A 63-year-old Missouri woman, Sandra “Sandy” Hemme, who was imprisoned for more than 40 years for murder, has had her conviction overturned after spending 43 years in prison for a …
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Decentralisation of minimum wage negotiation anti-workers -NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Students on Saturday condemned the call made by a former Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi advocating for the decentralisation of minimum wage. Fayemi had last …
Read More »Shaibu endorses APC candidate Okpebholo for Edo governor
Former Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has declared his support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, in the upcoming September 21 governorship election. Shaibu, a member …
Read More »Mbah congratulates Rangers for winning NPFL title
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has congratulated Rangers International Football Club of Enugu for winning the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title with a game to spare. The …
Read More »Gbenga Daniel harps on restoration of value system
A former governor of Ogun State and incumbent Senator representing Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel, on Sunday, emphasised the need for religious leaders to rise up to the challenge of restoring …
Read More »France begins election campaign
France began a frantically short election campaign Monday, with President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance facing an uphill struggle to avoid a new defeat at the hands of the far right. …
Read More »NDLEA destroys 28,959kg cannabis in Edo, Ekiti forests
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said that it destroyed not less than 10, 534.78 kilograms of cannabis (also called Marijuana) cultivated on 4.213912 hectares of farmland in Edo. NDLEA’s …
Read More »Teacher defiles 13-year-old girl in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Femi Onayemi, for defiling a 13-year-old girl (name withheld) in the Obada-Oko area of the state. According to information exclusively provided to PUNCH …
Read More »Euro 2024: Bellingham credits backroom staff after wolfpack celebration with Alexander-Arnold
Jude Bellingham said his “wolf” celebration with Trent Alexander-Arnold after scoring the only goal in England’s 1-0 win over Serbia to kick off their Euro 2024 campaign was a nod …
Read More »Highly contagious cholera strain spreads in Lagos, Abayomi warns
The Lagos State Health Commissioner, Prof Akin Abayomi, said laboratory tests carried out on samples have confirmed that the disease outbreak in the state is due to cholera and the …
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