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Beyond being the daughter of former President Muhammadu Buhari, Zahra Buhari-Indimi has other sides that might not obvious to some people. She is also a wife, mother, philanthropist, and one who loves to influence others positively. In one of her outreaches, she distributed food items to about 300 beneficiaries. Posting about it on Instagram, she

The Director-General of the Imo State Broadcasting Service, Ify Onyegbule, clocked 50 years old recently and many of her family members, friends and colleagues turned out in their numbers to celebrate with her. A party was held at New Owerri, Imo State, with the ‘colour of the day’ being ‘a touch of white’. Speaking about

The weeklong 15th coronation anniversary of the Timi of Ede land, Osun State, Oba Munirudeen Lawal, which started on Sunday, June 4, 2023, and ended on Saturday June 10, 2023, was indeed a spectacular and colourful affair. The line-up of activities included the conferment of the title of Jagunmolu of Ede land on a former

A dancer, Emmanuel Adetoye, aka Emmy Jax, has lamented the lack of a reward system for dancers in the entertainment industry. In an interview with Sunday Scoop, he  said, “The entertainment industry is yet to fully explore and place recognition on dance, compared to other aspects. Dance should be recognised more as an independent art

A gospel artiste, Jerry Blake, aka Jheri Blake, says his dream is to take his music to the international stage. Blake who is one of the lead vocalists of the group, The Pillaz Music, said, “I intend taking my music to the ends of the earth. I went international in 2013 when I embarked on

An actor and skit maker, Abayomi Alvin, is of the opinion that entertainers should not seek validation from awards. In an interview with Sunday Scoop, he said, “Any form of validation should be got from oneself. The joy of an actor is to see oneself on the screen. Validations could also come from one’s fans.

On Monday, May 29, 2023, Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, were sworn in as Nigeria’s President and Vice President respectively. With their campaign slogan of ‘renewed hope’, many Nigerians were expecting that the government would yield positive dividends. However, it was disheartening that barely minutes after being sworn in, the president made a pronouncement which

An actress, Lola Margaret, tells BLESSING ENENAITE about some of her travel experiences How many countries have you visited? I have had the opportunity to travel to five countries on five continents− North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Europe. It has been a great experience for me, and I would love to visit even

More facts have emerged on how President Bola Tinubu endorsed a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for the senate presidency. Sources close to the President told one of our correspondents on Saturday that the deal to make Akpabio president of the senate was sealed a day before the presidential primary of

A widow, identified simply as Mary, and her son, Prince, have been electrocuted by a dangling high-tension cable at Eruemukohwarien community in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The cable was said to have fallen on the rooftop of a market stall on Friday when tragedy struck. The sudden breakage reportedly sparked

LAGOS, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, is reeling under the strangulating grip of street thugs, violent transport union enforcers also known as agbero, cultists and sundry criminals. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu must reengineer the security and transportation systems to surmount these threats that have made living in Lagos barely tolerable for its 22 million residents. In his

The Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Prof Babatunde Salako, speaks with LARA ADEJORO on the challenges stalling research in the medical field and the way forward How has your work been as the director-general of NIMR since 2016? It has been a lot of work and challenges at the same time. I believe things

Despite the unavailability of forex for banned items by the Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigerians imported five items worth N543bn in the first quarter of 2023, findings by Sunday PUNCH have shown. According to an analysis of the recently released Nigerian Foreign Trade reports by the National Bureau of Statistics, items such as crude palm

The Lagos State Government has said that ahead of the commencement of operations by the Dangote Refinery in July, the state government is considering water transportation to cushion the effect of traffic in the area. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Abdulhafiz Toriola, made this known in an interview with our correspondent. He stated that

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party and former Kano State governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has dismissed threats by the immediate past governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje, to slap him. Ganduje had shortly after he visited President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa on Friday evening told State House correspondents that

The immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has reacted to the Friday invasion of his two private houses by security agents to remove vehicles. Matawalle who spoke to BBC Hausa service in an interview on Saturday morning accused the security agents of looting the personal belongings of his wives and children, including clothing

Contrary to the position of most members of the outgoing ninth National Assembly, the lawmaker representing Adamawa South Senatorial District, Senator Binos Yeroe, said on Saturday that the ninth Senate was a rubber stamp. Speaking during the valedictory session by the red chamber, the senator told the lawmakers during his speech at the plenary that

The All Progressives Congress has dismissed allegations that the party has any plan to Islamise the country. It said such was impossible and that the need for religious balance informed its zoning arrangement for the National Assembly leadership. The anxiety over the religious twist to the leadership tussle was further exacerbated a few days ago

A former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Oliver Diana, has explained why the leadership of the party has not imposed any sanction on the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, for alleged anti-party activities. Diana, the only female aspirant during the contest for the sole ticket of

The Lagos State Chapter of the National Old Students Association of Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo on Saturday held its 2023 health walk. The event tagged, ‘The future is accessible, just walk’ featured a 10km walk, on-site medical checkup, games, as well a variety of competitions. During the walk, participants set out from the Maryland

Telecommunications company, Globacom, has announced the rollout of its Fourth Generation Long Term Evolution Advanced network, popularly known as 4G-LTE Advanced, in major cities in the country. This was in line with the increasing demand for bandwidth and high speed internet capabilities. In a statement sent to Sunday PUNCH, the company said over 4,000 LTE

With about 72 hours to the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, a support organisation in the All Progressives Congress under the aegis of Progressive Support Group on Saturday charged the House of Representatives members-elect and Nigerians to reject attempts by the ruling party to impose a leadership on the legislature. The organisation said the

The Benue State Government has denied the allegations that it had any link with the launch of a private security outfit in the state. The Deputy Governor, Sam Ode, stated this on Saturday at a press conference in his office in Makurdi, the state capital. He explained that the current administration had no intention to

Troops of Operation Forest Sanity, in conjunction with the Defence Headquarters Special Forces, have killed no fewer than six terrorists in the Giwa area of Kaduna State. Several pieces of ammunition were recovered from the terrorists who were killed during a raid on their hideouts. A statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Musa Danmadami,

The Northern Elders Forum has urged those in Nigeria’s position of responsibility to avoid imposing the leadership of the 10th National Assembly ahead of its inauguration, as was experienced in the past. The Forum also urged that the members-elect should entirely be left alone to decide who their leaders will be because they have their