Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, Worldwide, has described the abduction and release of the 344 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Kastina State as an award winning drama of the year, 2020. The Okechukwu Isiguzoro-led Ohanae…
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has lambasted former President, Goodluck Jonathan following the release of the 344 Kankara schoolboys. While giving kudos to President Muhammadu Buhari for the successful rescue of the schoolboys, MURIC lambasted the fo…
An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, has sentenced one Pastor Odenigbo Theophilus to seven years in prison for defrauding a retiree, Mr. Ojo Gbadebo, of the sum of N1 million under false pretence. NAN reports that Justice Muniru Owolabi found the defe…
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has provided the latest team news ahead of the Red Devils’ home Premier League clash with Leeds United on Sunday evening. Solskjaer also named the player that would not take part in Man United’s squad…
Gerard Lopez has sold Ligue 1 leaders Lille to Callisto, a subsidiary of the Merlyn Partners investment fund, a source close to the club told AFP on Friday. The new owners have installed Olivier Letang, a 48-year-old former sporting director at Par…
A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has alleged that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari created the abduction of over 300 schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. She said the President a…
Zamfara State Governor, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle has reacted to the utterances credited to All Progressive Congress (APC) that his administration was responsible for criminal activities in the State as it harbours bandits. According to a press …
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that those it described as ‘Naysayers’ have leant their lessons following the release of the 344 Kankara schoolboys. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, addressed the press on Friday in r…
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) has denied they negotiated the release of students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, had said the state government co…
Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, could not hide his frustration after missing out on this year’s FIFA Best Men’s Player award, Sporting Life reports. The 35-year-old picked up the prestigious individual award in 2016 and 2017. But Ronaldo has be…
Peter Obi, former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential running mate has described the release of 333 students of GSS, Kankara as a relief to Nigerians. The students on Friday returned to Katsina State after the Nigerian army secured their rel…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has revealed that four land borders have been re-opened following the directives given by President Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Wedne…
Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Heung-Min Son of Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool winger Mohammed Salah are joint-top of the scoring chart with 11 goals apiece after Game Week 13 fixtures. Son and Salah both scored in their match at Anfield, to catc…
Youths in the Niger Delta, under the aegis of Niger Delta Youths Movement, NDYM, have raised alarm over the prolonged forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development commission, NDDC, which started in October 2019. They called on the presidency to giv…
The Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) has described the release of the abducted students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara Katsina State as heartwarming and cheering. CATE noted that the freedom of the schoolboys sho…
The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Edward Onoja took to twitter on Thursday to debunk COVID-19. Onoja, in a Twitter post, challenged people to name any “non-high profile” person that died of COVID-19. He also raised doubt on the COVID-19 vaccines. I…
All abducted schoolboys of Kankara Government Science Secondary School have been released, Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina said today. Masari gave the number of freed students as 344, more than the 333 he said were abducted initially. According to…
Ahead of 2023 presidency, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has inaugurated his support groups across the 36 states of the federation. The Atiku Support Group was launched in Abuja with Alhaji Abubakar Kabir Babawo named as its Director General…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the establishment of 10 additional national parks. Minister of Environment, Mohammad Abubakar, announced this on Thursday at a press briefing in Abuja. He said the establishment of…
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, said there were indications that the country had entered the second wave of infections. Chairman of the PTF and Secretary to the government of the Federation (SGF) Mr Boss Mustapha, who gave the indica…
Nigeria Thursday night posted 1,145 COVID-19 cases, its highest daily record till date, according to data published by the NCDC. Two states, Lagos and Kaduna and the capital Abuja accounted for 64 percent of the monster cases. Lagos recorded 459 ca…
Scores of physically challenged persons from the Niger Delta region are on rampage at the National Assembly. They besieged the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Thursday morning to protest what they termed neglect by their representatives in t…
Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo has reacted to his side’s Serie A 1-1 draw against Atalanta on Wednesday night. Ronaldo missed a penalty against Atalanta as Andrea Pirlo’s failed to beat the visitors at home. A first half goal from Federico Chie…
The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a holiday security alert to its citizens and others planning to travel to Nigeria. The US Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General Lagos in the new security alert posted on its website warned US citizens…
Robbers have abducted a 10-year-old boy, Chimeremezie Izu, of No. 5 Kelvin Street, Core Area 4, GRA, Asaba, the Delta State capital. It was gathered that the young boy was taken away from his mother after the robbers, who broke into the apartment, c…
The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, says the institution has attracted over N8bn research grants in the past three years. Ogundipe disclosed this in an interview on the sidelines of a ceremony to hand over the vertic…
Tottenham Hotspur boss, Jose Mourinho, has revealed that he told Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, that “the best team lost”, following his side’s Premier League 2-1 defeat against the Reds. Liverpool defeated Tottenham at Anfield, thanks to two goal…
Olusegun Bamgbose, a chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, has declared that he has positioned himself to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari come 2023. He said that 2023 will certainly be a year of surprises, noting that the Nige…
Garba Shehu, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, has disclosed why the president delayed in appointing ministers during his first tenure. Shehu said upon his inauguration in 2015, Buhari had long meetings wi…
The Defence Headquarters, on Wednesday, says the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari is safe in Daura, Katsina State. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, who stat…
As the second wave of Covid-19 virus infection ravages Nigeria, the death toll in Kwara State has risen to 31. A Covid-19 Kwara update released in Ilorin by the government, on Tuesday, also announced 19 new confirmed cases. Total number of confirmed…
A gas pipeline leakage along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has caused panic among residents of Arepo, Magboro, and other neighbouring communities. As of the time of filing this report, the gas is still leaking near the Punch Newspaper axis of the express…
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has bemoaned his side’s lack of goals after they were held to a 1-1 draw by West Brom on Tuesday night. Baggies goalkeeper Sam Johnstone made two point-blank in stoppage time saves to deny the former Premier L…
Mr Emmanuel Ibah, a member of the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), is dead. Ibah died of COVID-19-related complications at the age of 61. His death was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the NFF. The statement…
The federal government has approved a five-year nutrition action plan that will help to reduce hunger and malnutrition across the country. The spokesmen to the Vice President, Laolu Akande, who made this known in a statement, said the plan was appr…
Former Nigerian Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged the Federal Government to do everything possible to bring back the over 300 schoolboys abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. According to her, t…
Scores of youths and students from Ibarapa geo-political zone in Oyo State, on Tuesday protested the killings of thier kinsmen. It was gathered that many farmers and other innocent residents of the area had been killed by some people suspected to be…
Frank Lampard believes Chelsea have become complacent after the Blues blew a lead to lose 2-1 at Wolves and suffer back-to-back Premier League defeats for the first time during his reign in charge. Twice in four days Chelsea have wasted the chance t…
Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar, has sent a message to his friend and former team-mate Lionel Messi after the Champions League draw. Neymar will be making a return to the Nou Camp for the first time since 2017, when he left in a world-record £19…
Barcelona star, Lionel Messi, has expressed his pride at being selected in the Ballon d’Or Dream Team. Messi was included in the ultimate XI by France Football alongside Lev Yashin, Cafu, Franz Beckenbauer, Paolo Maldini, Xavi, Lothar Matthaus, Pele…
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has put Nigerians on red alert and called the attention of everyone to prayers against deaths as a result of Covid-19. The prophet, in a statement to newsmen on Tuesday, made it…
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