Tragedy struck during the âChrist the King Sundayâ procession at Christ the King Catholic (CKC) Church in Aba, Abia State, as two elderly women lost their lives and several others sustained injuries amidst an overflow of worshippers. The annual procession, celebrated in the Roman Catholic and Lutheran Churches, marks the messianic kingship and sovereign rule…
A few days after a hit-and-run driver struck an unidentified woman to death on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, a similar tragic incident occurred as an unknown female pedestrian was allegedly killed by a driver along the Ijebu-Ijesha road. The Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed to PUNCH Metro on Saturday that the woman died…
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria will launch four satellites within the timeline of his administrationâs Renewed Hope Agenda. Mr Tinubu said this on Monday at the opening ceremony of the 25th anniversary of Nigeria in space in Abuja. The anniversary celebration was organised by the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) in collaboration with…
Parents of teenager, sentenced to death by Osun High Court, for stealing a fowl and eggs, have appealed to Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke for pardon Segun Olowookere, who was 17 years old when he was condemned, is detained at Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison, Lagos State, awaiting the hangmanâs noose. He was said to have…
The former Director General of ANIF has indeed been released from prison. The videos of his encounters with women were not distributed by him. Moreover, he did not force anyone to record the encounters. Additionally, the women were not raped. Baltasar Engonga was thus acquitted by the supreme court of his country. Despite the dissemination…
A 27-year-old Nigerian man, identified only as Popori, has been arrested in Grenoble, France, for allegedly stabbing a fellow citizen, Monday, to death. It was gathered that the incident occurred on the evening of Friday, November 22, when a fight broke out between two men during an altercation in a grocery store in Grenoble, Isère,…
Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to issue an executive order aimed at removing 15,000 transgender military personnel upon taking office in January 2025. According to sources within the military, the order would medically discharge these service members over unfitness for duty. This move could extend beyond Trumpâs previous policy that only banned new transgender recruits…
Nigeriaâs unemployment rate declined to 4.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2024, signalling improved labour market conditions. According to the latest report released on Monday, by the National Bureau of Statistics, this marked a decrease from the 5.3 per cent recorded in Q1 2024 and reflected a gradual recovery from the 5.0 per…
The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagun, has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding a bye-election to replace 27 Rivers State lawmakers who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter dated November 13, 2024, Damagun urged INEC to conduct fresh elections in the 27…
Nigeriaâs Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.46% year-on-year in real terms during the third quarter of 2024, according to the latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This marks a notable increase from the 2.54% growth recorded in the corresponding period of 2023 and an improvement from the 3.19% growth observed in…