The newly appointed Archbishop of Wales, the Most Rev Cherry Vann, has said that gay marriage in church is inevitable, as she opened up about decades of concealing her sexuality while serving in the Anglican Church. Vann, 66, who made history as the first female archbishop in the United Kingdom and the first openly gay…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has dismissed reports alleging that his administration spent N3.1 billion on international travels between January and June 2025. The report in question cited a budget performance review, claiming that N2.854 billion was spent on “international travels and transport (others),” while another N256 million went into “international travels and transport (training).”…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company, Mr. Bayo Ojulari, on Monday, reported to his duty post amid rumours of his resignation. Ojulari, who was reported to have thrown in the towel late last week, today reported to work at about 9:35 am, putting to rest claims and counterclaims of his…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather activities across the nation from Monday to Wednesday, warning of possible flash floods in some areas. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged morning thunderstorms on Monday with moderate rains over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Jigawa, Kano, and Katsina…
Social media influencer, Aisha Yesufu has claimed that former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi first revealed his plan to do one term of office if elected President before the 2023 during the campaign for the 2023 presidential election. Yesufu, who is one of the confidants of Peter Obi revealed this on her X…
Activist lawyer, Maduabuchi Idam has petitioned the Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, on the need to ban Big Brother Naija reality television show. Idam said the programme should be banned or regulated for promoting obscene, indecent, and profane content in line with the NBC Act of 1999. He disclosed that the programme…
Chairperson of the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said that it is unfair to generalise and attribute a crime committed by a few Nigerians to the whole of the country. Abike, who was responding to questions on the ‘Nigeria must go’ protest going on in Ghana, called on the host nation to…
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has said Nigerians will enjoy uninterrupted electricity supply before the end of President Bola Tinubu’s tenure in 2027. Adelabu gave the assurance on Saturday during the commissioning of the Kwaru 1X15MVA 33/11KV injection substation in the Ikotun-Egbe area of Lagos State. He said the Federal Government was taking…
The family of Abubakar Yaqub, Chief Imam of the Kuchibuyi community in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory, is in mourning after his son, Attahiru Abubakar, was allegedly shot dead by police officers during a land dispute in the area on Saturday. According to PUNCH Metro, Attahiru died instantly after being hit by…
Conservative Party leader and UK opposition head, Kemi Badenoch, has opened up about her difficult experiences growing up, including her time at a Federal Government Girls’ boarding school in Sagamu, Nigeria, which she likened to a prison. Speaking from Westminster within sight of Big Ben, Badenoch — the MP for Saffron Walden since 2017 —…