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Burkina Faso has launched an investigation into the deaths of Nigerian Muslim pilgrims who were allegedly killed while travelling by bus to Senegal, foreign minister Olivia Rouamba said Monday. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), condemned the killing of Nigerian pilgrims who were travelling to Kaolack, Senegal. […]
A High Court in Abuja has compelled the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to go ahead with the full implementation of the naira redesign policy. Delivering a ruling on Monday in a suit marked FCT/HC/CV/2234/2023, the court restrained the CBN from extending the deadline on the use of old naira notes. The CBN, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appointed Dr. Duke Okoro as the pioneer Rector, of Federal Polytechnic, Orogun in Ughelli North LGA of Delta State. The Federal Polytechnic, Orogun, was initiated by the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, and passed into law by the National Assembly. The law was subsequently assented to […]
Nigerian music star, Tems, has won her first-ever Grammy award. The Afrobeats singer won the ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ category on Sunday night for her role in ‘Wait for U’, the 2022 hit song by Future featuring Drake. The 2023 Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Trevor Noah […]
The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has asked Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta, to retract his “attacks” on Edwin Clark, the Ijaw national leader, within 48 hours. Clark, in a recent letter to Okowa, alleged that the 13 percent derivation funds received by the state government were mismanaged. The elder statesman, who described Okowa’s administration […]
Barring any last-minute change of plans, Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC will meet today Friday meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss challenges being faced by Nigerians over the scarcity of Naira notes. Upon their visit, the governors will also discuss the allegations that some members of Buhari’s kitchen cabinet are […]
Eugene Konboye, a Nigerian artist, is turning discarded plastic flip-flop sandals into colourful portraits in an effort to help clean up the environment in the country. What started as an assignment in college in 2017, has become a full time job for Konboye, whose studio Abeokuta, Ogun state now trains aspiring artists who want […]
Dr Folakemi Cole-Adeife, a Consultant Dermatologist, says the cosmetic tattooing of eyebrows known as Microblading, done by an untrained aesthetician can cause infections, keloid, toxicity and allergic reactions. Cole-Adeife who works at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. She described microblading as […]
The supreme court has nullified the nomination of Emmanuel Bwacha as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba state. The judgment delivered on Wednesday by a five-member panel led by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun affirmed the verdict of the federal high court which held that the APC did not conduct any valid […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says a cashless policy, when effectively operated in Nigeria, can help stem the surge of illicit election financing by making it possible to track funds. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the vice president received a delegation of the EU Election Observation Mission led […]
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