The Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, on Friday, tendered a public apology to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi and his supporters over his utterances against his person. The Catholic Diocese of Enugu State had, shortly after his comment on Wednesday during his midweek activities declared…
A man, identified only as Kayode, has committed suicide after his neighbour’s daughter accused him of raping her twice at their house in the Oja-Amukoko area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the victim’s mother, who had a stroke, was taken to the Ikorodu area for treatment. The suspect, who was put in care…
Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, has revealed the reason behind her public altercation with Omolara Olukotun, a Lagos Businesswoman popularly known as Larrit. Aigbe took to her Instagram stories on Monday, where she narrated what transpired at the event. According to the actress, Lara was an acquaintance who suddenly became an enemy. Aigbe claimed that…
President Michael D Higgins has denied linking the slaughter of 40 people at a Catholic church in Nigeria to climate change. More than 126 people were injured in the attack on St Francis Church in Owo region of Ondo’s Catholic diocese on Sunday, June 5th, which Nigerian officials have connected to the Islamic State West…
As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) finalizes the running mate for its presidential candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the party may contemplate appointing a current governor to the office of Vice President ahead of the 2023 presidential election. After securing the ticket, Atiku was expected to name a running partner who would be acceptable…
According to the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), the banking sector is now impervious to economic and financial system shocks. Bello Hassan, its Managing Director, announced this at a retreat hosted by the NDIC in Lagos for members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions. Hassan, who was represented by NDIC…
Anger over the alleged defilement and mysterious death of a 14-year-old girl, Amarachi Iwunze, in Umuduruewuewuru, Umuezeala Nsu in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo state, has resulted in the burning of a recently built house belonging to a suspected internet fraudster, Ifeanyi Osuji. According to reports, the 22-year-old suspect, who is currently on…
After his lover married another guy, a 42-year-old man named Ibrahim Adamu Mohd committed himself by hanging at Kanti quarters in Kazaure Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Residents of Kanti reported finding the man with a rope around his neck dangling from a tree when they awoke on Sunday, June 12. DSP Lawan Shiisu…
Along the Ogbomoso-Oyo route, suspected gunmen kidnapped the Bishop of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Rt Revd Oluwaseun Aderogba of Jebba diocese, and his wife on Sunday evening. The Bishop and his wife were kidnapped while going from Yewa, Ogun state to Jebba, Kwara state en route to isolated location along the New Oyo/Ogbomoso…
The national energy grid has again failed, leaving numerous towns in the dark, including Abuja, the federal capital. The newest incident, the fifth in 2022, occurred on Sunday about 6.49 p.m., causing several power distribution firms’ outgoing energy feeders to be shut off. Power distributors in Kaduna, Lagos, and other parts of the country reported…
