The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has ordered workers in all the 19 Deposit Money Banks in the country to declare their assets. The new order was made known via a circular through the Banking Supervision Department of the CBN…
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ court has ordered the remand of a 42-year-old man, Josiah Johnson, in prison custody for allegedly beating his wife to death. The prosecutor, Sgt. Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that the accused committed the offence on July…
Updated: Armed robbers have attacked some freelance journalists who were returning from a programme at the Lagos State Television studio, in the Ogba area of Lagos State. Punch correspondent learnt that the pressmen, who were in two vehicles –…
The Pacific nation of Fiji has erupted with wild celebrations and announced a nationwide public holiday after winning its first Olympic medal – a gold – in the men’s rugby sevens. The thumping 43-7 victory over Britain in the final…
Massive importation of food, especially, rice, wheat, sugar and fish, has continued to bleed the nation’s economy, with the four items accounting for a whopping N1 trillion loss to the nation annually. Executive Secretary, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, ARCN,…
A lecturer at the Department of Languages and Linguistics of the Osun State University, Ikire Campus, Dr. Wale Ojoniyi1, is currently in trouble following the release of a video tape of his alleged sex escapade with a 400 level English…
Franka Osakwe Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has today commissioned the first state-owned Helipad for medical emergencies in Nigeria at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, adding that the upgrading of the 247-bed and five Theatre Suits…
Updated: Franka Osakwe @Naija_mamas After more than two years without wild polio virus in Nigeria, two fresh infections have emerged in Borno state, threatening Nigeria’s progress toward a polio free status. The Minister of health Isaac Adewole, made this known…
Despite the widely reported story yesterday that South Africa had overtaken Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy, the continent’s richest man; Aliko Dangote has averred that Nigeria remains the number one economy in Africa. The president of the Dangote Group…
An HIV-Positive man, identified as Monday Imande on Thursday was arrested for raping a six year-old girl, Osiagboro Blessing in Asaba, Delta State. The police paraded the suspect before newsmen in the state when he was arrested. All efforts to…
