A front-line Nigerian civil society group, Justice Now Coalition!, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria, to consider giving effect to the judgment of the Federal High Court that reinstated Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Araraume as non-executive chairman of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), instead of heading to the Court…
Osun State PDP again today joins family and the world to remember the first executive governor of the state, Asiwaju Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke who left this sinful world six years ago. Senator Adetunji Adeleke will fondly be remembered for his selfless contributions to the solid foundations laid for the long term development of the state…
A container stocked with an estimated $15 million worth of gold and “other items of monetary value” has been stolen from Canada’s busiest airport, police say. The incident happened Monday at Pearson International airport in Toronto after a plane carrying the goods unloaded its cargo to a facility away from the airport’s passenger terminals. “On…
Singer and disc jockey, Florence Otedola, aka DJ Cuppy, has replied fans who are insinuating that she is pregnant. Cuppy, who is a daughter to billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, had posted a video of her dancing on social media. In the video, her tummy could be seen protruding from underneath her pink outfit, which led…
US troops have carried out an evacuation of American embassy staff from Sudan’s capital as fighting between the Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary group continues for a ninth day. About 70 American nationals have been successfully flown from a landing zone at the US Embassy in Khartoum to an undisclosed location in Ethiopia. President…
Chioma Adeleke, the wife to international music star, Davido, has been told by social media users to get close to Tuface’s wife, Annie Idibia, in order to “seek a piece of advice on how to handle Davido’s endless baby mama controversies”, from her. This came about, after rumours emerged that Davido had gotten one of…
By Abdulraheem Adekilekun To those who are immediate and extended family members, as well asclose associates of senator Isiaka Adetunji Alani Adeleke (Commander Order of theNiger), an illustrious son of Edeland and a global phenomenon, our worldstood still, when we learnt of his transition to glory on April 23rd, 2017. We were speechless.But God knows…
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the demolition of three two-storey buildings in Banana Island following the collapse of a seven-storey building in the area. Sanwo-Olu gave the order on Saturday during his visit to the site of the collapsed seven-storey building and inspection of other infrastructure around the Island. At 310…
Four out of the 11 remaining students of Federal Government College, Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi State, have regained their freedom from captors. Those released are Faiza Ahmed, Bilha Musa, Hafsat Murtala and Rahama Abdullahi. Alhaji Salim Ka’,one, the Chairman of the Committee for the 11 abducted FGC, Binrin Yauri, made this known to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi…
The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the 40 per cent pay rise arrears for civil servants, Saturday PUNCH has reliably learnt. Our correspondent who spoke to some federal civil servants on Saturday learnt that workers started receiving bank alerts of the arrears on Saturday, April 22, 2023. A high-ranking civil servant who spoke…
