Hundreds of flights at Frankfurt Airport in Germany were cancelled on Thursday due to a winter storm that forced the airport to briefly suspend take-offs and landings. More than 300 of about 1,000 scheduled flights for Thursday at Frankfurt Airport were cancelled, a spokeswoman for the airport operator, Fraport, said on Thursday morning. Flights were…
… As Police arrest 5 for pirating the N500m movie Award-winning Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, has said she was hospitalised due to panic attacks resulting from the illegal circulation of her new movie, Malaika. The high-budget movie was exclusively released to the cinema on December 15, 2023. Abraham, who recounted how she stumbled on the…
The Nigerian Communications Commission has suspended its planned barring of Glo subscribers from calling MTN lines for 21 days. The commission disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Mouka, as a follow-up to its Pre-Disconnection Notice issued on January 8, 2024. In the first notice, the commission stated…
A teacher, identified simply as Okunola, was crushed to death by a driver in Odeomu, Osun State. After the accident, which occurred on Tuesday, the driver of the car reportedly fled the scene as angry residents burnt down the car. The spokesperson for the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,…
A delegation of the Osun State Government has visited the family of the late father and his three children who lost their lives in the fatal accident that occurred yesterday at the front of WOCDIF event center, Ring Road, Osogbo. The delegation was led by the Secretary to the state government, Hon. Teslim Igbalaye who…
Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Aminu Abdullahi Alkali has expressed optimism that the People’s Democratic Party PDP and governor Kefas Agbu will emerge victorious in a legal battle against them at the Supreme Court. The New Nigeria People’s Party NNPP and its governorship candidate, Prof Yahaya Sani are contesting the victory of the governor and…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has commiserated with his Oyo state counterpart, Governor Seyi Makinde, Oyo state government and the people of Oyo state over the Ibadan explosion. The Governor while describing the incident as sad and unfortunate in a condolence message by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed added that it is a big…
Apparently piqued by the non-committance of the different tiers of the government to their plights, families of victims of the abducted Kaduna-Abuja travellers have resorted to source for ransom fee from well-meaning Nigerians. Arewa PUNCH investigations reveal that the broken-hearted relatives say they are taking their collective destiny into their hands so that they could…
The Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Sen. Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has reiterated that his administration is to industrialize the State in order to make Osun an industrial hub for the South West. This was made known by the Honourable Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Rev Bunmi Jenyo during the State Council meeting on…
Three suspected armed robbers lost their lives during a gun duel with a combined security team comprising police operatives from the Osun State Police Command and members of Nigeria Forest Security Service otherwise known as hunters at a robbery scene in Osogbo on Tuesday. Five members of the gang were also reportedly injured and taken…
