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JUST IN: Keyamo confirms recovery of fourth body from Rivers helicopter crash

27.10.2024

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has confirmed the recovery of another body from last Thursday’s helicopter crash in the Atlantic Ocean. This announcement came barely seven hours after the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau debunked earlier reports claiming that two bodies had been found. In a statement on his X account, Keyamo...

Why I shaved my hair for movie role — Actress Yvonne Jegede

27.10.2024

Nollywood actress Yvonne Jegede, in a bold move, has shaved off her natural hair for her role in an upcoming movie titled “AJA.” Known for her long natural hair, Jegede stated that she had been nurturing the hair for 10 years before this decision. Jegede took to her Instagram account on Sunday to share the...

La Liga: Atletico stumble again at Real Betis

27.10.2024

Jose Gimenez’s early own goal consigned Atletico Madrid to a 1-0 defeat at Real Betis on Sunday in La Liga. Atletico’s third loss in five matches across all competitions left Diego Simeone’s side fourth, trailing league leaders Barcelona by 10 points after 11 matches. Betis put on a vibrant display and after surviving a late...

Gani Adams slams N5bn suit on Igboho for publishing private conversation

27.10.2024

The Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has filed a suit against Yoruba Nation agitator, Mr Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, in an Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, the state capital, for recording and publicly releasing his private telephone conversation with another person without his consent. Adams, who also serves as the National Coordinator...

Kano gov inaugurates new LG chairmen

27.10.2024

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Sunday, inaugurated the 44 newly elected local government council chairmen from the New Nigeria People’s Party, lauding the process as “the most peaceful election ever conducted in the state.” Addressing the gathering at the Africa House, Government House, Kano, Yusuf, represented by his Deputy, commended the Kano State Independent...

Iran president vows response to Israeli strikes, denies seeking war

27.10.2024

President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that Iran did not seek war with Israel but was ready to deliver “an appropriate response” to strikes this week on Iranian military sites. “We do not seek war but we will defend the rights of our nation and country,” Pezeshkian told a cabinet meeting, adding that Iran “will...

NGO asks Wike to seek alternative solutions to beggars expulsion

27.10.2024

As the five-day ultimatum for beggars to vacate Abuja’s streets, issued by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, draws to a close, a non-governmental organisation, Long Term Solution for Destitute Initiative, has called on the Federal Government to to understand that addressing the menace of begging is not rocket science. In a...

Don slams World Bank’s 15-year austerity recommendation for Nigeria

27.10.2024

A Senior Lecturer at the Federal University of Kashere, Gombe State, Dr Tukur Yemi, has criticised the World Bank’s Senior Vice President, Indermit Gill, for his recent remarks suggesting that Nigeria must endure 10 to 15 years of economic hardship to achieve prosperity. Yemi, speaking on Sunday, said that this assertion has caused considerable distress...

Ondo poll: LP candidate promises free, compulsory education

27.10.2024

The candidate of the Labour Party for the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, Sola Ebiseni, has promised to adopt a free and compulsory education policy if elected. Ebiseni also promised to execute programmes and projects that would have more positive impacts on the people of the state. The candidate stated this during his...

Economic hardship: Oyo community seeks divine intervention

27.10.2024

The Oluwo Aseyin of Iseyin, High Chief Fasola Adeyemi, on Sunday, said the present economic travails faced by Nigerians required divine intervention. He also declared that this year Oworin-Aseyin week which starts on Monday be used to carry out the appeasements for the betterment of the people and Nigeria. Adeyemi, in a statement forwarded to...

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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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