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As part of his unending efforts towards harnessing and promoting the Yoruba culture beyond the shores of Africa, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi is currently on a 5-day working visit to Brazil in continuation of his global tour for African People’s Peace and Progress Agenda. While in the …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has said the party would study the judgement of the Appeal Court which was delivered in favour of Peoples Democratic Party’s Ademola Adeleke.The party also disclosed that it will proceed without delay to the next constitutional means of seeking justice at the highest …

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, and Priscilla Chan, his wife, have welcomed a newborn baby.Zuckerberg took to his Instagram page on Friday to announce the birth of the child.The American business magnate shared pictures of himself, his wife, and Aurelia. “Welcome to the world, Aurelia Chan Zuckerberg! You’re such …

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrested 15 internet fraudsters in Benin city, Edo State. This was disclosed via the agency’s Twitter handle on Friday.A Mercedes Benz C350, Lexus ES 300, Lexus RX 330, mobile phones, and Laptops were recovered from the suspects. …

Benue’s Alia, Abia’s Otti to battle months of unpaid salaries, pensions The 17 newly-elected governors face an uphill task to stimulate the economies of their respective states as they will inherit at least N2.1tn in domestic debts and $1.9bn in external debts from their predecessors. Investigations by Saturday PUNCH showed …

The Presidency has denied reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is unwilling to hand over to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, at the end of his tenure on May 29, saying the government is already in transition phase. “The Presidency wishes to denounce as outrageous and fake, and condemns the fake news …

The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has set up plans to prosecute Oluwaseun Osibanjo, the driver of the BRT bus that collided with a moving train in Lagos, with a 16-count charge of manslaughter and grievous bodily harm. A statement signed on Friday by the Director of Public Affairs in …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described as fake, the news making the rounds that it suspended accounts of Fintech companies like OPAY and PALMPAY.Mr Isa AbdulMumin, the Acting Director, of Corporate Communications, CBN, debunked the reports in Abuja on Friday.The viral news credited to AbdulMumin stated that the …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship Tribunal and has upheld the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governor of the state.Following the governorship polls in the state, an Election Petition Tribunal had sacked Adeleke from office, saying that …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly informed close associates that he does not want to give over power to President-elect Bola Tinubu.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) proclaimed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, the victor of the presidential election on March 1. According to official INEC results, Tinubu, 70, …