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VP Shettima clarifies that Nigerian tax reforms are designed to eliminate multiple levies on the poor and small businesses, aiming to reduce poverty. Read More: https://punchng.com/tax-reforms-will-reduce-poverty-not-impoverish-nigerians-shettima/

A Senate Republican claimed he was attempting to "de-escalate" after video emerged of him helping police forcefully remove an anti-war Marine during a mid-hearing scuffle, leading to audible gasps as the man appeared to be injured.

David Del Rio, the actor who was escorted off the set of “Matlock” last fall, has filed an arbitration claim against CBS Studios over his termination. Del Rio played Billy Martinez on the show, which stars Kathy Bates. Del Rio’s character was written off the show following an allegation of sexual assault against the actor. […]

NAHCON mandates strict 2026 Hajj medicals, stating only medically fit pilgrims will travel. New rules include enhanced screening to ensure pilgrim safety. Read More: https://punchng.com/2026-hajj-nahcon-says-only-medically-fit-pilgrims-will-travel/

Known for reviving football programs, he led six major colleges to bowl games, winning a national championship in 1989 after restoring the Irish to greatness.

This Government has committed to increasing our stem cell transplant capacity. Pharmac recognise that as that capacity increases, more people will need this medicine, Mr Seymour says.

Netflix is no longer contemplating a future that includes Warner Bros., having ceded the heated M&A battle to Paramount Skydance. Netflix CFO Spence Neumann, speaking Wednesday at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, reiterated the company’s position that it bailed out of the bidding for Warner Bros. because Paramount increased its offer price. […]

An hour before The Abbey’s inaugural “Survivor” watch party is set to begin, the bar’s substantial interior has become a standing-room-only affair. Some superfans are even trying to heave patio chairs inside to get an up-close seat to the action, which, in this case, is the gargantuan screen that will be projecting the first episode […]

FBI agents have reportedly been tasked with escorting Alexis Wilkins to a resort in Britain and a hair salon in Nashville.

Pharmac is consulting on a proposal to fund letermovir, an antiviral medicine that helps prevent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.

CNN's Jake Tapper shaded White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday over her explanation for why the State Department is scrambling to help U.S. citizens leave Iran after the bombing strikes over the weekend.

A Texas writer assesses the Senate race.

A suspect in the Owo church attack, Idris Omeiza, testifies in court, detailing his arrest by the DSS in connection with the 2022 massacre. Read More: https://punchng.com/owo-church-attack-suspect-details-dss-arrest-in-court/

A well-known conservative radio host in New York called Mayor Zohran Mamdani a cockroach, resurfacing anti-Muslim sentiments that the mayor said were all too common.

Jigawa’s governor assures justice will be served in the abduction case of teenager Walida Abdulhadi, promising full state support for her and her family. Read More: https://punchng.com/gov-promises-justice-in-abducted-jigawa-teenagers-case/

Inspector Ann Wilkie, Counties Manukau East Area Prevention Manager, says Police observed reckless behaviour from some taking part in the procession.

Director Lee Isaac Chung is exiting the “Ocean’s 11” prequel over “creative differences.” Margot Robbie’s company LuckyChap is producing the film for Warner Bros. She’s also starring in the movie opposite Bradley Cooper. Chung, best known for “Twisters” and the Oscar-nominated “Minari,” is the second filmmaker to depart the project after Jay Roach, who was […]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said U.S. duty rates to return in five months to where they were before U.S. Supreme Court struck down IEEPA tariffs.

Former President Obasanjo recounts his decision not to shell Owerri during the Nigerian Civil War, a choice he says saved many civilian lives. Read More: https://punchng.com/civil-war-how-my-decision-not-to-shell-owerri-saved-lives-obasanjo/

Hilary Duff knows she’s mature in ways that didn’t come from schooling.  In fact, while the Lizzie McGuire alum admitted that she got essentially “zero education” as a child star, it’s not...

A group of 55 Republicans in the Texas House of Representatives signed a letter this week calling on Congress to freeze immigration programs in the wake of the deadly shooting at an Austin bar.

A GOP pollster issued a stark warning to President Donald Trump after the latest NBC News poll about the decision to bomb Iran was released on Wednesday.

Kwara Governor AbdulRazaq urges party leaders to support the new Kwara APC chairman, warning that the chairman’s failure means everyone fails. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-if-kwara-apc-chairman-fails-you-all-fail-abdulrazaq-tells-party-leaders/