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Presidential Air Fleet underfunded, needs N15.52bn...
The Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) said its budgetary allocation in the past years is insufficient to fund the operations fleet.
The Commander of the fleet, AVM Abubakar Abdullahi told...
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3,167 inmates on death roll
No fewer than 3,167 are on the death roll across the various custodial centers in the country.
Of the figure, 3,105 are male while 62 are female. ...
Entertainment
I almost committed suicide in 2017,...
Nigerian actor Kunle Remi has opened up about his past battles with depression, saying he almost committed suicide sometime back in 2017.
The Anikulapo star opened up in a...
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Your claims are outlandish: Oyetola replies...
By Olajide Idowu
Gboyega Oyetola has insisted that his administration never took a bank loan during his four years as Governor of Osun State.
Oyetola made this known via...
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16 killed, 17 missing in Malaysia...
At least 16 people were killed when a landslide struck a campsite at a Malaysian farm on Friday, officials said, with rescuers scouring the muddy terrain for nearly...
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Tears as family buries slain BRT...
The remains of Bamise Ayanwola, who was found dead after boarding a bus belonging to the Bus Rapid Transport scheme, in February, has been buried.
She was buried at...
Politics
Six political parties participate in A’Ibom...
The Political Committee of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Akwa Ibom State Council, has said six political parties have indicated interest to participate in its governorship debate scheduled for...
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Residents, sympathisers crowd Oyo tanker fire...
Residents and sympathisers on Friday morning thronged the scene of a tanker fire incident in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The PUNCH reports that there was panic on Thursday...
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What may cost next president’s reelection
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has disclosed that tackling fuel subsidy and foreign exchange challenges to reposition Nigeria’s economy to the right trajectory may cost Nigeria’s next president...
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Gov. Sanwo-Olu seeks support for ”Greater...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has called for the continuous support of residents, to ensure that ”Greater Lagos” continues to rise to the next level.
Sanwo-Olu made the...
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Govt stops Akure monarch from closing...
The Ondo State Government has reversed the order of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, to close the market over traditional festival celebrations.
The monarch, through his media...
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ICYMI: Trump is inmate No. P01135809,...
Former President Donald Trump who surrendered himself at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia on Thursday was designated as inmate No. P01135809.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed...
Politics
LP crisis deepens as Abure rejects...
The crisis rocking the Labour Party over its perennial leadership tussle took a twist on Thursday when the Court of Appeal in Owerri, Imo State capital, invalidated all the...
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10 FCTA directors shun FG’s directive,...
About 10 directors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration who have spent over eight years in office have failed to proceed on mandatory retirement almost one month after the...
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Tinubu’s records: Atiku’s aide, PDP youth...
The media aide to the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Paul Ibe and a PDP youth leader, Timothy Osadolor, on Thursday, tackled the All Progressives Congress over President Bola...
FCTA begins airport road’s streetlight upgrade
The Federal Capital Territory Authority has commenced the upgrade of the Airport Road, Abuja lighting with intelligent Smart Light Emitting Diode lights.
The upgrade is to actualise the vision of a greater FCT that will complement the ongoing infras
GyC Unveils New Single ‘Woman’ to Rave Reviews in Lagos
Music
GyC Unveils New...
EPL: Chelsea thrash West Ham to move above United
EPL: Chelsea thrash West Ham to move above United
Chelsea’s Ukrainian midfielder #10 Mykhailo Mudryk (2L) vies with West Ham United’s Brazilian midfielder #10 Lucas Paqueta (L) and West Ham United’s English striker #20 Jarrod Bowen during t
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Cybercrime Act: Netizens school FPRO during the war of words
Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi
Netizens, including a public interest lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, have schooled the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on the 2024 Cybercrime Act.
In his recent exchanges on social media
Yoruba Nation doesn’t mean hatred for Tinubu – Akintoye
Yoruba Nation doesn’t mean hatred for Tinubu – Akintoye
Prof Akintoye
Leader of the Yoruba self-determination Movement, Ilana Omo Oodua, Prof Banji Akintoye shares his thoughts with DANIEL AYANTOYE on the group’s letter to President Bola Tinu
Election: NBA clears 37 contestants, disqualifies 12
The Nigerian Bar Association has cleared 37 contestants vying for various positions in its forthcoming election.
This was contained in a document cited by The PUNCH on Sunday in Abuja, where it showed that 12 others were disqualified from the poll.
Wike, other ex-governors sued over N5.9tn, $4.6bn loans
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nyesom...
Prison escapee who raped daughter rearrested in Edo
Prison escapee who raped daughter rearrested in Edo
Jacob Alonge
Published By: Taiwo Okanlawon
By Jethro Ibileke
A 58-year-old inmate of Benin Correctional Centre, Edo State, Jacob Alonge, who escaped during the
Villa’s top four bid rocked at Brighton, Chelsea rout West Ham
Aston Villa’s bid to finish in the Premier League’s...
US-based Nigerian couple faces 20 years in prison for labour, trafficking
The United States Department of Justice announced that after a two-week trial, a federal jury in Camden, New Jersey, found a Nigerian couple, Bolaji Bolarinwa, 50, and Isiaka Bolarinwa, 67, both from Burlington County, New Jersey, guilty of forced la
Uganda to repatriate remains of executed Christian martyrs
Uganda is to repatriate the remains of two “Ugandan...
Local production to address high cost of drugs – NAFDAC DG
Director-General, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye
The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has stated the agency’s commitment to improving the local production of drugs in the countr
Lagos begins demolition of over 100 shanties under popular bridge on Island
Lagos begins demolition of over 100 shanties under popular bridge on Island
Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources
Published By: Kazeem Ugbodaga
The Lagos State Government on Sunday stated