The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has passed on. He was 83 years old. The top Yoruba monarch died in the late hours of Friday, according to palace officials. Adeyemi died at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, The PUNCH was told. The late Alaafin’s first son, Prince ‘Tunde, and other children had…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara from the National Assembly and declared his seat vacant.Mr Dogara, who represents Bogoro/Dass Federal constituency of Bauchi State, was the Speaker of the House of Representatives between 2015 and 2019.The judge, D.U. Okorowo, on Friday, ruled that Mr Dogara’s defection…
The organiser of the annual Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum and ADA have announced the speakers and date of the 2022 edition of the events. The organiser informed that the events will attract the best industry CEOs and will hold concurrently with the annual Africa Digital Awards (ADA). Due to the covid-19 health challenge, the organiser noted,…
The Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has heavily criticised the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over insecurity, corruption and division in Nigeria.Kukah made his complaints known in his Easter Message on Sunday titled, ‘To mend a broken nation: The Easter metaphor’.According to the bishop, every aspect of life in Nigeria…
A 40-year-old man, Nuwel Ajagu, has allegedly defiled the teenage daughter of his brother in the Ikorodu area of Lagos.It was learnt that Ajagu lured the 13-year-old girl from her home at Bayeku Last Bus Stop to his apartment on Etubure Street also in Bayeku.He was said to have rebuffed the teenager’s appeals to him…
The Secretary-General of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria, Ngelzeerma Usman, speaks with SOLOMON ODENIYI about the recent killing of the association’s chairman and members in Abuja by Fulani bandits Members of your association were killed and others kidnapped in Abuja. How is your association taking this? Our Chairman in the Gwagwalada area council was killed…
Helen Ozioma, the lady who called off her wedding to David Okike, has denied aborting three pregnancies belonging to him. Ozioma also known as Ada Uburu accused Okike of domestic abuse, leading her to call off the wedding, which should have taken place today in Abakalili, capital of Ebonyi State. But Okike debunked the allegations…
David Okike, the Nigerian man whose fiancée, identified simply as Ada Uburu, on Facebook called off their scheduled wedding, has accused her of terminating their pregnancies three times. Uburu had called off her wedding, scheduled to take place on Saturday, over alleged domestic abuse. However, Okike has debunked her claims, saying he had never raised…
The Lekki Concession Company (LCC) Limited, operators of the Ikoyi Link Bridge, has postponed the resumption of tolling at the Ikoyi Link Bridge. LCC Managing Director, Yomi Omomuwasan, announced the development in a statement on Friday night. Omomuwasan said the company decided to delay the resumption of toll collection for further consultations with key stakeholders…
Nkechi Sunday Blessing, the Nollywood actress, has declared that she is a “lesbian”. The film star had, on Wednesday, ranted about Opeyemi Falegan, her husband, after it emerged that they had parted ways. Reports claiming the controversial actress was “bisexual” had earlier made the rounds on social media blogs. Opeyemi Falegan, her estranged husband, who confirmed their…
