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Don’t accede to ‘lazy’ APC petitions, Osun PDP tells IG
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has told the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to ignore petitions calling for the arrest of PDP leaders in the state from the ‘lazy’ opposition All Progressives Congress. The Osun PDP made this known in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Friday signed by
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Woman dies from severe malnutrition after carrying fetus for nine years
A mother has died from severe malnutrition after carrying an unborn fetus for around nine years inside her body. Scans revealed the 50-year-old had a ‘stone baby’ — a calcified fetus — compressed her intestines, which was attributed to a miscarriage nine years prior. According to Daily Mail, the fetus, which would have been the
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UK economy rebounds after recession
Britain’s economy rebounded in January, official data showed Friday after it narrowly avoided recession in the fourth quarter despite soaring inflation. Gross domestic product grew 0.3 percent, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement, as the services sector offset poor performance by construction and manufacturing. GDP had dropped 0.5 percent in December amid
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Produce evidence of your claims, Akwa Ibom PDP challenges YPP
The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has challenged the Young Progressives Party in the state to produce evidence of its claims that there is an ‘unholy alliance’ between Governor Udom Emmanuel and the Independent National Electoral Commission to rig the rescheduled governorship and State Houses of Assembly Elections in favour of
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So This Happened (200) reviews PDP protest at INEC headquarters, five-year sentence of Ex-Elizade varsity VC, other
In this episode of So This Happened, we reviewed the five-year sentence of a former Vice Chancellor of Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, Prof. Adekunle Oloyede, for $1.2 million fraud. We also reviewed the protest of the Peoples Democratic Party led by the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, to the headquarters of the
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Abiodun commiserates with Sanwo-Olu, Lagosians over train accident
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has commiserated with his Lagos counterpart, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the people of the state over Thursday’s train accident that left six people dead and many injured. Abiodun, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, expressed shock and sadness over the incident. The governor noted that the
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Ikpeazu urges Abia civil servant to vote PDP for continuity
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has appealed to state civil servants to vote for candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming election to sustain the development agenda of the present administration. According to Ikpeazu, the state government under his watch had evolved several policies and programmes that would improve the welfare of
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China’s Xi handed historic third term as president
Xi Jinping was handed a third term as Chinese president on Friday, capping a rise that has seen him become the country’s most powerful leader in generations. His appointment by China’s rubber-stamp parliament comes after Xi locked in another five years as head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October. Since then, the 69-year-old
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Malaysia’s ex-prime minister charged with corruption
Malaysia’s former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged Friday with abusing his power to obtain bribes and money laundering linked to the alleged misuse of a COVID economic recovery fund. Muhyiddin was prime minister for 17 months between 2020 and 2021, at the height of Malaysia’s battle against the coronavirus, and now leads an opposition
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37 convicted for Internet fraud in Ogun, Oyo, Osun
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentencing of 37 Internet fraudsters to various terms of imprisonment, fines, and community service. The convicts were prosecuted before Justices Mohammed Owolabi, Ladiran Akintola and Mojeed Ishola of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan; Justice Olanrewaju Mabekoje, A.A. Babawale,
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