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Kazim Adeoti Responds To Backlash Over Marriage To Mercy Aigbe

15.11.2024

Nigerian movie Director and film marketer, Kazim Adeoti has finally addressed the criticism he received following his marriage to Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe. New Telegraph recalls that in January 2022, Mercy publicly announced her marriage to Kazim, prompting Adeoti’s first wife, Funsho Adeoti, to accuse her of “Taking him away.” However, after years of silence...

Reaction Trails Angel Smith Advice To More Ladies getting Pregnant

15.11.2024

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality TV star, Angel Smith has stirred reactions on social media with her advice to fellow “Bad bitches” about the rising number of pregnancies this year. Taking to her X page, Angel humorously urged women to “Start using their bum bum,” referencing the increase in pregnancies among her peers. She wrote:...

NiDCOM Rescues 17 More Nigerian Girls Trafficked To Ghana

15.11.2024

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has confirmed the successful rescue and repatriation of 13 Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana. New Telegraph reports that the latest rescue mission brings the total number of victims rescued since July 2024 to 163. The operation, which took place over the weekend, was a result of joint efforts involving...

Tinubu Calls For Peaceful Election

15.11.2024

As the anticipated Ondo State gubernatorial election is set to commence, LPresident Bola Tinubu has sued for peace, decorum, and civic responsibility from all political stakeholders and voters across the State. President Tinubu made this appeal on Friday in a press release issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Tinubu emphasized...

Fani-Kayode accuses Netanyahu Of Mass Murder, Ethnic Cleansing

15.11.2024

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK), has opined that Israel, under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is different from that of the era of the Biblical King David. Fani-Kayode who expressed his concern in a statement issued via his verified X handle on Friday lamented that Israel under Netanyahu has become a...

NJC Recommends Compulsory Retirement Of Imo Chief Judge

15.11.2024

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the compulsory retirement of Justice T. E. Chukwuemeka Chikeka, Chief Judge of Imo State, and Kadi Babagana Mahdi, Grand Kadi of Yobe State, for falsifying their ages. This decision was reached during the NJC’s 107th meeting, held from November 13 to 14. In a statement issued by the...

Osun Monarch, Olugbon Loses Mother

15.11.2024

Osun State Monarch, Olugbon of Orile-Igbon, Oba Francis Alao has announced the passing of his mother, Deaconess Margaret Oyeronke Alao at the age of 81. The Monarch announced the devastating news in a statement issued on Friday, saying Mama Oyeronke Alao died in the early hours of Friday after a brief illness. READ ALSO Reflecting...

NJC Suspends Rivers, Anambra High Court Judges, Others

15.11.2024

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended Justice G. C Aguma presiding over Rivers State High Court and Justice A.O Nwabunike of the Anambra State High Court from performing judicial functions. Their suspension followed the 107th Meeting of the NJC chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun on 13 and...

OYCSDA Creates 20,000 Jobs In 66 Micro-Projects

15.11.2024

…Trains LG Chairmen, HLGAs, Desk Officers on Projects Implementation The Oyo State Community and Social Development Agency (OYCSDA) has announced that the ongoing sixty-six micro-projects across communities in Oyo State have created 20,000 jobs for members of the communities that have skills in carpentry, bricklaying, plumbing, electrical engineering among others. According to Alhazan Rilwan, Project...

Man Sets Himself, Family House Ablaze After Dispute In Ebonyi

15.11.2024

In a heartbreaking incident on Sunday, a man in his early thirties, identified as Mr Onyiuke Nwedeogu, allegedly set himself ablaze and ignited a fire that consumed the family house following a minor altercation with his wife. The tragic incident occurred in Ndiechi Igbeagu, Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. According to an eyewitness...

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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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