Special Reports

Islamic Group Says It Is Provocative   The last may not have been heard about the recent melodramatic appearance of the Ekiti State  Governor, Ayodele Fayose  at the Eid praying ground at  Olokemeji Area of Odo-Ado, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, even as a Muslim group,  Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) accused ...

Kingsway International Christian Centre, a 12,000-member megachurch in Britain headed by Nigeria’s Pastor Mathew Ashimolowo, lost $4.8 million to a Ponzi scheme after trustees carelessly invested money in it. The scam was the brainchild of former Premier League soccer player, Richard Rufus, who used to be a defender for Charlton ...

For many years, Deaconess Eunice Olawale played the role of an evangelist in Gbazango, a sprawling settlement in Kubwa, one of the satellite towns of Abuja. Like the town crier in a typical African village, she was usually the first to hit the streets, announcing her message loudly to the ...

Residents and visitors to Enugu metropolis may never come to terms with  the abandonment of  Enugu Hotel Presidential, renowned as the ‘Pride of the East, during the  eight years administration of  former Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State. Built after independence as part of the defunct  Eastern Government’s industrialization plan created ...

Inspector Abudu (not full name) was yawning intermittently behind the wheel of a yellow commercial mini bus popularly called danfo on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Wednesday morning. From the expression on his face and the unfriendly disposition to his passengers, one could conclude that he was tired and needed rest. ...

When Colonel Samalia Inusa, a Chief Instructor at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Jaji, Kaduna State, was abducted by unknown gunmen at Kamazo area of Kaduna Refinery Road, on March 26, 2016, many thought his abduction and eventual killing might have been a revenge mission by members of the ...

As dreaded as Nigerian prisons are, if you think that admission into the ranks of inmates is free, think again. In this report, KUNLE FALAYI sheds light on some of the funny and sometimes downright nasty ‘initiation’ practices that guarantee a newcomer a ‘pass’ into the belly of the beast ...

My compatriots, It is one year today since our administration came into office. It has been a year of triumph, consolidation, pains and achievements. By age, instinct and experience, my preference is to look forward, to prepare for the challenges that lie ahead and rededicate the administration to the task ...

Nigeria has lost over N38tn through mismanagement, embezzlement and money laundering under successive administrations since democracy returned in 1999, estimates made by SUNDAY PUNCH have shown. The figures were drawn from findings by anti-graft agencies and investigative panel reports on major economic scandals and financial crimes in the country in ...

Visitors to some hotels in Enugu metropolis are having a hard time trying to ward-off desperate teenagers dressed in skimpy dresses to attract prospective customers. You also find the teenagers around the Otigba Junction, Rangers Avenue, Presidential Road, New Berries, Obiagu, among others, where they peddle drugs and sex for ...