ICYMI: Tinubu Appoints Salamatu Ahmed As Executive Secretary Of Nigerian Housing Loan Board
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Hajiya Salamatu Ladi Ahmed as the new Executive Secretary of the Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board (FGSHLB). This was disclosed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan,…
Niger gov mourns as deputy loses wife
The Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Bago, on Tuesday, expressed sadness over the death of the wife of his deputy, Hajia Zainab Garba. The PUNCH learnt that Hajiya Garba died on Monday after a brief illness. The Chief Press Secretary…
Flood kills four in India
Torrential rains in northeast India have sparked heavy flooding killing at least four people, government disaster officials said Wednesday. More than a million people have been impacted by floods, according to government figures. Monsoon rains cause widespread destruction every year,…
Alake urges FG to declare July 13 Wole Soyinka Day
Alake, the paramount ruler of Egba land of Ogun State, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, on Tuesday, called on the Federal Government to declare July 13 Wole Soyinka Day to celebrate the invaluable contributions of the Nobel laureate to humanity both in…
Nothing can derail Governor Adeleke, says Irekandu
The lawmaker representing Obokun State Constituency, Hon. Adewumi Adeyemi, popularly known as Irekandu, has stated that the scheming or gimmicks of the opposition party or any group of naysayers cannot derail Governor Adeleke from taking Osun to higher prosperity. This…
Reps to probe WAEC revenue, expenditures
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, mandated its Committee on Basic Education to investigate the Internally Generated Revenue of the West African Examination Council from 2018 to 2023. The House arrived at the resolution after considering a motion brought on…
Five to die by hanging for herder’s killing in Osun
Five men standing trial for the abduction and murder of a Fulani herder, Ibrahim Adamu, who until his death was selling cows at Owode-Ede, Osun State, were on Tuesday sentenced to death by hanging by an Osun State High Court….
Couple jailed 11 years for sexual assault of girl, 15, in Lagos
The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Monday, arraigned and sentenced on an amended charge, a couple, Ezimora Okechukwu, a 49-year-old, to seven years and three years consecutively for indecent handling and sexual assault, and his wife, Ezimora…
N6.9billion Fraud: How Former NSA, Dasuki Gave Ex-Governor Fayose N1.2billion Cash To Cover Up Source
The 13th prosecution witness, Abubakar Madaki, in the ongoing trial of a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has told Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how a former National Security Adviser, NSA,…
DStv removes free channels
DStv has removed the ability to receive around 100 free channels on its decoders, previously available through a simple setting change. MyBroadband previously used the tweak to gain access to the channels on a decoder two years ago. These channels…