The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested six senior officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps over an alleged N6bn fraud. The senior officers are currently being questioned by EFCC interrogators at the commission’s headquarters, Jabi, Abuja. Though details of the probe are still sketchy, the Punch correspondent gathered that the […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has sealed three unregistered bakeries and a sachet water factory in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The agency disclosed this in a post on social media on Tuesday, stating that the facilities were operating in “makeshift structures with poor hygiene standards, posed serious health risks to
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First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday hosted the first female Nigerian graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom, 2nd Lt Oluchukwu. In a statement signed on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the First Lady on Media, Kukoyi Busola, Mrs Tinubu was said to have commended Owowoh for her outstanding
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Unconventional love stories in Nigeria are typically tainted by societal norms, especially when the lady is older than the guy. Some couples bravely resist these expectations, questioning long-standing customs and experiencing love in its purest form, in spite of the unsaid disapproval and subtly critical remarks. As the world turns its gaze towards the glitz
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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has promised a review of the law criminalising suicide attempts in the country. He gave the promise when he received a delegation from the Asido Foundation, a non-governmental organisation promoting mental health advocacy and reforms. This was disclosed in a statement made available
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Super Eagles and Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho has rejected a new deal from the club amidst interest from Unai Emery’s Aston Villa, Soccernet.ng reports. The 27-year-old striker has been subjected to just ten league starts in the EFL Championships this season, with Enzo Maresca preferring Zambian Patson Daka to lead the line for the
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has placed international schools charging tuition in dollars and other foreign currencies under surveillance as part of measures to reduce the pressure on the naira. The Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Dele Oyewale confirmed the development to one of our correspondents on Thursday and said the agency would clamp
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Yewande, daughter of a former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has tied the knot to her lover, Posi Ogunlesi. The wedding’s photographer, sharing photos from the wedding on Instagram on Friday, wrote: “Golden moment, he held her hand all through.”
The Lagos State Police Command said it has identified the police officer who shot a young man, Toheeb Eniafe, at a petrol station on Wednesday. This was made known in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Thursday. He said, “The person behind the shooting has been identified as
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The family of a young man, Toheeb Eniafe, has been thrown into mourning after he was shot at a petrol station belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited at Obalende in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. The incident, a punch correspondent learnt, happened late Wednesday and has left residents in the area in
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