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Buhari returns from UNGA with ‘special assignment’ from United Nations
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has returned to Abuja after his weeklong engagement at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America. The president came back to the country with a special request from the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, which is to help in restoring…
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How Lagos hoodlums operating freely near govt house ‘robbed’ me after car breakdown –Radio presenter, Nwabasili
An On-Air Personality with Cool FM, Nnamdi Nwabasili, alias N-Six, tells GODFREY GEORGE how some Lagos hoodlums operating in the Marina area near Lagos House forcefully obtained money from him after his car was involved in an accident at a construction site You posted a video online which gained a lot of traction showing how…
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Cop kills man celebrating birthday in Delta hotel
An unidentified cop attached to the Delta State Police Command on Friday allegedly shot dead a 29-year-old father identified only as Gift in Obinomba in the Ukwani Local Government of the state. Eyewitnesses who spoke to Sunday PUNCH, said the man was celebrating his birthday with a few friends at a hotel in Obinomba when…
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15 Gombe APC stalwarts, supporters defect to PDP
No less than 15 All Progressives Congress stalwarts have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party along with their supporters in Gombe State. Addressing supporters on Saturday at the PDP secretariat, Lazarus Yoriyo, a former deputy governor, said that he was not impressed with the happenings in the ruling APC, adding that he had seen it…
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PDP floors APC in Kajuru Local Government chairmanship election
The opposition party in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the Peoples Democratic Party has won the chairmanship election in the local government area of the state. Also, the PDP won nine councilorship positions, while the ruling party, the All Progressives Party won only one seat. Declaring the result, the Returning Officer, Dr Ibrahim…
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American basketball legend Michael Jordan’s used underwear auctioned for N1.15m
A die-hard fan of American basketball legend, Michael Jordan, has taken his fan love to a new height as the fan bought Jordan’s used underwear for about $2,784, which is approximately N1.15m. The lucky Jordan fan bought a one-of-a-kind pair of the basketball star’s boxers at the Lelands Auction on Saturday night — with the…
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Germans vote in a tight race for outgoing Chancellor Merkel’s seat
Germans voted Sunday in one of the most unpredictable elections in its recent history, with Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats in a tight race for her crown as she prepares to leave the political stage. The epochal election ushers in the end of 16 years in power for Merkel and places Germany,…
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Curfew imposed on Delta clan as gunmen kill community leader
A dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed on Orhoakpor clan in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State following the murder of a community leader, Anthony Oreh, by suspected cultists. The council management attributed the 7pm to 7am curfew to “the rising threats to the safety of lives and properties in Orhoakpor community.” The PUNCH…
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Publish names of NDDC fund diverters, SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN to widely publish the names of those indicted in the alleged misappropriation of over N6 trillion in the running of the Niger Delta Development Commission…
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‘I couldn’t see anything in ninth round’, Anthony Joshua narrates how Usyk beat him
Former WBA, IBF, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has said his fight against Oleksandr Usyk was a great experience for him. The PUNCH had reported that Anthony Joshua’s reign as world boxing heavyweight champion ended on Saturday, with the proposed “Battle of Britain” against Tyson Fury now in tatters. This was after Oleksandr Usyk of…
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