Three people have been found dead at a care home for the elderly in Swanage, southwest England, police said on Wednesday. A Dorset police spokesman said the deaths at the Gainsborough Care Home were being treated as “unexplained”. “Four other people have been taken to hospital as a precaution and other residents of the address…
Nigerian singer, Inetimi Alfred Odom, popularly known as Timaya, has voiced his concerns about the ongoing hardships affecting people around the world. In a recent interview on Channels, the singer highlighted that while economic challenges are a global issue, the situation in Nigeria is notably more severe than in other parts of the world. He…
Controversial crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, popularly known as Bobrisky, has reportedly fallen ill while in detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos. After spending the night in a police cell, Bobrisky was rushed to Falomo Police Hospital for medical attention. A source confirmed the development, stating that he was transferred from the…
President Bola Tinubu has sacked six Ministers from his cabinet and also forwarded to the National Assembly seven ministerial nominees to take over from the vacant positions. The Ministers that were relieved from the cabinet were Prof. Tahir Mamman, (Education), Uju Kennedy Ohanenye (Women Affairs), Mohammed Gwarzo (State for Housing), Jamila Ibrahim (Youth Development), Lola…
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned one Blessing David-Agwa, a fake fertility nurse, before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State. The EFCC disclosed this in a statement on X.com on Wednesday. According to the EFCC, David-Agwa’s criminal issues began…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has declared that the federal government did not give state governments a moratorium in the implementation of the Supreme Court judgement on full financial autonomy of the local government areas. The AGF explained that there is a delay in the full implementation…
President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council have announced the scrapping of the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development. According to a tweet by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday, the decision was reached during the FEC meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday….
The national grid had collapsed eight times in 2024 alone. The House of Representatives has directed its Committee on Power to investigate the frequent national grid collapses and provide a report within three weeks This decision followed a motion of urgent national importance raised by Hon. Mansur Manu Soro (Bauchi, PDP) during the plenary session….
Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has issued a public apology to Apostle Johnson Suleman, the Senior Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, for her defamatory remarks against him. In a statement shared on her Instagram account on Wednesday, Abubakar admitted that her past statements were “false and hurtful”. The actress conveyed her regret…
The Rosebud School in Lagos State has expelled three students following an incident where their father, Ayofe Kolawole, assaulted a teacher and a sanitary worker on Thursday, October 10, 2024. Vivian Shonekan, the school’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), confirmed the expulsions during Punch’s visit to the school’s Igando location on Monday, October 21. A video…
