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Mega 99 Band’s Global Impact: Electrifying Performances and unmatched talent

16.11.2024

Led by the prolific, Abel Dosunmu Olufemi, Mega 99 enduring success is marked by remarkable achievements and lasting collaborations. Through sheer talent, persever – ance, and a shared vision, Mega 99 Band has established itself as a powerhouse in the music industry. The band’s lineup includes a diverse group of vocalists, instrumentalists, and percussionists, each...

Electoral Hub Tasks Political Parties, INEC, Others On Integrity

16.11.2024

The Electoral Hub has called on political parties, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and gubernatorial candidates in the ongoing Ondo State governorship elections to ensure they uphold electoral integrity, adhere to electoral laws and promote a credible, free and fair election. A statement signed by the Director IRIAD- The Electoral Hub, Princess Hamman-Obels, also...

Toke Makinwa Announces Plans To Re-Marry

16.11.2024

Finally, Nigerian media personality and Nollywood actress, Toke Makinwa, has expressed her desire to remarry. Saturday Telegraph recalls that Toke Makinwa was previously married to businessman, Maje Ayida. They got married in 2014, but their marriage ended in 2017. Years later there were reports that she had tied the knot with with her rumoured longtime partner,...

Bobrisky Blames Eniola Ajao’s Award As Genesis Of His Problems

16.11.2024

Controversial Nigerian crossdresser and lifestyle influencer, Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky has revealed the genesis of how his problem with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) started. Bob while recounting how everything started noted that after he was named the Best Dressed Female and awarded a ₦1 million prize, during Eniola Ajao’s movie...

PDP Suspends Chairman In Cross River

16.11.2024

The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Mr Venatius Ikem, has been suspended by the State Working Committee (SWC). The development was contained in a letter dated Friday, November 15 and signed by the entire 14 SWC members of the state. Similarly, the 18 Local Government Chairmen of the party...

Sego Inaugurated as Lagos NURTW chair

16.11.2024

Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle Adio aka Sego, has been inaugurated as the substantive Chairman of the Lagos State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). Sego had acted as the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the council for a few months after the dissolution of the executive committee of the council. The...

23-year-old robbery suspect steals phone in patrol van

16.11.2024

23-year-old Godwin Emmanuel, a suspected armed robber, has confessed to stealing a police officer’s phone, while being transported in a patrol van in Osogbo. Emmanuel, who was paraded alongside two accomplices, Olajide Kareem (28) and Mike Emmanuel (33), is accused of armed robbery and the assault of a 65-year-old woman on the Ilesa-Osu Expressway. During...

Runtown Returns With Kizz Daniel’s Upcoming Album, ‘Uncle K’

16.11.2024

The fans of Nigerian Afro Hip-Hop singer, Douglas Jack Agu, better known as Runtown were excited as he featured on Kizz Daniel’s upcoming album, Uncle K marking his return to music after a long hiatus. Runtown is one of Nigeria’s most talented artists and he still dominates music platforms with his highly-played hits. In an...

Heavy Security, Early Arrival Of Voting Materials

16.11.2024

There was a heavy military presence at various checkpoints across Ondo State as voters turned out to vote for candidates of their choice in the ongoing governorship election in the state. Major streets were deserted as men of the military prevented both journalists and road users from moving from one point to another. The military...

Arewa Broadcast Media Practitioners Petitions AGF, NJC Over Journalists’ Harassment

16.11.2024

The Arewa Broadcast Media Practitioners’ Forum has voiced out against harassment, intimidation and subversion of the constitutional role of its journalist members by the Federal High Court, Bichi in Kano State. Its Chairman, Abdullahi Yelwa,(Ajiya Yauri) in a press statement expressed dissatisfaction with the treatment being meted out to two journalist members of the association...

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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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