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Dear Ekwunife, aka Sokugo, a nickname which I gave you when you joined our class in Form 3 at Government College, Umuahia, Nigeria, and we were both in Simpson House and also Lagos boys. So, we had a lot in common. You were such a gentle soul, and your every behaviour and carriage reflected your

American actress and Johnny Depp ex-wife, Amber Heard, has reportedly quit Hollywood and moved to Madrid, Spain. According to Daily Mail’s Alison Boshoff, in an article published Thursday, a friend of Heard said, “I can reveal that Heard has quit Hollywood and quietly relocated to Spain with her young daughter, Oonagh. He added, “She’s bilingual

When Roseline Asena’s younger brother quit drinking after joining a Kenyan church run by now notorious cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, she hailed the self-proclaimed pastor for “saving” him from the clutches of alcoholism. Little did she imagine that two decades later, Kevin Sudi Asena would be charged with murder and accused of working with

The Presidential Amnesty Programme has been restructured to tackle restiveness and unemployment in the Niger Delta and is empowering youths in the area with requisite skills, its Interim Administrator, Major-General Barry Ndiomu (retd.), has said. He also solicited the partnership of the Nigerian Ports Authority for some of its programmes, especially the Deep Sea Diving

The spokesperson for the Vice President, Laolu Akande, has said the reason Vice President Yemi Osinbajo contested in the last presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress was in the interest of the people. He added that people see him as a representation of a new Nigeria. Osinbajo, a former Attorney General of Lagos, was

Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal will not allow Lionel Messi transfer talk to derail their bid to retain the Asian Champions League title on Saturday, coach Ramon Diaz told reporters.   The World Cup-winning Argentine has been linked with a move to Al Hilal after he was suspended by Paris Saint-Germain after travelling to Saudi Arabia

A total of 2,253 textbooks sponsored by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund have been distributed to public federal and state colleges of education in the country. The books were written by scholars of the Nigerian Academy of Education. At the book distribution during the 25th Conference of the Nigerian Academy of Education on Thursday in

The Bayelsa State National and State Houses of Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Yenagoa has warned litigants against seeking unnecessary adjournments, filing of frivolous applications and preliminary objections that are time-wasting and reportedly aimed at derailing justice. The chairman of the tribunal, Justice O. M. Fagbemi, gave the warning while delivering her inaugural address

The suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, who is currently being probed by the police, has had his passport seized, as part of preconditions for his administrative bail, while he has also been restricted to the Federal Capital Territory. Our correspondent gathered that a senator stood surety for Yunusa-Ari who was interrogated and

Organisers of the annual Okpekpe International 10km Road Race on Thursday announced May 27 as date for the ninth edition of the Gold Label international competition. Briefing newsmen in Benin, the Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, said the 2023 edition would be run for two purposes. One of the purposes, he said, was for the

The Strategic Outreach Support, a tax-exempt organisation in collaboration with top financial institution, Zenith Bank, has empowered over 500 unbanked women in Dutse/Bwari Area Council in Abuja. According to a statement made available to our correspondent on Friday, the reach-out programme tagged, “Market Women Support Fund Initiative”, allows the provision of funding to market and

A 26-year-old man died in Naples after being injured by shots fired during a night of celebrations sparked by Napoli winning its third Serie A title, media said Friday. Three other people were injured in the same incident in the southern Italian city. It is not yet clear if the shots were fired as part

Egyptian authorities have sent over 500 students back to Sudan following the failure of two of them to provide either a passport or Emergency Travel Certificate. According to a voice note of a Nigerian official obtained by our correspondent on Friday morning, students without passports or ETC had been instructed to stay back. The official

Adidas reported a hefty first-quarter loss om Friday as its split with the controversial US rapper Kanye West dragged down the German sportswear giant’s bottom line.   The company booked a net loss of 39 million euros ($43 million) from January to March, compared to a profit of 482 million euros in the period a

The Bayelsa State Election Petition Tribunal which began sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa capital on Thursday, has received 31 petitions before it. The tribunal’s chairman, Justice O. Fagbemi, in her inaugural address to formally begin the tribunal proceedings, urged litigants and counsels not to seek unnecessary adjournments through frivolous applications and preliminary objections that could

The Kaduna State Governor-elect, Senator Uba Sani, has hailed the resilience of Nigerian journalists on the occasion of the 2023 World Press Freedom Day. The governor-elect pledged to run a media-friendly administration as soon as he takes over the affairs of the state on May 29. Sani, who was elected on the platform of the

The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Usaini, has ordered a manhunt for one Ibrahim Musa, 22, who allegedly stabbed his biological mother, Hajara Mohammed, 50, to death. The Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, made this known in a statement in Kano. “On May 3, at about 6

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck central Japan on Friday, forcing the suspension of bullet train services, but no tsunami warning was issued, authorities said. The quake hit the central Ishikawa region at 2:42 pm (0542 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Shinkansen bullet trains were suspended

An Azman Air plane arrived at Aswan airport, Egypt on Thursday to evacuate Nigerians fleeing war-torn Sudan. The airline made the announcement on its Twitter page early Friday. The tweet read, “Evacuation Update: Azman Air Crew with 400seater Airbus A340-600; 5N-AAM departed Kano, Nigeria at exactly 3:45pm and arrived safely at the Aswan International Airport

The Flag Officer in Charge of the Eastern Naval Command, Rear Adm. Olusola Oluwagbire, has warned sea pirates operating in the waterways to steer clear or be ready to be smoked out by force. Oluwagbire gave the warning during his maiden inspection of base and units of the Naval Command in NNS Jubilee at Ikot

All stranded Nigerians in Port Sudan and Egypt are expected to arrive on Friday (today), The PUNCH learnt. The first batch of evacuees arrived Nigeria on Wednesday night. Complete evacuation from Egypt is expected to be completed today (Friday) as Azman Air will transport 400 passengers while Max Air is to clear the remainder. Our

The Bridge International Academies has said culture and the use of indigenous languages aid learning. In commemoration of this year’s World Book Day, with the theme, ‘Indigenous Languages,’ the Bridge emphasised that reading would link learners with opportunities. A statement by the school stated that World Book Day presented the opportunity to shine a light

A community leader in Ebonyi State, Iro Ukpai, has lauded the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for assenting to a Bill that changed the Afikpo South Local Government Area, to Edda LGA, of Ebonyi State, adding that the change means a lot to the people of the area. According to him, aside from ease

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Thursday, called on administrators of polytechnics in the country to make “judicious use” of intervention funds released by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund. Speaking with our correspondent in Abuja, the national president, ASUP, Dr. Anderson Ezeibe, who also called on the Federal Government to ensure an increase in the

Britain’s first coronation in 70 years takes place on Saturday, with Charles III crowned king in an elaborate Christian ceremony steeped in solemn ritual and more than a millennium of history. The coronation, the first of a British king since 1937, is the religious confirmation of his accession after the death of his mother, Queen