The All Progressives Congress has said that the Peoples’ Democratic Party lacks the moral right to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari to a debate on good governance. The party made this known in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yekini Nabena, on Monday in Abuja, describing the challenge by the PDP as laughable […]
English singer, songwriter, actress and television personality, Melanie Janine Brown, aka Mel B, has said she is entering rehab for alcohol and sex addiction. Quoting The Sun tabloid, The Guardian UK reports that, on Sunday, the one-time Spice Girl said the decision came in the wake of an “incredibly difficult” six months in which she worked […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday said it would not accept any election that does not meet electoral guidelines. National Commissioner, Voter Education and Publicity, INEC, Mr. Adedeji Soyebi, stated this at a voter sensitisation programme organised by the commission in collaboration with the European Union, Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement and other agencies, at the University […]
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt THE European Union on Monday condemned the violence that marred the bye-election for Port Harcourt Constituency 3, describing the outcome of the exercise as unacceptable. Head of the EU delegation to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States, Ketil Karlson, also hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission for suspending […]
Beach-goers at Spain’s Barrosa Beach were surprised to see a semi-inflatable boat carrying about 50 migrants landing on the beach right in the middle of the day. According to Daily Mail, the refugees sprinted up the popular Beach in Costa de la Luz area of Spain at about 3:30pm on Sunday before attempting to scale cliffs. The incident […]
Chief Supt. Joseph Owusu Bempah, the Tema Regional Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Directorate of the Ghana Police Service has blamed skimpy dressing by ladies, for some of the accidents that occur on the country’s roads. According to him, girls and women who wear body-hugging and tight-fitting clothes, are a distraction to drivers and […]
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Federal Government has approved N2 billion for the establishment of Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State. Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Abdullahi Baffa, disclosed this when the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, visited the agency in Abuja on Monday. Baffa said approval for the funds was given by […]
Late U.S. Senator John McCain will be buried on September 2 in Annapolis, Maryland, his office said. McCain died at the age of 81 of brain cancer on Saturday. “On Sept. 2 … a private memorial service will take place in the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland, honouring the life of Sen. McCain. […]
Alexander Okere, Benin Residents of Evbuotubu community, in the Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, on Monday staged a protest over the deplorable state of infrastructure in the area. The angry residents, who carried placards, lamented that the community, said to be the second most populous in the area, had allegedly been neglected for […]
Alexander Okere, Benin Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have begun investigation into the alleged sale of a six-week-old baby by her a 23-year-old mother, Miracle Johnson. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Johnson Kokumo, who confirmed the incident, described it as a serious offence. READ ALSO: External reserves drop by $990m in three weeks PUNCH […]
The first batch of 259 Muslim pilgrims from Sokoto State, on Monday arrived Nigeria from Saudi Arabia after a successful 2018 Hajj. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the pilgrims, from Gada Local Government Area, were transported from the holy city of Mecca and Medina by Air Planers Airline to the Sultan Abubakar III International […]
The National Universities Commission has charged Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities to publish the names of lecturers found wanting over allegations of sexual harassment of their students. The Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, gave this charge at the Redeemer’s University in Ede, Osun, on Monday. He said it in a keynote address he […]
John Ameh, Abuja The Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committees on Electoral Matters have adopted N143bn as the workable budget for the 2019 polls. The committee members, just rising from a meeting at the National Assembly, rejected the earlier version of N189.2bn, a combination of the N143bn and another N45.6bn proposed to be vired […]
The University of Ilorin has commenced the screening of candidates for its post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in the 2018/2019 academic session, with 39, 711 candidates taking part in the exercise. The institution’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun, announced this on Monday in a statement in Ilorin. He said the exercise would involve 29,562 […]
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress in Ekiti State have banned their former state chairmen, Messrs Ayodeji Aluko and Kolawole Olaiya, respectively for 10 years. The two men were found guilty of leading a protest and declaring a strike without authorisation. During the protest, the two men led others to attack workers at […]
A man has said that he expected his wife to ‘show understanding’ concerning his financial challenges. Taliatu had dragged her husband, Mr. Alli, to court, alleging that the man has not been providing for her and their unborn baby, even in the last trimester of her pregnancy. The middle-aged pregnant Taliatu, on Monday in Iseyin, […]
A Canadian bride, simply identified as Susan, has cancelled her wedding after guests refused to pay to attend. Susan, who was due to tie the knot with her childhood sweetheart in a lavish $46,020 wedding had charged her guests, $1152 each to attend, an amount, most of her guests refused to pay. This led the couple […]
Egyptian police on Monday killed five suspected jihadists in a raid on their hideout in a mountain creek in southern Egypt, the interior ministry said. A statement said security personnel clashed with the alleged militants during an operation to comb a remote area some 400 kilometres (250 miles) south of Cairo. Five “terrorist elements” were […]
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The new Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, Mr. Austin Iwar, has warned personnel under his watch to desist from corruption and violation of human rights. Iwar gave the warning at the Police Officers’ Mess in Yenagoa, the state capital, during his maiden address to the command and decoration of newly promoted […]
John Alechenu, Abuja The National Assembly joint committee on INEC has begun the consideration of harmonised version of the 2019 election budget. The lawmakers went into a closed-door session after the co-Chairman, Suleiman Nazif, said the opening prayers and asked members to introduce themselves. After the introductions, a member of the committee moved a motion […]
A 40-year old house wife, Aisha Alhassan on Monday dragged her ex-husband Murtala Ishaq before Magajin Gari Sharia Court in Kaduna over alleged abandonment of his daughter for 20 years. The complainant told the court that since the birth of the daughter 20 years ago, she had been shouldering the girl’s responsibilities. “We divorced 20 […]
Two Chilean tourists facing the death penalty in Malaysia for allegedly murdering a man in a hotel are innocent and acted in self-defence, their lawyer said Monday. Felipe Osiadacz and Fernando Candia are on trial over the killing of a Malaysian in the lobby of the Kuala Lumpur hotel in August last year, less than […]
Etim Ekpimah, Uyo The leadership tussle that arose after the State Congress of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State has ended. The party, in a statement on Sunday, said the tussle ended on Saturday with members of the former APC state executive led by Dr Effiong Etok, the former state secretary and two […]
Tunde Odesola (tundeodes2003@yahoo.com) She could be mistaken for the goddess of beauty, but this early Sunday morning, Beirut typified the goddess of anger as she flung open the bedroom door, stormed down the exquisite hallway into the luxurious sitting room, where Jimblow was ensconced on a green leather sofa with a wine glass gingerly sitting […]
John Alechenu, Abuja Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is set to declare his presidential ambition in Abuja, on Wednesday. The ex-governor who is now the Senator representing Kano Central is to formally join the presidential race at a rally to be held at the Eagle Square, Abuja. This was contained in a statement signed […]