outfit, IMSU lecturer slaps female student

  Our Reporter A female student has received multiple slaps from her lecturer after she attended lectures with the wrong outfit. The incident, according to a video posted by Instablog9ja,…

16 People Burnt To Death In Osun Auto Crash

  Sixteen persons have been burnt to death and others wounded in an auto crash in the Odeomu area of Osun State. The fatal accident happened opposite Mat Oil and…

Man speaks out after spending five years in prison for helping neighbour

  Samuel Akibinu has narrated how he spent five years in prison after assisting his friend and neighbour, Isaac Micheal. He said that his friend asked him to assist in…