The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 50 years old man whose identity is yet unknown for allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl in Ubulu-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of the state. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday when the minor, went to her grandmother’s house on the instruction of her […]
Dozens of buildings in Beirut have been completely destroyed by intense Israeli strikes overnight after Israel said it had killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, an AFP photographer on the ground reported Saturday. Thousands of people left the usually densely packed residential southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital following Israeli evacuation orders. Some buildings were still […]
Abubakar Umar, the Sixth Prosecution Witness in the trial of former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam has narrated before the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja presided over by Justice Peter Lifu, how in 2014, he converted the sum of ₦3.1bn wired to him by Suswam as governor, and delivered its equivalent of $15.8m in […]
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 1, 2024, a public holiday to commemorate the nation’s 64th Independence Day. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on Saturday on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Magdalene Ajani. Tunji-Ojo congratulated Nigerians at home […]
The Israeli military claims that Hassan Nasrallah, secretary-general of Hezbollah, was killed in Friday’s airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon. There has been no confirmation from Hezbollah. The strikes flattened buildings in a densely populated area, killing at least six people and wounding dozens of others, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Israel launched further strikes on southern […]
Saturday 28 September 2024 Naira depreciates to N1,700/$ at parallel market Nigeria, UAE Finalise Talks On Reciprocal Flights Ahead Emirates’ Resumption Artificial Intelligence Will Replace Unskilled Workers, Not Humans – Pantami My Husband Has Been Ejected From The Barracks – Released Seaman’s Wife 50% Of Flooded Homes In Maiduguri Now Dry – Borno Govt Families Displaced […]
Some monarchs in Kogi state say there’s an attempt to assassinate Yahaya Bello, former governor of the state. In a letter dated September 26 and addressed to President Bola Tinubu, the monarchs and political leaders said the way the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is handling Bello’s prosecution “has become a national embarrassment”. BACKGROUND […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the suspension of processing fees on cash deposits for six months. The development comes six days before the suspension date initially fixed, expires. On May 1, banks resumed the collection of processing fees on cash deposits. Six days later, CBN suspended charges on the deposits until September […]
Many youths have been feared killed following a clash between Acid and Achis confraternities in Awarra Court, Ohaji-Egbema LGA of Imo state. The incident, which occurred on Thursday, was said to have started when the cult members engaged in a gun duel over supremacy and territoriality. An indigene of the community who spoke to TheCable […]
The Kebbi State Government is appealing for support over the flood in the state, saying 329,000 houses have been destroyed by the disaster while 858,000 hectares of farmlands have been washed away. The farmlands, it said, contain crops such as rice, millet, guinea- corn, sorghum, beans, and other varieties. The Kebbi State Commissioner for Information […]
