Barring any last-minute change of plans, the Federal Government will begin payment of the planned increase in civil servants’ pay by the end of this month (April), The PUNCH can report. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, retd, is expected to give his final assent for disbursement any moment from now. If the proposal sails…
Comedian Ayodeji Richard Makun, popularly known as AY Makun, has revealed that colleague Bright Okpocha, also known as Basketmouth is not the type that apologises. Recall both comedians have been having a go at each other over the past few weeks with accusations and counter-accusations of wrongdoing off their longstanding feud. In an interview with…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the extension of direct entry registration till April 28. The board in a statement signed by the Head, Public Affairs, Fabian Benjamin, on Monday, noted that the extension is partly to give holders of Cambridge A/Level certificates sufficient time to complete their registration. Recall that the Board,…
Osun State Police Command on Monday paraded an 18-year-old tailor, Abiodun Kowiyu, for allegedly being a part of a gang led by Rasidi Oko’lu, a leader of a dreaded cult group based in Ede, accused of killing residents of the town. Kowiyu, who said he recently returned to the state from Lagos, after he had…
••• Police commences search, rescue operation to free the victims A couple, whose names are yet to be ascertained, had been abducted by some unknown gunmen along Osogbo/Iragbiji road. The victims were said to have been abducted in the early hours of Saturday while travelling on a motorcycle along the road. A resident of Kelebe,…
Nollywood actor, Kunle Remi, has spoken out about his exclusion from the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards 2023 nominations, despite the fact that the movie ‘Anikulapo,’ in which he played the lead actor, received 16 nominations. The actor thanked his fans for their concerns and congratulated his friends and colleagues who received the AMVCA nomination….
The Osun State Government has today inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Population and Housing Census with a focus on ensuring that facts and figures about the state are correctly compiled during the forthcoming National Population and Housing Census Governor Ademola Adeleke who was represented at the inauguration of the Inter-Ministerial Committee by the Secretary to…
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Monday refused to vacate an interim order restraining the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) Mr Julius Abure, the National Secretary, Alhaji Farouk Ibrahim and two others from parading themselves as leaders of the party. Justice Hamza Muazu has instead fixed April 20 to take…
An Ikeja Sexual offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday remanded a clergyman, Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, for allegedly raping two of his church members (names withheld). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Ramon Oshodi remanded the founder of “I Reign Christian Ministry” in Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending the fulfillment of his bail conditions….
A Grade I Area Court in Dei-Dei, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the remand of a 30-year-old woman, Jumoke Cyril, in Suleja Correctional Centre for allegedly defrauding one Alade Nelson and 12 others of N478,000. Cyril of Machiyadna area of Zuba was charged with criminal breach of trust and cheating. The Judge, Saminu Suleiman, gave the…
