Adeola Adeoti, the author of ‘Canticles Of A Happy People’ and a performance poet was one of the facilitators at the just concluded Lagos Poetry Society writing workshop held on September 30, 2022. The event which was held on zoom was attended by many aspiring poets and established names in the literary world. Adeola took…
Lagos Set for ‘Green Worship 5.0’ as Worship4Change Holds Benefit Concert on Oct. 3 All is now set for this year’s ‘Green Worship 5.0’, a benefit concert organised to raise awareness and support for indigent children, orphans, and children with special needs. The concert, organised annually by Worship4Change, a leading not-for-profit organization in Nigeria will…
The rift in the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party took a fresh twist on Friday, as Saturday PUNCH reliably learnt that 16 other members who had yet to refund the controversial housing allowance to the party were under intense pressure to do so. This, according to findings, is to pit the NWC members against…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday evening, nullified the nomination of Governor Isiaka Oyetola and his deputy governorship candidate, Benedict Alabi, as candidates of the All Progressives Congress in the last governorship election in Osun State. The court premised its judgment on the grounds that the former APC Caretaker Committee Chairman, Mai…
Nigeria’s federal government has charged Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman of Zinox Group, his wife, Chioma and 11 other suspects to court over alleged N170.3 million contract fraud. On September 9, 2022, Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, filed a 17-count charge against the suspects in suit No. FCT/HC/CR/469/2022 at the High Court of the Federal Capital…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Victor Edogun has starred in a new international movie, 5 Billion Reasons. 5 Billion Reasons, whose lead character is played by Victor Edogun, is a movie that addresses issues on prostrate cancer, paternity and infidelity. The blockbuster, produced by Stephen Anozie’s Monarch Movies and shot in Lagos, will be premiered very soon….
In partnership with FirstBank – Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider – Verve International, Africa’s leading payment technology and card business, has launched its third National Consumer promo designed to reward users of FirstBank verve card with exciting gifts and cash prizes to appreciate their patronage and use of the card to carry-out…
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has ordered the closure of a new generation church, The New Jerusalem Deliverance Ministry, Okene for allegedly defrauding members by selling “bulletproof water” and running an unapproved medical facility. The Pastor of the church, Peter Adeiza, is said to have been operating the facility since 2008 while many people…
de The Bayelsa police command has paraded John ‘Lyon’ Ewa, the alleged kidnap kingpin who operates in the state. He was paraded alongside three members of his alleged gang in Yenagoa, the state capital.The Bayelsa police command has paraded John ‘Lyon’ Ewa, the alleged kidnap kingpin who operates in the state. He was paraded alongside…
A resident of Iree, Osun State, Muritala Afolabi, on Friday, sustained serious injuries after setting himself ablaze. Muritala was, however, rescued by some people who heard his cry as fire burnt his body. He was rushed to a private hospital in Iree, where he was admitted. Speaking with PUNCH Metro from his sick bed on…
