The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arraigned a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Maurice Iwu, for an alleged fraud of N1.23bn. Iwu was arraigned on four counts before the Federal High Court in Lagos. In the charges, the EFCC alleged that he committed the offence in the build-up to […]
The Akwa Ibom State Chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Patrick Odu, has said some of the health centres promised by the Federal Government for revitalisation were not working. Odu, in an interview with The PUNCH, said some of them had either been converted to church premises or had long been […]
The Nigerian Army says the three policemen and a civilian who were shot dead by unidentified soldiers along the Ibi-Jalingo Road, Taraba State, had been mistaken for kidnappers. The incident happened on Tuesday. The Police operatives, led by ASP Felix Adolije of the Intelligence Response Team, reportedly came under attack while taking a kidnap kingpin, Alhaji […]
Serena Williams looked solid in her first match since losing the Wimbledon final, defeating 20th-ranked Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday at the WTA Toronto tournament. The 37-year-old American, one crown shy of a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title, advanced in 75 minutes at her first US Open hardcourt tuneup event. “I […]
The Kogi State House Of Assembly, commenced impeachment process against the state’s Deputy Governor, Simon Achuba today. The Assembly based its decision on the action and utterances of the Deputy Governor on national television stations. The members described Achuba’s action as gross misconduct against the governor of the state, Yahaya Bello and the people of […]
Scores of people were wounded when a Taliban car bomb detonated in Kabul on Wednesday, sending a massive plume of smoke over the Afghan capital and shattering windows far from the blast site. Violence is surging across Afghanistan and in Kabul as the United States and the Taliban negotiate a peace deal ahead of elections […]
 The Osun State House of Assembly has said it would soon enact a law that would prevent doctors in the employment of the state from having private hospitals. The Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye, dropped the hint in his goodwill message at the turning of sod of the extension of the State […]
The Edo State Government on Tuesday said the chairman of Etsako West Local Government Area, Mr. Yakubu Musa, was asked to step aside to allow for a thorough investigtation into an alleged N46m payroll fraud uncovered in the council. Disclosing this in a statement in Benin, the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Mr. […]
There is palpable tension in Bauchi State as students of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi have been reportedly killed following the collapse of a bridge linking the University, Monday night. The incident was as a result of a heavy downpour in the state which lasted for several hours. The exact number of casualties is […]
Malaria has killed more than 1,800 people in Burundi this year, the UN’s humanitarian agency says, a death toll rivalling a deadly Ebola outbreak in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. In its latest situation report, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said 5.7 million cases of malaria had been recorded […]
