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FG Urge International Community To Refrain From ‘Bad naming and Shaming’ Nigeria
Nigeria has urged the international community to refrain from what it called “naming and shaming” the country over the security challenges currently confronting it. The Chargé d’Affaires, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the UN, Mr Syndoph Endoni, made the remarks while delivering Nigeria’s statement at the United Nations Security Council in New York. The Nigerian envoy spoke on the Illicit Proliferation...
Warri Forum Urges Senate To Stand Firm On INEC Ward Probe
The Central Working Committee of the Warri Strategic Forum has urged the Senate to stand firm on its decision to probe the ward delineation exercise conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The group’s Chairman, Professor Lucky Akaruese, and Secretary, Dr Patrick Fregene, in a statement, warned against attempts by some lawmakers to undermine the planned investigation, insisting such...
Pope Expresses Concern Over Increasing Persecution of Christians in Nigeria
Pope Leo has voiced renewed alarm over the escalating violence, discrimination, and persecution faced by Christian populations in several nations, including Nigeria, Mozambique, Sudan, Bangladesh, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, among others. The alarm came against the backdrop of the US declaration of Nigeria as a country of particular concern, CPC, in view of allegations of Christian...
Popular Comedian Apologize After Viral Fight Video
Nigerian comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, popularly known as Mr Jollof, has broken his silence following an altercation with fellow passenger Very Dark Man (VDM) on a commercial flight. According to reports, the two engaged in a physical fight onboard a United Nigeria Airlines flight reportedly travelling from Asaba, Delta State, to Lagos. Adressing the situation, Mr Jollof posted a video on his...
INEC Urges Osun Political Parties To Conduct Credible Primaries Ahead of 2026 Poll
Dr Mutiu Agboke, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Osun, has urged political parties in the state to conduct their primaries in accordance with the law. Agboke, in a statement by INEC Public Relations Officer, Olurode Musa, on Monday in Osogbo, said the conduct of party primaries in line with the law was important ahead...
Trump Unveils Special Fast-track Visas For 2026 World Cup Ticket Holders
US President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled special fast-track visas for people with tickets to the 2026 World Cup — but his administration warned it was no guarantee of entry to the United States. The United States has promised a seamless experience for next year’s tournament despite concerns that Trump’s border crackdown could hurt fans. “For those who intend to join...
Army Chiefs On Rescue Mission To Save Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls
The Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has ordered troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA to intensify efforts in the search-and-rescue mission for students abducted in Kebbi State. According to PUNCH Online had earlier reported that bandits, on Monday, attacked the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, killing the vice principal, Hassan Yakubu Makuku, and abducting 25 students. According...
Obasanjo, Fayose Trade Insults Rekindling Old Feud
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Ex-Ekiti governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday renewed their old enmity, with Fayose raining insults on the 89-year-old ex-president, whom he declared “belongs in the zoo”. The feud between the duo dates back to the beginning of the Fourth Republic, when Obasanjo was president and Fayose was governor in Ekiti State. Obasanjo had sent the Economic and...
Cloudflare’s Network Disrupted Access To Many Online Websites Today
Many websites around the world experienced widespread downtime earlier on Tuesday, as a technical issue in Cloudflare’s network disrupted access to major online platforms and services. Companies affected included X (formerly Twitter), OpenAI, Canva, and Spotify among popular news websites in Nigeria and beyond. Dane Knecht, Cloudflare’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), addressed the outage in a statement on X, saying: “I...
Trump Dismisses Any Connections To Epstein
US President Donald Trump denied Tuesday that he had anything to do with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as US lawmakers were expected to vote on releasing records related to the disgraced financier. “As far as the Epstein files…I have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein,” Trump told reporters at the Oval Office. “I threw him out of my...
