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Direct primary won’t hold in Edo, Obaseki insists
Our Reporters Ahead of the June 22 governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki has insisted that there would be no direct primary in the state, stressing that only indirect primary could hold in the state in accordance with the rule gazetted in newspapers on Friday. The new …
PHOTOS: Churches reopen in Abuja
Olatunji Obasa Following the removal of restriction on places of worship in the country, churches in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja reopened on Sunday. The Federal Government had in March shut all religious centres in the country as part of measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. However, the Presidential Task Force on …
Ten killed in attack on Mexico rehab centre
Ten people were killed in an attack Saturday on a drug rehabilitation center in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, local authorities said. An armed group stormed the center in Irapuato in the afternoon and opened fire, killing nine people instantly, the municipal government said. A 10th person was wounded but later died in hospital, …
Black boxes of downed Ukraine plane of ‘no help’ – Iran
The black boxes of a Ukrainian plane mistakenly downed near Tehran airport will be of “no help” in any investigation, but Iran is ready to transfer them abroad, state media said Saturday. Flight 752, an Ukraine International Airlines jetliner, was struck by a missile and crashed shortly after taking off from the Tehran airport on …
Odigie-Oyegun can’t dictate to us how to run APC – National vice chair, Eta
In this interview with JOHN ALECHENU, the National Vice Chairman (South-South) of the All Progressives Congress, Hilliard Eta, speaks on the decision of the party’s National Working Committee to settle for the direct mode of primaries for the Edo governorship elections among other issues Could you take us through what led to the decision of …
FG plans to tax Netflix, Facebook, others
Ife Ogunfuwa The Federal Government plans to tax foreign digital service providers offering services to Nigerians and earning revenue in naira. Some of these service providers which are video streaming sites, social media platforms, and companies that offer downloads of digital contents are expected to pay digital tax to the Federal Inland Revenue Service. The …
Conor McGregor announces retirement from UFC
Mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor announced his retirement from the sport on Sunday. The two-division Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipWorld Champion said his fighting days were over in a Twitter message posted on his verified account, alongside a picture of the Irishman with his mother, Margaret. “Hey guys I’ve decided to retire from fighting. Thank you all for …
Lagos to take up case of gang-raped teenager after PUNCH report
TOPE OMOGBOLAGUN Following the report on the 12-year-old girl gang-raped by four masked men at her parent’s residence in Abijo area of Ajah, Lagos State, the Office of the Public Defender has offered to render free service to get justice for the victim. A member of staff of the OPD who reached out to our …
Edo poll: PDP’ll take advantage of APC crisis – Secondus
Our Reporters The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has said the party has the strategy that will enable it to win the Edo governorship election. He said a committee was being set up to harmonise different strategies to enable them to win the election, noting that the party will explore …
Rape: Legalise stun guns for females, Oluwo tells FG
Sodiq Oyeleke Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has advised the Federal Government to legalise the use of stun guns and pepper spray for females to defend themselves against rapists. The monarch, in a press statement by his press secretary, Alli Ibraheem, urged the government to consider other means of tackling rape apart from punishing …
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