Nigerian singer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has reacted to a photo of him sitting on wheelchair at the airport. Recall that the veteran singer elicited mixed reactions after pictures of him sitting on wheelchair surfaced on social media, with many expressing concerns over his health as he recently survived cancer….
An 18-year-old man, Biliya Lawal, has died after receiving a punch in his stomach during a fight with his 14-year-old neighbor, simply identified as Danladi. The duo was said to have engaged in a heated exchange of words at their compound in Gadabiu in the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory which resulted…
Reports of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, seeking the introduction of Sharia Law to complement existing extant regulations on enforcing traffic rules and prosecuting offenders have been dismissed by the agency. This was contained in a statement signed by the Corps Spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, and made available to Punch on Saturday. It was reported…
The founder and General Overseer of Seraphic and Sabbath Assembly, High Priest Nnodu Azuka Kenrick, alongside two others have been arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State, for drug trafficking. The High Priest, his co-defendants Udezuka Udoka and Oyoyo Mary Obasi, were arraigned before…
Authorities in Kenya disclosed that Loonkiito, a wild male lion believed to be oldest in Africa and one of the world’s oldest, has died after being speared by herders. Loonkiito, who was 19, died in Olkelunyiet village on Wednesday night, May 10 after preying on livestock. The village borders Amboseli National Park – in southern…
A Nigerian lady, Grace Ogwo has taken to Facebook to celebrate a major feat after she bagged a PhD in Mathematics at the age of 27. Celebrating her latest achievement, she revealed that she had a D7 when she sat for her West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and a C6 in her NECO…
A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered a housewife, Doosur Samuel to sweep the premises for 21 days for pouring hot water on a 15-year-old girl. Samuel pleaded guilty to the charge. Magistrate Kelvin Banongo in his ruling condemned the act of the convict. He ordered the convict to clean the premises from 10am…
The federal government has reacted to a court judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja barring the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation from imposing fines on erring broadcast stations. The Director, Legal Department, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Mr. Nelson Orji reacting on behalf of the government said the ruling “is ill-conceived and dead on arrival…
The former Deputy Senate President of the 8th Senate, Ike Ekweremadu has spent his 61st birthday in UK prison. Ekweremadu turned 61 today, Friday, 12th of May, 2023. Instead of being celebrated by his family and friends, he’s in prison serving sentence for organ trafficking. Ekweremadu, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was…
Due to increased demand, the naira has dropped to N748 per dollar at the parallel market on Friday. According to TheCable, the figure represents a depreciation of N8 or 1.1 percent from the N740 it traded two weeks ago. Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators in the Victoria Island area of Lagos said there has been…