The Presidential Election Petition Court has struck out the Allied Peoples Movement petitions against President Bola Tinubu and his Vice President, Kashim Shettima, for lack of merit. The PEPC dismissed and described APM’s case filed to nullify Tinubu’s election as “incompetent”. The court held that issues raised by the APM …
Read More »Central African president appears on Gabon state TV welcomed by Oligui
Gabon’s new strongman, General Brice Oligui Nguema, on Tuesday met the Central African Republic’s president, Faustin Archange Touadera, who has been named regional mediator for the country following last week’s coup, state TV said. The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) has appointed Touadera “facilitator of the political process” …
Read More »PUNCH Panorama: Why people marry from within their cultures
Adaora, the daughter of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, recently got engaged to her partner, Arinze, in Morocco. From their names, one can tell that they are from the same region of the country, which is the South-East. With reference to their union, we will discuss some of the …
Read More »Obaseki swears in LG chairmen, APC kicks
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, swore in the chairmen of the 18 Local Government Areas elected in Saturday’s council election amid calls by the All Progressives Congress to halt the ceremony. Obaseki said the elected chairmen were carefully selected by the Peoples Democratic Party and elected …
Read More »Senegal revives train line for religious festival
Senegal on Friday temporarily brought back into service a long-closed railway line to take worshippers to an annual religious festival. Three trains, each capable of carrying 240 passengers, are being deployed on a 130-kilometre line between Thies and the holy town of Touba in central Senegal, the GTS railway company …
Read More »‘Lagos State lacks blood bank capacity for emergency response’
The Programme Director, Timilehin Leukemia Foundation, Mrs. Oluwadamilola Oyedunle, has said that Lagos State has no blood bank capacity to cater to emergency situations. Oyedunle disclosed this on Saturday in Lagos on the sidelines of the TLF street walk and awareness campaign for the September Day Blood Donation Drive for …
Read More »Again, Lagos announces traffic diversion at National Stadium bridge
The Lagos State Government has issued an announcement regarding traffic diversion at the National Stadium Bridge along Funsho Williams Avenue. The diversion is scheduled to take place on the nights of September 1 and 2, 2023, between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am each day. This was disclosed in a statement …
Read More »Enea Kelvin Releases Debut Album, The Beloved
Xclusive Gospel. Enea Kelvin Releases Debut Album, The Beloved Gospel music continues to be a place of refuge for an uncountable number of people seeking a higher purpose...
Read More »Disgraced ANC leader forms new party ahead of South Africa’s general elections
Ousted African National Congress secretary general, Ace Magashule, on Wednesday announced the formation of a new party in South Africa, the African Congress for Transformation (ACT). A close ally of ex-president Jacob Zuma, he was expelled from the ruling party just two months ago, after he was found guilty of …
Read More »127 Nigerians receive UK Chevening, Commonwealth scholarships
One hundred and twenty-seven Nigerians have been awarded Chevening and Commonwealth United Kingdom scholarships to study a wide range of master’s degrees and PhD programmes in 2023. This was contained in a statement from the British High Commission in Abuja on Wednesday. At a pre-departure reception held in Abuja, the …
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