Suspected political thugs early on Thursday morning invaded the residence of Senator Lee Maeba in the GRA, Phase 3 axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Maeba is the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State. A source told our correspondent that the hoodlums came from …
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The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has withdrawn the case against the final year student of the Federal University, Dutse, Aminu Mohammed, following pressure and condemnation by activists, Amnesty International, the National Association of Nigerian Students, and other citizens. The PUNCH reports that the prosecution counsel Fidelis Ogbobe, withdrawing the case …
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The Osun State House of Assembly, on Monday, frowned on the decision of the state’s newly inaugurated governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, to rename the state from “State of Osun” to Osun State. The Assembly argued that the anthem, crest and flag of the state was an enactment of a law …
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Ace gospel singer, Sammie Okposo, is dead. The singer died on Friday morning, The PUNCH gathered. He was 51. His project manager, Hillary Vincent, confirmed the news to our correspondent via phone call. Responding to inquiries, he said, “Yes it’s true. It happened this morning.” Vincent, however, declined further comments …
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The Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete, Professor Muhammed Akanbi (SAN), is reportedly dead. He was reported dead on Sunday night after a brief illness. Details of what led to his death was still sketchy as of the time of filing this report as the Director of KWASU relations, Dr …
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the removal and immediate replacement of the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier-General Mohammed Fadah. Fadah’s removal comes only six months after his appointment as the NYSC boss in May, 2022. When contacted, the NYSC spokesman, Eddy Megwa, …
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Alex Pereira pulled off an upset against Israel Adesanya with a knockout in the fifth round to become the new UFC middleweight champion ending Adesanya’s reign atop the division. Adesanya fought a near-perfect fight. He had Pereira out on his feet at the end of Round 1, but the Brazilian …
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The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has commenced its meeting, The PUNCH reliably confirmed. The meeting started around 12:40 pm on Monday afternoon. A member of NEC made this known in an interview with our correspondent under anonymity. “The meeting just started”, the source said. …
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A comedian, Kenneth Agberia, aka MC Shakara, has said that there is nothing wrong with fans and friends breaking the sad news of celebrities on social media. His comments come in the light of people lambasting some celebs for breaking the news of the death of Ifeanyi, a son to …
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Following the death of Davido’s son, Ifeanyi, the Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that all members of the singer’s domestic staff are currently in police custody. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this when speaking to newsmen on Tuesday morning after report of Ifeanyi’s death went viral. Davido and …
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