Year: 2017
Teacher docked for hurting neighbour
A teacher, who allegedly wounded her neighbour for taking her child to the toilet, on Tuesday appeared before a Mararaba…
Police refute herdsmen, farmers clash in Delta
The Nigeria Police Command in Delta has refuted the clash between herdsmen and farmers in the state. The command’s spokesman,…
Man docked for stealing cartons of crayfish
A 22-year-old man, Chioke Thomas, who allegedly stole two cartons of crayfish worth N160,000 was on Tuesday brought before an…
Ogun federal retirees groan over unpaid pensions, gratuities
Federal retirees in Ogun on Tuesday lamented the hardships they are facing due to non-payment of their pensions and gratuities.…
Metuh’s trial stalled after collapsing in church
The trial of Olisa Metuh, the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party was on Tuesday stalled following…
BREAKING: Bomb blast leaves 21 dead, 20 injured
Two car bombs exploded Tuesday on a road outside American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, killing at least 21 people…
World Cup: Fifa to expand World Cup to 48 teams 2026
The World Cup will be expanded to host 48 teams, up from 32, Fifa has decided. An initial stage of…
NSCDC discover Boko Haram bomb timers in Maiduguri
The Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday said it had discovered ‘’Count down…
Breaking: Senate removes Ali Ndume, announces Ahmed Lawan as Senate Leader
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, at plenary on Tuesday, announced Sen. Ahmed Lawan (APC-Yobe North) as Leader…
BREAKING: Senate kicks against Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport closure
The Senate has kicked against the planned closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and diversion of flights to…
Badeh: Court adjourns trial to Jan 12
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned the case of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, till Jan.…
Okitipupa residents groan over scarcity of kerosene
Residents of Okitipupa in Ondo State have continued to lament the high cost of kerosene and cooking gas as scarcity…
Marrying at 50 is difficult – housewife
A 50-year-old housewife, Kehinde Adewunmi, on Tuesday told an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, that it will be difficult to get…
Kaduna Prison trains 60 inmate in tailoring, ICT
The Kaduna Central Prison has trained 60 inmates in tailoring and Information and Communication Technology, the state Prisons Controller, Yazid…
NSCDC impounds 3 trucks of fake petroleum products
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra Command, said on Tuesday that it had arrested three trucks containing…
UN denounces Jammeh’s media clampdown
The UN has denounced the ongoing clampdown on the media by the embattled outgoing President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh.…
Senate confirms Sanusi Garba NERC Vice Chairman
The Senate upon resumption from its three weeks recess on Tuesday confirmed Mr Sanusi Garba as the Vice Chairman, North…
First Bank re-opens after 3 years of closure
The Omu-Aran branch of First Bank Plc, closed in May 2013 due to armed robbery attack, has been re-opened. In…
Ex-Gov. Shema in court for funds misappropriation
The immediate former governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shema, has appeared in court for alleged financial misappropriation during his…
Pastor’s plea saves mother, 2 daughters from imprisonment
A 38-year-old mother and her two daughters were on Tuesday discharged and acquitted by Akure Chief Magistrate’s’ Court for stealing…
Jim Obazee: A man of many controversies
So many controversies have trailed the resignation of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E.A.…
Timaya blasts PUNCH correspondent
Nigerian singer and songwriter Inetimi Alfred Odon, better known by his stage name Timaya has insulted a PUNCH correspondent. The…
Cultists gang rape teenage girl
Suspected cultists in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue have gang raped a 15-year-old girl. Sources revealed that the teenager…
BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu’s trial resumes
There is a heavy security presence at the Federal High Court, venue of the trial of the leader of the…
“My husband had sex with my daughter”- woman tells court
A housewife, Mrs Olamide Bola, on Tuesday, told an Akure Customary Court, that her husband, Mr Ogunlana Bola had sex…
Doctors in Rivers’ hospitals embark on indefinite strike
Baring any last minute intervention by the Rivers State Government, medical doctors in Rivers State will start an indefinite strike…
NBA to make law a second degree course
In a move to raise the bar for Nigerian lawyers, the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA is seeking to make the…
CAN says God used Buhari to punish FRC boss
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has welcomed the removal of Mr. Jim Obazee, Executive Secretary, Financial Reporting Council (FRC)…
Woman births quintuplets after 10 years childlessness
The Cross River Government yesterday said the first quintuplets in the state’s history were delivered Monday in Calabar to a…
Woman inserts peppered broom in boy’s private part
One Mrs Bassey has been arrested for allegedly inserting a stick of broom dipped in pepper into the private parts…