A tragedy has struck Akyempim in Ghana’s Central Region, where a man allegedly set his house on fire, killing his wife and six children in what authorities believe was a deliberate act. According to the Ghana National Fire Service, the victims included the woman, five of her children aged between one and fifteen, and the…
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. The exact dates of Ramadan change every year. This is because Islam uses a calendar based on the cycles of the moon. The Ramadan period is a 30 or 29-day fast from sunrise to sunset every day. On the evening of the 27th day of Ramadan,…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, held a private working lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris, as his 10-day working leave entered its fifth day. Photographs released by the State House showed both leaders in a warm handshake before proceeding into the palace. Tinubu is currently on the second tranche…
The Federal Government has launched an eight-point plan to generate at least $100 billion and create over two million jobs from Nigeria’s creative economy yearly. The plan, unveiled by the Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, at a roundtable for local and international investors in Lagos, has the potential to…
Nigerian customers of Moniepoint, a fintech bank, have expressed widespread frustration and discontent with the company’s operations, citing numerous difficulties and challenges. One such customer, Suleiman Abubakar Audu, shared his ordeal with PM News, revealing that his account, containing N522,000, had been inexplicably closed for over ten weeks. Audu noted that despite providing all necessary…
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Monday sentenced a 47-year-old cleric, Prophet Adeleye Akingbaso, to life imprisonment for raping a 13 years old girl. The convict was arraigned in September 2022 on a two-count charge bordering on rape and coercion. The charge read, “The Prophet, sometime in July 2022, at Ado-Ekiti, did…
The Chairman of the Action Democratic Congress in Osun State, Charles Omidiji, has said the reported plan by Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to join the All Progressives Congress may give his party a chance to win next year’s governorship election in the state. Omidiji, in an exclusive interview with Sunday PUNCH, said many members…
The federal government has recruited elite foreign military experts to train its soldiers in special operations, focusing on counterterrorism and hostage rescue. This was disclosed by the Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, during the launch of a training program for 800 soldiers in Kaduna State. Abubakar stated that beyond training, the government will equip the…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria Ulama Team has organised a special prayer for President Bola Tinubu and Nigerian leaders for Allah to assist them to curb insecurity and transform the country. Sheikh Afini Yusuf AbduIbari, Chairman, Council of Imams and AIfas, Etiosa, Lagos State, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Madina on Friday….
The Nigeria Police Force, Enugu State Command attached to the Nsukka Urban Division, have arrested three male suspects in connection with the physical assault of members of the public by the Oriokpa Masquerade group on June 22, 2025, in Nsukka, as seen in a viral video. Confirming their arrest to newsmen, the command’s spokesperson, SP…