November 3, 2024
My friend ruined my marriage – Actress Ronke Odusanya breaks silence
Famous Nollywood actress, Ronke Odusanya has finally spoken about her crashed marriage to Saheed Olarewaju, a.k.a Jago. The actress during her latest interview with her colleague, Bimpe Akintunde, said her friend told Jago that she is planning to quit the marriage for prostitution. She alleged that the friend also accused her of sleeping with a […]
SSANU, NASU vow to continue strike despite partial payment
The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions on Saturday revealed that the Federal Government only released one out of the four months withheld salaries. The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation on Saturday said that it had released the […]
Woman dies after fight with ex-husband in Ogun
A man identified simply as Muftau Adefalu has allegedly killed his ex-wife, Yetunde Olayiwole, in the Sango-Ota area of Ogun State. The Ogun State Police informed our correspondent that the suspect had since been arrested and detained following the death of Olayiwole. The spokesperson for the Command, Omolola Odutola, told Sunday PUNCH on Saturday evening […]
6,500 stranded Nigerians repatriated from seven countries
Over 6,500 stranded Nigerians were repatriated from no fewer than seven countries in two years, SUNDAY PUNCH reports. These countries include Libya, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Ghana, Niger Republic, and Chad. Data from the International Organisation for Migration, the National Emergency Management Agency, and Nigerians in Diaspora Commission revealed the extent of this large-scale repatriation. […]
Osun communities alert Adeleke to looming unrest
Monarchs of Idigba, Olorin and Osuntedo communities in Osun State have urged the police and Department of State Services to wade into an alleged illegal installation of village heads and land grabbing in the area to prevent breakdown of law and order. Speaking during an exclusive interview with Sunday PUNCH, the Olu of Olorin, Oba […]
Fire outbreak: Phone accessories dealer commits suicide in Kogi
Two months after inferno ravaged the popularly GSM village in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, one of the traders, identified as Friday Ajeka, who lost all his goods, has committed suicide. DAILY POST had earlier reported that properties worth millions of naira were destroyed following a fire outbreak at the GSM village around Kpata market […]
Libya begins mass arrest of Nigerians after CAF verdict
Following the verdict delivered by the Confederation of African Football in response to the complaint lodged by the Nigeria Football Federation over the recent inhumane treatment meted out to the Super Eagles in Libya, members of the Nigerian community have reported mass arrests and fines in the country. The Nigerian football team was held at […]
FCT committee okays N33.24bn for new projects
The Federal Capital Executive Committee has approved N33.24bn worth of contracts for execution within the next 12 months. The committee gave the approvals during its ninth meeting chaired by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in Abuja on Friday. Addressing journalists shortly after the meeting, the Chief of Staff to the Minister, Chidi Amadi, said the […]
N15m bribe claim: Bobrisky released on bail after denying voicenote
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, on bail. The embattled cross-dresser was stopped and removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos late Thursday night while attempting to leave the country for London, the United Kingdom. He quickly alerted […]
Rivals race to tape as US election heads to photo finish
Kamala Harris targets the Rust Belt while Donald Trump heads to the biggest US swing states Sunday in a frantic last push, less than 48 hours before Election Day in the historically close campaign. Seventy-five million people have cast early ballots ahead of Tuesday’s climax, and the race is down to the wire — with […]