By John Dike Osogbo His Royal Majesty, Oba Tajudeen Babatunde Omotosho Akanni Abioye Ekanoye Olukoye III, has emerged as the 14th Onijabe of Ijabe Land in Odo Otin Local Government Area of Osun State, following his unanimous selection by the kingmakers and approval by the Osun State Government. The emergence of the new monarch followed […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo He was fully dressed in his neatly pressed military uniform as a Major General and the military Head of State of Nigeria. Possibly with him was a carefully prepared proposal speech rehearsed – General Yakubu Gowon, ready to convince a young woman that he was the man she should marry. The young […]
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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