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On Wednesday, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State raised an alarm that her life was being threatened over the emergence of the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Sinatu Ojikutu, the first female democratically elected deputy governor in the country before the 2023 general election, vowed to go into exile if […]
A strong tropical cyclone hurtled towards Western Australia on Thursday, triggering evacuations as authorities warned violent winds could toss caravans, tear down trees and turn debris into “missiles”. Forecasters predict the category four storms could bring gusts of up to 270 kilometres per hour (167 miles), making it one of the most powerful cyclones […]
A seven-storey building at First Avenue, Banana Island, Ikoyi Lagos state, collapsed yesterday evening with some construction workers trapped inside. Reports say many of the workers were injured while others jumped when the building caved in. At about 8.30 pm seven construction workers were rescued while an undisclosed number of persons were still trapped. […]
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has revealed the reason the next senate president of Nigeria should come from the South East in the tenth National Assembly. In a statement signed by his media aide, Primate Ayodele revealed that if the next senate president doesn’t come from the Igbo division, […]
Marcus Rashford will miss Manchester United’s Europa League quarter-final first-leg clash with Sevilla this week after suffering a muscle injury that is likely to keep him out for “a few games”, the club announced on Wednesday. The 25-year-old, who has scored 28 goals for Erik ten Hag’s side this season, limped out of the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told the presidential election petitions tribunal that President-elect Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress won the February 25 election and was validly returned as the winner without needing to get 25 percent of the votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). INEC stated this in […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has opposed the compulsory five-year service licensing of doctors proposed by the House of Representatives. The group made its stand known in a communique it issued at the end of its emergency extended National Officers’ Committee (NOC) meeting. This is contained in a communique jointly signed […]
Bird flu is a condition caused by an influenza virus which is generally observed among wild aquatic birds. It can also infect domestic poultry, other birds, and animals. Bird flu infections in humans, though possible, is rare. There are many strains of bird flu, one of which is the H3N8 strain. The World […]
Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins have killed a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Sylvester Efeurhobo, in Delta State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the APC stalwart was shot dead by the assailants who stormed his country home in Agbarho, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the State. The deceased was said to […]
Senator Shehu Sani a former lawmaker says the All Progressive Congress chieftains should be held responsible for all the negative things being said about the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Sani said they were first dug out and toxically spread by the party’s chieftains and elites who attempted to stop Tinubu from winning the primaries. […]
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