It has been revealed that the crowd of guests and well-wishers at the wedding of Yusuf, the son of President Muhammadu Buhari, to Zahra Nasir Bayero, the daughter of Emir of Bichi on Friday held without regard for the COVID-19 protocols. A video released by Bashir Ahmad, Personal Assistant to Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on…
Jumoke Oyeleke, a sachet water seller who was killed during the Yoruba Nation rally in Ojota, Lagos, has been buried today in Lagos. She was buried at the Atan Cemetery, Yaba, Lagos. The PUNCH had reported that Oyeleke’s body was found during the rally held at the Gani Fawehinmi Park on July 3. This was after…
The minister says thet negotiations with Twitter are “going quite well”. Nigerian Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says that negotiations with Twitter to lift the ban in Nigeria are still ongoing with conclusion to be reached soon. According to him, the company has met 70% of the government’s terms and conditions in an…
Following a report from The PUNCH, the naira fell further against the dollar at the parallel market on Wednesday after staying steady at 515/$ in recent days. The local currency fell to 517 against the US currency at the parallel market on Wednesday. At the Investors and Exporters window, the naira weakened by 0.06 percent…
Following the rising insecurity in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to do his best to tackle the situation. He spoke during the National Security on Council meeting, which he presided over at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday. Relating the President’s charge during a chat with journalists after the meeting, the National Security…
A student of Rivers State University was shot dead today, 19th August 2021. According to reports, the student was shot dead by suspected cultists at a cafeteria within the school campus. According to NaijaCover Reports, the suspected cultists had trailed the victim to a cafeteria near the faculty of management science about 9:20 am, where…
The Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed has stated that despite the battle with insurgency, Nigeria cannot be described as a failed state. The Minister said this during an interview on ‘Focus on Africa’, a program on BBC. Mohammed who maintained that the current administration has “pinned” Boko Haram to a “very small area”,…
US President, Joe Biden has promised to evacuate all Americans in Afghanistan. According to him, US troops may stay in Afghanistan beyond his withdrawal deadline. He made the statement even as armed Taliban fighters kept desperate evacuees from reaching Kabul’s airport on Wednesday night and Thursday morning this week. Biden says he wants US forces…
Frustrated Afghan mothers have been recorded throwing their babies over barbed wire fences at the Kabul airport and begging British paratroopers to take them to safety. Violent scenes have unfolded at one of the routes to Hamid Karzai International as people try to escape a future under the Taliban militant group. The entrance to the Baron…
Two lives have been lost and 8 persons injured as Afghans began protesting against Taliban rule. The incident took place in the Afghan city of Jalalabad. The protesters also replaced a Taliban flag with the Afghanistan flag in the Afghan city of Jalalabad. At least two people have been killed and eight others injured in a…
Fighters of the Taliban have been seen flogging and beating women and children attempting to flee the country at the Kabul airport. According to a report by Metro UK, the women and children were attacked with whips and sticks as they try to pass Taliban checkpoints. The Islamist militant group now controls all of the…
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has been seen in a video traveling to the US to meet Twitter executives, according to a report by Sahara Reporters. The video showed the minister and Olusegun Adeyemi, Special Assistant to the President (Media), Office of the Minister of Information and Culture, in a Delta Airline…
Enforcers of the law say that outcome of the investigations would be communicated soon. The Nigerian police force have debunked claims that the force has submitted it’s report to the authorities concerning the investigation of deputy commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. According to them, investigations by the probe panel are not yet complete, but reports…
It has been revealed that under President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime, the government borrowed a huge sum of N14.86 trillion from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The money was borrowed from the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and Means Advances. The total borrowing has ballooned to N15.51tn, rising by 2,286 percent in six years, data…
The request of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to freeze accounts of six fintech companies has been granted by a federal high court in Abuja. The apex bank said it is investigating “illegal foreign exchange trading” by the fintech companies. It sought the court injunction to freeze their account details for 180 days pending…
Speaking in a weekly news conference, Manchester City Council leader Sir Richard Leese said Manchester would not turn its back on refugees from Afghanistan and that Afghan refugee flights are already on their way to the UK. Sky News correspondent Inzamam Rashid understands two hotels at Manchester Airport have been commissioned to house Afghan refugees…
“We want the world to trust us” and we are not seeking revenge in Afghanistan after regaining control of the country, the group has said this in a news conference. A spokesman for the militant group said Afghanistan has now been “emancipated” as he appealed to people not to interfere in the transfer of power….
The United States said it would only recognize a Taliban government in Afghanistan if it respects the rights of women and shuns, denounces extremist movements such as Al-Qaeda. US Department spokesman, Ned Price, stated this on Monday after the Taliban terrorists took over power in Afghanistan. “Ultimately when it comes to our posture towards any…
The Group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari has made a new statement concerning the corporation. This comes after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Petroleum Industry Bill into law. According to him, the oil corporation will cease to exist within the next six months as specified by the Petroleum Industry…
The “Watch Me Whip” rapper, Silento, has been indicted on four charges by a Georgia grand jury in connection with the shooting death of his cousin earlier this year. The Atlanta MC, 23, was arrested in February for the murder of his 34-year-old cousin, Frederick Rooks. On Jan. 21, police responded to a 3:30 a.m. call regarding…
