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Country Music Legend Dolly Parton’s Husband Is Dead

04.03.2025

Carl Dean, the husband of country music legend Dolly Parton has died. He was aged 82. The couple were married for almost 60 years, but the country music superstar kept the relationship out of the spotlight. “Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. “Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over...

Edo Guber: Tribunal Reserves Judgment On Ighodalo’s Petition

04.03.2025

The Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja yesterday reserved its judgment on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, challenging the outcome of the September 21, 2024, Edo State governorship poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of...

NLC threatens fresh protest against power tariff hike – Punch Newspapers

04.03.2025

The Nigeria Labour Congress has vowed to mobilise workers and citizens for a nationwide protest if the Federal Government proceeds with its proposed electricity tariff hike, describing it as “economic violence against the working class and broader Nigerian populace.” This came as the National Union of Electricity Employees warned the Federal Government against plans to...

Mbah Inaugurates Local Govt Service Commission, Harps On Inclusive Devt

04.03.2025

Governor Peter Mbah has inaugurated the recently reconstituted Enugu State Local Government Service Commission, tasking the appointees on a productive and efficient local government system to ensure the success of the administration’s drive for inclusive development and prosperity. The Commission has Nana Ogbodo as chairman, Peter Nnaji as member I, Mrs Florence Igboji as member...

Naira defies pressure, ends February below N1,500 per dollar – Punch Newspapers

04.03.2025

Naira closed February 2025 with an 8.5 per cent gain month-on-month on the parallel market to settle at 1,490/$, while it closed at 1,500/$ on the official market, indicating a 1.7 per cent m/m decline. According to the Afrinvest Monthly Market Report, the foreign reserve dipped by 3.2 per cent month-on-month. As of Thursday, it...

Anambra Guber: Aspirants Shun PDP Nomination Form

04.03.2025

Barely two days to the end of sale of nomination form for the November Anambra State governorship election, no aspirant has obtained the nomination form of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The party, in the timetable released by the National Organising Secretary (NOS) Capt Umar Bature (rtd), announced the date for sale of expression of...

Memoir: IBB Commended For Acknowledging Mistakes

04.03.2025

A former presidential candidate and businessman, Dr. Gbenga Hashim has stressed the need for Nigerian leaders to acknowledge past mistakes as such will enthrone a culture of accountability and reconciliation essential for national progress. Reacting to the debate over General Ibrahim Babangida’s autobiography: “A Journey In Service,” Hashim commended the ex-military president for acknowledging his...

NGX gains N94bn from Fidelity bank share listing

04.03.2025

The Nigerian Exchange recorded a boost on Monday as Fidelity Bank Plc’s listing of additional shares increased the market capitalisation by N94bn. This follows the conclusion of the bank’s hybrid offer, which comprised a rights issue and a public offer that were both oversubscribed. A total of 18.2bn ordinary shares of 50 kobo each were...

6th S’East State Should Be Created From Anioma –Kalu

04.03.2025

The Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has voiced support for the creation of Anioma State from the present Delta State as the sixth state for the South East geopolitical zone. The South-East region is the only zone in Nigeria with only five states and leaders from the zone have been clamouring for...

How To Make INEC Truly Independent

04.03.2025

It is a common knowledge that the root cause of Nigeria’s problem is lack of good leadership. Yet, the leaders appear to make no serious efforts towards concrete solutions. Instead, they make the leadership process so deceitful, dishonest, and deadly. To that end, politics is abandoned to a small clique of the corrupt class. The...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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