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Telecommunications services disrupted in Kogi State are expected to resume by Wednesday following a resolution of the dispute between MTN Nigeria and the state government, the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria has said.   The Chairman of ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, told PUNCH Online on Tuesday that the issues ...

Two members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria were crushed to death on Tuesday by an articulated vehicle in front of the University of Benin along Lagos Road.   One of the deceased was identified as Mustapha through his identity card, and the other victim had their head crushed in ...

Celebrity bartender, Pascal Okechukwu popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest has expressed support for his friend and fellow socialite, Emeka Okonkwo popularly known as E-Money following his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.   E-Money was taken into custody by EFCC operatives on Monday night at his residence ...

An Ekiti State High Court on Tuesday sentenced five persons to death by hanging for the offences of armed robbery and murder.   The five defendants were also sentenced to 21 years’ imprisonment each for the offences of conspiracy.   The defendants, Ojo Tope, Damilola Christopher, Joshua Adegoke, Aderopo Temitope ...

Legendary Juju musician, King Sunny Ade, has dismissed widespread speculations about his safety and whereabouts, declaring on Tuesday that he was neither missing nor kidnapped.   The music icon made this known in a live video shared by one of his wives, Mrs. Bose Olubo-Adegeye, following a social media storm ...

The Labour Party in Delta State has tackled Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on the wasteful defection ceremony.   The National Vice Chairman South-South of the Labour Party, Chief Tony Ezeagwu, stated this on Tuesday while reacting to the defection of the entire Delta PDP members in Asaba, Delta State.   Ezeagwu ...

The Indigenous Igbo Women Assembly, says, if the Chief of Defense Staff, General Christopher Musa is genuinely committed to the restoration of peace in the zone, he should ‘move his men to the bush to combat the killer herdsmen killing farmers and raping women and girls.’   The women made ...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested a popular Lagos socialite, Emeka Okonkwo Daniel (a.k.a. E-Money), for allegedly abusing the Naira note.   Our correspondent gathered that he was arrested on Monday night at his residence in the Omole area of Lagos.   Sources within the commission ...

Shade, the wife of billionaire businessman Razak Okoya, has revealed that she did not miss out on anything in life despite marrying her husband at the age of 21.   Okoya stated this during an interview with BBC Yoruba about her marriage on Sunday.   The socialite noted that she ...

The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, waded into the simmering public altercations over the boundary dispute between Osun and Oyo states.   A statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, in Ibadan, the state capital, said the government urged both sides of the divide to stop ...