An array of Nollywood stars have reacted following the end of an age-long rift between Nollywood actress Funke Akindele and her Jenifa’s Diary co-star Juliana Oloyode. Juliana had taken to social media to tender an apology to Funke. Recall the pair fell out in 2017 over an undisclosed reason after Juliana starred in Funke Akindele’s […]

…Issues new letters of suspension The University of Abuja has officially recalled the rustication letters issued to two of its students for allegedly inciting their colleagues over a recent hike in tuition fees by the management of the institution. The university accused the students, Cyprian Igwe and Olalekan Oladeru, of circulating a WhatsApp group message […]

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, (retd.), in his farewell speech to Nigerians on Sunday, commended them for electing Bola Tinubu as his successor. Buhari, in one of his last assignments as a democratically elected President of Nigeria, described Tinubu as the best candidate among all the presidential contestants in the 2023 general elections. Noting […]

China’s first domestically produced passenger jet made its maiden commercial flight on Sunday, a milestone event in the nation’s decades-long effort to compete with Western rivals in the air. Beijing hopes the C919 commercial jetliner will challenge foreign models like the Boeing 737 MAX and the Airbus A320, though many of its parts are sourced […]

The House of Representatives is billed for an emergency sitting today at 1 p.m. This is according to a notice to members, relevant staff members and journalists. The Senate had an emergency plenary on Saturday to consider and approve some economic bills. The Senate had approved an upward review of the Ways and Means loan […]

The Governor-elect of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has assured the outgoing administration led by Governor Simon Lalong that the incoming government will not witch-hunt him after the inauguration . Mutfwang spoke on Saturday night during a state banquet organised to usher in the new administration which will be inaugurated on May 29. The banquet which […]

A final year student of the University of Calabar who works part time as a Bolt driver was on Friday night killed by suspected carjackers at the Mary Slessor roundabout, Calabar, Cross River. Sources informed that the deceased, identified as Francis Atabi, had given the two suspected car snatchers a ride around 8pm when the […]

The Head, Transport and Logistics Sub-Committee of the Presidential Transition Council, Mrs Hadiza Kabir, says 395 vehicles have been deployed for the inauguration activities on Monday. Kabir, who is the Mandate Secretary, Social Development Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory, said the sub-committee had not witnessed any glitch since it was given the responsibility. According […]

The New Nigeria Peoples Party on Saturday doused apprehension among its supporters, saying its Presidential candidate in the last election, Rabiu Kwankwaso, would not defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The party was reacting to the recent meeting between Kwankwaso and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, in Paris, France, which had fuelled speculation about his […]

…security operatives restore normalcy Angry youths, on Sunday morning, shut down Radio Nigeria, Amuludun FM 99.1 in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. A source told The PUNCH Metro that the youths besieged the station and wanted to take over the running of the programme. An investigation by our correspondent revealed that the stern-looking security operatives […]