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Nobody is praising us for all we’ve done –Lai Mohammed (What are you paid for?)

Posted by admin Latest Politics Monday, September 19th, 2016

Punch Nobody is praising us for all we’ve done –Lai Mohammed Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in this interview with ADEOLA BALOGUN and GBENRO ADEOYE, says the Federal Government will tell Nigerians the truth and not how they take it A lot […]

Porn can ruin your marriage

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, September 17th, 2016

Punch Pornography, being the visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended to stimulate sexual excitement, is no doubt one sexual activity that has been in existence for a long time. For some, it is something they watch in their leisure, and for some others, it has become an […]

News Budget padding: Jibrin insists on Dogara’s sacking

Posted by admin Budget, House, Latest Politics, Legislature Saturday, September 17th, 2016

Punch Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and Former Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Appropriation Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin John Alechenu, Abuja Former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin has reiterated his call for the resignation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. He is also demanding for the […]

Crime Robbers unleash mayhem on Makurdi as residents cry for help

Posted by admin Benue, State News Saturday, September 17th, 2016

Punch Attah, Ede, Makurdi Benue State has turned into a hotspot for criminals. In fact, it is now a magnet for armed robbers, kidnappers, car snatchers and cattle rustlers. The situation has got so bad that many youths in Makurdi, the state capital, now move around armed with cutlasses and knives to defend themselves against […]

Troops recover weapons, kill 23 militants in gun battle

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Niger Delta, Top Stories Saturday, September 17th, 2016

Punch The Nigerian Army said it had recovered 55 assorted weapons from suspected criminals in the Niger Delta. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Enugu, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahitu, told newsmen in Enugu on Saturday that the recoveries were made during a military exercise tagged “Operation Crocodile Smile”. He also disclosed that 23 militants […]

Lagos: Sales girl abandon day old baby by the road side – blames missing lover

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Saturday, September 17th, 2016

Punch Salesgirl dumps day-old baby by roadside, blames lover Samson Folarin and Olaleye Aluko A salesgirl, Ifunanya Eme, has been arrested by the police in the Ajangbadi area of Lagos State, for allegedly dumping her day-old baby girl by the roadside. Our correspondents learnt that Eme, who hails from Enugu State, was arrested on […]

Patience Jonathan files $200 million suit against EFCC

Posted by admin Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, First Ladies, Headlines, National Politics, Patience Jonathan, Raw Politics Saturday, September 17th, 2016

Guardian Wants four accounts unsealed Former First Lady, Mrs. Patience Ibifaka Jonathan, yesterday instituted a $200 million suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at a Federal High Court in Lagos. This followed an admission of money laundering by four firms, which she claims the anti-graft agency had used to inconvenience and […]

Arik Air resumes flight operations

Posted by admin Aviation Wednesday, September 14th, 2016

Arik Air resumes flight operations — 14th September 2016 Barely 24 hours after it suspended operations, Arik Air says it will resume flight operations by 11am on today. A statement from the airline’s spokesperson Ola Adeniji said: “Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest airline, is pleased to announce that scheduled flights will resume from […]

Arik Air grounded as Foreign airlines flying to Nigeria forced to refuel abroad

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Wednesday, September 14th, 2016

By Michael Eboh, Favour Nnabugwu & Lawani Mikairu LAGOS — Foreign airlines flying to Nigeria have started refueling abroad, to bypass highly priced and increasingly scarce aviation fuel in the country. This is coming on the heels of Arik Air’s suspension of flight operations to all airports across the country due to its inability to […]

7 soldiers killed by Boko Haram

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Wednesday, September 14th, 2016

Seven Niger soldiers were killed and eight others wounded in two separate attacks by Boko Haram Islamists over the past week, the army has said. The two attacks took place in the southeastern Diffa region near the border with Nigeria, according to a military statement released late on Tuesday. Five of them were killed in […]