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Gunmen kill two during Anambra nightclub attack, injure...

There was pandemonium at the Porsche Nightclub located in Oba, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, as some yet-to-be-identified armed hoodlums invaded the area, shot dead two persons and injured many others. It was gathered that the incident happened late on Sunday when funseekers were catching some...

PunchNews - 12 December 2023

Business

CBN cancels large depositors’ fines amid naira scarcity

The Central Bank of Nigeria, on Monday, suspended the processing fees of two per cent and three per cent previously charged on all cash deposits above N500,000 for individuals, and N3m for corporates with immediate effect. This development followed the lingering cash scarcity that had persisted in different parts...

PunchNews - 12 December 2023

Headlines

Kano agency impounds 4,600 bottles of alcoholic drink

The Kano Road and Traffic Agency said, on Monday, that it arrested a truck conveying more than 4,600 bottles of alcoholic drinks. The agency’s Public Relations Officer, Nabilusi Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement released in Kano. Abubakar said, “The truck, with registration number FGG 407 XB, was apprehended along Ibrahim...

PunchNews - 12 December 2023

Others

Tinubu, infrastructure needs urgent attention

PunchNews - 12 December 2023

Features

Budget 2024 must ensure price stability, guarantee security

In line with one of his statutory obligations, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, November 30, 2023, laid before the joint session of the National Assembly the budget for 2024. He indicated his intention to spend N27.5tn. In the budget, he prioritised defence and security, education and infrastructure. From the...

PunchNews - 12 December 2023

Headlines

Seven Ogun communities protest bad roads, gully erosion

The residents of Araromi-Ilugun-Itoko and six other communities in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State on Monday, protested the terrible state of the road linking their communities as well as the huge gully erosion which had not only destroyed the road but also threatened to sack the communities...

PunchNews - 12 December 2023

Headlines

Protect democracy, shun politics, Tinubu tells Army

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, said the Army must remain non-partisan and “vigilantly pro-democracy” as it discharges its duty of maintaining Nigeria’s territorial integrity. This was as he promised to work assiduously and provide the military with the necessary support to keep the troublers of the nation at bay....

PunchNews - 12 December 2023

Sports

My father didn’t want me to play football...

of the 2023 CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of The Year award Chiamaka Nnadozie revealed her father didn’t support her football career when she started, reports. Nnadozie said this on the podium after receiving her award at the ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco. The Paris FC goalkeeper won ahead of Morocco’s Khadija...

PunchNews - 12 December 2023

Headlines

Sanwo-Olu seeks framework for effective community policin

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called for the development of a framework that will serve as a guide for effective community policing in the country. Sanwo-Olu spoke on Monday at a town hall tagged, ‘Community policing: Building a safer Nigeria together,’ organised by the Ministry of Police Affairs...

PunchNews - 12 December 2023

Business

CAC to delist over 91,000 companies over infractions

The Corporate Affairs Commission is set to delist 91,843 companies for failing to file their annual returns with it. In a list published on its website, the commission listed 91,843 companies for delisting (2,738 less than the 94,581 it initially published in August). This is still less than the...

PunchNews - 12 December 2023

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NDLEA arrests terrorists’ supplier, intercepts 7.6 tons of...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 42-year-old man taking thousands of concealed opioid pills to insurgents’ enclave in the Banki area of Borno State. The anti-narcotics agency also arrested a six-month pregnant lady; and a mother of three children and three other women for...

12 February 2024

Headlines

Claim Akeredolu’s wife brought Aiyedatiwa to govt ridiculous...

The Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers has refuted a claim that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was introduced to the government by the wife of the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, Betty. The group described the claim as ridiculous, saying it was the late governor himself who picked Aiyedatiwa as his...

12 February 2024

Headlines

Protect yourselves, NACA advises Nigerians

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS has urged Nigerians to protect themselves and prioritise their safety and well-being while expressing affection during Valentine’s season. The agency said this in a statement signed by the Head of the Public Relations and Protocol unit of the agency, Toyin Aderibigbe...

12 February 2024

Business

Discos overbilled 7.1million customers in nine months –...

Power distribution companies overbilled about 7.1 million unmetered electricity consumers between January and September 2023, an analysis of the latest monthly number of overbilled customers showed. In the various Regulatory Interventions for Non-Compliance with the Order on Capping of Estimated Billing to Unmetered Customers, issued to the 11 Discos...

12 February 2024

Sports

Eagles clinch silver as Cote d’Ivoire win AFCON

Impressive Ekong named tournament MVP Two second-half goals from Franck Kessie and Sébastien Haller cancelled out William Troost-Ekong’s first-half opener as hosts Ivory Coast beat Nigeria 2-1 to win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on home soil on Sunday, reports. After a disastrous group stage that almost saw...

12 February 2024

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Nigerian public sector will contaminate saints within 24 hours – EFCC chairman

PunchNews - 24 April 2024

EFCC chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that endemic corruption

My purported suspension a drama on Africa Magic – Ganduje

PunchNews - 24 April 2024

Former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has finally o

Early morning fire destroys goods, hard currencies in Benin

PmNews - 24 April 2024

Early morning fire destroys goods, hard currencies in Benin Buildings on fire in the Benin fire incident Published By: Ayorinde Oluokun By Jethro Ibileke Goods worth billions of naira and cash, including foreig