Ben Murray-Bruce laments on the ban of use of ATM cards abroad, warns of the disadvantages.

The out spoken Senator took to facebook to show his disapproval on the ban of ATM cards abroad, stating the disadvantages it will cause many Nigerians and young entrepreneur.

See the statement after the cut

Lagos Policeman Kills Twin Brothers, Their Friend And Then Takes His Life

A drunk policeman, Stephen James, on Saturday shot dead three male customers at a hotel in the Ketu area of Lagos State.

SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that among the deceased were twin brothers identified as Taiwo and Kehinde Oyesunle and their friend known simply as Jeje. The twins were the only children of their mother.

The tragic incident; which happened outside the premises of Paulson Hotel on Anibaba Street around 4:20pm, threw the entire neighborhood and its environs into chaos with passers-by and residents scampering in different directions.

Buhari Speaks: How we intend to fund Nigeria’s N6 trillion budget

President Muhammadu Buhari has explained that despite the fall in the international price of crude oil, measures taken to block leakages in the nation’s revenue generating agencies would ensure enough cash to fund the N6 trillion budget he recently submitted to the National Assembly.

The president gave the explanation in an interview with Mansur Liman of the BBC Hausa service on Christmas eve. He also spoke on his government’s ‘success’ at defeating the Boko Haram insurgents.

Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris forced to land in Kenya after bomb was found in toilet

An Air France with 459 passengers and 14 crew members on board was forced to land in Kenya after a bomb was found in one of the toilets. The Boeing 777 Air France flight was heading to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris when the pilots requested an emergency landing at the Moi International Airport at 12:37am local time (early this morning Dec. 20th), police spokesman Charles Owino said.

Nigerian military commutes death penalty of 66 soldiers to jail terms

The death sentences by firing squad passed on 66 soldiers in January and March 2015 by separate General Court Martials have been commuted to 10 years imprisonment each, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, Sani Usman, has said.

The Army had in late 2014 arraigned 71 soldiers on several count charges that included criminal conspiracy, conspiracy to commit mutiny, mutiny, attempt to commit an offence (murder), disobedience to particular orders, insubordinate behaviour and false accusation, among others.

Popular Westminster Market Engulfed By Fire

The popular Westminster market is on fire. Sources claim that there is an ongoing rescue operation at the scene, no one can tell as of the time the exact extent of damage.

As of the time, a crowd is gathered at the market located in the Trinity area of Apapa, Lagos, it is undetermined what has caused the inferno.

Mother Teresa To Be Canonised As Saint In 2016

Mother Teresa is to be canonised as a saint after Pope Francis has recognised a second ‘miracle’ she performed curing a Brazilian man of multiple brain tumours in 2008.

Mother Teresa, also known as the “Saint of the Gutters”, is to be canonised next year after two of her miracles were recognized by the Vatican. The ceremony  expected to be held on September in 2016 as part of the pope’s Jubilee Year of Mercy.