Month: January 2022

The Presidency has given reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari signed the 2022 budget despite his reservation over the insertion of 6,576 contracts into it by the National Assembly. It also denounced the interpretations of Buhari misgivings about the inclusion of the contracts as a sign of a battle between the Executive and the Legislature. Senior…

A total of 11 foreign players are now present in the Super Eagles camp at the Bolton White Hotel, Abuja ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cameroon. Moses Simon from FC Nantes of France was the latest to hit the camp late on Saturday. This was after the arrival of Chidozie Awaziem…

A Nigerian lady, who identified herself as Abike, has accused fast rising musician, Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable of abandoning her after getting pregnant for him. In a video going viral on social media, the lady said she met Portable at a nightclub last year. According to her, “My name is Abike. I and…

The Nation Report: N1.136b contract awarded to a single proprietor A report by the Auditor General of the Federation for 2019 says that about 178,459 different types of arms and ammunition got missing from the Police armory without being reported in 2019. It also says the police high command failed to keep a comprehensive record…

Punch Newspaper Tears flowed freely at the Erifun, Ado Ekiti residence of 52-year-old Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ojo Ayeni, crushed to death on a motorbike along Ado–Ijan Road in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Tuesday by a van of the Rapid Response Squad of the Nigeria Police. The sympathisers including the young and old, who…

Lionel Messi has tested positive for Covid-19 and has entered self-isolation, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced on Sunday. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was one of four PSG players to test positive for the virus ahead of a French Cup match against Vannes. The Argentinian star has endured a difficult start to life in the…

Following the passing away of respected Yoruba traditional ruler, Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, details have emerged on how the monarch joined his ancestors. Oba Adetunji passed on at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, on Sunday. He was aged 93. Explaining how the monarch passed on to reporters, the Palace spokesman, Adeola Oloko…

A Ghanaian Pastor has been captured in a live streamed video, carrying out a bizarre crossover ritual for his female church members.  The Pastor was seen asking his church members to hurry up and come for the “holy bath”. The church members stripped naked and were seen tying towels while being rubbed olive oil by another Pastor…

Respected Yoruba traditional ruler, Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, is dead. The monarch reportedly joined his ancestors in the early hours of Sunday, January 2. Report has it that the monarch died at the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Oyo state. His death was confirmed by palace sources who pleaded anonymity. However, when…