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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday said it arrested two suspected fraudsters who allegedly defrauded a foreign investor of $7.99 million through a non-existent oil deal. Spokesman for the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, who gave the identities of the suspects as Victor Uwadiale and Captain Nnaji Everest, said they ...

Military authorities have retired the former General Officer commanding the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Maj. Gen. Abubakar Mohammed. Investigations by The Punch revealed this on Tuesday just as the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and human rights lawyers pleaded for the pardon of 12 soldiers ...

Despite the several actions of the Nigerian Army to fully stop the actions of Boko Haram. The sect has literally gone to install its own Emirs in the towns that were overtaken by them several weeks ago. Senator Ndume, who represents southern Borno, revealed to his colleagues as Senate resumed ...

The Prime Minister of Iraq revealed that there are serious threats to the Pope’s Life by the dreaded ISIS. Habeeb Al Sadr ,Iraq’s ambassador to the Holy See issued the stark warning today after Vatican officials insisted there was no threat to his safety – and said he will not ...

A private jet seized last weekend by South African authorities with a stack of $10 million in cash meant for arms purchase, belongs to the head of the Nigerian Christian community, Ayo Oritsejafor. This has been confirmed by the aviation ministry who adds that Ayo Oritsejafor, the president of the ...

Speaking with journalists yesterday September 16th in Abuja, President Jonathan said…… “We have been able to manage Ebola and the whole world is happy with us and we must tell the whole world that we have managed Ebola and no Nigerian should be segregated because of Ebola. In fact Osun ...

A 45-year-old-woman today Tuesday September 16th allegedly walked out alive from the rubbles of the collapsed building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Ikotun, Lagos. Ibrahim Farinloye, the PRO of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, South-West Zone, told journalists in Lagos that the woman walked out on ...

13 of 18 Nigerian soldiers who attacked their General Officer Commanding, Major General Ahmed Mohammed at the newly created 7 division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri on May 12th 2014 have been sentenced to death by a military court which sat in Abuja on Monday. Five others were discharged ...

According to a statement read during Sunday’s service by Ray Okocha, the church’s Secretary General, Pastor Michelle Okojie had been visiting church members in private and slandering the ministry. �It has come to our attention that Pastor Michelle Okojie has been visiting church members in private and slandering the ministry, ...

Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, and some of his wives were spotted at the airport as headed out in a private jet to Bauchi state on the invitation of the state governor, Isa Yuguda.

South African police are investigating two Nigerians and an Israeli citizen who tried to bring $9.3 million in cash into the country illegally, a spokesman said on Monday. There were suspicions that the money could be meant for arms. The Nigerians, coming from Abuja, were not identified, according to a ...

The Synagogue Church of All Nations has released the video of how the uncompleted guest house in the church premises collapsed on Friday. Just as the prophet claimed, a strange air craft flew across the building four times before it eventually came down. The footage was by Emmanuel tv. The ...

Pope Francis has presided over the marriage of 20 couples at the Vatican, including some who were cohabiting. BBC News reports that one of the couples married was a man whose previous marriage was annulled and a single mother with a daughter from a previous relationship. He said in his ...

One of the buildings at Pastor TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations Headquarters,Ikotun, Lagos has collapsed. Many people are said to be dead and some trapped . Pm News also reports Many people are reported to have died and many others injured after a building collapsed at the headquarters ...

The funeral rites for late Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, the brave and selfless consultant physician and endocrinologist who refused to let Patrick Sawyer leave the First Consultants Hospital, started yesterday with a Night of Tributes at Harbour Point in Lagos. And pictured above at the event are her husband, Mr. ...

The Anambra House of Assembly on September 11th passed a bill, changing the name of the state-owned university at Uli to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University. The bill was passed during the plenary of the legislature in Awka to honour the former Biafra hero. The decision followed the report of the ...

The former head coach of Super Falcons, Ntiero Effiom, who led the women to the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup has died. Effiom died yesterday, 10th of September after a brief illness in his home town, near Calabar. Cross River State Sports Commissioner, Patrick Ugbe, has also confirmed his death. ...

Speaking in a telephone interview with Punch, the National President of the NUT, Michael Alogba, said the union had taken a decision not to allow any of its members go into any school to teach if the eradication of the deadly virus has not been scientifically and medically proven. Continue… ...

A South African judge said Thursday that the state has not proven premeditated murder in the case of Oscar Pistorius, who shot his model girlfriend last year. She, however, hasn’t issued a verdict yet and the proceedings continue. Pistorius’ trial started six months ago, transfixing the world with graphic details ...

Lagos State Government on Tuesday warned� residents against� stigmatizing survivors of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)� or those placed under surveillance. Saying that it will not hesitate to prosecute any resident that stigmatises survivors of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris� gave ...