The recent hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petroleum has been described as the height of insensitivity and elevation of poverty by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government. The government was also warned that the hike could further lead to collapse of the economy, which had been down…

After Cristiano Ronaldo reached his milestone of 900 career goals, Guinness World Records acknowledged him in the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) by responding to debate on social media posts with a GOAT emoji. This subtle recognition further emphasised his legendary status in football, following this historic achievement. Ronaldo’s 900th goal solidified his standing in…

A magistrate court in Akure, Ondo state capital, has remanded Oluwasegun Victor, a pastor of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, for allegedly raping and impregnating a 15-year-old girl. The 31-year-old cleric was said to have raped the minor on July 24 in the Oba-Ile area of the state. Victor is also accused of impregnating five…

Two vehicles travelling along Ife/Osu highway have been attacked by armed robbers, who allegedly shot a driver and raped a female passenger. A passenger in one of the two vehicles involved, who spoke on Thursday on the condition of anonymity for security reasons, said the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday between Ife…

Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died after being set on fire by her ex-boyfriend in Kenya, Uganda’s Olympic Committee chief said on Thursday. “We have learnt of the sad passing on of our Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei… following a vicious attack by her boyfriend,” Donald Rukare said in a post on X. Cheptegei, 33,…

Sequel to the emergence of Osun State contingent as second best in the National Inter-school debate competition held recently throughout Nigeria,the stage is now set for the final round of the competition holding in Malaysia. The debate was organised as part of activities to mark Nigeria’s 25th Democracy anniversary and the first year in office…

An eighty-one years old man, Adeleke Oke alongside two other persons have been apprehended by operatives of the Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly raping a 12-year old girl in Offa, Offa local government area of Kwara State. Aside from Oke, the two other suspects include 37 years old Sikiru Lawal and…

A 14-year-old boy has shot dead four people, including two students and two teachers, and as well injured nine more others when he opened fire at a high school in the US State of Georgia on Wednesday. The suspected shooter who is also a student at the school had been brought to the Federal Bureau…

There was pandemonium in Ilisan Remo in Ikenne Local Government on Tuesday as a detachment of soldiers and police clashed with some Hausa youths over their insistence on killing an army officer alleged to have been part of a two-man gang who had attacked one of them and wanted to disappear with his motorcycle. Our…

Following the increase in petroleum pump prices on Tuesday, more residents, including civil servants in Borno have abandoned their vehicles to embrace trekking, horse riding, and the use of bicycles and tricycles for mobility. During a tour of Maiduguri, the state capital in the early hours of Thursday, PUNCH Online observed that there were fewer…