A 24-year-old student of Mass Communication at Federal Polytechnic Mubi in Adamawa State, Jemima Shetima-Balami, has allegedly committed suicide after her boyfriend ended their relationship. She was said to be a second-year National Diploma student in industrial attachment with Adamawa State Television, Yola. The PUNCH learnt that she drank a substance suspected to be rat […] The post Adamawa
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria has extended the ultimatum earlier issued to the Federal Government to address all pending issues by six more weeks. MDCAN made this known in a communique issued at the end of its National Executive Council meeting held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Sunday. The communique which […] The post Medical, dental consultants issue fresh
Human Rights lawyer Francis-Xavier Sosu is moving to escalate issues with the law on the death penalty to the ECOWAS Court of Justice. The lawyer expressed his displeasure with the death sentence handed to six coup plotters after being found guilty of conspiring to commit high treason and committing high treason. The High Court on […] The post Xavier Sosu
After 150 years, 39 artefacts that form part of Asante’s royal regalia are due to return to the Asantehene (ruler of the Asante people) in Kumasi, Ghana, in February and April this year. The Asante empire was the largest and most powerful in the region in the 18th century and controlled an area that was […] The post Ghana’s looted Asante
Ademola Lookman (L) fired Nigeria into the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations Ademola Lookman’s brace ensured Nigeria a place in next weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals Read More... The post Nigeria Oust Cameroon
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has made four new appointments amid the State House Assembly voting to override him to pass four new bills into law. The governor on Friday appointed Goodlife Ben as the Acting Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Tonte Davies as the Acting Administrator of New Cities Development Authority, NCDA, and Ine […] The post Fubara makes fresh
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has said the Federal Government is not recruiting ‘area boys’ to collect taxes. On January 17, Oyedele exclusively told Channels Television that the government could train area boys for tax collection and pay decent salaries to forsake their old ways. Following […] The post FG Not Recruiting ‘Area
The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has disagreed with President Bola Tinubu over his recent private trip to France. The group wonders why the president would be embarking on such a trip while, according to it, Nigeria is in dire need of leadership. CUPP said it is disturbed and not happy by the frequency […] The post We’ve returned to Buhari era – CUPP
Renowned Nigerian Actor, Yul Edochie who now claims to be a pastor has held his inauguration service as a man of God on his YouTube channel, True Salvation Ministry. Yul during his service on Sunday, January 29 detailed his journey to the divine calling stressing how God saved him from a near death experience. The actor […] The post Yul Edochie reveals how God called
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dr. Benjamin Kwasi Agordzo who was alleged to have been part of a plot to oust government, has denied masterminding any coup plot against government. The state during the alleged high treason trial against the retired senior police officer accused Mr. Agordzo of engaging in plans to oust government together […] The post I never discussed coup plot with anyone
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dr. Benjamin Kwasi Agordzo, an alleged coup plotter has disclosed what he suspects to be the motivation behind his arrest, detention and subsequent acquittal of charges against him. The retired senior police officer said the whole case brought against him by the state stems from a statement he made to […] The post My trial was
Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dr. Benjamin Agordzo, has revealed he slept well on his first night of detention at the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI), now the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), due to his conviction that the state has no case against him. Dr. Benjamin Agordzo was detained for the offence of abetment […] The post ‘I slept like
Amateur lady golfers displaying the giant trophy for grabs The 2024 edition of the Captain Charity Invitational Golf Championship is set for January 26-28 at the Royal Golf Club Read More... The post All Set For 7th Captain One Golf Tourney appeared first on
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, has declared that the Nigerian naira is undervalued, promising to expedite the discovery of genuine price in the near term. He said, “We believe that the naira is currently undervalued, and coupled with the coordinated measures on the fiscal side, we will expedite genuine price […] The post Naira undervalued, inflation
Actress and socialite Moesha Bodoung has expressed her belief that a significant number of attractive women who are not married to wealthy men do not feel content with their lives. According to her, these women may appear satisfied with their public activities, but in private, they grapple with dissatisfaction and unease. Moesha Bodoung asserts that […] The post Most girls
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two persons in connection with the death of a man, identified as Abiodun Akintomowo in Ondo town, Ondo State. Akintomowo was said to have died after allegedly having a sex romp with a woman suspected to be his girlfriend in a hotel located in the Akinjagunla area of the […] The post Man dies after sex romp with girlfriend in Ondo appeared first on
Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, said the President has no plans to move the Federal Capital to Lagos. Onanuga said those peddling rumour are dishonest, ethnic and regional champions, trying to draw attention to themselves. He claimed that those pushing the campaign of falsehood know […] The post Tinubu has no plan to
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged former Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano with money laundering offences involving stealing of over N4 billion from the state’s security vote account. He denied the charges contained in nine counts during his arraignment before the trial judge, Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday. […] The post EFCC
The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has assured of the country’s companies’ readiness to partner with and invest in the Nigerian economy. Blinken, who is on an African tour, made the remark in Abuja during his visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa. “American entrepreneurs and companies are ready to partner and […] The post American companies ready to invest in
Kunle Oluomo has been impeached as the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly. Eighteen of the 26 members of State Assembly voted for Oluomo’s impeachment at plenary session on Tuesday. Oluomo was impeached for alleged embezzlement of funds, highhandedness and related offences. The Assembly immediately elected a member, Oludaisi Elemide, as the new […] The post Kunle Oluomo impeached as Ogun
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