On Monday, the Rivers State House of Assembly passed the Rivers State Local Government (Amendment) Bill into law, overriding the assent of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The new law, among other provisions, strips the Governor of the power to appoint caretaker committees for local government areas and mandates the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission to conduct…
Music producer Dr Roy has clarified that gospel music minister, Mercy Chinwo, was not aware that the record label boss they both worked for, EeZee Tee, treated him unfairly. Dr Roy, a former producer with Eezee Concept Records owned by Ezekiel ThankGod, a.k.a EeZee Tee, made this known during an podcast show ‘The Honest Bunch’…
A fatal air accident has led to the death of 10 people following the collision of two helicopters. Malaysia’s rescue agency confirmed the tragic loss of all 10 crew members as two military helicopters collided and crashed during a training session on Tuesday. Senior operations commander from the fire and rescue department, Suhaimy Mohamad Suhail,…
Airbus 350 By Temitope Aina A yet-to-be identified passenger onboard Delta Air Lines’ Atlanta-Lagos flights reportedly died midair on Monday. The PUNCH learnt that she died due to a health emergency that occurred midair, approximately three hours before the flight’s scheduled arrival in Lagos. Although a decision was made by the crew to proceed to…
Dozens of lawyers yesterday stormed the Supreme Court to protest what they described as harassment and intimidation of former Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Also, hearing in the appeal filed by the EFCC against the judgement of the Kogi State High Court, which barred the commission…
Amotekun arrests man who cons hospital patients, flees wiA 40-year-old conman, Bukola Adewale, last Tuesday escaped jungle justice by a whisker when personnel of Amotekun Corps in Oyo State rescued him from irate mob who descended on him after an attempt to go away with money belonging to patients at the Adeoyo Hospital, Yemetu, Ibadan,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised concerns over an alleged plot by the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to compromise the forthcoming council election in Oyo State. In a statement, yesterday, by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, the party accused the PDP of refusing to adhere to democratic principles and resorting to tactics of…
A lecturer of University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, has been caught pants down inside his office with a female student. The man whose name is yet to be ascertained by News Direct is said to be a lecturer in the School of General Studies of the institution. The victim is alleged to be someone’s wife….
The federal government has directed that candidates who are less than 18 years old should not be offered admission into tertiary institutions. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, gave the directive on Monday, during a monitoring exercise of the ongoing 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory. The minister said the 18-year…
Netflix Creator and Executive Producer, Peace Hyde, has over the years proven that she is a force to be reckoned with in the African media and entertainment space. From creating pioneering business interview shows on CNBC Africa with Forbes Africa’s My Worst Day with Peace Hyde and Against All odds with Peace Hyde, to global…
