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President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame has approved the retirement of 95 Military Generals and senior officers as well as 930 junior soldiers. This is coming barely 48 hours after the military coup that sacked President Ali Bongo Ondimba from power in Gabon. The military in Gabon, on Wednesday, August 30, ousted Ali Bongo Ondimba from […]
Continue ReadingControversial Islamic cleric, declared wanted by the Kwara State Police command for allegedly threatening some traditionalists in Ilorin, Alfa Salah Ayodeji, has been arrested and paraded by the police. When paraded by the police in Ilorin on Wednesday evening, the man pleaded for forgiveness, saying that he did not know that his action was dangerous […]
Continue ReadingUnited Kingdom tops the list of registered Nigerians in Diaspora, according to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM). On June 29, 2021, NiDCOM launched its Data Mapping and Registry Portal in Abuja, in a bid to galvanise holistic and realistic data of Nigerians in the Diaspora. Considering the data made available to Punch on Wednesday, […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nigerian actor, Patrick Doyle, has said that singer Burna Boy does not deserve the recognition he has continued to enjoy. In a post on Facebook on Wednesday, Doyle slammed the Grammy-award-winning artiste, noting that the singer has “done nothing by himself that can be remotely described as great.” Doyle said, veteran acts like Sunny […]
Continue ReadingLeaders of the coup in Gabon has named Republican Guard chief, General Brice Oligui Nguema as the transitional president, according to a TV statement, after the military seized control in the wake of elections. “General Oligui Nguema Brice was unanimously appointed chairman of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions, chairman of the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian human rights activist, lawyer, professor, writer and former chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chidi Odinkalu, has accused president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Yakubu Maikyau SAN of being partisan. Odinkalu made the accusation following the invitation of President Bola Tinubu to the NBA Annual General Conference (AGC) by Maikyau at MKO […]
Continue ReadingIn a broadcast, some military officers in Gabon announced on Wednesday they had seized power in the African nation, according to a televised address circulating on social media. The announcement came minutes after Gabon’s election body announced incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba had won a third term, extending his family’s half-century rule over the oil-rich […]
Continue ReadingDuring this period that is characterised by increased global connectivity, Canada has evolved with current realities by expanding its visa-free air travel policy and Can+ Visa Programme, which affects Caribbean countries offering Citizenship-by-Investment (CBI) programmes. However, not only Caribbean countries can benefit from this programme; it has been stated that Nigerians can also benefit from […]
Continue ReadingA video has been making the rounds on social media showing Muslim clerics threatening and harassing a female Isese adherent at her rented shop in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. The alfas, led by one Sala Ayodeji, stormed the shop, threatening to cause chaos if the lady did not vacate the premises in eight days. In […]
Continue ReadingPastor of a Pentecostal Church in Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria, identified as Pastor Prosper Igboke, has committed suicide after he jumped down from a two-storey building in Nnewi. Reports say, Igboke jumped down from the two-storey building and died instantly after he was jilted by his lover, whom he had spent a lot of money […]
Continue ReadingA retired President of the Customary Court of Appeal, Makurdi, Benue State, Justice Margaret Igbetar, has allegedly been murdered by unknown assailants. Her decomposing corpse was found by her son at her residence located at No. 1, Wantor Kwange Street, opposite the School of Medicine, Benue State University (BSU), Gboko Road, Thursday night, August 24, […]
Continue ReadingStudents of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) on Friday, protested over the sudden death of a 500-level student of the institution, Ayomide Akeredolu, who slumped and died on Thursday evening. The students blocked the ever-busy Akure-Ilesha road for several hours as the travelers were stranded on the road due to the gridlock. All […]
Continue ReadingLabour Party (LP) has dismissed claims that its party leadership, led by Julius Abure, has been sacked by the Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo State. Instead, the LP said it was another devastating blow for the Lamidi Apapa-led faction as the Court of Appeal in Owerri dismissed the appeal filed by one Mr Basil […]
Continue ReadingFuneral and burial of the 22 soldiers who died during the combat and air crash incident in Niger State, which happened on August 14, 2023, took place today August 25. Bodies of the slain soldiers were committed to mother earth at the military cemetery in Abuja. The funeral ceremony was attended by the wives of […]
Continue ReadingHuman Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has accused the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa of serving as a minister while still doing the one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme. In a statement on Thursday, HURIWA alleged that years back, Musawa had abandoned her NYSC programme in Ebonyi state […]
Continue ReadingA young Nigerian lady lawyer, Ifunanya Excel Grant has responded to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) which recently filed a petition against her before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) over her social media lifestyle. The NBA centered its petition on her “social media notoriety of posting photos and videos of her unclad, while also […]
Continue ReadingRoads between the Atlanta airport and the Fulton County Jail were blocked off as former President Donald Trump arrived in a motorcade to turn himself in on charges related to his efforts to remain in power after his 2020 election loss, giving the scene something of a presidential aura. But Trump was going to do something no other president has […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday, sacked Julius Abure, and recognised Lamidi Apapa as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. The court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately recognise and publish the names of all the governorship candidates produced by the Apapa-led National Working Committee […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has asked prepaid meter users to update their meters before November next year. NERC announced the development via its X (Twitter) handle . The commission said prepaid meter users might face difficulties in recharging their meters after November 2024 if the required update is not done before the deadline. Assuring […]
Continue ReadingThe man who led a failed mutiny against the Russian Army in June, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been reportedly killed alongside nine others in a plane that crashed in Russia on Wednesday. BBC reports that Prigozhin, who is also the leader of the mercenary group, Wagner, was believed to be on board the plane. The jet […]
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