Tahir Ibrahim, counsel to the former Managing Director of the Kano Agricultural Supply Company, Bala Mohammed, has accused the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission of disregarding court orders. …
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2027: I won’t contest for Oyo governorship seat – Adedeji
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zaccheus Adedeji, has said he has no plan to contest for the Oyo State governorship seat in 2027. The former Oyo …
Read More »Eight killed, 15 injured in China market fire
A fire at a vegetable market in north China killed eight people and injured 15 on Saturday, local authorities reported. “The injured have been sent to hospital for treatment and …
Read More »World’s oldest person, Tomiko Itooka, dies aged 116
A Japanese woman, Tomiko Itooka, globally recognised as world’s oldest person, has died, aged 116. Japanese public television station NHK reported on Saturday that Tomiko Itooka died at a retirement …
Read More »Biden to honour Messi, Denzel Washington, others with top US award
United States President Joe Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 honourees on Saturday, bestowing the highest civilian honour in the United States to entertainers, sports stars, …
Read More »Bauchi budgets N39.6m for two motorcycles, N4.2m for two computers
The Bauchi State Government through its Ministry of Agriculture has budgeted to spend N39.6million to purchase two motorcycles while voting N4.2million for the purchase of two desktop computers in the …
Read More »Man steals goat for daughter’s naming in Ogun
Operatives of the Odeda Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested Akintoye Waris for allegedly stealing and slaughtering a Savannah he-goat valued at N200,000 for his child’s naming. …
Read More »Ogun man steals he-goat for daughter’s naming, lands in police custody
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have apprehended Akintoye Waris for allegedly stealing and slaughtering a he-goat valued at ₦200,000 to mark his child’s naming ceremony. The arrest, confirmed …
Read More »Police confirm nine dead in Jigawa communal clash
The Jigawa State Police Command on Saturday confirmed that a communal clash in the state on Friday has left nine people dead and four others injured. PUNCH Online earlier reported …
Read More »Ghana President’s ADC collapses in parliament
A dramatic moment unfolded on the floor of the Ghanaian Parliament on Friday when Colonel Isaac Amponsah, the Aide-de-Camp to President Nana Akufo-Addo, collapsed during the President’s final State of …
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