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Political polygamy: Govs’ spouses battle for First Lady role

21st April 2024

Abiodun urges church to uphold family values

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has admonished the church to redeem society by upholding core family values. The governor stated this while he declared open the third session of the 16th Synod of t...

28th April 2024
DAPO ABIODUN

Noise pollution: Lagos seals five churches, 19 hotels

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency has temporarily shut down no fewer than five churches and 19 hotels over noise pollution between March 23 and April 26, a tally by Saturday PUNCH has sh...

27th April 2024
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Ten years after, young man awaits trial at Kirikiri

VICTOR AYENI writes about the continuous detention of a 29-year-old man, Chidozie Ajokuji, 10 years after he was arrested as a teenager for robbery in 2014 Behind the iron bars of the Kirikiri Correct...

27th April 2024
Chidozie Ajokuji

Obey court order on Yahaya Bello, CSOs tell EFCC

Some civil society organisations have condemned what they described as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s anti-democratic approaches to issues of law enforcement against a former Kogi go...

21st April 2024
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Before Stardom With... Olaide Oyedeji

 What is your educational background like? My educational background is quite interesting. I sat for the junior entrance examination when I was in JSS 2 and the Senior School Certificate Examination...

20th April 2024
Olaide Oyedeji

My marriage...With Segun Oladejo

How did you meet your wife? I met my wife, Olajumoke, during my polytechnic days at Osun State Polytechnic, Iree. I was a friend of my wife’s sister and she was my neighbour so my wife used to visit...

20th April 2024
Segun Oladejo

Obaseki leads Nigerian delegation to Italy exhibition

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, will be the Commissioner of the Nigerian Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition organised by La Biennale di Venezia. The governor was nominated by...

14th April 2024
Godwin Obaseki

Woman killed as container falls on car in Lagos

A yet-to-be-identified woman in a Nissan car was, on Friday, killed when a fully loaded 40-foot Mack articulated truck fell on the car at the Alapere, Ogudu axis in Lagos. However, the driver of the c...

13th April 2024
Accident scene

7 ways to reduce energy consumption

In Nigeria, electrical energy is one of the forms of energy mostly in demand due to the vital role it plays in the country’s economic development. According to Energypedia, “Nigeria is one of the ...

13th April 2024
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Amnesty office confirms payment of March stipends

The Presidential Amnesty Programme has reassured beneficiaries that it has paid the stipends for March into their (beneficiaries) accounts. PAP explained in a statement on Friday that the monies meant...

13th April 2024
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ACU builds new palace for Oyo monarch

A new palace that was built by Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo was on Saturday handed over to the monarch of Osoogun town, Oyo State, Moses Olalere. The event, according to a statement, was witnessed b...

7th April 2024
Ajayi-Crowther-University

East African firms honoured at DealMakers Awards

Notable companies involved in mergers and acquisitions and their advisers in East Africa have emerged as winners at the 2023 DealMakers Africa Annual Gala Awards. The awards event, according to a stat...

6th April 2024
DealMakers Africa Annual Gala Awards

Ogun approves reconstruction of seven road projects

The Ogun State Executive Council presided over by Governor Dapo Abiodun has approved seven major priority projects for execution. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Kayode Akinmade, disclos...

31st March 2024
DAPO ABIODUN

AbdulRazaq commends Ogun cargo airport

The Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has described the Gateway Agro-Cargo International Airport as a game changer in the country’s aviation sector. The Chairman of the Nigeria...

30th March 2024
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I’m committed to Tinubu’s success, says Buhari

Former President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday that he was committed to the success of the All Progressives Congress under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu. This was disclosed in a statement ...

30th March 2024
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Embrace innovation, Ladigbolu urges Ewe community

The Chairman of Yoruba Unity Forum, Archbishop Emeritus Ayo Ladigbolu, has called on the Ewe community to devise innovative means of repackaging their produce for export and meeting economic challenge...

30th March 2024
Ladigbolu

6 ways to avoid contracting Lassa fever

For several months, Lassa fever has spread across no fewer than 24 states, according to the latest report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Data from the NCDC shows that cumulatively from wee...

30th March 2024
Lassa fever

My marriage...With Pastor Opeyemi Shokunbi

When did you get married? I got married to my husband (Laolu) on April 6, 2002. That was 22 years ago. How did you meet your husband? We met while we were both students and he came to preach in my sch...

30th March 2024
Pastor Opeyemi Shokunbi

Before Stardom With... Emmiron Odigha

 What is your educational background like? I attended Unity Nursery and Primary School in Ikom, Cross River State, where I acquired my first school leaving certificate. From there, I proceeded to Ve...

30th March 2024
Emmiron Odigha