Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has sanctioned the appointment of 18 new permanent secretaries across various ministries in the state. Among those selected are Adebayo Ojeyinka from Osun State and Joachin Achor from Abia State, with the remaining 16 appointees originating from Anambra State. The announcement was made in a press release issued by…
Two schools in the Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River state have been shut down due to a measles outbreak, as confirmed by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Ayuk. The affected schools are Navy Secondary School and Penniel Primary School, both situated in the same vicinity. Dr. Ayuk stated that the State…
At an event introducing Saudi Arabia’s first humanoid male robot, Muhammad, an inappropriate incident occurred when the robot appeared to touch the butt of a female reporter. The incident took place during a tech event in Riyadh, where the robot was showcased. While TV journalist Rawya Kassem was delivering her report, Muhammad was seen standing…
The police in Adamawa state have apprehended a thirty-five-year-old man named Ishaya Markus for allegedly fatally stabbing a man during a dispute in a community in Fufore LGA on March 3. The deceased, Franchise Albert, had been grappling with marital issues with his 20-year-old wife, Libiyatu, since 2022, after discovering her extramarital affair with the…
Michael Chidozie has been apprehended by the Rivers State Police Command for allegedly assaulting and strangling his wife to death in their residence in Mile 4, near Port Harcourt. The victim, Mrs. Ufuoma Eriera Chidozie, a mother of three from Delta State, reportedly succumbed to her injuries sustained during the assault in the early hours…
Nigerian comedian Oghenekowhoyan Onaibe Desmond, popularly known as Destalker, has bravely shared his battle with depression, revealing how it led him to contemplate suicide. Following his university graduation, where he obtained a degree in Public Administration, Desmond struggled to secure employment and eventually resorted to working as a commercial motorcyclist, known locally as okada. However,…
In a recent interview with The Punch, up-and-coming Nollywood actress Queeneth Agbor emphasized that she prefers to spend her money on a man who has invested in her. While she doesn’t have any objections to women giving men money, Queeneth believes that spending on a man who has positively impacted her life holds more significance…
The witness further affirmed that the signatures did not match those of former President Muhammadu Buhari and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. A forensic analyst has confirmed that documents submitted by Godwin Emefiele to authorize the payment of $6.2 million to foreign election observers were forged. This revelation surfaced…
In furtherance of his landmark effort to achieve the full end-to-end modernization of the nation’s electric power transmission grid as part of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution and amended structure of the Governing Board of the FGN Power Company, which is tasked with implementing the accelerated performance agreement…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of the Director-General of the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), Dr. Vincent Isegbe, to serve in the same capacity for another five-year term in office. The President expects that the Director-General will build on the service’s recent performance, after it ranked in the top three agencies of the…
