Son of Late Oba of Oniru, Tijani Oniru attacked by security men

Tijani Oniru, one of the sons of Late Oba Abiodun Idowu Oniru, is seen in a video making the rounds on social media being attacked by men who wore uniform with security inscribed at the back just by Oniru estate. ...

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Airlines raise fares as domestic flights resume Wednesday

There has been a significant increase in the airfares as airlines prepare to resume operations Wednesday. The Federal Government had directed the resumption of domestic flights on July 8th after the March 30th lockdown of the airlines. Checks by Punch ...

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Christians exhibiting reckless confidence in face of Coronavirus pandemic — SGF Boss Mustapha

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has said that it is worrisome that some Christians exhibit reckless confidence in the face of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. Mustapha who spoke at the Interdenominational Church Prayer Service, ...

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Policewoman shoots her husband for not picking her calls and giving their house help money without consulting her

An Administration Police officer is on the run after shooting her husband twice with an AK-47 rifle at Dago Area in Nyalenda, Kisumu following a domestic quarrel According to the police report, APC Maureen who is based at Kisumu East ...

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JUST IN: Ondo State Secretary to Govt, Ifedayo Abegunde resigns

The Secretary to Ondo State Government, Mr Ifedayo Abegunde has resigned his appointment. Abegunde said he would communicate his next line of action within the next 24 hours. Vanguard, however, gathered that he would be defecting to the opposition Peoples ...

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Teenager who was gang-raped by four men tests positive for COVID-19

It is triple jeopardy for Aishat as her journey to Lagos State for greener pastures has become a nightmare. Punch Metro gathered that the 16-year-old was gang-r*ped by four men at a motor park in Ijesha, Surulere, where she was ...

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632 fail, 5 students bag first class as law school releases 2020 exam results

Five graduating students of the Nigerian Law School have made First Class, while 632 of the students failed the Bar Final Examinations, the Director-General of the school, Prof. Isa Chiroma (SAN), has said. Chiroma said in a statement on Sunday ...

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Benue varsity deputy VC, Achinge, is dead

Benue State University Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Prof Godwin Achinge, is dead. Achinge, who was also the vice-chairman of Benue State Action Committee on COVID-19, had earlier tested positive for coronavirus. The academic, according to a source, died on Sunday afternoon ...

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Gunmen kidnap Delta NLC chairman

The Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, Delta State, Goodluck Ofobruku, has been kidnapped. The Punch gathered that the union leader was kidnapped around 8 pm on Saturday while driving out of his house behind the Immigration office along Ibusa/Asaba road ...

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Despite touted cure, Madagascar reimposes lockdown amid surge in virus cases

Madagascar has placed its capital Antananarivo under a fresh lockdown following a new surge in coronavirus infections, two months after the restrictions were eased, the presidency announced Sunday. “The Analamanga region (under which the capital is situated) is returning to ...

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Popular Author Chimamanda Adichie mourns father, says she’s stranded in US

Popular author, Chimamanda Adichie has mourned her father who died after a brief illness on June 10. Taking to Facebook on Saturday, she lamented that she can’t come into the country following the closures of the nation’s airports. In her ...

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Billy Porter becomes first gay man to cover Essence magazine

Pose star Billy Porter has become the first openly gay man to cover Essence. The 50-year-old fronted the July/August issue in a plunging frock done in black, green and red, the colors of the Pan-African flag. During his interview he ...

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Appeal Court affirms Bello’s election as Kogi Governor

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the election of Mr Yahaya Bello as the governor of Kogi State. A five-man panel of justices of the court upheld Governor Bello’s election in a judgement delivered on Saturday in ...

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Stray bullets hit 2 as Customs, Smugglers clash at Seme border

Two youngsters have been hit by stray bullets during a confrontation between customs men and petrol smugglers at Seme border in Lagos State. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), two boys – Hunsu Taiwo (12), and Ganjo Henry (10), ...

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Oyo deputy governor denied entry to Ajimobi’s fidau prayer

Drama ensured on Sunday morning after Oyo state deputy governor Rauf Olaniyan was denied access to the venue of the eighth day fidau prayers of the former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, at Oluyole, Ibadan. Olaniyan arrived at the ...

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World’s most expensive face mask is $4,000

An Indian businessman has paid about $4,000 for possibly the world’s most expensive face mask. It is a bespoke gold face mask to protect him from the coronavirus raging in the country. However, the mask may not be as effective ...

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89-year-old billionaire, Bernie Ecclestone welcomes newborn with wife

89 years old billionaire, former Formula 1 boss, Bernie Ecclestone, and wife Fabiana Flosi, 44, on Friday told of their joy as they proudly showed off their newborn for the first time. ‘It’s only his second day in the world ...

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Kanye West joins 2020 US Presidential race

American billionaire rapper Kanye West has announced that he would run for president in 2020 in an apparent challenge to President Donald Trump, with whom he has a friendly relationship with and his presumptive Democratic rival, former Vice-President Joe Biden. ...

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Nigeria records 603 new COVID-19 cases, total now 28167

Nigeria’s COVID-19 (Coronavirus) cases have surpassed 28,000 mark after the nation recorded 603 fresh cases of the virus on Saturday. According to figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Nigeria now has 28,167 confirmed cases. However, from ...

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