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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
FG evacuates 41 Nigerian girls from Mali, arrests 6 suspected human traffickers The Federal Government on Monday evacuated 41 Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Mali for forced labour and sexual exploitation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that six persons, alledged to be human traffickers, were also arrested and brought back to the […]
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Economy, Presidency
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
The Presidency on Tuesday reacted to the review of the economy by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), saying the report indicated that the economy was coming out of recession. “There are now indications that the Nigerian economy is well on its way out of recession considering the 2016 overall and last quarter Gross Domestic […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
The suspect • Court sentences pilgrim to 10 years with hard labour The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lokoja, Kogi State, yesterday paraded a police inspector, Abali Zagi, with the Nigeria Police Force headquarters’ welfare bus loaded with 818.2kg of Cannabis Sativa. The NDLEA Commander, Muhammad Idris Bello, while parading the suspects, indicated […]
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Economy, Headlines, Naira (Currency)
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
The naira continued to regain strength and appreciate in value in the parallel market on Tuesday as it was sold for N425 to a dollar.However, it was N450 to a dollar at the close of transactions on Monday. A survey carried out by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday at the Bureau De […]
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Headlines
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
Fueled by the need to provide office accommodation to the growing business community in Victoria Island, the City of David, a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has confirmed the selection of a building and civil engineering firm for its flagship project- Trinity Towers. The church has picked Messrs ITB Nigeria Limited […]
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Benue, Corruption Politics, Headlines, State News
Monday, February 27th, 2017
The Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday invited former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam to explain his link to a cache of assorted weapons and exotic cars discovered by the agency at No. 44, Aguiyi Ironsi Way, Maitama, Abuja. A statement by Tony Opuiyo, a spokesman of the DSS disclosed that on 24th February, […]
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Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Top Stories
Sunday, February 26th, 2017
Lekan Adetayo Family members, friends and senior government officials who attempted to call or pay visits to President Muhammadu Buhari in the United Kingdom are having a difficult time getting access. SUNDAY PUNCH can authoritatively report that four aides of the president control access to President Buhari, who is on extended medical vacation in […]
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Headlines
Saturday, February 25th, 2017
A police syndicate collected money and secretly carried out abortions for female cadets at the Police College, Lagos, to falsify pregnancy tests, OLALEYE ALUKO, who went undercover to the police hospital for two days, reports A major scandal is brewing within the heart of the nation’s best-known police college, the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos. Tinuola Akande, […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, February 25th, 2017
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered 17 exotic vehicles in a warehouse allegedly belonging to a former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko. The EFCC said in a Facebook post that the vehicles were recovered on Nnamdi Azikwe Street, Kaduna. According to the commission, the vehicles include […]
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Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry)
Saturday, February 25th, 2017
TOP HEADLI Tonto Dikeh’s Abuja – Embattled Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh on Friday said her marriage to Olakunle Churchill was a sham. Churchill is alleged to be former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s nephew. She made the revelation on her Instagram @tontolet while responding to advice from her fans persuading her to have a rethink over […]
