The seven-man panel set up by the Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, to investigate the allegation of misconduct levelled against the state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, began sitting on Wednesday. The panel headed by retired Justice S. A. Omonuwa, was set up by Justice Okungbowa following the resolution by the state House…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved an increase in electricity tariff for customers under the Band A classification. The Vice Chairman, NERC, Musliu Oseni, said the increase will see the customers paying N225 kilowatt per hour from the current N66. PUNCH Online notes that customers under Band A are those who enjoy 20 hours…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command, on Monday, combed suspected kidnappers’ hideouts and routes in the hills and bushes surrounding Apo-resettlement in Abuja. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The statement read, “The operatives of the FCT Police Command, led by the Commissioner of police, CP…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the detention of a Nigerian accused of being a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Emmanuel Osase, for 60 days. The trial judge, Inyang Ekwo, gave the order following a motion ex-parte filed by the Department of State Servicesmarked FHC/ABJ/CS/409/2024. At Wednesday’s proceedings, the…
Binance has said that its employee, Tigran Gambaryan, who is currently held in Nigeria, is not part of the company’s management team. The crypto exchange giant clarified that Gambaryan, an American, only serves as a law enforcement officer and does not have the power to make decisions. The company disclosed this in a statement sent…
Five weeks after the inauguration of two judicial commissions of inquiry to look into the activities of ex-Governor Samuel Ortom while in office, Arewa PUNCH investigations reveal that they are now set to quiz him and his aides. Our correspondent reports that the state governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, had on February 26, 2024, inaugurated the two…
Abosede, the mother of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad, has claimed in an exclusive interview with The Punch that her son was prematurely declared dead by his father, Joseph, before his actual demise. In the tell-all interview titled “Uncensored: Mohbad’s mother opens up on late son, ex-husband, Naira Marley,” Abosede shared that…
Nigerian media personality, Toke Makinwa has disclosed that she underwent surgery to remove 13 fibroids from her body. Makinwa explained that she had always known something was wrong because she had a very big tummy, irregular periods, and a bulge when she lay down. She narrated that fibroids affected the majority of women in her family and…
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Miracle Ikechukwu Igbokwe has completed his training at an aviation school in the United States and is now a certified pilot. He excitedly shared the news with his fans on social media via his Instagram page, posting a video from inside the cockpit of a plane where he received guidance and instructions…
Omowunmi, the wife of the late Nigerian singer, Ileriouluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has cried out about the pain of celebrating their son’s first birthday without his father. Naija News reports that Omawunmi, in a post via Instagram, said that no female deserves to go through the pain she is currently experiencing. Mohbad’s wife added that…
Veteran Nollywood actor Amaechi Muonagor, who has been battling illness, has reportedly died. The tragic news of Mounagor’s death was confirmed by a family source to Pulse.ng on the evening of Sunday, March 24, 2024. Naija News reports that Amaechi Muonagor suffered kidney failure and was on dialysis before his death. The Nollywood legend had, in a…
Self-acclaimed life coach, Solomon Buchi, has berated Nigerian women who kicked against Pastor Funke Adejumo’s teaching on how single ladies must behave when visiting their would-be parents-in-law for the first time. Naija News reports that during a sermon, Adejumo advised single ladies who visits their would be in-laws to kneel and not stand until they are told to do…
