The Department of State Services (DSS) has released the convener of the Revolution Now protest, Omoyele Sowore. This comes hours after a Federal High Court in Abuja gave the agency 24-hours to release him from detention. According to Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, the DSS had no justifiable reason to continue to hold the defendants in custody,…
An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department is under investigation after his body camera allegedly caught him fondling a deceased woman’s breasts. Police authorities said the officer has been placed on leave pending the outcome of the probe. A police spokesman confirmed the probe to AFP on Wednesday but would not discuss details of…
The Senate President Ahmed Lawan has said the Senate won’t pass the proposed anti-free speech bills. This senate’s decision followed the public outcry that greeted the bill. Lawan made the disclosure in response to a detailed written protest letter against the hate speech bill and anti-social media bill before the senate by the Human Rights…
Oyo State Government, through the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun has disclosed that the present administration in the State would deliver the dividends of democracy beyond the expectation of it’s citizens. She stated this during a courtesy visit paid to her by the President, African Mini Football Confederation Mr. Achraf Ben Salha…
US President Donald Trump has reacted to his painting made by a Nigerian Ballpoint artist, Creative_Doks. The picture of the painting went viral after Creative_Doks went on his Twitter handle @Doks_Arts to share the image explaining that it took him about 70 Hours to work on and achieve the final result. He also tagged the…
Five inmates have been electrocuted to death in the Ikoyi prison. The PUNCH learnt that the incident happened on Monday morning. Many others are said to be battling for their lives in a hospital. Details later
A member of House of Representatives from Niger State, Jafaru Iliyasu Auna, is dead. Mr Auna died at Maitama General Hospital on Monday morning after a brief illness. Until his death, he was the member representing Rijau/Magama federal constituency of Niger State. Confirming the death of the lawmaker to reporters, a lawmaker from Niger State,…
Commercial motor drivers with more than one passenger on the front seat as well as cyclists with more than one passenger would henceforth be arrested and prosecuted for violation of Oyo State Road Traffic Law. This was disclosed on Monday by the Chairman, Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA), Mogaji Akin Fagbemi, at Ibadan…
Dangote Refinery in Lagos takes delivery of World’s largest single train crude distillation Column. Weighing 2250 MT (excluding internal trays), it is 112.5 m long, 14m wide and 13.75m tall.It will fractionally distill 650,000 Barrels Per Day, and will go a long way to end fuel importation in Nigeria as well as boost electricity generation….
A British woman says that her seventeen-year attempt to live as a male, which included being injected by hormones, having her breasts cut off, and having a fake male reproductive organ attached to her, was a “huge mistake” that she now deeply regrets. Debbie Karemer, 61, was in the spotlight this week as she broke…
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