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After two years in detention, Mr. Charles Oberu accused of circulating the recorded sex tape between him and his ex-girlfriend, Ms Paradise Gracious John, has breathed air of freedom. Ms. John, a nurse in training at the time at the Cross River State School of Nursing, Itigidi and a pastor’s daughter, had petitioned Mr. Oberu after her sex tape was shared widely online in April 2022. Mr. Oberu was arrested late April 2022 and arraigned on June 9, 2022 with a two-count charge bordering on cyber stalking and blackmail was preferred against him. In a suit number FHC/CA/126C/2022, the Federal…

Ex-Nigerian footballer and Gold Medallist, Ibrahim Babangida, is dead while the wife is hospitalised after a ghastly motor accident. Ibrahim who was a member of the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Cup-winning Golden Eagles squad in Japan died in the ghastly accident involving his brother Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games gold medallist and President of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria, Tijani Babangida on Thursday. Babangida’s former teammate, Emmanuel Babayaro, the General Secretary, PFAN, announced the incident in a statement. Though the details of the accident remained sketchy as of the time of filing this report, PUNCH’s correspondent learnt that the accident…

Nigeria’s Senate has approved the death sentence as a penalty for drug traffickers in the country, as it passes through the third reading, the 2024 NDLEA Act (Amendment) Bill.   The proposal was adopted on Thursday when the Senate dissolved into a committee of the whole for a clause-by-clause consideration of a report of the Chairman of the Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters and Drugs & Narcotics National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Senator Tahir Munguno.    Also read Senate approves ADBN Alongside six TV stations to cover its live plenary Alleged N3.7trn…

Anyim Vera, Dunamis International Gospel Center, DIGC member who went viral after she was accused of lying during a testimony has been arrested and detained by the police. Vera was reportedly detained by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Tuesday, May 7 over a breach of etiquette. This is coming hours after announcing that she would love to meet the 30BG singer, Davido and Comedian Sabinus over her recent celebrity status. Recall that Vera’s story had gone viral after the Senior Pastor of the church, Dr. Paul Enenche obstructed her testimony at the Church Headquarters. Also read ‘I bear no…

Real Madrid set up with Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions league 2023-24 final at Wembley Stadium, London on June 1. Real Madrid beat Bayern Munich 2-1 (4-3 on aggregate) in the UEFA Champions League 2023-24 semifinal second leg as substitute Joselu scored twice in three minutes. However, Mats Hummels headed in the only goal as Borussia Dortmund stunned Kylian Mbappe and Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League semi-final second leg on Tuesday, winning 1-0 on the Tuesday night and advancing 2-0 on aggregate. This was as Bayern took the lead in the 68th minute after Bayern won the ball deep in its half…

Again, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has cautioned motorists in the country to shun panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol. In a statement released Tuesday by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, NNPC Ltd, said at the moment, it has over 1.5 billion litres stock of PMS, which is equivalent to over 30 days sufficiency. According to the statement, ‘‘As the nationwide supply and distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, continue to improve, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has once again called on motorists to shun panic…

As the Senate resumed plenary on Tuesday, Advocate Broadcasting Network (ADBN), a television station based in Akwa Ibom alongside six others, is approved to cover live plenary of the Red chambers. This is as the Red Chambers has barred 10 television stations from live coverage of its plenary. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has brushed aside negotiations with the Senate Press Corps. Consequently, the National Assembly Sergeant-At-Arms barred the television stations in the country from having access to the Chamber starting from Tuesday. Also read As Senate inaugurates Ad hoc to probe N30trn Ways and Means, Emefiele in trouble Senate probes…

Dr. Daniel Evans Eshett …Α Keynote paper on the occasion of the 2024 World Press Freedom Day, by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council, May 3, 2024 Introduction The lives of billions of people worldwide are also being impacted by the climate and biodiversity crises, in addition to the environment and ecosystems. Their turbulent and heartbreaking tales ought to be heard and shared. It’s not always enjoyable to watch them. They might even be unsettling. However, that knowledge alone makes action possible. The first step in resolving the crisis is exposing it. Journalists play a vital…

In an effort to boost the reading culture among the people,  MediaFuse-Dentsu Nigeria, has decided to sponsor the reading session of Uyo Book Club, a vibrant community of book lovers based in Nigeria’s Akwa State. Founded 2014, the leading integrated marketing communications network, is full-service agency offering specialist media services, integrated communication planning, full creative services, production, content development and aggregation, search and performance marketing; social/community management. The Group Chief Executive Officer of MediaFuse-Dentsu Nigeria, Emeka Chris Okeke, in a letter to the founder of UBC, Dr. Udeme Nana, described the sponsorship as another way of supporting initiatives that foster…

The Presidency has hit former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for what it calls ‘’fast developing a reputation for distorting and manipulating facts for his self-serving objective of discrediting the current administration.’’ In a press release entitled: STATE HOUSE PRESS STATEMENT ATIKU ABUBAKAR’S PENCHANT FOR DISTORTING FACTS, Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy had on May 6, 2024 knocked Atiku for daring to criticse Tinubu administration over award of contract for the construction of Lagos-Calabar Coastal superhighway to a company in which the President’s son-…