Category: News

Ebenezer Bajela 19 May 2021 Kindly share this story: Former Wimbledon star, John Fashanu, says his family couldn’t watch him play all through a glittering career that saw him win the English FA Cup and spend several seasons in the Premier League with the Dons, Millwall, Aston Villa, Norwich City and Crystal Palace, as well […]

Sunday Aborisade, Leke Baiyewu, Okechukwu Nnodim, Dayo Adenubi and Sami Olatunji 19 May 2021 Kindly share this story: The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has asked the National Assembly to approve N2.3tn ($6.18bn) external loan to enable him to fund part of the 2021 N13.8trn national budget. The request was contained in a letter […]

Stephen Angbulu 19 May 2021 Kindly share this story: The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammed Babandede, on Tuesday said the turnaround time for issuance of passports is now six weeks. The service’s Public Relations Officer, Sunday James, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists. James quoted Babandede as saying this at […]

Deji Lambo19 May 2021Kindly share this story: The Lagos and Ogun state police commands have beefed up security in different parts of the states to avert any possible attack by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and its Eastern Security Network. This followed a statement by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, […]

Being a wife comes with a lot of responsibilities. Almost every housewife is burdened with a great deal of duty. File Photo Dishes to be washed, rooms to be cleaned, children to be cared for, the house to be kept tidy, and cuisine to be prepared are all crucial jobs that some women perform on […]

Peter Dada 18 May 2021 Kindly share this story: A member of House of Representatives, Mr Benjamin Kalu, on Monday called for the legalisation of cannabis sativa also known as Indian hemp in Nigeria. The federal lawmaker pointed out that many countries of the world have legalized cannabis for industrial purpose and there was a […]

Victor Ayeni18 May 2021Kindly share this story: In a petition dated May 10, 2021, the Ali Moibi-Balogun Family of Odo-Egiri Town in Eredo Local Council Development Area of Lagos seeks Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s intervention after armed herdsmen forcefully took over their land and erected structures on it. In this interview with VICTOR AYENI, the lawyer […]

Olufemi Olaniyi THE Aseyin of Iseyinland, Oba Abdulganiyy Salau, has asked Yoruba nation agitators, including Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, not to visit Iseyin for now. The monarch said this in a telephone interview with our correspondent in Ibadan on Monday. Oba Salau said the current mood in the town was not suitable […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Leke Baiyewu and Raphael Ede18 May 2021 The Independent National Electoral Commission will this week meet heads of security agencies as part of moves to end attacks on its offices in some parts of the country. The PUNCH on Monday gathered that the meeting with security chiefs would be held after the commission’s […]

Victor Ayeni 18 May 2021 Kindly share this story: The Lagos State Government has said the state will soon become the hub for tourism, leisure and business in Nigeria. The state added that it was considering a public holiday for traditional worshippers in the state. The Commissioner for Tourism, Art and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, […]