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…
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…
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 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…
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….
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…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reacted to reports of a Court order allegedly stopping it from apprehending former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. It denied disobeying any court order in its efforts to arrest Bello. Below is the full statement of the EFCC on the matter. “Against the backdrop of arguments…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to embark on an official visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, starting from Tuesday, April 23, as announced by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. According to Ngelale, Tinubu has been invited by the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, for…
Popular cross-dresser and social media personality, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, has taken legal action against his conviction on four counts of Naira abuse, filing a notice of appeal through his lawyer, Bimbo Kusanu. Bobrisky is challenging the six-month imprisonment sentence handed down to him by Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High…
Embattled dancer, Nickie Dabarbie accuses the singer, Skiibii Mayana of stalking her as she pens a line of action to be taken should anything happen to her. This came amidst the hefty allegations against the singer and his friends who allegedly tried to use the dancer for ritual purposes. In a recent update on Nickie’s…
