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Fidelity Bank staff Ebere slumps, dies

A staff of Fidelity Bank, Emmanuel Ebere, has reported slumped and died. He was attached to the Ikoyi branch of the bank. Ebere was said to have slumped and died on Wednesday. He was confirmed dead after he was rushed to the military hospital. The deceased was attached to the ...

PmNews - 15 December 2022

Entertainment

Big Brother Titans winner to get over N50m

The highly anticipated special ‘Big Brother Titans’ TV reality show that will feature housemates from Nigeria and South Africa will premiere on January 15, 2023, and the winner will get $100,000 (over N50,000 million). The organiser, MultiChoice Nigeria, made the announcement on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at a media parley...

PunchNews - 15 December 2022

Headlines

Adeleke vows to probe Oyetola

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has put the total debt portfolio of the state at N407.32 billion. Adeleke, who spoke at the monthly meeting of Osun State Traditional Rulers, held in Osogbo on Thursday, explained that the figure was arrived at, after various sums of money in the...

PunchNews - 15 December 2022

Headlines

Fashola inspects Second Niger Bridge

The Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), and his team have inspected the Second Niger Bridge. reports that the Federal Government ordered the opening of the bridge for use starting from midnight on Thursday. Fashola, who announced the opening on Wednesday, said the bridge would be open for...

PunchNews - 15 December 2022

Entertainment

Big Brother Titans winner to get over N500m

The highly anticipated special ‘Big Brother Titans’ TV reality show that will feature housemates from Nigeria and South Africa will premiere on January 15, 2023, and the winner will get $100,000 (over N500,000 million). The organiser, MultiChoice Nigeria, made the announcement on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at a media parley...

PunchNews - 15 December 2022

Headlines

Court declines suit to stop CBN’s cash limit

Justice Sylvanus Oriji of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja has declined to grant a motion seeking to stop the new cash withdrawal policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The application was brought before the court by 10 named applicants for themselves and on...

PunchNews - 15 December 2022

Headlines

Atiku hits Anambra, visits Soludo (Photos)

The PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has visited Governor Charles Soludo in Anambra State as he steps up his campaign to be president of Nigeria next year. The PDP’s presidential candidate visits Soludo Atiku uploaded photos of the visit on his Twitter handle on Thursday and wrote: “I paid...

PmNews - 15 December 2022

Headlines

Atiku extols Seriki, says late envoy served Nigeria...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has extolled former Nigeria’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, Ademola Rasaq Seriki. The former Vice President who shared a condolence message with the family of the deceased said the late envoy served the country meritoriously. In a statement signed by...

PunchNews - 15 December 2022

Headlines

Alleged organ harvest: EFCC behind my travails

Embattled former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Thursday told Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was responsible for his travails at the London Court where he had been in detention over alleged organ harvest. The Senator who has...

PunchNews - 15 December 2022

Headlines

Abuja train crash victim dies, police launch investigation

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has commenced an investigation into the Thursday morning fatal train crash incident in Kubwa. Our correspondent gathered that an Abuja-bound train had crashed into a moving car at Chikakore, in the Kubwa area of Abuja, leading to a breakdown of the train. The train coaches...

PunchNews - 15 December 2022

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Headlines

Holiday enjoyment: Niger Delta women issue Akpabio one-month...

Women leaders across the Niger Delta region on Monday issued a one-month ultimatum to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to resign from the hallowed chamber over his controversial ‘holiday enjoyment’ utterances. This was even as they vowed to mobilize over one million Niger Delta women to a massive protest...

21 August 2023

Headlines

Kwara CP, Imams Connived To Arrest Talolorun, Ifa...

High Chief Owolabi Aworeni, the Araba Agbaye of the International Council For Ifa Religion, has accused Kwara State Police Commissioner, Ebunoluwa Rotimi Adelesi, of conniving with some Muslim clerics to arrest Isese activist, Adegbola Abdulazeez, popularly known as Talolorun. In an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, Aworeni claimed...

21 August 2023

Headlines

Kano Tribunal reserves judgment in petition challenging Gov....

By Ramatu Garba The Kano State Election Petition Tribunal on Monday reserved judgment in a petition filed by the All Progressive Congress(APC) challenging the victory of Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). APC is challenging INEC for declaring Kabir-Yusuf of the NNPP as winner of...

21 August 2023

Sports

Spanish football boss apologises for kissing player after...

President of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, 45, on Monday apologised for kissing star player, Jenni Hermoso, on the lips after Spain won the Women’s World Cup. Rubiales kissed Hermoso on the lips after she collected her medal, provoking an immediate global reaction, AFP reports. He said, “Certainly...

21 August 2023

Politics

Tunji-Ojo assumes office, bars journalists from venue

The Minister of Interior, Mr. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo, has assumed office. He arrived at the ministry at about 2:20 pm after the swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Villa. Tunji-Ojo was accompanied by a crowd of supporters who were chanting solidarity songs. The minister was ushered into his office by the acting Comptroller General...

21 August 2023

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UK confirms first migrants held for Rwanda deportation flights

PunchNews - 1 May 2024

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference on April 22, 2024 regarding the Britain and Rwanda treaty to transfer illegal migrants to the

Drop in food prices excites Nigerians

PmNews - 1 May 2024

Drop in food prices excites Nigerians Food items Published By: Isa Isawade Agency report Some residents of Bauchi, Gombe and Dutse have expressed joy over the drop in food prices in recent weeks. A check by the