Popular gospel singer, Nathaniel Bassey, has recounted how he got his invite to minister at the US Presidential inaugural prayer breakfast. Bassey recounted the process that led to his invitation while sharing his testimony at Pastor Poju Oyemade’s World Faith Believers Convention (WOFBEC). The renowned gospel singer explained that he received a phone call from…
A 22-year-old lady identified as Iyanu Adedeji allegedly stabbed her husband, Funsho Jimoh, to death in the Gbonogun area of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. PUNCH Metro learnt from a security source on Sunday that the duo of Iyanu and Funsho were married with two children. The source noted that an argument had ensued between the…
Eric Chelle was officially unveiled on Monday as the new head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles. The ceremony took place at the media conference room of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed Chelle’s appointment last Tuesday, making him the 42nd substantive head coach of the Super Eagles. A…
The authorities of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State have announced an indefinite closure of the Polytechnic amid a call for protest by some aggrieved students over result verification. According to PUNCH Online, some students of the Polytechnic who had their National Diploma in another Polytechnic are having issues verifying their results. The resulting…
Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda (Apapa I) has emerged as the new Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Before her emergence as the Speaker, Meranda was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly. Her emergence followed the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa as the Speaker of the House of Assembly over gross misconduct and…
An Oyo State High Court, sitting at Ring Road on Monday granted bail to Olori Naomi Silekunola, Alhaji Oriyomi Hazmat, and Abdulahi Fasasi. Justice K. B Olawoyin, presiding over Court 8, gave the ruling following a bail application filed by the Counsels of the trio. The Court fixed Monday for the ruling afterSilekunola, Hazmat and…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has officially presented the Staff and certificate of appointment to the 46th Alaafin-elect, Prince Akeem Abimbola Owoade, marking the formal ascension of the new monarch to the revered throne of Alaafin of Oyo. The brief ceremony, held on Monday, January 13 at the state government house, Agodi,Ibadan. The event which…
A middle-aged man identified as a ‘Yahoo boy’ (Internet fraudster) has been apprehended in Agwan Sarki Orozo, Nasarawa State, near the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with the severed head of his girlfriend in a polythene bag. According to reports, the suspect’s arrest was facilitated by an intelligence tip-off, leading security agents to an uncompleted building…
A 17-year-old boy, Jamiu Adebayo, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s eight-year-old daughter in the Aregbe area of Abeokuta, the state capital. According to PUNCH, the suspect reportedly lured the survivor into his parents’ sitting room on Sunday, instructed her to remove her underwear, and then defiled…
The federal government has approved four airlines as official air carriers to transport intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria chairman, Abdullahi Usman, announced this in a statement on Sunday. Mr Usman explained that the four airlines were selected from the 11 companies that submitted applications…