INEC suspends Akure North electoral officer indefinitely over alleged negligence

The Independent National Electoral Commission has indefinitely suspended its Electoral Officer in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Mrs Akole Mobolade, over alleged incompetence, absenteeism and failure to discharge her official responsibilities. The commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr Mutiu Agboke, also directed Electoral Officers I and III in the local […]

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Sustaining measures against Ebola

A female doctor with First Consultants Medical Centre, Lagos, Ameyo Adadevoh, sacrificed her life to save Nigeria when Ebola disease first came to the country in July 2014. She had quarantined the index case, a Liberian-American diplomat, Patrick Sawyer, and prevented him from leaving the hospital. Nigeria’s saving grace then was that health authorities established […]

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“They called us witches after my father’s death” – Monica Brown recounts childhood ordeal, launches humanitarian foundation

Monica Brown, a fast-rising Nigerian actress, entrepreneur and humanitarian, has recounted how she and her siblings were labelled witches following the death of their father in 2009, a traumatic experience that shaped her commitment to supporting vulnerable children and girls. Brown, founder of Her Rising Menstrual Health Foundation (HRMHF), shared her childhood experience in a […]

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‘Everybody loves Jenifa’ my most expensive film — Funke Akindele

Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, has revealed that ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’ is the most expensive film she has produced, citing the cost of filming in Ghana and Nigeria and transporting cast and crew across borders. The 49-year-old actress disclosed this during an interview with CNN Africa journalist, Larry Madowo, which started trending on Monday, […]

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US to end $3.8bn annual military aid to Israel — Trump

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Washington is ending a 10-year security assistance deal with Israel that allowed $3.8 billion in annual assistance to its ally until 2028. Trump said Israel was “fine” with him ending the assistance, which began in 2019 and was signed under his predecessor, Barack Obama, three years earlier. “We’ll […]

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FG begins N50,000 relief payments to vulnerable Nigerians

The Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of N50,000 cash assistance to vulnerable Nigerians under its National Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, disclosed this in a statement dated October 30 and sighted by PUNCH Online on Tuesday, describing the scheme as a presidential initiative […]

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Osun APC expands campaign council, accommodates aggrieved executives

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has expanded and renamed its campaign council for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and the party’s candidates in the 2027 general elections, accommodating all members of the state executive committee. The expanded 183-member body, now known as the Osun State All Progressives Congress Parliamentary Campaign Council, replaces […]

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Police bust fake dollar printing factory in Ondo

The Police Command in Ondo State says it has busted a suspected counterfeit dollar printing factory and arrested one suspect in Odigbo Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Abayomi Jimoh, a deputy superintendent of police, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Akure, saying the bust followed a complaint […]

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Osun APC crisis deepens as four officials reject Tinubu campaign council list

By John Dike Osogbo …Fault omission of state executive members, demandimmediate review The internal crisis rocking the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken another turn, as four members of the party’s State Executive Committee have rejected the recently released list of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) for President Bola Tinubu’s […]

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