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Wole Soyinka Slams NBC For Banning Eedris Abdulkareem’s Protest Song
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, has condemned the recent ban placed on a song by Nigerian musician Eedris Abdulkareem, He describe the development as a return to the culture of censorship and a threat to the right to free expression. In a statement issued from New York University, Abu Dhabi, on Sunday, Soyinka criticised the action and its wider implications, saying...
PDP Govs To Decide National Secretary, NEC Today
The Peoples Democratic Party's elected governors will meet in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Sunday (today) to vote on the party's national secretary and national executive committee. According to an insider who spoke to Sunday PUNCH on condition of anonymity, the governors will also discuss matters relating the Rivers State emergency rule, and address key issues impacting both the country and the party. The...
NDLEA Raises Alarm Over Soaring Cannabis Use In Oyo
Olayinka Joe-Fadile, the narcotics commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Oyo State Command, has voiced concern about the high rate of illegal drug use in the state. Joe-Fadile made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, Abeokuta, Ogun State, at the sidelines of the “Public Destruction of Drug Exhibits” held at Ipara town, Ogun,...
Senator Kalu Celebrates HRH Ezie Ukoha Kalu Ukoha At 88
Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has congratulated the Paramount Ruler of Ebem Ohafia Ancient Kingdom, HRH Ezie Ukoha Kalu Ukoha (JP), on his 88th birthday. Senator Kalu described the revered monarch as a fearless leader, known for always standing for the truth and never supporting evil. He hailed HRH Ezie Ukoha as...
Stakeholders Encourage Youth Involvement In Malaria Combat
Stakeholders from the health sector have called on Nigerian youth and women to join the fight against malaria in the country. They made the call on Saturday at an engagement meeting in Abuja organised by the African Leaders Malaria Alliance in collaboration with the Global Fund and Malaria and NTDs Youth Corps. Welcoming participants to the event, Aloyce Urassa of the...
FG Launches 77,400 Housing Units Across 774 LGAs
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, unveils the launching of the Renewed Hope Social Housing Programme to address the housing needs of Nigerians, regardless of class or income level. The minister made this known while receiving a delegation from Creative Sphere Limited at the ministry’s headquarters in Mabushi recently. Dangiwa explained that the Renewed Hope Social Housing Programme...
Ganduje, APC NWC Members Visit Buhari In Kaduna
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Friday, led members of the party’s National Working Committee to visit former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Kaduna State. The visit took place hours after the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, led the opposition delegation on a Sallah homage to the former president. The delegation...
”You Have A Case To Answer” – Court Tells Suspended DCP Abba Kyari, Others
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday dismissed the no-case submission filed by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari and his co-defendants. In its ruling, the court ordered the defendants to open their respective defences in the drug trafficking and tampering case instituted against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Justice Emeka Nwite, who delivered the ruling,...
Cop Stabs Ekiti Man Over Girlfriend
The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested an officer for stabbing a civilian in Ise-Ekiti following a fight that involved the victim's son and his girlfriend. The arrest followed the circulation of a viral video in which the victim’s daughter claimed that the officer, who was allegedly a chairman’s orderly, attacked her father in their home after a disagreement occurred...
Onyema To Help Trafficked Underage Girls Return Home
Dr. Allen Onyema, the chairman of Air Peace Airlines, has voiced his strong disapproval and alarm over the recent discovery of young Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Côte d'Ivoire. This was made known through a statement that Onyema personally signed and made available to journalists on Saturday. Onyema promised that his airline would ensure the return of the girls back...
