Twitter has announced tough new rules on tweets containing “non-consensual nudity” and sexual harassment, which could be seen as fallout from the Harvey Weinstein abuse scandal. The rules will come into force in the coming…
Reports are that Facebook Inc. has acquired TBH, a mobile app that high school and college students can use to compliment one another anonymously. The app, which is available only on iOS devices and only in…
Under-fire Everton will hope to kickstart their campaign when they play host to Lyon on Thursday looking for a first win in the Europa League group stage. The Premier League side have just one point…
Seeing as its breast cancer awareness month, it is time to show our bossoms some love this month. Developing your chest muscles isn’t a wild and crazy idea — in fact, working your “pecs” (aka…
By Michael Oche, Abuja A non governmental organisation (NGO) ANTODEC Foundation, has been formally inaugurated in Nigeria, with a promise to provide free legal services to the less privileged in the society. The NGO is a…
One of Kenya’s eight election commissioners quit Wednesday in a searing statement accusing her colleagues of political bias and saying an upcoming presidential election cannot be credible. “The commission in its current state can surely…
In an open relationship, the partners want to be together but they agree to have a relationship that is not exclusive. In this relationship, one person does not own the other. The couple is not…
Micro, small and medium scale enterprises MSMEs are regarded as the future of the Nigerian economy according to business experts. SAMUEL ABULUDE looks at the role Diamond Bank is playing in supporting this category of…
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday lamented that despite the various interventions by the Federal Government, there were still complaints and agitations by workers over unpaid salaries and allowances by state governments. He…
BY ANAYO ONUKWUGHA, Port Harcourt Rivers State governor, Chief Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike, has distanced himself from campaign posters pasted in some parts of Abuja, presenting him as a vice presidential aspirant for the 2019 presidential…
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Samsung’s newest flagship Smartphone, the Galaxy Note 8 is now available in the Nigerian market, according to an official statement by Samsung Electronics West Africa. The Note 8 takes cues from…
Punch Editorial Board In keeping with Nigeria’s colonial railway heritage, it is not surprising that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has invoked a plan to revive rail transportation. The headline announcement is that the…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. President Buari received Governor Ortom at the State House in Abuja, a day after he met with Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi States….
Sevilla’s midfielder from Spain Pablo Sarabia (C) and Spartak Moscow’s midfielder from Brazil Fernando (R) vie for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group E football match between FC Spartak Moscow and Sevilla FC…
Onukogu Kanayochuqu ,Jubal Lagos Leighton Kings defeated Keffi Ponys 7-6 to lift the 2017 African Patrons Cup in a thrilling, free-flowing match that could have gone either way and was notable for the many misses…
The Former President of the United States, Barack Obama, has picked Artist Kehinde Wiley, known for his paintings of African-Americans to paint his official portrait for the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The 40-year-old is a…
China’s President Xi Jinping. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Billy H.C. KWOK China’s Communist Party opens a twice-a-decade congress on Wednesday for a leadership reshuffle expected to enhance President Xi Jinping’s already formidable powers…
Antonio Conte addresses a press conference at Chelsea’s Cobham training facility on October 17, 2017, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League Group C football match against Roma. GLYN KIRK / AFP …
The World Bank is neither in disagreement with the Federal Government nor the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on the need for Nigeria to borrow to finance infrastructure development, the World Bank has clarified….
A food retail market in Lagos The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says inflation rate measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has further declined to 15.98 per cent in September from 16.01 per cent…
Marcelo. Photo: realmadrid.com Spanish prosecutors have accused Real Madrid’s Brazilian left-back, Marcelo of tax fraud totalling nearly half a million euros, a judicial source confirmed on Tuesday. The tax authorities believe Marcelo hid 490,917 euros…