Following a motion of urgent public importance, the House of Representatives has passed a resolution calling for the suspension of the increase in Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction charges and the stoppage of free ATM withdrawals for customers from other banks in Nigeria. The motion moved by a member, Marcus Onobun, drew the attention of…
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has declared that no citizen of the state should go to bed hungry under his watch. Ododo made the declaration at the official flag off of the Renewed Hope Initiative Food Outreach Programme in Lokoja, the state capital, on Monday. The governor reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to food security, emphasizing…
Comedian and actor Ganiyu Kehinde Morufu, popularly known as Ijoba Lande, said that he has chosen to forgive his cheating wife, Darasimi, but will never accept her back. In an interview with Daddy Freeze, Lande made it clear that their relationship is irreparably damaged. He emphasised that his decision to forgive is motivated by his…
The Niger State Police Command has launched an investigation to identify and apprehend a police officer who allegedly went on a shooting spree while drunk, killing a resident of the state. Commissioner of Police, Shuwala Danmamman, directed the Divisional Police Officer of Maitumbi to fish out the officer responsible for the tragic incident, which occurred…
TikToker Ratu Thalisa, a Muslim transgender woman, has been sentenced to almost three years in prison for telling Jesus Christ to cut his hair. Several images of the Christian messiah have always shown him with long hair. Ms Thalisa allegedly spoke to the image of Jesus on her phone, telling him to get a haircut…
Gunmen have shot and macheted to death a politician, Oluwatosin Onamade, in the Ijede area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Onamade, until his death, was an aspirant for the chairmanship position of Ijede Local Council Development Area under the banner of the All Progressives Congress. His distraught brother, Oluwafemi Onamade, who managed…
Angry youths in Naka, Benue State, on Tuesday, set fire to the palace of Ter Nagi, Chief Daniel Abomtse, and parts of the Gwer West Local Government Secretariat while protesting the killing of three people. The violence erupted after suspected armed herders reportedly killed three operatives of the Benue Civil Protection Guards at Garuwa community…
Comedian and skit maker, Ganiyu Morufu, popularly known as Ijoba Lande, has claimed that he has eight videos of other men sleeping with his estranged wife, Dara, aside from Yoruba Nollywood actor, Baba Tee, who recently admitted sleeping with her. The comedian disclosed this during an interview with media personality, Daddy Freeze, via Instagram livestream…
Oil marketers under the aegis of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria have condemned the constant reduction of fuel prices, saying marketers are still counting losses. Despite deregulation, PETROAN said there is a need for a regulation that will make it mandatory that prices can only be changed after six months. In…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday said that every decision he has taken so far, including the fuel subsidy removal is all about Nigerian youths and their future. Tinubu spoke during the inauguration of the Planning Committee for the National Youth Conference at the State House, Abuja. He assured that the ongoing economic reforms were designed…