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During the week, a popular American RnB singer, Robert Kelly, aka R Kelly, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his celebrity power and financial muscle to abuse vulnerable women and minors for […]

The Katsina State Police Command has commenced investigation into Thursday’s robbery in Katsina where a cashier in the office of the Secretary to the State Government was robbed of N61m by a two-member gang. The […]

Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, has declared July 9 as Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Adha, also known as sallah, features the slaughtering of ram as a practice among the Muslim faithful, during the period known […]

By Moses Omorogieva Two robbery suspects alleged to have been attacking motorists around Deeper Life Bible Church Bridge in Gbagada, Lagos have been arrested. The spokesperson for the Lagos Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States is beaming its touch light on the operations of a popular video-sharing app, TikTok. The US had demanded that app stores owned by Google and Apple […]

Nigeria is gradually inching towards a financial ‘blockade’ at the international financial market, as its working relationship with international development and funding partners, including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), deteriorates to […]

American singer and songwriter R. Kelly was on Wednesday sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for sexually abusing multiple women and underage girls. The conviction represents a dramatic fall for the singer who hit stardom in […]

Sen.Godiya Akwashiki (APC- Nasarawa North), has renounced his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over alleged irregularities during the recent party primaries in the state. Akwashiki made this known while inaugurating the construction of […]

A new page turned in the history of Nigerian Judiciary yesterday, following the sudden resignation of Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Tanko Muhammad. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, 67, the second most senior justice of the Supreme […]

Two yet-to-be-identified cattle herders on Monday reportedly stabbed a man to death in protest against the killing of a cow around Agemowo, in the Badagry area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the herders […]

The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, is investigating the breach of the data privacy of David Nwamina, a young Nigerian at the centre of an allegation of organ harvest against a former […]

Following increase in the activities of bandits in various parts of the state and the government commitment to ensure adequate security and protection of lives and property of the citizenry in the state, particularly during […]

Ossai Success, an aide to Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has stated that superstar Burna Boy should apologise for the shooting at Club Cubana, Lagos, instead of ‘displaying rudeness’. The singer’s police escorts were alleged […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed seven new ministers. They are Henry Ikechukwu – Abia State, Umana Umana – Akwa Ibom State, Ekuma Joseph – Ebonyi State and Goodluck Obia – Imo State. Others are Umar […]

Fuel queues hit major cities of Lagos, Abuja and Ogun on Monday, forcing motorists to spend hours at filling stations. In Lagos and Ogun states, The PUNCH witnessed long queues at several filling stations such […]

Barely one week after President Muhammadu Buhari approved an additional N10 for transporters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) across the country, petroleum marketers have decried the prolonged inability to load from NNPC depots, leaving them […]

5G subscriptions will pass the one billion milestone by the end of 2022. The above forecast was contained in the latest edition of the Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) Mobility Report, which also showes that North America […]

Fuel queues on Monday persisted in parts of Lagos State following the decision of some members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) to shutdown their operations. Mr Akin Akinrinade, Chairman, IPMAN, Lagos […]