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Oyo Speaker, Alao-Akala, Sanusi, Ors Nominated For OYSMAYA Award

12.04.2026

The organisers of the Oyo State Man of the Year Award (OYSMAYA) have nominated the Speaker of the State’s House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adebowale Ogundoyin, a member of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Olamijuwonlo Alao- Akala, Engr. Jubril Dotun Sanusi, Architect Bamidele Samson of BOVAS Group and Chief Olanipekun Onifade for the maiden...

Phyna Defends BBL Surgery Months After Sister’s Death

12.04.2026

Media personality and Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 7 winner, Ijeoma Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has addressed criticism surrounding her decision to undergo Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) and 360 Lipo surgery months after the death of her sister, Ruth Otabor. In a Saturday Instagram livestream, Phyna claimed that many of her detractors were acting...

Toyin Abraham Defends Kneeling To Greet Elders

12.04.2026

Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham Ajeyemi has taken to her social media page to respond to criticism over her habit of kneeling to greet elders, describing the gesture as a reflection of her upbringing and cultural heritage rather than performative flattery. The actress addressed conflicting responses to a widely shared video from former Ogun State governor...

CAPPA Demands Urgent Action Over Abereke Ocean Surge, Oil Spill

12.04.2026

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the Federal and Ondo State governments to take immediate action over the worsening environmental and humanitarian crisis in Abereke community of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, where recurring oil spills and ocean surges have destroyed livelihoods and submerged large parts of the area. In...

Ex-Commissioner, Maigwandu Emerges ADC Chairman In Sokoto

12.04.2026

A former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Abdullahi Maigwandu, has emerged as the new State Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Maigwandu emerged during the party’s state congress held on Saturday, where he and other executive members were affirmed unopposed. Other elected executive members are: Bello Keegan as Deputy Chairman, Kabiru S....

INC Election: Ijaws Should Boycott April 13 Purported Elections

12.04.2026

As more crisis rock the cancelled Ijaw National Congress elections with feelers making round that some persons under the supervision of the current President of Ijaws National Congress (INC) with Electoral Committee of the Congress have planned to conduct the election on Monday, April 13, 2026, the Council of Ijaw Traditional Rulers and Elders (CITRE)...

Support Your Claims With Evidence, Abia Govt Challenges JUSUN

12.04.2026

…Leave allowance owed by previous administrations – JUSUN The protracted industrial action by the Abia State Judiciary Workers Union appears to have no end in sight, as the Abia State government has challenged the striking judiciary workers to substantiate their claim of non-payment of leave allowance, among other grievances for which they embarked on strike....

Oborevwori Hails Obi Cubana At 51

12.04.2026

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated Nigerian socialite and businessman, Chief Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, on the occasion of his 51st birthday. Governor Oborevwori, in a statement on Sunday in Asaba by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, described the Anambra-born entrepreneur as an extraordinary businessman and investor...

My Husband Doesn’t Care About Me Kissing- Scarlet Gomez

12.04.2026

Nigerian actress Scarlet Gomez has revealed that her husband does not care about her kissing on a movie set when speaking about trust and boundaries in marriage. The actress, known for her remarkable performance in the Nigerian series movie “Wura”, made this disclosure in a recent episode of the Curiosity Made Me Ask. During the...

I Let My Wife Read And Approve Romantic Scripts

12.04.2026

Nigerian actor Ali Nuhu has opened up about how respect, communication, and mutual understanding have helped him maintain a scandal-free marriage. Nuhu, a Nollywood actor from Northern Nigeria, made this revelation in a recent interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo on With Chude. Speaking on the public attention surrounding his marriage and how he handles...

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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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