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Vera Anyim, the lady who became famous because of the controversy that trailed her recent testimony at the Dunamis International Gospel Center, Abuja, has reached out to Nigerians for support in finding secure accommodation. Anyim made the appeal in a video that started making the rounds on the internet on Thursday. Anyim’s testimony, initially questioned […]

A Second Republic lawmaker and veteran journalist Sidi Ali died on Thursday evening at the age of 86 in Kano State. Ali’s death was disclosed to a punch correspondent by a family member on Friday. The elder statesman, who is also the father of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s acting Director, Corporate Communication Department, Hakama

26th April 2024 The queues for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, grew worse in Abuja and neighbouring Nasarawa and Niger states on Thursday, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited blamed the development on logistics issues, but was quick to state that it had been resolved. Petrol remained scarce on Thursday in the Federal

26th April 2024 Telecommunications operators in the country including MTN Nigeria and Globacom have asked for Federal Government approval through the Nigerian Communications Commission to raise their tariff. The development came after foreign exchange losses and rising energy costs forced some of the operators to post losses last year. The telcos’ proposal to raise their

Certain Nigerians have expressed outrage over suspected discrimination against Nigerians at the Indian Language School, Ilupeju, in Lagos. This is as the Lagos State Government condemned the development and subsequently ordered a probe. The Punch” reported on Wednesday that the Indian High Commission vowed to sanction the workers at the school who refused The Punch

The German police on Wednesday announced the arrests of eleven (11) suspected members of a criminal syndicate from Nigeria, the Black Axe, during nationwide raids, DW reports. All 11 suspects are said to be Nigerian citizens but most of them have been in Germany for many years. They are said to be behind dating platforms

April 25, 2024. It was learned that the correctional services officers tried to recapture the inmates but they ended up re-arresting only 10 of them. No fewer than 118 inmates on Wednesday night escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, north-central Nigeria as a heavy rainstorm destroyed some parts of the

April 25, 2024 According to Orah, the engineers at the airport have disconnected power from the entire E wing of the airport in an attempt to put out the fire. Afire outbreak on Thursday morning disrupted flight operations at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. Confirming the incident, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)

April 25, 2024 The command mourned the death of the deceased described as a ‘brave man’ who lost his life on duty. Suspected armed robbers on Wednesday night killed a Nigerian police officer identified as Inspector Sunday Baba during their operation at Rumuolumeni in Rivers State. This was confirmed by the state police command on

April 24, 2024 President Bola Tinubu has approved the takeoff of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme to facilitate the purchase of houses and cars by working Nigerians. In a statement on Wednesday, presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said the Consumer Credit Scheme will enhance the quality of life citizens by allowing them to